Season 3 Episode 15: Toby's Tight Rope

On this winter day, Percy arrives at the quarry to gather his trucks filled with stone. He finds Mavis hiding from embarrassment. 

And then he kissed me.

Mavis complains about Toby some more and the manager telling her she had no business on Toby's line. This ticks Percy off and he quickly lectures her about Toby knowing a lot about trucks in his old age. He also spurts out about putting trucks where Toby wants them and blah blah blah very useful engine.

Mavis still doesn't want to listen to anyone. She gripes about why she shouldn't be able to go down Toby's line. She is also annoyed by the siding lines. They way they were laid down caused her to have to make multiple trips to arrange the trucks the way Toby wants them.

It would be easier to do Calculus. 

Mavis schemes that using Toby's line would make it much easier. Her driver who is being manipulated goes along and allows her to go to the first crossing. 

Within a few days, the weather begins to change for the better. The green is appearing from under the snow. Business starts to pick up with the change. The trains begin to become so long that Mavis begins to challenge going beyond the crossing.  

Mavis does the dumbest thing ever and tells the trucks about her scheme to go further and further down the line. She asks them to bump her at the level crossing.

You'll have regrets.

 Toby arrives while Mavis went off to do her Mavis things. He decides to shunt the trucks himself. Once again looking for engine blood, the trucks decide to bump Toby for shits and giggles. 

Toby reaches the crossing and hits his brakes. With a help from a hand they bump Toby across the crossing. They send Toby flying down the line.

The Hand Gods have spoken Toby.

Whoever was suppose to inspect the lines did not do a very good job that day. No one noticed that with the snow melt, the streams and rivers were overflowing. This caused a bridge on Toby's line to be very dangerous. It was dangling like a Tightrope. Hence the title. 

Toby tries to stop before he hits the bridge but, with no avail. He stops right at the worst spot.

I like Toby's "I Nearly Shat Myself" face.

Mavis frantically tries to catch up. She was scared silly. But, she had it together enough to rescue Toby. Workmen anchor down Toby while Mavis pulled back the trucks. She then focuses on Toby. She pulls him back with a chain using all her force. 

Once Toby is off the bridge, the two of them have a chat. Mavis apologizes for the trucks' assholery. Toby just jokes about being a circus folk now.

The Fat Controller arrives later on that day. (I am actually surprised he didn't just show up out of nowhere.) Mavis breaks down confessing it was her fault. But, The Fat Controller actually is not angry. He agrees that if her manager says it okay she can come down Toby's line. 

Maybe she didn't interrupt his iced bun?

We end with Mavis being happy and declared very useful. 

Thank goodness this episode is over. I was getting sick. The cameraman was shaky as hell on this one. I suspect he was sniffing model glue.