Episode Review: Middle Engine

Season 6, Episode 14

Air Date: September 10th, 2002

Writer(s): Brian Trueman

Narrator: Alec Baldwin

Summary

Percy had to take cars from the yard to the coaling plant, but Arry and Bert kept playing middle engine tricks on him, he didn't like being a middle engines because he had to go slower. When he arrived at the coaling plant the trucks were unloaded one by one, the Percys' driver and fireman left, Henry backed up pushing Percy on to the loading ramp, Percy was lifted up and tipped out.

That night Sir Top Ham Hatt was cross with Percy, but he didn't know it was Henry's fault. James was boasting about handling the diesels, so Sir Top Ham Hatt sent James to do his work at the smelters. James tried to sound important to Arry and Bert, but they tricked him anyway.

James wouldn't move, so Percy had to take James and the cars to the docks. Once there, the workmen wondered who the red engine was in the middle, James tried to hide using steam, but everyone knew it was him.

My Own Thoughts

This episode was funny because James could have backed away from the cars that Arry buffered up to him, but instead he didn't move. It was also strange that Sir Top Ham Hatt didn't let Percy tell him that Henry bumped him on the loading ramp.