A Friend in Need

"Spot on, Jack! You'd make a mother proud!"

- Miss Jenny

"A Friend in Need" is the eighth episode of the sixth season.

Plot
Jack has learnt his lesson, and when he stops himself from jumping in again Alfie congratulates him. However, when Ned the clumsy steam shovel knocks out the keystone out of a bridge as Thomas approaches, Jack jumps in and holds the bridge up with his scoop until Thomas is safe, at which stage Jack emerges with bent arms. Jack is worried what Miss Jenny will say, but she is pleased with Jack's bravery and accepts Jack into the Pack.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Max
 * Ned
 * Kelly
 * Oliver
 * Isobella
 * Jenny Packard
 * Byron (cameo)

Locations

 * Cronk
 * Tidmouth Sheds (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Ned is properly introduced in this episode.

Goofs

 * When Jack and Alfie load Max, Max's right-rear wheel spins around. It spins again in the close-up of Jack loading dirt into Max.
 * Ned knocks the keystone out but still passes safely underneath the bridge.
 * When Ned clears the bridge his smokestack is missing.
 * In the shot of Jack emerging from under the bridge, the studio is reflected in his front window and the ground he travels over bounces up and down again.
 * In-between the shot of Jack's face turning from happy to sad, Jack's roof shifts slightly to the right.
 * The combined pressure of holding up a bridge and Thomas at once should have fully broken Jack's arms.

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