Mr. Perkins

Mr. Perkins, also referred to as Driver Perkins, (played by Ben Forster) is a driver on Sodor. Driver Perkins helps out Sir Topham Hatt, all of Sodor's engines, and the drivers. He has featured on several DVDs since 2010.

Appearances
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Mr. Perkins' Talent
Mr. Perkins is assigned to make a birthday cake for Sir Topham Hatt and makes one that looks just like Thomas.

It appears on the Splish, Splash, Splosh! DVD.

Mr. Perkins and the Parrot
He takes care of Dowager Hatt's parrot Beaky and finds him to be more trouble than expected.

It appears on the Thomas and the Runaway Kite DVD.

Mr. Perkin's Party
He is busy preparing Mr. Arkwright's surprise birthday party.

It appears on the Creaky Cranky DVD.

Mr. Perkins' Winter Holiday
He busily prepares for a Christmas party, but is interrupted by carolers and wraps up the wrong "gifts"! In the end, Mr. Perkins stands in for Mr Arkwright, as Edward is broken down, by dressing up as Father Christmas.

It appears on the Merry Winter Wish DVD.

Mr. Perkins' Railway Lesson
He sets up a model railway and explains how railways work.

It appears on the Lion of Sodor DVD.

Mr. Perkins' Seaside
He attempts to get to the beach on his day off, but is delayed as Henry is late with his delivery. In the end, Mr. Perkins decides that if he can't get to the beach, the beach will come to him. So he opens Henry's delivery, sacks of sand, and sets up the picnic he had prepared earlier.

It appears on the Wobbly Wheels and Whistles DVD.

Mr. Perkins' Fancy Costume
Mr Perkins has to get dressed for a costume party. But every time he gets a costume put together, the phone rings and one of his friends would say they are going as what he is dressed as. In the end, he uses parts of all of the costumes to dress as the Fat Controller!

It appears on the Pop Goes Thomas DVD.

Mr. Perkin's Sodors Got Talent
Mr. Perkins gets ready for a talent show, but after practicing different acts, there is always some sort of dilemma keeping him from performing that act. When the time comes, he tells Sir Topham Hatt that he is not very talented, but Sir Topham Hatt tells him that he is a very useful engine driver.

It appears on The Birthday Express DVD.

Mr. Perkins' One Man Band
Mr. Perkins, Mr. Awkwright, and Mr. Roberts are going to play a band song at Knapford. But due to some confusion and delay around the line, Mr. Awkwright and Mr. Roberts are going to be late. This upsets Perkins, then he thought that he can play all the instruments at the same time. Soon he tied the cymbals on his legs, strapped the drum on the back, and played the accordion.

It appears on the Thomas in Charge DVD.

Mr. Perkins Snowed In
Mr. Perkins has just arrived out of the snow and tries to get warm, but no coal is left in his stove. He attempts to ring the coaling plant, but the thick snow has blocked engines from going anywhere, he attempts to get warm by running in place, but it does not work until Thomas, who is also stranded at Knapford, kindly gives Perkins some coal. That soon has him warmed up again.

It appears on the Merry Christmas, Thomas! DVD.

The Great Perkino
Mr. Perkins is arranging a show for the magician, the Great Perfino, by straightening out the common room for everyone to fit in. After he arranges the seats and sets up the curtains, he receives a call from the Fat Controller, explaining that the Great Perfino is unable to make it that Perkins is to take his place. Soon all of the drivers and the Fat Controller are seated and Perkins, nervious but determined, presents the show and gets a round of applause.

It appears on the Rescue On the Rails DVD.

Mr. Perkins Tidies Up
Perkins has just returned from working at Whiff's Waste Dump with Percy and finds the common room a mess. Sir Topham Hatt rings up and tells him he is coming to inspect the common room. Perkins hurrys with the washing, but ends up breaking dishes until he decides to slow down. He then decides to recycle some old papers and hurries next door to borrow a sack, but the wind blows everything all over the place. When he is finished, the common room is nearly clean until he finds a dirty floor. Again he attempts to hurry, but mops himself into a corner. Perkins then gets himself out of it as the Fat Controller rings up, telling him his inspection is cancelled.

It appears on the Curious Cargo DVD.

Mr. Perkins' Vegetable Show
It is the day of the Sodor Fruit and Vegetable Show and Perkins plans on entering his prize carrots. But before he can go, he has to wait for the other entries. Whist waiting, he attempts playing music to his carrots to help them grow and shows how to grow fruits and vegetables. The entries soon arrive, including Mr. Arkwright's prize cabbage and Dowager Hatt's peppers. Perkins soon becomes concerned that his carrots will not be big enough and decides to check on it. Disappointed, he pulls up three that are very tiny, but he is amazed to find a rather large carrot in his pot. The carrot is so large, it wins the trophy at the Sodor Fruit and Vegetable Show.

It appears on the Up, Up and Away! DVD.

Mr. Perkins Painting
Perkins decides that the common room needs brightening up. He first decides on balloons, but there are none. He then thinks to paint the walls, but there is not enough paint. He then decides to paint a picture of a bowl of tomatoes. On his first attempt, he accidentally knocks over the picture when Sir Topham Hatt phones to tell him that a crate will be delivered to the common room. Fortunately, he has another canvas and starts again. But when the crate arrives, he does not look where he is going and knocks over his second picture. He has one final go, but just as he is about to finish it, he trips over the crate and splatters his final picture. But he then has the idea to turn all three pictures into a large canvas painting of James. Perkins thinks it has made the common room very bright.

It features on Schoolhouse Delivery.

Mr. Perkins' Sleepover
Mr. Perkins is about to go home when he receives a phone call from The Fat Controller. The Fat Controller tells him that the engine inspector will be coming with Gordon tomorrow for a tour of the Island and that Perkins will have to wake up early in the morning. Perkins decides to stay in the common room for the evening, but has trouble getting to sleep. First an owl keeps him awake, so he reads a book called "The Little Engines Big Day", but gets excited rather than sleepy. He then tries listening to music, counting sheep, then engines, then pictures, but still nothing works. It is not until Edward's chuffs through with a late night special that Perkins drifts off to sleep.

It features on A Very Thomas Christmas.

Mr. Perkins' Treasure Hunt
It features on Sticky Situations. }}

Trivia

 * The segments are produced by Scruffy Dog Media and directed by John Gilluley.