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'''Air Date:''' September 3rd, 1998 (UK)
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The engines are working really hard, and the Fat Controller thinks they need some help. He hires 3 lorries to help them, but the lorries are rude to the engines. The engines have the last laugh though when the lorries get into difficulties.
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* {{Asshole Victim}}s: The lorries.
* CranialEruption: Lorry 2's driver has one when he jumps clear after Lorry 2 falls off a cliff.
-->'''Lorry Driver''': [[NonSequiturThud Rotten roads...]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: The lorries, to their detriment.
-->'''Tow truck man''': Stupid lorry was reversing and fell straight into the sea.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Butch makes his first appearance here, but does not have a face. He quickly gained one, but was promptly [[DemotedToExtra shoved to the background]] until getting his first speaking role in the fifteenth season, thirteen years later.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite being furious at one of the lorries mocking him, Toby is horrified when one skids off a cliff.
* FantasticRacism: The three lorries to the trains.
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: The engines all laugh at the dilapidated lorries for revenge.
-->'''Thomas:''' Well, well, well! The Brothers Grim: Smashed, Broken, and Sunk!
* {{Hypocrite}}: The lorries make fun of the engines by saying they suck at their jobs. Turns out they themselves are too incompetent to do the engines' work.
* IronicEcho: When the lorries first arrive, one of them asks Percy "What's that steaming lump of scrap iron doing here?". Later, Percy asks the lorry the exact same thing when he finds him broken down.
* ItBelongsInAMuseum: When Lorry 2 meets Toby, he tells him that he belongs in a museum instead of working at a quarry.
* {{Jerkass}}es: The lorries as the name of the title implies. Cranky as well when he is pleased with them going to show off the trains.
* LaserGuidedKarma: All three lorries suffer accidents that leave them wrecked after bullying the engines and vowing to have them scrapped.
** Lorry 1 reverses into the sea and is implied to have floated off, likely causing irreparable saltwater damage.
** Lorry 2 drives off a cliff and is completely wrecked.
** Lorry 3 is overloaded at the mill, resulting in his systems being clogged with flour, causing him to break down.
* RuleOfThree: The lorries are a group of three.
* SelfDisposingVillain: The engines don’t have to do a thing to get rid of the lorries -- they wreck themselves and are hauled off the island in shame.
* ShoutOut: Probably unintentional, but one of the lorries calls Percy "the little [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Green Goblin]] on wheels."
* SmugSnake: The lorries.
* TemptingFate: The tender engines scoff at the idea of being replaced by lorries. Soon enough three appear.
* TerribleTrio: The lorries.
* TitleDrop: Thomas, after being bothered by one of the lorries.
-->'''Thomas:''' Bust my boiler! What a ''horrid lorry''!\\
'''James''': Despicable!
* TooDumbToLive: The lorries' reckless driving ends up their own undoing. One of them drives too fast and falls off a cliff, and another doesn’t watch where he’s going and backs up into the harbor. Only the third doesn’t suffer from driving issues -- he’s taken out after he’s loaded with too much flour and breaks down.
* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to reappear since the former has suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]just being sprayed by seawater ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ is not good for a road vehicle]]'', never mind being submerged in it like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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The engines are working really hard, and the Fat Controller thinks they need some help. He hires 3 lorries to help them, but the lorries are rude to the engines. The engines have the last laugh though when the lorries get into difficulties.
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* {{Asshole Victim}}s: The lorries.
* CranialEruption: Lorry 2's driver has one when he jumps clear after Lorry 2 falls off a cliff.
-->'''Lorry Driver''': [[NonSequiturThud Rotten roads...]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: The lorries, to their detriment.
-->'''Tow truck man''': Stupid lorry was reversing and fell straight into the sea.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Butch makes his first appearance here, but does not have a face. He quickly gained one, but was promptly [[DemotedToExtra shoved to the background]] until getting his first speaking role in the fifteenth season, thirteen years later.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite being furious at one of the lorries mocking him, Toby is horrified when one skids off a cliff.
* FantasticRacism: The three lorries to the trains.
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: The engines all laugh at the dilapidated lorries for revenge.
-->'''Thomas:''' Well, well, well! The Brothers Grim: Smashed, Broken, and Sunk!
* {{Hypocrite}}: The lorries make fun of the engines by saying they suck at their jobs. Turns out they themselves are too incompetent to do the engines' work.
* IronicEcho: When the lorries first arrive, one of them asks Percy "What's that steaming lump of scrap iron doing here?". Later, Percy asks the lorry the exact same thing when he finds him broken down.
* ItBelongsInAMuseum: When Lorry 2 meets Toby, he tells him that he belongs in a museum instead of working at a quarry.
* {{Jerkass}}es: The lorries as the name of the title implies. Cranky as well when he is pleased with them going to show off the trains.
* LaserGuidedKarma: All three lorries suffer accidents that leave them wrecked after bullying the engines and vowing to have them scrapped.
** Lorry 1 reverses into the sea and is implied to have floated off, likely causing irreparable saltwater damage.
** Lorry 2 drives off a cliff and is completely wrecked.
** Lorry 3 is overloaded at the mill, resulting in his systems being clogged with flour, causing him to break down.
* RuleOfThree: The lorries are a group of three.
* SelfDisposingVillain: The engines don’t have to do a thing to get rid of the lorries -- they wreck themselves and are hauled off the island in shame.
* ShoutOut: Probably unintentional, but one of the lorries calls Percy "the little [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Green Goblin]] on wheels."
* SmugSnake: The lorries.
* TemptingFate: The tender engines scoff at the idea of being replaced by lorries. Soon enough three appear.
* TerribleTrio: The lorries.
* TitleDrop: Thomas, after being bothered by one of the lorries.
-->'''Thomas:''' Bust my boiler! What a ''horrid lorry''!\\
'''James''': Despicable!
* TooDumbToLive: The lorries' reckless driving ends up their own undoing. One of them drives too fast and falls off a cliff, and another doesn’t watch where he’s going and backs up into the harbor. Only the third doesn’t suffer from driving issues -- he’s taken out after he’s loaded with too much flour and breaks down.
* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to reappear since the former has suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]just being sprayed by seawater ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ is not good for a road vehicle]]'', never mind being submerged in it like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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The engines are working really hard, and the Fat Controller thinks they need some help. He hires 3 lorries to help them, but the lorries are rude to the engines. The engines have the last laugh though when the lorries get into difficulties.
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* {{Asshole Victim}}s: The lorries.
* CranialEruption: Lorry 2's driver has one when he jumps clear after Lorry 2 falls off a cliff.
-->'''Lorry Driver''': [[NonSequiturThud Rotten roads...]]
* DrivesLikeCrazy: The lorries, to their detriment.
-->'''Tow truck man''': Stupid lorry was reversing and fell straight into the sea.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Butch makes his first appearance here, but does not have a face. He quickly gained one, but was promptly [[DemotedToExtra shoved to the background]] until getting his first speaking role in the fifteenth season, thirteen years later.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite being furious at one of the lorries mocking him, Toby is horrified when one skids off a cliff.
* FantasticRacism: The three lorries to the trains.
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: The engines all laugh at the dilapidated lorries for revenge.
-->'''Thomas:''' Well, well, well! The Brothers Grim: Smashed, Broken, and Sunk!
* {{Hypocrite}}: The lorries make fun of the engines by saying they suck at their jobs. Turns out they themselves are too incompetent to do the engines' work.
* IronicEcho: When the lorries first arrive, one of them asks Percy "What's that steaming lump of scrap iron doing here?". Later, Percy asks the lorry the exact same thing when he finds him broken down.
* ItBelongsInAMuseum: When Lorry 2 meets Toby, he tells him that he belongs in a museum instead of working at a quarry.
* {{Jerkass}}es: The lorries as the name of the title implies. Cranky as well when he is pleased with them going to show off the trains.
* LaserGuidedKarma: All three lorries suffer accidents that leave them wrecked after bullying the engines and vowing to have them scrapped.
** Lorry 1 reverses into the sea and is implied to have floated off, likely causing irreparable saltwater damage.
** Lorry 2 drives off a cliff and is completely wrecked.
** Lorry 3 is overloaded at the mill, resulting in his systems being clogged with flour, causing him to break down.
* RuleOfThree: The lorries are a group of three.
* SelfDisposingVillain: The engines don’t have to do a thing to get rid of the lorries -- they wreck themselves and are hauled off the island in shame.
* ShoutOut: Probably unintentional, but one of the lorries calls Percy "the little [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Green Goblin]] on wheels."
* SmugSnake: The lorries.
* TemptingFate: The tender engines scoff at the idea of being replaced by lorries. Soon enough three appear.
* TerribleTrio: The lorries.
* TitleDrop: Thomas, after being bothered by one of the lorries.
-->'''Thomas:''' Bust my boiler! What a ''horrid lorry''!\\
'''James''': Despicable!
* TooDumbToLive: The lorries' reckless driving ends up their own undoing. One of them drives too fast and falls off a cliff, and another doesn’t watch where he’s going and backs up into the harbor. Only the third doesn’t suffer from driving issues -- he’s taken out after he’s loaded with too much flour and breaks down.
* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to reappear since the former has suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]just being sprayed by seawater ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ is not good for a road vehicle]]'', never mind being submerged in it like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to reappear since the former has suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]just being sprayed by seawater ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ is not good for a road vehicle]]'', never mind being submerged in it like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to reappear since the former has suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]which is damage[[note]]just being sprayed by seawater ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ is not good for a road vehicle]]'' even if the vehicle was just sprayed, vehicle]]'', never mind being submerged like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to appear reappear since the former has suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]which is ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ not good for a road vehicle]]'' even if the vehicle was just sprayed, never mind submerged like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to appear since the former suffered extensive saltwater damage[[note]]which is ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ not good for vehicles]]'' a road vehicle]]'' even if the vehicle was just sprayed, never mind if it was submerged like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: The lorries angrily vow to return and get back at the engines, though as the narrator notes, they have yet to do so. Lorries 1 and 2 are unlikely to appear since the former suffered extensive saltwater damage damage[[note]]which is ''[[https://www.motorbiscuit.com/here-are-the-devastating-effects-saltwater-can-have-on-your-car/ not good for vehicles]]'' even if the vehicle was just sprayed, never mind if it was submerged like Lorry 1 was[[/note]] and the latter looks completely wrecked, and not even Lorry 3, the only one who doesn't seem to be a write-off, has appeared since.
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