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Recap / Thomas And Friends S 20 E 25 The Missing Breakdown Train

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Air date: July 28th, 2017 (UK), April 19th, 2018 (US)

Judy and Jerome are sleeping on their siding at Knapford when Ryan wakes them up. They believe that there is an emergency, but Ryan tells them that he is only saying hello. They introduce themselves as The Breakdown Train. As Ryan is still a new engine, he likens them to Rocky. Judy and Jerome tell Ryan that after the Search and Rescue Centre was built, they fell out of use and have been on their siding for several years. Ryan offers to take them to Arlesburgh Harbour for a change of scenery, which they are happy about.

Ryan leaves the cranes at Arlesburgh and heads to work. Judy and Jerome enjoy the view and look out at the harbour for the rest of the day. By the evening, however, they have grown fed up with the harbour, as the sea air jams their gears and the seagulls have been defecating on their roofs. They both fall asleep and after they wake up the next morning, they find that their gears are not working properly.

When Oliver arrives, they ask him to move them and he takes them to a siding out on the branch line. They grow bored there too, so when Duck passes, they ask him to move them somewhere else.

Meanwhile, Daisy is returning to the shed, but notices a bull on the line in front of her. A signalman quickly changes the points to prevent her from hitting the bull, but the points change just as Daisy runs over them, derailing her.

Thomas arrives at Knapford to get the Breakdown Train when he hears about the accident but he cannot find Judy and Jerome, meaning he has to get Rocky from the Search and Rescue Centre halfway across the island. Ryan tells Thomas to not do so and goes to Arlesburgh to find Judy and Jerome. When he arrives, Skiff tells him that Oliver took them down Duck's Branch Line. Ryan cannot find them there either and is told by Oliver, who is passing by, that Duck moved them somewhere else.

Judy and Jerome are at the Blue Mountain Quarry, but cannot hear each other over the machinery. Ryan arrives and quickly picks them up. They put Daisy back onto the tracks and are happy to have another chance to be useful.

That evening, Judy and Jerome are taken to the sheds on Ryan's branch line. The Fat Controller praises them, but tells them that from now on, he needs to know where they are. He therefore decides to relocate them to Arlesburgh permanently, allowing them to handle emergencies on the west side of the island while Rocky handles the east. Everyone cheers... at least until a seagull perches on Judy who then tries to shoo it off.

This episode contains examples of:

  • Bird-Poop Gag: Seagulls in Arlesburgh defecate on Judy and Jerome's roofs.
  • Counting Sheep: A non-sleeping example; Jerome and Judy quickly grow bored spending time in a siding near a field of sheep. Judy mentions having counted the sheep five times, and each time, there were twelve sheep.
  • A Day in the Limelight: The first for Judy and Jerome, the breakdown cranes previously featured in The Adventure Begins.
  • Running Gag: Seagulls flying on top of Judy and Jerome.

Alternative Title(s): Thomas The Tank Engine S 20 E 25 The Missing Breakdown Train

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