Bertie's Chase / James Learns A Lesson / Sleeping Beauty is a Discovery Kids airing of Thomas & Friends. It aired on October 26, 2002.
Plot
- Bertie has to catch up to Edward when he is separated from him / James gets into a rough time with some coaches / Duke is a sleeping beauty found in a shed.
Characters
- Thomas
- Edward
- Henry
- James
- Percy
- Toby
- Sir Handel (Falcon)
- Peter Sam (Stuart)
- Duke
- Bertie
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Gordon (does not speak)
- Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
- Skarloey (cameo)
- Rheneas (cameo)
Songs
- Percy's Seaside Trip
- Accidents Will Happen
- Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Trivia
- Narrated by George Carlin.
Script
Act 1
- (We open this episode with the Thomas and Friends Season 5 intro)
- (After that, we begin the character introduction)
- Alec Baldwin: It's Thomas: number one engine who works with Sir Topham Hatt. Percy is very happy and he is really reliable. James is a magnificent engine. Gordon is the most famous engine on the Island of Sodor. Here's Henry: the number three green engine. Edward always here to help the other engines.
- (A passing by sequence occurs and we begin Bertie's Chase)
- George Carlin: One morning, Edward was waiting to pick some passengers from Thomas' train.
- Edward: Peep peep! We're late! Where is Thomas? He doesn't usually make us wait.
- Fireman: Oh dear, what can the matter be?
- George Carlin: Sanged the fireman.
- Fireman: Johnny's so longer...
- Driver: Never you mind about Johnny.
- George Carlin: Laughed the driver.
- Driver: Just you climb on the cab and look for Thomas. Can you see him?
- Fireman: No.
- George Carlin: Replied the fireman.
- Fireman: There's Bertie Bus in the terriying hurry. No need to bother with him though. Likely, he's on the coach tour of something.
- George Carlin: He clambered down.
- Bertie: Stop, stop! I've got Thomas' passengers!
- George Carlin: Wailed Bertie, roaring up to the gates. It was no good. Edward was gone.
- Bertie: Bother.
- George Carlin: Said Bertie.
- Bertie: Bother Thomas' fireman not coming to work today. Why did I promise to help the visitors catch the train?
- Driver: That will do, Bertie.
- George Carlin: Said his driver.
- Driver: A promise is a promise and we must keep it.
- Bertie: I'll catch Edward or bust.
- George Carlin: Said Bertie.
- Bertie: Oh, my gears and axles!
- George Carlin: He groaned, toiling up the hill.
- Bertie: I'll never be the same bus again. Hooray, hooray! I see him!
- George Carlin: Cheered Bertie as he reached the top.
- Bertie: Oh no! Edward's at the station! No, he stopped at the crossing. Hooray, hooray!
- George Carlin: Bertie toured down the hill.
- Passengers: Well done, Bertie!
- George Carlin: Shouted his passengers.
- Passengers: Go it!
- George Carlin: Bertie skitted into the yard.
- Bertie: Wait, wait!
- George Carlin: Cried Bertie. He was just in time to see Edward puffed away.
- Bertie: I'm sorry.
- George Carlin: Said Bertie.
- Passengers: Never mind.
- George Carlin: Said the passengers.
- Passengers: After him quickly. Third time lucky you know. Do you think we'll catch em at the next station, driver?
- Driver: There's a good chance.
- George Carlin: Replied his driver.
- Driver: Our road keeps close to the line and we can climb hills better than Edward. I'll just make sure.
- George Carlin: He spoke to the stationmaster. Bertie and the passengers waited impatiently.
- Driver: Yes! We'll do it this time.
- George Carlin: Said the driver.
- Passengers: Hooray!
- George Carlin: Called the passengers, as Bertie chased after Edward once more.
- Coaches: This hill is too steep, this hill is too steep!
- George Carlin: Grumbled the coaches as Edward snorted in front. They reach the top at last and ran smoothly into the station.
- Edward: Peep, peep!
- George Carlin: Whistled Edward.
- Edward: Get in quickly please.
- George Carlin: The conductor blew the whistle and Edward's driver looked back. But the flag didn't wave, Then he heard Bertie. Everything seem to happy at once, and the stationmaster told the conductor and driver what had happened.
- Edward: I'm sorry about the chase, Bertie.
- George Carlin: Said Edward.
- Bertie: My fault.
- George Carlin: Replied Bertie.
- Bertie: Late at junction. You didn't know about Thomas' passengers.
- Edward: Peep peep! Goodbye, Bertie! We're off!
- George Carlin: Whistled Edward.
- Passengers: Three cheers for Bertie!
- George Carlin: Called the passengers. Bertie raced back to tell Thomas that all was well.
- Thomas: Thank you, Bertie, for keeping your promise.
- George Carlin: Said Thomas.
- Thomas: You're a very good friend indeed.
- (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Percy's Seaside Trip)
- (Rooster crows)
- Children: (singing) The sun is shining, it's a lovely day. It won't be long before we're on our way. The guard is waiting, flag in hand. He blows his whistle, we're off to sea and sand. The sky is blue, there's not a cloud in sight, So much excitement, didn't sleep all night. Now Percy's rushing trough the countryside, With people waving as we (peep peep) whistle by. Seaside, we're off to the seaside. Ice cream in cones, Candy floss on your nose. Seaside, we're off to the seaside, We're gonna have a lovely day. Just one more hill to climb and we'll be there. Sounds of the seaside start to fill the air. Then someone shouts out excitedly.
- Girl: "Look over there, everybody, I can see the sea!"
- Children: (singing) Seaside, we're all at the seaside, Building sandcastles with buckets and spades. Seaside, we're all at the seaside. Oh, what a lovely, lovely, day. Seaside, we're all at the seaside, Picnics and paddling, swimming all day. Seaside, we're all at the seaside, Oh, what a lovely, lovely day. Thank you, Percy, for such a lovely day.
- (Children cheering)
- (We go to commercials after Act 1)
Act 2
- (We open Act 2 with James Learns A Lesson)
- George Carlin: James was enjoying his life on the Island of Sodor, but he still had a lot to learn.
- Sir Topham Hatt: You're a special mixed traffic engine.
- George Carlin: Said Sir Topham Hatt.
- Sir Topham Hatt: You can pull coaches or freight cars quite easily, but you must learn by your mistakes.
- George Carlin: James knew what Sir Topham Hatt meant. He could well remember that dreadful accident on his first day.
- Edward: Be careful with the coaches, James.
- George Carlin: Said kind little Edward.
- Edward: They don't like being bumped.
- George Carlin: Everyone came to admire James.
- James: I'm really a splendid engine.
- George Carlin: He thought and suddenly let off steam.
- James: Wheesh!
- George Carlin: A shower of water fell on Sir Topham's nice new top hat. Just then, the conductor blew his whistle and James thought they had better go.
- James: Go on, go on!
- George Carlin: He puffed to Edward.
- Edward: Don't push, don't push!
- George Carlin: Puffed Edward. The coaches were grumbling too.
- Coaches: Don't go so fast, don't go so fast!
- George Carlin: But James wouldn't listen. When at last they stopped at the next station two coaches were beyond the platform. They have to go back to let the passengers out. But no one seems to know about Sir Topham's new hat so James felt happier. Presently they came to the station where Thomas was waiting with his two coaches.
- Thomas: Hello, James.
- George Carlin: Said Thomas.
- Thomas: Feeling better? That's good. Oh, that's my conductor's whistle. I must go. I don't know what Sir Topham Hatt to do without me to run this branch line.
- George Carlin: And he puffed off importantly. Edward and James passed the field where James had his accident. The fences were mended and the cows were back again. They ended their journey and rested before setting off for home. James was still wondering what Sir Topham would have to say about his new hat. Next morning, he spoke severely to James.
- Sir Topham Hatt: If you can't behave, I shall take away your red coat and have you painted blue.
- George Carlin: James didn't like that at all. He was very rough with the grumbling coaches as he brought them to the platform.
- James: Don't talk, come on! Gordon never fetches his own coaches.
- George Carlin: He thought to himself.
- James: And he's only painted blue.
- George Carlin: To make James even more cross, this time no one came near him.
- James: I'll show them.
- George Carlin: He thought.
- James: They thought Gordon is the only engine who can pull coaches. Hurry, hurry, hurry!
- George Carlin: Puffed James.
- Coaches: You're going too fast, you're going to fast!
- George Carlin: Replied the coaches. James laughed and tried to go faster, but the coaches wouldn't let him.
- Coaches: We're going to stop, we're going to stop!
- (James soon comes to a complete halt)
- James: What's the matter?
- George Carlin: James asked his driver.
- Driver: The brakes were on, leak in the pipe most likely. You banged the coaches enough to make a leak in anything.
- Conductor: How should we mend it?
- George Carlin: Asked the conductor.
- Driver: We'll do it with newspaper and a leather bootlace.
- George Carlin: Replied the driver.
- Conductor: Well, where's the bootlace coming from?
- George Carlin: Asked the conductor.
- Driver: Ask the passengers.
- George Carlin: Said the driver.
- Conductor: You have a leather bootlace there.
- George Carlin: Said the Conductor to a smartly dressed man.
- Conductor: Please give it to me.
- Man: I won't.
- Conductor: Then I'm afraid the train will just stop where it is.
- George Carlin: The passengers all said what a bad railway it was. Then they told the man how bad he was instead. Everyone was very cross. At last, he handed his laces over. The driver tied a pad of newspapers tightly round the hole in the brake pipe, and James was able to pull the train. But he was a sadder and wiser James, and took care never to bump coaches again.
- (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Accidents Will Happen)
- (Thomas' whistle toots)
- Children: (singing) Thrills and spills on the railway, it's a life of happiness. But sometimes impatience can lead to carelessness.
- Boy: (singing) Some think they are smart cats...
- Girl: (singing) ...and some just know it all.
- Children: (singing) But sooner or later we all find out that... Accidents happen now and again. Just when you least expect. Just when you think that life is okay, fate comes to collect. Accidents happen now and again, when people or trains get smart. If you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing. Accidents will happen just like that. Your best laid plans can turn upside down if you get to confident. Sometime you will slip and slide if that Lady Luck's intent.
- Girl: (singing) One minute you're riding high...
- Boy: (singing) ...the next you're on the ground.
- Children: (singing) But please remember, whatever the weather, you must take care cause... Accidents happen now and again. Sometimes just by chance. You gotta pick yourself up and dust yourself down put it down to experience. Accidents happen now and again, just don't take it all to heart.
- Girl: If you don't concentrate on the thing that you're doing whatever you're doing is not what you're thinking.
- Children: (singing) Accidents, incidents. Accidents, incidents, accidents happen just like that.
- (Gordon crashed into the wall)
- (We go to commercials after Act 2)
Act 3
- (We open the final act with Sleeping Beauty)
- George Carlin: It was a beautiful night on the Island of Sodor. The day's work was done and the engines puffed safely home.
- Percy: Thomas.
- George Carlin: Whispered Percy.
- Percy: Will you tell us the end of the story?
- Thomas: You mean the one about Duke the lost engine?
- Henry: Exactly.
- George Carlin: Said Henry.
- James: But please remind us of a story so far.
- George Carlin: So Thomas began and here's the rest of the story he told. Duke was old and live with two young engines called Stuart and Falcon. They teased Duke and called him "Granpuff", but they were happy together. Then their line was closed down and the young engines went away. Duke was left alone in the shed. He went to sleep and everything around him changed. But Duke was never forgotten. Years went by until one day not long ago, visitors came to see Sir Topham Hatt.
- Visitors: We want to find Duke.
- George Carlin: They said.
- Visitors: And make him happy again.
- George Carlin: Maps lay everything.
- Visitor: If we followed the old line shown here on the map.
- George Carlin: They said.
- Visitor: We'll travel north to the village and then to the mountains. And look. There's the sign for the old station. If Duke's anywhere, he's there.
- George Carlin: Everyone set off to the mountains far away. The days went by, the search grew harder, but the rescuers wouldn't give up.
- Rescuers: Let's go this way.
- George Carlin: They said. But there was still no sign of Duke.
- Rescuers: He's here somewhere.
- George Carlin: They said. They scrambled over hills, struggled over ditches. At last their search ended, quite by accident.
- (One of the rescuers falls on top of Duke)
- Rescuers: We found him! We found our sleeping beauty!
- Duke: Excuse me?
- George Carlin: Enquired Duke.
- Duke: Are you a vandal? Driver told me vandals break and smash things.
- Rescuers: Bless you no.
- George Carlin: Laughed the rescuers.
- Rescuers: We dropped in because we couldn't find your door. Falcon and Stuart will be pleased to see you.
- Duke: So they did remember!
- George Carlin: Sighed Duke happily. Then they all set off for Duke's new home. Stuart and Falcon are ready for a big welcome.
- Stuart and Falcon: He's here!
- George Carlin: They whispered.
- Stuart and Falcon: Sh! Sh!
- Duke: You woke me up.
- George Carlin: Grumbled Duke.
- Duke: In my young days, engines were...
- Stuart: Seem in not heard, Granpuff, we know.
- Falcon: We're all be back to work tomorrow. We're glad you come back. We can keep you in order now.
- Duke: Keep me in order? Be off with you! Impuritie scallywags!
- George Carlin: But Duke's old eyes twinkled, and for the first time in years, he smiled as he dozed in the sun.
- Thomas: And that...
- George Carlin: Said Thomas.
- Thomas: ...is the whole story. Did you like it?
- Percy: Yes indeed.
- George Carlin: Agreed the engines.
- James: Especially the happy ending.
- George Carlin: And soon, they were all asleep too.
- (Another passing by sequence occurs and we begin Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover)
- Children: (singing) Thomas first saw Terence the Tractor plowing in a field one day and he said, "My oh my, you do look funny. Where are your wheels, are your wheels, are your wheels? How ever do you move along? You really do look funny." "Don't be so rude", said Terence the Tractor "I don't have wheels like you Because my caterpillar tracks are so much better. And I can go anywhere, anywhere, anywhere I don't need rails like you. One day I will prove it, show you how I do it Then you will understand... That you don't judge a book by its cover Don't make your mind up too soon Things aren't necessarily Always what they appear to be Don't judge a book by its cover Don't make your mind up too soon Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never judge a book by its cover Don't judge a book by its cover Don't make your mind up too soon Things aren't necessarily Always what they appear to be. Don't judge a book by its cover Just remember the rule Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never judge a book.... By its cover!
- (Following the last song, we find the end credits with Thomas looking at us)
- (While they roll, the Thomas end theme plays)
- (After that, the A Britt Allcroft Company Production for Gullane Entertainment logo appears)