Shining Armor and Big Macintosh/Shining Armor Helps Out

Shining Armor and Chief Thunderhooves, retitled Shining Armor Helps Out is the second episode of Spike the Dragon and Friends. It is a parody of the Thomas & Friends episode, Edward & Gordon/Edward Helps Out.

Cast

 * Shining Armor as Edward
 * Chief Thunderhooves as Gordon
 * The Buffaloes as The Coaches
 * The Changelings as The Troublesome Trucks
 * Spike as Thomas (cameo)
 * Big Macintosh as Henry (cameo)
 * Cranky Doodle Donkey as James (cameo)
 * Everyone Else as Themselves

Transcript
Narrator: "One day, Shining Armor was in the library where he lived with the other animals. They were all bigger than Shining Armor and boasted about it."

Chief Thunderhooves: "The driver won't choose you again."

Narrator: "Said Chief Thunderhooves."

Chief Thunderhooves: "He wants strong animals like us."

Narrator: "But the driver and fireman felt sorry for Shining Armor."

Driver and Fireman: "Would you like to come out today?"

Shining Armor: "Oh, yes, please!"

Narrator: "Said Shining Armor. So he had his breakfast, gained losts of stamina, and Shining Armor puffed away.

The other animals were very cross at being left behind.

Shining Armor had a wonderful day. The buffaloes were very kind and the driver was very pleased."

Shining Armor: "I'm going out again tomorrow."

Narrator: "Shining Armor told the other animals that night."

Shining Armor: "What do you think about that?"

Narrator: "But he didn't hear what they thought, for he was so tired and happy, that he fell asleep at once.

Next morning, Shining Armor woke up to find nothing had changed. The Chief was still boasting."

Chief Thunderhooves: "You watch me, little Shining Armor, as I rush through with the express. That will be a splendid sight for you.

Good-bye, little Shining Armor. Look out for me this afternoon."

Narrator: Shining Armor went off to do some tackling.

Shining Armor liked tackling. It was fun playing with changelings. He would come up quietly and give them a push. Then he would stop and the changelings would go bump into each other.

Changelings: "Oh!"

Narrator: "They cried."

Changelings: "Whatever is happening?"

Narrator: "Shining Armor played until there were no more changelings. Then he stopped to rest.

Presently, he heard some grumbling.

Chief Thunderhooves was very cross. Instead of nice, shining buffaloes, he was taking some changelings."

Chief Thunderhooves: "Changelings, Changelings, Changelings!"

Narrator: "He grumbled."

Chief Thunderhooves: "The shame of it, the shame of it, oh, the shame of it!"

Narrator: "Shining Armor laughed, and went to find some more changelings.

Then there was trouble."

Porter: "The Chief can't get up the hill."

Narrator: "The porter called to Shining Armor's driver."

Porter: "Will you take Shining Armor and push him, please?"

Narrator: "They found the Chief halfway up, and very cross. His driver and fireman were talking to him severely."

Chief Thunderhooves' Driver and Fireman: "You're not trying!"

Chief Thunderhooves: "I can't do it!"

Narrator: "Said the Chief."

Chief Thunderhooves: "The noisy changelings hold a buffalo back so."

Narrator: "Shining Armor's driver came up."

Shining Armor's Driver: "We've come to push."

Chief Thunderhooves: "No use at all!"

Narrator: "Said the Chief."

Shining Armor's Driver: "You wait and see."

Narrator: "Replied Shining Armor's Driver.

They brought the changelings back to the bottom of the hill."

Shining Armor: "I'm ready!"

Narrator: "Said Shining Armor."

Chief Thunderhooves: "No good."

Narrator: "Grumbled the Chief. They pulled and pushed as hard as they could.

Chief Thunderhooves: "I can't do it! I can't do it! I can't do it!"

Narrator: "Puffed the Chief."

Shining Armor: "I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!"

Narrator: "Puffed Shining Armor. Shining Armor pushed and puffed, and puffed and pushed as hard as ever he could. And almost before he realized it, Chief Thunderhooves found himself at the top of the hill."

Chief Thunderhooves: "I've done it, I've done it, I've done it!"

Narrator: "He said proudly. He forgot all about Shining Armor and didn't wait to say 'Thank you'.

Shining Armor was left out of breath and far behind. He ran onto the next station, and there he found that the driver and fireman were very pleased with him. The fireman gave him a nice long drink, and the driver said,"

Driver: "I'll get out my fur tomorrow, and give you a beautiful shade of white. Then you'll be the smartest unicorn in Ponyville."