Percy's Chocolate Crunch

S6 Ep.18

Percy’s Chocolate Crunch

Summary: More often than not, Percy gets the dirty jobs involving trucks and longs for a wash down as much as any engine, Percy and the other engines are informed by Sir Topham Hatt that, due to a water shortage, all engines can only have one wash per day. This annoys Percy as he thinks Gordon only needs a wash down feel important. Gordon points that he is important as he pulls the express.

Script

Narrator: Sir Topham Hatt’s engines love being shiny and clean and it makes them feel cheerful as they puff across the Island Of Sodor.

(Gordon whistles)

(Toby whistles)

(Duck whistles to Thomas and Thomas whistles back to Duck)

Narrator: Percy often has the dirtiest work to do. But he likes to be clean as well as any other engine. Wash downs are important to Percy. But Sir Topham hatt had bad news

Sir Topham Hatt: Due to a water shortage, no engine shall have more than one wash down a day usefulness before cleanliness.

Narrator: He added and left. Percy was upset.

Percy: I get dirty! I need wash downs! Gordon only does it to feel important.

Gordon: I am important! I am an express engine!

James: You’re a pouty puffer, Percy!

Narrator: Teased James.

Percy: No I’m not!

Narrator: Whesehed Percy and he chuffed away. Percy was loading freight cars at the Docks. He was trying extra hard to stay clean. But the Troublesome Trucks were naughty. As Percy push them under the coal shoot they sang out…

Troublesome Trucks: On! On! On!

Narrator: They cried. Percy found himself under the coal shoot and coal dust flew everywhere!

Percy: Oh no! (coughs)

Narrator: Coughed Percy.

Percy: I’m filthy!

Narrator: Percy felt awful. But he knew he had to carry on. On the way to Callan station the Troublesome Trucks teased Percy even more.

Troublesome Trucks: Clickety-clack! Don’t look back! Dirty Percy’s on our track!

Percy: Be quiet!

Narrator: Percy snapped. When Percy arrived at Callan station he was very upset.

Percy: From now on, I’m only do work where I won’t get dirty!

Narrator: Harold the Helicopter was at Callan station picking up medical supplies.

Harold: Hello, Percy!

Narrator: He called.

(Harold flies up)

Narrator: And took off wailing cinders and ashes everywhere.

Percy: Not again! I want a wash down!

Percy’s driver: Usefulness before cleanliness.

Percy: I want to be useful where I can’t get dirty!

Percy’s driver: There’s a load of Sugar going to the Chocolate Factory. We could take the Sugar cars!

Percy: Sugar! That’s nice and clean!

Narrator: Percy was pleased.

(Percy sets off)

Narrator: Percy didn’t know that earlier a leaky freight car had spilled oil on the track. When he approached the Chocolate Factory his driver applied the brakes…but Percy’s wheels skitted and skated onto the oily rails!

Percy: Oh no!

Narrator: Hooted Percy.

(Percy goes to the Chocolate Factory)

(The 6 windows crash from inside it)

Percy: Yuck! I’ve never been this dirty!

Narrator: He was covered from funnel to fire box… in sticky gooey chocolate! Back at the sheds everyone thought it was very funny.

Thomas: You look good enough to eat!

James: Bon bon Percy!-US/Pudding Percy!-UK!

Henry: Choc ice on wheels!

Gordon: Disgraceful!

Sir Topham Hatt: Ahem!

Narrator: It was Sir Topham Hatt.

Sir Topham Hatt: You had a tiring day, Percy.

Percy: Yes, sir.

Sir Topham Hatt: But you’ve showed us all that usefulness does come before cleanliness. So you shall have your wash down.

Percy: Oh, sir!!

Sir Topham Hatt: And a new coat of paint!

Narrator: Percy just beamed……….