17x24 - The Smelly Kipper

[bunniefuu]

[train chugging and whistling]

[opening theme song playing]

♪ 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 ♪

[song ends]

-[mischievous music] -[owl hooting]

[narrator] "The Smelly Kipper."

One evening, James was telling scary stories

in Tidmouth Sheds.

...And then the ghost train

rattled over the bridge,

waking up everyone with its spooky whistle.

Woo.

Woo.

[narrator] Most of the engines don't take James's stories

too seriously,

but Percy found the stories very scary,

especially because Percy often pulled

the mail train at night.

Sometimes at night,

things look scarier than they really are.

-[owl hooting] -[mischievous music]

And that's when I saw

the ghost train!

-[Percy gasps] -[scary music]

James, Percy Doesn't like your stories.

Well, it's not my fault if Percy is not as brave as I am.

If you're so brave,

why don't you go out at night and pull the mail train?

Pulling the mail train is a job for a small engine

like Percy, not a splendid tender engine like me.

It's okay, Thomas, I don't mind pulling the mail train.

[train whistling]

If you're really not afraid, James,

perhaps you'd like to prove it tonight

by pulling the Flying Kipper for me.

All right, Henry, I shall.

I'm not afraid of a few fish.

We'll see, James. We'll see.

[narrator] James made his way to the docks

to collect the Flying Kipper

loaded with a fresh shipment of fish.

But as he got closer,

James began to notice a funny smell.

Oohh!

[narrator] Porter was shunting cars for Cranky,

who was unloading the fishing boats.

Oh, Porter, what's that smell?

It's the fish, of course, James.

Are you here to collect the Flying Kipper?

Oh, no. Henry is supposed to pull the Flying Kipper.

I mainly pull coaches. Perhaps I should go and fetch him.

-[train whistling] -[mischievous music]

[narrator] So James headed back to Tidmouth Sheds.

Wake up, Henry. You need to pull the smelly Kipper.

You're late.

But I thought you were pulling the Flying Kipper tonight.

Don't be silly, Henry.

I don't pull the Flying Kipper, that's your job.

I'm far too splendid.

But you said you would pull it to show how brave you were.

You must've been having a dream about me.

Goodnight, Henry. See you in the morning.

Oh, I better hurry.

-[train chugging] -[mischievous music]

[narrator] James thought he had been very clever

telling Henry that it had all been a dream.

[train whistling and chugging]

Henry hurried as fast as he could,

as he pulled the Flying Kipper,

but every delivery of fish was late.

-[train whistling and chugging] -[mischievous music]

And some were very late indeed.

-[James sighing] -[clock ringing] [bright music]

When Henry returned to Tidmouth Sheds in the morning,

Sir Topham Hatt was waiting for him.

What happened to you last night, Henry?

Why was the Flying Kipper so late?

Sorry, sir. I must have overslept.

[Henry sighs]

I dreamt that James said

he would pull the Flying Kipper for me.

That wasn't a dream, Henry.

I heard James tell you that.

I heard him too.

[narrator] James didn't feel so clever now.

James, is this true?

Was it you who caused confusion and delay?

I'm sorry, sir.

I was going to pull the Flying Kipper for Henry, sir,

I even went to collect the cars,

but they were very smelly, sir.

Smelly? Of course, the fish were smelly,

but you told Henry you were going to take that train.

I know, sir,

but I thought if I was pulling coaches,

my passengers might object, sir,

if I was smelly I mean.

Smelly or not,

you shall pull the Flying Kipper tonight

to make up for your broken promise to Henry.

Oh. Yes, sir.

-[train chugging] -[mischievous music]

[narrator] James was not happy at all.

All day, he kept thinking about

the job he had to do that night.

That night, as James approached the docks,

he could smell the fish,

and he didn't like the smell at all.

Hello, James. Where are your coaches?

You're not here to pull the Flying Kipper, are you?

Possibly.

[narrator] James was very careful

backing up to the Troublesome Trucks.

[honking]

Easy does it now.

Oohhh. I don't want any fish on me.

[narrator] The Troublesome Trucks

thought this was very funny indeed.

James is scared of the smelly fish,

James is scared of the smelly fish.

Stop saying that! I am not!

James is scared of the smelly fish.

James is scared of the smelly fish!

[narrator] James was distracted

because the Troublesome Trucks were teasing him.

And then there was trouble.

Cranky was still unloading the fish from the fishing boats,

and James backed right into his hook.

-[intense music] -[loud bang]

Ooohh!

Oh! James!

[Troublesome Trucks chuckling]

[narrator] The Troublesome Trucks

thought James looked very funny indeed

all covered in fish.

So did Porter.

You're supposed to take they take the fish

in the trucks, James. [chuckles]

-[train chugging] -[light music]

[narrator] In the morning at Tidmouth Sheds,

the other engines woke up to a strange smell.

[Emily sniffing]

What's that smell?

[Henry sniffing] That's the smell of fish.

[Thomas laughing]

That's the smell of James.

[Gordon laughing]

It looks like he's brought a present

for Sir Topham Hatt.

What do you mean?

[engines laughing]

[narrator] There was still a fish

sticking out from under the front of James's smoke box.

Oh, smelly fish. Ooohhh!

Oh, I, I had a little accident.

[Thomas laughing]

But your red paint looks lovely and shiny now.

Must be all that fish oil, James,

you look more splendid than ever.

[engines laughing]

-[light music] -[car engine rumbling]

[narrator] Then Sir Topham Hatt arrived.

Well done, James. Well done.

I was very pleased to hear that the fish

were delivered on time this morning

in spite of your little accident.

[playful music]

-[Sir Topham Hatt sniffing] -Oh! James, what a smell.

You must go to the Wash Down right away.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

I'd be very happy to do that, sir.

-[train whistling] -[engines laughing]

[narrator] At the Wash Down, James was very happy

to be getting cleaned.

He hoped he never had to see another fish

for a very long time.

[steam whooshing]

-[closing theme song] -[train whistling]

[children singing]

[closing theme music playing]