Special Attraction

"C'mon, c'mon! Why aren't you trucks where you should be?" "There's no engine and we can only go where we're put! You're in the wrong place, not us!"

- Bulstrode arguing with the troublesome trucks.

Special Attraction is the twenty-fifth episode of the fourth season. It aired in the US on the Shining Time Station episode Queen for a Day in 1995.

Plot
Toby is delighted to be invited to a seaside festival as a "special attraction", but when he gets there he finds there's no room for him. Percy feels sorry for Toby, but is called away to the harbour, where a grumpy barge by the name of Bulstrode needs loading. Percy unfortunately loses control and his trucks fall into Bulstrode's hull. Bulstrode is towed to a beach for children to play in, and when Percy returns Toby is over his disappointment.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Bulstrode
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Trevor (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)
 * The Refreshment Lady (cameo)

Locations

 * Elsbridge
 * Knapford Harbour
 * Gordon's Hill

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the stories Toby's Seaside Holiday and Bulstrode from The Railway Series book, Toby, Trucks and Trouble.
 * The models for O.J., Izzy Gomez, and Big Mickey from TUGS are seen.
 * In Norway this episode is called "A Special Attraction". The German title is "Main Attraction".

Goofs

 * Studio equipment can be seen when Toby puffs through the seaside.
 * When the trucks say "There's no engine and we can only go where we're put! You're in the wrong place, not us!" one has wonky eyes.
 * When Percy's trucks land in Bulstrode's hull, Percy's wheels derail.
 * Bulstrode must have been unloaded impossibly fast, because in one scene he has a full load of rocks, but instantly after that, his hull is empty.
 * No reason is given as to why the tracks continued after the buffers.
 * In a close-up of Toby at the seaside, his left window (our right) appears to be burnt.

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