Push Me, Pull You

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“Fizzling fireboxes! I just wanted to pull the Puppet Show Special on my own, Now look what I've down. The children won't have ice cream or flags, they won't have their puppet show. Help!”

― Skarloey (after falling into the lake)

Push Me, Pull You is the nineteenth episode of the twelfth season.

Plot

A puppet show is coming and Skarloey wants to have the puppet show special to himself, even though the train is too heavy for one engine. Skarloey engages in a tug-of-war with Rheneas with the train in the middle, but the coupling breaks and Skarloey speeds down the hill, crashing into Duncan and Rusty before falling into the pond. Rheneas rescues him and takes the train while Skarloey sorts out the mess he made, and arrives in time for the puppet show.

Characters

Thomas
Skarloey
Rheneas
Duncan
Mr. Percival
Rusty (does not speak)
Mrs. Percival (cameo)
The Percival Children (cameo)

Locations

Trivia

This episode marks the last of a few things:
- The last appearance of the Skarloey Railway and its engines, Mr. Percival's last speaking role and the last time he is referred by name until Blue Mountain Mystery.
- Duncan's last appearance until the eighteenth season episode, Duncan and the Grumpy Passenger.
- The last appearance of Mr. Percival until Misty Island Rescue.
- The last episode to have a crash used with models.

Goofs

When Skarloey crashes into Rusty's ice cream trucks, he also bumps into Rusty as well.
Steam vents from the ground in the close up of Rheneas' wheels when he is coupled to the puppet show train.
Skarloey moves forward to tell Rheneas that he is his best friend, but in the last scene Skarloey has gone back to his original position.
Rusty's face changes size during this episode.
The US title card's missing a comma in the title.
When Skarloey hears Rheneas coming, the water in Percival Pond instantly stops rippling.

Merchandise

Wooden Railway - Skarloey and the Puppet Show
TrackMaster - Skarloey's Puppet Show
Books - Talking Snowman and Push Me, Pull You

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
German	Was Für Ein Theater!	What a Theatre!
French	Le Spectacle de Marionnettes	The Puppet Show
Spanish	Me Empujas, Te Empujo	You Push Me, I Push
Portuguese	Você me Empurra, e eu Puxo Você	You Push Me, and I Pull You
Italian	Io Spingo Te, Tu Tiri Me	I Push You, You Pull Me
Catalan	Em Empenta que Tiri	Push Me, Pull You
Czech	Přetahovana	Dragging
Indonesian	Mendorongku, Menarikmu	Push Me, Pull You
Slovak	Preťahovaná	Tug of War
Korean	내가 당신 을 당겨 밀어	Push Me, Pull You
Chinese	拉你推我	You Push Me to Pull
Thai	การร่วมใจของสการ์โลอี้และเรเนส์	Rheneas and Skarloey's Efforts