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"Time for Trouble" is the third episode of the third season. It first ared on Shining Time Station in the episode Jingle, Jingle, Jingle in 1991.

Plot

Gordon is exhausted and James is given his work while he has a rest. James becomes more boastful than ever and brags about his importance to Toby, who is in need of repairs. Toby puffs away to the Works, but when he takes on water at Maron he's told to clear the path for James. Toby struggles to Cronk to stock up, but runs out of water. Toby's driver hitches a ride in Henrietta back to Maron, and tells a furious James of the problem. James huffily pushes Toby to the Works, where several children joke that Toby was needed to help James with the Express, prompting the red engine to disappear in a cloud of steam.

Featured characters

Gordon
James
Percy
Toby
Henrietta (does not speak)
Thomas (cameo)
Edward (cameo)
Bertie (cameo)
Annie and Clarabel (cameo)

Trivia

In a book a rare picture shows that Toby puffs under the bridge instead of over.
Percy in the episode was seen coming from the other side of Toby but in a rare picture he is seen puffing beside Toby.

Goofs

Toby starts to move before James does, even though he has no steam.
James takes Toby to Knapford, not the Works.
No explaination is given as to how Percy had the time to reach Vicarstown and approach Toby from the other direction in the time it took Toby to get to the point between Maron and Cronk.
Percy's whistle is now one tone lower. Throughout the rest of the season his whistle sound changes several times.
When James and Toby arrived at Knapford they turned around a bend but in A Scarf for Percy the tracks are straight at the other end.

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+{{Episode
-'''"Thomas and Bertie"''' is a [[first season]] episode. It first aired on October the 20th, 1984.
+|image=[[File:TimeforTrouble.PNG|250px]]
+|episode name="Time for Trouble"
+|director=
+|producer=
+|writer=The [[Reverend W. Awdry|Reverend W.<br/>Awdry]] (original)<br/>[[Britt Allcroft]] and [[David Mitton|David<br/>Mitton]] (adapted)
+|narrator=[[Michael Angelis]] (UK)<br/>[[George Carlin]] (US)
+|air date=September 20th 1991
+|previous episode="[[Percy's Promise]]"
+|next episode="[[Gordon and the Famous Visitor|Gordon and the Famous<br/>Visitor]]"
+}}
+'''"Time for Trouble"''' is the third episode of the [[third season]]. It first ared on [[Shining Time Station]] in the  episode [[Shining Time Station episode list|Jingle, Jingle, Jingle]] in 1991.
 ==Plot==
+Gordon is exhausted and James is given his work while he has a rest. James becomes more boastful than ever and brags about his importance to Toby, who is in need of repairs. Toby puffs away to the Works, but when he takes on water at [[Maron]] he's told to clear the path for James. Toby struggles to [[Cronk]] to stock up, but runs out of water. Toby's driver hitches a ride in Henrietta back to Maron, and tells a furious James of the problem. James huffily pushes Toby to the Works, where several children joke that Toby was needed to help James with the Express, prompting the red engine to disappear in a cloud of steam.
-[[Thomas]] meets [[Bertie]], the bus who took his passengers home [[Thomas, Terence and the Snow|after he crashed into a snowdrift]]. Bertie claims to be faster than Thomas; Thomas denies his claim, and to settle the matter they decide to have a race. Bertie manages to stay in front for the majority of the race, but Thomas passes him at the tunnel and barely wins.
 ==Featured characters==
-* [[Thomas]]
+* [[Gordon]]
-* [[Bertie]]
+* [[James]]
-* [[Annie and Clarabel]]
+* [[Percy]]
-* [[Terence]] (''mentioned'')
+* [[Toby]]
-* [[The Fat Controller]] (''mentioned'')
+* [[Henrietta]] (''does not speak'')
+* [[Thomas]] (''cameo'')
+* [[Edward]] (''cameo'')
+* [[Bertie]] (''cameo'')
+* [[Annie and Clarabel]] (''cameo'')
+==Trivia==
+* In a book a rare picture shows that Toby puffs under the bridge instead of over.
+* Percy in the episode was seen coming from the other side of Toby but in a rare picture he is seen puffing beside Toby.
 ==Goofs==
+* Toby starts to move before James does, even though he has no steam.
-* [[Thomas]] has one of [[Percy]]'s faces on as he puffs into [[Elsbridge]].
+* James takes Toby to [[Knapford]], not the Works.
-* The plane seen as Thomas leaves [[Dryaw]] has a clear disc for the propeller.
+* No explaination is given as to how Percy had the time to reach [[Vicarstown]] and approach Toby from the other direction in the time it took Toby to get to the point between Maron and Cronk.
-* When Thomas crosses the bridge [[Annie and Clarabel]] have no faces.
+* Percy's whistle is now one tone lower. Throughout the rest of the season his whistle sound changes several times.
-* At one point Thomas is on [[Toby]]'s old tramway.
+* When James and Toby arrived at Knapford they turned around a bend but in [[A Scarf for Percy]] the tracks are straight at the other end.
-* Annie and Clarabel keep changing positions throughout the race.
+==Gallery==
-[[Category:Season 1 episodes]]
+<center> <gallery>
+Image:Toby2.jpg
+File:TimeforTrouble.png|A deleted scene of Toby and James going over the bridge
+Image:TimeforTrouble1.PNG
+Image:TimeforTrouble2.png
+Image:TimeforTrouble3.png|Toby taking on water
+Image:TimeforTrouble4.png|Toby at the canal
+Image:TimeforTrouble5.png
+Image:TimeforTrouble6.png
+Image:TimeforTrouble7.png|Toby's face is loose
+Image:TimeforTrouble8.png|Percy puffing beside Toby
+Image:TimeforTrouble9.png|Sir Topham Hatt talking to Toby at Tidmouth
+Image:TimeforTrouble10.png
+</gallery> </center>
+[[Category:Season 3 episodes]]