Salty's Secret

"Here we go, here we go, here we go." "No we don't, no we don't, no we don't, don't, don't."

- Bill and Ben trying to move the trucks.

"Salty's Secret" is the sixth season pilot. It aired in August 3, 2002.

Plot
Salty is a diesel who enjoys working near the sea, so he is naturally disappointed when he is sent to work at the quarry. Salty manages to win the trucks over with his tales of the sea, but still pines for the sea. Luckily for him, their is no further need for him at the quarry and he is transferred to Brendam Docks.

Featured characters

 * Bill and Ben
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)

Goofs

 * When Mavis first meets Salty, her happy face is missing its eyebrows.
 * Salty's voice is incorrectly used for the lines "Here we go, here we go, here we go" and "No we don't, no we don't . . . " in the British version.
 * As Salty sings "The tiller spins . . . " he is rolling off the end of the set.
 * When Salty feels sad Mavis comes out of the shed to talk to him, without a driver.
 * Salty ought to know that sea breeze only occurs during the day.
 * When Alec Baldwin narrates this episode, he gives Bill and Ben a different voice than he did in the fifth season.
 * When Mavis acknowledges Salty for helping them finishing the job, look where Salty is shown and the second bit of his side rods are missing from his back wheels.

Quotes

 * Ben: Here comes Mr. Show-off!
 * Mavis: You have to admit, he's got a knack with the trucks.
 * Bill: Driver says he'll bore the bolts off us with his stories.

Episode
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