Edward and Gordon

"I can't do it! I can't do it! I can't do it!" "I will do it! I will do it! I will do it!"

- Edward and Gordon

Edward and Gordon, retitled Edward Helps Out in American releases, is the second episode of the first season.

Plot
Edward is an old, blue engine, who is feeling sad, as he has not been out in a long time. The other engines that live in Tidmouth Sheds with Edward have told him the driver will not choose him, making Edward even more depressed, until the driver and fireman see that he is upset, so they choose him over the other engines. Edward has a wonderful day pulling coaches. The coaches are very proud and impressed with Edward, as is his crew. He goes back to the sheds that evening, and falls fast asleep.

Next morning, Gordon is bragging to Edward. He tells the old engine to watch him rush by with the express that afternoon. Edward ignores him and goes to shunt trucks in the yard. Edward loves shunting; he will biff the trucks, and they will scream in horror.

Edward works very hard all day. That afternoon, he goes for a rest on a siding. Presently, he hears Gordon's whistle. But instead of coaches, the express engine is pulling a line of dirty trucks. Gordon moans as he slowly pulls a dirty goods train. He soon begins to climb a hill, and stops halfway up. Edward is soon called to be Gordon's banker. The big blue engine does not think that Edward can do it, though he pushes all the same. Up the hill goes the train, all the while Gordon persistently complains but to his surprise, they have made it to the top. Gordon thunders away at high-speed, cheering for himself, leaving Edward far behind without even waiting to say thank you to him. Very sad and out of breath, Edward slowly runs into a siding at Maron station, where his driver and fireman give him a long drink and promise to reward him a new coat of blue paint with red stripes.

Characters

 * Edward
 * Gordon
 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * James

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Maron
 * The Viaduct

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the stories Edward's Day Out and Edward and Gordon from The Railway Series book, The Three Railway Engines.
 * The second half of this episode was re-adapted for The Adventure Begins.
 * George Carlin's narration of the episode was never featured in an episode of Shining Time Station. It first appeared on the 1995 version of Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories.
 * When Gordon races through Maron, the footage is sped up.

Goofs

 * When Edward leaves the turntable, his side jerks up a little.
 * In the scenes where Edward and Gordon cross the turntable, the rotating part of the track tilts and moves slightly.
 * During Edward's morning train of coaches, the brake coach is backwards, this being due to the coaches only being painted on one side.
 * In the scene that immediately follows Edward leaving the sheds, his eyes are wonky.
 * When Edward says "I'm going out again tomorrow!" steam is venting from an empty siding in the background. In the siding where steam is venting, the rails end at the bottom of the screen.
 * When Edward puffs out of the shed to shunt trucks, the shadow from the camera can be seen.
 * When Edward is shunting trucks, his cab roof is raised and a truck on the line next to him is missing an eye.
 * Studio equipment is seen in the top left corner when Edward's driver talks to Gordon.
 * When Edward buffers up behind Gordon, the sound comes earlier than it should, Gordon's brake van has changed and the open truck is empty.
 * When Gordon says "I've done it!" the ground sinks slightly.
 * In both US narrations, it is said that Edward was happy because he had been so helpful, but he looks sad.
 * Edward is wearing James' sad face when he approaches the water tower. Due to this, his nose and eyebrows also change shape.
 * When the narrator says "Gordon was very cross," there are bushes beside Gordon instead of the yard and the sheds.
 * In the restored version, as Gordon says "The shame of it!" he is not pulling the trucks.
 * In a close-up of Gordon at Tidmouth Sheds, Henry is not next to Thomas.
 * In the first scene, James' eyes are wonky.
 * In the third night scene, Henry is in his new shape.
 * Edward's eyes are a bit wonky in the final scene of the episode.
 * At the start of the episode, the narrator mentions that Edward is the smallest engine and the rest of the engines are bigger than him. This is not true, as Thomas is actually the smallest engine and James is the same size as Edward.
 * In a picture of Gordon passing Edward, the edge of the set can be seen.

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
 * Thomas and Gordon and other stories
 * Thomas the Tank Engine
 * Thomas and Gordon, Troublesome Trucks and other stories
 * My Little MiniVid
 * The Complete Series 1
 * Fun Time Favourites
 * The Best of Thomas
 * Edward and Gordon (DVD)

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection
 * 10 DVD Boxset (2014)
 * The Best of Friends

WAL

 * Thomas and Gordon and other stories

US

 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories
 * The Early Years
 * Thomas and His Friends Help Out
 * The Greatest Stories
 * Thomas' Useful Stories
 * Thomas and Friends Classic Volume 1

VHS/DVD Packs

 * Special Video Collector's Set
 * Totally Thomas Volume 3
 * Totally Thomas Volume 8
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Percy's Ghostly Trick Double Feature
 * Thomas' Trackside Tunes and Other Thomas Adventures/Thomas and His Friends Help Out Double Feature
 * Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories/Thomas' Halloween Adventures Double Feature
 * Ultimate Thomas Collection

AUS

 * Thomas and Gordon and other stories
 * The Complete Series 1
 * The Best of Thomas and Friends - Volume 1 (restored)
 * My First Thomas with Toby and Edward

DVD Packs

 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Classic Collection
 * Series One and Series Two Double Pack

NZ

 * Thomas and Gordon and other stories
 * Bumper Video Collection Volume 1

FRA

 * The Adventures of Thomas

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Vol.1 (Japanese VHS)
 * Thomas and Gordon
 * Best of James and Edward
 * The Complete Works of Thomas the Tank Engine 1 Vol.5
 * Toby and Edward the Little Engines
 * The Complete DVD Box 1
 * I Love Thomas DVD Collection
 * Keep It Up Thomas!

NOR/FIN/ISL

 * Thomas the Tank Engine 1 (Scandinavian VHS/DVD)

KOR

 * Stories to Raise Cooperation

GER

 * All Beginnings Are Difficult
 * Thomas and Gordon and 4 Other Adventures

BRA

 * Helping the Friends
 * Learning with Thomas

SE

 * Thomas and the Guard (Swedish VHS)

SA

 * Volume 1 (VHS)

MYS

 * Thomas and Gordon and Other Adventures

NL

 * ...Taken by the Nose!
 * The Greatest Stories: The Adventures of Edward, Toby and the Diesels

ITA

 * A Vicious Train

ROM

 * Thomas and the Trucks (Romanian DVD)

DVD Packs

 * Triple Pack 1

SER

 * Thomas the Tank Engine 1

ISR

 * Welcome Thomas!

HRV

 * Thomas and Gordon (Croatian DVD)

PHL

 * Thomas Gets Tricked (Philippine DVD)

IND

 * Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories (DVD)

CHN

 * Thomas and Friends Season 1-4 (DVD)

DNK

 * Thomas and Gordon and Other Stories (Danish DVD)

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 1 (Thai DVD)

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 1 (Taiwanese DVD)

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