Free The Roads!

**Free The Roads!** is a 11th episode of Tales For Thomas.

## Plot

Bulgy always thinks the road is the best. So, he works with George to try to close the railway.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Henry
* Percy
* Annie and Clarabel
* Bulgy
* George
* Algy
* Sir Topham Hatt
* The Station Master
* Duck (does not speak)
* Oliver (does not speak)
* Stepney (does not speak)
* Bertie (does not speak)
* Butch (does not speak)
* Edward (cameo)
* Toad (cameo)
* Express Coaches (cameo)
* Old Slow Coach (cameo)
* Catherine (cameo)
* Trevor (cameo)
* Arthur (Stock Footage cameo)
* Eevee (Scrapped Model cameo)
* The Spiteful Brakevan (Thumbnail cameo)

## Cast

* **TheYukimeDango** - as Thomas.
* **AngryThomasFan2010** - as Narrator, Henry, Bulgy, Algy, Sir Topham Hatt and The Station Master.
* **Sevipervplayz** - as Annie and Clarabel.
* **Superlegomatt240** - as George.

## Locations

* Dryaw Station
* The Hay Farm
* Kirk Ronan Road (Stock Footage)
* Ben Glas Runby (Stock Footage)
* Ben Glas Crossing (Stock Footage)
* Maron FC Station
* The Watertower
* Cabalnoo Siding
* Bulgy's Bridge (Mentioned)
* Vicarstown Station (Mentioned)

## Transcript

Narrator: In the hot summer, lots of holidaymakers visited Island of Sodor. All the engines are busy too. He's Bulgy, the red bus. He has ah...dislike of the railway, and always wants passengers travel by road.
Bulgy: Better to take the road instead. bus is a more reliable.
Percy: Sorry Bulgy, but I can puffing without crashing into the bridge. Ha ha ha!
Bulgy: I'll show them...bus is a more reliable... He he he he...!
Narrator: Meanwhile, George was working along the railway. He's dislike the railway too.
George: Railway is no-good. Turn them into the roads! Railway is...
Narrator: George was the only one, that saw the soil land in the Water.
Thomas: Oh, hello George!
George: Huh, it just blue puffball.
Thomas: This water seems a bit funny...
Bulgy: Free The Road! Don't take that big green boiler bug!
Henry: But, I'm not hate the roadways?
Bulgy: You will understand soon, Road is Better!
Henry: Huh...
George: Psst...Bulgy!
Bulgy: Whats? Oh...Hello George.
Narrator: George telled Bulgy about the soil, and the water tower.
Bulgy: Hmm...Maybe he break the boilers! And the other engines will same too...
Narrator: Thomas working on his Branch Line, but suddenly...
Thomas: Oh! What's going on?
Annie: What's wrong Thomas?
Clarabel: Oh! What's Happening!?
Narrator: When Sir Topham Hatt was heard about Thomas', the Stationmaster came in.
The Station Manager: Sir, Sir! Oliver is taken ill too! and Duck is held up in Vicarstown!
Sir Topham Hatt: Oh, dear...
Narrator: Soon, Bulgy, Bertie and Algy are spent most of the day, covering for the broken engines.
Bulgy: Ha hah! Yah Boo Snubs!
Narrator: Bulgy is didn't know, but Algy was stuck on the road.
Algy: Oh, bother...
Narrator: Bulgy braked hard, but he couldn't stoped. Bulgy swerved, he off the road and broke the fences, into the mud!
Algy: Sorry, Bulgy...
Narrator: Soon, The Broken Engines Boilers are cleaned up and they help the Bulgy's passengers.
Bulgy: What about me? Where is the Butch The Breakdown Vehicle!
Bulgy:Ohhh...
George: I'm sorry, Bulgy. I shouldn't have done that.
Narrator: A little later, Thomas takes Bulgy to the home.
Thomas: At least you can agree there sometings railways are good for?
Bulgy: Huh. Still think roads are better...
## Trivia

* This episode is an adaptation of the episode of the same name in Season 23.
* However, the script was almost rewritten from scratch.
	+ Holidaymakers, Henry and Bulgy, Algy gets jammed. These scenes aren't in the original episode.
	+ Characters such as Duck, Oliver, Toad, and Stepney do not appear in the original episode.
	+ George appeared in the dropped plan of the original episode, but played a bigger role in adaptation.
	+ The events of Bulgy (Season 3) are mentioned.
	+ Gordon, Rebecca, Max and Monty do not appear in the adaptation.
	+ Bertie's talking role has been cut. Early plans were for him to be slandered by Bulgy.
* This episode was intended to be episode 1 when Series was first considered.
* Some Scenes are stock footage from Bertie To The Rescue, Bulgy (Season 3), Steamroller and Bulgy Rides Again.
* The original version of This episode is the only episode with a new "TUGS" style opening.
* Butch is called "Breakdown Vehicle" instead of "Tow Truck". This is a reference to the Season 5 episode, Horrid Lorry.

## Goofs

* Even though the water tower has a roof, Soil falls into the water.
* In the same scene, the tracks is interrupted.
* Due to the revision of the script, George at Maron FC was voiced by Flan.
* Due to the use of B-Roll Footage, the models of Thomas, Annie and Clarabel change in just one scene.
* When Percy passing by Algy, he has no sound effects.
* Duck has a George whistle.
* Algy, towed by Butch, floating in the next scene, but not in the previous scene.
* In the last scene, we can see the end of the road.

## Gallery

B-Roll FootageDeleted Stock FootageDeleted and Zoomed Stock Footage