History Recap / ThomasTheTankEngineS3E21Escape

'''Air date''': June 9th, 1992 (UK), May 17th, 1993 (US)

'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB23EnterprisingEngines Enterprising Engines]]'', "Escape" and "Little Western"

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Douglas tells Edward off for wasting time by talking to Trevor, but Edward shuts him up by telling him they have something in common - they have both escaped from scrap.

Douglas is later taking a goods train to the Other Railway when a stranded and rusted steam engine named Oliver begs him to take him to the North Western Railway. Douglas is glad to help, and they manage to get to the works despite being stopped by an Other Railway foreman.

The Fat Controller soon finds out, and arranges for Oliver and his brakevan, Toad, to be mended and repainted to work on Duck's branch line.

!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* AdaptedOut: In the novel version of the story, Isabel the Autocoach is saved from scrap along with Oliver and Toad. In this episode, she's neither seen nor mentioned.
* CallBack: Edward mentions to Douglas about [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS2E4SavedFromScrap saving Trevor from scrap.]]
* CompressedAdaptation: Takes elements of both stories from the ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB23EnterprisingEngines Enterprising Engines]]'' book "Escape" and "Little Western". However, it had added a scene of Edward telling Douglas how he saved Trevor.
* {{Disneyfication}}: Diesels are only seen as background characters in the episode and there is NoAntagonist besides the porter just doing his job, while the original story, made at the height of railway Standardisation, put heavy emphasis on them as an antagonistic force. Some had in fact been searching for Oliver and one even exposes him to the porter to prevent him escaping scrapping.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Douglas yells at Edward for wasting time talking to Trevor when there's work to be done.
* NobleFugitive: Oliver.
* TraumaButton:
-->'''Edward''': You and Trevor have a lot in common, you know.\\
'''Douglas''': And what might that be?\\
'''Edward''': ''Scrap''.\\
'''Douglas''': Don't use that word! You're making my wheels wobble!
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* CompressedAdaptation: Takes elements of both stories from the ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB23EnterprisingEngines Enterprising Engines]]'' book "Escape" and "Little Western".

-->'''Edward''': You and Trevor have a lot in common, you know.
-->'''Douglas''': And what might that be?
-->'''Edward''': ''Scrap''.
-->'''Douglas''': Don't use that word! You're making my wheels wobble!

'''U.S. Title''': Escape!

* {{Trigger}}:

* JerkassBall: Douglas yells at Edward for wasting time talking to Trevor.

* CompressedAdaptation: Takes elements of both the novels' "Escape" and "Little Western".

'''Air date''': April 12th, 1992