Percy Takes the Plunge

Percy Takes the Plunge is a second season episode.

Plot
Percy is telling Bill and Ben the story of the time he braved bad weather to help Thomas, but Henry wants to rest and sends them away. Percy is cross, and races over to the quay, to find the "DANGER" board Thomas encountered. Percy wants to see why the board is there, and asks the trucks to push him past it, which is an unwise decision, as the trucks push Percy into the water.

Not officially introduced

 * Bill and Ben (not named)
 * Diesel (cameo)

Starring

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Percy
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

 * This episode with Ringo Starr's American narration was not released to VHS until 2001, in which it was included on "Best of Percy".
 * In subsequent VHS and DVD releases in the US the episode is called "Percy Takes A Plunge".
 * The "DANGER" sign is re-used from Down the Mine.

Goofs

 * Percy's story is about the events of "Percy's Promise", which wasn't televised until the third season.
 * Bill and Ben are incorrectly regarded as engines not under the Fat Controller's rule.
 * When Henry sends Bill and Ben away he looks sad.
 * The narrator says Percy ran off to the harbour singing, but he was already at the harbour.
 * When the camera is panning down on Thomas, several trucks in the background are derailed.
 * Before Percy takes the plunge, there's a shot of him already on the quayside, but in the next scene he slides past the board.
 * Percy appears to be smiling when he passes the board.
 * Just as Percy plunges into the sea, two of his trucks become derailed and stone comes off the first truck.
 * Diesel appears briefly moving in the background at the harbour when Percy is being rescued by the floating cranes.
 * In the restored version, Bill and Ben's whistles and chuffing sounds are still heard after they leave.
 * Henry says that the shed is for Sir Topham Hatt's engines, but, in the TV series, Bill and Ben are Sir Topham Hatt's engines.

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