Percy and Harold

"Stupid thing! Why can't it go and buzz somewhere else?"

- Percy

Percy and Harold retitled Percy Proves a Point in American releases, is a second season episode.

In the US, it aired on the Shining Time Station episodes Just Wild about Harry's Workshop in 1989 and Field Day in 1991.

Plot
Percy is enjoying life at the harbour, save for the noise of a helicopter often taking off. Percy soon meets the helicopter, Harold, who claims railways are "slow and out-of-date"; Percy is furious. When Percy later puffs down the valley, he sees Harold in the sky and races him. Percy narrowly wins - Harold has to find a suitable landing position - and Percy's fireman sings a song in celebration.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Harold
 * Toby (does not speak)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Stock footage from "Coal" is used - you can tell from the shot of Percy's driver leaning out of the cab during the race that it is Henry's cab he's leaning out of.

Goofs

 * In the first shot Percy pushes a box close to the rails.
 * After Thomas says "Well done, Percy! The Fat Controller is very pleased with us!" the camera then cuts to Percy. This is the same shot as the one of the fireman singing; look up at Percy's cab and you can see the fireman's legs.
 * When Percy says "Stupid thing! Why can't it go and buzz somewhere else?" his face moves.
 * When Harold takes off Percy's trucks disappear.
 * In the close-up of Percy complaining to Toby about Harold, Percy's eyes look wonky.
 * When Percy gains speed, his back wheel derails.
 * In the aerial shot of Harold flying alongside Percy, a truck vanishes from Percy's train.
 * When Harold flies over the valley he clips a tree.
 * It is obvious that Harold's propellers are just disks, while in flight.
 * When Percy gets angry at the quarry one of his eyes are wonky.