Season 3 Episode 20: Tender Engines

We start with Gordon who is out filling up with coal. James pulls up and mentions to Gordon, "You must have the coal munchies because, this is your third load."

Gordon explains that he is very important and James would not understand the coal munchies since he is so tiny compared to him.

Better then Cheetos, James.

Later that day, Gordon stops to fill up with water. Duck pulls up and tries to inform Gordon that the water is full of Montezuma's revenge. Gordon refuses to heed this information and once again calls an engine small and insignificant. 

I love Gordon's look as Duck rolls up with derp eyes.

Gordon heads to the big station and sees two large tenders hanging out from behind a wall. Gordon declares he must have those. His driver explains, they belong to visitor to their island. 

Oh my god, look at his tender!

Diesel slinks up next to Gordon and burst his bubble. Diesel tells Gordon that he is a endangered species with his tender. The world will be ran by Diesels before he knows it. (Well, that is true in the real world. Although, I find steam engines beautiful. The truth hurts.)

The next day, Gordon is feeling shot down and as low as he makes everyone else feel. Duck thinks it is the Montezuma's revenge he warned him about. Henry agrees that Gordon is full of sludge. Gordon once again, ignores the fact that he is both figuratively and actually full of shit. 

Burn!

Gordon backs up to his train. There The Fat Controller is on the platform. Gordon asks, "If he is indeed an endangered species?"

The Fat Controller replies, "Oh hell no, Gordon. I am too cheap to buy an all diesel fleet." 

Gordon has one more question he wonders why the visitor has two tenders. The Fat Controller just remarks, he has to travel faraway. 

Does Gordon not recognize his own brother's tenders? 

I am coming off my rails in excitement. 

So, Gordon is now all well and good. But, now Henry is acting up. He now has a case of tender envy. He tells Duck and Donald that he is good enough for two tenders.

Duck whispers to Donald that he is going to trick Henry.

Duck offers Henry his tenders. Henry puzzled since Duck is a tank engine, questions this. Donald adds in the fun egging on the joke. Henry finally agrees to take Duck's tenders. Duck even informs Henry that he has six that he'll give him that evening.

I'm the tender god, Henry!

That evening, Duck takes an overly excited Henry to his tenders. All the other engines gather to see the awesomeness of Henry's six tenders. Henry pulls out with six nasty disgusting rusty tenders. 

Beautiful!

Gordon teases Henry from afar, while everyone else giggles. 

What did we learn? Well, like the real world big tenders are wanted. Thanks Kardashians!