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{{Youmay|the episode|[[Percy's Predicament and 4 Other Adventures|the German VHS]], [[Daisy and Percy's Predicament and Woolly Bear (Ladybird Book)|the Ladybird book]], [[Percy's Predicament (Buzz Book)|the Buzz Book]] '''or''' [[Percy's Predicament (magazine story)|the magazine story]]}}
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{{youmay|the episode|[[Percy's Predicament (Buzz Book)|the Buzz Book]]''' or '''[[Percy's Predicament (magazine story)|the magazine story]]}}
  
 
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{{Infobox Episode
 
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* [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]] {{Original story}}
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* [[Britt Allcroft]] and [[David Mitton]] {{Adaptation}}
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* Britt Allcroft
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David Mitton<br>[[Robert D. Cardona]]
  
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* [[Robert D. Cardona]]
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[[Rev. W. Awdry]] {{Original story}}<br>[[Britt Allcroft]] & David Mitton {{Adaptation}}
  
 
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[[Ringo Starr]] {{Note|UK}}<br>[[George Carlin]] {{Note|US}}
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* 6 October 1993 {{Note|US/CAN, [[Percy Takes the Plunge (DVD)|VHS]]}}
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* May 1997 {{Note|GER, [[Percy's Predicament and 4 Other Adventures|VHS]]}}
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* 24 April 1998 {{Note|GER}}<ref>[https://www.fernsehserien.de/thomas-und-seine-freunde/sendetermine/rtl2/-3]</ref>
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'''''Percy's Predicament''''' is the twentieth episode of the [[Series 2|second series]]. It is based on [[Branch Line Engines#Percy's Predicament|the story of the same name]] from [[The Railway Series|the Railway Series]] book [[Branch Line Engines]].
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{{Quote|We must now try to run the branch line with Toby and a diesel. You have put us in an awkward predicament.|The Fat Controller scolding Percy}}
  
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'''''Percy's Predicament''''' is the twentieth episode of the [[Series 2|second series]]. It is based on the story of the same name from [[The Railway Series]] book, [[Branch Line Engines]].
  
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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Daisy's time on the Island of Sodor is going well for her, but badly for everyone concerned. Not only is she [[Bulls Eyes|frightened of bulls and cows]], she remains lazy, bad-tempered and stubborn, refusing to do jobs she does not want to do.
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Daisy's time on [[Island of Sodor (T&F)|the Island of Sodor]] is going well for her but badly for everyone else. Not only is she [[Bulls Eyes|frightened of bulls and cows]] but she remains lazy, bad-tempered and stubborn, refusing to do jobs she does not want to do.
   
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Percy grumpily shunts [[Troublesome Trucks|trucks]] one day, as Toby pulls in noticing Daisy [[Daisy (episode)|has once again refused]] to take the [[Tankers#Milk Tankers|milk tanker]] truck. This ends up forcing Percy to make a special trip with it after his normal work is done. Wanting to help, Toby offers to take the milk if Percy fetches his trucks from the quarry in return. Their crews agree to this and Percy sets off.
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Percy is grumpily shunting trucks, one day, as Toby pulls in noticing that Daisy [[Daisy (episode)|has once again refused]] to take the [[Milk Tankers (T&F)|milk tanker]]. Percy remarks that he will have to make a special trip with it after his usual work is done. Wanting to help, Toby offers to take the milk if Percy fetches his trucks from the quarry in return. Their crews agree to this and Percy sets off.
   
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Percy goes to the quarry to fetch the trucks. Having never been there before, he starts enjoying himself by ordering the trucks about. The trucks do not take kindly to a strange engine entering the quarry and giving them orders, so they decide to pay Percy back. Once arranged and coupled behind him, the trucks lure Percy into a false sense of security by following him so quietly that he thinks they are under control. When Percy sees a sign warning trains to pin down their brakes, he whistles to the [[Guards|guard]] to apply the brakes, only for the trucks to make their move and push him along down the line, leaving Percy whistling frantically for help. The [[Signalmen|signalman]] at the [[Level Crossings|level crossing]] rushes out to warn traffic with his red flag, but is too late to switch Percy to the runaway siding. This leads to Percy swerving into the goods yard and crashing into a [[Brake Vans|brake van]], destroying it and perching himself on top of the remains of a truck. His driver and fireman had managed to jump clear, but Percy is left stranded.
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Percy goes to the quarry to fetch the trucks and starts enjoying himself by ordering the trucks about. The trucks do not take kindly to another engine entering the quarry and giving them orders, so they decide to pay Percy out. Once the trucks are arranged and coupled behind Percy, they lure him into a false sense of security by following him so quietly that he thinks they are under control. When Percy sees a sign ordering trains to pin down their brakes, he whistles to the [[Guards|guard]] to apply the brakes. Just then, the trucks make their move and push him along down the line, leaving Percy whistling frantically for help. The [[Signalmen (T&F)|signalman]] at the [[Level Crossings|level crossing]] rushes out to warn traffic with his red flag but is too late to switch Percy to the runaway siding. Percy, still going too fast, swerves into the goods yard and crashes into a [[Brake Vans (T&F)|brake van]], destroying it and perching himself on top of the remains of a truck. His driver and fireman have managed to jump clear but Percy is left stranded.
   
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The next day, Toby and Daisy arrive to help clear up the mess. The Fat Controller arrives too and is cross as he speaks to Percy; the [[Ffarquhar Branch Line|branch line]] will now have to be run with just Toby and a diesel, putting them in an awkward predicament. Percy - very much stuck in his own predicament - understands fully what he means. The Fat Controller tells Percy that he is going to be left where he is until everything else is cleared up, hoping the experience will teach him to be more careful with trucks in the future. The Fat Controller is also cross with Daisy and tells her off for her laziness, declaring that his Engines work hard, while he sends lazy ones like her away. Daisy is left feeling ashamed of herself, but the Fat Controller decides to give her another chance, given how hard she worked after Percy's accident. Daisy is happy and promises to work hard with Toby's help. Knowing Toby has a lot of experience with running a branch line, the Fat Controller is satisfied.
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The next day, Toby and Daisy arrive to help clear up the mess. The Fat Controller arrives too and is cross as he speaks to Percy; the [[Ffarquhar Branch Line (T&F)|branch line]] will now have to be run with just Toby and a diesel, putting them in an awkward predicament. Percy - very much stuck in his own predicament - understands fully what the Fat Controller means. The Fat Controller then tells Percy that he has to be left where he is until the wreckage is cleared up, and to be more careful with trucks in the future. The Fat Controller then turns to Daisy and tells her off for her laziness, declaring that his engines work hard, while he sends lazy ones like her away. Daisy feels ashamed but the Fat Controller decides to give her another chance, having been told by Toby about how hard she worked after Percy's accident. Daisy is grateful and promises to work hard with Toby's help. Knowing Toby has a lot of experience with running a branch line, the Fat Controller is satisfied.
   
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The next day, Thomas returns from the [[The Railway Works|Works]] fully mended. Being happily reunited with Annie and Clarabel, he takes them for a run, while Percy is sent to the Works to be repaired. All the engines are now friends and Daisy learns a lot from Toby, leading her to become a Really Useful Engine. She even manages to shoo a stray cow off the line unassisted.
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The next day, Thomas returns from [[Tidmouth Engine Works|the Works]] fully mended and feeling much better. Happily reunited with Annie and Clarabel, he takes them for a run at once, while Percy is sent to the Works to be repaired. All the engines are now friends and Daisy learns a lot from Toby, leading her to become a Really Useful Engine. She even manages to shoo a stray cow off the line unassisted.
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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* [[Percy]]
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* [[Percy (T&F)|Percy]]
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* [[Toby]]
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* [[Toby (T&F)|Toby]]
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* [[Daisy]]
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* [[Daisy (T&F)|Daisy]]
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* [[Troublesome Trucks]]
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* [[Troublesome Trucks (T&F)|Troublesome Trucks]]
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* [[Sir Topham Hatt]]
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* [[Sir Topham Hatt (T&F)|Sir Topham Hatt]]
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* [[Thomas]] {{Does not speak}}
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* [[Thomas (T&F)|Thomas]] {{Does not speak}}
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* [[Annie and Clarabel]] {{Do not speak}}
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* [[Annie and Clarabel (T&F)|Annie and Clarabel]] {{Do not speak}}
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* [[Henrietta]] {{Does not speak}}
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* [[Henrietta (T&F)|Henrietta]] {{Does not speak}}
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* [[Policemen#The Ffarquhar Policeman|The Ffarquhar Policeman]] {{Cameo}}
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* [[Troublesome Vans (T&F)|Troublesome Van]] {{Cameo}}
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* [[Policemen (T&F)#The New Ffarquhar Constable|The New Ffarquhar Constable]] {{Cameo}}
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* [[The Spiteful Brake Van]] {{Note|face only}}
  
   
 
==Locations==
  
==Locations==
 
* [[The Cow Field]]
  
* [[The Cow Field]]
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* [[New Harbour Bridges]]
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* [[Elsbridge]]
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* [[Elsbridge (T&F)|Elsbridge]]
 
** [[Elsbridge Crossing]]
  
** [[Elsbridge Crossing]]
 
** [[Shunting Yards|Elsbridge Yard]]
  
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*** [[The Carriage Shed]]
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*** [[The Carriage Shed (T&F)|The Carriage Shed]]
 
*** [[Elsbridge Engine Sheds]]
  
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* [[Wellsworth Scrap Yard]]
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* [[Crocks Scrap Yard (T&F)|Crocks Scrap Yard]]
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* [[Ffarquhar Quarry (T&F)|Ffarquhar Quarry]]
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* [[The Quarry Tramroad (T&F)|The Quarry Tramroad]]
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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* In the US, this episode, along with [[Daisy (episode)|Daisy]], 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<ref>[https://twitter.com/ChildrensTVArch/status/1529781950227312641]</ref>. As a result, both episodes featuring Daisy first appeared on the [[Percy Takes the Plunge (DVD)|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 [[Series 3|third series]].
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* Stock footage from [[Percy Runs Away]] and [[Percy and Harold]] is used.
  
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* This is Daisy's last episode with a leading role until the [[Series 4|fourth series]] episode, [[Bulls Eyes]].
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* The small truck wears [[the Spiteful Brake Van]]'s angry face.
  
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* Stock footage from [[Percy Runs Away]] and [[Percy and Harold]] is used as well as a deleted scene from [[Woolly Bear]].
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* A deleted photo shows that Thomas came back just before Toby was coupled up to Percy's [[Flatbeds, Conflats and Wellwagons|flatbed]].
  
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* One small truck wears [[The Spiteful Brake Van (T&F)|the Spiteful Brake Van]]'s angry face.
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* In the English version, the sign says "All trains stop to pin down brakes," while in the Welsh release, it says "Stop! All trains [must] wait," and in the Norwegian version, it says "To all trains: Stop. Brakes must be checked" instead. However, the Norwegian sign was not used in the episode itself, only in a VHS trailer. In the episode, the narrator just says "Stop! All brakes must be checked!" instead.
  
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* A promotional image shows that Thomas came back just before Toby was coupled up to Percy's [[Flatbeds, Conflats and Well Wagons (T&F)|flatbed]]. Also, the van behind does not have a face.
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* For the US, this episode along with [[Daisy (episode)|Daisy]] were never shown on [[Shining Time Station]]. They first appeared on [[Daisy and Other Thomas Stories]] in 6 October 1993. It aired on television on the Mister Moose's Fun Time episode, Art Appreciation Day in 1998.
  
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* The '''All Trains Stop to Pin Down Brakes''' hill is actually the elevated road area at Elsbridge Station but with track laid over it.
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* This was one of few Thomas episodes to be featured on the Captain Kangaroo spin-off series Mister Moose's Fun Time on Fox Family Channel. This was also one of the few episodes from the [[Series 2|second series]] to air on said programme.
  
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* This was:
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* This is the first episode to feature [[Plank Trucks|short wheelbase trucks]] with faces.
  
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** The first episode to feature [[Plank Trucks|short wheelbase trucks]] with faces.
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** Daisy's last appearance until the [[Series 4|fourth series]] episode, [[Rusty to the Rescue]].
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** Her last speaking role until the fourth series episode, [[Bulls Eyes|Bulls Eyes.]]
  
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* In the US, this episode first aired on the [[Mister Moose's Fun Time]] episode "Art Appreciation Day" on [[Twentieth Century Fox|Fox Family]].
  
   
 
==Goofs==
  
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* Percy's trucks' faces continuously disappear and reappear.
  
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** Percy's left (viewers' right) cylinder is loose.
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* Due to portions of the script being taken word for word from the original book, the narrator says "Percy had never been to the quarry before," even though he met Toby and collected a goods train from there in [[Percy and Harold]].
  
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** Percy only has half of his screw-link coupling.
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* When the narrator says "Percy had never been to the quarry before," he shunts four trucks together and there is a gap between the last two trucks and the brake van, but in the very next scene, a fifth truck appears and the brake van is now behind the last one.
  
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** Percy's trucks' faces also continuously disappear and reappear.
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* When the first truck says "Pay Percy out!" its face is on the back end.
  
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* When Percy passes by the signalbox, the signalman moves slightly, since Percy's weight moves the ground where he is standing.
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* When Daisy passes the cows, she hits a bush close to the tracks.
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* Just before Percy crashes into the brake van, a stone used to lift Percy on top of the trucks is seen on the track that the brake van is on.
  
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** The narrator says "Percy had never been to the Quarry before," even though he met Toby and collected a goods train from there in [[Percy and Harold]] due to portions of the script being taken verbatim from the original book.
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** He shunts four trucks together and there is also a gap between the last two trucks and the brake van but in the very next scene; a fifth truck appears and the brake van is now behind the last one.
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* At the Quarry and scrap yard, Percy's brake van is a [[BR 20 Ton Brake Vans|BR 20 Ton]] but, at the Quarry Tramroad, crossing and yard as well in the stock footage, it is replaced with an [[SR 25 Ton Brake Vans|SR 25]].
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* When the first truck says "Pay Percy out!", its face is on the back end.
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* When Percy says "Come along," the truck on the right of the screen does not have a chain on his hook.
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* When Percy backs down on to the line of trucks, his face is hanging loose.
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* Because stock footage is used, Percy's load of gravel changes into stone slabs and Percy is also smiling when he cries "Help! Help!"
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* When Percy passes by the signalbox, the signalman moves slightly, since Percy's weight moves the ground where the signalman is standing.
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* When Percy runs into the yard, his eyes are misaligned.
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* When Percy crashes into the brake van:
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** A stone used to lift Percy on top of the trucks is seen on the track that the brake van is on.
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** His whistle is crooked.
 
* Percy's cab reveals part of the motor casting after the accident, during the panning shot from Toby to Daisy to Percy.
  
* Percy's cab reveals part of the motor casting after the accident, during the panning shot from Toby to Daisy to Percy.
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* Percy's face moves a bit when he talks to the Fat Controller after his accident.
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* After the accident, the [[Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Vans|van]] behind Toby has a face, but in a deleted scene, it does not have a face.
  
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* When Thomas couples up to Annie and Clarabel his [[driver]] is facing the back. However, when Thomas puffs away, his driver is still looking back.
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* When Thomas couples up to Annie and Clarabel, his [[Drivers (T&F)|driver]] is facing the back. However, when he puffs away, his driver is still looking back.
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* When Percy leaves the Quarry and passes the scrap yard, his Brake Van is a [[BR 20 Ton Brake Vans|BR 20 Ton]], but when he passes the notice, is pushed by the crossing and [[Signal Boxes|Signal Box]] and runs into the yard, it is replaced with an [[SR 25 Ton Brake Vans|SR 25]]. The stock footage in-between the notice and the crossing has a BR 20.
  
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* Because stock footage is used, Percy's load of gravel changes into stone slabs and Percy is smiling when he cries "Help! Help!"
  
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* When the narrator says "'Come along,' puffed Percy," the truck on the right of the screen does not have a chain on his hook.
  
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* Percy only has half of his screw-link coupling.
  
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* When Percy crashes, his whistle is crooked.
  
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* Percy's left (viewer's right) cylinder is loose.
  
   
 
==Quotes==
  
==Quotes==
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*''(after the accident)''
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*'''The Fat Controller: '''We must now try to run the branch line with Toby and a diesel. You have put us in an awkward predicament.
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:'''The Fat Controller''': We must now try to run the branch line with Toby and a diesel. You have put us in an awkward predicament.
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*'''Percy: '''I am sorry, sir.
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:'''Percy''': I am sorry, sir.
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*'''The Fat Controller''': You can stay there till we are ready. Perhaps it will teach you to be careful with trucks. ''(turns to Daisy) ''My engines work hard. I send lazy engines away. However, Toby says you worked hard after Percy's accident. So, you shall have another chance.
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:'''The Fat Controller''': You can stay there till we are ready. Perhaps it will teach you to be careful with trucks.
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:'''Narrator''': Percy sighed. The trucks groaned beneath his wheels. He quite understood about awkward predicaments. The Fat Controller spoke severely to Daisy, too.
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*'''Daisy''': Thank you, Sir. I will work hard, Sir. Toby says he'll help me.
  
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*'''The Fat Controller''': Excellent. What Toby doesn't know about Branch Line problems isn't worth knowing. Our Toby's an experienced engine.
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:'''The Fat Controller''': My engines work hard. I send lazy engines away.
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:'''Narrator''': Daisy was ashamed.
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:'''The Fat Controller''': However, Toby says you worked hard after Percy's accident, so, you shall have another chance.
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==Merchandise==
  
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:'''Daisy''': Thank you, sir. I will work hard, sir. Toby says he'll help me.
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* [[Buzz Books]] - [[Percy's Predicament (Buzz Book)|Percy's Predicament]]
  
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:'''The Fat Controller''': Excellent. What Toby doesn't know about branch line problems isn't worth knowing. Our Toby's an experienced engine.
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* [[:Category:Magazine stories|Magazine Stories]] - [[Percy's Predicament (magazine story)|Percy's Predicament]]
  
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* [[Ladybird Books]] - [[Daisy & Percy's Predicament & Woolly Bear (Ladybird Book)|Daisy &amp; Percy's Predicament & Woolly Bear]]
  
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* [[My Thomas Story Library]] - [[Daisy (Story Library Book)|Daisy]] {{Discontinued}}
  
   
 
==In Other Languages==
  
==In Other Languages==
 
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|CHI=培西的困境
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|CHI-MAN=培西的困境
 
|CZE=Percyho potíže
  
|CZE=Percyho potíže
 
|DAN=Percy kommer i klemme
  
|DAN=Percy kommer i klemme
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|DUT=Percy's Problemen
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|DUT=Percy's problemen
 
|FIN=Pekan pulmallinen tilanne
  
|FIN=Pekan pulmallinen tilanne
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|FRE=Pierre troverse une mauvaise passe
 
|GER=Percys Zwangslage
  
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|GRE=Ο Τζέρι έχει μπλέξει
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|HUN=Percy Bajba Kerül
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|HUN=Percy bajba kerül
 
|ITA=Daisy pigrona
  
|ITA=Daisy pigrona
 
|JPN=かしゃにのりあげたパーシー
  
|JPN=かしゃにのりあげたパーシー
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|KOR=화물차들에게 당한 퍼시 (JEI TV)
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|KOR=화물차들에게 당한 퍼시
 
|NOR=Percy i knipa
  
|NOR=Percy i knipa
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|POL=Kłopotliwe położenie {{Note|Original}}<br>Kłopotliwe Położenie Piotrka {{Note|Alternate}}
 
|RUM=Încurcătura lui Percy
  
|RUM=Încurcătura lui Percy
 
|RUS=Перси в затруднительном положении
  
|RUS=Перси в затруднительном положении
 
|SRP=Persijeva neprilika
  
|SRP=Persijeva neprilika
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|SLO=Percyho problémy
  
 
|SLV=Poldijeva nezgoda
  
|SLV=Poldijeva nezgoda
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|SWE=Percy i knipa
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|TUR=Percy'nin Çıkmazı
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|THA=เพอร์ซีชนอีกแล้ว
  
 
|UKR=Персі у ніяковому становищі
  
|UKR=Персі у ніяковому становищі
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==Merchandise==
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==Home Media Releases==
  
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* [[Ladybird Books|Ladybird book]] - [[Daisy and Percy's Predicament and Woolly Bear (Ladybird Book)|Daisy and Percy's Predicament and Woolly Bear]]
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* [[Buzz Books|Buzz Book]] - [[Percy's Predicament (Buzz Book)|Percy's Predicament]]
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* [[My Thomas Story Library]] book - [[Daisy (Story Library Book)|Daisy]]
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* [[Magazines|Magazine]] Story - [[Percy's Predicament (magazine story)|Percy's Predicament]]
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==[[Home Video Releases]]==
 
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===UK===
  
===UK===
 
* [[The Deputation and Other Stories]]
  
* [[The Deputation and Other Stories]]
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* [[The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends]]
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* [[The Best of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends]]
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* [[Ghost Train and Other Stories/Time for Trouble and Other Stories]]
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* [[Edward's Exploit (UK DVD)|Edward's Exploit]]
  
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* [[Ghost Train and other stories/Time for Trouble and other stories]]
  
 
* [[Chases, Races and Runaways]]
  
* [[Chases, Races and Runaways]]
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* [[The Best of Percy]]
  
 
* [[The Complete Series 2]]
  
* [[The Complete Series 2]]
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 14 April 2024

This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the German VHS, the Ladybird book, the Buzz Book or the magazine story.
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“Pay Percy out!”
― The trucks

Percy's Predicament is the twentieth episode of the second series. It is based on the story of the same name from the Railway Series book Branch Line Engines.

Plot

Daisy's time on the Island of Sodor is going well for her but badly for everyone else. Not only is she frightened of bulls and cows but she remains lazy, bad-tempered and stubborn, refusing to do jobs she does not want to do.

Percy is grumpily shunting trucks, one day, as Toby pulls in noticing that Daisy has once again refused to take the milk tanker. Percy remarks that he will have to make a special trip with it after his usual work is done. Wanting to help, Toby offers to take the milk if Percy fetches his trucks from the quarry in return. Their crews agree to this and Percy sets off.

Percy goes to the quarry to fetch the trucks and starts enjoying himself by ordering the trucks about. The trucks do not take kindly to another engine entering the quarry and giving them orders, so they decide to pay Percy out. Once the trucks are arranged and coupled behind Percy, they lure him into a false sense of security by following him so quietly that he thinks they are under control. When Percy sees a sign ordering trains to pin down their brakes, he whistles to the guard to apply the brakes. Just then, the trucks make their move and push him along down the line, leaving Percy whistling frantically for help. The signalman at the level crossing rushes out to warn traffic with his red flag but is too late to switch Percy to the runaway siding. Percy, still going too fast, swerves into the goods yard and crashes into a brake van, destroying it and perching himself on top of the remains of a truck. His driver and fireman have managed to jump clear but Percy is left stranded.

The next day, Toby and Daisy arrive to help clear up the mess. The Fat Controller arrives too and is cross as he speaks to Percy; the branch line will now have to be run with just Toby and a diesel, putting them in an awkward predicament. Percy - very much stuck in his own predicament - understands fully what the Fat Controller means. The Fat Controller then tells Percy that he has to be left where he is until the wreckage is cleared up, and to be more careful with trucks in the future. The Fat Controller then turns to Daisy and tells her off for her laziness, declaring that his engines work hard, while he sends lazy ones like her away. Daisy feels ashamed but the Fat Controller decides to give her another chance, having been told by Toby about how hard she worked after Percy's accident. Daisy is grateful and promises to work hard with Toby's help. Knowing Toby has a lot of experience with running a branch line, the Fat Controller is satisfied.

The next day, Thomas returns from the Works fully mended and feeling much better. Happily reunited with Annie and Clarabel, he takes them for a run at once, while Percy is sent to the Works to be repaired. All the engines are now friends and Daisy learns a lot from Toby, leading her to become a Really Useful Engine. She even manages to shoo a stray cow off the line unassisted.

Characters

Locations

Trivia

Goofs

  • Throughout the episode:
    • Percy's left (viewers' right) cylinder is loose.
    • Percy only has half of his screw-link coupling.
    • Percy's trucks' faces also continuously disappear and reappear.
  • When Daisy passes the cows, she hits a bush close to the tracks.
  • In the aerial shot of the Quarry:
    • The narrator says "Percy had never been to the Quarry before," even though he met Toby and collected a goods train from there in Percy and Harold due to portions of the script being taken verbatim from the original book.
    • He shunts four trucks together and there is also a gap between the last two trucks and the brake van but in the very next scene; a fifth truck appears and the brake van is now behind the last one.
  • At the Quarry and scrap yard, Percy's brake van is a BR 20 Ton but, at the Quarry Tramroad, crossing and yard as well in the stock footage, it is replaced with an SR 25.
  • When the first truck says "Pay Percy out!", its face is on the back end.
  • When Percy says "Come along," the truck on the right of the screen does not have a chain on his hook.
  • When Percy backs down on to the line of trucks, his face is hanging loose.
  • Because stock footage is used, Percy's load of gravel changes into stone slabs and Percy is also smiling when he cries "Help! Help!"
  • When Percy passes by the signalbox, the signalman moves slightly, since Percy's weight moves the ground where the signalman is standing.
  • When Percy runs into the yard, his eyes are misaligned.
  • When Percy crashes into the brake van:
    • A stone used to lift Percy on top of the trucks is seen on the track that the brake van is on.
    • His whistle is crooked.
  • Percy's cab reveals part of the motor casting after the accident, during the panning shot from Toby to Daisy to Percy.
  • Percy's face moves a bit when he talks to the Fat Controller after his accident.
  • When Thomas couples up to Annie and Clarabel, his driver is facing the back. However, when he puffs away, his driver is still looking back.

Quotes

(after the accident)
The Fat Controller: We must now try to run the branch line with Toby and a diesel. You have put us in an awkward predicament.
Percy: I am sorry, sir.
The Fat Controller: You can stay there till we are ready. Perhaps it will teach you to be careful with trucks.
Narrator: Percy sighed. The trucks groaned beneath his wheels. He quite understood about awkward predicaments. The Fat Controller spoke severely to Daisy, too.
The Fat Controller: My engines work hard. I send lazy engines away.
Narrator: Daisy was ashamed.
The Fat Controller: However, Toby says you worked hard after Percy's accident, so, you shall have another chance.
Daisy: Thank you, sir. I will work hard, sir. Toby says he'll help me.
The Fat Controller: Excellent. What Toby doesn't know about branch line problems isn't worth knowing. Our Toby's an experienced engine.

In Other Languages

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Language Title
Chinese Mandarin 培西的困境
Czech Percyho potíže
Danish Percy kommer i klemme
Dutch Percy's problemen
Finnish Pekan pulmallinen tilanne
French Pierre troverse une mauvaise passe
German Percys Zwangslage
Greek Ο Τζέρι έχει μπλέξει
Hungarian Percy bajba kerül
Italian Daisy pigrona
Japanese かしゃにのりあげたパーシー
Korean 화물차들에게 당한 퍼시
Norwegian Percy i knipa
Polish Kłopotliwe położenie (Original)
Kłopotliwe Położenie Piotrka (Alternate)
Romanian Încurcătura lui Percy
Russian Перси в затруднительном положении
Serbian Persijeva neprilika
Slovenian Poldijeva nezgoda
Swedish Percy i knipa
Turkish Percy'nin Çıkmazı
Ukrainian Персі у ніяковому становищі
Welsh Penbleth Pyrsi

Merchandise

Home Video Releases

UK

UK DVD Packs

WAL

US

CAN

  • Daisy and Other Thomas Stories/Percy Takes the Plunge
  • Best of Percy

US/CAN DVD Packs

AUS

  • The Deputation and Other Stories
  • Series Two

AUS DVD Packs

NZ

ZA

IND

MYS

PHL

ITA

FRA

ROM

ROM DVD Pack

NL

GER

NOR

DK

SWE

SVN

SRP

HRV

GRC

GRC DVD Boxset

TUR

THA

JPN

JPN DVD Boxset

KOR

CHN

HK

Episode

References

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2]
  3. ↑ [3]


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#01 Thomas, Percy and the Coal #10 The Runaway #19 Daisy
#02 Cows #11 Percy Takes the Plunge #20 Percy's Predicament
#03 Bertie's Chase #12 Pop Goes the Diesel #21 The Diseasel
#04 Saved from Scrap #13 Dirty Work #22 Wrong Road
#05 Old Iron #14 A Close Shave #23 Edward's Exploit
#06 Thomas and Trevor #15 Better Late than Never #24 Ghost Train
#07 Percy and the Signal #16 Break Van #25 Woolly Bear
#08 Duck Takes Charge #17 The Deputation #26 Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree
#09 Percy and Harold #18 Thomas Comes to Breakfast Cancelled: The Missing Coach
Cancelled: Gordon Goes Foreign
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