05x04 - For the Birds

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reach for the speed reach for the whistle go where the rail may run

reach for the words [Music]

station where dreams can come true waiting there

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we have to do something but what that wind storm last night completely wrecked

the early birds nest they need help but how well yes i i suppose getting all the

other birds to stage a benefit concert would help but would they do it who should i ask

well i know skylark is a wonderful singer but she'd never do it she's so stuck up you know who skylock

reminds me of that silly snob of an engine sir handle

[Music] skarloey and renaeus work on the railway that weaves round lakes into long

mountain sides their coaches are filled with visitors and the engines are proud to run the

line come rain or shine

the engines will never let their passengers down but they are old and they tire more easily

[Music] their drivers understood this and they

spoke kindly to them there's more than enough work for both of you on this railway

the manager is sending two more engines to help us run the line

skarloey and reness were pleased with this news and promised to give the new engines a big welcome

when sir handle and peter sam arrived they found they had much to learn

what a small shed grunted sir handel this won't do at all we're much too good for this old shack

i think it's nice said peter sam huh replied sir hand what's that rubbish shh

said peter sam that's skarloey he's famous and then he whispered to scarlee i'm

sorry scarloey sir handel's upset now but he's quite nice really scarlowy felt sorry for peter sam

now sir handel said the fireman i will get you ready for work i'm tired let peter sam go he'd

love it no you're first sir handel puffed away to fetch

his coaches he didn't like the look of them at all

whatever next those aren't coaches they're cattle cars who screamed the coaches

what a hard engine it's not what i'm used to clancer handle

he rolled to the platform just as gordon arrived [Music]

hello who are you i'm gordon who are you i'm sir handel i've heard of you you're

an express engine so am i but i'm used to new coaches not these

cattle cars do you have new coaches i see you do we must have a chat sorry i can't stop

we must keep time you know gordon was speechless clouds of steam

filled the air as sir handel huffed and puffed along the line

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he was still cross when they reached the top station sir handel was hoping for a rest but his

driver thought otherwise we'll leave the coaches now and fetch some cars from the quarry

cars snorted sir handle cars i won't so there sir handel was about to

cause a great deal of trouble [Music] told you said sir handel

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by the time workmen came to rescue him sir handel was feeling rather silly

to make matters worse there stood sir topham hatt his message to sir handel was brief and

blunt i shall talk to you later then he and the firemen left with peter sam

sir handel felt sillier still come on said his driver let's get you

back on the rails when sir handel crawled home he found

sir topham hatt waiting for him you're a very naughty engine

i hope i can trust you to behave when you next come out of this shed after hearing that i'm sure sir handle

will aren't you i will call her give me a minute i have

to rehearse a bit skylark i was wondering if you'd be so

kind as to perform a song or two at a benefit concert to help the early birds

[Music] she hung up on me who does she think she is i told you someday that stuck up

skylark will learn her lesson just the way sir handel did

[Applause] sir handel is very proud of his big

sturdy wheels they have broad tires and hold well to the rails but they are unusual

one day the other engines wouldn't stop teasing you look at his steamroller wheels they

joked be quiet snorted sir handle you're jealous

don't worry soothed peter sam the engines all teased me about my special funnel until they learned how useful it is did

you hear that huffs her handle my wheels are special like peter sam's funnel

i can go faster than any of you skarloey had a plan to makes her handle see sense with your grand wheel sir

handle said skarloey you're just the engine to tackle george who's george

that steamroller over there replied skarloey listen the steamroller was making rude

remarks about the engines

railways are no good turn them into roads pull them up turn them into roads railways are no

good turn them into roads pull them up turn them into roads don't worry

said sir handle leave him to me i'll send him packing

george will soon get a run for his money

later that morning george was at the level crossing

huh you're so handle i suppose sir handel was standing no nonsense and

you i suppose are george yes i've heard of you and i've heard of you you swank around with your

steamroller wheels pretending you're as good as me actually

i'm better goodbye

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george chuffed on fuming later that day sir handel brought a

special load down after the last train had gone

when he had reached the road he saw george traveling home sir handel tried to attract his attention

george took no notice there was barely room to pass [Music]

sir handle this cross get out of my way you great clumsy road hog i don't move for

imitation steamrollers you don't know the road get out of my way

then there was trouble

[Music] ah kratzer handle that was your fault

no it wasn't it was yours everyone was arguing about who was to

blame hello hello hello said a policeman

ominously and what's going on here this made everyone stop arguing

they set to work clearing up the mess instead [Music]

next day the workmen put up a fence between the road and the railway

then they went away taking george with them [Music]

sir hangel thought he had made george go

away [Music] he talked of nothing but steamrollers oh

dear whispered skarloey he's worse than ever i'm sorry my plan was no good never mind

said rusty we'll think of something else but they had no need to do that

some boys arrived instead they pointed to the engine and cried look here's sir handel he tried to race

a steamroller but the steamroller nearly beat him

sir handel never mentions steamrollers now

i know she didn't really hang up on me because i didn't really call her but imagine how i'd feel if she

had no we'll have to get someone else to perform what about old brown the owl that who

song of his is always a hit we'll call it the who live in concert [Music]

he's not too advanced in years to do it remember how old edward came through when james needed help

one day james had to wait at the station till edward and his train came in

this made him cross late again edward laughed and james fumed away

after james had finished his work he went back to the yard and puffed onto the turntable

[Music] he was still feeling very bad tempered

edward is impossible he crumbles with the others he clanks about like a lot of old iron

and he is so slow he makes us wait thomas and percy were indignant

old iron slow why edward could beat you in a race any day really said james i should like

to see him do it

next morning james's driver was suddenly taken ill he could hardly stand so the firemen

uncouple james ready for shunting james was impatient suddenly the

signalman shouted there was james puffing away down the line

all traffic halted called the signalman then he told the firemen what had happened two boys were on james's

footplate fiddling with the controls they tumbled off and ran when james

started the signalman answered the telephone yes

he's here right i'll tell them the inspector's coming at once he wants a shunter's pole and a coil of

wire rope what for wanted the firemen search me but you'd better get them quickly

the fireman was ready when edward arrived

the inspector saw the pole and the rope good man jump in

we'll catch him we'll catch him puffed edward james was laughing [Music]

what a lock what a lock he chuckled to himself

suddenly he was going faster and faster he realized that he had no driver what

shall i do i can't stop help help

we're coming we're coming

edward was standing up behind with every ounce of steam he had at last he caught up with james

steady edward called his driver the inspector stood on edward's front

holding a new rope in the crook of the shunter's pole he was trying to slip it over james's

buffer the engine swayed and lurched

at last got him he shouted he pulled the news tight gently breaking

edward's driver checked the engine speed and james's fireman scrambled across and took control

so the old iron caught you after all chuckled edward i'm sorry whisper james

thank you for saving me you were splendid edward that's all right replied edward

the engines arrived at the station side by side sir topham hatt was waiting

a fine piece of work he said james you can rest and then take your train

i'm proud of you edward you shall go to the works and have your worn parts mended oh thank you sir

said edward it'll be lovely not to clank

i called owl he sleeps all day but i got his answering machine i left a message but i doubt he'll show

up i suppose we could ask cuckoo but he's so cheeky cuckoo's every bit as cheeky as

thomas the tank engine

it was a beautiful morning on the island of sodor thomas the tank engine's blue paint

sparkled in the sunshine as he puffed happily along his branch line with annie and clarabel

he was feeling very pleased with himself

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hello thomas whistled percy you look splendid yes indeed boasted thomas blue is the

only proper color for an engine oh i don't know i like my brown paint

said toby i've always been green i wouldn't want to be any other color either

added percy well well anyway huff thomas blue is the only color for a

really useful engine everyone knows that

percy said no more he just grinned at toby later thomas was resting when percy

arrived a large hopper was loading his straight

cars full of coal thomas was still being cheeky careful he

warned watch out with those silly cars go on go on muttering the cars

by the way went on thomas those buffers don't look very safe to me

the last load poured down help help cried thomas

get me out percy was worried but he couldn't help

laughing thomas's smart blue paint was covered in coal dust from smoke box to bunker

[Music] chuckled percy you don't look really

useful now thomas you look really disgraceful i'm not disgraceful

joke thomas you did that on purpose get me out

it took so long to clean thomas that he wasn't in time for his next train

toby had to take annie and clarabel poor thomas whispered annie to clarabel

they were most upset

thomas was grumpy in the shed that night toby thought it a great joke but percy

was cross with thomas for thinking he had made his paint dirty on purpose

fancy a really useful blue engine like thomas becoming a disgrace to sir topham hatt's railway

[Music] next day thomas was feeling more cheerful as he watched percy bring his

cars from the junction the cars were heavy and percy was tired

[Music] have a drink said his driver then you'll feel better

the water column stood at the end of the siding with the unsafe buffers [Music]

suddenly percy found that he couldn't stop the buffers didn't stop him either oh

whales percy help the buffers were broken and percy was real deep in coal

it was time for thomas to leave he had seen everything

now percy has learned his lesson too he chuckled to himself

that night the two engines made up their quarrel i didn't cause your accident on purpose

thomas whispered percy you do know that don't you

of course replied thomas and i'm sorry i teased you your green paint looks splendid again

too in future we'll both be more careful of coal

so that lets out skylark owl and cuckoo is there anyone else to ask

blue jay surely you just you know what blue jay is the bully of

the neighborhood you don't really think he'd offer to help the early birds do you

all right i'll ask him but he'll never do it blue jays as mean as as mean as that

diesel [Music] [Applause]

stephanie's visit to sir topham hatt's railway was coming to an end we shall miss you said sir topham hatt

then he turned his attention to all the other engines my railway is very busy and i'm pleased with you but

you need help a diesel is all that's available please do your best to avoid any uh

disturbances what does that mean whispered duck that means this diesel is difficult

snapped james and he was

the diesel surveyed the shed not bad i've seen worse at least you're

all clean the engine's glared it's not your fault

but sir topham hatt should scrap you and get engines like me a fill of oil a touch on the starter and

i'm off no bother no waiting they have to fuss around you for hours before you're ready

the engines were furious next morning they held an indignation

meeting around the turntable disgraceful disgusting

despicable to say such things to us cried donald and douglas it's the teachable lesson we'd be

wondering now how do we do it their chance came sooner than expected

the diesel was purring comfortably an inspector watched a fitter making final

adjustments the wind tugged at the inspector's hat the diesel was ready look at me duck and

stephanie now i'll show you something he rolled proudly toward his coaches

[Music] then it happened

[Music] shaking and spluttering the diesel stopped [Music]

meanwhile the inspector was looking for his hat the diesel seized with fury as duck and

stephanie pushed him back to the shed my hat exclaimed the inspector

you've sucked it through your air intake bother your hat the heavy trains do out

you'll have to take it doc stephanie will you help please thank you sir cried stephanie i'd like a

good long run on my last day the engines were soon ready gordon will

take over from halfway so get the train to there good luck

don't worry smile stephanie we'll get there and be early too

[Music] the cavalcade moved carefully over the rails and out to the

open line now for a sprint puff stephanie i'm ready when you are

replied duck soon they were whizzing through edward

station and next they charged at gordon's hill

beyond

they felt the drag of the heavy coaches here it was hard work

[Music] at last they were running smoothly along

the line toward the big station

[Music] hello you're early said gordon that's one in the headlamp for old diesel

james says he's sick as boiler sludge and sulking in the shed serves it right for saying we're out of

date and gordon chortled away

next day everyone came to say goodbye to stephanie come back and see us soon whistled the

engines and you're always welcome on my bluebell railway too replied stephanie then he

puffed away what about diesel he'd slipped out while

no one was looking but he left two things behind

a rather nasty smell and a battered bowler hat

just listen to that everyone we asked showed up to help the early birds fine

feathered friends that's what i'd call them there's a lesson in this for all of us

i just can't think of what it is oh

i remember

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looks like you think

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sure enough [Music]

he was in trouble

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things are yeah

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necessarily always

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