History Recap / ThomasTheTankEngineS9E7RespectForGordon

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'''Air date:''' September 9, 2005 (UK), September 18, 2005 (US)

Gordon is suffering from a spot of bother; his firebox is rattling whenever he cools down at night, which has resulted in teasing from Thomas and Percy. Gordon tells them that tank engines have very bad manners, though he feels quite embarrassed about his problem.

The next morning, Gordon finds Percy still teasing him. When he arrives at Knapford, the teasing continues, this time by Emily and Diesel. Gordon has had enough; he decides to make demands in order to stop the teasing. So he pulls up ahead of James at the water column, tells Percy not to hang around at platform one as it is his platform, and finally he tells Thomas, James, and Emily to give a polite "toot toot" of their whistles the next time they see him - all because he is the fastest and best.

However, when Gordon sees Emily passing him, he does not get the polite "toot toot" that he expects - only to miss a red signal and crash into a train of jam tankers ahead of him. Whilst waiting to be rescued, Gordon gets teased again by Percy, Thomas, and James. Soon Edward arrives with the breakdown train and he takes Gordon to the Works to be mended.

Meanwhile, Emily and Henry take turns in pulling the express and they quickly realize that Gordon must be quite strong to do it regularly. Even Percy misses Gordon as the rattle helps him to get to sleep. A few days later, Gordon is mended with all the jam cleaned out of his boiler and his firebox no longer rattling. That night, Gordon apologizes to his friends for his rattling firebox and for his "toot toot" demands because he did not deserve it. However, Thomas and the other engines now know that Gordon deserves a polite "toot toot" as he works very hard indeed as the express engine.

And, since that day, all of the Fat Controller's engines greet their friends with a polite toot of their whistles for being really useful.

!!Tropes featured in the episode ([[YMMV/ThomasTheTankEngineS9E7RespectForGordon YMMV]]):
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The engines to Gordon.
* AnAesop:
** Respect should be given when it's deserved, and not demanded.
** Don't make fun of people for having a serious problem.
* BrattyHalfPint: Percy, and the other engines to a lesser extent, start teasing Gordon over his rattling firebox.
* BreakTheHaughty: Happens to Gordon after he crashed into a line of jam tankers.
* ContinuityNod: Gordon crashing into the jam tanks is similar to how [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E23DirtyObjects James bumped the tar wagons]].
* ControlFreak: Tired of being a laughing stock, Gordon attempts to make the other engines follow orders and display respect for him.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: What Gordon was implying to the engines.
* FelonyMisdemeanor: James is utterly shocked when Gordon ''pulls up in front of him at the water tower''.
* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Thomas, Percy and James take turns passing by to laugh at Gordon's accident.
* HumblePie: Gordon is apologetic after returning from the Works.
* HumiliationConga: Gordon crashes into a line of tankers, with several engines passing by and laughing at him.
* JerkassRealization: [[NotSoDifferent Both sides]]. Gordon is humbled after his accident, while the other engines start to miss him during his absence at the Works, as well as notice the heavy workload Gordon takes off of them.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Diesel also joins in teasing a pompous Gordon.
* NoRespectGuy: Gordon is completely convinced he is this to the other teasing engines.
* TheUnapologetic: The other engines never directly apologized to Gordon for teasing him about his firebox rattling, despite missing him as he was at the works.
* WellExcuseMePrincess: Emily angrily refuses Gordon's order to toot him while passing by.
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* ContinuityNod: Gordon crashing into the jam tanks is similar to how [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E23DirtyObjects James bumped the tar wagons]].

* AnAesop: Respect should be given when it's deserved, and not demanded.

'''Air date:''' September 18th 2005

* ContinuityNod: Gordon crashing into the jam tanks is similar to how James bumped the tar wagons.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The engines to Gordon

Pompous as ever Gordon creates a complete set of rules for the engines to strictly adhere to, upon their teasing about the loud rattling that has started to makes itself heard from him.

!!Tropes featured in the episode:

* JerkassRealization: Both sides. Gordon is humbled after his accident, while the other engines start to miss him during his absence at the Works, as well as notice the heavy workload Gordon takes off of them.

* HumiliationConga: The engines were laughing at Gordon's accident with the tankers.