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“We are all stars of the show!”
― Peter Sam

Mountain Marvel is the fourth episode of the twelfth season.

Plot

Peter Sam rushes to finish his jobs in order to hear a tale about Proteus from the famous storyteller, Miss Marvel. During this, he stumbles across a neglected statue of Proteus and vows to hide it until the ceremony. This results in a disaster, but Peter Sam figures out a way to fix everything and make it in time for the storytelling - complete with the statue on display.

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Trivia

  • In France, this episode is called "The Legend of Proteus". The German title is "Peter Sam's Discovery".
  • Sir Handel is not with the other engines at the storytelling.
  • This episode marks Mighty Mac's last speaking role to date.

Goofs

  • When Peter Sam discovers the statue of Proteus, his milk churns disappear.
  • When Mighty Mac first meets Peter Sam, a steam platform is visible on the track next to him.
  • When Peter Sam crashes into the buffers, you can see something on the ground which was used to make the trucks lift up into the air.
  • When Peter Sam crashes into the buffers the junction's layout changes from what it was earlier in the episode.
  • When Mighty Mac leaves to tell Mr. Percival about the statue, there is no steam coming from Mac's funnel. Also, Freddie is derailed.
  • In real life, the buffers that Peter Sam crashed into would have broken.
  • It would have taken more than a day to clean the statue to a bronze sheen.
  • Proteus' magic lamp is missing from the statue, and it also has different pistons and a different face from Proteus' appearance in The Magic Lamp
  • Peter Sam has Freddie's whistle sound.
  • In the last shot of Rusty, part of a face marker is visible under his chin. These markings were used to indicate where the engines' faces should be during production of the twelfth season.
  • When Peter Sam pulls the statue away, the flatbed is derailed.
  • Brakevans should have been added to Sir Handel, Skarloey, Peter Sam, Mighty Mac, Freddie, and Duncan's trains.
  • Mr. Percival now has a full head of hair under his hat, even though he was depicted with a bald head in A Smooth Ride.

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