Duck Takes Charge

"Duck takes Charge" is the seventh episode of the second season. It first aired on October the 2nd, 1986.

In the US, this episode first aired on the "Shining Time Station" episode "Just Wild about Harry's Workshop" in 1989.

Plot


Percy is hard-pressed in the yard and so the Fat Controller buys a pannier tank named Montague (nicknamed "Duck"). Percy is quick to befriend him, but the big engines try to take advantage of him. The two decide to get revenge by barring the big engines entry to the shed, which turns out to be a bad decision when the Fat Controller comes to investigate and gives all five a telling-off, but no more is said of the matter and when Percy leaves to go work on Thomas' branch line Duck manages his work easily.

Featured characters

 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (does not speak)
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * Toby (mentioned)

Goofs

 * In the panning shot of Percy, Gordon and James the breakdown train is derailed.
 * When Percy puffs away to get the coaches, studio equipment is visible at the top of the screen.
 * In the British version James says "rabbish!" instead of "rubbish!"
 * When Percy and Duck first puff away, a crew member's shadow briefly passes in front of them and a first season-styled truck can be seen in the shed.
 * Duck's eyebrows are missing when the engines "wheesh" him and a weird noise can be heard after they do so.
 * The narrator says, "Duck and Percy calmly sat on the points . . . ", but they're not; Percy's on the turntable and Duck is on a line outside a berth.
 * During several close-ups of the Fat Controller studio equipment is visible at the top of the screen.

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