Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends (1984) s17e10 Episode Script
Not Now, Charlie!
1 (TOOTING) They're two, they're four, they're six, they're eight Shunting trucks and hauling freight Red and green and brown and blue They're the Really Useful Crew All with different roles to play Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away Down the hills and round the bends Thomas and his friends (NARRATOR READING) NARRATOR: Charlie, the playful purple engine, is always laughing and joking with whoever is there to listen.
Hey, Salty! Why are pirates called pirates? SALTY: Ah, ooh I don't know, Charlie.
Why are pirates called pirates? Because they arrr! (LAUGHING) Oh, good one, Charlie! Ha ha ha! Not everybody likes Charlie's jokes.
But sometimes they just can't help laughing anyway! (LAUGHING) Uh, hmm I've had enough of your jokes for one day, Charlie! Oh, oh, you haven't heard the one about the Ahh! Not now, Charlie! (TOOTING) Hey, Thomas! What's pink and grey and has four feet? Uh, I don't know, Charlie.
What is pink and grey and has four feet? An elephant with its tongue sticking out! (ALL LAUGHING) Oh, that tickles me.
Oh, good one, Charlie.
(TOOTING) Hey, Percy! Charlie's got a joke about an elephant.
Oh, I've got lots of jokes! What goes clomp, clomp, clomp, squish, clomp, clomp, clomp, squish? I don't know.
What does go, um, clomp, clomp, clomp, squish? An elephant with one wet shoe! (ALL LAUGHING) But elephants don't wear shoes.
I know! Isn't it silly? Ha ha ha! (TOOTING) One day, Charlie was on his way to pick up some trucks when he had a big surprise.
He could hardly believe his eyes! (BRAKES SQUEALING) (TRUMPETING) Charlie didn't think there were any elephants on the Island of Sodor - but there it was, as plain as day! - (CHEWING) That elephant is in danger! I have to do something.
Charlie blew his whistle as loudly as he could.
(TOOTING LOUDLY) But the elephant didn't move.
I'd better get help! - (TOOTING) - CHARLIE: Thomas! (TOOTING) CHARLIE: Thomas! Please stop! - What is it, Charlie? - There's an elephant on the line! - Just behind us! - I don't have time for another joke right now, Charlie, I have to deliver my passengers! No, really, it's back around the bend! (TOOTING) Not now, Charlie! Charlie was surprised by Thomas's reaction.
Later, he saw Percy pulling a goods train.
(TOOTING) Percy! Stop! - What is it, Charlie? - There's an elephant on the line! And Oh, Charlie, I like your jokes but if I don't get going, I'm going to be late! (TOOTS) But Percy, wait Not now, Charlie! Charlie wasn't happy that Percy didn't believe him about the elephant! But as he arrived at the shunting yards, he was relieved to see Henry.
(TOOTING) Henry, am I pleased to see you! - What is it, Charlie? - I saw an elephant! On the line! Oh, I do not have time for jokes now, Charlie! (TOOTING) CHARLIE: Oh, but Henry Not now, Charlie.
Nobody believed that Charlie had really seen an elephant! As he made his way back to the docks, even Charlie began to wonder if it might not be true! I did see an elephant, didn't I? It seems impossible but Whoa! That tree has fallen and broken a fence! - The fence that surrounds - (ELEPHANT TRUMPETING) the elephant enclosure at the animal park! That explains it! I did see an elephant! It must have escaped from the Sodor Animal Park! CHARLIE: (TOOTING) Listen to me, everyone! There's an elephant on the loose! - An elephant? Wah! Where? - (ALL LAUGHING) Don't worry, Cranky.
It's only one of Charlie's jokes.
Charlie needed to find someone who would take him seriously.
(TOOTING) Someone who would be able to help.
Wait, Charlie! Where are you going? (TOOTING) Harold! Please help! There's an emergency! Then you've come to the right place, Charlie, the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre! Nobody believes me, Harold, but there's an elephant on the line.
An elephant? Are you sure? Yes.
It escaped from the Sodor Animal Park.
You're right, Charlie! This is an emergency! Let's go and find the elephant.
Harold radioed ahead to warn the park keepers.
They were already mending the broken fence when he and Charlie arrived.
But there was no sign of the elephant! Harold went higher for a better look, while Charlie and the park keeper searched for the elephant on the ground.
Oh, dear.
I hope the elephant hasn't got into any trouble! I think I've spotted it! Down near Brendam Docks.
Follow me! (LAUGHING) (TRUMPETING) The children of Sodor were delighted to see an elephant out and about! Harold and Charlie arrived with the zookeepers and a special truck for the elephant.
The elephant needed to be brought back to the Animal Park so it would be safe.
(SNORTING) The keeper guided the escaped elephant into the truck.
KEEPER: That's it, Charlie! She's in! - (TOOTING) - (TRUMPETING) Thomas, Percy and Henry could hardly believe their eyes when they saw Charlie with the elephant! Hey, look! Charlie was telling the truth about the elephant after all! Ah, not that silly elephant story again! - (TRUMPETING) - Whoa! Everyone at the Sodor Animal Park was relieved to see the elephant returned safely home.
Well done, Charlie! I hear you raised the alarm.
You are a Really Useful Engine! - (TOOTING) - Charlie had learnt that when he told jokes all the time, nobody took him seriously.
So he decided never to tell another joke again.
But that decision didn't last very long.
Hey, Salty? How do elephants fly? Arr I dunno, Charlie.
How do elephants fly? - By jumbo jet! - (BOTH LAUGHING) By jumbo jet! Good one, Charlie! Ha ha ha! - Elephants! Hmph! - (TRUMPETING) - Yikes! - (LAUGHING)
Hey, Salty! Why are pirates called pirates? SALTY: Ah, ooh I don't know, Charlie.
Why are pirates called pirates? Because they arrr! (LAUGHING) Oh, good one, Charlie! Ha ha ha! Not everybody likes Charlie's jokes.
But sometimes they just can't help laughing anyway! (LAUGHING) Uh, hmm I've had enough of your jokes for one day, Charlie! Oh, oh, you haven't heard the one about the Ahh! Not now, Charlie! (TOOTING) Hey, Thomas! What's pink and grey and has four feet? Uh, I don't know, Charlie.
What is pink and grey and has four feet? An elephant with its tongue sticking out! (ALL LAUGHING) Oh, that tickles me.
Oh, good one, Charlie.
(TOOTING) Hey, Percy! Charlie's got a joke about an elephant.
Oh, I've got lots of jokes! What goes clomp, clomp, clomp, squish, clomp, clomp, clomp, squish? I don't know.
What does go, um, clomp, clomp, clomp, squish? An elephant with one wet shoe! (ALL LAUGHING) But elephants don't wear shoes.
I know! Isn't it silly? Ha ha ha! (TOOTING) One day, Charlie was on his way to pick up some trucks when he had a big surprise.
He could hardly believe his eyes! (BRAKES SQUEALING) (TRUMPETING) Charlie didn't think there were any elephants on the Island of Sodor - but there it was, as plain as day! - (CHEWING) That elephant is in danger! I have to do something.
Charlie blew his whistle as loudly as he could.
(TOOTING LOUDLY) But the elephant didn't move.
I'd better get help! - (TOOTING) - CHARLIE: Thomas! (TOOTING) CHARLIE: Thomas! Please stop! - What is it, Charlie? - There's an elephant on the line! - Just behind us! - I don't have time for another joke right now, Charlie, I have to deliver my passengers! No, really, it's back around the bend! (TOOTING) Not now, Charlie! Charlie was surprised by Thomas's reaction.
Later, he saw Percy pulling a goods train.
(TOOTING) Percy! Stop! - What is it, Charlie? - There's an elephant on the line! And Oh, Charlie, I like your jokes but if I don't get going, I'm going to be late! (TOOTS) But Percy, wait Not now, Charlie! Charlie wasn't happy that Percy didn't believe him about the elephant! But as he arrived at the shunting yards, he was relieved to see Henry.
(TOOTING) Henry, am I pleased to see you! - What is it, Charlie? - I saw an elephant! On the line! Oh, I do not have time for jokes now, Charlie! (TOOTING) CHARLIE: Oh, but Henry Not now, Charlie.
Nobody believed that Charlie had really seen an elephant! As he made his way back to the docks, even Charlie began to wonder if it might not be true! I did see an elephant, didn't I? It seems impossible but Whoa! That tree has fallen and broken a fence! - The fence that surrounds - (ELEPHANT TRUMPETING) the elephant enclosure at the animal park! That explains it! I did see an elephant! It must have escaped from the Sodor Animal Park! CHARLIE: (TOOTING) Listen to me, everyone! There's an elephant on the loose! - An elephant? Wah! Where? - (ALL LAUGHING) Don't worry, Cranky.
It's only one of Charlie's jokes.
Charlie needed to find someone who would take him seriously.
(TOOTING) Someone who would be able to help.
Wait, Charlie! Where are you going? (TOOTING) Harold! Please help! There's an emergency! Then you've come to the right place, Charlie, the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre! Nobody believes me, Harold, but there's an elephant on the line.
An elephant? Are you sure? Yes.
It escaped from the Sodor Animal Park.
You're right, Charlie! This is an emergency! Let's go and find the elephant.
Harold radioed ahead to warn the park keepers.
They were already mending the broken fence when he and Charlie arrived.
But there was no sign of the elephant! Harold went higher for a better look, while Charlie and the park keeper searched for the elephant on the ground.
Oh, dear.
I hope the elephant hasn't got into any trouble! I think I've spotted it! Down near Brendam Docks.
Follow me! (LAUGHING) (TRUMPETING) The children of Sodor were delighted to see an elephant out and about! Harold and Charlie arrived with the zookeepers and a special truck for the elephant.
The elephant needed to be brought back to the Animal Park so it would be safe.
(SNORTING) The keeper guided the escaped elephant into the truck.
KEEPER: That's it, Charlie! She's in! - (TOOTING) - (TRUMPETING) Thomas, Percy and Henry could hardly believe their eyes when they saw Charlie with the elephant! Hey, look! Charlie was telling the truth about the elephant after all! Ah, not that silly elephant story again! - (TRUMPETING) - Whoa! Everyone at the Sodor Animal Park was relieved to see the elephant returned safely home.
Well done, Charlie! I hear you raised the alarm.
You are a Really Useful Engine! - (TOOTING) - Charlie had learnt that when he told jokes all the time, nobody took him seriously.
So he decided never to tell another joke again.
But that decision didn't last very long.
Hey, Salty? How do elephants fly? Arr I dunno, Charlie.
How do elephants fly? - By jumbo jet! - (BOTH LAUGHING) By jumbo jet! Good one, Charlie! Ha ha ha! - Elephants! Hmph! - (TRUMPETING) - Yikes! - (LAUGHING)