Friturtoons Episode ideas

Friturtoons Episode ideas is an fan-fiction thing to make. They Are In A Random Order, But On The Friturtoons Page, They Are In The Right Order. It is narrated by Duane Lawrence (US) and Michael Angelis (UK) and features the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Season 1-7 opening theme at the opening credits and the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Season 1-7 closing theme at the closing credits.

Plot
Luigi discovers that a bridge has creaks in it. He warns everyone to not cross it. Rabbit dosen't listen to Luigi. Later, Rabbit has to collect some carrots. The fastest where is to cross the bridge. As Rabbit runs across it, he falls down and twistes his ankle. Then, the bridge starts to collapses. Meanwhile, Mario tells Luigi that Rabbit went across the bridge. Luigi soon arrives at the bridge and rescues Rabbit just in time. Rabbit promises to always listen to Luigi from now on.

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Mario: Luigi! Rabbit's going to cross the old wooden bridge!
 * Luigi: I'd better check he's alright.

Quote 3:
 * Luigi: Don't use the old wooden bridge. It's dangerous.
 * Rabbit: How would you know? You're only a plumber!


 * Rabbit: Help! I'm going to fall!

Plot
Yoshi tells the others of a ghost said to be warning others of danger on Mushroom Kingdom, but Mario is dismissive. When Yoshi later crashes into a load of lime stuck on a crossing he becomes as white as a sheet and has the idea to pretend to be a ghost to pay back Mario. With some help from Luigi, Yoshi scares Mario into leaving the shed. Mario tries to cover up his mistake the next day, but still runs when he hears Yoshi!

Quotes

 * Luigi: Yoshi's had an accident!
 * Mario: Poor dinosaur. Botheration! That means I'll be late!
 * Luigi: They've cleared that line for you, but there's something worse...
 * Mario: Out with it, Luigi! I can't wait all evening!
 * Luigi: I've just seen something! It looked like Yoshi's ghost. It said it was c-c-coming here t-t-to warn us!
 * Mario: Pah! Who cares?! Don't be frightened, Luigi. I'll take care of you.

Plot
Mario is still furious with Yoshi for his prank and makes fun of Yoshi's slowness with the hay trains. Yoshi resolves to be quicker, but his hopes are dashed when his crew has to wipe some treacle off his body and he becomes stuck in hay. Yoshi is shocked to discover that he now resembles a "woolly bear", and Mario tells Luigi, prompting the two to make jokes about Yoshi's new appearance.

Plot
Aipom Develops Amnesia and Goes Missing.

Plot
Some workmen and a group of V.I.P.s are waiting at Mushroom Kingdom. Agumon tries to take a shortcut to beat Lumpy the Heffalump there, but when he ignores advice from Mudkip, Kanga and Roo he ends up banging into a log truck, spilling logs onto Lumpy's line. Agumon decides to listen to advice this time, and stops Lumpy in time. As a sign of friendship, Agumon allows Lumpy to take the V.I.P.s.

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Kanga: Are you lost?
 * Roo: Would you like some help?
 * Agumon: No thank you! I'm not lost!


 * Agumon: Stop Lumpy! STOOOOP!!!

Plot
Buizel has a rattle in his firebox and when Piplup, Buneary and Meowth begin teasing him Buizel decides the Pokemon don't respect him as much as he thinks they should, so he begins pushing to the front at the water-towers, claiming sole right to docking at platforms and insisting on being greeted with a whistle. When Buneary ignores his demands, Buizel is furious and doesn't look where he's going, crashing into some jam tankers. Buizel is sent to the works and Buneary and Sudowoodo take turns to pull the Express. The two Pokemon realize pulling the Express is an important job, and so when Buizel comes back everyone accepts his apology and starts a tradition of whistling to each other as they pass.

Plot
Rabbit wants a change from collecting straw and so he is delighted to take Luigi's passengers sightseeing instead, but he gets bored after having to stop at the ruined castle to let them take photos, so he swaps jobs with Mario, but he forgets to leave the coaches for Mario. After collecting Mario's sheep, he meets Sonic at a watertower and offers to collect the merry-go-round for him at the Brooklyn, but arrives to find Mr. Krabs scolding Mario and Luigi for muddling everything up. Rabbit knows it's his fault and takes the blame. Mr. Krabs sends him to sort everything out, and Rabbit realizes that maybe doing the same thing doesn't have to be boring.

Plot
Thomas and Sir Handel discover that one of the viaducts have creaks and needs repairs. They warn everybody about it. But Plankton doesn't listen to Thomas and Sir Handel's advice. Later, Plankton has to collect a Krabby Patty. The fastest speed to cross the viaduct. Plankton tries to cross it, but he falls down on the ground of it and twistes his ancle, then the viaduct starts to collaspe. Yoshi tells Thomas and Sir Handel that Plankton has crossed the viaduct. Thomas and Sir Handel puff to the rescue and rescue Plankton just in time. Mr. Krabs punishes Plankton for ignoring Thomas and Sir Handel's advice and keeps him in his shed for two months.

Transcript

 * Narrator: Thomas and Sir Handel were steam engines who worked on Sodor.

Plot
Thomas, Duck, Yoshi, Mario, Pikachu and Percy see King Koopa's new show called "The New Adventures of King Koopa". Yoshi and Mario go on a misson to get rid of King Koopa's new show and Mario tries to stop Yoshi from getting rid of King Koopa's new show, but Yoshi shuts him up and runs fast to find King Koopa's new show. On the way, Yoshi challanges Mario and races to King Koopa's new show, with Mario spinning out of control, going into the wrong turn, falling off a cliff crashing down the ravine.

Trivia

 * When Duck says, "I like The New Adventures of King Koopa," his eyebows are missing.
 * When Yoshi yells "Don't you ever, ever compare me from King Koopa's new show! You hear me, Mario?! I'll cancel it!!" his eyebows are missing.

Quotes

 * Narrator: Yoshi and Mario raced along the road. Yoshi smiled.
 * Yoshi: I'll cancel The New Adventures of King Koopa and it's going off the air!
 * Narrator: Mario tried to race past Yoshi, but Yoshi raced faster and faster. Then, there was trouble. Mario gasped.
 * Mario: (gasp) Oh my god! My kart broke its brakes!
 * Narrator: The kart's wheels started to whir and to wobble.
 * Yoshi: Now I'll go fastest and fastest! Haha!
 * Narrator: Mario raced into a wrong turn! Mario screamed.
 * Mario: YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWW!!!
 * Narrator: And he fell straight off a cliff!
 * Mario: Yeeeeeeeeeoooow!
 * Narrator: He crashed down a ravine. Mario's kart was smashed and dented. Yoshi laughed.
 * Yoshi: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! So long, Mario!

Plot
After leaving Mario injured on the ravine, Yoshi arrives at the King Koopa Studio and defeats King Koopa. Soon, Duck arrives the the Breakdown Train to take Mario's Kart to the Crovan's Gate Works. And Mario is sent to the Hospital.

Plot
Yoshi discovers the joys of Dino Language and enjoys it without getting into trouble. He invites Sir Handel into the Krusty Krab where SpongeBob meets them. After that, Sir Handel puffs in and confronts Yoshi. Yoshi, however, is overjoyed, and cries onto Sir Handel's right saddletank, explaining that he that he wanted a miracle and Sir Handel must really care about him, and happily runs off singing and dancing to seek a psychiatrist to help him control his language. The episode ends with Sir Handel and Oogtar both explaining "Ooga, bonga!", simultaneously, realizing that they have unintentionally saved Yoshi from coughing.

Plot
A new quarry is being built near the mines and Luigi is afraid a giant boulder will fall onto the line. He confesses his fears to Pikachu and Piplup, but they forget about them when a new Pokemon named Beedrill arrives to help the building process. Later, Luigi's fears are amplified when a huge slab of rock nearly hits him one rainy day. However, no one takes much notice, and the next day the nail is put on the coffin: Beedrill knocks the boulder loose and it chases Luigi down the line. Luigi escapes by going onto an uphill siding. Mario meets the boulder near the slate mines and runs into another siding. Yoshi soon meets the boulder, and narrowly avoids disaster by running into a coalbunker. Finally, Piplup meets the boulder at the mines, where it crashes into the shed, completely destroying it and setting it on fire. Ash closes the mine down, and the boulder is placed on a nearby hill.

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Piplup: Oh no! It's heading straight for me!

Quote 3:
 * Luigi: It's (the boulder) rolling along my line!


 * Luigi: It's that boulder. I think it's watching me.
 * Piplup: How can it be? Boulders don't have eyes!
 * Luigi: That's as may be, Piplup, but there's something strange about this one.
 * Pikachu: Strange like what?
 * Luigi: Well, I was working hard last night, and then I saw its face. It's pretty creepy.
 * Piplup: That's not true!
 * Luigi: It is all the way. If you don't believe it, well, I don't know.

Plot
Sudowoodo wishes upon the wishing tree to pull the Express, but is upset when he learns that Buizel has gone to the Works and thinks it's his fault.

Plot
Squirtle warns Meowth about the extension when Pikachu leaves to run his branch line, but Meowth doesn't listen and needs coal to get back to the Smelters. But Meowth breaks down on the extension. Then, it starts to collasp. Squirtle races to the rescue and pulls Meowth off the extension just in time.

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Turtwig: Rails are better than hot air any day!

Quote 3:
 * Pikachu: Oh, no, Turtwig! You saved the hot-air balloon!
 * Turtwig: I didn't mean to. Now it's sure to take our passengers!

Quote 4:
 * Pikachu: If it (the Balloon) takes our passengers away, there will be no use for us Pokemon!
 * Turtwig: Passengers should travel on trains - not in silly balloons!


 * (The Green Balloon drifts by.)
 * Beldum: Why, it's a floatin' basket with folk in it.
 * Magnemite: Whatever will they dream up next?

Plot

 * Someone has stolen cheeseburgers at Pink Palace Restaurant.

Plot
Sudowoodo is upset when Buizel gets to help Farmer McColl, so Pikachu, Buneary and Piplup urge him to prove he is stronger. Unfortunately, when Sudowoodo tries to take twenty Unowns of hay down Buizel's Hill he loses control and collaps. While Sudowoodo is taking the hay back, the cows in Buizel's Unowns wander out, and Sudowoodo ingeniously leads the cows back to Farmer McColl using the trucks of hay.

Plot
Yoshi is still ribbing Mario about the time he thought Yoshi was a ghost. Mario pays no attention, and one night is asked to collect a special load from Brooklyn. Mario is horrified to find it's a dragon, but it's made of paper and is needed for a carnival. Meanwhile, Yoshi has stuck on some points while shunting and has to stay there for the night. He finds it hard to sleep, and when Mario passes with the dragon he is so terrified he doesn't sleep at all. The next day Yoshi sees the dragon again, but is indignant when he sees Mario pushing it. The two make up their teasing.

Plot
Yoshi is taking passengers for the first time in ages and Rabbit tries to teach him how to treat coaches. Things are shaky when Yoshi accidentally bumps the coaches and lets off steam at the wrong time, and Rabbit starts showing off. In the end, Rabbit tries to brake so smoothly he slips on the icy rails and runs into a snowdrift, just as Yoshi walks in and gently halts. Rabbit compliments Yoshi afterwards, but attributes it to his good teaching!

Plot
Turtwig feels insulted after Forretress gives him advice regarding some bees Gary is keeping, and when he overhears Squirtle telling Forretress he has nicknamed The Pichu Brothers "The Bees" he butts in and is insulted again after Squirtle says to him "Buzz, buzz, buzz". Later, Turtwig is preparing for the Express when a beehive is knocked over, and a swarm of disgruntled bees buzz onto his back. One burns its feet, and in retaliation stings Turtwig on the nose. Turtwig runs off and tries to get the bees off by methods such as spinning on a turntable and smoking them out in a tunnel, but they only fly off when they see a beehive at Mushroom Kingdom. Gary is grateful and thanks Turtwig, also noting that if it were Christmas they could nickname Turtwig "Turtwig the Red-Nosed Pokemon".

Quotes

 * Forretress: (about the Pichu Brothers) I remember the first time I met those two. They nearly made my eyes pop out. Gligar soon put a stop to their games.
 * Squirtle: Gligar is the only one who can keep the Pichu Brothers in order. I sometimes call them "the bees".
 * Forretress: A good name. They're terrors when they start buzzing around.
 * Narrator: Turtwig bustled up.
 * Turtwig: What's that, Squirtle? Are you afraid of bees? They're only insects, after all. So don't let that Bagworm Pokemon tell you different.
 * Squirtle: His name is Forretress, and he didn't. We...
 * Turtwig: I wouldn't care if hundreds were swarming around! I'd just blow smoke and make them buzz off!
 * Squirtle: Buzz, buzz, buzz.

Plot
Extra vans are needed for "The Flying Dinner", and, to Sudowoodo's annoyance, the only ones available are old and unsafe. At Wellsworth, Squirtles buffers up as a banker to help Sudowoodo up Buizel's Hill, but a tail-lamp falls off and Sudowoodo slows down while Squirtle lags behind and eventually crashes into a van. The mess is cleared up in the morning and Squirtle reflects that Pikachu's earlier advice about fish was right.

Plot
Piplup teases Buizel and tricks Turtwig into staying in the shed all day. The two are furious, and when Piplup gets conceited about being asked to take a special to the junction they seize their chance and warn him about fictional "backing signals". Piplup believes them, and Buizel catches him backing from a signal outside the junction, allowing them to get revenge on the penguin Pokemon.

Plot
James puffs into the station to see Duck and Yoshi, who are horrifed. First, he bumps some frieght cars and push them off the line and into a ditch. Then, he steals the trucks from Duck, so Percy takes his frieght train. Then, James crashes into his frieght train which he doesn't pull. Then, Duck and Yoshi arrive and laugh at James. Then, Sir Topham Hatt arrives and is cross with James and keeps him in his shed for two months.

Featured Characters

 * Apperences by James, Percy (does not speak), Duck, Yoshi and Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Cameos by Thomas, Mario, Luigi, Pikachu, Oliver and Oogtar.

Trivia

 * When James says, "Oh, shut up! A Great Western engine like Duck and a green dinosaur like Yoshi will laugh and me!", his eyebows are missing.
 * When James screams, "Two months?! You can't be serious!", his whistle is missing.

Plot
Thomas and Yoshi discover that one of the cliffs are too dangerous and warn everybody not to cross it. But Duncan doesn't listen to Thomas and Yoshi's advice and puffs away. Later, Duncan has to take a goods train to the station. But Duncan dangles on the edge of the cliff. Thomas and Yoshi race to the rescue and pull Duncan back on the rails. The Fat Controller punishes Duncan for two months.

Plot
Pikachu is dirty and is afraid the others will tease him, but no one notices as Sudowoodo and Turtwig are arguing about Turtwig's being repainted. The next day, Turtwig finds some trees that are too close to the line are being removed, and ignores Pikachu, Piplup and Scyther's warnings. Turtwig is later told to take a special, but on the way encounters a tree on the line. Pikachu pulls Turtwig out of the way just in time.

Plot
Ami ignores Luigi's advice about fish. Later, Eeyore needs Ami's help, so Ami helps Eeyore up the hill, but the lamp falls off and Ami crashes into the back of Eeyore's sticks. Mr. Krabs tells Ami her accident isn't her fault.

Plot
Rabbit boasts to Turtwig, who is later to take some children to a party, that he can shunt his Unowns and return to the wharf before Turtwig collects more carrots and delivers it to the wharf. Rabbit hurries, but Turtwig gets there before him and teases him. Rabbit, disappointed, challenges him to a rematch and cheats by hiding his Unowns on a lonely siding. The race goes on until Turtwig runs out of carrots and Rabbit has to help.

Quotes
Quote 1: Quote 2:
 * Rabbit: Must beat Turtwig! Must beat Turtwig!
 * Turtwig: I'm going to bring you so much carrots, it'll take you all winter to deliver it!

Plot
Turtwig is taking a special train of fruit, but Piplup has to do the job for him when Turtwig gets, as Piplup puts it, "jammed". However, Piplup doesn't look where he's going and crashes into some buffers, resulting his being covered in fruit. The Pokemon feel embarrassed, but Pikachu makes good humour of the situation and the two realise they are useful after all.

Plot
Buizel brags to Ludicolo that it isn't "dignified" for express trains to take Unowns, but when Buizel is later told to take Unowns he swears to do it how an Sea Weasel Pokemon should. The effect is ruined when he rolls down a hill after a points failure and ignoring a "go slow" sign.

Plot
Meowth, Haunter and Gengar are calling Pikachu "stinky", and it seems they may be right when Pikachu is asked to take a load of stinky cheese. Pikachu tries to stop Meowth, Haunter and Gengar from noticing, but in the end collides with Gengar and covers himself, Haunter and Gengar in stinky cheese. Pikachu gets another load and delivers it, and Meowth, Haunter and Gengar are given the smelly job of shunting the cheese!

Plot
Sheen Estevez becomes an artist on Thomas' Branch Line.

Plot
Yoshi takes a picture of him with James' whistle. James doesn't believe Yoshi until Thomas and Duck puff in and catch him into a vain concert. Later, Yoshi thinks Sir Handel has stolen the picture of him and is going to show it to everybody during show and tell and make them think he's vain and tells Edward about it. Soon, Edward gets the picture back, Yoshi feels better now.

Plot
Yoshi joins Thomas, Duck, Pikachu and Duncan on a pirate mission to a treasure.

Plot
Thomas, Duck, Sir Handel, Yoshi, Oogtar, and Pikachu go to Imaginationland. While Diesel thinks he's the devious Key, Yoshi wants to battle Oogtar.

Plot
Yoshi still wants to battle Oogtar. Meanwhile, somewhere in Manbearpig's place, Manbearpig injures Oogtar.

Plot
When Yoshi is watching TV, James threatens to beat up Yoshi. Soon, before the fight, James tells Duck, Thomas and Sir Handel that Yoshi needs to be beaten up and starts a fight with Yoshi! James gives Yoshi a shot push, shooting him fast into a siding and pushing him into a pool of mud. After that, Yoshi cries and thinks that he is no longer the cool dinosaur. But after he is made feel better, he is still cool.

Plot
Piplup is exhausted, but the others are quite unsympathetic. One day, a piece of mining equipment blocks the entrence to a mine tunnel and Piplup is asked to push some Unown into the mine manually. The Unown push forward though and run down into the depths of the mines, causing it to collapse under Piplup's feet. The mine is cleared, but Piplup is too late to get to safety and takes refuge underneath a canvas barrier just before it is buried by rubble. In the end, Piplup is cleared out and is sent to be repainted.

Plot
Sudowoodo is working late, and Gligar tells him the story of a ghost who appears at full moon. Sudowoodo scoffs at the story and sets off with his goods train, but has to slow at an amber signal, and after seeing a light flickering at a station and a coat discarded on a tree branch, Sudowoodo's crew decide to turn back. The next day, they are shocked to discover that a nearby bridge was unsafe and would have collapsed if they'd tried to cross. They try to deliver the goods again that night, but as the Unown see a flickering light they become scared and surge forwards, plunging into a ravine. A few minutes later, Old Bailey the fogman arrives on a handcart and reprimands them for not heeding his warnings. Sudowoodo and his crew are sorry, and to thank him for saving them they reopen his station.

Plot
Pikachu is late after taking some children home when their bus breaks down and Pikachu is afraid he'll be replaced. His fears amplify when the rails on his branchline buckle and he is sent to shunt in the yard while Pachirisu does his passenger work, but Ash adjusts Pikachu's timetable to give him more time.

Plot
Pikachu and Piplup meet King Koopa. King Koopa bangs the Unowns hard and pushing more trucks into the pit. Pikachu and Piplup tell Thomas about King Koopa. The Unowns get cross with King Koopa and they push him into some mud. Pikachu brings Onix and Ash, and Piplup clears the Unowns away. Ash is cross with King Koopa and sends him back to the Other Railway, and is very pleased with Pikachu and Piplup because Thomas helped them get back at King Koopa.

Plot
Turtwig teases Chimchar for his shabby paintwork, but when Chimchar cheekily reminds him of the bootlace incident Turtwig is furious and vows to pay him out. Unfortunately, he concentrates so much on the matter that he allows his Unowns to push him down Buizel's Hill and into some tar wagons. Chimchar and Piplup clean up the mess, and as a reward Chimchar is given a new coat of paint, while Turtwig is left in disgrace.

Plot
Piplup is in need of maintenance, and the other Pokemon nominate Gligar to do the mail run, thinking that he knows what to do. Gligar doesn't, but so as not to look inexperienced he collects the mail anyway. Unfortunately, he mixes all the deliveries up, dropping Farmer McColl's parcels off at Maithwaite, giving Abbey School equipment for a party, and unloading the school supplies at Farmer McColl's. When Gligar discovers he has mixed everything up, he collects the parcels again and tries to get them to the right places, but he is in such a hurry he takes a wrong turn and collides with a barrier on a closed branch line. Gligar realises that he needs Piplup's help, and at the Works Piplup explains he just starts at Vicarstown and works his way back to Tidmouth. Gligar finally does everything right, and feels wiser for taking advice.

Plot
Franklin the Turtle goes on a date with Blossom.

Plot
Turtwig gloats to Buizel that Ash has plans for him, but in fact Turtwig is only bragging. One day, after seeing Pikachu arrange the Express for Buizel, Turtwig lies that he is taking the Express, but is soon found out and banished to the Pokeball. Turtwig is soon let out, and does his to best to redeem himself in the Yard. Then, when a man asks for a lift in Turtwig's head, Turtwig and his sprite realize that he is a railway inspector, and let him climb in. When Turtwig arrives, the inspector speaks warmly of Turtwig to Ash.

Plot
Pikachu finds that Pachirisu has lost his trust in the railway's service after it failed to deliver tar to mend the roads and resolves to get to the source of the problem. Meanwhile, Turtwig is complaining about having to shunt when Buizel advises him to pretend to be sick. When Pikachu arrives Turtwig tells him he is ill, and Pikachu offers to take his Unowns. The Unowns, who were cross at Turtwig for bumping them, decide to get revenge on Pikachu. On the way back from the quarry they push Pikachu over some points and onto a jetty, which floats across the pond. Squirtle rescues the Unowns and Gligar helps Pikachu home. When Pikachu tells Gligar about the tar, he recalls several wagons were left, and collects them. Turtwig and Buizel apologise for their trick, and Pachirisu arrives to tell Pikachu that his road is about to be mended.

Plot
The Pokemon are happy to help when a circus comes to Sinnoh, but some days after the circus leaves Sudowoodo is asked to investigate a blockage in a tunnel. The "blockage" is revealed to be an elephant escaped from the circus, and the workmen give him water. Sudowoodo unluckily lets off steam at the wrong time and the frightened jumbo sprays water onto Sudowoodo. Buizel and Turtwig are quite unsympathetic, but Pikachu feels sorry for Sudowoodo and tells the others Sudowoodo handled the situation rather well.

Plot
Meowth is annoyed with Blossom and lies that Ash has sent her to work at the scrapyards. When Blossom arrives she is scared by Haunter and Gengar and runs away. In the end, Franklin finds Blossom hiding on a siding and Meowth is transfered to the smelters.

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Blossom: Do it right!
 * Meowth: Don't interfere.
 * (Gravel lands on Meowth)
 * Blossom: You don't know the rules!


 * Haunter: Hello.
 * Gengar: Are you happy to be here?
 * Blossom: No!

Plot
Piplup longs for a clean job, but even delivering sugar leads to trouble when oil is spilt on the tracks and Piplup crashes through a chocolate factory. Ash acknowledges Piplup's hard work and treats him to a washdown, and a new coat of paint.

Plot
Haunter and Gengar play a trick on Piplup by shunting Unown in front and behind him, which leads to Piplup being pushed onto the coal tipper by Sudowoodo by mistake. Piplup is sent to the yard until the incident is sorted out, and Ash nominates Turtwig to do Piplup's work after he makes a snide comment. When Haunter and Gengar play the same trick on Turtwig, he refuses to move and so Piplup has to pull Turtwig to the Docks.

Quotes

 * Haunter: Little green piggy in the middle!
 * Gengar: Just like Piplup!
 * Turtwig: I'm not like Piplup, I'm not a middle Pokemon, and I'm not moving!

Plot
Piplup encounters loose rails on Chimchar's tramway, but no one takes any notice. Pikachu is later sent to collect a bull from a farm on the tramway, but becomes buried in a landslide. Piplup goes to the rescue.

Quotes

 * Piplup: I've got important news. The tracks on Chimchar's line are wobbly.
 * Buizel: Pah! Old and wobbly, just like Chimchar! That's not news.

Plot
Piplup has been working at the coal mines for several weeks and is fed up with the work. Chimchar and Pachirisu try to cheer him up, to no avail. Then, one day, Piplup is pulling some Unown up to the yard when they break away. Piplup and Pachirisu chase after it. The workmen manage to put chocks under the Unown after they slow down going up a hill, and Piplup decides that you should never let yourself be taken by surprise.

Plot
Chimchar is asked by Farmer McColl to get a vet for his sheep, which are giving birth to lambs in a field. Squirtle tries to clear a path through the snow, but the drifts are too deep. Chimchar, fortunately, remembers he can reach the field via his branchline, and sets off. The lambs and sheep are saved, and shelter until a thaw comes a week later.

Plot
Buneary is given the job of transporting flour during the summer, but Turtwig is unhappy that he has been given the job of carrying passengers along the Black Loch branch, because of the frequent landslides and monster rumoured to be living in the loch. After Buneary's Unown muck around and make her late Buneary is transferred to the Black Loch route, but perseveres and discovers that the "monster" is really a family of seals.

Plot
A farmer needs some Friturtoons to take his sheep to shelter when a storm threatens, and Mr. Krabs gets Mario, Yoshi and Tails to help. Mario becomes scared by the thunder, and hides in a siding. However, when Yoshi and Tails run out of strength, Mario plucks up courage and rescues the remainder of the sheep.

Plot
It's a hot summer day and Turtwig and Chimchar are taking children to the beach. Pikachu wants to help, but he has to deliver ingredients to the ice cream factory.

Plot
Buneary pretends to be a queen and bosses the Pokemon about, but only causes a pile-up between Piplup, Aipom and Chimchar.

Plot
Squirtle and Piplup are working at Brendam. Squirtle often sees boats around the harbour, and when a regatta is held in the bay Squirtle starts wishing he could travel on a boat, despite Piplup and Pidgeot's comments. Then, one day, a man injures himself on a boat. Pidgeot brings him ashore, and Squirtle quickly races over to the yard, where Pachirisu rushes him to hospital. Nowadays, Squirtle dreams about traveling to the horizon, but appreciates that Pokemon need ground.

Plot
Buizel claims that branchlines are vulgar, but accidentally goes down Gligar's in a mix-up involving a lack of common sense and a large floppy green hat. The Pichu Brothers see him in the yard the next morning and pretend to consider taking him to the harbour and dumping him into the sea. Buizel is horrified, and when Forretress arrives pleads for him to save him. Forretress sends the Pichu Bros. away, knowing that they are only joking, but Buizel remains ignorant of the fact and most likely has to this day.

Plot
Gligar is taking some enthusiasts to meet the Pichu Brothers, but he has trouble starting and Sudowoodo, Buizel and Turtwig mock his struggle. Squirtle and Forretress defend Gligar, and eventually Gligar starts to pull his train. After the Pichu Brothers get back, Gligar takes them home. The weather turns bad, and suddenly, Gligar's crankpin breaks. His crew removes his siderods, and, with some adjustments to the coaches, Gligar manages to take them home, despite being late.

Plot
Yoshi becomes the School President, and talks to Oogtar in his office. Soon, Yoshi walks out of the theature after talking to Oogtar about The Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy Movie and yells that The President is his idea. At the end, Thomas tells Duck, Mario, Edward and Luigi about Yoshi being the president, which makes Yoshi run out of the classroom, crying.

Quotes

 * Narrator: The next morning, Yoshi walked back to School, still angry.
 * Yoshi: Huh!
 * Mario: Yoshi, what happened? You're not doing the morning announcements anymore?
 * Yoshi: No, because it turns out that by rule, the student body president can't also be the morning announcement reader!
 * Luigi: Yeah, Yoshi.
 * Thomas: Hey, guys. I'm telling you about Yoshi's performance as The President. My cars are broken, and Yoshi has done nothing. Well, my friends. I couldn't agree more. Our dino president is a big, green and big-boned milkshake.
 * Narrator: Yoshi was very upset.
 * Yoshi: I'm doing the best I can!!
 * Narrator: (as Yoshi begins to cry, leaves his desk and runs out of Dinosaur Land School, bawling) And he began to cry, left his desk and ran out of Dinosaur Land School, bawling.

Plot
Buizel is told that he has to take a goods train, and when his fire is slow Gligar shunts him to the turntable. Buizel is grumpy and, to pay everyone out, tries to jam the table, but only runs into a ditch, where he has to stay all day until Turtwig and Sudowoodo fish him out.

Plot
Pikachu teases Buizel about his dip in a ditch and leaves to shunt in the lead holes, where he plans to pass a "Danger" sign, but when he does falls into a holeshaft. Buizel comes to the rescue, and the two form an Alliance.

Plot
The Unowns disliking Chikorita repeatedly play tricks on her, making her dislike working with them. Chikorita is advised by Buizel that if he were ill, he couldn't shunt Unowns. Chikorita takes the hint, and when he pulls a "sickie" the next day Piglet is allocated his Unowns. He takes them to the slate mines and waits for his full ones, but the Unowns mistake him for Chikorita and brake their coupling, smashing into him. Luigi helps him, and Mr. Krabs reprimands Chikorita for lying.

Plot
Pikachu is busy and asks Piplup to take the children home from Sunday School. Piplup accepts, but when he leaves the weather turns bad and it begins raining. Piplup braves battles onward, but has to pass through a flooded field and his fire goes out. The crew chop up floorboards from the brakevan, and Pidgeot thoughtfully drops hot drinks for them - unluckily landing on Piplup's head. Piplup makes it home safely, and is lauded by Pikachu and the passengers.

Plot
Piplup is telling the Pichu Bros. the story of the time he braved bad weather to help Pikachu, but Sudowoodo wants to rest and sends them away. Piplup is cross, and races over to the quay, to find the "DANGER" board Pikachu encountered. Piplup wants to see why the board is there, and asks the Unown to push him past it, which is an unwise decision, as the Unown push Piplup into the water.

Plot
An admiral is coming to open Sinnoh's Maritime Museum and Pikachu is convinced that he can find treasure with clues from Ludicolo. The other Pokemon are doubtful, until Pikachu finds the treasure.

Plot
The Pichu Brothers are sent to work in the yard, and as a reward for their hard work they are allowed to have a go on the turntable. Unfortunately, Pichu Big is sent onto the same line as Pichu Little and they end up buffer to buffer. Both blames each other for the incident, and they decide to give each other the silent treatment. Eventually, Gligar and Forretress, at the end of their tether, ask Ash to intervene. Ash decides to give them Forretress's heavy goods train, and Pichu Little claims to be able to pull it himself. When he discovers the train is too heavy for him, the Pichu Bros. realize their mistake and work together to pull the train.

Plot
Mudkip hates the snow and is upset when he has to take a special to a mountain village. Mudkip unfortunately slips on some rails, and ends up crashing into the stomach of an enormous snowman in the middle of the village. It's too late to rescue Mudkip, and so when the children see Mudkip, fast asleep, the next morning they think the snowman has grown eyes in its tummy. Nowadays, Mudkip appreciates the snow.

Plot
The Pokemon are to pull freight for a carnival, however Piplup is sent to deliver coal to stations. However, Piplup is bored and sad and tries to help his friends, but without success. Then, he remembers about his coal Unown and notices that his friends were stuck...

Plot
A cleanliness competition is being held and Pikachu and Piplup are determined to beat Buizel, Turtwig and Buneary. At first it dosen't look like they are going to win because they have rocks and coal dust all over them, but after the Pokemon get coal dust dumped on them, Pikachu and Piplup managed to attend the contest clean and won first place ribbons.

Plot
A "Best Dressed Pokemon" competition is being held to celebrate May Day. Most of the Pokemon get in on the fun, but Buizel denounces the competition and refuses to participate. Later, Buizel is crossing a bridge when a banner is blown onto his front, but Buizel can't stop and so remains "dressed up" until he is announced the winner of the "best dressed" competition.

Plot
The Pokemon plan a surprise party for Pikachu to thank him for his work in the snow, but they keep the details away from Pikachu, who is naturally furious they aren't letting him in on the secret. Pikachu eventually goes to sulk in a siding, but Pidgeot convinces him to go to Brooklyn, where Pikachu discovers a Christmas party is being held especially for him.

Plot
Pikachu is so distracted by a rainbow he doesn't pay attention to the track and runs over a telegraph pole.

Plot
Squirtle collects some Unowns and takes them to the station. After that, Piplup crashes into a barn and Squirtle rescues him

Plot
It's Christmas time and Pikachu wants to throw Mrs. Kyndley a party to thank her for saving him from a landslide the year before. Ash agrees with him, but first Pikachu, Chimchar and Scyther have to rescue her from her snowed-in house. Pikachu and Chimchar arrive home to find the sheds in darkness, but then a switch is thrown and the sheds are covered in lights.

Plot
It's the twenty-third of December and the final preparations are being made for a carol party to be held at Brooklyn. Pikachu is sent to collect the Christmas tree, but on the way back runs into a snowdrift again and is covered in an avalanche. Beldum and Magnemite go to the rescue and save Pikachu and the precious cargo. The tree arrives on time, and everyone is delighted when the guest of honour - Santa Claus - arrives in Pidgeot.

Plot
When Snorunt's Unowns break away and fall into a ravine Corphish chortles that Snorunt's Unowns will return to haunt him, so Cyndaquil tells him of a Pokemon who tried to cross the same ravine and fell into the swamp below. Corphish is dismissive, but his crew plan to teach Corphish a lesson and take him across the bridge. After seeing the ghost heading towards him (though it's just an Pokemon formed by fireflies) Corphish is spooked and runs back to the safety of the Pokeball.

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Corphish: If we don't go home now, Bulbasaur will take my favorite place in the sheds.

Quote 3:
 * Corphish: Haunted bridge! Pah! It's as tame as a pet rabbit.


 * Corphish: Take me back, take me back! Please!

Plot
Pikachu and Cyndaquil become snowed down by a tunnel, so to pass the time Cyndaquil tells Pikachu a story. One snowy day, Bulbasaur was travelling up to the slate mine when he passed through a ravine. His driver was concerned that noise could cause an avalanche, and he sets an emergency cap. When Bulbasaur runs over it, nothing happens, so his crew decide to make a cup of cocoa. Unfortunately, up in the slate mines some "empties" jam the winch and some Unown run down the slope into the ravine, causing an avalanche which buries Bulbasaur. When Cyndaquil comes to the rescue, they discover that Bulbasaur's heat has created an igloo, and inside they find Bulbasaur's crew nonchantly sipping cocoa. Buizel then arrives with his snow machine, only to be buried when the noise causes an avalanche. Pikachu jokes that if Bulbasaur could emerge from an avalanche laughing, Buizel could at least do the same.

Quotes

 * Buizel: Hey, look out! There's snow about!

Plot
Turtwig is bragging that he gets to pull the mayor of Sinnoh, and becomes worse than ever when Piplup accidentally sprays Buizel with mud. When Ash arrives with news of an important job - transporting the Queen of Sinnoh - Buizel tricks Turtwig into volunteering. Turtwig thinks he's got his best job yet, but is horrified to find the so-called "Queen of Sinnoh" is really a rusty old barge. Turtwig, however, is determined not to let Buizel beat him, and manages to stay clean throughout the whole journey, even when the barge breaks a pipe full of sludge. Buizel is amazed to find Turtwig without so much as a speck of dust on him afterwards, but then Piplup arrives and accidentally scatters rock dust all over Turtwig.

Plot
Sudowoodo's feeling under the weather, but Pikachu and Piplup are skeptical and lie to a foreman that Sudowoodo has volunteered to take most of their Unown. Buneary, however, believes Sudowoodo and when he loses water due to leaky tubes she comes to the rescue, while the ashamed Pokemon are sent to do Sudowoodo's work. When Sudowoodo returns, however, he complains that the workmen didn't check him good enough.

Plot
Mario, Luigi and Yoshi go to the slate mines to help Rabbit. Rabbit is impatient and behaves rudely towards the others. While the others are taking some Unowns back, Rabbit pushes the Unowns around, and, while shunting some "empties" at the incline, gets his coupling tangled with a Unown. The winch hauls the Unowns and Rabbit up the slope. Rabbit's weight is too much for the winch and a coupling breaks, making Rabbit run down the hill into the swamp. Rabbit is pulled out and Mr. Krabs makes him work at the mines as punishment until he learns to be "patient and careful".

Quotes
Quote 1:

Quote 2:
 * Rabbit: I'll show you how fast a rabbit can work.
 * (Rabbit then biffs four slate Unowns together)
 * Rabbit: Nothing to it!
 * Luigi: Those Unowns will pay you back! Unowns don't like be biffed.
 * Rabbit: I can handle Unowns.


 * Rabbit: I'll show that lazy dinosaur and those pesky plumbers!

Plot
Mario and Yoshi's line is neglected and when Luigi suggests repairing the line to Mr. Krabs he is given an ultimatum: repair the lines while blasting is going on in the slate mines or the line will be closed for good. The three work their hardest, but they are fighting a losing battle and Tauros is the first to notice. Luigi luckily tricks him into helping them and they finish the work on time.

Plot
Sudowoodo needs to go to the Works after being collasped, and unfortunately Meowth is the only Pokemon available. The next day the Unowns tease Meowth at the Docks, so he boasts he can pull twenty of them at once. Meowth soon finds he is unable to move them (unbeknownst to him, a shunter has put on the brakes) and pulls so hard he breaks loose and falls onto a barge. Meowth is sent home, while Sudowoodo pulls the Unowns away.

Plot
Mudkip occasionally acts as banker for heavy trains on the main line in need of assistance on hills, but Arbok and Weezing feel that he is unreliable and should be retired. This worries Torchic, who speaks to Ash. Pikachu and Mudkip shunt Unowns, while Torchic, Squirtle, Gligar, Beldum and Magnemite tell Ash about Arbok and Weezing. But when Arbok and Weezing crash into the back of the Pokeball, only Mudkip can help take Arbok and Weezing to the station. Arbok and Weezing realize afterwards that Mudkip is not as unreliable as they thought and Ash punishes both poison Pokemon for saying rude things about Mudkip by keeping them in they're Pokeballs for two months.

Plot
Cyndaquil and Bulbasaur are concerned Corphish will collaps at a dodgy section of line near Knapford Station due to his "rock 'n' roll", but Corphish refuses to take advice from a "smelly Pokemon", and matters are only made worse when Turtwig backs Corphish up the next day. Corphish is full of admiration, and starts to "rock 'n' roll", causing him to collaps. Cyndaquil is furious, but helps Corphish after remembering the passengers, and the two sort out their differences.

Plot
Rabbit is looking forward to take holidaymakers to see Dinosaur World Caves when his job is given to Pachirisu instead. Mr. Krabs wants him to work with Luigi delivering Unowns to the transfer yards for Pikachu as the machines at the coaling plant have broken down. On his way to the coal mine, Rabbit sees an old line leading towards some bushes and, ignoring Luigi's reminder that they have work to do, he goes down the old line which leads to an old mine entrance. Carelessly, Rabbit crashes into a roof support, causing the entrance to collapse behind him! Rabbit carries on into the mine until he hits something, which he thinks are buffers - until he hears a squeaking noise and realises that he ran into some Unowns. Pushing the Unowns, Rabbit finds that the mine shaft was actually a mine tunnel when he arrives at a bordered-up exit, and then, he pushes the Unowns out of the mine. Luigi, who had being looking for Rabbit, finds him with the Unowns, so they take it down to the Transfer Yards where Mr. Krabs tells Rabbit that he must think clearly when he wants to have another advenuture.

Quotes

 * Mr. Krabs: The machines at the main coaling plant have broken down. Ash needs coal until they're mended.
 * Narrator: Mr. Krabs told Rabbit and Luigi to bring coal down from the mine and the hills.
 * Mr. Krabs: Then, Pikachu will take them to the coaling plant. And, Pachirisu will take the visitors to the Dinosaur World Caves.
 * Narrator: Rabbit was very dissapointed. He really wanted to go to the caves. Pulling Unown wasn't a exciting job at all.

Plot
After an accident on a rickety wooden bridge, Mario becomes afraid to cross it and he is demoted to shunting plumber while Yoshi does his work. But when Yoshi runs out of water on the bridge, only one plumber can help him. ..

Plot
Pikachu is looking forward to delivering his mail to the people of the mountain village, but when Sinnoh is struck by a snowstorm the mountain village is snowed under. Pikachu is summoned to help and Piplup takes the mail for him. On the way there, however, a fogman stops him and sends him to get help. Piplup tells Pidgeot as Pikachu arrives with Scyther and asks Piplup to tag along to help with the rescue. Pidgeot drops hot drinks and food for the villages, and Scyther clears the streets. As a token of gratitude for their hard work, the villagers make a surprise. When the Pokemon wake up they see the shed decorated with new paint and decorations and agree it is the best Thanksgiving ever.

Trivia

 * For the UK audience, the celebrated holiday in the episode was Christmas, which is unrealistic because Sinnoh is a British island.

Plot
Sudowoodo likes going to a forest near the line, but when a storm strikes one night the forest is virtually destroyed by the strong winds. Sudwooodo is devastated, so Chimchar, Scyther and Tauros work together to plant new trees.

Plot
May and Drew are visiting and Gligar is to take their luggage to their summerhouse. Electabuzz challenges Gligar to a race and soon gets in the lead. Electabuzz becomes walked up with his lead and stops to allow May and Drew to take photographs, falling asleep in the meantime. Gligar, however, passes him and gets onto the summerhouse branchline and beats Electabuzz, who naturally is very embarrassed by his loss!

Plot
Buizel is boasting about how fast he can go when Pikachu is given the job of delivering a jet engine to Dryaw. Unfortunately, Tropius accidentally switches the jet engine on, causing Pikachu to run at high speed along the line, during which time he passes an amazed Buizel.

Plot
One Halloween, after Gligar tells the other Pokemon a story of a ghost Pokemon that returns to the Smelters, Pikachu, Piplup and Squirtle are sent to collect a special from the smelters. Pikachu delights in teasing Piplup about Gligar's Ghost Pokemon, and so when an engine is needed to get another load Squirtle volunteers Pikachu. Pikachu isn't so confident when he's all alone, and when he runs into some chains and sets off a whistle he is petrified and runs away. Piplup is concerned when he can't find Pikachu at the Halloween fireworks, and goes looking for him. He eventually sees him and forgives him for his teasing, and the two watch the fireworks together.

Plot
Pikachu is surprised to see the Pokemon traveling to Tidmouth Sheds, and follows to get to the bottom of the matter. It turns out the Pokemon have been invited to London by a little girl eager to meet the Pokemon, and the others are to do their work. Pikachu is paired with Mudkip to show him his branchline. Pikachu is feeling excited and boasts about his race with Pachirisu, unluckily crashing through the buffers and into a wall. The workmen race to repair Pikachu in time for the trip, and manage to do so just in time.

Plot
A new park is being opened and Rabbit is bossing Mario and Luigi about and telling them to do their work quicker. When Rabbit finishes his jobs, he is asked to take an elephant statue down to the park, but Rabbit carelessly leaves without the brakevan. Rabbit also ignores the warnings to slow down, and thus runs out of control, finally derailing at the park and sending the elephant flying into the pond. Rabbit is repaired in time for the opening, but is surprised to find the elephant still in the pond due to general favour of the elephant's position, and embarrassed to be lauded by the others for his fortunate mistake!

Plot
Beldum and Magnemite are to take some equipment to the new castle for the re-opening of the castle, but Piplup warns them a monster lurks in the castle; Beldum and Magnemite are divided over whether Piplup is telling the truth or not. On the way, Beldum and Magnemite stop for a fallen tree, and before they can move back a landslide knocks the brakevan over. Ash promises to send help, but the hours pass and no one comes. Then, during the night, a mysterious figure approaches through the darkness. Beldum and Magnemite are petrified, but it's only Geodude to help.

Plot
Buizel is muddy, but refuses to be cleaned and sprays Turtwig with mud after his washdown. As punishment, he is forbidden to pull the Express. Turtwig does the job for him, but when Buizel warns him about the slippery rails on his hill the Tiny Leaf Pokemon refuses to listen, and pays the price when he slips down the hill. Buizel luckily comes to push Turtwig up again, and as a reward is given Pikachu and Buizel his job back.

Plot
Buizel has problems with his fire; Pikachu suggests the cause is gremlins. The other argue about the issue until Ash arrives and informs Buizel he will be taking a special train. Although the turntable in the goods yard malfunctions too, Buizel manages to get to Kirk Ronan on time, and collects the special passenger. At Brooklyn, the passenger's Dalmatian runs away and, after confronting a bull runs away, frightened, into Pikachu. At Brendam, Pikachu enquires about the visitor, and Ash reveals she is his mother, who then aptly renames her dog "Gremlin".

Plot
The Pichu Brothers are bored at the China Clay Workings and are delighted to be asked to work at Wellsworth for the day, but they unwisely ask the trucks for advice and so the yard gets in a mess, causing Buizel to be late with the Express. The next day at the Workings, a landslide devastates the quarry, but the Pichu Bros. get all the workmen out just in time. The next day, Ash arrives on board Gligar, and praises the Pichu Bros. for saving the day.

Plot
During many days of rain, Chimchar is asked to investigate a dam during rainy weather, and discovers it is about to burst its banks. Chimchar hurries to get to higher ground, but the bridge he is on is swept away after the dam collapes. Pidgeot drops a rope to be tied to Chimchar's hand and gives the other end to Piplup. Chimchar is saved and when the floodwater subsides a party is held in Chimchar's honour.

Trivia

 * Stock footage from the Hey Arnold episode: The Flood is used.

Plot
Chimchar's favourite place on the Island is the Windmill. One day, Chimchar carelessly causes an accident. When the windmill is destroyed in a storm the miller cannot afford repairs, but Chimchar has an idea involving a fallen tree.

Plot
Pikachu's trip to Brendam is delayed by a crate of fish falling onto him and eroded tracks on the coastal route, but Sudowoodo doesn't pay attention to Pikachu's warnings and leaves before the signalman can be warned. Sudowoodo walks straight into the sea and has to stay there all night until he is rescued. When Sudowoodo returns Pikachu jokes with him about the whole adventure.

Plot
Pikachu claims to have the best paintwork on Dinosaur World, but it doesn't look so flash when an accident on Piplup's behalf causes him to be covered in coal dust. Pikachu refuses to speak to Piplup for the rest of the night, but laughs the next day when Piplup loses control near the water column and runs into a coalpit, and the two make up that night.

Plot
Pikachu is ill and Squirtle does his work while Pikachu is at the Works. But when Pikachu returns, his handbrake is not fixed properly and when a "relief" fireman forgets to put it on Pikachu runs away in tow. Pidgeot chases after him with an inspector to stop the runaway Pikachu.

Plot
The Pokemon are being delayed by repairs on the viaduct and Pikachu is cross with them for making him late. He gets even more annoyed when Pachirisu claims that he is the quicker of the two now, but Pikachu soon proves him wrong when Pachirisu breaks down at a crossing and Pikachu has to take his passengers home. When Pachirisu's fixed he thanks Pikachu and the two realise that at times being late isn't that bad.

Plot
The Railway Inspector goes to Dinosaur World Hospital and Meowth becomes the new Railway Inspector, destroying Forretress' Unowns, ruining Swellow's Shed and getting stuck on the cement. Pikachu, Squirtle and Mudkip rescue him and Ash punishes him for two months just as the Railway Inspector comes back.

Plot
Luigi is chosen to take Ash and Misty around the Mushroom Kingdom, but first he has to place signs at the landmarks. He rushes this job and finds everyone at the wrong place. Luigi puts everything right, and then recompletes the job of placing the signs where they should be.

Plot
The cold winter conditions have woken Pikachu and Piplup up early, and to keep their mind off the cold they talk about warm things. Pikachu jokingly suggests Piplup wear a scarf, and Piplup takes him seriously. Piplup is later in the yard, trying not to let the coaches hear him. Unluckily, neither do two porters, and the trolley they're pushing is crushed, showering Piplup and Ash with jam and ruining Ash's hat. Piplup is given the trousers to use as a scarf, and Piplup promptly changes his opinion about scarves. That evening, Piplup is cleaned, has the trousers taken away, and is told by Sudowoodo that the next day will be warmer.

Plot
Upon arrival at the new station, Pikachu is told by Ash, and he begins to panic that he won't be able get around the difficult bend without them. Whilst taking other coaches to drop off the workmen, Pikachu goes too fast around the difficult bend and crashes into some bushes. After being rescued, Pikachu sets off for home when he sees some runaway trucks heading towards the new station. Quickly, Pikachu gives chase and manages to overtake them. At the dificult bend, Pikachu gets around it safely on his own. Once at the new station, Pikachu warns the signalman who changes the points and sends the trucks into a siding, just outside the new station. The next day is the grand opening of the station, and Pikachu is happy that the difficult bend isn't difficult anymore.

Plot
Chikorita is taking some Unowns to Great Waterton when she runs into Pidgeot and Bulbasaur, who warn her the shorter route has been blocked due to a snowfall. Chikorita ignores Tigger's advice, but gets stuck in the snow. Chikorita decides to listen to Tigger's advice and gets to Great Waterton safely.

Goofs

 * When Chikorita is cleaned she goes from happy to surprised, but her smile is still visible behind his surprised expression.
 * Chikorita's mouth doesn't move when she says "We did it! Well done, Tigger!"
 * When Chikorita walks to the top of Buizel's Hill her feet don't move.
 * When Chikorita arrives at Great Waterton, Pikachu and Veemon have no snow on them.
 * It would be dangerous for Chikorita to use Tigger as a snowplough, as this would damage her vines.
 * Wasn't going down the hill fast Chikorita's original idea before they got stuck in the snow?
 * Chikorita should have had a brakevan at the front of her train.
 * Wouldn't it be dangerous for a Pokemon to be pushed in snowy weather?

Plot
A new flagpole is needed for Callan Castle, and when it is knocked onto the line and run over by Ludicolo, Sudowoodo fears his favorite tree will be cut down to provide a new one. His fears are amplified when he is asked to transport some saw-wielding workmen to the forest, and makes several detours to find a replacement. Sudowoodo ends up causing a muddle, but is relieved to find the workmen were simply traveling to the forest to collect firewood, and a mast from an abandoned yacht is used as the flagpole.

Plot
It's Knapford Station's birthday and all the Pokemon are preparing for the festivities. When a photographer comes to photograph the engines for a billboard Meowth accidentally obscures Pikachu; Pikachu thinks this was on purpose and is so distracted he goes the wrong way and knocks the billboard over. This gives an opportunity for all the Pokemon to be in a new photo, but when Meowth isn't told, he has to do all the others' jobs. Everything is soon rectified and the new photo is put up at Knapford.

Plot
Gible tries to fix a leaky pipe which Corphish has smashed, with the help of Pikachu, while Buneary and Chikorita discover the mess that Corphish made and repair it, with the help of Smoochum.

Plot
Buizel is asked to pull an empty express train to Kirk Ronan to test the new building. Buizel is bored by the blank plaster wall in front of his buffers, but has other things to think about when he becomes ill. Buizel is repaired in time for the opening, but when he approaches Kirk Ronan, Buizel loses control and crashes through the wall. Upon his return from the Works, Buizel is delighted to discover the broken wall has been turned into a panoramic window.

Plot
Squirtle has been working hard and as a reward Ash gives him his own branchline. Squirtle gets conceited about his responsibility, until Beldum loses patience and tells him he "quacks" like a duck laying an egg. Squirtle is furious, and asks his crew to put a duckling in Beldum. Beldum becomes attached to the duckling, but she soon jumps ship at Tidmouth Halt. Beldum's crew, planning one last trick, put an egg in a box underneath Squirtle's bunker.

Plot
Sudowoodo is ill and Ash fears he will have to be replaced if he cannot improve. The next day, Ash rides in Sudowoodo's arm. Sudowoodo is unable to go further than Brooklyn and Gligar takes over. The fireman tells Ash Sudowoodo's firebox is too small and he needs Welsh grass. Ash arranges for Turtwig to collect some, and Sudowoodo feels better, even managing to find time to tease Pikachu.

Plot
Sudowoodo is taking a special train of fish called "The Flying Dinner" on a snowy night when he collides with a goods train. Ash takes the opportunity to rebuild him, and Sudowoodo returns feeling better than ever, and even gets to pull the Express.

Plot
Yoshi has to collect a special picnic and take it to the beach. But he collapsed and Squirtle rescues him. Yoshi arrives and Mr. Krabs is pleased with him. Yoshi is happy.

Plot
Emily announces that she's pregnet and James doesn't want Thomas and Emily's idea of having a baby cat. Later, after Thomas and Emily talk about the new baby cat's size, James tries to watch the baby cat, but the baby cat is BIG, which causes James to run away, screaming. First, the Big Baby Cat takes a piece of cheese from James and then, he swallows James and his coaches. Thomas tells a crying James that it is a dream. James vows that he will never have a baby cat again.

Goofs

 * When James cries "Oh, Thomas! It was horrible! The new baby cat came in, and he was big and scary, and he didn't have any teeth! Oh, Thomas, I don't wanna a new baby cat! I don't wanna be ignored and become stuck-up in every dream! Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" and looks up at Thomas, his eyebows are missing.

Quotes

 * Narrator: It was all a dream! James was so scared.
 * James: NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO- (voice trails off)
 * Narrator: Just then, Thomas came and turned on his lamplight.
 * James: (screams) AAAAAAAH! THOHOMAS! THOHOMAHAS!
 * Thomas: I was just a dream.
 * James: A dream?
 * Thomas: That's right!
 * James: Oh, Thomas! It was horrible! The new baby cat came in, and he was big and scary, and he didn't have any teeth! Oh, Thomas, I don't wanna a new baby cat! I don't wanna be ignored and become stuck-up in every dream! (sobs) Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Plot
After Thomas punishes James into his room for ruining his branch line, James decides to run away from home and to Duck's station! James eats all the cookies. Then, he tries to sleep at Duck's station, but he hears Thomas and thinks he's laughing. So, he cries and apolizies to Thomas never to run away from home again.

Goofs

 * When Oliver says "And so I-", his eyebows are missing.

Quotes

 * Narrator: Suddenly, James heard Thomas.
 * James: Hey, that's my friend, Thomas!
 * Narrator: On the water tower, Thomas was talking to Oliver, Stanley and Billy
 * James: And he's laughing!
 * Narrator: And he puffed out of Duck's station. He looked at Thomas, Oliver, Stanley and Billy talking. They laughed.
 * Thomas: Oh, It's so nice to get ride of this responsibilty of this enginehood.
 * Narrator: James felt sad.
 * James: I run away from home and, and he's laughing! Oho no, what if I doooonnne!
 * Oliver: And so I- (voice trails off)
 * Narrator: James puffed into Thomas.
 * James: Thomas! Thomas! (cries)
 * Thomas: James, what are you doing?
 * James: Thomas! I heard you! I heard it all! (cries some more) I'm sorry I was better run away from home! I'm sorry I gotta broke your flat in your machine! I'm sorry!! Then I'll promise I'll never be bad again! (bawls)
 * Thomas: I'll never punish you!

Plot
One night, Pikachu is taking engineers to repair the electrics at the Power Station. But, he wants to see the shooting star, so he keeps taking different routes which, as a result, he gets lost. But when Pikachu makes a wish to see what's ahead, the shooting star comes across the sky and Pikachu finally sees the Power Station. Once the electricity is back on, Pikachu returns home, much to the relief of Piplup.

Plot
James becomes the magnificient and makes things dissapear, even Yoshi. Meanwhile, Oliver, Thomas, SpongeBob and Edward struggle to build a shed. Later, James tells Thomas about his magic kit. At the end, when James throws his magic kit into the air, Thomas takes a crying James into the yards as punishment by saying that Sir Topham Hatt that he has to punish him for two months.

Goofs

 * When Thomas says to James "Stop that crying! Sir Topham Hatt has to punish you for two months!", his eyebows are missing.

Plot
The Pokemon are tired of Piplup's chatter of his penquin heritage and are relieved when someone new comes to the yard. The visitor is a Friturtoons character shunter called Weasel, who flatters the Pokemon. Piplup, however, is skeptical, and leaves Weasel to his own devices. Weasel tries to pull some dirty old Unowns, but their brakes are "on" and Weasel becomes furious when he can't move them. To add to that, Piplup refuses to help clean up and the Unowns sing a rude song about Weasel, prompting the Friturtoons character to angrily scuttle away.

Plot
Weasel is furious at Piplup for making him look silly and spreads rumours that Piplup has made offensive jokes about the Pokemon. When Sudowoodo, Turtwig and Buizel find out, they bar Piplup's entry to the shed. Ash is unsure what to make of the situation, and so sends Piplup to Brooklyn to work with Squirtle for a while. Piplup leaves and Weasel is sure he is triumphant in his plan.

Plot
Squirtle feels sorry for Piplup and asks him to act as a back Pokemon for his goods train. Piplup is delighted to help, but when he's running back down the hill, the Unowns break away and chase after Piplup. Piplup manages to gain control, but is horrified to see Turtwig on the line in front of him. Miraculously, the points are switched and Piplup runs onto a siding and into a barber's shop. The furious barber lathers Piplup's face, but when Ash tells the barber about Piplup's bravery the barber cleans Piplup's face. As if that weren't happy enough, Weasel has been sent away and the others want Piplup back.

Plot
Mario tries to show Yoshi and Luigi he can manage but he ends up crashing into Brock's house and Brock's girlfriend Erika puts more plaster on Mario. Bulbasaur and Chikorita pull Mario back to the road. Mr. Krabs sends Mario to the works to be mended for a long job whilst he is threatened that an Amtrack character will do his work.

Quotes

 * Narrator: Then, the two grass Pokemon Bulbasaur and Chikorita arrived.
 * Bulbasaur: Don't worry, Mario.
 * Chikorita: We'll pull you out.
 * Narrator: Bulbasaur and Chikorita, pulling hard, managed to pull Mario back to safety. The Brush and the broken window frame damaged his front. The two grass Pokemon laughed and left him. Mario was in disgrace. There was worst to come.
 * Mr. Krabs: You're in a lot of trouble, Mario.
 * Mario: I know, Mr. Krabs. I'm sorry, Mr. Krabs.

Plot
A Amtrack character called Maria has come to Mario's Mushroom Kingdom while Mario is at the Works. Things start off bad, and Luigi and Yoshi have to console them all night. Maria sleeps well, however, and woos the passengers by telling them about her modernness. But when Luigi shunts a milk tanker behind her, Maria refuses to pull and claims to have been forbidden to pull by her fitter. She is only lying, but no one knows this and so Maria gets her way.

Plot
Maria has neglected to take the milk again and Yoshi is cross. To cheer him up, Luigi offers to swap jobs and Yoshi collects the Unown from the quarry, but they are so cross at him they decide to pay him out and push him onto a brakevan. Mr. Krabs is cross, but not only at him, as seen when he reprimands Maria for being lazy. However he hears from Luigi that she worked hard to help after Yoshi's accident and gives her another chance. The next day Mario returns while Yoshi is at the works.

Plot
Squirtle enjoys visiting the Warehouse Railway, and so Squirtle consults the others. That suits Squirtle, and the next day he travels to the Other Railway, slipping past the diesels by lying he is a Turtle Pokemon. He finds a Friturtoons character named Adam hiding on a siding, and convinces him to travel with him to Dinosaur World.

Plot
Mario is shocked to learn that there is an Friturtoons character with a branchline as famous as his and that the Friturtoons character might visit. The Friturtoons character, Adam, has gotten bored with the Warehouse Railway and is delighted to discover he has been invited to visit the Mushroom Kingdom. When Mario hears the news, he is jealous and refuses to meet Adam, but the others welcome him and he works with Franklin happily all day. When it's time for Mario's last train, he is furious to be shunted to let another train pass, and amazed to find Adam pulling it. Mario grumbles next morning, but Adam explains the situation and flatters Mario, who proceeds to tell Adam about his branchline.

Plot
It's The First Day Of The Month In Frituritown, & That Can Only Mean One Thing. All The Frituritoons Are Very Exited. A New Railway Is Being Built. It's Called The Amtrack Railway. But Something Goes Wrong. Meowth & His Team Of Ledgendry Pokemon Attack. To Stop The Wasting Of The New Railway, The Frituritoons Start A Fight.

Plot
The Friturtoons are excited for Fry to be the boss of them.

Plot
Some children are upset that their playground has been closed, but before Pikachu can tell the others Piplup butts in with news that Pidgeot has been hired to show a special visitor around Sinnoh. A few days later, Buizel is travelling to Knapford when he sees Pidgeot and goes down the wrong line into a tunnel being bored. Pikachu is worried that Buizel will be scrapped, but Ash laughs and says Pidgeot was hired so the man could find a new site for the playground from the air, and the man declares that the sand cleared from the tunnel will be perfect for the playground.

Plot
Sonic and Rabbit are sent to coal yards. Rabbit teases the coal Unown and bumps them into Tails. Sonic tells Rabbit that he's supposed to take the Unown to the village. Rabbit pushes a Unown into a shed. Sonic tells him to be careful. Rabbit ignores him. Later, Rabbit loads his Unown and takes them to Wellsworth but the Unown push Rabbit out of control. Rabbit crashes into Yoshi's train of melons. Yoshi and Rabbit are covered in melons. Sonic races to the rescue and pulls Rabbit back on the ground. Mr. Krabs scolds Rabbit. Sonic is a wiser hedgehog.

Plot
Piplup is at the Pokemon Center for repairs, so Ash puts Pikachu in charge of the mail run. Pikachu is excited about doing it, but Buizel tells him to take advice on how to do it from Piplup. Pikachu ignores Buizel and doesn't ask advice from Piplup as he heads back to Tidmouth Sheds.

Early next morning, Pikachu collects the mail coaches and makes deliveries at the Mushroom Kingdom, Brendam Docks, and the Pokemon Center. To alert the management at each location, Pikachu accidentally wakes up Aipom, Weavile, and Psyduck. On his way back to Tidmouth, Pikachu is surprised to see Aipom making mistakes with their work, unaware that they've fallen asleep as a result of being woken up too early.

When Pikachu returns to Tidmouth Sheds, Ash scolds him for as Aipom have made mistakes. Pikachu feels bad; however, he has the chance to redeem himself as Piplup is still under repair, so he'll take the mail train again. Buizel overhears the conversation, and recommends, again, that Pikachu should ask Piplup for advice. Pikachu puffs to the Pokemon Center to ask Piplup, he tells Pikachu to deliver the mail train quietly.

So, when Pikachu takes his second mail train, he makes his deliveries very quietly. When he arrives at the Pokemon Center, Pikachu is very happy, and then falls asleep.

Plot
Pikachu is jealous to find Turtwig has received brand new Unown, but is delighted when told his Unown are too old to use and he will have to use new ones. Pikachu and Turtwig become competitive about keeping their Unown clean, but at the quarry the Unown bump forward and get covered in dust. Pikachu orders his Unown to behave, but they ignore him and get Pikachu and themselves showered in coal. Turtwig laughs that Pikachu will never win, but Pikachu realizes that if he uses his old Unown he won't have to worry about getting them dirty. Pikachu collects some coal and sets off, but on the way a coupling breaks and Pikachu goes ahead of the Unown. He stops too soon, and the Unown crash into him, flinging coal everywhere. Geodude clear up the mess, Pikachu collects his new Unown and has the coal loaded into them, and arrives at Brendam without the Unowns making any trouble. Turtwig gloats his victory, but then is hit by a falling crate of melons.

Plot
Pikachu and Bulbasaur are sent to collect some pigs and take them to Farmer McColl's Farm. But when they get there, Bulbasaur was amazed because he likes pigs. When they arrive at the Farm, Farmer McColl is pleased.

Plot
Pikachu challenges Electabuzz to a race, but when they pass a station they create a wind blast that sends Ash's hat flying, and so Pikachu is sent to chase after it.

Plot
Luxray starts causing trouble. First, he tells lies to Yoshi. Then, he collaps Turtwig's Unowns. Then, he blocks Squirtle's way. Squirtle tells him to get out of his way, and he does. But Luxray crashes into a muddy ditch. And Squirtle rescues him. Ash punishes Luxray for two months.

Quotes

 * Narrator: Squirtle saw Luxray on his way and stopped.
 * Squirtle: Will you get out of my way?
 * Luxray: Yes. Sorry.
 * Narrator: And he did. So Squirtle walked away.

Plot
The Friturtoons are walked out and so the three Koopas are brought to help out. Unluckily for the Friturtoons, the three koopas are incredibly self-centred and rude; but, of course, they get their comeuppance in due course: Koopa 2 falls off a cliff-face, Koopa 1 is overloaded with flour and Koopa 3 reverses into the sea. Mario is swift to coin the name "the Brothers Grim" for the three.

Quotes
Quote 1: Quote 2: Quote 3:
 * Dexter: They're bringing in the third Koopa on a barge! What happened to that one?
 * Tow Truck Man: Stupid Koopa was reversing and fell straight into the sea.
 * Mario: Well, well, well! The Brother's Grim. Smashed, broken, and sunk!
 * Koopa 1: Oh look, it's a little green dinosaur. You'll be scrapped. Just you wait and see.
 * Mario: Leaping Lasagna. What a horrid Koopa!
 * Dexter: Despicable!

Plot
Luigi warns Maria about bulls, but she claims that she would simply have to toot to scare them off. When Maria is asked to shoo a bull back to its farmer, Maria sees her chance but fails and runs away when the bull sniffs at her. Luigi hears about the events and shoos the bull away, but Maria is later scared when offered "bull's-eyes" sweets by some boys.

Plot
Luigi, Yoshi and Franklin want to hear a story, so Mario tells them the story of Charizard. ..

Years ago, Charizard, Gible and Snorunt lived on Sinnoh. Charizard was wise and kept the others in order, but Gible and Snorunt teased him until Charizard told them about Grovyle, a careless Pokemon who often collapsed until he was turned into a generator. Gible and Snorunt behaved after that, but then their line closed and they were brought by Sinnoh. Charizard was abandoned in a shed, and as the seasons passed it was covered in plants and earth. Charizard had fallen asleep and was blissfully unaware of this.

Yoshi complains that it wasn't a happy story, but Mario replies he'll finish it some other time.

Plot
Mario finishes his tale of Charizard. After Charizard remains asleep in his shed for several years, a group of adventurers hear of Charizard and go on a search for the lost Pokemon. One eventually finds Charizard after falling into his shed, and Charizard is transported to Sinnoh, where Gible and Snorunt, see Charizard and happily tease him about keeping him in order.

Plot
Yoshi is itching to show off his new paint to the passengers, but it's too early and to make a point Mario tells him a tale about Charizard.

At the time the story took place, Gible was still new to Sinnoh and so was to double-head a Pokemon along the "Mountain Road" with Charizard. Gible was cross and insisted on going in front, but he paid too much attention to the view and not enough to the rails and thus collapsed. Charizard gallantly held Gible until his steam pressure was good, then he pulled Gible back to the rails. Gible was grateful but perplexed at Charizard's braveness, having insulted him previously. Charizard modestly claimed he didn't want Gible's new paint to be spoilt!

Plot
Charizard is feeling poorly and Snorunt jokes that he may have to keep him in order. Charizard pays no attention, but when he's taking his passengers home he starts wheezing and Gible and Snorunt have to help him. The three split up at the next station so Gible can take Charizard's train to the dock and Charizard and Snorunt can take Gible's train home. Snorunt is delighted, but Charizard isn't quite out of steam and makes a grand effort. At the top station a man tells his son Charizard had to help Snorunt, who furiously disappears in a cloud of steam.

Plot
Yoshi takes Luxray to a construction site where he is needed to flatten some ground, but when he has to flatten a crossing Luxray deliberately tarmacs the rails, and when Mario runs through he collaps and runs into a barn. Later, Luxray is working in a station yard when Franklin arrives with some Unown, but Luxray is blocking the way and a Unown is still on the main line. Before Rabbit can be alerted, Rabbit rushes through and hits the Unown. When Mr. Krabs hears, he sends Luxray to the timber mill to learn manners.

Plot
Squirtle and Yoshi are tired of working at the coal yards so Ash brings Meowth. Meowth bangs the Unown hard into the coal hopper. Ash tells Squirtle and Yoshi that Meowth is still the avalibale Pokemon to help. Meanwhile Meowth bumps into Yoshi. Yoshi says nothing. Meowth bumps the Unown into the pile of rocks. When Meowth is careless and oils away, he crashes into a fence, rolls down a field and crashes into a brick wall! Squirtle pulls Meowth back onto the rails and Yoshi brings Ash. Ash is angry with Meowth and sends him away!

Quotes

 * Meowth: OH NO!
 * Narrator: Meowth crashed into a fence! He rolled down a field, and he crashed into a brick wall!
 * Meowth: Me-ouch!

Plot
Ash sends Turtwig to the Pokemon Center for a new coat of paint. Buneary has broken down while picking up Bridget Hatt to take her to a birthday party, and no other Pokemon are available so Ash has to send Turtwig who is still painted in his pink undercoat. First, Buneary laughs at Turtwig so to prevent the others from doing the same, Turtwig decides to hide.

He sees Chimchar coming down the line and hides beneath a willow tree but Buizel rushes past and blows the tree branches up and Chimchar sees him and laughs.

Then, he sees Meowth who is shunting Unowns. Turtwig really doesn't want to be seen by Meowth so he hides behind the waiting Unowns. Eventually, Meowth shunts them all and Turtwig and his pink paint are revealed. Meowth laughs at Turtwig.

Finally, Turtwig tries to hide from Buizel in a tunnel. Pikachu and Piplup arrive to see what's going on. Buizel insists the Pokemon in the tunnel reveal himself because the express cannot get through. So, Turtwig is left with no choice but to reveal himself and after Turtwig is laughed at, he realises he is running late. So, he steams to Maithwaite passing Sudowoodo and Electabuzz who also laugh, but Turtwig doesn't mind; he just wants to be a really useful Pokemon.

Turtwig thinks Bridget and her friends will laugh at him, but they don't. Pink is their favourite colour!

Plot
Gary is planning a garden party to fund a trip to the seaside for underprivileged children. Gligar wants to help, and when Gary forgets to put posters up Gligar has them put on his wings. Pachirisu later teases Tauros about being old, but Tauros forgets all about it with the happiness of giving children rides. Pachirisu later tries to go through the field to drop off some passengers, but gets stuck in the mud and has to be pulled out. Pachirisu apologises to Tauros, and the party is a success.

Quotes
Quote 1: Quote 2: Quote 3: Quote 4: Quote 5: Tauros: I'm not dozing. I'm resting!
 * Scyther: (sees Pachirisu stuck in the mud) I'm the one who has to plow fields. We better get you out of here.
 * (after Pachirisu is free from the Orchard mud)
 * Pachirisu: Thank you, Tauros! You're not a stick-in-the-mud at all!
 * Tauros: No. But you were, just for a little while.
 * Tauros: Gary says that not all children are able to have holidays by the sea. So he's having a garden party to raise money for a seaside trip. I'm going to be the star attraction, giving rides to all the visitors. Gary is putting up posters all about it.
 * Gligar: I'd like to help too, but without my rails I wouldn't be much good at a garden party.
 * Gary: Thanks to your good idea about the posters, hundreds of people paid to come to the party. We've raised lots of money for the children.
 * Narrator: Later, Tauros was resting in the Orchard shed when Pachirisu rolled by.
 * Pachirisu: Hello, Tauros! Why are you dozing there like an old stick-in-the-mud?
 * Narrator: Then, he told Pachirisu about Gary's party.


 * Pachirisu: I'll be there too! I'm not sure people will want a ride on an Wild Bull Pokemon after traveling in an EleSquirrel Pokemon like me.

Plot
It's the annual Sports Day and Pachirisu challenges Pikachu to a race to the venue. Pikachu manages to stay in front until Ash asks him to get the medals for him - they have been left in his office. As a "thank-you" for collecting the medals, Pikachu gets a medal all to himself.

Plot
When Ash comes to inspect the quarry he discovers Pichu Little is in need of new paws and sends him to the Works to have them fitted. Pichu Big is jealous and his mind drifts, causing him to knock a pipe into his head and cover Aipom with soot. The Unowns, sensing Pichu Big is cross, tease him, making him careless and causing him to reverse into a ditch. Pichu Little, who has just returned, pulls Pichu Big out, upon when it is discovered that Pichu Little needs new paws.

Plot
Lauren is a young, inexperienced Friturtoons character who insists on pushing her Unowns into different places every day, to Luigi's fury. Eventually, Luigi loses patience and tells Lauren to take her Unowns herself, and when Meowth creeps into the quarry he tells her Friturtoons are second, which only makes things worse. Lauren soon ignores Luigi's advice on the hill outside of Ffarquhar, but when the Unowns get revenge for her bumping them, she is stuck on the hill and cannot move. Luigi goes to help so as not to incur the wrath of Mr. Krabs, and manages to push her back. Lauren, ashamed, quickly shunts her Unowns and scurries home.

Plot
Lauren has been confined to the quarry and complains to Yoshi, who is quite unsympathetic. When a thaw increases production at the quarry, Lauren uses the chance to be allowed to go further down Luigi's way, but gets too big for her hands and asks the Unowns to push her down the line. However, when she's away Luigi comes, and they push him down the line onto a bridge swept away by a landslide, leaving only rails behind. Lauren goes to the rescue and confesses it was her fault, but Mr. Krabs and the manager are pleased and allow her to travel on the branchline.

Plot
Gary is holding a fete, and Pidgeot is disappointed when he has to continue with safety patrol, but he gets his chance to be useful when Pegasus the carthorse gets stuck in a ditch, and is hailed as a hero at the fete afterwards.

Plot
The visitor has come to visit the Friturtown, and although most of the Pokemon get along well with him Buizel is jealous of his record (he was the first Pokemon to go 100 mp/h), claims he is a liar because he has no dome and tries to go as fast as him. Unfortunately for him, his dome is blown off at the viaduct, and is made into a laughing stock at Knapford by some Unowns. Buizel, heading back home, hopes that the shed will be empty, but all the Pokemon are there waiting to make fun of him.

Plot
Bulbasaur has to work with Mojo Jojo with coal deliveries. Mojo Jojo teases the Seed Pokemon for being stinky. The two set off to the coal yard, but Mojo's teasing continues, and Bulbasaur wants to pay him out. But he is not sure how. However, Mojo's teasing has come and he breaks down at the coal hopper, causing coal to pour down on him. Mojo is covered in coal. After Bulbasaur delivers the coal to the Villiage, Ash is pleased with him, and Professor Utonium looks at his watch, because Mojo is five minutes late. Professor Utonium is cross with Mojo because he is supposed to be a good monkey, but he supposes he is wrong, and gives Mojo a punishment by keeping him in his house for two months. Squirtle comes and takes Mojo back to his house.

Plot
Yumi tells Squirtle off for wasting time by talking to Adam, but Squirtle shuts her up by telling her they have something in common - they have both escaped from scrap. Yumi is later taking a goods train to the Other Railway when a stranded Friturtoons character named Wallace begs her to take him to the North Western Railway. Yumi is glad to help, and they manage to get to the works despite being stopped by an Other Railway foreman. Mr. Krabs soon finds out, and arranges for Wallace and Frog, to be repainted and work on Franklin's branchline.

Plot
Wallace is still new to Friturtown, and when the Friturtoons begin singing his praises he becomes conceited. In the end, a group of disgruntled Unowns cut him down to size when they push him into the turntable well.

Plot
Mario and Princess Toadstool are sent to do an arrend at the smelters on Halloween. But Haunter and Gengar scare them knowing they're afraid, but when a tarpaulin falls onto Princess Toadstool, Mario, Haunter and Gengar get frightened away with Princess Toadstool following them thinking a ghost got her. The chase ends back at Tidmouth Sheds where the tarp flies off Princess Toadstool after going under a signal bridge. After Mr. Krabs comes to see what the noise is about, Gengar admits about the trouble he and Haunter caused and they're sent back to the smelters to do Mario and Princess Toadstool's chores as punishment.

Quotes
Quote 1: Quote 2: Quote 3:
 * Mr. Krabs: What's all the fuss and bother? This has caused Confusion and Delay.
 * Mario: But Mr. Krabs, the flatbeds were rattling.
 * Princess Toadstool: And we heard moaning.
 * Mario: And groaning.
 * Mario: There's no such thing as ghosts.
 * Princess Toadstool: It's just silly make believe.
 * Princess Toadstool: What was that?! You said that there was no such thing as ghosts!
 * Mario: Silly make believe, you said!
 * Haunter and Gengar (making spooky noises): Oo_____oo!

Plot
Gligar is needed at Brendam and Chimchar is sent to shunt at Wellsworth but Chimchar is worried that if Buizel stalls on the hill he won't be able to do much. Sure enough, Buizel stalls, so Chimchar is sent to act as a "banker". Chimchar's first efforts come to nothing, but after hearing Pikachu and Piplup cheering for him he grits his teeth and slowly but surely pushes Buizel over the top.

Plot
Pikachu plays a trick on Yoshi by talking beside him, making the dinosaur knock his Unown of pilings. The other Friturtoons want to join in too and surprise Luigi, Sonic and Tails. When Mr. Krabs finds that none of Pikachu's Unown have been loaded he is furious. Pikachu, seeing the error of his ways, works to get everything in order, but plays one last trick on Mr. Krabs and hides his Unown. When Mr. Krabs discovers the trick he declares Pikachu is "a very funny Pokemon!"

Plot
Turtwig is shocked to discover Gligar has been chosen to appear on a railway poster. He tries to be as good as Gligar by treating his Unown nicely and being useful, but he is held up after being cleaned, and is afraid Gligar will finish his passenger journey before him. Turtwig uses the main line to get ahead of Gligar, but when he goes onto the same line as him he stops suddenly for a signal and Gligar is unable to stop in time. Gligar therefore bumps behind Turtwig and Turtwig is pushed forward, ironically, into Gligar's railway poster. Although Pikachu jokes he is the poster Pokemon now, Ash is less than impressed and tells Turtwig the children will be unable to visit the seaside now that Gligar is damaged. However, Turtwig acts as a backing Pokemon for Gligar.

Plot
A snowman balloon becomes attached to Pikachu's bunker, but Pikachu thinks the snowman is following him and tells it to go away. Only when he told Ash about the snowman did he realize the balloon was attached to his paws and decides to take it back to the children.

Plot
Gligar is excited to be taking the Sinnoh brass band to a concert, but the day before the concert he is knocked over by a ship's boiler at Brendam and has to be repaired. Pachirisu collects the brass band, but a storm from the night before has flooded a road, and Pachirisu goes through a muddy field. Unfortunately, Pachirisu bogs down in the mud, but the leader of the band tells his players to tune their instruments and play. Gligar hears the instruments, and collects the band. Gligar gets them to the concert on time, and it is a great success.

Plot
Meowth wants to show the Pokemon Meowths can pull fish Unowns to the docks, but he ends up falling in water.

Plot
Gligar, unaware that Pachirisu is racing to Wellsworth with Pikachu's passengers, leaves. Pachirisu sees him leaving and tries to catch him waiting at a crossing, but Gligar leaves just before Pachirisu arrives. Pachirisu races after Gligar again, and finally catches him. Pachirisu explains his tale, the passengers scramble aboard, and Pachirisu goes to tell Pikachu the news.

Plot
Gible sees that Grovyle is brought back to service by Ash. Grovyle is rude to Gible. Gible tells Pikachu that Grovyle had said. Pikachu says that Grovyle is still rude. Grovyle is skepitcal and collects some coaches. Gible tells Grovyle to be careful. But Grovyle doesn't lsiten. When Grovyle pulls his coaches, they push him down the line. Grovyle falls off a pier and into the water. Gible tells Totodile about Grovyle and races to the rescue. Gible pulls Grovyle back onto the line. Grovyle is very silly. Gible is a really useful Pokemon.

Plot
Meowth is told to help Squirtle at the coal yard while Wartortle is away. But, he feels lazy and dosen't want to work. So, he pretends to ill. While, Squirtle is at the coal yard. Pikachu tells Squirtle that he's still devious, but Meowth runs off and crashes into a pit. Squirtle finds Meowth and pulls him out. Meowth is taken to the repair yard. Ash is there and is very cross with Meowth. He gives Meowth a punishment by keeping him in the smelter shed for the next two months. Meowth says that he has learned his lesson and promises to not to be lazy ever again.

Plot
Pikachu has been sent to collect the Christmas Tree from the wharf, but he can't find it and Rabbit and Tails tease him for not knowing what a Christmas tree looks like. Pikachu walks away indignantly. He meets Sonic at some points, but ignores him, not noticing Sonic is pulling the tree. Pikachu finds a flatbed carrying what he thinks is the Christmas tree sheltered by a tarpaulin, and pushes it away, but takes the wrong turning and pushes the flatbed into the canal, revealing its real load: pipes. Pikachu looks for Sonic, who shows him where the tree is, and Pikachu manages to deliver it in time.

Plot
Sonic is given the job of overseeing an important special while Mr. Krabs is at a meeting with Ash, but he daydreams and doesn't listen to the others. Pikachu arrives to find the special unready, and Sonic races to correct his errors.

Plot
Turtwig has delivered a new bike for Mr. Krabs' hiking trip, but it doesn't have a bell. Franklin doesn't know where to find one, but so as not to look silly he pretends he knows where to find one, and sets off. He sees a cow's bell and has it put on the bike, but Ami and Yumi notes that the cows don't look it. Franklin quickly sets off, and, at the station, borrows Rainbow the Clown's necklace of bells. Tails remarks that the children aren't taking any notice, and Franklin runs off. He decides to return to the wharf, but when he sees Turtwig, Ami, Yumi and Tails, he backs off. He sees a bell destined for the school and has it put on too, but it falls over, and it creates such a noise the others come to investigate. Franklin sheepishly leaves, when he sees Pikachu with an old foghorn. He has an idea and, once it is cleaned and polished, the bell from Mr. Krabs' old bike is attached to the new bike.

Plot
The points are jammed and Buizel is asked to collect an engineer from Maron. Upon his arrival, he is told that Pachirisu is bringing more passengers, but Buizel is impatient and sets off with who he thinks is the engineer. Unluckily, at the signalbox the "engineer" tells Buizel he's a carpenter who thought Buizel was taking him to Brendam. It appears Buizel is stranded, but Pikachu suggests that Buizel reverse down his line to Maron. Buizel leaves his coaches and reverses to the next station, but Magnemite is in the way. Thinking quickly, Buizel suggests Magnemite reverse to the next station to get Beldum to reverse to Maron, and then work forwards again. The idea works and the railway returns to normal again.

Plot
Knapford Station is being redecorated. When Aipom does not say hello, Buneary assumes she is sad and walks to the quarry to cheer her up with some of the new flowers, only to cause Gligar and Pikachu to crash. Aipom tells Buneary that to make her happy she would like all the mess tidied up and Buneary's load of flowers taken straight to Knapford.

Plot
Pikachu is furious when Electabuzz orders him to shunt his coaches, and vows to show he is better than Electabuzz. All of Pikachu's attempts fail, but when Drew urgently needs to return to the mainland and Electabuzz's fire is slow to start Pikachu gets the job of pulling Drew to the airport.

Plot
Gligar is delivering some cattle Unown to the market, but some disgruntled cows break through a fence and derail the last few Unown. Gligar, however, remains blissfully unaware of this until Buizel and Sudowoodo tease him about the incident. A few days later, Buizel is pulling the Express when he is stopped by a cow on the line. Sudowoodo, all the passengers and both crews try to send her away, but nothing works until Piplup delivers the cow's calf to the bridge and the contented cow and calf trot away. The two Pokemon keep the adventure to themselves, but Gligar hears and teases them in the shed.

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Turtwig is cross with Gligar for being late, and complains Gligar is no better than a lump of old iron. When Turtwig's sprite falls ill a few days later, the other sprite has to get Turtwig ready for shunting. In his absence, two boys creep into Turtwig's back and start him. Gligar comes to collect Turtwig's sprite and chases after the grass Pokemon. An inspector riding in Gligar's back manages to hook Turtwig with some rope, and the sprite races across to take control. Gligar tows Turtwig to Wellsworth, and the pleased Ash rewards Gligar with an overhaul at the works.

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Rabbit is collecting the clock tower's bell to be polished. When he collects it he quickly comes to admires the bell's chime; so much in fact that he doesn't listen to the foreman's warning about the old track nor the other Friturtoons' warning him to slow down. Rabbit realises his mistake when he hits some bumpy tracks and loses the bell, but, by listening carefully, Rabbit finds the bell caught in a tree above the line. Once the bell is back on his flatbed, Rabbit goes slowly and carefully for the rest of the way to the polishers.

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In a follow-up to Pikachu Down The Hole, Pikachu and Buizel arrive home to discover decorations being put up at Tidmouth Sheds. Ash tells the Pokemon that HM Queen Elizabeth II is coming to visit Sinnoh. Sudowoodo brags he'll pull the Royal Train, but when his paintwork is spoilt by a spilt paint pot Ash decides to make other arrangements and gives Pikachu the duty of shunting the coaches and Buizel the Royal Train. The day comes, and Buizel proudly puffs into Knapford with the Queen, who personally greets each and every one of the Pokemon and is sent away with a fanfare of whistles by the delighted Pokemon.

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Turtwig has barely returned from the Works when news comes of a special: a Pokemon is needed to take the Mayor of Sinnoh to the Festival of Light at the castle. Turtwig volunteers, and Pikachu, Piplup and Buneary get to do goods work. Turtwig is cleaned and arrives at the castle, but is shocked to discover the others haven't finished their work, and goes to help his friends at once. The four manage to get to see the Festival of Lights, and Ash is proud with Turtwig.

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Franklin is at his house and is talking to Mario about the passangers saying "This is a Bad Railway" because Bully Koopa is sulking in the shed, and later, Franklin tells Bully Koopa his train's ready, and Cheatsy Koopa angirly says that the kooapings don't pull Unown like friendly Friturtoons and that was Toad's job. Franklin hurries to find Luigi, but it doesn't work. And Franklin hurries to find Roo at Tidmouth Yard. When Toad arrives at Mushroom Kingdom, Mr. Krabs tells Franklin, Roo, Toad and Luigi that Cheatsy Koopa, Bully Koopa and Kooky von Koopa have said rude things about friendly Friturtoons, and have crashed into a train of melons and tells them to run their work. The three Koopalings are shut up in the shed for the next two months by Mr. Krabs.

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Chimchar's Pokeball is leaking, so Ash decides to have the roof repaired, but Chimchar doesn't seem happy. Pikachu soon finds out why: birds roosted in the old Pokeball's roof. Pikachu knows how to solve the problem, and a birdhouse is built from the old wood.

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Tropius is kept working through day and night. When he becomes frustrated with Ludicolo's tales, he accidentally drops a load of pipes onto the rails, knocking over a shed and trapping Ludicolo and the Pichu Brothers. Ludicolo passes the time by telling stories to the delighted brothers, but poor Tropius is unable to get any rest even when not working. When Geodude finally clears away the mess Tropius is so relieved he is polite for once - that is, until he accidentally drops some more pipes.

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Chimchar has finished all his jobs and is looking forward to visiting the farm when Ash asks him to do some odd jobs. Chimchar's first job is to shunt some Unown. He asks Aipom for help, but she's too busy. Then Chimchar has to take some Unown to the depot. He asks Pikachu for assistance, but he is running late and has no time to help. Finally, Chimchar has to help Tropius with some cargo and asks Ludicolo to share the workload, but Ludicolo is busy delivering a piston rod. Luckily, the ship has been caught in rough seas and won't arrive until the next morning, leaving Chimchar time to visit the farm. On the way back, however, he meets Sudowoodo, who told him that he had broken down and Aipom, Pikachu and Ludicolo were all helping with his passengers and repairs. Chimchar feels ashamed for thinking they were being unkind, and offers to take Sudowoodo's coaches home.

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Buizel and Turtwig are jealous when Piplup is chosen to take a special to a flower show one windy day. Piplup isn't impressed either when he finds the special is only a carpet, but Ludicolo tells him that it could be a magic carpet and, true to his word, as Piplup leaves Brendam the carpet mysteriously unravels. The carpet turns out to be rather troublesome, as it floats onto Onix's wellwagon, then onto Chimchar's cab and finally onto the rails in front of Pikachu. Piplup says the right magic word in time ("please") and the carpet coincidentally floats back onto Piplup's Unown. Ash later tells Buizel and Piplup that there's no such thing as a magic carpet, but the two aren't so sure. ..

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It is the day of the spring party at May and Drew's Summer House. Pikachu arrives at Brendam Docks to collect eggs for the children to paint when he sees Turtwig and Sudowoodo leaving with their loads for the party. Once Tropius unloads the box of eggs, Pikachu teases Tropius by calling him "Tricky Tropius", and Tropius teases Pikachu back by calling him "Puny Pikachu". Pikachu decides to prove Tropius that he can pull heavy loads by collecting Turtwig's load of timber and Sudowoodo's load of straw bales and taking them back to the Docks. In return, Tropius lifts the respective loads one at a time proving to Pikachu that he isn't tricky. However, when Pikachu tells Tropius to lift him, Tropius only succeeds in breaking his cable and damaging his gearing system. Ash arrives and scolds both Pikachu and Tropius for causing delay and being very silly. Once Pikachu is back on the road again, he asks Electabuzz to take the heavy loads to the party whilst he helps Tropius by collecting new parts from the Pokemon Center. When Pikachu returns with the new parts, he knows that Tropius isn't tricky and, in return, Tropius knows that Pikachu isn't puny at all.

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All the Pokemon on Sinnoh are very excited. Lucario is returning for a visit, and to help with the summer holiday makers. Ash is throwing a surprise welcome party at Knapford for Lucario, and tells Pikachu to tell all the other Pokemon. But Pikachu's mind isn't on the party; he wants to get Lucario a wonderful gift to celebrate his visit. Pikachu walks all around the island, trying to find something special for Lucario. Later, Pikachu arrives at Knapford, but no one is there, as Pikachu hadn't told anybody about the party. Pikachu quickly races around the island, and all soon arrive at Knapford. Pikachu apologizes for not finding a gift, but Lucario insists that the best present of all was having all of his friends together.

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A puppet show is coming and Mario wants to have the puppet show special to himself, even though the train is too heavy for one character. Mario engages in a tug-of-war with Yoshi with the train in the middle, but the coupling breaks and Mario speeds down the hill, crashing into Luigi and Rabbit before falling into the pond. Yoshi rescues him and takes the train while Mario sorts out the mess he made, and arrives in time for the puppet show.

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Buizel is exhausted and Turtwig is given his work while he has a rest. Turtwig becomes more boastful than ever and brags about his importance to Chimchar, who is in need of repairs. Chimchar walks away to the Works, but when he takes on water at Maron he's told to clear the path for Turtwig. Chimchar struggles to Cronk to stock up, but runs out of water. Chimchar's sprite hitches a ride in Cherubi back to Maron, and tells a furious Turtwig of the problem. Turtwig huffly pushes Chimchar to the Works, where several children joke that Chimchar was needed to help Turtwig with the Express, prompting the grass Pokemon to disappear.

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Mario and Yoshi have the important job of transporting the mail, but they are afraid that Owl will start stealing their traffic. Their fears, however, are dispelled after Mario takes an important visitor home and bad weather grounds Owl.

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Pikachu and Piplup are struggling to cope with their work at Brendam, so another Friturtoons character is sent to help. Unfortunately for them, Weasel is the only Friturtoons character available and when the two see him they refuse to work. Ash sends them back to work, but Weasel becomes unbearable after spilling some cargo and talking the others into not snitching. At last, Weasel carelessly pushes several Unown of china clay into the sea and is sent away for good.

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Ash and Misty are going on holiday, but when they board Belle and Bella at Tidmouth Halt Misty calls them "beach huts". Belle and Bella are offended, but they say nothing and the family gets off at Dryaw to go to their holiday home in Pidgeot. The flight is delayed by a low-flying biplane, Team Rocket's Balloon, but they get there, and holiday for several days before Pidgeot comes with bad news: Team Rocket's Balloon has gone missing. Ash joins the search, and in the end they find it crashed in a haystack. Ash continues his holiday, boating on a canal. Unluckily, they become bogged down in mud and Piplup has to help them back to Tidmouth Halt, where Belle and Bella, bearing fresh new paint, are waiting for them. Misty comments that the Bellossom twins look "much better than those old beach huts"; no one has the heart to correct her.

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When Piplup arrives with the mail Unown alongside Turtwig at a red signal, his signal turns to green and Turtwig is cross as he was at the signal before Piplup; but his sprite explains that Piplup's mail is more important than slow-goods. Later, Turtwig is still grumpy when Pikachu is at the water-column before him as he's a guaranteed connection. Making Turtwig wish to be an important Pokemon.

Later, Turtwig is given an important job to deliver coal to all the stations. Feeling important, Turtwig refuses to wait to take on more water nor helps Gligar with his jobs. However, once he collects the coal Unown and starts his job, Turtwig soon runs out of strength. Gligar arrives with his passengers, but he can't help Turtwig as he's running late. Gligar warns the signalman up ahead, and soon Ludicolo arrives to help Turtwig. Ludicolo scolds Turtwig about not helping Gligar and reminds him that no job is more important than helping another Pokemon.

With Ludicolo's help, Turtwig gets more strength and carries on with his deliveries. However, when Turtwig sees Meowth broken down, he remembers Ludicolo's advice and helps Meowth to the fitter's yard. After that, he carries on with his coal deliveries, and the next day, Ash praises Turtwig for helping Meowth and getting his job done.

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When Pikachu leaves to run his branch line, Rabbit is chosen to double head the mountain road with Sonic he isn't pleased, and is rude to him when Sonic offers some help and advice. But when Rabbit suddenly collaps on a steep mountain cliff, with Sonic holding him on! After Sonic helps Rabbit back to the road, the two Friturtoons set off to the station, and Rabbit is punished for two months for being rude to Sonic.

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Piplup is stuck at a broken signal and so Pidgeot takes the mail for him, but he tries to take it all in one load and crashes into a haystack.

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After being late so many times, Piplup is afraid he'll be sent to the scrapyard when he overhears a conversation between his sprite and Ash. After causing an accident, Piplup decides to run away to avoid being scrapped. He is soon found by Pikachu and Ash reveals there was no such notion of scrapping - just Piplup working at the scrapyards and that afterwards, he can take the mail train for working so hard.

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Ash has lost his voice and so Misty asks Piplup to give the Pokemon instructions. However, when Piplup refuses Pikachu's advice he gets confused and causes Buizel to take a goods train, Chimchar to pull the Express and Turtwig to be painted like a bee! With advice from Pikachu, Piplup searches Sinnoh to jog his memory and he sorts everything out.

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Pikachu is given the job of transporting a crate containing a very special statue called The Lion of Sinnoh. However, he thinks his cargo is a real lion, so he decides to take extra care of it. Throughout his journey to Knapford, Pikachu decides to make sure that the lion is well fed and comfortable, so he collects syrup from Sudowoodo, fish from Gligar, and straw from Chimchar, which are all placed inside the crate. When Pikachu arrives at Knapford station, the crate is opened up and everyone is shocked to see the Lion of Sinnoh in a terrible mess. Pikachu feels very silly and owns up to what he thought of his cargo. Ash and Sudowoodo explain that the Lion of Sinnoh was a special statue which got broken. Pikachu's cargo was the new statue of the Lion. Feeling silly, Pikachu agrees to get the statue clean. Taking advice from Sudowoodo and Gligar, Pikachu gets it cleaned at the wash-down and then polished at the Pokemon Center. Once the Lion of Sinnoh looks very clean, Pikachu takes Chimchar's advice to a short-cut via the windmill to get back to Knapford station, where the Mayor of Townsville is very pleased to see the new statue.