Donald's Duck

Donald's Duck is the fifth episode of the third season.

In the US, it first aired on the Shining Time Station episode Double Trouble

Plot
Duck has been working hard and as a reward the Fat Controller gives him his own branchline. Duck gets conceited about his responsibility, until Donald loses patience and tells him he "quacks" like a duck laying an egg. Duck is furious, and asks his crew to put a duckling in Donald's tank. Donald becomes attached to the duckling, but she soon jumps ship at Tidmouth Hault. Donald's crew, planning one last trick, put an egg in a box underneath Duck's bunker.

Characters

 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Donald
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Dilly
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Douglas (cameo)
 * Trevor (cameo)
 * Bertie (mentioned)
 * Edward (deleted scene cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Tidmouth Hault
 * Anopha Quarry

Trivia

 * This episode is based on the story of the same name from The Railway Series book, Oliver the Western Engine.
 * In the restored version, Duck rolls his eyes after he says, "Yes, please sir".
 * In a rare picture, red and white wires are visible between Donald and his tender.
 * From this episode on, Donald and Douglas' nameplates are on the middle of their boilers.

Goofs

 * The bridge Duck crosses with the trucks, is on the line to Ffarquhar Quarry
 * Duck's driver and fireman get mixed up briefly during their discussion of their plan.
 * When one of Duck's crew members is putting the duck in Donald's tender, he is missing his moustache.
 * The narrator says Donald opened a sleepy eye, but he opens both.
 * In one of the last scenes Tidmouth Halt is called "Tidmouth Hault".
 * During the shed scene there appears to be smoke in the roof of the shed for both engines but neither of them have a fire lit.

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