History Recap / ThomasAndFriendsS2E11PercyTakesThePlunge

* {{Bowdlerise}}: During the Fat Controller's lecture to Percy, he tells him in the UK version that they can't get him out of the water until high tide and hopes that this will teach him to obey orders. In the US, he instead says he hopes that will teach him to take care of himself.

* NoSympathy. Subverted. Percy begs to be rescued from the sea, but the Fat Controller explains ''they can't'' until high-tide when floating cranes maybe brought into the docks.

* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Henry, after being teased by Percy for being afraid of the rain, lampshades that no one will ever forget the time [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E3TheSadStoryOfHenry he wouldn't leave the tunnel because he thought the rain will spoil his paint.]]
* SeriesContinuityError: For the books, the story takes place right after [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS3E2PercysPromise "Percy's Promise"]], which, despite the rest of ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB11PercyTheSmallEngine Percy the Small Engine]]'' being adapted beforehand, wasn't shown until Season Three. Given that, it may be a different and unseen time Percy braved bad weather to help Thomas. "Down the Mine" is also referenced.

* WhatTheHellHero: The Fat Controller reprimands Percy for passing through the board and tells him the workmen can't get him out of the water until high tide, which he hopes would teach him to obey orders.

* AssetActor: Bill and Ben take the place of the unnamed tank engines from the Other Railway in the original story, likely due to the impracticality and high cost of constructing several single-use engines. They aren't referred to by names, and Henry tells them that "this shed is for the Fat Controller's engines".

* DownerEnding: Percy is fetched out of the water, cold, miserable and in disgrace, and pulled away by [[TheFreelanceShameSquad a very amused Henry]].

** Bill and Ben all cameo here before their introductory episodes.
** As Percy is fetched out of the water, Diesel makes a cameo before his [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS2E12PopGoesTheDiesel debut episode]].

* CallBack:
** After being teased by Percy, Henry lampshades that no one will ever forget the time [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E3TheSadStoryOfHenry he stayed in the tunnel because he was afraid of the rain]].
** Also, Thomas tells Percy about the time [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E25DownTheMine he fell down a mine]].
** Also based on the novel's continuity, Percy is retelling the events of "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS3E2PercysPromise Percy's Promise"]], which [[SeriesContinuityError wouldn't be adapted into the series until the following season.]]

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Percy asks the Troublesome Trucks to push him past the danger sign when he tells them, but as the narration points out, "every wise engine knows that you can't trust trucks", so they decide to push him far past the board and into the water anyways.

* BottleEpisode: Takes place almost entirely in the harbor.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: During The Fat Controller's lecture to Percy, he tells him in the UK version that they can't get him out of the water until high tide, and hopes that this will teach him to obey orders. In the US, he instead says he hopes that will teach him to take care of himself.

* JerkassBall: Henry is quite rude in this episode. He rudely tells Bill and Ben (foreign tank engines in the book) to leave the sheds and refers to them as "silly things". Second, after Percy defends the twins, Henry also calls him silly, and lastly, in the ending, he laughs at Percy for his incident with the water.

* KarmaHoudini: Henry doesn't suffer after insulting Percy as well as Bill and Ben.

* SeriesContinuityError: For the books, The story takes place right after [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS3E2PercysPromise "Percy's Promise"]], which, despite the rest of ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB11PercyTheSmallEngine Percy The Small Engine]]'' being adapted beforehand, wasn't shown until Season Three. Given that, it may be a different and unseen time Percy braved bad weather to help Thomas. "Down the Mine" is also referenced, meaning this episode also takes place after the fourth season episode "Paint Pots and Queens", which is a direct continuation of it.

* CompositeCharacter: Bill and Ben take the place of the unnamed tank engines from the Other Railway in the original story, likely due to the impracticality and high cost of constructing several single-use engines.

Later, Percy and Thomas come across a board reading "DANGER Engines must not pass this board". Thomas tells Percy that they mustn't go past it and tells him about the time [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E25DownTheMine he passed a board and fell down a mine.]] Percy can't see a mine, not realising that the foundations of the quay have sunk and the rail now leads into the ocean. As a result, Percy, who is now feeling very cocky, decides that the board is stupid and makes a plan to pass it.

* JerkassBall: Henry is quite rude in this episode. He rudely tells Bill and Ben (foreign tank engines in the book) to leave the sheds, and refers them as "silly things". Second, after Percy defends the twins, Henry also calls him silly, and lastly, in the ending, he sneers at Percy for his accident with the water.

* KarmaHoudini: Henry doesn't suffer after insulting Percy as well as Bill and Ben.

* {{Jerkass}}: Henry is quite rude in this episode. He rudely tells Bill and Ben (foreign tank engines in the book) to leave the sheds, and refers them as "silly things". Second, after Percy defends the twins, Henry also calls him silly, and lastly, in the ending, he sneers at Percy for his accident with the water.

* KarmaHoudini: Henry doesn't suffer insulting Percy as well as Bill and Ben.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the opening, you may notice [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS2E12PopGoesTheDiesel a diesel]] trundling across the harbour to the big station.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the opening, you may notice a diesel trundling across the harbour to the big station.

* {{Jerkass}}: Henry is quite rude in this episode. He rudely tells Bill and Ben to leave the sheds, and refers them as "silly things". Second, after Percy defends the twins, Henry also calls him silly, and lastly, in the ending, he sneers at Percy for his accident with the water.

** As Percy is fetched out of the water, Diesel is makes a cameo before his [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS2E12PopGoesTheDiesel debut episode]].

* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Percy soon learns about this after splashing on the water.

** Also, Thomas had told Percy about the time [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E25DownTheMine he fell down a mine]].

** Also based on the novel's continuity, Percy is retelling the events of "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E2PercysPromise Percy's Promise"]], which [[SeriesContinuityError wouldn't be adapted into the series until the following season.]]

** As Percy is fetched out of the water, Diesel is makes a cameo before his [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS2E12PopGoesTheDiesel debut episode]].

* SeriesContinuityError: For the books, The story takes place right after [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS3E2PercysPromise "Percy's Promise"]], which, despite the rest of ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB11PercyTheSmallEngine Percy The Small Engine]]'' being adapted beforehand, wasn't shown until Season Three. Given that, it may be a different and unseen time Percy braved bad weather to help Thomas. "Down the Mine" is also referenced, meaning this episode also takes place after the fourth season episode "Paint Pots and Queens", which is a direct continuation of it.
** During an analysis of what happened to the cut adaption of "The Missing Coach", it was stated that this episode was likely made to replace it, contrary to the popular belief that "[[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS2E1ThomasPercyAndTheCoal Thomas, Percy, and the Coal]]" was the replacement due to the fact that this episode is a BottleEpisode, taking place mostly on a single set, thus explaining why this episode has such an error.

* CompositeCharacter: Bill and Ben take the place of the unnamed tank engines from the Other Railway in the original story.