reach for the speed reach for the
whistle go where the rail may
run reach for the words reach for the
story Follow The Rainbow
sun to a shining Time
Station where dreams can come true
waiting there for you
[Laughter]
[Music]
hello passengers hello
ma'am hello T hello Stacy hello T hello
M hello hello Mr
Conductor well hello
howy
Matt hello Matt hi there Tanya hi
Grandpa oh Harry hi there schemer hi
there schemer hi there schemer hi there
schemer hello money hello
money hello Matt hello T
hello hey I hope that wasn't our train
who said that hello Matt hello Tanya the
least you could do is answer me
are you ta no I'm
Matt oh how you doing Matt are you Matt
no I'm Tanya well then where is Matt let
me out of here I know where Matt is let
me out of
here okay then mat how are you mat no
I'm mad don't believe him the other one
is mad I'm telling you he's mad now you
stay out of this cutie I'm mad and she's
T well then you stand over there and you
stand over there it's important to know
who we're talking to that's right why
don't you introduce us to these nice
folks okay okay my name is llo my name
is Eugene and what about me well you're
funny looking no you got to tell him my
name my name is Al well good now we know
which one is the dummy now wait we don't
like to use that word what word do we
use then now now oh good now we know
which one is do now now
that was terrific I like that he
shouldn't be doing that for free he
could be selling tickets
oh shining Time Station Stacy Jones
speaking oh yes sir oh no sir oh I won't
sir
Goodbye Oh that was the train dispatcher
I'm afraid our passenger train will be
late well that's quite all right ma'am
say are you two going to be here for a
little while yes would you mind keeping
an eye on my my bags while I run a small
erand before the train comes sure we'll
watch your bags great thanks a lot
Mister can we play with your dummies
sure why not thanks Matt Tanya you think
we can make these puppets work maybe I'm
sure we can first we will take dummy
lessons and then we'll take smarty
lessons tell me Tanya can you say a bag
of boots a bag of boots without moving
your lips
I can't you're not
trying a ug of OOTS a AGG of
OOTS well it's a beginning you should
have a chat with James does he know how
to work
puppets no but he's an authority on
trying oh yes as a matter of fact James
has been pulling a train that likes to
play games and when he speeds down the
tracks all click clack nobody knows if
he'll ever come backy back again and
does he did
he I'll tell
you James had not been out to push
coaches or Freight cars in the yard for
several days he was feeling
miserable oh dear he thought I wonder
how long I shall have to stay in the
shed will anyone see my red coat again
why did I go so fast that I made a hole
in one of my coaches that had to be
mended with of all things a passenger's
bootlace at last her topam hat arrived I
know you are sorry James he said and I
know too that you want to be a useful
engine people are laughing at my Railway
and I do not like that at all I will try
hard to do my best said
James that's a good engine there's
nothing like determination I want you to
pull some Freight cars for me James was
delighted and puffed
away here is your freight train James
said Thomas have you got some boot laces
ready and he ran off
laughing oh oh said the freight cars we
want a proper engine not a red monster
James took no notice and started as soon
as the conductor was ready Come Along
come along he puffed we won't we won't
Scream the freight cars but James didn't
care and he pulled the screeching cars
sternly out of the
[Music]
station the cars tried hard to make him
give up but he still kept on
sometimes their brakes would slip on and
sometimes their axles would run hot and
each time the trouble had to be put
right and each time James would start
again determined not to let them beat
[Music]
him give up give up you can't pull us
you can't you can't call the
cars I can and I will I can and I will P
James slowly but surely he pull them
along the line
[Music]
at last they saw Gordon's Hill look out
for trouble James warned his driver
we'll go fast and get them up before
they know it don't let them stop you so
James went faster and soon they were
halfway up I'm doing it I'm doing it he
panted will the top never come then with
a sudden Jerk it all came easier I've
done it I've done it he puff hooray it's
easy now but his driver shut off steam
they've done it again we've left our
tail behind look the last cars were
running backwards down the hill the
coupling had snapped but the conductor
stopped the cars and got out to warn
approaching engines that's why it was
easy said James as he backed the other
cars carefully down what silly things
Freight cars are there might have been
an accident shall I help you James
called Edward uh no thank you answered
James I'll pull them myself good don't
let them beat you you're doing well
whistled Edward as James slowly
struggled up the
[Music]
hill I can do it I can do it he puffed
he pulled and puffed as hard as he
[Music]
could I've done it I've done it he
panted
[Music]
they reached their station safely and
James was resting in the yard when
Edward pulled up Peep Peep he whistled
then James Saw s topam hat oh dear what
will he say he asked
himself but sir toam hat was smiling I
was in Edward's train and I saw
everything he said you've made the most
Troublesome train on the line behav
after that you deserve to keep your red
[Music]
coat sometimes you'll surprise
yourselves with what you can
do are you paying attention in
there you have a
touch no and another thing finish your
broccoli broccoli I don't have any
broccoli in here what I'll go going get
you some I hate
broccoli I hate broccoli let me see
that
and you're T I'm the vegetable police
and you're under AR
[Music]
rest you want you want to put on
show okay let's go get everyone
[Music]
oh honey can't it wait it can't it can't
it won't take long I'm in the middle of
something you have to come now come on
please please oh boy we got to be seeing
another uh free show yay free
hey shh do you hate
B you were supposed to say that to me
kids kids kids come on let's do
something good around here let's get the
show going huh uh are you mad or uh are
you T you're supposed to ask me later
about the vegetables no you say that I
do not you I say that oh what are you
two arguing about she got it wrong she
got it wrong all right neither of you
two got it wrong you just had a
different idea of what getting it right
is that's all why don't you two practice
you'll be better the next
time just not going to be in next time
oh not going to be in next time I
wouldn't be too sure of that you know
like my old granny used to say every
time has a next time even this time we
have a next time too
sometime kids kids come here come here
schemer wants to talk to you get over
here kids I got to tell you what my
favorite part of your show was that you
didn't sell any tickets I mean I I do
not want to say that your show was awful
but uh hey why not I'm an honest guy
your show was awful seriously though do
you really want to know what my favorite
part of your show was when it was
[Music]
over you were the one who got it all
mess I did not you did no you did I did
not hey kids kids kids come on hey hey
hey you both are
awful hey come on relax about it though
you got the rest of your lives to live
I'll tell you what I know what's going
to make you feel better why don't you
come over with me to the arcade and
spend some of your money hey great idea
huh schemer always comes up with it come
on kids follow
me she he looks sad hey let's like fill
his ears with Good Vibes and smiley
sound you know the one he wants break
train uh no you
no where's tieto count his
nichel oh cuz I never heard of freight
train so none of us know it so what
let's play it anyhow hey good
idea one a two a three
[Music]
whoa what do you think well actually I
think it was kind of lousy and it was
your wait a minute I didn't say nothing
about wait a minute it's T's
fault ah you're the culprit you're the
one who did it did what don't deny it I
can see it by the look on your face
you're the want at all the
lemons I didn't you didn't
huh well maybe they're in the anything
tunnel come on let's take a look
[Music]
[Music]
something is easy stay appear to be so
don't feel mad if you just can't get it
right cuz if you keep on trying you'll
get it eventually so take a deep breath
and give it all your mind oh you got to
bounce back let them know your here stay
bounce back and come back hard when you
went away bounce back if you down get up
without delay it's a welln back to get
back on track you got to go on
attack
heyy if you fall the hard you might not
get where you're
going cuz when you lose the step of
worlding back your
body got to pick up the pace and get
your energy
blowing give it your best and your son
be out of sight oh we got to bounce back
let them know you're here to stay we
bounce back and I come back far Than You
Went Away bounce back if you down you
get up without delay it's a Well to get
back on track you got to go on attack
bounce
[Music]
back oh yeah
[Music]
bounce bounce back if you down get up
with without it's a Well back get back
on track got to go on attack bounce back
bounce
[Music]
back all right
Matt are we going to see another one of
your puppet shows soon no no
no why
are you giving
up everything went wrong we just
couldn't make a work neither could Isaac
at first Who's Isaac
oh way back before I started with the
railroad oh 1831 to be
exact one of the first railroads in this
country bought an English steam
locomotive the engine came over on a
safe ship and lots of pieces sort of
like a big
model now the fell who had to put it
back together and make it work was a
young man named Isaac drips he was only
21 years old when he got the job of
assembling the locomotive it wasn't a
success at first oh it ran and everyone
came to watch it pu down the track but
it kept running off the rails and its
big wheels came loose anded broken
axle Isaac drips and his boss carefully
studied what made the engine go off the
rails they added two little wheels in
the front to help the big wheels go
around the curve he took off the big
wooden wheels and made sturdier ones out
of iron Isaac made all sorts of little
improvements that made that engine run
better and better the railroad used the
engine for many years and even gave it a
name the John B
now it's in the Smithsonian institution
in Washington and it's the oldest
locomotive in America what about Isaac
what happened to him well Isaac became a
very famous railroad
mechanic and he lived to a ripe old
age he didn't give up when things went
wrong and neither should do I don't want
to give up but the man's coming back to
take the puppets
oh is that the
problem we can fix
that and U let's see what we have
here I remember putting on puppet chills
when I was your age all we needed was
two things a little old sock and a big
[Music]
imagination let's
see
[Music]
ah now look
[Music]
[Music]
[Laughter]
[Music]
hi look what I got I have one too I like
yours I like yours
too Matt t look out some horrible
beasties have eaten off your hands and
they're crawling off your arms oh these
are hand puppets
see hand
puppets that's a relief I thought you
were being eaten does this mean you're
going to put on another show uh we don't
know we don't want to be made fun of you
mean you're not going to even
try well that's it I'm not talking to
you two anymore I'll talk to the puppets
hold them
off imagine them not trying because
they're afraid of being made fun of just
think of poor James the other engines
made fun of him and look what happened
what did happen I'll tell you come
[Music]
along one night Henry and Gordon were
alone with James although s toam hat was
beginning to think well of him whenever
a chance came the other engines would
talk of nothing but bootlaces remember
when they had to use a bootlace to get
you out of trouble James they would
tease James tried to get back by talking
about Henry who got shot up in the
tunnel and Gordon who got stuck on a
hill but they wouldn't listen
you talk too much Little James said
Gordon a fine strong engine like me has
something to talk about I'm the only
engine who can pull the express when I'm
not there they need two engines think of
that I've pulled expresses for years and
have never once lost my way I seem to
know the right line by
Instinct every wise engine knows of
course that the signalman sets the
switches to make the engines run on the
right tracks but Gordon was so proud he
had forgotten wake up James said Gordon
next morning it's nearly time for the
express what are you doing odd jobs oh
well we all have to begin somewhere
don't we run along now and get my
coaches don't be late James went to get
Gordon's coaches they were all shining
with lovely new paint he was careful not
to bump them and they followed him
smoothly into the station singing
happily we're going away we're going
away I wish I was going with you said
James I should love to pull the express
and go flying along the
[Music]
line Gordon with much noise and blowing
of steam got ready to back onto the
train sir topam hat was on the train
with other important people and as soon
as they heard the conductor's whis
Gordon started Look at me now Look at me
now he puffed and the coaches glided
after him po po po po goodbye Little
James see you
tomorrow James watched the train
disappear and then went back to work he
pushed some Freight cars into their
proper sidings and went to fetch the
coaches for another train James had just
brought the coaches to the platform when
he heard a mournful noise there was
Gordon trying to sneak into the station
without being
noticed hello Gordon is it tomorrow
asked James Gordon didn't answer he just
let off steam
feebly did you lose your way Gordon said
James no it was lost for me I was
switched off the mainline onto the loop
I had to go all around and Back Again
perhaps it was Instinct said James
meanwhile all the passengers hurried to
the ticket window we want our money back
they shouted but sir topam hat climbed
onto a card and blew the conductor's
whistle so loudly that they all stopped
to look at him then he promise them a
new train at once Gordon can't do it he
said will you pull it for us James yes
sir I'll
try so James was coupled on and everyone
got in do your best James said s Topham
hat Come Along come along puff James
you're pulling as well you're pulling as
well the
coaches hurry hurry hurry puff
James Bridges and station flashed by the
passengers cheered and they soon reached
the
station everyone said Thank you to James
and Sir Topham hat was very impressed
well done he said would you like to pull
the Express sometimes yes please
answered
James next day when James came by Gordon
was pushing Freight cars I like some
quiet work for a change he said I'm
teaching these cars manners you did well
with those coaches I hear good we'll
show them and he gave his cars a bump
James and Gordon are now good friends
James sometimes takes the express to
give Gordon a rest Gordon never talks
about bootle
and they are both quite agreed on the
subject of great
cause hey where are the puppets I was
talking to
them there you are you never know if you
can do your best unless you try again
the important thing is to have a go of
it now I gave you a
story and a dance can you give me a
puppet
show but make sure that you're really
ready first do a little
[Music]
planning whoa whoa whoo hey what are
those creatures they're kind of weird
looking but I like them well hey what do
you say we give them some backup music
huh Tex we're pretty far back as it is
right hey puppets you have those kids of
yours ready
yet I'm waiting
hello Mr Robot hello uh bird what do you
like to eat I
eat uh elevators and play trucks but no
rocki excuse me has either one of you
seen Matt or Tanya which one is Tanya
Tanya's a boy is Matt the girl no no
Tanya is the girl and Matt's the boy I
don't know any girls Nam
T I know a girl named Matt maybe the boy
named Tanya knows a girl named Tanya the
girl named Matt knows all the boys named
Tanya and they are
daddy do you have room in this act for
one more I remember the music to freight
train ah totally red think it'll help
good night
[Music]
freight train freight train runs so fast
freight train freight train runs so fast
please don't tell what train I'm on and
they won't know what route I'm
going when I die Lord bear me deep way
down on on Chestnut Street so I can hear
all number night she comes rolling
[Music]
by Great Train fre train runs so fast
fre train fre train runs so fast please
don't tell what train I'm on they won't
know what root I'm
going R fast here I come look
[Music]
out hey wait a second wait a second look
heyy I can sell tickets to this show
puppet show only 5
cents a great deal it is it says so it's
got to be true a great
[Music]
deal reach for the speed reach for the
wisom go where the rail may
run reach for the words reach for the
stor
Follow The Rainbow
sun to a shining Time
Station where dreams can come true
waiting there for
you so much to see so far to travel so
much to learn to
know Friends by your side hopes to hold
on to who knows how far you go
to a shining Time
Station where dreams can come
true your own
imagination waiting there for you
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01x05 - Show and Yell
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A local named Horace Schemer, simply referred to as Schemer, runs the station's arcade and serves as the series' comic relief.
A local named Horace Schemer, simply referred to as Schemer, runs the station's arcade and serves as the series' comic relief.