The Deputation

"Of course! The question is..." "What is a desperation?" "It's when engines tell the Fat Controller something's wrong."

- Gordon, Henry, and Percy

The Deputation is the seventeenth episode of the second season.

Plot
Donald and Douglas manage to rescue Henry from a snowdrift, but are still worried that they will be sent away. Edward suggests to Percy that they need a deputation, and, to Percy's horror, the engines unanimously announce Percy their "disputation"! Luckily, it's worth the bother because the Fat Controller decides to keep the twins.

Characters

 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Bertie (cameo)
 * The Spiteful Brakevan (mentioned)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Rolf's Castle
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Wellsworth
 * Tidmouth

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, The Twin Engines.
 * In the UK version, Percy exclaims "I!? I can't!". In the US narration, he exclaims "Me? I can't!".
 * In the UK version, the Fat Controller says, "I had a deputation, I understand your feelings but I do not approve of interference". In the George Carlin US version, the line is changed to, "I had a deputation. I understand your feelings and I've given a lot of thought to the matter".
 * In the UK version, the twins say, "He'll send us back for sure." In the US version, they say, "He'll send us away for sure."

Goofs

 * When Donald and Douglas leave the yard back-to-back, a truck is being derailed.
 * Gordon's right buffer is bent when he says "A lot of nonsense about a broken signalbox."
 * When Percy reverses to tell the engines about a "deputation", the track in front of him bounces upward.
 * During the long silence, the twin next to Duck has his tender derailed.
 * Percy's eyes are off centre for the majority of the episode.
 * When the engines whistle, one of the twins is missing an eyebrow.
 * Donald and Douglas have their nameplates in a few scenes.
 * When Donald and Douglas are in the shed, one twin's tender is derailed.
 * To the left of the watermill, there is green grass that isn't covered in snow.
 * The Twins' Snowplows Replace their buffers Its True so dont delete this

Episode
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