- "I didn't do it! It wasn't me!"
- ― Ned after running over the slate
Jack Owns Up is the third episode of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company.
Plot
Thomas takes Jack and Alfie to a warehouse site for work. The Pack are told to work carefully, or anyone who causes an accident will be sent back to the yards, specifically referring to expensive materials. Ned is worried since he always causes accidents, but he does not want to be sent back to the yards. His banksman tells him not to worry as he will watch over him.
Everyone is working very carefully and Ned is having fun as his banksman is guiding him. Jack, honking his horn, is also having fun, but he is not being careful. Kelly tries to tell Jack to slow down, but it is too late as he is already going too fast. Thomas also sees that Jack is being careless and hopes his friend would not get into trouble, but Jack does get into trouble; he backs up and knocks over part of a stack of roofing slate, but no-one - not even his banksman - notices. Jack knows he had been naughty for shattering such expensive materials, but he does not want to go back to the yards, so he fills his bucket with gravel and drives away scot-free. Ned comes over and accidentally drives over the slate not seeing it himself and his banksman scolds him for knocking them over, not realising Ned was not the one who did it. Although Ned tells him so, he does not believe him and there was nothing Ned can do as it was a costly accident, so his banksman will have to call Miss Jenny.
As Ned is about to be sent away, Jack sees Ned heading to Thomas' wellwagon as Alfie pulls up alongside. Alfie tells Jack about what Ned had "done" and that Thomas is taking him back to the yards. Jack knows it was all his fault and goes to Miss Jenny. Jack confesses that he knocked over the slates. Even though she is glad Jack owned up, at the same time, she is briefly upset over his actions. Jack apologises to Ned for the fact he was blamed and Thomas takes Jack back to the yard, proud of him for owning up. And even Jack is proud of himself for doing the right thing.
Characters
- Thomas
- Jack
- Alfie
- Kelly
- Ned
- Jenny Packard
- The Foreman
- Oliver the Excavator (cameo)
- Byron (cameo)
Locations
- The Warehouse
- Sodor Construction Company Yard (mentioned)
Trivia
- This episode's number was revealed by a document confirming that all 13 completed episodes of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company had been filmed by 27 January 2003.[1]
- The two shots of Oliver are the same shot, the second shot is a reversed version of the first.
- This is the second time Jack honks his horn.
- A widescreen version of this episode had only been shown on Virgin Media on Demand UK until the episode was released in Thomas' Trusty Friends exclusively for digital download on 8th May 2017. Additionally, this episode was only released in the UK on a promotional DVD prior to being released on digital download.
- This episode marks the only appearance of the Warehouse in Jack and the Sodor Construction Company.
- This is one of only two episodes not to be dubbed in any foreign language, the other being Percy's Scary Tale.
- Part of the Big Dipper's model can be seen.
Goofs
- When Thomas is delivering Jack and Alfie in the first shot of the episode his steam platform can be seen.
- During the close-up when Thomas delivers Jack and Alfie, his driver is crooked and Thomas' coupling rods are missing their blue casings.
- In the scene where Jack breaks the roofing slate, something blue is visible in his cab, most likely his eye mechanism.
Home Media Releases
UK
- Making Tracks with Thomas and Friends
- Thomas' Trusty Friends (digital download)
US
DVD Boxsets
- Totally Thomas Volume 5
- Ultimate Thomas Collection
- On Site with Thomas and Other Adventures/Thomas' Trusty Friends
- On Site with Thomas and Other Adventures/Races, Rescues and Runaways and Other Thomas Adventures
- Play Date Pack
References
#02 Alfie Has Kittens | #21 Percy Helps Out | n/a Bossy Byron |
#03 Jack Owns Up | #22 A Happy Day for Percy | n/a The Importance of Being Patrick |
#06 On Site with Thomas | #23 Thomas' Trusty Friends | n/a Pop Goes the Diesel |
#07 A Visit from Thomas | #24 A Tale for Thomas | n/a Jack and the Quack |
#10 Mud Glorious Mud | n/a No Dozer Is an Island | n/a Alfie Has a Secret |
#13 Thomas and the Moles | n/a All Work, No Play | n/a Isobella Gets Steamed |
#14 The Tortoise and the Hare | n/a Safety First | n/a The Grass Is Greener |
#15 Percy's Scary Tale | n/a Treasure Hunt | n/a Kelly's Heroes |
#20 Kelly's Windy Day | n/a Jack's Snow Rescue | |