Bye George!

"You're a useless blue puffball!"

- George

Bye George! is the seventh episode of the fifth season.

Plot
Percy takes George to a construction site where he is needed to flatten some ground, but when he comes to a crossing, George deliberately tarmacs the rails. Thomas soon runs through, derails, and crashes into a barn. Later on, George is working in a station yard when Duck arrives with some trucks, but George is blocking the way and a truck is still on the Main Line. Before Gordon and the express can be alerted, Gordon rushes through and hits the truck. When the Fat Controller hears, he sends George to the timber mill to learn manners.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Duck
 * Skarloey
 * George
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Rheneas (does not speak in US version)
 * Edward (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)
 * Farmer Trotter (cameo)
 * The Refreshment Lady (cameo)

Locations

 * Wellsworth
 * The Fishing Village
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * The Windmill
 * Boulder Quarry
 * Crosby
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * Duke's old shed can be seen in the background when Thomas and Percy talk to George at the mill.
 * The picture of Duke from Bulldog is seen in the signal box.
 * In the American narration, Rheneas' line, "Rollers are rubbish! So good riddance!" is missing.
 * This episode marks George's last speaking role to date.
 * Alec Baldwin says "Until Gordon forced it, by accident" long before Michael Angelis does.
 * In Norway and Italy, this episode is called "Goodbye George". In Germany, its title is "George Makes Rubbish". In Japan, it is entitled "Bye, Bye, George!"

Goofs

 * When Percy passes through the fishing village, his train gains a brakevan.
 * Why would the workmen tarmac over the rails?
 * When Thomas breaks through the barn his wheels appear to have no movement at all.
 * In a long shot of George in the yard, the tracks which Gordon runs on ends dead.
 * Wires are sticking out of George when he blocks Duck's way and when he is yelling at Thomas.
 * When Gordon races through with the express, studio equipment is visible in the shot from Gordon's point of view.
 * In some shots of Gordon, he is not pulling any coaches.
 * Had Gordon's incident occurred in real life, the truck would have been flung aside and Duck would have jerked forward.
 * Gordon has Duck's whistle sound when he whistles at the station.
 * Rheneas and Skarloey are smiling when the narrator says, "George was being rude to Rheneas and Skarloey".
 * A freeze frame is used when the narrator says "But the signalman had set the points to let Gordon speed through".
 * Studio equipment is visible at the top of the screen just before Gordon runs into the truck.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Duck's train.