Squeak, Rattle and Roll

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“So you're not going to scrap me?"
"Scrap Gordon? The fastest engine on Sodor? Who would pull the Express?”

― Gordon and Sir Topham Hatt

Squeak, Rattle and Roll is the fifteenth (sixth in Australia) episode of the eighth season.

Plot

Gordon thinks pulling the express makes him the most important engine on Sodor. When Gordon is departing from Brendam Docks, Diesel is cross when he has to move to let Gordon through and to spite him, tells Gordon that steam engines will soon be scrapped. Gordon thinks it is nonsense, but when he starts to hear a squeaking noise from his wheels, he starts to fear that Diesel may be telling the truth, but he discovers that if he goes slow the squeak disappears. The next day, Gordon is given the job of taking the Fat Controller and some children to Brendam for a boating trip and starts noticing a rattle. Gordon realises that this will be his last run and vows to go out in style. At Brendam, the Fat Controller notices the noise, but does not send Gordon to be scrapped, he sends Gordon to the repair yard.

Characters

Gordon
Diesel
Sir Topham Hatt
Henry (does not speak)
Salty (does not speak)
Cranky (cameo)
Stephen Hatt (cameo)
Bridget Hatt (cameo)
Refreshment Lady (cameo)
Thomas (deleted scene)

Locations

Trivia

This episode is named after the Joe Turner song "Shake, Rattle and Roll".
This is the first episode written by Marc Seal.
A deleted scene implies that Thomas was due to appear in the episode.
A deleted scene shows Sir Topham Hatt smiling in Gordon's cab.
Going by production order, this is the sixth episode of the eighth season.
This is the last episode until the tenth season episode, Duncan Drops a Clanger, where Thomas does not appear.

Goofs

Studio equipment is visible in the second scene.
When the narrator says "something was wrong" Gordon hits a branch above the track.
In the first close-up of Gordon, he loses a coach. In the next shot, he regains it.
When Gordon pulls into Knapford, the clock reads 10:10, but the boat was to leave at 9:00.
When the narrator said "If he went slowly the children would miss their boat trip" steam suddenly disappears from Gordon's face because of the face mask change and in the shot of the children looking out the window, the scenery is moving the wrong way as the coach window is not a bay window. The same mistake happens again when all the children are on board, the passenger window is facing the station.
When Gordon is being repaired, his eyes are wonky.
When Diesel moves out of Gordon's way, he is sitting on points to another track. Gordon rumbles over the points going straight without anybody ever switching the points.

Merchandise

Magazine Stories - Squeak, Rattle and Roll

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Chirriar, Crujir y Rodar / Chirriar, Traquetear y Rodar	Squeak, Creak and Roll / Squeak, Rattle and Roll
Swedish	Gnäller, skallra och knack	Squeak, Rattle and Knock
Norwegian	Piping, skrangling og banking	Squeaking, Rattling and Knocking
Danish	Gordon får problemer	Gordon Has Problems
German	Reif für den Schrottplatz?	Ready for the Junkyard?
Finnish	Kalinaa	Rattling Noise
Gaelic	Diosgail is Gladadiach	Creaking and Rattling
Japanese	キーキー、ガタガタ、コンコン	Squeak, Rattle, Tap‐Tap
Hungarian	Gordon meghibásodik	Gordon Fails
Italian	Cigolii, Sferragliamenti e Cinguettii	Squeak, Rattle and Tweets
Romanian	Scârțâind și Zdrăngănind pe Șine	Creaking and Rattling on the Rails
Czech	Skřípot, chrastění a klepání	Creak, Rattle and Knock
Portuguese	Barulheira	Noise
Russian	Скрепя, треща, но не сдаваясь	Reluctantly Crackling, But Not Giving Up
Polish	Głośna podróż Gabrysia	Gordon's Loud Journey
Croatian	Škripanje, Klokotanje i Valjanje	Crunch, Gurgling and Rolling
Slovak	Škriepot, chrastenie a klopanie	Creak, Rattle and Knock
Chinese	嘎吱声咯咯声和隆隆声	Creaking, Rattle and Rumble
Korean	이상한 소리가 나요	Did a Strange Sound
Thai	เสียงเอี้ยดอ้าดของกอร์ดอน	Gordon's Creaking Sound