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- “I was here first!"
"But you're in my way! You'll have to back up again!"
"I won't!"
"You will!"
"I won't!” - ― Bill and Ben arguing
One Good Turn, originally lengthened to One Good Turn..., is the nineteenth episode of the third series. It is based on the magazine stories Head On and Pulling Together.
Plot
One morning, The Fat Controller sends Bill and Ben to help in Edward's yard. When they arrive, they meet BoCo, who is resting and tease him like usual and then start shunting. Soon, they finish and as a reward for their hard work, they are allowed to have a go on the turntable for the first time.
Bill goes first and stays on the table until the foreman orders him off. Unfortunately, he is accidentally sent onto the wrong track and Ben is puffing directly toward him and they end up buffer to buffer. They argue about who is in whose way until the Fat Controller finally breaks them up and warns them that if they do not behave, they will not be allowed back in the yard again.
Each twin blames the other for the incident and the next day, they decide to give each other the silent treatment and badmouth one another to BoCo and Edward. Eventually, Edward and BoCo, at the end of their rope, make a plan to get Bill and Ben back together, which is then carried on to the Fat Controller.
The Fat Controller tells the twins that BoCo is taking a special train to the harbour and that they are to take his heavy goods train. Ben claims to be able to pull the train by himself but discovers it is too heavy for him to move alone. Then the twins realise their mistake and laugh. They work together to pull the train, therefore making up for their quarrel.
Characters
- Edward
- Bill and Ben
- BoCo
- Sir Topham Hatt
- The Dock Manager
- The Sodor China Clay Company Manager (does not speak)
- Thomas (cameo)
- Troublesome Trucks (cameos)
- Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants (cameos)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- The New Signalman (cameo)
Locations
Trivia
- According to a film slate:
- The Sodor China Clay Company set was filmed on 7 January 1992.
- This was originally going to be the twenty-third episode of the third series.
- The episode's title is a shortened form of the idiom, "one good turn deserves another".
- By Shining Time Station airing order, this is the last third series episode told by George Carlin.
- When Bill and Ben reply, "Oh yes, Sir, of course," to the Fat Controller at the China Clay Works, there is a building in the background on the left hand side of the screen with the name "Steve" written on it. This could be a reference to crew member Steve Asquith.
- The Fat Controller's line "I need you to help the other engines," was also used as a voice sample for the Thomas coin-operated rides by R.G. Mitchell.
- A shrimper and a twin berth warehouse from Tugs appears.
- A deleted scene features BoCo's rare sleeping face, which was the only time it was used.
- This is the last episode in which Shinobu Satouchi voices BoCo in the Japanese dub. Naoki Kinoshita would take over in the fifth series.
- In the restored version:
- The first few seconds of the scene when one of the twins arrived at the hopper to play a trick on the workmen is cut compared to the original version.
- The shot of Bill and Ben bumping each other on the turntable uses an alternate take.
- This episode was shown alongside the second series episode The Diseasel in an airing of Storytime with Thomas.
- Both episodes, coincidentally, feature Bill and Ben as spotlight characters.
Goofs
- Ben is meant to be surprised when he sees Bill puffing towards him on the same line but instead, he is wearing his cheeky face.
- During the side-on shot of Bill and Ben, Ben suddenly rises for a moment and his face is also loose at the bottom.
- It is clear during the side shot of Bill and Ben hitting into each other that they are being pushed. Their wheels also do not move.
- When Ben is pulling the train, his back wheels seem to be derailed.
- When Bill and Ben cross the bridge the second time, a sheep is tipped over.
- In the restored version, Ben is not seen pulling up alongside BoCo because the beginning of the scene is extended.
- When the narrator says, "Even kind Edward lost patience," one of the twins runs past Edward on a track right next to him but in the very next shot, when Edward says, "All this grumbling spreads bad atmosphere in the yard," Edward suddenly changes to the track that BoCo arrives on a few seconds later. Then when BoCo arrives, he moves back to the same track as before. Lastly, in the close-up of Edward smiling, he moves back to BoCo's track.
- When Edward says "All this grumbling spreads bad atmosphere in the yard!" his brake pipe is crooked.
- When Edward is talking to BoCo, his face is off centre.
- When the Fat Controller says "If you don't behave, I shall not allow you here again," a faded smile is visible behind his scowl.
- When the narrator says "The twins grumbled about each other all day," BoCo's eyes are misaligned.
- In the UK dub, when Bill says "I don't think we'll take turns this time, Ben!", Michael Angelis actually says "terms" instead of "turns".
- Throughout much of the episode, a smudge of blu tack can be seen above Bill's face.
- In the side shot of Bill and Ben, the train of trucks on the foreground siding has disappeared.
- At the end, Ben is still for a couple of seconds before he starts to move forward.
- In the shot before the narrator says, "At last, the day's work was done," a piece of studio equipment can be seen and a truck also appears to be derailed.
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Merchandise
The Mischievous Twins (1995 Buzz Book)
Magazine Story
- Turntable Trouble (2005 De Agostini magazine story)
Home Video Releases
Episode
Other Languages
Russian dubReferences
| #01 A Scarf for Percy | #10 The Trouble with Mud | #19 One Good Turn |
| #02 Percy's Promise | #11 No Joke for James | #20 Tender Engines |
| #03 Time for Trouble | #12 Thomas, Percy and the Post Train | #21 Escape |
| #04 Gordon and the Famous Visitor | #13 Trust Thomas | #22 Oliver Owns Up |
| #05 Donald's Duck | #14 Mavis | #23 Bulgy |
| #06 Thomas Gets Bumped | #15 Toby's Tightrope | #24 Heroes |
| #07 Thomas, Percy and the Dragon | #16 Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party | #25 Percy, James and the Fruitful Day |
| #08 Diesel Does It Again | #17 Buzz, Buzz | #26 Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure |
| #09 Henry's Forest | #18 All at Sea | |