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“Why didn't you find me earlier?"
"Because the Thin Controller said not to bother you until your visit."
"Bother me? It's my job to fix really useful engines in trouble! And it makes me very happy!”
― Victor and Peter Sam

Don't Bother Victor! is the eighteenth episode of the sixteenth series.

Plot

Peter Sam arrives at the depot after shunting coal trucks all night. Thomas is there waiting to take the Thin Controller to Knapford to meet with the Fat Controller. The Thin Controller soon arrives and puts Peter Sam in charge until he returns. The Thin Controller tells Peter Sam that Victor will be coming in the afternoon for his weekly repairs visit, so he is very busy and should not be bothered with trivial matters before his visit. Peter Sam is happy to be in charge and promises not to bother Victor. Thomas wishes Peter Sam good luck with making all the decisions and sets off to Knapford. Peter Sam is very excited and also a little scared at the prospect of making important decisions. Then, Rheneas urgently puffs up and tells Peter Sam that Sir Handel is creaking at a halt and that he must fetch Victor. Peter Sam remembers the Thin Controller's order and decides that he must not bother Victor. Peter Sam sets off to find Sir Handel to assess the situation.

Peter Sam finds Sir Handel chuffing slowly at the halt. Sir Handel asks Peter Sam to fetch Victor for him, but Peter Sam is determined not to bother Victor and offers to repair Sir Handel himself. Peter Sam is sure that oil is what Sir Handel needs and his drivers is soon pouring oil into Sir Handel. Peter Sam then asks Sir Handel to roll forwards, but Sir Handel cannot move at all. Peter Sam is worried as it appears that he has not fixed Sir Handel at all. Then, Rheneas clatters in and tells Peter Sam that Skarloey has something wrong with his funnel and is waiting at the water tower. Rheneas thinks that Skarloey will require Victor's expertise, but Peter Sam does not want to bother him and instead sets off to find Skarloey himself.

At the water tower, Skarloey informs Peter Sam that his funnel is blocked and that he needs Victor's help. Peter Sam still does not want to bother Victor and decides to make an attempt at clearing Skarloey's funnel himself. Peter Sam thinks hard and soon has an idea; he gets his driver to put the water tower's hosepipe down Skarloey's funnel in hopes that the water will clear the blockage in the funnel. Peter Sam's method does not succeed and now Skarloey cannot puff at all, as the water has extinguished his fire. Peter Sam is concerned and admits that maybe he made a mistake. Rheneas pulls up alongside and tells Peter Sam that Duncan is suffering from rattling rods and needs Victor. Peter Sam is still adamant about not bothering Victor and sets off to locate Duncan. By this point, Rheneas is starting to read Peter Sam on what he will say when there is a problem.

On his way to Duncan, Peter Sam suddenly comes to a halt himself; he was so busy not bothering Victor that he had forgotten to take on more coal after his busy night of shunting trucks. Peter Sam has failed to help his friends and now cannot fetch Victor anyway. Just then, Rheneas clatters up and Peter Sam asks him to fetch Victor. Rheneas is puzzled and remembers that Peter Sam had previously told him that Victor must not be bothered. So, Rheneas refuses to fetch Victor, leaving Peter Sam feeling silly. Suddenly, Peter Sam remembers what Thomas had said about making important decisions. Peter Sam comes to the conclusion that he can decide whether or not a matter is serious enough to bother Victor. He calls out to Rheneas, who hears him and chuffs back. Peter Sam admits that he was wrong and tells Rheneas that he should have bothered Victor earlier. Rheneas is pleased to follow orders and goes to fetch Victor.

Soon, Victor has brought some coal for Peter Sam. Victor is confused as to why Peter Sam did not ask for his help sooner. Peter Sam explains that the Thin Controller had told him not to bother him. Victor smiles and tells Peter Sam that it is his job to fix engines, so he would not have been bothered at all. The pair then go to fix Skarloey's blocked funnel and then Sir Handel's creaking. Later on, Peter Sam and Victor arrive back at the depot as Thomas returns with the Thin Controller, who is keen to find out how Peter Sam's day had been. Peter Sam and Victor tell him that they had no bother at all.

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Trivia

  • Going by production order, this is the nineteenth episode of the sixteenth series.
  • This is the first episode with a few things:
    • The first episode to have Steven Kynman as part of the voice cast.
    • Peter Sam's first speaking role in an episode since the twelfth series episode, The Party Surprise.
    • The first episode where Victor is seen working away from the Steamworks and the first episode where Victor appears without it or Kevin. It is also the first episode where Victor does not say, "my friend," while interacting and working with the engines.
    • The first episode where Victor is seen on the narrow gauge line, although it has been mentioned previously in Steamy Sodor that he went there.
    • The first episode where Duncan is mentioned since the twelfth series.
  • This episode marks the last with a few things:
    • Peter Sam and Victor's final episode with leading roles.
    • The last episode to feature Matt Wilkinson as Victor in the UK dub.
    • Sir Handel, Peter Sam and Victor's last speaking roles in the Nitrogen-era.
    • Mr. Percival's last appearance in the Nitrogen-era.
    • Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam, Rusty and Victor's last appearances in the Nitrogen-era in production order.
  • The plot is similar to the eleventh series episode, Sir Handel in Charge.
  • After Mr. Percival greets Thomas and Peter Sam in the UK, French and Japanese dubs, Thomas says "Good morning, sir." In the US and Latin American Spanish dubs, both engines speak the line.
  • This episode marks Sir Handel, Peter Sam and Mr. Percival's only speaking roles in the sixteenth series and in an episode in the Nitrogen-era.
  • When Peter Sam whistles for Rheneas, he blew his whistle four times, giving out the correct whistle-code for an emergency.

Goofs

  • Steven Kynman is not credited in the UK credits despite voicing Peter Sam.
  • When Thomas puffs away, Peter Sam is derailed.

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In Other Languages

Language Title
Brazilian Portuguese Não incomode Victor
French Interdiction De Déranger Victor!
Galician Non Molestes a Víctor
German Chef zu sein ist nicht leicht
Hungarian Ne legyetek Viktor terhére!
Indonesian Jangan Ganggu Victor
Japanese ピーター・サムのるすばん
Korean 빅터는 바빠요 (dub)
빅터를 귀찮게 하지 마! (subtitles)
Latin American Spanish No Molesten a Victor
Norwegian Ikke plag Victor!
Polish Daj Spokój Wiktorowi!
Romanian Nu-l Deranja pe Victor!
Russian Не Беспокойте Виктора!
Taiwanese Mandarin 不要打擾維多

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