Cows

"Well, well, well! Two big engines afraid of a cow?" "Afraid? Rubbish!"

- Edward and Gordon

Cows, retitled A Cow on the Line for American releases, is the second episode of the second season.

Plot
Edward is delivering some cattle trucks to the market, but some disgruntled cows break through a fence and derail the last few trucks. Edward, however, remains blissfully unaware of this until Gordon and Henry tease him about the incident. A few days later, Gordon is pulling the Express when he is stopped by a cow on the line. Henry, all the passengers and both crews try to send her away, but nothing works until Percy delivers the cow's calf to the bridge and the contented cow and calf trot away. The two big engines keep the adventure to themselves, but Edward hears and teases them in the shed.

Characters

 * Edward
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Toby
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Thomas (cameo)
 * James (cameo)

Locations

 * Wellsworth
 * Lower Suddery
 * Brendam
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Rolf's Castle
 * The Viaduct

Trivia

 * In the British narration, the porter notes that Bluebell's calf is "waiting to go to market". In the American narration it is said to be "looking for her mother"; it is not clear why the line was changed, although the reference to cow slaughter may have been removed due to censorship issues.
 * The barber shop from A Close Shave can be seen when Percy brings Bluebell's calf to the bridge.

Goofs

 * When Edward crosses the viaduct he is pulling five trucks. However, in the next shot, he is pulling four trucks but when the cows break the coupling, he is pulling five again.
 * The narrator says that "some trucks were left behind", but only one truck was left behind.
 * When Gordon comes through Wellsworth he is pulling two brake coaches at the rear of his train.
 * When Gordon goes on the bridge he stops but his wheels go on for a few more seconds.
 * When Gordon is looking into the camera in the last shot his right eye is slightly off-centre.
 * The coaches are assembled without most of the undercarriage.
 * Edward's eyes are wonky in some scenes, including the ones with his angry face.
 * When Percy is on the bridge, he has a large lump of glue keeping his middle lamp iron on.
 * When Percy puffs through Crosby, he passes Henry, but in the next shot Percy passes Henry again.

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