Up River (ANIMALS version)

Up River is the eighth episode of ANIMALS. It is a parody of the TUGS episode of the same name.

Cast

 * Spike as Ten Cents
 * Big Macintosh as Big Mac
 * Braeburn as O.J.
 * Cranky Doodle Donkey as Top Hat
 * Soarin as Warrior
 * Pipsqueak as Sunshine
 * Cheese Sandwich as Billy Shoepack
 * Thomas (from TTTE) as Puffa
 * Gummy as Little Ditcher
 * Hoity Toity as Captain Star (only narration roles)
 * Trouble Shoes as Boomer (cameo)
 * Percy (from TTTE) The Goods Engine (cameo)
 * Changelings as The Shrimpers (cameos)

Transcript
Hoity Toity (Narrating): "It had been a hard winter, but the worst of it was over. Ponyville's waterways and paths were beginning to thaw. It was a busy time for everybody. Up river operations got underway again. Goods that had been held up were transported by trains and animals.

Further up river, another important job started up again; logging. Our Ponyville animals had the contract to get thousands to logs from the camps down river to the saw mills. It was cold work and very dangerous. I had to put Big Macintosh in charge.

A huge log jam had fallen holding up their work and trapping logs that they have ready to take down the path."

Big Macintosh: "Take it easy, Pipsqueak."

Hoity Toity (Narrating): Big Mac had a healthy respect for logs."

Pipsqueak: "Ah, this is a nasty jam, Big Mac."

Big Macintosh: "Ya, could hurt you. Logs don't care about no one."

Pipsqueak: "Never thought it would be this much logging."

Big Macintosh: "It's a tricky job. Logs have got to be roped just right. Not slake, but not too tight."

Pipsqueak: "Isn't tighter the better?"

Big Macintosh: "Ya, you'd think so, but too tight causes friction, and that could catch fire."

Pipsqueak: "Oh."

Big Macintosh: "And that will happen here, if we can't get the jam shifted."

Pipsqueak: "Ah, logs catching fire. I could never get used to that."

Big Macintosh: "Ya, it always surprises me. Well, we'll have to keep at it."

Pipsqueak: "Hey, Big Mac, I have an idea. If I can swing right around, I might be able to push some out instead of bashing them in."

Big Macintosh: "Maybe. But mind you don't get jammed in yourself."

Pipsqueak: "Oh, don't worry. I'll watch it."

Hoity Toity (Narrating): "Pipsqueak didn't know logs could gang up on him. Once they started to tumble around him, there was no stopping them."

Big Macintosh: "Pipsqueak, get out quick! Put some chain into the action and move out!"

Pipsqueak: "I can't! I'm stuck fast!

Help!"

Big Macintosh: "Come on, try harder. Full speed!"

Pipsqueak: "Oh, I can't budge an inch. I'm trapped!"

Big Macintosh: "I'll have to get help. There must be someone up river besides us."

Pipsqueak: "You'll need a lot of it to get me out of this. Look at me."

Hoity Toity (Narrating): "At that moment, Thomas arrived to collect wood planks from a camp sawmill. He was a great friend of my Ponyville Fleet."

Big Macintosh: "Hey, Thomas!"

Thomas: "Hi there, Big Mac! How's it going?"

Big Macintosh: "Pipsqueak's trapped in the log jam, go get help, quick as you can!"

Thomas: "Right, will do, yes, I'm on me way, right now, ta-ta!"

Big Macintosh: "Thanks, Thomas! I owe you one!

Thomas'll get back to Ponyville quicker than I could. With a bit of luck he'll see Spike or someone. You all right?"

Pipsqueak: "Oh, I'm okay. I'll just have to sit it out; no choice."

Big Macintosh: "That's right. Oh, I was afraid of that. Heat's beginning to build up."

Pipsqueak: "I didn't like to say it, but I thought..."

Big Macintosh: "Don't, don't worry, Pipsqueak, we'll get you out of there in no time."

(Heat begins to build up in the wet logs)

Pipsqueak: "I do hope Thomas gets help soon."

Spike: "Oi, Thomas, are you in trouble?"

Thomas: "No, you are, Spike! Pipsqueak's trapped in a log jam!"

Spike: "Oh! Where?"

Thomas: "Well, he's just up the lake!"

Spike: "Oh, right. I'm on my way, thanks!

Thomas: "Good luck out there, you'll need it!"

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