Spike & The Rumours

Spike & The Rumours is the seventeenth episode of the fifth season of Spike the Dragon and Friends, and the one hundred and twenty-first episode overall. It is a parody of the Thomas and Friends episode, Thomas & The Rumours.

Cast

 * Spike as Thomas
 * Big Macintosh as Henry
 * Chief Thunderhooves as Gordon
 * Cranky Doodle Donkey as James
 * Pipsqueak as Percy
 * Hoity Toity as Sir Topham Hatt
 * Owlowiscious as Harold (does not speak)
 * Soarin as Duck (cameo)
 * Apple Bloom as Annie (cameo)
 * Sweetie Belle as Clarabel (cameo)
 * Everyone else as Themselves

Transcript
Narrator: "Spike the Dragon loves his route. One day, when he stopped at a small station, some children looked sad."

Bridget Hatt: "They've closed your playground and our favorite sand pit."

Boy: "Teacher says the sand is soiled and too dirty to play in."

Children: "Please help us, Spike."

Spike: "I'll see what I can do."

Narrator: "Replied Spike kindly.

Spike hoped things weren't quite as bad as the children had made them out to be. But as he passed their playground, a large sign read "Playground closed until further notice"."

Spike: "The children were right."

Narrator: "Thought Spike sadly.

He puffed into the yards and was just about to tell the other animals about the playground when Pipsqueak rushed in."

Chief Thunderhooves: "You look glum, little Pipsqueak."

Narrator: "Said Chief Thunderhooves."

Pipsqueak: "Hoity Toity told driver that he's using Owlowiscious to show a visitor the town instead of using any of us animals."

Chief Thunderhooves: "Despicable!"

Narrator: "Said Chief Thunderhooves."

Big Macintosh: "Disgusting!"

Narrator: "Snorted Big Macintosh."

Cranky Doodle Donkey: "Animals on the ground are meant to take visitors around our town. Not that old bird!"

Narrator: "Cranky exclaimed.

Chief Thunderhooves was the first to see Owlowiscious."

Chief Thunderhooves: "Owlowiscious thinks he can go faster than me. I'll show him!"

Narrator: "Next, it was Big Mac's turn."

Big Macintosh: "Hoity Toity has chosen Owlowiscious because he thinks he's more important than me. Well, he's not! Owlowiscious can't fly through tunnels!"

Narrator: "Pipsqueak stopped by a signal on his route near a field where sheep were grazing. Owlowiscious hovered for a while, then buzzed away."

Pipsqueak: "I know what he's doing. He's counting sheep."

Narrator: "And Pipsqueak puffed along his path feeling much better about things.

That evening, the animals talked about the situation."

Chief Thunderhooves: "Owlowiscious wants to get rid of us!"

Narrator: "Said Chief Thunderhooves."

Big Macintosh: "He doesn't need tunnels!"

Narrator: "Added Big Mac."

Pipsqueak: "Don't worry, he's just counting sheep."

Narrator: "Said Pipsqueak."

Chief Thunderhooves: "Counting sheep? Pah!"

Narrator: "Snorted Chief Thunderhooves."

Chief Thunderhooves: "He's counting how many animals he can get rid of. He'll see how useful I am tomorrow!"

Narrator: "Spike wanted to mentioned the children's playground, but solving the mystery of Owlowiscious and the visitor came first.

The next day, Chief Thunderhooves was traveling to collect his buffaloes."

Chief Thunderhooves' Driver: "We'll show that old bird just how fast you can go, Chief Thunderhooves!"

Narrator: "Said his driver. But because they were watching Owlowiscious, they missed a signal and went onto the wrong path.

Chief Thunderhooves was traveling to trouble. Ahead was a tunnel under repair. His driver braked hard, but it was too late."

(CRASH!)

Narrator: "Later, Spike pulled Chief Thunderhooves clear with the breakdown crane. Hoity Toity spoke severely to Chief Thunderhooves' driver."

Spike: "Will Chief Thunderhooves be scrapped, sir?"

Narrator: "Asked Spike sadly."

Hoity Toity: "What makes you think that?"

Narrator: "Said Hoity Toity. Spike decided to pluck up courage."

Spike: "Because the animals think the visitor is here to see if we can be replaced by Owlowiscious."

Narrator: "Hoity Toity laughed."

Hoity Toity: "Well, the animals are wrong, and you shouldn't listen to rumours, Spike. This gentleman is making a playground for the children. It was easier to find a suitable site from up in the air."

Visitor: "And what's more,"

Narrator: "Said the visitor."

Visitor: "That tunnel sand will be perfect for the playground. Sand we found by accident, you might say."

Narrator: "Hoity Toity still uses Owlowiscious to fly above the town. But all the animals know that Owlowiscious isn't spying on them. He is just being very useful."