Percy, James And The Fruitful Day (1993) [Blue Ribbon Reissue Titles] [Full-Length Short] (US) [Betamax Version]

Brandon Juarez

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00:00It was a splendid morning on the island of Sodor.

00:20James was feeling very pleased with himself.

00:24His red paint gleamed in the sunshine as he sped along the line.

00:28He reached the junction just as Percy puffed in with some freight cars.

00:33James was surprised to see him.

00:35What are you doing here, Percy? You should be at the station by now.

00:40I know, sighed Percy. These cars have been troublesome all morning.

00:45That's no excuse, Percy. Nothing should stop us.

00:48Sir Topham Hatt relies on us to be on time.

00:51Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be on my way.

00:54And James puffed importantly away.

00:58Bossy buffers, muttered Percy.

01:06James arrived at the harbor. It was market day.

01:09The harbor yard was filled with the sweet smell of fruit from faraway lands.

01:15The fruit was delivered in big ships.

01:18James watched as strawberries, oranges, melons and bananas were carefully loaded onto his cars.

01:24Then he set off for the station on the main line.

01:30On the way, he met Thomas.

01:39Really reliable. That's me, panted James.

01:42Pity the same can't be said for Percy.

01:45Goodbye.

01:45What was all that about, gasped Annie and Clarabelle.

01:53That was trouble. Trouble for James. Just wait and see.

01:58Percy was back in the yard and busy shunting.

02:01He had the cars in good order and was making up for lost time.

02:05But the station master had bad news.

02:09What's happened? Asked Percy's driver.

02:12James' brakes have jammed. We need Percy's help right away.

02:16Percy quickly set off to the rescue.

02:18James was stuck on the line and looking glum.

02:27Percy couldn't help laughing.

02:29Got yourself in a bit of a jam, eh, James?

02:31A sticky situation?

02:35Be quiet. It's not funny having jammed brakes.

02:39And not very reliable either.

02:41I'm surprised you let it happen, James.

02:43Nothing should stop us engines.

02:45That's enough, Percy, said the driver.

02:48Can you push these cars?

02:50Of course I can.

02:51There's no time to lose.

02:53James has done too much of that already.

02:57James angrily hissed steam as Percy was coupled to the cars.

03:01Off we go, said Percy.

03:03I'll have to go fast to get there in time.

03:06Those big engines are so unreliable.

03:09Be careful, Percy, called his driver.

03:16But Percy was in a hurry.

03:22He didn't see that the switch had failed

03:25and that he had been diverted into a siding.

03:29Look out, Percy, shouted his driver

03:31and applied the brakes.

03:32But it was too late.

03:34The driver and fireman had jumped clear,

03:42but squashed fruit squirted all over Percy.

03:53Sir Topham had arrived.

03:55Percy, you are not to blame for the switch failure,

03:58but I do not run a jam factory.

04:00Yes, sir.

04:01No, sir.

04:02And Percy squelched sadly away.

04:06That night, the shed was silent.

04:09James and Percy felt very sorry for themselves.

04:13At last, Thomas spoke.

04:15You know, he said to no engine in particular,

04:18there's more than one way to get jammed.

04:20We all learned that today.

04:22Still, there was silence.

04:24What's more, we also learned that sometimes

04:26when engines help each other out of a jam,

04:29things can still go wrong.

04:32So, said a voice,

04:34so, that means we learned a lot today,

04:36and therefore...

04:38Then came a chorus.

04:41We're really useful engines after all.

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