John Smith Takes a Tumble

John Smith Takes a Tumble is the seventeenth episode of the sixth season of Taran the Disney Character and Friends, and the one hundred and forty-seventh episode overall. It is a parody of the Thomas and Friends episode, Gordon Takes a Tumble.

Cast

 * Taran (from The Black Cauldron) as Thomas
 * Pacha (from The Emperor's New Groove) as Henry
 * John Smith (from Pocahontas) as Gordon
 * Kuzco (from The Emperor's New Groove) as James
 * Pinocchio (from Pinocchio) as Percy
 * Prince Eric (from The Little Mermaid) as Salty
 * Mickey Mouse (from Mickey Mouse) as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Abigail (from The Aristocats) as Annie (Cameo)
 * Amelia (from The Aristocats) as Clarabel (Cameo)
 * Mater (from Cars) as Butch (Cameo)
 * Sir Pelinore (from The Sword in the Stone) as Cyril the Fogman (Cameo)
 * Constable Jones (from Mary Poppins) as The Dryaw Policeman (Cameo)
 * Everyone Else as Themselves

Transcript
Narrator: "Mickey Mouse's Disney Characters are proud of how useful they are. It makes them feel important. But none of them feels more important than John Smith."

John Smith: "Watch out!"

Narrator: "John wheeshed."

John Smith: "You'll get my suit all sooty!"

Prince Eric: "Arranging pirates is a sooty job."

Narrator: "Teased Prince Eric."

Prince Eric: "But then, you wouldn't know."

John Smith: "Of course not!"

Narrator: "John huffed importantly."

John Smith: "Express men don't take pirates, it wouldn't be dignified!"

Pinocchio: "Dingy-fried?"

Narrator: "Puzzled Pinocchio."

Pinocchio: "What's that?"

John Smith: "Dignified."

Narrator: "John Corrected."

John Smith: "It means..."

Prince Eric: "It means that someone's too big for his boots!"

Narrator: "Teased Prince Eric."

John Smith: "Pah!"

Narrator: "Said John, and he puffed away.

That evening, fog covered Disneyland. Everything slowed down and soon the docks were packed with waiting cargo. This caused confusion and delay.

Mickey came to see the Disney Characters. He was in a great hurry."

Mickey Mouse: "Pacha, Taran and Pinocchio,"

Narrator: "He said."

Mickey Mouse: "You must go to the docks immediately."

Taran, Pacha and Pinocchio: "Yes, sir."

Narrator: "They whistled.

Then Mickey turned his attention to the big blue man."

Mickey Mouse: "You too, John."

Narrator: "He said."

Mickey Mouse: "I need a big man to take the pirates where they won't be in the way."

John Smith: "Pirates?"

Narrator: "Huffed John. He could not believe what he had heard!

John wasn't happy to be taking pirates. He waited impatiently for them."

John Smith: "Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Narrator: "Chuffed John crossly."

Taran: "Why the rush, John?"

Narrator: "Asked Taran."

John Smith: "If I must take pirates, then I'll show Prince Eric just how an express man takes pirates!"

Prince Eric: "Careful, Captain."

Narrator: "Prince Eric said."

Prince Eric: "You don't want to get too big for your boots."

Narrator: "But John ignored Prince Eric.

The next morning, John raced along with his heavy line."

John Smith: "Now this is how you take pirates!"

Narrator: "He puffed.

But the signalman had accidentally left the points switch to the lost forest. John rattled through the junction."

John Smith: "That's strange, I'm on the lost forest!"

Signalman: "Oh, no!"

Narrator: "The signalman cried."

Signalman: "Express men aren't supposed to go that way!"

Narrator: "But it was too late. John had already raced into the distance.

The old forest was weak and rusty. There were signs warning all the visitors to Go Slow, but John ignored the signs."

John Smith: "I'm an express man! I don't 'Go Slow'!"

Narrator: "He said, and he went even faster.

The forest couldn't take his weight, and the ground buckled."

John Smith: "Oh, help!"

Narrator: "John cried as he slid off the hill and into a field."

(Multiple crashes)

Narrator: "No one was hurt, but poor John felt very... undignified."

John Smith: "What will Mickey Mouse say?"

Narrator: "He groaned.

He found out soon enough."

Mickey Mouse: "Well, John,"

Narrator: "Said Mickey Mouse."

Mickey Mouse: "You wanted to show Prince Eric a thing or two, and you've certainly done that. You've shown him how silly it is to ignore "Go Slow" signs!"

John Smith: "Sorry, sir."

Narrator: "Said John, and let out a sad sigh.

John was healed and back at the docks, ready for work, but he was very unhappy with himself."

Taran: "Everyone makes mistakes."

Narrator: "Said Taran."

Taran: "Even you."

Kuzco: "Prince Eric's sorry he teased you."

Narrator: "Puffed Kuzco."

John: "And I'm sorry I was 'too big for my boots'!"

Narrator: "And all the Disney characters gave a jolly cheer, even John!"