22x15 - The Water Wheel

[bunniefuu]

[whistle toots]

children: ♪ James, Percy ♪

♪ Nia and Gordon ♪

♪ Rebecca and Emily ♪

♪ And Thomas, number ♪

man: ♪ Let's go, go, go ♪

♪ On a big-world adventure ♪

♪ Let's go, go, go explore ♪

♪ With Thomas

and his friends ♪

♪ Let's go, go, go ♪

♪ And meet

new friendly faces ♪

♪ The world's

just a train ride away ♪

all: ♪ Big world,

big, big adventures ♪

♪ "Thomas & Friends

Big World! Big Adventures!" ♪

[laughter]

♪ ♪

[train engine chugging]

- Whoo-hoo!

♪ ♪

I've told a silly story or two

here on Sodor,

but once I twisted the truth

so much

that I ran into big trouble

in Australia.

This is a true story,

and that's no lie.

[laughs]

[whistle toots]

All aboard

for a big adventure.

♪ ♪

[rousing music]

[Thomas narrating]

♪ ♪

I was working

in the Australian outback

pulling goods trains

when I was surprised

by an old friend.

- Look out for that dingo!

- Huh? Where?

- Gotcha!

[whistle blows]

I'm just pulling your chain.

- Oh, hey!

[laughs]

Hello, Shane.

- G'day, Tommo!

- Uh, it's Thomas, actually.

- Here in Australia,

we like to have a bit of fun.

"Good day" is "g'day,"

a story is a "yarn."

- So you make things up?

[Aubrey and Aiden giggling]

- Oh, don't mind those two.

That's Aubrey and Aiden;

they follow me everywhere.

[both giggling]

- Your accent is so funny.

Where are you from?

- Another planet?

[giggling]

- Sodor, actually.

I'm just visiting Australia

to help out on the railway

for a while.

- Righto, you lot!

I'm Shane!

Shane the Plane.

[laughs]

I'm just kidding, folks.

Shane the Train,

and I'm here to entertain.

[whistle blows]

Now, let's roll.

- Whoo-hoo!

Mind if I tag along?

[whistle toots]

- Go for it, Tommo.

That means,

"Of course, please do."

Welcome to the outback, folks.

A wide, brown land

full of mystery,

adventure,

and fascinating animals.

[upbeat music]

Kakadu National Park--

watch out for crocodiles.

Once, a sneaky croc

snuck aboard

and hitched a lift!

[all laughing]

- But seriously, folks,

Kakadu is home

to , crocodiles,

some of them as heavy

as a small car.

Hey, look, there's one now!

- [gasps]

Ooh!

- These here are luxury

high-rise apartments...

for termites!

[all laughing]

- [laughing]

- Otherwise known as:

a termite mound.

Look out!

It's a flying koala!

- [gasps]

- Just joking!

That's Isla,

the flying doctor's plane.

- Oh!

Look at that!

- Hello, Isla!

- G'day, Shane!

[rousing music]

♪ ♪

- A few days later, I was back

at Pine Tree Station again

delivering some cars.

- Hey, it's that engine

with the funny accent.

[laughing]

- Where's Shane?

- Oh, he hasn't

turned up yet, Thomas.

He should have been here

hours ago.

- Excuse me?

Are you the outback tour train?

- Uh, um...

well, uh...

I should have told the truth,

but maybe this was a chance

to be a fun tour guide,

just like Shane.

[ding]

Y-y-yeah, that's me.

[laughs]

I'm Thomas the, uh...

- Hippopotamus?

[horn toots]

- Thomas the Hippopotamus!

[laughs awkwardly]

Just kidding.

[laughs]

I'm Thomas the Tour Train

and, uh,

hop on and let's roll!

[metal clanking]

[whistle toots]

Welcome to the outback--

a, um...

wide, dirty land full of, uh,

mysterious, weird things,

and funny-looking animals.

- This ought to be a laugh,

eh, Aubrey?

[both laughing]

- Oh, yes--

crocodiles!

This is the place they live.

There's million of them

and, uh...

they eat cars.

- Huh?

- [laughing]

How embarrassing.

- He's making a total wombat

of himself.

- And what's that?

- Oh, a--

a luxury mansion for, uh,

ladybugs.

- [laughing]

- I couldn't quite remember

all the facts,

so instead I had fun

making things up,

just like Shane.

And look, there's

a giant bunny rabbit.

- Really?

I'm pretty sure

that's a kangaroo.

- Uh, n--no, no,

that's a--a kanga-rabbit.

- What's that big red thing

way across the desert?

That's a big

red bus.

Yeah.

And it's driven by the Queen

of Australia,

Queen Kylie the Third.

[both laughing]

- Are you sure

you're a tour guide?

- Of course.

I'm a professional.

- Thomas, you've taken

the wrong track.

You need to stop

and go back.

- I should have listened

to Aubrey,

but that would mean admitting

I wasn't really a tour guide,

and I didn't want

to have to do that.

Where are we?

- Thomas, stop!

The old rickety bridge

hasn't been used in years!

- Aubrey's right,

it could be dangerous.

- It looks all right to me.

[nervous laughter]

[gasps]

- Ah!

- Whoa!

[hollering]

[dramatic music]

- Back up! Back up!

♪ ♪

- Stop!

Don't move!

- I'm so sorry, everyone.

I'm not a tour train at all.

I got us stuck

in the middle of nowhere.

Now what do we do?

[engine buzzing]

It's Isla.

Oh, Isla!

[whistle tooting]

Come save us!

Help!

- Isla!

- Isla!

♪ ♪

- Oh, she can't hear us.

- We'll never get

back home now,

- And anything could happen

out here in the outback.

[mystical music]

♪ ♪

[gasps]

♪ ♪

[crocodiles growling]

- Thomas!

The coupling is breaking!

- [hollering]

Ah!

[treacherous music]

Huh?

Oh, it's you, Shane.

- Did you think

I was a giant croc?

[laughs]

No, mate,

Isla told me that you needed

to be rescued, Tommo.

Phew, this looks like

a complete dingo's breakfast!

- A what?

- A complete mess!

- [sighs]

[crowd cheering]

[cheerful music]

- And you told them we had

a queen named Kylie?

We should be so lucky.

I've told a wild yarn

in my time,

but that sounds like

flat-out fibbing.

- I was just trying

to entertain everyone

like you do.

But I guess there's

a difference

between making up jokes

and making up facts.

- Too right, Tommo.

Now, tell me again about

where a kanga-rabbit

keeps his carrots.

[both laughing]

[bell ringing]

[engines chugging]

[whistle toots]

- Have you ever told

a tall tale

or said something

that wasn't exactly true?

I've made things up

a few times.

Once, I caused an accident

at the docks

and tried to blame

a made-up engine

called Geoffrey,

but that just caused

even more trouble.

Pretending I knew things

I didn't know

got me into trouble

in the outback too.

From now on,

if I make something up,

I'll make sure everyone knows

it's not real.

It's just a silly joke.

[laughs]

I'd better get going.

I've got a carriage

full of crocodiles,

and they'll be cranky

if we're late to Crovan's Gate.

[laughing]

That was definitely a joke.

- Come on, Thomas!

- It's time to go.

- See you next time.

[whistle tooting]

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

[whistle tooting]

[man singing]

- Come on!

- Yeah!

- Let's go!

- Yeah!

Come on!

[upbeat music]

man: ♪ Let's go, go, go ♪

♪ On a big-world adventure ♪

♪ The world's

just a train ride away ♪

all: ♪ Big world,

big, big adventures ♪

♪ "Thomas & Friends

Big World! Big Adventures!" ♪

[laughter]

[whistle toots]