The Trouble with Mud

"The Trouble with Mud" is the tenth episode of the third season.

Plot
Gordon is muddy, but refuses to be cleaned and sprays James with mud after his washdown. As punishment, he is forbidden to pull the Express. James does the job for him, but when Gordon warns him about the slippery rails on his hill the red engine refuses to listen, and pays the price when he slips down the hill. Gordon luckily comes to push James up again, and as a reward is given Thomas and Gordon his job back.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Percy (cameo)

Goofs

 * The workman washing Thomas' lamp has a skinny flesh-coloured wire as a neck.
 * As Gordon says "Mind my eyes!" his right eye is wonky.
 * When James is sliding back down Gordon's Hill, look closely beyond the back of his train and you can see a clear wire pulling him back.
 * When Gordon puffs alongside James, a stick is in James' funnel.

Episode
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