Put Upon Percy

"Percy's been put upon, put upon, put upon, put upon, Percy's been put upon. Poor old Percy - tee hee hee hee hee!" "Percy has been put upon. I am, I am, I am!"

- Annie and Clarabel and Percy

Put Upon Percy is the ninth episode of the fifth season.

Plot
Percy is exhausted, but the others are quite unsympathetic. One day, a piece of mining equipment blocks the entrance to a mine tunnel and Percy is asked to push some trucks into the mine. The trucks push forward and run down into the depths of the mine, causing it to collapse under Percy's wheels. The mine is cleared, but Percy is too late to get to safety and takes refuge underneath a canvas barrier just before it is buried by rubble. In the end, Percy is cleared out and is sent to be repainted.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Duck (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * S. C. Ruffey (cameo)

Locations

 * Brendam
 * The Coaling Plant
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Scrapyards
 * The Works (mentioned)

Goofs

 * When Percy reverses into the shed James' tender is tilted.
 * When Percy reverses to bump the trucks, he only reverses a few metres to the canvas barrier. When the mine collapses, he reverses further than before and takes refuge behind the barrier.
 * When the trucks run free in the mine it is clearly seen that they reach the end, but in the next scene they are still running through the mine.
 * Before the trucks crash, the tracks that S. C. Ruffey is on are broken.
 * When Percy goes to take refuge in the canvas barrier he runs into some rocks and a small pop is heard.
 * It is dangerous for standard gauge engines to work in mines.
 * If the collapse was deep within the mine shaft, surely nothing would cause the rest of the coal mine to collapse above Percy.
 * In the shot of Percy shunting at the Coaling Plant, a buffer stop is on top of a pile of soil.
 * When Percy enters the yard at the beginning of the episode, his eyes are wonky.
 * At the end of the episode, Clarabel is facing the wrong way.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Percy's train.