Middle Engine / The Fogman / Dunkin' Duncan (Treehouse TV USA)

Middle Engine / The Fogman / Dunkin' Duncan (Treehouse TV USA) is the forty-sixth episode of Thomas & Friends (the Treehouse TV version).

Summary

 * After Sir Topham Hatt accuses Percy of going toward the Tipper's Loading Ramp, only James would deal with 'Arry and Bert / Thomas meets Cyril the Fogman / Duncan's careless attitude leads him to trouble.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Skarloey
 * Rheneas
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (does not speak)
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Terence (cameo)

Songs

 * 1) Night Train
 * 2) Harold The Helicopter
 * 3) Really Useful Engine

Trivia

 * Narrated by Alec Baldwin.

Script

 * (We open this episode with the Thomas and Friends Season 7 intro)
 * (After that, we begin the character introduction)
 * Alec Baldwin: Thomas is a really useful engine. Here's Percy. He is a very happy engine. James is a magnificent engine. Gordon is the most fastest engine on the Island of Sodor. Henry is long and fast. Here's Edward always here to help.
 * (A passing by sequence occurs and we begin Middle Engine)
 * Alec Baldwin: Sir Topham Hatt's engines love their work. Gordon likes pulling the express, Thomas likes his branch line and Percy likes taking the mail. But none of them likes being a middle engine. It's no fun being stuck in a middle. One morning, Percy was cheerfully collecting coal cars from the smelter's yards, where 'Arry and Bert worked. They like to play tricks on steam engines. Percy didn't want to fall for their tricks again. But before he knew it, he was stuck in the middle.
 * Percy: Oh, bother!
 * Alec Baldwin: Chuffed Percy crossly.
 * 'Arry: Little green piggy in the middle!
 * Alec Baldwin: 'Arry teased. Percy's driver was cross. With coal cars in front of him and coal cars behind, Percy had to go slower. James was in the yards when Percy was steamed slowly by.
 * James: Ha, ha! It's Pokey Percy!
 * Alec Baldwin: James laughed.
 * Percy: You wouldn't be laughing if you were stuck in the middle.
 * Alec Baldwin: Percy fumed. And he fumed all the way to the coaling plant. One by one, he shunted his coal cars onto the tipper's loading ramp and the coal was unloaded. Percy was not allowed to cross the loading ramp until the tipper had been turned off. It was against the rules. But as soon as his driver and fireman left, there was trouble. Henry arrived to pick up coal. He bumped into the coal cars and the coal cars bumped into Percy. Percy was pushed onto the loading ramp.
 * Percy: Help!
 * Alec Baldwin: Cried Percy. Percy was hoisted up, tipped over and brought back down again. After Percy was load back down to the ground, the manager was very cross.
 * Manager: You have caused confusion and delay!
 * Alec Baldwin: He said.
 * Manager: I'll have to report this to Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Alec Baldwin: That night, Sir Topham Hatt spoke severely to Percy.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: I'm very disappointed you, Percy.
 * Alec Baldwin: He said.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: You know it's against the rules to go on to the tipper's loading ramp.
 * Percy: Sorry, sir.
 * Alec Baldwin: Percy said sadly.
 * Percy: But it wasn't my fault. It's because those diesels made me a middle engine.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Never the less, you will shunt freight cars in the yard until I can get to the bottom of this.
 * James: Pah!
 * Alec Baldwin: Said James, thinking that he can hear.
 * James: I can handle those diesels with bent buffers and a busted boiler!
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Then you will do Percy's run in the smelter.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * James: Yes sir.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said James. The next day, James arrived at the smelter. He was determined to be tricked by 'Arry and Bert.
 * 'Arry: Hello, James.
 * Alec Baldwin: Oosed 'Arry.
 * 'Arry: Come to learn a thing or two from those who know?
 * James: Just get my freight cars ready and stay out of my way.
 * Alec Baldwin: Huffed James importantly.
 * Bert: Yes, sir.
 * Alec Baldwin: Bert chimed grisly. James cheerfully backed up to his freight cars. He was certain he had fooled 'Arry and Bert but he was wrong.
 * 'Arry: Little red piggy in the middle!
 * Alec Baldwin: Chortled 'Arry
 * Bert: Just like Percy!
 * Alec Baldwin: Jeered Bert.
 * James: I am not like Percy.
 * Alec Baldwin: Puffed James.
 * James: I am not a middle engine and I am not moving.
 * Alec Baldwin: And he didn't. When Sir Topham Hatt heard the news he sent Percy to fetch James. This made Percy happy. He buffered up to James and took him along with all the freight cars to the docks.
 * Manager: Right on time.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said the manager.
 * Manager: But what does that big red engine doing in the middle?
 * Percy: Learning.
 * Alec Baldwin: Percy replied.
 * Manager: Learning what?
 * Percy: Learning to be a middle engine.
 * Alec Baldwin: Percy laughed. James covered himself in steam hoping no one would recognize him, but it was good. It was only big red engine on the island and everyone knows his name is James!
 * (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Night Train)
 * Children: (singing) See how the night sky glows, See the light from the night train, The fire glow from the night train. On down the line he blows... Woooooo-oooooo!!! On down the line he blows. All through the night he goes. Hear the sound of the night train, The chugga-chug-chugg of the night train. Hear how his whistle blows... Woooooo-oooooo!!! Hear how his whistle blows. Pulling, heaving, big engine breathing. Pistons pushing side by side. Driver checking, gauging, peering, Fireman stoking by his side. On down the line they go. Fast track for the mail train, Clear away for the post train. Non-stop all night they go... Woooooo-oooooo!!! Non-stop all night they go. See how the night sky glows. Clear ahead for the night train, Green light for the night train. On down the track he blows... Woooooo-oooooo!!! On down the track he blows. Dawn is breaking, sleepy town waking. Children waving, watch him go. Freight trains, milk trains, Boat trains waiting, Stand aside to let him go. There in the morning glow The sunlight on the night train, Silhouettes the night train. On down the line he blows... Woooooo-oooooo!!! There in the morning glow. On down the line he blows Hear the sound of the night train, The chugga-chug-chugg of the night train. Hear how his whistle blows... Woooooo-oooooo!!! Hear how his whistle blows. On down the line he blows, On down the line he blows.
 * (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin The Fogman)
 * Alec Baldwin: It was winter on the Island of Sodor. The first fogs had begun to roll in from the sea. Thomas, Annie and Clarabel love the quiet of Misty Valley. But Thomas must be careful of rocks that sometimes roll onto the tracks. Cyril the Fogman has a very important job. He puts detonators on the tracks to warn the engines when there's fog ahead.
 * (Boom!)
 * Thomas: Oh.
 * Alec Baldwin: Shivered Thomas as he ran over the detonator.
 * Thomas: That made my axles tingle.
 * Thomas' Driver: Cyril's done his job.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said his driver.
 * Thomas' Driver: We better slow down. There's fog ahead.
 * Thomas: Thank you, Cyril.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Thomas. That night at the sheds, Sir Topham Hatt had something special to show the engines. It was very large and strange looking.
 * Percy: What is it?
 * Alec Baldwin: Asked Percy.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: It's a new invention, a railway foghorn.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: It warns you when there's fog ahead. Like this.
 * (The foghorn begins to wail and bricks from the roof fall down into the floor then it turns off)
 * Percy: That's loud!
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Percy.
 * James: Too loud.
 * Alec Baldwin: Huffed James.
 * Gordon: Sounds like a tugboat to me.
 * Alec Baldwin: Grumbled Gordon. Thomas looked worried.
 * Thomas: What will Cyril do now?
 * Alec Baldwin: He asked.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: He will be getting a much needed rest.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Besides, this new foghorn will be more reliable.
 * Thomas: Poor Cyril.
 * Alec Baldwin: Whispered Thomas.
 * Thomas: He's been scrapped.
 * Alec Baldwin: The next day, Percy was cheerfully chuffing through Misty Valley when suddenly...
 * (The foghorn wails again)
 * Percy: Oh, jeepers!
 * Alec Baldwin: Exclaimed Percy.
 * Percy: That foghorn is so loud it rattles my dome. It doesn't even make my axles tingle.
 * Percy's Driver: Still, we better slow down.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said his driver.
 * Percy's Driver: There's fog ahead.
 * Alec Baldwin: The foghorn had been so loud that it made the hillside shake. No sooner was Percy out of sight, when one rock fell, then another and another. Before long, the track was blocked and the foghorn was crushed. And not far away. Thomas was puffing happily right on time.
 * (Thomas' whistle toots)
 * Thomas: I can't see a thing!
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Thomas. And then before he could think of anything else...
 * (Thomas hits the landslide and derails)
 * Thomas: Bust my buffers!
 * Alec Baldwin: Cried Thomas.
 * Thomas: What happened to the foghorn?!
 * Thomas' Driver: I don't know.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said his driver.
 * Thomas' Driver: But at least nobody's been hurt.
 * Thomas' Fireman: Toby will be coming down the line any minute.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said his fireman.
 * Thomas: If there's no fog warning...
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Thomas.
 * Thomas: He'll run into us.
 * Voice: Leave it to me.
 * Alec Baldwin: Called a voice from the fog.
 * Thomas: It's Cyril!
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Thomas.
 * Thomas: I hope he's in time.
 * Alec Baldwin: Toby and his coach Henrietta were chuffing along. Toby was looking forward for a well earned drink at the station when...
 * (Boom!)
 * Toby: Fog detonators!
 * Alec Baldwin: Puffed Toby.
 * Toby's Driver: There must be fog ahead.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said his driver.
 * Toby's Driver: We better slow down.
 * Alec Baldwin: And just around the next bend, with his axles still tingling, Toby was very glad they did. Otherwise, they would've crashed into Thomas' wreck. Soon the tracks were cleared and Thomas was back on the rails.
 * Thomas: If it hadn't been for Cyril...
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Thomas.
 * Thomas: Toby might have had a worst accident than me.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Instead of replacing Cyril with a foghorn...
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: We'll replace the foghorn with Cryril. You're clearly more reliable.
 * Cyril: Thank you, sir.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Cyril.
 * Toby: And thank you.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Toby.
 * Thomas: New inventions are all very well.
 * Percy: But they don't make my axles tingle.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Percy.
 * (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Harold The Helicopter)
 * Children: (singing) Who do you call when the chips are down? When your back is against the wall. When there's no way out and time is running out and you're heading for a fall? High in the sky. Suddenly comes the hero. You can rely on him. Harold the Helicopter, pride of the skies. First to the rescue should help be required. Harold the Helicopter, brave is he. Courage is his name. So look to the skies, should danger arise. Look to the skies, for Harold will be there. He is a natural hero. He is guardian of the skies. And down through the years there are many tales of his courage in the skies. Out from the clouds. Suddenly comes the hero. We recognize that sound. Harold the Helicopter, pride of the skies. First to the rescue should help be required. Harold the Helicopter, brave is he. Courage is his name. So look to the skies, should danger arise. Reach for the sky, for Harold will be there. Harold the Helicopter, pride of the skies. First to the rescue should help be required. Harold the Helicopter, brave is he. Courage is his name. So look to the skies. See how he flies. You can rely, Harold will be there.
 * (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Dunkin' Duncan)
 * Alec Baldwin: Rusty, Rheneas and Skarloey chugged cheerfully through the Sodor countryside. The engines were going to help Duncan with an important job at the incline railway. The engines enjoyed working at the incline railway. They like the way the loaded slate cars rolled down the incline pulling the empty slate cars up. But they are always careful. Duncan doesn't like working at the incline railway. He is always impatient to get back at the junction. This makes him careless and gets him in a lot of trouble. Rusty hoped Duncan would stay out of trouble today, but he was already in too much of a hurry.
 * Duncan: I'm a plain speaking engine.
 * Alec Baldwin: Gruffed Duncan.
 * Duncan: So collect your trucks and be quick about it.
 * Alec Baldwin: And off he steamed.
 * Rheneas: Bossy boots.
 * Alec Baldwin: Chuffed Rheneas.
 * Skarloey: Pushy puffer.
 * Alec Baldwin: Huffed Skarloey. They didn't like Duncan telling them what to do.
 * Rusty: He just wants to get back to the bustle of the junction.
 * Alec Baldwin: Rusty said. Duncan wanted everyone to work faster.
 * Duncan: You're supposed to be helping me.
 * Alec Baldwin: He grumbled.
 * Duncan: But you're as slow as snails.
 * Rusty: We're proper engines.
 * Alec Baldwin: Rusty huffed crossly.
 * Rusty: We followed the rules.
 * Rheneas: We can't send up more than four slate cars at a time.
 * Alec Baldwin: Chuffed Rheneas.
 * Duncan: Then work faster.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Duncan impatiently. Later that day, Duncan was working at the incline.
 * Duncan: I'll show you how fast a really useful engine can work.
 * Alec Baldwin: Duncan called as he hastily biffed one slate car into another and then another. Soon, Duncan had his four slate cars.
 * Duncan: Nothing to it!
 * Alec Baldwin: He boasted to Rusty.
 * Rusty: Those slate cars will pay you back.
 * Alec Baldwin: Warned Rusty.
 * Rusty: Slate cars don't like to be biffed.
 * Duncan: I can handle slate cars.
 * Alec Baldwin: He cried. The three little engines could see Duncan was not going to listen. They carefully trundled away from the incline with their slate cars full of slate. Duncan was so impatient he became even more careless.
 * Duncan: I'll show that smelly diesel and those lazy steamers.
 * Alec Baldwin: He said to his driver.
 * Duncan's Driver: Careful.
 * Alec Baldwin: Cautioned his driver.
 * Duncan's Driver: You're asking for trouble.
 * Alec Baldwin: And he got it. Duncan didn't notice his chain was tangled in the coupling of the slate car in front of him. Suddenly, he was being pulled up the track by the empty slate cars.
 * Duncan: Bouncing bogies!
 * Alec Baldwin: He cried.
 * Duncan: It's got me!
 * Alec Baldwin: Duncan's driver jumped clear. Rusty returned to see Duncan being pulled up the incline.
 * Rusty: I tried to warn him.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Rusty.
 * Rusty's Driver: He never listens.
 * Alec Baldwin: The little diesel's driver said. The chain pulling Duncan's slate cars couldn't hold the weight. It suddenly snapped. Duncan plummeted down the incline.
 * Duncan: Help!
 * Alec Baldwin: He yelled.
 * (Duncan falls into a pond)
 * Duncan: Glub, glub, glub.
 * Alec Baldwin: He said.
 * Duncan: Bluggle my bloiler.
 * Alec Baldwin: Duncan felt foolish and very wet. When Sir Topham Hatt arrived, he spoke severely to Duncan.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: You have not been a responsible engine.
 * Alec Baldwin: He said.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Your impatience has caused confusion and delay and you owe these engines in apology.
 * Duncan: Sorry.
 * Alec Baldwin: Duncan said to Rusty, Rheneas and Skarloey.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: Once you have been repaired.
 * Alec Baldwin: Sir Topham Hatt said.
 * Sir Topham Hatt: You will work at the incline until you learned to be patient and careful.
 * Duncan: Yes, sir.
 * Alec Baldwin: Said Duncan.
 * (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Really Useful Engine)
 * Children: (singing) He's a really useful engine you know. All the other engines they'll tell you so. He huffs and puffs and whistles, rushing to and fro. He's a really useful engine we adore! He's the one, he's the one. He's a really useful engine that we adore. He's the one. He's the number one, Thomas the Tank Engine. He's a really useful engine you know. Cause the Fat Controller, he told him so. Now he's got a branch line to call his very own. He's a really useful engine we adore! He's the one, he's the one. He's a really useful engine that we adore. He's the one. He's the number one, Thomas the Tank Engine. Little blue train, he's always there whenever you need a hand. If you need help with a situation who comes into mind. He's the one, he's the one. He's a really useful engine that we adore. He's the one. He's the number one, Thomas the Tank Engine. He's a really useful engine you know. Maybe little, but he's never slow. Stand back in amazement, just you watch him go. He's a really useful engine we adore! He's the one, he's the one. He's a really useful engine that we adore. He's the one. He's the number one, Thomas the Tank Engine. He's the really useful engine we adore!
 * (Following this song, we go to the outro with Thomas looking at us)
 * (While the end credits roll, the Thomas end theme plays)
 * (Afterwards, the HiT Entertainment logo appears as we end this episode)