20x17 - Buckled Tracks & Bumpy Trucks

[bunniefuu]

[bouncy music]

♪ ♪

children:

♪ They're two, they're four ♪

♪ They're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks

and hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green

and brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the really

useful crew ♪

♪ All with different roles

to play ♪

♪ Round Tidmouth Sheds

or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills

and round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

♪ ♪

[whistle toots]

[steam hisses]

[gentle music]

male narrator: Buckled tracks

and bumbpy cars.

♪ ♪

male narrator:

At any time of the year,

there can be hazards

on the tracks,

so the engines always

have to be careful

and alert.

- Whoa!

narrator: In fall,

leaves on the tracks

can make them slippery.

In winter,

it's snow and ice.

- Whoa!

narrator: And in spring,

there are

all sorts of surprises.

[duck quacking,

ducklings chirping]

[brakes hissing]

- [sighs]

narrator: Even summer

has its hazards,

as Flynn and Belle

know only too well.

[flames crackling]

[whistle toots]

- [gasps]

Bubbling boilers!

Another fire!

- There are always

more fires

when the weather's hot,

Thomas.

- Everything gets so dry.

[whistle toots]

- Well, I hope you manage

to put it out quickly.

[together]

We will!

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narrator: It wasn't long

before the fire was put out.

And Flynn and Belle

were making their way

back to the

search and rescue center.

[trains chugging]

[dramatic music]

- Oh! Oh! What's happening?

- The tracks! The heat's

making them buckle and bend!

Whoa!

It always happens

on this stretch of the rails

when the temperature rises!

[both gasping]

Ooh.

Better spray the tracks

to cool them down, Belle.

I don't have any water left

in my t*nk.

- I have a little water,

but I think it's best

if I save it for now.

[whistle toots]

You never know when

there might be another fire.

[train chugging]

[horn blares]

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- Oh!

Oh...

[groans]

Oh, dear.

[whistle toots]

- Good morning, sir.

- Good, Thomas? Good?

I'm hotter than a--

than a baked potato

in--in the middle

of the desert.

- And that's why I'm here.

[grunts] Ooh.

- Mother?

- Ah, thank you.

To give you something

that will help you

to stay cool.

Close your eyes!

- [gasps] Oh!

Is it an ice cream?

Oh! I would love

an ice cream...

- Thank you.

- A nice cold, ice-cold...

Uh!

Hat?

Oh...

- Much better for you

to wear this

instead of your top hat.

- Uh, but--but why?

- Because...

- But--oh...

- Black absorbs

the heat, of course.

So a black hat is bound

to make you hotter.

A nice white hat

will reflect the heat

and keep you cooler.

You do want to stay cool,

don't you, Topham?

- It makes me look

as if I'm going on safari!

- [chuckling]

- Better "safari"

than "sorry."

[chortles]

[huffs impatiently]

[chuckles]

- That's right, sir!

You never know

when you might spot

a herd of elephants.

[whistle toots]

[Dowager Hatt chuckling]

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[family giggling]

- Oh, the indignity.

- That's my line!

narrator: Meanwhile,

the sun kept shining,

the buckled tracks

were getting hotter,

and the hotter they got,

the bumpier they became!

[both yelping]

- Oh!

- Whew!

- These buckled tracks

need to be fixed!

- Oh!

- Oh-oh!

[bell dinging]

[whistle shrills]

- Oh! Oh!

[yelping, metal clanking]

♪ ♪

[ember hissing]

- Buckled tracks?

Oh...

Oh, as if I didn't

have enough to worry about.

Very well.

I'll be there soon.

Good-bye.

[groans]

Dear, oh, dear.

- Ahem!

- Huh?

[harp music]

- Topham! Don't even think

about leaving

without your hat!

- [gasps] Huh?

Oh!

Uh!

Oh...

All right, Mother.

Oh...

- All passengers

requiring assistance

with their luggage...

[family giggling]

- Oh...

This is ridiculous.

I feel such a fool

in this hat.

[all giggling]

- For a wide selection

of pies and pastries,

please visit...

- Oh.

♪ ♪

[chuckles]

♪ ♪

[humming softly]

♪ ♪

- Uh, excuse me, sir?

Your hat!

You wouldn't want

to lose it

on a hot day

like today.

- Ah. [chuckles]

How kind.

- Ha!

You'll need that...

if you're going on safari.

[all giggling]

- Oh...

[dramatic music]

[flames crackling]

[alarm bell ringing]

- Another fire!

- Bust my buffers!

That's the third today!

- Water t*nk's full.

Ready for action!

[bell dinging, horn honks]

[siren blaring]

[quirky music]

- [grumbles]

Hmm...

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[grunts and laughs]

[hat whooshing]

No!

narrator:

Then there was trouble.

- [grunts]

Agh!

Maybe I should have sprayed

those bumpy tracks.

- Belle! Look out!

- [gasping]

Oh!

[brakes squeal and hiss]

Oh, no!

- It's all right, Belle.

I'll try and pull you

back onto the tracks.

- There's no time for that,

Flynn.

You need to get to that fire

before it spreads!

- You're right.

Road wheels engaged!

Don't worry, Belle.

Fiery Flynn to the rescue!

[brakes squeal]

[triumphant music]

Take that, fire!

[water hissing]

And that!

How do ya like this?

[laughing]

Here's some more!

♪ ♪

narrator: Later,

when the fire was out,

Thomas brought Rocky along

to rescue Belle.

- Don't worry, Belle.

[chuckles]

You'll be putting out fires

again in no time.

- Oh, thanks, Rocky!

- Oh, dear, oh, dear!

What am I going to do

about these tracks?

Every time we have a heat wave,

they buckle and bend.

Oh! As if my day

wasn't bad enough,

having to wear this silly hat.

Oh, it has kept me

rather cool...

- Uh, excuse me, sir.

I have an idea.

Dowager Hatt said your hat

was white to reflect the sun

and keep your head cool.

- Yes, well, my mother says

a lot of things, Thomas.

- But maybe the tracks

would keep cool

and not buckle and bend

if you...

[together]

Painted them white!

- [gasps]

That's brilliant, Thomas!

What a wonderful idea!

♪ ♪

Well, Thomas, I must admit

that, for once,

my mother was right!

White really does

reflect the sun

and keep things cool.

- Just like your

smart new safari hat.

- It is not a safari hat.

[bell dinging]

- So when are you going off

to the jungle, sir?

[laughter]

- Oh, that's it!

I am fed up

with everybody laughing

at my new hat.

It really gets my goat.

[chuckles] Here.

You can have it.

[chuckles]

- [sniffs]

- Ha! That's the last

I'll be seeing of that.

[hat whooshes]

Agh! Oh!

- [bleats]

- [giggles]

[laughter]

- Oh...

Bother.

[goat bleats]

[steam hisses]

[gentle woodwind music]

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[children singing]

[whistle blasts]

[upbeat music]

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