A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter

"It made me feel like a Really Useless Engine!"

- Percy

A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter, retitled A Bad Day for Harold in American releases, is the fourth episode of the sixth season.

Plot
Percy is stuck at a broken signal, so Harold takes the mail for him. But when he tries to take it all in one load, he crashes into a haystack.

Characters

 * Percy
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Toby (cameo)
 * Duck (cameo)
 * Donald or Douglas (cameo)
 * Bill and Ben (cameo)
 * Mavis (cameo)
 * Henrietta (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Centre Island Quarry
 * Misty Valley

Trivia

 * In a rare picture of Harold flying through Misty Valley, Toby and Henrietta aren't present.
 * This is one of the few episodes of the sixth season to be narrated by Michael Brandon.
 * The events of Thomas, Percy and the Post Train are referenced.

Goofs

 * When Percy stops at the broken signal, the steam disappears and then reappears due to a film cut.
 * In some close-ups of Percy at the broken signal, the track beside him stops at the background.
 * Studio equipment and a crew member are visible in the reflection of James' carriage windows when he passes the camera.
 * In the shot of Percy beside the haystack, Harold looks as if he landed on the haystack.
 * There is no mention of Harold's pilot after the accident.
 * In a close-up of Thomas, a camera's shadow can be seen on James.