Jack Jumps in

"I'm Jack! I can load, and unload, and carry lots of things!" "I can push and shunt!" "And I can get you two chatterboxes off to the quarry!"

- Jack and Thomas bragging - until Miss Jenny stops them

Jack Jumps In is the seventh episode of the sixth season.

Plot
Thomas takes an eager front-loader named Jack to help the Pack clear ground for railway lines. Jack quickly gets accustomed to his work, but when he foolishly tries to take some rocks up a hill, he loses his balance and rolls down the hill. Jack is upset and Miss Jenny is dissapointed, but Isobella, Alfie, and Thomas are sympathetic.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Jack
 * Alfie
 * Kelly
 * Isobella
 * Max
 * Oliver
 * Byron
 * Jenny Packard
 * Ned (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

 * Sodor Construction Company Yard
 * Cronk

Trivia

 * This is the first episode directed by Steve Asquith.
 * Thomas is given a large scale model.
 * When Max does a 180 turn, a turntable is used to spin him.
 * The Italian title is "Jack Arrives". In Japan this episode is called "Jack was Too Much" It is called "Work for Jack" in Welsh.
 * Alec Baldwin's narration has only been broadcast on Sprout.

Goofs

 * Thomas leaves with the wellwagon after delivering Jack, but in the close-up of Jack the wellwagon is still behind him.
 * Studio equipment can be seen in the top-right corner when the narrator says "Byron the bulldozer was shoving rock and rubble with his giant blade".
 * When the foreman introduces himself to Jack he has a moustache, red hair and a hat. When he says "Oliver, move this rock!" he has no moustache and a hard hat.
 * Oliver should not have moved his scoop while moving at such a speed when near workers.
 * How would Jack know which machines Byron and Alfie were?
 * When Jack introduces himself to Alfie, Alfie's front-left tire is flat.
 * When Max arrives he runs over some sort of platform.
 * In some shots a wire is visible under Alfie's hydraulic arm.
 * Before Jack barrel-rolls down the hill, his two left wheels change colour.
 * None of the Pack have drivers. Their operators simply shout what to do.
 * When Miss Jenny says "We'll see if you can do better tomorrow", Oliver is smiling even though Jack is in trouble.

Quotes

 * Jack: I'm Jack!
 * Isobella: Mind my paint!


 * Max: Can't you take a joke?

Merchandise

 * Take-Along (four-pack and movie car; both discontinued)