Cranky

"Cranes are airy fairy things; they need a lot of attention..."

- Gordon, Cranky Bugs, fifth season

   Cranky Cranky is a grumpy dockyard crane.

Bio
In his debut episode, Cranky bullied Thomas and Percy by delaying their loads, but later got his comeuppance after the trampsteamer crashed into him and had to be rescued by the two tank engines. Afterwards, he promised never to insult them. However, he still teased them when Percy complained that there was too much work and Henry arrived at the Docks in a barge full of fish.

Despite his lack of sleep, Cranky works very hard. But, this working attitude makes the engines cross whenever they think that Cranky is too slow; as a result of their insults, Cranky can cause accidents like once he turned on a jet engine being towed by Thomas by mistake and caused a shed to come down at the Docks. Also, sometimes his load gets the better of him when his cable snapped holding a crate of melons and a crate slipped off his hook.

Although he's naturally grumpy, Cranky has shown his kind side too. Once he helped Thomas out of trouble when he and Percy were playing "Hide and Peep" by finding Percy in the dry dock.

Persona
The reason Cranky is so grumpy because he is kept working day and night without rest.

Cranky loves teasing the engines, and has an intense dislike for Salty's stories.

Livery
Cranky is painted olive with black and brown pulleys amongst his mechanism and two work plates on each side that read "CRANKY".

Appearances
Cranky has appeared in:
 * Season 5 - Cranky Bugs, Horrid Lorry, Baa! (cameo), Put Upon Percy (cameo), Something in the Air, and Make Someone Happy
 * Season 6 - Harvey to the Rescue, No Sleep for Cranky, The Fogman (cameo), and Thomas the Jet Engine
 * Season 7 - Edward's Brass Band, Salty's Stormy Tale (cameo), and Something Fishy (cameo)
 * Season 8 - Thomas to the Rescue (cameo), Percy's Big Mistake, Thomas and the Circus (does not speak), As Good as Gordon (cameo), Fish (cameo), and Percy and the Magic Carpet (does not speak)
 * Season 9 - Thomas and the Toy Shop, Thomas and the Birthday Picnic (cameo), Toby Feels Left Out (cameo), Thomas and the Statue, Henry and the Flagpole (cameo), Thomas' New Trucks (does not speak), Saving Edward (cameo), Thomas and the Golden Eagle (cameo), and Keeping up with James (cameo)
 * Season 10 - Toby's Afternoon Off, Seeing the Sights (cameo), Edward Strikes Out (cameo), and Thomas and the Treasure (cameo)
 * Season 11 - Thomas and the Spaceship (cameo), Thomas Sets Sail, Don't be Silly, Billy (cameo), Hide and Peep, Thomas and the Runaway Car (cameo), Thomas in Trouble (cameo), Thomas and the Stinky Cheese (cameo), and Percy and the Left Luggage (cameo)
 * Season 12 - Steady Eddie (cameo), Rosie's Funfair Special (cameo), Heave Ho Thomas! (cameo), and Excellent Emily (cameo)
 * Season 13 - Creaky Cranky, The Lion of Sodor, Slippy Sodor (cameo), The Early Bird, Percy's Parcel (cameo), Thomas and the Runaway Kite (cameo), The Biggest Present of All (cameo), and Buzzy Bees (cameo)

Specials:
 * Thomas and the Magic Railroad (cameo)
 * Calling All Engines (cameo)
 * The Great Discovery
 * Hero of the Rails (cameo)
 * Misty Island Rescue

He is most likely to appear in the fourteenth season

Voice Actors

 * Matt Wilkinson (UK) (Season 13 - present)
 * Hisao Egawa (Japan) (Season 5 - Season 8)
 * Takaya Kuroda (Japan) (Season 9 - present)

Merchandise

 * ERTL (discontinued)
 * Learning Curve Wooden
 * Take-Along
 * Take-n-Play (coming soon)
 * TrackMaster
 * Bachmann
 * Lego Trains
 * My First Thomas
 * Brio (discontinued)
 * Wind-up Trains (Japanese range only)
 * My Thomas Story Library

Trivia

 * Cranky can be dismantled and moved to different locations.