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♪ REACH FOR THE SPEED, REACH FOR THE WHISTLE ♪
♪ GO WHERE THE IL MAY RUN ♪
♪♪ REACH FOR THE WORDS, REACH FOR THE STORY ♪
♪ FOLLOW THE RAINBOW-SUN ♪
♪ TO A SHINING TIME STATION ♪
♪ WHERE DREAMS CAN COME TRUE ♪
♪ WAITING THEHE FOR YOU... ♪
HMM... THERE WE GO.
THAT'S THAT.
ONE MORE LITTLE ADJUSTMENT HERE...
PUT THESE LITTLE TEMPORARY PINS IN.
NOW'S ALL WE NEED IS SOME MORE NAILS.
SHOULD I GO GET THE NAILS?
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
OKAY, OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW...
AH, NOW SHINING TIME STAON WILL SHINE EVEN BRIGHTER.
AUNT STACY, IF EVERYONE IS DOING
ALL THIS WORK
HOW COME SCHEMER ISN'T HELPING?
SCHEMER IS GOING TO BE BUSY ENOUGH TODAY.
HIS MOTHER IS GOING TO SNARLYVILLE OVERNIGHT.
BUT MOMMY, MOMMY, COME ON.
I ALREADY PROMISED.
( Mommy chattering )
ALL RIGHT, IF I HAVE TO.
( Mommy chattering )
I, SCHEMER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR BY THE SCHCHER PLEDGEE
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MYSELF WHILE MY MOMMY'S AWAY.
I MEAN, WHAT DID YOU THINK I WAS GOING TO DO ANYWAY, HUH?
FALL APART?
( Mommy chattering )
OKAY, BYE-BYE.
( blubbering )
MY MOMMY'S GONE, MY MMY'S GONE
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO BRUSH MY TEETH BY MYSELF.
LOOK AT THIS LIST
OF STUFF THAT SHE WANTS MEO DO..
TAKE OUT THE TRASH...
MAKE YOUR BED...
SAY "PLEASE" AND "THANK YOU."
WHAT DOES SHE THINK I AM
SOME KIND OF MATURE ADULT?
SCHEMER, HASN'T YOUR MOTHER
EVER GONE AWAY BEFORE?
NOT OVERNIGHT, NO.
I CAN'T DO ALL THIS STUFF.
OH, YES YOU CAN.
NO, I CAN'T.
YES, YOU CAN.
YOU JUST GOT TO LEARN
TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURSELF
AND IF YOU ASK PEOPLE FOR A LITTLE HELP
I'M SURE THEY'LL PITCH IN.
MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY.
T MIGHT BE WORTH A TRY."
A LOT SHE CAS.
E'S GOT EVERYBODY WORKING FOR HER--
BILLY, THE KIDS.
OH, GENIUS TIME.
CHILDREN, CHILDREN
, CHILDREN, RUSH OVER HERE, PLEASE
TO SEE SCHEMER.
OH, HELLO, CHILDREN.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PLAY A GAME TODAY?
WHAT'S THE GAME CALLED?
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.
THE NAME OF THE GAME IS
"DO STUFF FOR SCHEMER."
THERE'S A LIST OF STUFF HERE.
YOU GO TO MY HOUSE
AND YOU DO THE STUFF.
DEAL.
DEAL.
DEAL.
E
DO THE STUFF AND I'LL PAY YOU AFTERWARDS.
WE CAN'T DO ALL THIS.
HEY, COME ON.
GET YOUR FRIEND KARA TO HP YOU.
HAVE I GOT TO DO EVERYTHING
FOR YOU KIDS?
COME ON, MOVE IT.
LET'S GO, GO, GO, GO.
OH, WELL, A FEW MORE PHONE CALLS
AND OLD SCHEMER IS GOING TO BE LIVING ON EASY STREET.
( chuckles )
YEAH, KIEN YOU THINK ABOUT
WHAT'S SO SAD ABOUT IT?NIND!
SCHEMER MAY NOT HAVE HIS MOTHER AROUND
BUT THEN, SCHEMER'S MOTHER DOESN'T HAVE SCHEMER AROUND.
SHE'S THE LUCKY ONE.
BILLY, HAVE YOU SEEN DAN?
UH... NOPE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN BECKY, EITHER.
WELL, I'M HERE TO WORK.
WHAT'S OUR FIRST STEP?
YOUR FIRST STEP IS TO WATCH YOUR STEP.
THAT SHELF ISN'T N...
NAILEDN.
Stacy: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT?
I APPEAR FOR WORK
AND FALL OFF A SHELF?
I'VE HAD BETTER JOBS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. CONDUCTOR.
BECKY AND I NEVER FINISHED THE SHELF.
YOU'LL HAVE TO FINISH IT ALONE.
SHE AND DAN WENT
TO DO SCHEMER'S CHORES FOR HIM.
SCHEMER'S HOUSE?
I SUPPOSE IT'S GOOD
THAT THEY WENT TO HELP SCHEMER
BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE TOLD US
WHERE THEY WERE GOING.
AND BEFORE THEY LEFT ME ROLLING DOWN THE SHELF.
WELL, SHALL WE GET TO WORK?
Schemer: RIGHT THIS WAY, RIGHT T IS WAY.
NICE AND EASY.
SY!
SHEESH, THIS IS MY MOMMY'S FAVORITE PICTURE OF ME.
CUTE KID.
( laughs )
HERE'S YOUR BILL, MAC.
SURE, NO PROBLEM, MY FRIEND.
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
THERE YOU ARE.
HMM.
"I OWE YOU FOR THIS BILL," SIGNED, SCHEMER.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
WE NEED REAL MONEY-- HARD, COLD CURRENCY CASH.
THIS IS ONLY A DUMB LITTLE PIECE OF PAPER.
HEY, YOU'LL GET PAID.
WHEN?
WHEN YOU DO.
INSTEAD OF PAYING US
THIS WISE GUY HERE HANDED ME AN I.O.U.
SO WHEN DO ME AND MY PARTNER HERE
GET OUR MONE
DID I MENTION TIP?
CE, , HARD CASH
AND ABOUT THOSE I.O.U.s-- FORGET ABOUT THEM.
THERE'S PLENTY MORE WHERE THOSE CAME F FM, HMM?
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
SCHEMER, WHAT IS ALL OF THIS?
JUST A FEW THINGS
TO GIVE THIS PLACE THE ILLUSION OF HOME.
OH, SCHE YOU CAN'
OF LIVING AND SLEEPING IN THIS STATION.
Ginny: HEY, HEY, HEY, IT WHAT DO WE SAY...
HI, GINNY.
OH, HI, MISS JONES.
WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME, HUH?
YOU ARE WHE@LING AROUND
SCHEMER'S WORLD-FAMOUS THREADS AND CLOTHES
W?
I HOSED IT OUTUT BEFOREHAND.
YOU DID, HUH?
MM-HMM.
THIS IS DIRTY!
THAT'S CLEAN.
DIRTY, DIRTY, DIRTY, IT'S ALL DIRTY
DIRTY.
NOW, THIS IS CLEAN.
NOW, TAKE THE REST OF THOSE AND DO THEM.
NOW, WHEN DO I GET PAID?
GLAD YOU ASKED THAT, GINNY.
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT'S THIS, AN I.O.U.?
A PIECE OF PAPER?
I WANT SOME REAL MONEY.
YOU'LL GET REAL MONEY.
RIGHT NOW, I JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE
A SHORTFALL OF NICKELS.
MM-HMM?
WELL, GINNY, DID I MENTION A TIP?
TIP?
DID I MENTION TWO TIPS?
SOLD.
( laughs )
NEXT TIME I MIGHT EVEN WASH YOUR CLOTHES IN WATER.
OH, SCHEMER, GETTING GINNY TO DO YOUR LAUNDRY.
URSELF?
MISS JONES, WHY SHOULD I
WHEN OTHER PEOPLE WILL DO IT FOR ME?
OH, SCHEMER...
WHAT?
WHAT DID I SAY?
WHAT DID SCHEMER SAY?
YOU WANT ME TO BE RESPONSIBLE, MISS JONES?
OKAY, I'LL BE RESPONSIBLE.
I'LL, UH...
I'LL PLAY SOME MUSIC...
( laughs )
ON THE OLD JUKE BOX.
I'LL BE RESP.
OH.
YOU ARE ALWAYS THINKING, SCHEMER.
YOU ARE A THINKING MAN'S THINKING MAN.
( gasping )
"I OWE YOU ONE SONG"?
DON'T THINK SO.
MAN, THOSE OTHER CATS MAY FALL FOR THIS PAPER MONEY THING
BUT NOT ME.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, GANG?
All: NO PAY, NO PLAY!
MM.
U KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO?
I'M GOING TO UNPLUG YOU AND BE DONE WITH YOU FOR GOOD.
HE'S GOING TO SHUT US DOWN, TED.
HE'S GOING TO UNPLUG US.
TITO, I THINK NOW'S THE TIME TO DO THAT CHARITY GIG
WE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT.
MM, YOU'VE SAID IT, SISTER.
A ONE, TWO, THREE...
( music )
♪ I WENT DOWN SOUTH TO SEE MY SAL ♪
♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ MY SAL, SHE IS A SPUNKY GAL ♪
♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ OH MY SAL, SHE IS A MAIDEN FAIR ♪
♪♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ WITH CURLY EYES AND LAUGHING HAIR ♪♪
♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, FARE THEE WELL ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, MY FAIRY FEY ♪
♪ FOR I'M GOING TO LOUISIANA FOR TO SEE MY SUSIANA ♪
♪ SINGING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, FARE THEE WELL ♪
♪♪ FARE THEE WELL, MY FAIRY FEY♪
♪ FOR I'M GOING TO LOUISIANA FOR TO SEE MY SUSIANA ♪
♪♪ SINGING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY. ♪
♪ OH, A GRASSHOPPER SITTING ON A RAILROAD TRACK ♪
♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ PICKING HIS TEETH WITH A CARPET TACK ♪
♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, FARE THEE WELL ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, MY FAIRY FEY ♪
♪ FOR I'M GOING TO LOUISIANA FOR TO SEE MY SUSIANA ♪
♪ SING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY. ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, FARE THEE WELL ♪
♪ FARE THEE WELL, MY FAIRY FEY ♪
♪ FOR I'M GOING TO LOUISIANA FOR TO SEE MY SUSIANA ♪
♪♪ SINGING POLLY WOLLY DOODLE ALL THE DAY. ♪
FARE THEE WELL!
NOW, ONE MORE NAIL...
AND THIS SHELF WON'T BE GOING ANYNYERE.
OH! I CAN'T STAND THIS!
HAVE
WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE?
SCHEMER'S GOT EVERYBODY WORKING FOR HIM, DOES HE?
HE'S GOT GINNY DOING HIS LAUNDRY!
SOUNDS LIKE A DIRTY JOB
AND ONE THAT CAN END UP BADLY FOR EVERYONE.
DOESN'T IT SORT OF REMIND YOU OF JAMES AND PERCY?
OH, I DON'T FOLLOW YOU ON THAT ONE, MR. C.
I CAN'T SEE PERCY WRITING AN I.O.U.
NO, BUT HEHETILL GOT HIMSELF IN AN AWFUL MESS.
( blows whistle )
IT WAS A SPLENDID MORNING D OF SODOR.
JAMES WAS FEELING VERY PLEASED WITH HIMSELF.
HIS RED PAINT GLEAMED IN THE SUNSHINE
AS HE SPED ALONG THE LINE.
HE REACHED THE JUNCTION
JUST AS PERCY PUFFED IN WITH SOME FREIGHT CARS.
JAMES WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HIM.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, PERCY?
YOU SHOULD BE AT THE STATION BY NOW."
"I KNOW," SIGHED PERCY.
"THESE CARS HAVE BEEN TROUBLESOME ALL MORNING."
"THAT'S NO EXCUSE, PERCY.
"NOTHING SHOULD STOP US.
"SIR TOPHAM HATT RELIES ON US TO BE ON TIME.
NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I'LL BE ON MY WAY."
AND JAMES PUFFED IMPORTANTLY AWAY.
"BOSSY BUFFERS," MUTTERED PERCY.
JAMES ARRIVED AT THE HARBOR.
IT WAS MARKET DAY.
THE HARBOR YARD WAS FILLED
WITH THE SWEET SMELL OF FRUIT FROM FARAWAY LANDS.
THE FRUIT WAS DELIVERED IN BIG SHIPS.
JAMES WATCHED AS STRAWBERRIES, ORANGES, MELONS
AND BANANAS WERE CAREFULLY LOADED ONTO HIS CARS.
THEN HE SET OFF FOR THE STATION ON THE MAIN LINE.
( blows whistle )
ON THE WAY HE MET THOMAS.
"REALLY RELIABLE, THAT'S ME," PANTED JAMES.
"PITY THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR PERCY.
GOOD-BYE."
"WHAT WAS ALL THAT ABOUT?" GASPED ANNIE AND CLARABELLE.
-
JUST WAIT AND SEE."
PERCY WAS BACK IN THE YARD AND BUSY SHUNTING.
HE HAD THE CARS IN GOOD ORDER AND WAS MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
BUT THE STATION MASTER HAD BAD NEWS.
"WHAT'S HAPPENED?" ASKED PERCY'S DRIVER.
"JAMES'S RAKES HAVE JAMMED.
WE NEED PERCY'S HELP RIGHT AWAY."
PERCY QUICKLY SET OFF TO THE RESCUE.
JAMES WAS STUCK ON THE LINE AND LOOKING GLUM.
PERCY COULDN'T HELP LAUGHING.
"GOT YOURSELF IN A BIT OF A JAM, EH, JAMES?
A STICKY SITUATION?"
"BE QUIET!
IT'S NOT FUNNY HAVING JAMMED BRAKES."
"AND NOT VERY RELIABLE, EITHER.
"I'M SURPRISED YOU LET IT HAPPEN, JAMES.
NOTHING SHOULD STOP US ENGINES."
"THAT'S ENOUGH, PERCY," SAID THE DRIVER.
CARS?"
"OF COURSE I CAN.
"THERE'S NO TIME TO LOSE.
JAMES HAS DONE TOO MUCH OF THAT ALREADY."
JAMES ANGRILY HISSED STEAM AS PERCY WAS COUPLED TO THE CARS.
"OFF WE GO," SAID PERCY.
"I'LL HAVE TO GO FAST TO GET THERE IN TIME.
THOSE BIG ENGINES ARE SO UNRELIABLE."
"BE CAREFUL, PERCY," CALLED HIS DRIVER
BUT PERCY WAS IN A HURRY.
HE DIDN'T SEE THAT THE SWITCH HAD FAILED
AND THAT HE HAD BEEN DIVERTED INTO A SIDING.
"LOOK OUT, PERCY," SHOUTED HIS DRIVER, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE.
BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.
THE DRIVER AND FIREMAN HAD JUMPED CLEAR
BUT SQUASHED FRUIT SQUIRTED ALL OVER PERCY.
SIR TOPHAM HATT ARRIVED.
"PERCY, YOU'RE NOT TO BLAME FOR THE SWITCH FAILURE
BUT I DO NOT RUN A JAM FACTORY."
"YES, SIR... UH, NO, SIR," AND PERCY SQUELCHED SADLY AWAY.
THAT NIGHT THE SHED WAS SILENT.
JAMES AND PERCY FELT VERY SORRY FOR THEMSELVES.
AT LAST THOMAS SPOKE.
"YOU KNOW," HE SAID TO NO ENGINE IN PARTICULAR
"THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO GET JAMMED.
WE ALL LEARNED THAT TODAY."
STILL, THERE WAS SILENCE.
"WHAT'S MORE, WE ALSO LEARNED
"THAT SOMETIMES WHEN ENGINES HELP EACH OTHER OUT OF A JAM
THINGS CAN STILL GO WRONG."
"SO?" SAID A VOICE.
"SO THAT MEANS WE LEARNED A LOT TODAY
AND THEREFORE..."
THEN CAME A CHORUS:
"WE'RE REALLY USEFUL ENGINES AFTER ALL."
SOUNDS TO ME THAT THE WAY SCHEMER'S GOING