22x15 - The Water Wheel

Episode transcripts for the TV series, "Thomas & Friends". Aired: 9 October 1984 – 20 January 2021.*
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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.
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22x15 - The Water Wheel

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[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]
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