Pony Stops Play

Pony Stops Play is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of Spike the Dragon and Friends, and the ninety-fifth episode overall. It is a parody of the Thomas and Friends episode, Train Stops Play.

Cast

 * Pipsqueak as Percy
 * Noteworthy as Stepney
 * Zecora as Caroline
 * Spike as Thomas (does not speak)
 * Braeburn as Toby (does not speak)
 * Big Macintosh as Henry (cameo)
 * Cranky Doodle Donkey as James (cameo)
 * Soarin as Duck (cameo)
 * Garble as Bulgy (cameo)

Transcript
Narrator: "Noteworthy the Music Pony was busy talking to the other animals. It was his first visit to their town and he was having a splendid time."

Noteworthy: "You are very lucky animals."

Narrator: "He said."

Noteworthy: "Your town has got everything. It's long enough to give you a good run, and you have plenty of passengers. Then you have a quarry and a mine, so you'll need plenty of changelings. Changelings are fun. I missed them on our line."

Narrator: "Pipsqueak was surprised. All the animals thought changelings were trouble."

Pipsqueak: "You're welcome to take some of mine."

Narrator: "He said."

Pipsqueak: "But you better ask driver first."

Narrator: "They're drivers agreed and the two ponies set off.

Spike and Braeburn were speechless.

Noteworthy took the changelings to the harbor. Then he picked up a load of empty ones and started back.

Ahead was a cricket field. The game had just began. Noteworthy and his driver had to wait at a signal."

Noteworthy's Driver: "Good."

Narrator: "Said his driver."

Noteworthy's Driver: "We can watch the game."

Narrator: "Then, there was trouble. The batsman hit the ball. It flew high in the sky towards Noteworthy. "Clunk" went the signal. "Thump" went a ball onto a changelings. But neither driver nor fireman heard it."

Players: "Stop!"

Narrator: "Yelled the players. But Noteworthy didn't hear them."

Noteworthy: "Come along. Come along."

Narrator: "He puffed to the changelings."

Players: "Our one and only ball."

Narrator: "Cried the players."

Players: "Wake up, Zecora."

Narrator: "They said to their zebra."

Players: "The chase is on."

Narrator: "Zecora coughed crossly and rolled down the road.

Noteworthy wasn't hurrying. Zecora soon came up behind."

Zocora: "Toot. Toot."

Narrator: "She wailed. The players shouted but Noteworthy was still too far for his driver and fireman to see or hear properly. They completely misunderstood."

Noteworthy's Driver: "If those jokers want a race,"

Narrator: "Said the driver."

Notworthy's Driver: "They can have one. Faster, Noteworthy! Faster!"

Narrator: "Poor Zecora wasn't happy at all. She rattled along at twice her usual speed."

Zecora: "I shouldn't be treated like this."

Narrator: "She grumbled."

Zecora: "This pace it too hot for me. It'll fuse all of my body."

Narrator: "Suddenly, Noteworthy was nowhere to be seen."

Zecora: "Yahoo! That silly pony has run into a hole so we can't catch it. I can go home now."

Narrator: "But she couldn't. Her driver pounded Zecora on up the steep hill, and then down the other side towards the station. Noteworthy was already there and Zecora cluttered in."

Players: "We need our ball back."

Narrator: "Cried the players and explained everything.

The ball was with the third changeling from the end of the line."

Player: "We found it."

Narrator: "Cried a player."

Noteworthy's Driver: "We're sorry."

Narrator: "Said the driver."

Player: "Ah, you couldn't help it."

Narrator: "Replied the player."

Player: "Now, we must get back quickly."

Noteworthy's Driver: "You'll be lucky."

Narrator: "Said the driver."

Noteworthy's Driver: "Zecora looks worn out."

Narrator: "And she was. The driver spoke to the stationmaster and the signalman and they all agreed on the plan.

Soon they put Zecora onto a wagon and a trailer coupled behind. The players crowded inside and Noteworthy took them back to the playfield.

Everyone enjoyed watching the game. Even Zecora was pleased."

Noteworthy: "She doesn't think ponies silly now."

Zecora: "They have their uses. They can save the wear on a poor zebra's foot."