- “You're heavier than a bulldozer and a steamroller put together!”
- ― Nelson to Thomas
Percy Helps Out, originally titled Nelson Gets Carried Away, is the twenty-first episode of Jack and the Sodor Construction Company. It was released on Thomas' Trusty Friends.
Plot
Nelson gets tired of his job of always having to carry the other machines to and from work and back home and he wishes that he could be carried for once. That night, Nelson has a dream that he is being carried, until Miss Jenny wakes him up the next morning and informs him that Thomas had an accident at Maithwaite Crossing and the Fat Controller needs Nelson to take him to the repair yard.
Nelson arrives to see that Thomas had derailed and broken a wheel. Nelson is careful to load Thomas, but complains that he is "heavier than a bulldozer and a steamroller put together," much to Thomas' surprise as he is only a tank engine. While on their way to the repair yard, Thomas is impressed with Nelson and how nice it is to be carried for a change. Nelson tells Thomas he wants to be carried too, but does not think anyone is big enough to carry him.
Nelson arrives on time where the Fat Controller is waiting and he praises him for being a really useful lorry. Miss Jenny needs Nelson back at the yards, so Nelson says he would drive as fast as he can, but the Fat Controller says that would not be necessary when Percy arrives to carry Nelson back to the yards, much to Nelson's delight. Nelson is loaded onto Percy's well wagon and is having a really splendid ride, which is as magical as he had dreamed.
Characters
- Thomas
- Percy
- Nelson
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Jenny Packard
- Oliver the Excavator (cameo)
- Byron (cameo)
- Buster (cameo)
- The Fat Policeman (original concept; cameo)
Locations
- Rail Under Road Bridge and Stone Wall
- Sodor Construction Company Yard
- The Brickworks
- The Repair Yard
- Maithwaite (mentioned)
Trivia
- Filming for this episode was completed by January 27 2003.[1]
- This episode was originally titled Nelson Gets Carried Away, although that title is listed on Virgin TV Anytime's website.
- According to Dave Axford, the bridge that Nelson carries Oliver underneath may have been part of the Big Dipper, which was first and only seen in Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
- A behind the scenes picture shows that Thomas was the one carrying Nelson in his dream.
- Despite being the title character, Percy only has two lines in this episode.
- This episode marks the last things:
- The last episode to be written by Brian Trueman not counting to the cancelled episode, No Dozer is an Island.
- Nelson's last appearance.
- The last appearance of Rail Under Road Bridge and Stone Wall.
- This is the second time Thomas has been shown traveling on a lorry, with the first being the Railway Series story Not the Ticket from Thomas and the Great Railway Show.
Goofs
- When Nelson says, "We'll get you back in no time", his eyes are wonky.
- When Nelson arrives to collect Thomas at the crossing, the edge of the set can be seen behind Nelson’s trailer.
- Thomas is winched onto Nelson's trailer without any rails to guide his wheels.
- In the second shot of Nelson carrying Byron, his trailer is missing its winch.
In Other Languages
Language | Title |
---|---|
Dutch | Percy Helpt Een Handje |
German | Percy hilft aus |
Home Media Releases
UK/US/AUS/NL/GER
UK DVD Boxsets
US DVD Boxsets
- Thomas' Trusty Friends and On Site with Thomas Double Feature
- Ultimate Thomas Collection
- Totally Thomas Volume 9
AUS DVD Boxsets
References
#01 A Visit from Thomas | #10 The Tortoise and the Hare | n/a Bossy Byron |
#02 Jack Owns Up | #11 Thomas' Trusty Friends | n/a The Importance of Being Patrick |
#03 On Site with Thomas | #12 Alfie Has Kittens | n/a Pop Goes the Diesel |
#04 Percy's Scary Tale | #13 Mud Glorious Mud | n/a Jack and the Quack |
#05 Kelly's Windy Day | n/a No Dozer is an Island | n/a Alfie Has a Secret |
#06 A Happy Day for Percy | n/a Friendship Story | n/a Isobella Gets Steamed |
#07 A Tale for Thomas | n/a Safety First | n/a Jack and Alfie Swap |
#08 Thomas and the Moles | n/a Treasure Hunt | n/a Kelly's Heroes |
#09 Percy Helps Out | n/a Snow Rescue | |