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- "Oh, the indignity!"
"No, Gordon - oh the silliness!" - ― Gordon and the Fat Controller
O the Indignity is the seventeenth episode of the fourteenth series.
Plot
It is "Clean Sodor Day" on the Island and Gordon has to take his express coaches to the Steamworks because they have wonky wheels. Gordon is cross, as he has to pick up the Island Inspector from the Docks at teatime. Victor instructs Gordon to put the coaches inside where Whiff and Scruff are waiting; Scruff has a broken bufferbeam and Whiff has to wait with him. Then, the Fat Controller arrives with a very important job for Gordon - he is put in charge of Whiff's Waste Dump for the day, which he is rather upset about.
Soon, Gordon arrives at the waste dump where there are smelly rubbish trucks everywhere. Then, Gordon hears a very worrying whistle: Spencer. Gordon knows that Spencer will tease him, so he goes to hide. When Spencer pulls in with a truck of rubbish belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford, he sees no-one in charge and leaves the truck. Next, Gordon hears another whistle. It is James, the snootiest engine on Sodor. Gordon does not want James to see him working at the dump, so once again he hides. James comments on how terrible it smells, leaves the truck, and then exits the dump. Finally, Gordon hears a horn which belongs to Diesel, so Gordon goes to hide once again. Diesel leaves the truck, but then, Whiff, Scruff and Thomas arrive with the Fat Controller, who is most annoyed. The waste dump is in a dreadful state. Gordon comes out of hiding but cannot get to Thomas and the Fat Controller as the lines are blocked with rubbish trucks. Gordon knows how to put the chaos right; he asks the Fat Controller if Whiff can pick up the inspector, to which the Fat Controller agrees and Gordon (with Scruff's help) sets to work.
Later, Whiff's Waste Dump is looking tidy and clean, just as Whiff puffs in with the Fat Controller and the Island Inspector. The Fat Controller shows the dump to the inspector, who praises Gordon for his good work, which makes Gordon very proud and - although he may be a bit smelly - he has to admit he had fun.
Characters
- Thomas
- Gordon
- James
- Spencer
- Whiff
- Scruff
- Diesel
- Victor
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Island Inspector
- Kevin (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- Edward (stock footage cameo)
- Toby (stock footage cameo)
- Henrietta (stock footage cameo)
- The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (mentioned)
Locations
- Whiff's Waste Dump
- Sodor Steamworks
- Three-Track Level Crossing (stock footage)
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Signal Box (stock footage)
- Knapford (stock footage)
- M.C. Bunn (stock footage)
- Brendam Docks (mentioned)
Cast
UK, AUS and NZ
- Ben Small as Thomas
- Keith Wickham as Gordon, James, Whiff and the Fat Controller
- Matt Wilkinson as Spencer, Scruff, Victor and the Island Inspector
- Kerry Shale as Diesel
US and CAN
- Martin Sherman as Thomas
- Kerry Shale as Gordon, James, Scruff and Sir Topham Hatt
- Glenn Wrage as Spencer and the Island Inspector
- William Hope as Whiff
- Michael Brandon as Diesel
- David Bedella as Victor
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the eighteenth episode of the fourteenth series.
- At the beginning and end of the episode, an arrangement of Gordon's theme by Robert Hartshorne is heard. The "silly" arrangement is heard when he first puffs to the waste dump.
- This episode marks Spencer's only appearance in the fourteenth series.
- Keith Wickham gives Whiff a different voice unlike his other appearances.
- The title is named after the phrase Gordon frequently says whenever he is embarrassed or displeased. He also says it five times in the episode.
- Stock footage from Toby's New Whistle, Tickled Pink, and edited footage from Double Trouble is used.
- This episode marks the last of two things:
- Scruff's last speaking role until the seventeenth series episode Scruff's Makeover and his last speaking role in the Miller era.
- And the last episode where James is voiced by Haris Grigoropoulos in the Greek dub. Loukas Frangoulis takes over the role in King of the Railway.
Goofs
- In the shot of Gordon passing Toby at the beginning, his coaches clip into each other.
Quotes
- "Puffing pistons! What a pong! This is the pongiest place I've ever puffed to! Which pongy engine is in charge here?"
- ― Spencer
- "Whiffing-woo! What a mess! This must be the stinkiest spot on Sodor! Only stinky steamies work here!"
- ― James
- "Smells and bells! Only a stinky steamie could leave all these stinky trucks here!"
- ― Diesel
Merchandise
- TrackMaster - "O the Indignity Gordon" (Greatest Moments) (discontinued)
- Magazine stories - O, the Indignity!
In Other Languages
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Home Media Releases
UKDVD BoxsetsUS/AUS
THACHNGERNOR/SWE/DK/FINJPNMYS |
#01 Thomas' Tall Friend | #08 Pop Goes Thomas | #15 Jumping Jobi Wood! |
#02 James in the Dark | #09 Victor Says Yes | #16 Thomas and Scruff |
#03 Pingy Pongy Pick Up | #10 Thomas in Charge | #17 O the Indignity |
#04 Charlie and Eddie | #11 Being Percy | #18 Jitters and Japes |
#05 Toby and the Whistling Woods | #12 Merry Winter Wish | #19 Merry Misty Island |
#06 Henry's Health and Safety | #13 Thomas and the Snowman Party | #20 Henry's Magic Box |
#07 Diesel's Special Delivery | #14 Thomas' Crazy Day | |