Percy's Predicament

Percy's Predicament is the twentieth episode of the second season.

Plot
Daisy has neglected to take the milk again and Percy is cross. To cheer him up, Toby offers to swap jobs and Percy collects trucks from the quarry, but they are so cross at him they decide to pay him out and push him onto a brakevan. The Fat Controller is cross, but not only at him, as seen when he reprimands Daisy for being lazy. However he hears from Toby that she worked hard to help after Percy's accident and gives her another chance. The next day Thomas returns while Percy is sent to be repaired.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Daisy
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Thomas (does not speak)
 * Annie and Clarabel (do not speak)
 * Henrietta (does not speak)
 * The Policeman (cameo)

Locations

 * The Scrapyards
 * Anopha Quarry
 * Elsbridge
 * The Quarry Tramroad

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Branch Line Engines.
 * Stock footage from Percy Runs Away and Percy and Harold is used.
 * A truck wears the Spiteful Brakevan's angry face.
 * In the UK narration, the trucks say "Pay Percy out!" In the US narration, they say "Pay Percy back!"
 * The events of Bull's Eyes are mentioned in this episode, but that episode wasn't made until the fourth season.

Goofs

 * Percy's trucks faces continuously disappear and reappear.
 * When Percy passes the scrapyard, he clips a bush beside the track.
 * The narrator mentions that Percy had never been to the quarry before, but Percy visited it in Percy and Harold.
 * When Percy passes the signalbox, his brakevan changes.
 * Just before Percy crashes into the brakevan, look at the track that the brakevan is on and you'll see what looks like a stone used to lift Percy on top of the trucks.
 * The brakevan is already broken before Percy destroys it.
 * When Percy speaks to The Fat Controller, his face moves slightly.
 * When Thomas couples up to Annie and Clarabel his driver is facing the back. However, when Thomas puffs away, his driver is still looking back. Shouldn't he be facing the front?