A Big Day For Thomas (Season 1, Episode 5)

A Big Day For Thomas was the fifth episode of the first season, first airing in the STS episodes: And The Band Played Off and Stop The Press in 1989 and 1991, then paired with Edward Helps Out and Terence The Tractor on Discovery Kids in 2002, finally paired with: Thomas Gets Tricked, Edward Helps Out, Come Out, Henry! and Henry To The Rescue, on Nick Jr. in 2000.

Plot[]

Thomas tries to pull a train.

Characters[]

Thomas
Edward
Henry
Gordon
James
Sir Topham Hatt

US Air Dates[]

February 12, 1989 (Ringo Starr)
December 19, 1991, September 4, 2000 and September 10, 2002 (George Carlin)

US Home Media[]

Thomas Gets Tricked (1990 and 1995 versions)
A Big Day For Thomas
Best of Thomas

Script[]

Ringo Starr[]

Ringo Starr: Thomas the Tank Engine was grumbling to the other engines.
Thomas: I spent my time pulling coaches about ready for you to take out on journeys.
Ringo Starr: The other engines laughed.
Thomas: Why can't I pull passenger trains too?
Gordon: You're too impatient.
Ringo Starr: They said.
Gordon: You'd be sure to leave something behind.
Thomas: Rubbish!
Ringo Starr: Said Thomas.
Thomas: I'll show you.
Ringo Starr: One night, he and Henry were alone. Henry was ill. The men worked hard, but he didn't get better. He felt just as bad next morning. Henry usually pull the first train and Thomas had to get his coaches ready.
Thomas: If Henry is ill...
Ringo Starr: He thought.
Thomas: Perhaps I shall pull his train.
Ringo Starr: Thomas ran off to find the coaches.
Thomas: Come along, come along.
Ringo Starr: He fussed.
Coaches: There's plenty of time, there's plenty of time!
Ringo Starr: They grumbled. Thomas took them to the platform and wanted to run round at once. But his driver wouldn't let him.
Thomas' Driver: Don't be impatient, Thomas.
Ringo Starr: Thomas waited and waited. The people got in, the conductor and stationmaster walked up and down, the porter banged the doors and still Henry didn't come. Thomas got more and more excited. Sir Topham Hatt came to see what was the matter, and the conductor and the stationmaster told him about Henry.
Sir Topham Hatt: Find another engine.
Ringo Starr: He ordered.
Conductor: There's only Thomas.
Ringo Starr: They said.
Sir Topham Hatt: You'll have to do it then, Thomas. Be quick now.
Ringo Starr: So Thomas ran round to the front and back down on the coaches ready to start.
Thomas' Driver: Let's not be impatient.
Ringo Starr: Said his driver.
Thomas' Driver: We'll wait till everything was ready.
Ringo Starr: But Thomas was too excited to listen. What happened then, no one knows. Perhaps they forgot to couple Thomas to the train, or perhaps the Driver pulled the leather by mistake. Anyhow, Thomas started without his coaches. As the pass the signal tower, men waved and shouted, but he didn't stop.
Thomas: They're waving because I'm such a splendid engine.
Ringo Starr: He thought importantly.
Thomas: Henry says it's hard to pull trains, but I think it's easy. Hurry, hurry, hurry!
Ringo Starr: He puffed, pretending to be like Gordon.
Thomas: People had never seen me pulling a train before. It's nice of them to wave.
Ringo Starr: And he whistled.
Thomas: Peep peep! Thank you.
Ringo Starr: Then he came to a signal at danger.
Thomas: Bother!
Ringo Starr: He thought.
Thomas: I must stop, and I was going so nicely too. What a nuisance signals are.
Ringo Starr: He blew an angry "Peep peep!" on his whistle. The signalman ran up.
Signalman: Hello, Thomas.
Ringo Starr: He said.
Signalman: What are you doing here?
Thomas: I'm pulling the train.
Ringo Starr: Said Thomas.
Thomas: Can't you see?
Signalman: Where are your coaches then?
Ringo Starr: Thomas looked back.
Thomas: Why bless me!
Ringo Starr: He said.
Thomas: If we haven't leave them behind!
Signalman: Yes.
Ringo Starr: Said the signalman.
Signalman: You better go back quickly and fetch them.
Ringo Starr: Poor Thomas was so sad he nearly cried.
Thomas' Driver: Cheer up.
Ringo Starr: Said his driver.
Thomas' Driver: Let's go back quickly and try again.
(Thomas reverses back to the big station)
Ringo Starr: At the station, all the passengers were talking at once. They were telling Sir Topham Hatt what a bad railway it was. But when Thomas came back, they saw how sad he was and couldn't be cross. He was coupled to the train, and this time he really pulled it.
(Thomas pulls the coaches away with ease at all)
Ringo Starr: Afterwards, the other engines laughed at Thomas and said...
Henry: Look! There's Thomas, who wanted to pull the train, but forgot about the coaches.
Ringo Starr: But Thomas had already learned, not to make the same mistake again.

George Carlin[]

George Carlin: Thomas the Tank Engine was grumbling to the other engines.
Thomas: I spent my time pulling coaches about ready for you to take out on journeys.
George Carlin: The other engines laughed.
Thomas: Why can't I pull passenger trains too?
Gordon: You're too impatient.
George Carlin: They said.
Gordon: You'd be sure to leave something behind.
Thomas: Rubbish!
George Carlin: Said Thomas.
Thomas: I'll show you.
George Carlin: One night, he and Henry were alone. Henry was ill. The men worked hard, but he didn't get better. He felt just as bad next morning. Henry usually pull the first train and Thomas had to get his coaches ready.
Thomas: If Henry is ill...
George Carlin: He thought.
Thomas: Perhaps I shall pull his train.
George Carlin: Thomas ran off to find the coaches.
Thomas: Come along, come along.
George Carlin: He fussed.
Coaches: There's plenty of time, there's plenty of time!
George Carlin: They grumbled. Thomas took them to the platform and wanted to run round at once. But his driver wouldn't let him.
Thomas' Driver: Don't be impatient, Thomas.
George Carlin: Thomas waited and waited. The people got in, the conductor and stationmaster walked up and down, the porter banged the doors and still Henry didn't come. Thomas got more and more excited. Sir Topham Hatt came to see what was the matter, and the conductor and stationmaster told him about Henry.
Sir Topham Hatt: Find another engine.
George Carlin: He ordered.
Conductor: There's only Thomas.
George Carlin: They said.
Sir Topham Hatt: You'll have to do it then, Thomas. Be quick now.
George Carlin: So Thomas ran round to the front and back down on the coaches ready to start.
Thomas' Driver: Let's not be impatient.
George Carlin: Said his driver.
Thomas' Driver: We'll wait till everything was ready.
George Carlin: But Thomas was too excited to listen. What happened then, no one knows. Perhaps they forgot to couple Thomas to the train, or perhaps the Driver pulled the leather by mistake. Anyhow, Thomas started without his coaches. As the pass the signal tower, men waved and shouted, but he didn't stop.
Thomas: They're waving because I'm such a splendid engine.
George Carlin: He thought importantly.
Thomas: Henry says it's hard to pull trains, but I think it's easy. Hurry, hurry, hurry!
George Carlin: He puffed, pretending to be like Gordon.
Thomas: People had never seen me pulling a train before. It's nice of them to wave.
George Carlin: And he whistled.
Thomas: Peep peep! Thank you.
George Carlin: Then he came to a signal at danger.
Thomas: Bother!
George Carlin: He thought.
Thomas: I must stop, and I was going so nicely too. What a nuisance signals are.
George Carlin: He blew an angry "Peep peep!" on his whistle. The signalman ran up.
Signalman: Hello, Thomas.
George Carlin: He said.
Signalman: What are you doing here?
Thomas: I'm pulling the train.
George Carlin: Said Thomas.
Thomas: Can't you see?
Signalman: Where are your coaches then?
George Carlin: Thomas looked back.
Thomas: Why bless me!
George Carlin: He said.
Thomas: If we haven't leave them behind!
Signalman: Yes.
George Carlin: Said the signalman.
Signalman: You better go back quickly and fetch them.
George Carlin: Poor Thomas was so sad he nearly cried.
Thomas' Driver: Cheer up.
George Carlin: Said his driver.
Thomas' Driver: Let's go back quickly and try again.
(Thomas reverses back to the big station)
George Carlin: At the station, all the passengers were talking at once. They were telling Sir Topham Hatt what a bad railway it was. But when Thomas came back, they saw how sad he was and couldn't be cross. He was coupled to the train, and this time he really pulled it.
(Thomas pulls the coaches away with ease at all)
George Carlin: Afterwards, the other engines laughed at Thomas and said...
Henry: Look! There's Thomas, who wanted to pull the train, but forgot about the coaches.
George Carlin: But Thomas had already learned, not to make the same mistake again.