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Buckled Tracks & Bumpy Trucks/Buckled Tracks & Bumpy Cars.
Written by: Lee Pressman.
Aired: CAN: 16 January 2017.
Written by: Lee Pressman.
Aired: CAN: 16 January 2017.
It's the hottest day of the year on Sodor and the sun is causing any dry brush to catch fire. Meanwhile, Dowager Hatt arrives with Thomas to present a gift to cool off the Fat Controller: a safari hat to replace his top hat, to his chagrin. Elsewhere, a set of tracks becomes warped from the intense heat and causes Whiff to lose some rubbish from his trucks and a small bottle to drop, which causes a fire near the track. Luckily, Flynn is able to reach the fire when Belle derails from the same buckled track. Although he considers the problem a continuous nuisance, Sir Topham Hatt admits his new hat worked to keep him cool, which inspires Thomas to find a solution for the bent rails.
Well, this episode is home to some of the funniest puns and jokes ever heard in the entire Thomas franchise. Especially when Dowager gives her son a white hat that makes him "look as though I'm going on safari!"
Well, this episode is home to some of the funniest puns and jokes ever heard in the entire Thomas franchise. Especially when Dowager gives her son a white hat that makes him "look as though I'm going on safari!"
Let's not forget one thing I was hoping for when I realised how much Gordon the Big Engine says "Oh, the indignity!" Fat Controller says the same thing!
Fat Controller: "Oh, the indignity!"
Gordon: "That's my line!"
Gordon: "That's my line!"
This line was hilarious.
Let's not forget the moment where Fat Controller hallucinates a photo of his mum telling him not to leave his office without his white "safari" hat.
This episode is also reminiscent of Thomas Gets Bumped, what with the same line where the track buckled and Belle the Fire Tank Engine came off the rails in this.
Another reference was to Edward, Gordon and Henry and Baa! when Fat Controller threw his safari hat to a goat with his "Gets my goat" pun, only to show the goat doesn't like the taste of that hat.
Well, this episode was a nice one, but here are the things that puzzle me about it. Dowager told her son that black absorbs the heat while white reflects heat. Why didn't Fat Controller just get white alternatives to his general black suit and top hat in case of hot weather like this so that his mum wouldn't pester him into wearing a safari hat?
Also, I too was expecting this episode to be about Whiff the Garbage Engine, but nope. Whiff was in it for only a few seconds, just for a loose glass bottle as a plot device.
Another thing I liked was Fat Controller throwing his safari hat like a Frisbee out of his car, only for it to fly back in, causing to scream "Noooooo!!!!". Might remind some of the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Super Mario Odyssey where Mario will have the ability to throw his anthropomorphised hat like a Frisbee.
I know this episode is a mix bag, but all I can say is that to me, this episode has its ups and downs. Ups for the most part.
Let's not forget the moment where Fat Controller hallucinates a photo of his mum telling him not to leave his office without his white "safari" hat.
This episode is also reminiscent of Thomas Gets Bumped, what with the same line where the track buckled and Belle the Fire Tank Engine came off the rails in this.
Another reference was to Edward, Gordon and Henry and Baa! when Fat Controller threw his safari hat to a goat with his "Gets my goat" pun, only to show the goat doesn't like the taste of that hat.
Well, this episode was a nice one, but here are the things that puzzle me about it. Dowager told her son that black absorbs the heat while white reflects heat. Why didn't Fat Controller just get white alternatives to his general black suit and top hat in case of hot weather like this so that his mum wouldn't pester him into wearing a safari hat?
Also, I too was expecting this episode to be about Whiff the Garbage Engine, but nope. Whiff was in it for only a few seconds, just for a loose glass bottle as a plot device.
Another thing I liked was Fat Controller throwing his safari hat like a Frisbee out of his car, only for it to fly back in, causing to scream "Noooooo!!!!". Might remind some of the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Super Mario Odyssey where Mario will have the ability to throw his anthropomorphised hat like a Frisbee.
I know this episode is a mix bag, but all I can say is that to me, this episode has its ups and downs. Ups for the most part.
My rating: 8.5/10.
Season 20 scorecard:
8. Pouty James: 3/10.
24. Buckled Tracks & Bumpy Trucks: 8.5/10.
25: Tit for Tat: 10/10.
25: Tit for Tat: 10/10.
26. Mike's Whistle: 9.5/10.
27. Useful Railway: 9.5/10.
Season 20 rating so far: 8.3/10.
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