(upbeat music)
- [Narrator] A brand
new t*nk engine
was racing across
the Island of Sodor,
he was very excited,
(horn toots)
and he didn't want to be late.
"Right on time."
said Sir Topham Hatt,
Thomas and Percy looked
at the big t*nk engine,
he was very impressive.
"This is Arthur,"
said Sir Topham Hatt,
"He's here to shunt freight
cars and pull freight."
"Nice to meet you."
puffed Arthur politely.
"And he's got a spotless
record." Said Sir Topham Hatt.
"What's a spotless
record?" whispered Percy.
"It means he's
never been naughty
"or made a mess."
replied Thomas.
The engines were soon at work,
Thomas and Percy were
bumping freight cars,
they knew this was naughty
but they were having fun.
"Join in Arthur." said Thomas.
"No thank you."
wheezed the new engine,
he'd never been naughty before.
Arthur's first job was to push
a train load of fruit to market.
The troublesome trucks
started to sing.
"Root, toot, tow, we want to go,
"the fruit's going off
'cause you're too slow!"
"How rude." huffed Arthur
This gave Thomas a naughty idea.
"Sir Topham Hatt doesn't like
"the troublesome trucks
singing," said Thomas,
"You must stop them."
"Thank you," said
Arthur, "I will."
Arthur was glad he could keep
the troublesome trucks in order.
"He'll never stop the trucks
"from singing." laughed Thomas.
Arthur chuffed cheerfully
through the countryside,
soon the troublesome trucks
started singing again.
"Chug, chug, cuff,
you tug and huff,
but you're so rusty,
you can even puff!"
"Stop singing!" huffed Arthur,
"Trucks should do
as they are told."
The Troublesome
Trucks were cross,
If they couldn't sing,
they will teach Arthur
a lesson instead.
"We'll show him!" they giggled,
"He can't push us around!"
Arthur struggled over bridges,
and he huffed and
puffed through tunnels,
he came over the
top of a big hill.
"You can't catch us!" laughed
the Troublesome Trucks,
"Whee-hee-hee!" but
there was trouble ahead.
Duck had stopped at the crossing
at the bottom of the hill.
Arthur's driver applied the
brakes, but it was too late!
Squashed fruit flew everywhere!
Arthur was upset, his
spotless record was ruined.
(horn toots)
"Oh Arthur, what a
mess!" puffed Thomas,
Sir Topham Hatt was very
annoyed, "What happened here?"
"The troublesome
trucks were singing,
"I told them to stop but
they made me go too fast."
"Please sir, it's my fault."
Thomas told Sir Topham
Hatt what he had done.
"Arthur, it's fruitless
for me to say more,
"But Thomas, you must
help clear up this mess."
Harvey arrived with
the breakdown crane.
He could see there was a
lot of work to be done.
Everyone worked hard and Thomas
took the loaded trucks away.
That evening, Arthur was
having the squashed fruit
cleaned out of his funnel.
"Hello, Thomas."
"Arthur, I'm sorry I played
a trick on you." said Thomas.
"Thanks for owning up
to it." replied Arthur.
"Maybe spotless records
"are made to be
broken." smiled Thomas.
"And then mended
again." finished Arthur,
"Just like friendships."
(upbeat music)
07x09 - The Spotless Record
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.