21x08 - Cranky at the End of the Line

[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]

[upbeat music]

male narrator:

"The Big Freeze."

- Wha!

[laughter]

narrator:

It was just after Christmas,

and everyone

was enjoying the snow.

[whistles tooting]

♪ ♪

- Express coming through!

narrator: But the wintery

conditions caused delays

with some deliveries.

[birds cawing]

♪ ♪

[whistle blows]

both: Paxton!

- Oh, finally.

The diesel fuel.

Thank you, Paxton.

What a relief.

- What he means is,

we were just about to run out.

[whistle toots]

- Coal's running very low,

Thomas.

[whistle toots]

- Don't worry, Percy.

There's a delivery due

any day now.

- [laughs]

- Aw, Diesel!

What was that for?

- For being in the way.

- But I'm not in your way.

I'm just about to

fill up with coal.

- [laughs] I'm glad I don't need

silly coal to run.

[blows whistle, laughs]

- Ugh, why does Diesel

have to be so annoying?

narrator: That night,

it became much colder

and everything froze.

[honking horn]

[honks horn]

[tires screech]

- Oh! Oh.

[clears throat]

There will have to be changes

to stay safe in these

icy conditions.

Reduced services and speed

restrictions for everyone.

- Surely not for me, sir.

- Ah, I'm afraid so, Gordon.

And you'll need a banker engine

to get up your hill.

- Ohh, the indignity.

- What about

the coal delivery, sir?

- Oh, heh,

I'm afraid the big freeze

has delayed

the coal, too, Thomas.

It should be here very soon.

And remember everyone,

let's be careful out there.

It's very--whoa!

Oh. Slippery.

narrator: Suddenly, winter

didn't seem much fun anymore.

♪ ♪

[whistle toots]

♪ ♪

- Oh! Careful, Emily!

- Oh, no!

- Ohh, no!

[brakes squealing]

- Phew.

- Ohh.

narrator: Every engine

struggled on the icy rails.

- Oh, oh! Ah!

[screaming]

Oh, dear.

[whistle toots]

- Here's James!

[wheels screeching]

Oh, oh, oh! Whoa!

Phew.

[whistle toots]

- Keep up the good work,

everyone.

You're keeping Sodor going

despite the terrible weather.

And that is really useful.

Whoa!

- But, sir,

if the coal delivery

doesn't arrive soon,

we'll all run out.

And then we won't be able

to go anywhere

or do anything.

- Uh, well, I'm hoping

it'll be here

from the mainland

in the morning.

Just hold tight

for a little longer, Percy.

[laughs] Whoa!

[[thud]

Oh! Ohh.

[wailing]

narrator: Unfortunately,

the next morning,

the coal didn't arrive.

[whistle toots]

- All steam engines are to

go back to their sheds, Thomas.

Sir Topham Hatt's orders.

- Oh, but I don't need

to go back to the shed.

And my passengers need

to get to their stations.

- Thomas, I think you should do

as Percy says.

- It's Sir Topham Hatt's orders.

- I'm sure I've got

enough coal

for one more run.

narrator: But Annie and Clarabel

were right.

Thomas ran out of coal.

- Oh, cinders and ashes.

I should've listened

to Percy.

both: We told you so!

- Oh. Now we're stuck.

I can't even

go back to the shed.

- [sighs] Well, at least

we're safe here.

- But how will the passengers

get to their stations?

- And how will Sir Topham Hatt

keep the railway running

without any coal?

- [sighs]

[whistles blowing]

- Diesel engines

to the rescue!

[heroic music]

[crowd cheering]

- Oh, they're coming for us.

- How wonderful.

- We're saved...

[crowd groans]

- Who's a useful engine now,

Thomas?

[laughs]

[whistle blows]

- Oh.

both: Ohh.

narrator:

The diesels were put to work,

doing all the jobs

to keep the railway running.

[whistles blowing]

all: Diesel express,

coming through!

♪ ♪

narrator: The steam engines

were all stuck in their sheds,

waiting for the coal to arrive.

[whistle blows]

- Thank goodness

you had enough coal

to make it back, Gordon.

- Uhh.

- But what about Thomas?

♪ ♪

- It's freezing.

Oh, it's not fair.

I wish I was back at Tidmouth.

Ah--ah-choo!

[squeaking]

- Oh, you would be

if you'd done

what Sir Topham Hatt

told you, Thomas.

- And now we're stranded

out here

in the wild.

[screams]

- [squeals]

- Ghastly.

- If we don't get rescued soon,

it'll take till spring

to warm up my boiler.

[whistle blows]

Oh!

Hey! Diesel! [chuckles]

Since you're being useful,

uh, why don't you shunt us

back to Tidmouth Sheds?

- I can't be stopping

to help you, Thomas.

I've got important jobs to do.

narrator: The big freeze

continued all the next day.

both: ♪ We three kings

of orient are ♪

♪ Bearing gifts,

we've traveled so far ♪

[whistle blows]

[both gasp]

- Oh! Someone's coming.

Maybe they can shunt us

back to Tidmouth.

[upbeat music]

Maybe not, then.

both: Ohh.

- What do you want now, Diesel?

- That's no way

to speak to someone

who has just collected the coal

for all you silly steamies.

both: Oh, Diesel!

You're our hero!

- No, I'm not. I'm--

Ahh.

- Ugh.

- Thomas, you're back.

I heard what happened.

It must've been cold

on that siding.

- Oh, it was cold, Percy.

Very cold.

♪ ♪

narrator: With coal

for their fireboxes,

all the steam engines

could get back to work again.

- Express coming through!

narrator: And the next day,

something wonderful happened.

♪ ♪

- It's getting warmer!

The big freeze is over!

The ice is mel--ohh!

Melting.

♪ ♪

[whistle toots]

[blows whistle]

both: Our hero!

narrator: And Diesel

continued to be a hero.

At least for a little while.

[steam hisses]

[bouncy music]

♪ ♪

[children singing]

[whistle toots]

[whistle blows]

♪ ♪

[whistle toots]