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“That's a good story. I'll do just what work I choose and no more.”
― Daisy

Daisy is the nineteenth episode of the second series. It is based on the story of the same name from the Railway Series book Branch Line Engines.

Plot

Percy and Toby arrive at the station feeling worried for Thomas after he had been sent to be repaired following his recent accident. The Fat Controller is waiting for them in order to introduce Daisy, the diesel railcar who will help run the branch line while Thomas is away. Percy asks if she will leave after Thomas returns and the Fat Controller responds that it depends on her performance. Regardless, he expects Percy and Toby to welcome her and help her settle in. The two engines happily agree, so they start by taking Daisy to the engine shed for a rest.

Arriving at the engine shed, Daisy snobbishly tells Percy and Toby that she thinks the shed is "dreadfully smelly" and states that anything smelly is "bad for her swerves." This makes Percy and Toby cross but the two carry on and take her to the carriage shed. Daisy prefers it but asks about the "rubbish" next to her. She is referring to Henrietta, Annie and Clarabel, all of whom are greatly offended by this and refuse to stay where they're insulted. Percy and Toby are forced to take them out of the shed and stay up half the night trying to soothe their hurt feelings.

Percy and Toby end up feeling exhausted the next morning, while Daisy wakes up feeling full of energy as she goes to the station to take her first set of passengers. Arriving, she starts to show off to woo them. Her attitude, however, changes when she sees Toby coupling a milk tanker to her. Enraged, Daisy refuses to take it and, despite her driver's arguments, violently shudders, lurches backwards and blows a fuse. Everyone at the station argues with her but to no avail. Daisy explains that her fitter ordered her to never take any trucks because she is highly sprung and pulling is bad for her swerves. No one at the station believes her excuse and start to wonder why the Fat Controller brought an engine with such an attitude to the Island. With everyone now late, the crew is left with no choice but to leave the milk tanker behind and allow Daisy to enjoy her journey taking only the passengers. As she runs, Daisy chuckles to herself at how well her story worked and secretly decides that she will do only the work she wants to do.

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Trivia

  • In the US, this episode, along with Percy's Predicament, were the only episodes from the first three series that were never shown on Shining Time Station at all. This was due to Rick Siggelkow's disapproval of her design[3]. As a result, both episodes featuring Daisy first appeared on the Daisy and Other Thomas Stories VHS which was originally released on October 6, 1993. However, these two episodes did air on TV as part of Mister Moose's Fun Time in 1998. Rick's disapproval of Daisy also resulted in her absence in the third series.
  • The crate of treacle that was later used in Woolly Bear is seen in the flashback of Daisy with her fitter.
  • This episode marks the first appearance of Percy and Toby's drowsy face as well the only appearance of the latter's drowsy face.
  • This episode marks the only with a few things:
    • The only time Daisy's fitter has ever been physically seen.
    • The only time in the television series where Thomas does not appear but is mentioned until the twelfth series episode, Mountain Marvel.
  • This episode marks Henrietta and Mrs. Kyndley's last speaking roles until the eighteenth series episode, Signals Crossed and the fifth series episode, Happy Ever After, respectively. While being the last time in the series where a character speaks without having a face.
  • This is the first episode named after a single character, followed by Mavis and Bulgy, excluding the US titles of Thomas, Terence and the Snow and Toby and the Stout Gentleman.
  • This episode was never released on home video in South Korea.

Goofs

  • Throughout the episode:
    • Percy's left (viewers' right) cylinder is loose.
    • Daisy's eye mechanism is visible through her front windows.
  • At the start, Toby's eyes are misaligned and also jitter a couple times.
  • Up until reaching the engine shed, Daisy has no driver.
  • When Percy, Toby and Daisy leave the station, Toby's eyes jerk to the right.
  • At the engine shed, a utility wagon is derailed.
  • The carriage shed is right next to the engine shed but the engines leave in one direction and arrive from another. Also a truck disappears from in the siding when they arrive at the carriage shed.
  • Daisy's face is slightly tilted after arriving at her carriage shed.
  • Percy and Toby are smiling when Daisy insults Annie, Clarabel and Henrietta. Mrs. Kyndley is also smiling when the passenger argue with Daisy.
  • As Toby comes to take Henrietta away, Percy's steam suddenly disappear, he fades in and the lighting also changes slightly indicating a film cut.
  • Percy's drowsy face is crooked.
  • When Daisy leaves the carriage shed and backs into the station, her eyes jump around.
  • Most of the small-scale railway staff figurines have severe paint chips.
  • In some shots of the passengers on the platform, pieces of blu-tack can be seen on their shoes.
  • When Daisy shudders, a hand is reflected in her cab window.
  • Both dubs say a milk van is coupled behind Daisy but a milk tanker is shown instead. This is likely a result of the episode's script being taken almost verbatim from the book.
  • Daisy's fitter's overalls are not fully painted on his back, when discussing about him.
  • When the milk tanker is uncoupled, a few wires are seen behind Daisy's door.

Quotes

The Fat Controller: Here is Daisy, the diesel railcar who has come to help while Thomas is, uh, indisposed.
Percy: Please, sir, will she go, sir, when Thomas comes back, sir?
The Fat Controller: That depends. Meanwhile, however long she stays, I hope you will both make her welcome comfortable.
Percy and Toby: Yes, sir! We'll try, sir!
The Fat Controller: Good. Run along now and show her the shed. She will want to rest after her journey.

Daisy: [about the engine shed] This is dreadfully smelly. I'm highly sprung and anything smelly is bad for my swerves.

Daisy: [arrives at the station] Look at me! I am the latest diesel, highly sprung and right up to date. You won't want Thomas' bumpy old Annie and Clarabel now.
[the passengers begin waiting for Daisy to start but she doesn't, as she finds a milk tanker being coupled to her]
Daisy: Do they expect me to pull that?!
Daisy's Driver: Surely you can pull one van.
Daisy: I won't! Percy can do it! He loves messing about with trucks.
[she shudders violently]
Daisy's driver: Nonsense! Come on, now. Back down.
[Daisy furiously lurches in reverse and stops]
Daisy: Told you!
[the passengers argue with Daisy but it is no good]
Daisy: It's fitter's orders!
The passengers: What is?
Daisy: My fitter's a very nice man. He comes every week and examines me carefully. "Daisy" he says, "Never, never pull. You're highly sprung and pulling is bad for your swerves." So that's how it is.
The stationmaster: Stuff and nonsense!
The shunter: I can't understand. Whatever made the Fat Controller send us such a feeble...?
Daisy: Feeble? FEEBLE?! Let me-!
The passengers: Stop arguing! We're late already!
[the milk tanker is uncoupled and Daisy finally pulls out of the station, very pleased]
Daisy: [chuckles, saying to herself] That's a good story. I'll do just what work I choose and no more.

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Brazilian Portuguese Daisy
Chinese Mandarin 黛西
Croatian Zlatica
Czech Daisy
Danish Her kommer Daisy
Dutch Daisy
Finnish Päivikki
French Daisy
German Daisy
Greek Καλωσόρισες, Νταίζη
Hebrew דייזי
Hungarian Százszorszép
Italian La locomotiva capricciosa
Japanese きむずかしやのデイジー
Korean 데이지
Latin American Spanish Daisy
Norwegian Daisy
Polish Dorotka
Romanian Daisy
Russian Дэйзи
Serbian Dejzi
Slovenian Suzi
Swedish Daisy
Turkish Daisy
Ukrainian Дейзі
Welsh Daisy

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  • Daisy and Other Thomas Stories/Percy Takes the Plunge

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  • The Deputation and Other Stories
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