Season 1 Episode 6: Thomas & The Trucks

Ah night time at sheds, the best time for the engines to whine and put each other down. Tonight it is Thomas' turn. Thomas is tired of pushing coaches, he wants to take his broken wings and learn to fly awaaaaaaayyyyy. The other engines don't really care about Thomas' dreams. I guess then, Thomas was talking to himself. Okay... 

The next night, Edward offers to switch jobs. Thomas would be taking his train and Edward would be pushing coaches. They ask their drivers the next morning, "If they can switch?"
And well and behold, they say, "Yes."
I think Thomas' driver just wanted him to shut up and Edward's didn't feel like going out to far that day.

Henry meanwhile has his eye poked out

Thomas goes off to pick up some trucks. We learn that trucks are real jerks and can not be trusted. They like to break an engine's spirit if they are use to them. Edward has warned Thomas of this. But as we are finding out, Thomas is a little bit too excitable and little derpy for his own good.

Trustworthy individual, eh?

Thomas couples up and tries to leave. The trucks don't want to go. Thomas is upset over their whining. He can't handle someone else whining apparently. Finally he gets them to move. Oh, I wonder what mischief we'll get into?

Thomas pulls a Gordon and goes as fast as he can, ticking off his trucks. He reaches Gordon's hill and decides to slow it down. Thomas slowly climbs the hill. When he reaches the top he tries to brake. The Trucks start bumping and grinding him down the hill. Thomas speeds through a station and into a buffer.

I saw this face once but, it wasn't on an engine

As always, The Fat Controller pops out of nowhere demanding to know why Thomas is there?

Thomas rats out Edward and explains, "He took his trucks and the bratty trucks pushed him down the hill."

The Fat Controller verbally slaps Thomas and tells him, "He has a lot to learn about trucks. And that he is no Edward." (Who could live up to Edward?)

Thomas is forced to work with trucks until he learns to be a "Really Useful Engine". This is Thomas we are speaking of though... 

I tell all my "special" engines they are useful