The Green Controller

"You have to pull . . . very slow trucks." "Oh, the indignity!"

- Percy and Gordon

"The Green Controller" is a tenth season episode. It first aired on October the 4th, 2006.

Plot
The Fat Controller has lost his voice and so Lady Hatt asks Percy to give the engines instructions. However, when Percy refuses Thomas' advice he gets confused and causes Gordon to take a goods train, Toby to pull the Express and James to be painted like a bee! With advice from Thomas, Percy searches Sodor to jog his memory and he sorts everything out.

Featured characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Lady Hatt
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Edward (widescreen cameo)
 * Henry (deleted scene cameo)

Goofs

 * A lady wearing a yellow hat and a blue dress is seen with Lady Hatt when she meets Percy. This lady is later seen amongst the passengers waiting at Maithwaite.
 * It would take more than a day to paint James from red to yellow and black, then back to red.
 * In the British narration, throughout this episode trucks are referred to as coaches.
 * It seems odd that James and Gordon would actually believe that Percy was controller, given that he played tricks on them in "Percy and the Signal".

Quotes

 * Lady Hatt: Sir Topham is sick. He has lost his voice.
 * Percy: I hope he finds it soon!


 * Percy: James, you must be a busy bee!
 * James: Do you mean I have to be painted yellow and black?
 * Percy: Yes!
 * James: But why?
 * Percy: Because I'm Controller!