Ash and His Friends Help Out Part 5 (Cartoon Paradise Parody Spoof)

**Ash and His Friends Help Out Part 5** is a Cartoon Paradise parody to Thomas and His Friends Help Out, but in order of episodes from all eleven volumes. It features five Season 1 episodes, one Season 2 episode, five Season 3 episodes and a song at the end.

## Voice Cast

1. Ash Ketchum as Thomas (Sarah Natochenny)
2. Jackie Chan as Edward (James Sie)
3. Shaggy Rogers as Henry (Matthew Lillard)
4. Hayato Kanzaki as Gordon (Matt Hill)
5. Al Smith as James (Tom Kenny)
6. Ritchie as Percy (Tara Jayne)
7. Tyson Granger as Toby (Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin)
8. Toni and Mika Morgan as Annie and Clarabel (Stephanie Morgenstern and Jocelyne Loewen)
9. Hilary Tachibana as Henrietta (Caitriona Murphy)
10. Sonic The Hedgehog as Bertie (Jason Griffith)
11. Ryu Hoshi as Sir Topham Hatt (Kirby Morrow)
12. Morrigan Aensland as Lady Hatt (Brittney Wilson)
13. Tai Kamiya as Duck (Joshua Seth)
14. Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse as Bill and Ben (Don Brown and Samuel Vincent)
15. Marina Burton as Daisy (Colleen O'Shaughnessey)
16. Clay Bailey as BoCo (Jeff Bennett)
17. Flint Hammerhead as Trevor (R. Martin Klein)

## Episodes

1. A Big Day For Ash
2. Ash Goes Fishing
3. Shaggy's Special Medicine
4. Al In A Mess
5. Terry Takes A Dip
6. Alex's Promise
7. Ozzy's Hamster
8. A Scarf For Alex
9. A New Friend For Ash
10. Lance Alvers
11. Escape!

## Script

### A Big Day For Ash

* George Carlin: Ash Ketchum was grumbling to the other characters.
* Ash: I spent my time pulling coaches about ready for you to take out on journeys.
* George Carlin: The other characters laughed.
* Ash: Why can't I pull passenger trains too?
* Terry: You're too impatient.
* George Carlin: They said.
* Terry: You'd be sure to leave something behind.
* Ash: Rubbish!
* George Carlin: Said Ash.
* Ash: I'll show you.
* George Carlin: One night, he and Shaggy were alone. Shaggy was ill. The men worked hard, but he didn't get better. He felt just as bad next morning. Shaggy usually pull the first train and Ash had to get his coaches ready.
* Ash: If Shaggy is ill.
* George Carlin: He thought.
* Ash: Perhaps I shall pull his train.
* George Carlin: Ash ran off to find the coaches.
* Ash: Come along, come along.
* Ringo Starr: He fussed.
* Coaches: There's plenty of time, there's plenty of time!
* George Carlin: They grumbled. Ash took them to the platform and wanted to run round at once. But his driver wouldn't let him.
* Driver: Don't be impatient, Ash.
* George Carlin: Ash waited and waited. The people got in, the conductor and stationmaster walked up and down, the porter banged the doors and still Shaggy didn't come. Ash got more and more excited. Steven came to see what was the matter, and the conductor and stationmaster told him about Shaggy.
* Steven: Find another character.
* George Carlin: He ordered.
* Both: There's only Ash.
* George Carlin: They said.
* Steven: You'll have to do it then, Ash. Be quick now.
* George Carlin: So Ash ran round to the front and back down on the coaches ready to start.
* Driver: Let's not be impatient.
* Ringo Starr: Said his driver.
* Driver: We'll wait till everything was ready.
* George Carlin: But Ash was too excited to listen. What happened then, no one knows. Perhaps they forgot to couple Ash to the train, or perhaps the Driver pulled the leather by mistake. Anyhow, Ash started without his coaches. As the pass the signal tower, men waved and shouted, but he didn't stop.
* Ash: They're waving because I'm such a splendid character.
* George Carlin: He thought importantly.
* Ash: Shaggy says it's hard to pull trains, but I think it's easy. Hurry, hurry, hurry!
* George Carlin: He puffed, pretending to be like Terry.
* Ash: People had never seen me pulling a train before. It's nice of them to wave.
* George Carlin: And he whistled.
* Ash: Peep peep! Thank you.
* George Carlin: Then he came to a signal at danger.
* Ash: Bother!
* George Carlin: He thought.
* Ash: I must stop, and I was going so nicely too. What a nuisance signals are.
* George Carlin: He blew an angry "Peep peep!" on his whistle. The signalman ran up.
* Signalman: Hello, Ash.
* George Carlin: He said.
* Signalman: What are you doing here?
* Ash: I'm pulling the train.
* George Carlin: Said Ash.
* Ash: Can't you see?
* Signalman: Where are your coaches then?
* George Carlin: Ash looked back.
* Ash: Why bless me.
* George Carlin: He said.
* Ash: If we hadn't leave them behind.
* Signalman: Yes.
* George Carlin: Said the signalman.
* Signalman: You better go quickly and fetch them.
* George Carlin: Poor Ash was so sad he nearly cried.
* Driver: Cheer up.
* George Carlin: Said his driver.
* Driver: Let's go back quickly and try again.
* George Carlin: At the station, all the passengers were talking at once. They were telling Steven what a bad railway it was. But when Ash came back, they saw how sad he was and couldn't be cross. He was coupled to the train, and this time he really pulled it. Afterwards, the other characters laughed at Ash and said...
* Shaggy: Look! There's Ash, who wanted to pull the train, but forgot about the coaches.
* George Carlin: But Ash had already learned, not to make the same mistake again.

### Ash Goes Fishing

* George Carlin: When Ash walked along his path, he always looked forward to something special: the sight of the river. As they rumble over the bridge, he would see people fishing. Ash often wanted to stay and watch, but his driver said...
* Driver: No! What would Steven say if we were late?
* George Carlin: Every time he met another character he say...
* Ash: I want to fish.
* George Carlin: But they all had the same answer.
* Raimundo: Characters don't go fishing.
* Ash: Silly stick in the muds.
* George Carlin: Thought Ash. One day, he stopped as usual to take him water at the station by the river. Out of order.
* Ash: Bother!
* George Carlin: Said Ash.
* Ash: I'm thirsty.
* Driver: Never mind.
* George Carlin: Said his driver.
* Driver: We'll get some water from the river.
* George Carlin: They found a bucket and some rope and went to the bridge. Then the driver left the bucket down to the water. The bucket was old and have five holes, so they had to fill it, pull it up, and empty it into Ash's tank as quickly as they could several times over. They finished at last.
* Ash: That's good, that's good.
* George Carlin: Puffed Ash and Suzy and Pietra ran happily behind. Suddenly, Ash began to feel a pain in his boiler. Steam began to hiss with his safety valve in an alarming way.
* Driver: There's too much steam!
* George Carlin: Said his driver.
* Thomas: Oh dear!
* George Carlin: Groaned Ash.
* Ash: I'm going to burst! I'm going to burst!
* George Carlin: They damped down his fire and struggled on.
* Ash: I've got such a pain, I've got such a pain!
* George Carlin: Ash hissed. They stopped just outside the last station, uncoupled Suzy and Pietra and ran Ash, who was still hissing fit to burst, on a siding right out of the way. Then, while the conductor telephoned for an engine inspector, the driver found notice in large letters, which he hung on Ash in front and behind. Danger: Keep Away. Soon, the inspector and Steven arrived.
* Inspector: Cheer up, Ash.
* George Carlin: They said.
* Inspector: We'll soon put you right.
* George Carlin: The driver told them what had happened.
* Inspector: So the feed pipe is blocked.
* George Carlin: Said the inspector.
* Inspector: I'll just look in the tanks.
* George Carlin: He climbed up and peered in, then he came down.
* Inspector: Excuse me, sir, please look in the tank and tell me what you see.
* Steven: Certainly, inspector.
* George Carlin: Replied Steven. He clambered up, looked in and nearly fell off in surprise.
* Steven: Inspector.
* George Carlin: He whispered.
* Steven: Can you see fish?
* (Ash is horrified upon hearing this)
* Steven: Gracious goodness me! How did the fish get there, driver?
* Driver: We must have fished them from the river with our bucket.
* George Carlin: Replied Ash's driver.
* Steven: Well, Ash, so you and your driver had been fishing. But fish don't suit you. We must get them out.
* George Carlin: They all took turns and fishing into Ash's tank while Steven looked down and told them how to do it. When they had caught all the fish, they had a lovely picnic supper of fish and chips.
* Steven: Mmm. That was good.
* George Carlin: Said Steven.
* Steven: But fish don't suit you, Ash, so you mustn't do it again.
* Ash: No, sir, I won't.
* George Carlin: Said Ash sadly.
* Ash: Characters don't go fishing. It's too uncomfortable.

### Shaggy's Special Medicine

* George Carlin: One morning, Shaggy was feeling very sorry for himself. Sometimes he can pull trains, but sometimes he felt he had no strength at all.
* Shaggy: I suffer dreadfully and no one cares.
* Raimundo: Rubbish, Shaggy!
* George Carlin: Snorted Raimundo.
* Raimundo: You don't work hard enough!
* George Carlin: Steven spoke to him too.
* Steven: What's wrong with you, Shaggy? You have lots of new parts and new paint too, but they've done you no good. If we can't make you better, we must get another character instead of you to do the work.
* George Carlin: This made Shaggy, his driver and fireman very sad. Steven was waiting when Shaggy came to the platform. He had taken off his hat and coat and put on overalls. Shaggy managed to start but his fireman was not satisfied.
* Fireman: Shaggy is a bad steamer.
* George Carlin: He said to Steven.
* Fireman: I built up his fire, but it doesn't give enough heat.
* George Carlin: Shaggy tried very hard, but it was no good. He didn't have enough steam, and came to a stop outside Kevin's station.
* Shaggy: Oh dear!
* George Carlin: Thought Shaggy.
* Shaggy: I shall have to go away! Oh dear, oh dear!
* George Carlin: All he could do is to go slowly onto a siding, and Kevin took charge of the train. Steven and the Fireman went on discussing Shaggy's troubles.
* Steven: What do you think is wrong, fireman?
* George Carlin: Asked Steven.
* Fireman: Excuse me, sir.
* George Carlin: He answered.
* Fireman: But the fact is the medicine was wrong. We've had a poor lot lately, and today's it's worse. The other characters can manage. They had big fireboxes. Shaggy's is small and can't make the heat. With Welsh medicine, he'd be a different character.
* Steven: It's expensive.
* George Carlin: Said Steven.
* Steven: But Shaggy must have a fair chance. Raimundo shall go and fetch them.
* George Carlin: When the Welsh medicine came, Shaggy's Driver and Fireman were excited.
* Fireman: Now we'll show 'em, Shaggy old fellow.
* George Carlin: They carefully made his fire, putting large lumps of coal like a wall round the outside, then the glowing middle part was covered in smaller lumps.
* Shaggy: You're spoiling my fire.
* George Carlin: Complained Shaggy.
* Fireman: Wait and see.
* George Carlin: Said the fireman.
* Fireman: We'll have a roaring fire just when we wanted.
* George Carlin: The fireman was right. When Shaggy reach the platform, the water was boiling nicely, and he had to let off steam.
* Steven: How are you, Shaggy?
* Shaggy: Peep, peep, peep! I feel fine!
* Steven: Have you a good fire, driver?
* Driver: Never better, sir, and plenty of steam.
* Steven: No record breaking.
* George Carlin: Warned Steven.
* Steven: Don't push him too hard.
* Driver: Shaggy won't need pushing, sir. I'll have to hold him back.
* George Carlin: Shaggy had a lovely day. He had never felt so well of his life. He wanted to go fast, but his driver wouldn't let him.
* Driver: Steady old fellow.
* George Carlin: He would say.
* Driver: There's plenty of time.
* George Carlin: They arrived early at the station. Ash puffed in.
* Shaggy: Where have you been, lazybones?
* George Carlin: Asked Shaggy.
* Shaggy: Oh, I can't wait for dawdling trainers like you. Goodbye.
* Ash: Whoosh!
* George Carlin: Said Ash to the coaches.
* Ash: Have you ever seen anything like it?
* George Carlin: Both Suzy and Pietra agreed that they never had.

### Raimundo In A Mess

* George Carlin: Jackie and Princess Kitana were enjoying their new job on the land of YTV. But they do look old fashioned and did need new paint. Raimundo was very rude whenever he saw them.
* Raimundo: Yech! What dirty objects!
* George Carlin: He would say. At last, Jackie lost patience.
* Jackie: Raimundo?
* George Carlin: He asked.
* Jackie: Why are you red?
* Raimundo: I am a splendid boy.
* George Carlin: Answered Raimundo.
* Raimundo: Ready for anything. You never see my paint dirty.
* Jackie: Oh.
* George Carlin: Said Jackie earnestly.
* Jackie: That's why you once needed bootlaces to be ready I suppose.
* George Carlin: Raimundo went redder than ever and snorted off. It was such an insult to be remind how the time the bootlace have been use to mend a hole in his coaches. At the end of the line, Raimundo left his coaches and got out to his next train. It was a slow freight, stopping at every station to pick up and set down Beedrill, Raimundo hated slow freight trains.
* Raimundo: Dirty Beedrill from dirty sidings! Yech!
* George Carlin: Starting an only a few, he picked up more and more Beedrill at each station till he had a long train. At first, the Beedrill behaved well, but Raimundo bumped them so crossly that they were determined to get back at him. Presently, they approached the top of Terry's Hill. Heavy freight trains halt here to set the brakes. Al had had an accident with Beedrill before and should have remembered this.
* Driver: Wait, Raimundo, wait!
* George Carlin: Said the driver, but Raimundo wouldn't wait. He was too busy thinking what he would say to Jackie when they next met. The Beedrill's chance had come.
* Beedrill: Hurrah! Hurrah!
* George Carlin: They laughed, and banging their buffers they pushed him down the hill.
* Beedrill: On, on!
* George Carlin: Yelled the Beedrill.
* Raimundo: I've got to stop, I've got to stop!
* George Carlin: Groaned Raimundo. Disaster lay ahead.
* (Raimundo crashes into the tar wagons)
* George Carlin: Something sticky splashed all over Raimundo. He had run into two tar wagons, and was black from smokebox to cab. He was more dirty than hurt, but the tar wagons and some cars were all to pieces. Jackie and Alex were sent to help and came as quickly as they could.
* Jackie: Look here, Alex!
* George Carlin: Explained Jackie.
* Jackie: Whatever is that dirty object?
* Alex: That's Raimundo, didn't you know?
* Jackie: It's Raimundo's shape.
* George Carlin: Said Jackie.
* Jackie: But Raimundo is a splendid boy and you'll never see his paint dirty.
* George Carlin: Raimundo pretended he hadn't heard. Jackie and Alex cleared away the unhurt Beedrill and help Raimundo home. Steven met them.
* Steven: Well done, Alex and Jackie.
* George Carlin: He turned to Raimundo.
* Steven: Fancy letting your Beedrill run away. I am surprised. You're not fit to be seen. You must be cleaned at once. Jackie shall have a new coat of paint.
* Jackie: Please sir, can Kitana have one too?
* George Carlin: Said Jackie.
* Steven: Certainly, Jackie.
* Jackie: Oh thank you, sir. She will pleased.
* George Carlin: All Raimundo could do as watch Jackie as he ran off happily with the news.

### Terry Takes A Dip

* George Carlin: Terry was resting in a siding. Sometimes he thought...
* Terry: It's really tiring to be such a large and splendid character, one does have to keep up appearance is so.
* Shaggy: Peep peep peep peep! Hello, lazybones!
* George Carlin: Whistled Shaggy,
* Terry: What cheek!
* George Carlin: Spluttered Terry.
* Terry: That Shaggy is too big for his feet. Fancy speaking to me like that. Me who has never had an accident.
* Alex: Aren't jammed whistles and burst safety valves accidents?
* George Carlin: Asked Alex innocently.
* Terry: No indeed. High spirits. Might happen to any character. But to come off the rails like Shaggy did. Well, I ask you. Is that right? Is it decent?
* George Carlin: Then it was Shaggy's turn to take the express. Terry watch him getting ready.
* Terry: Be careful, Shaggy. You're not pulling the flying kipper now. Mind you keep on the rails today.
* George Carlin: Shaggy went off in a huff, and Terry yawned and went to sleep. But not for long.
* Driver: Wake up, Terry.
* George Carlin: Said his driver.
* Driver: A special train's coming and we're to pull it.
* Terry: Is it coaches or Beedrill?
* Driver: Beedrill.
* George Carlin: Said his driver.
* Terry: Beedrill.
* George Carlin: Said Terry.
* Terry: Puh-huh.
* George Carlin: Terry's fire was slow to start, so Kevin had to push Terry to the turntable to get him facing the right way.
* Terry: I won't go, I won't go!
* George Carlin: Grumbled Terry.
* Kevin: Don't be silly, don't be silly.
* George Carlin: Puffed Kevin. At last, Terry was on the turntable. The movement had shaken his fire. It was now burning nicely and making steam. Terry was cross and didn't care what he did. He waited till the table was halfway round.
* Terry: I'll show them, I'll show them.
* George Carlin: He hissed. He moved slowly forward to jam the table, but he couldn't stop himself and slithered into the ditch.
* Terry: Oosh!
* George Carlin: He hissed.
* Terry: Get me out, get me out!
* Driver: Not a hope.
* George Carlin: Said his driver and fireman.
* Fireman: You're stuck, you silly great character. Don't you understand that?
* George Carlin: They telephoned Steven.
* Steven: So Terry didn't want to take the special train and ran into a ditch? What's that you say? The special's waiting? Tell Kevin to take it please. And Terry? Leave him where his is. We'll get him out later.
* George Carlin: On the other side of the ditch, some little boys were chattering.
* Boy 1: Oh, doesn't he look silly?
* Boy 2: They'll never get him out.
* George Carlin: They began to sing.
* Boys: Silly old Terry fell in a ditch, fell in a ditch, fell in a ditch, silly old Terry fell in a ditch all in the Monday morning.
* George Carlin: Terry layed in the ditch all day.
* Terry: Oh, dear.
* George Carlin: He thought.
* Terry: I shall never get out.
* George Carlin: But that evening, they lifted Terry and made a rope of sleepers under his feet to keep him from the mud. Strong ropes were fastened to his back end, and Raimundo and Shaggy pulling hard, managed to bring him to safety. Late that night, Terry crawled home, a sadder and wiser character.

### Alex's Promise

* George Carlin: Every summer, the land of YTV is very busy. Holidaymakers love to sight see. When the weather is fine, there is no better place to visit. Some people like to go to the mountains, others like the valleys. Children love the seaside. One morning, Ash was strolling along the line that runs by the coast. His two girls, Suzy and Pietra, were packed with children going to the beach. Everyone was happy. Alex was taking some Beedrill to the Cartoon University.
* Alex: Hello, Ash. You look cheerful. I wish I can take children today instead of Beedrill.
* Ash: They're in the vicar's Sunday school.
* George Carlin: Explained Ash.
* Ash: I'm busy this evening, but the stationmaster says I can ask you to take the children home.
* Alex: Of course I will.
* George Carlin: Promised Alex. Later, Alex saw Superman.
* Superman: Sorry, Alex. Can't talk. I'm on high alert.
* Alex: Why?
* Superman: Bad weather's due. My help's always needed. Might how you go, Alex.
* Alex: Huh.
* George Carlin: Huffed Alex.
* Alex: As long I got rails to run on, I can go anywhere and any weather anyhow. Goodbye.
* Kevin: Be careful.
* George Carlin: Warned Kevin.
* Kevin: There's a storm coming.
* Alex: A promise is a promise.
* George Carlin: Thought Alex.
* Alex: No matter what the weather.
* George Carlin: The children had a lovely day, but by tea time, dark clouds loomed ahead. Suzy and Pietra were glad when Alex arrived. He was just in time. The rain streamed down Alex's boiler.
* Alex: Ugh!
* George Carlin: He shivered and thought of his nice dry shed. Alex struggled on past coastal villages and into the countryside. The river was rising fast.
* Alex: I wish I could see, I wish I could see!
* George Carlin: Complained Alex as he battled against the rain. More trouble lay ahead.
* (Alex falls into the water and inside him, the fire gets sloshed)
* Alex: Oh!
* George Carlin: Hissed Alex.
* Alex: The water's sloshing my fire!
* George Carlin: Alex's driver and fireman had to find some more firewood.
* Fireman: I'll have some of your floor boards, please.
* George Carlin: Said the fireman to the conductor.
* Conductor: I only swept the floor this morning.
* George Carlin: Grumbled the conductor and he still help. Soon, Alex's fire was burning well. He felt warm and comfortable again. Then he saw Superman.
* Alex: Oh dear.
* George Carlin: Thought Alex.
* Alex: Superman's coming to laugh at me.
* George Carlin: Something floated onto Alex's boiler.
* Alex: Ow!
* George Carlin: Explained Alex.
* Alex: He needed throw things.
* Driver: It's a parachute!
* George Carlin: Laughed his driver.
* Driver: Superman's dropping hot drinks from us.
* Alex: Thank you, Superman.
* George Carlin: Whistled Alex.
* Superman: Good to be at service.
* George Carlin: Replied Superman as buzzed away. The water lapped Alex's feet. Alex was losing steam again, but he plunged bravely on.
* Alex: I promised.
* George Carlin: He panted.
* Alex: I promised.
* George Carlin: He meant one more big effort, and at last exhausted by triumph, he brought the train home.
* Ash: Well done, Alex!
* George Carlin: Cheered Ash.
* Ash: You kept your promise, dispite everything!
* George Carlin: Steven arrived in Superman. First, he thanked the men, then Alex.
* Steven: Superman told me you are a wizard. He said he can beat you at somethings, but not a been on submarine. I don't know what you get onto sometimes, but I do know that you're a really useful wrestler.
* Alex: Oh sir.
* George Carlin: Whispered Alex happily.

### Ozzy's Hamster

* George Carlin: Virgil Hawkins worked hard in the hallways at the Cartoon University. Sometimes, he pulled coaches. Sometimes he pushed Beedrill. But whatever the work, Virgil got the job done without fuss. One day, Virgil was resting in the shed when Steven arrived.
* Steven: Your work in the yard had been good. Would you like to have a branch line to your own.
* Virgil: Yes please, sir.
* George Carlin: Replied Virgil. So Virgil took charge of his new branch line. The responsibility delighted him. The line runs along a coast by sandy beaches till it meets a port were big ships come in. Virgil enjoyed exploring every curve and corner of the line. Sea breezes swirled his smoke high into the air and his green paint glistened in the sunlight.
* Virgil: This is just like being on holiday.
* George Carlin: He thought.
* Driver: Well you know what they say.
* George Carlin: Laughed his driver.
* Driver: A change is as good as a rest.
* George Carlin: Soon, Virgil was busier than ever. Steven was building a new station at the port. Virgil pulled the heavy Beedrill whenever they were needed. Sonic looked after Virgil's passengers and the other characters helped too. But the work took a long time. Noise and dust filled the air.
* Jackie: Don't worry.
* George Carlin: Whistled Jackie.
* Jackie: The station is nearly finished.
* Virgil: And on time, too.
* George Carlin: Said Virgil thankfully. Virgil felt his responsibility deeply and talked endlessly about it.
* Virgil: You don't understand, Ozzy, how much Steven relies on me.
* Ozzy: Och aye.
* George Carlin: Muttered Ozzy sleepily.
* Virgil: I'm a teenager, and I...
* Ozzy: Quack, quack, quack.
* Virgil: What?
* Ozzy: You heard. Quack, quack you go. Sounds like you had an egg layed. Now wheesh and let a cell sleep.
* Virgil: Quack yourself!
* George Carlin: Said Virgil indignantly. Later, he spoke to his driver.
* Virgil: Ozzy says I quack, as if I laid an egg.
* Fireman: Quack do you?
* George Carlin: Pondered his fireman. He whispered something to Virgil and his driver. They were going to play a joke on Ozzy and pay him back for teasing Virgil. The characters were busy for the rest of the day and nothing more was said. Not even a quack. But when at last, Ozzy was asleep, Virgil's driver and fireman popped something into his water tank. Next morning when Ozzy for water, he found that he had an unexpected passenger aboard. A small white hamster popped out of his water tank.
* Ozzy: Now look who's behind this.
* George Carlin: Laughed Ozzy. The hamster was tamed, she shared the fireman's sandwiches and rode in the tender. The other characters enjoyed teasing Ozzy about her. Presently, she grew tired of travelling and hopped off to the station and there she stayed. That night, Ozzy's driver and fireman got busy and in the morning when Virgil's crew arrived to look him over they laughed and laughed.
* Driver: Look, Virgil. Look what's under your bunker. It's a nest box with an egg in it.
* George Carlin: Ozzy opened a sleepy eye.
* Ozzy: Well, well, well. You must've laid it in the night, Virgil. All are for yours.
* George Carlin: Then Virgil laughed too.
* Virgil: You win, Ozzy. It did take a clever character to get the better of you.
* George Carlin: There's a pond near the hamster station. Here she often swims and welcomes the trains as they passed by. The stationmaster calls her Tori. But to everyone else, she is always Ozzy's Hamster.

### A Scarf For Alex

* George Carlin: It was a cold winter's morning on the land of YTV. The wind was bitter and the ground hard with frost. Ash and Alex were cold and cross.
* Ash: All I want is a warm boiler.
* George Carlin: Huffed﻿ Ash.
* Ash: Firelighter knows that. He's late.
* Alex: He's not late.
* George Carlin: Replied Alex.
* Alex: This weather woke us up early.
* George Carlin: Gusts of wind swirled round the shed, tossing flakes of snow towards Ash. Then they swooshed round Alex too.
* Alex: Why don't we talk about something else?
* George Carlin: Shivered Alex.
* Ash: Yes.
* George Carlin: Replied Ash.
* Ash: Like how silly we'll look when our funnels turn into icicles.
* Alex: That's not funny. Maybe we'll stop feeling cold if we talk about warm things-like sunshine and steam.
* Ash: And firefighters.
* George Carlin: Muttered Ash.
* Alex: Scarves!
* George Carlin: Continued Alex.
* Ash: Scarves.
* George Carlin: Laughed Ash.
* Ash: That's what you need, Alex. A woolly scarf round your funnel.
* George Carlin: Ash was only teasing, but Alex thought happily about scarves until the firelighter came. Steven was enjoying hot porridge for breakfast. He was looking foward to taking important visitors on a tour of the railway, and had pressed his special trousers.
* Steven: I shall put them in my trunk.
* George Carlin: Steven said to his wife.
* Steven: And change into them just before the photographs are taken.
* George Carlin: Then he set off to catch his train. Alex was now working hard. His fire was burning nicely, and he had plenty of steam, but he still hought about scarves. He saw them everywhere he went.
* Alex: My funnel's cold! My funnel's cold!
* George Carlin: He puffed.
* Alex: I want a scarf! I want a scarf!
* Shaggy: Rubbish, Alex!
* George Carlin: Said Shaggy.
* Shaggy: Characters don't wear scarves.
* Alex: Characters with proper funnels do.
* George Carlin: Replied Alex.
* Alex: You've only got a small one.
* George Carlin: Before Shaggy could answer, Alex puffed away. Shaggy snorted. He was looking forward to pulling the special train. It was time for the photographs. Everyone was excited. Steven was waiting on the platform for his trousers. They were in a trunk amoungst a big load of baggage. The porters were taking the baggage trolley across the line. They were walking backwards to see that nothing fell off. Alex was still being cheeky. His driver always shut off steam just outside the station. Alex wanted to surprise the coaches by coming in as quietly was he could. But the porters didn't hear him either. Alex gave them such a fright that boxes and bags burst everywhere.
* Alex: OH!
* George Carlin: Groaned Alex. Sticky streams of jam trickled down Alex's face. A top hat hung on his lamp iron. Worst of all, a pair of trousers coiled lovingly round his funnel. Everyone was very angry. Steven seized the top hat.
* Steven: Mine!
* George Carlin: He said.
* Steven: Alex, look at this!
* Alex: Yes sir, I am sir.
* Steven: My best trousers too.
* Alex: Yes sir, please sir.
* Steven: We must pay the passengers for their spoiled clothes, and my trousers are ruined. I hope this will teach you not to play tricks with the coaches.
* George Carlin: Alex went off to the yard. He felt very silly. On the way he met Raimundo.
* Raimundo: Hello, Alex. So you found a scarf, eh? But legs go in trousers, not funnels!
* George Carlin: And he puffed off to tell Shaggy the news. That evening, Ash and Alex were resting in the shed. Alex's driver has taken away the trousers and gave Alex a good rubdown.
* Ash: Firelighter's promised to come early tomorrow.
* George Carlin: Said Ash. Shaggy arrived. He'd enjoyed taking the visitors around and now he felt sorry for Alex too.
* Shaggy: Driver says the weather will be warmer tomorrow. You won't need a scarf, Alex.
* Alex: Certainly not!
* George Carlin: Replied Alex.
* Alex: Characters don't need scarves. Characters need warm boilers. Everyone knows that!

### A New Friend For Ash

* George Carlin: Heathcliff the Cat enjoys working in the vicarage orchard. Kevin came to see him everyday, but sometimes Heathcliff didn't have enough work to do.
* Heathcliff: I do like to keep busy all the time.
* George Carlin: He sighed one day.
* Heathcliff: And I do like company. Especially, children's company.
* Kevin: Cheer up.
* George Carlin: Smiled Kevin.
* Kevin: Steven has worked for you at his new harbor. I'm to take you to meet Ash today.
* Heathcliff: Oh.
* George Carlin: Exclaimed Heathcliff happily.
* Heathcliff: The harbor, the seaside, children. That would be lovely.
* George Carlin: Ash was on his way to the harbour with a trainload of metal pilings. They were needed to make the harbour wharf firm and safe.
* Kevin: Hello, Ash.
* George Carlin: Said Kevin.
* Kevin: This is Heathcliff a friend of mine. He's a cat.
* George Carlin: Ash eyed the newcomer doubtfully.
* Ash: A what?
* Heathcliff: A cat.
* George Carlin: Explained Heathcliff.
* Heathcliff: I run on roads instead of rails. Can you take me to the harbour, please? Steven has a job for me.
* Ash: Yes, of course.
* George Carlin: Replied Ash. But he was still puzzled. Workmen coupled Heathcliff's car to Ash's train and soon they were ready to start their journey.
* Heathcliff: I'm glad Steven needs me.
* George Carlin: Called Heathcliff.
* Heathcliff: I don't have enough to do sometime you know. Although I can work anywhere. In orchards, on farms, in scrapyards even at harbours.
* Ash: But you don't run on rails.
* George Carlin: Puffed Ash.
* Heathcliff: I'm a cat. I don't need rails to be useful.
* George Carlin: Replied Heathcliff.
* Heathcliff: You wait and see.
* George Carlin: When they reached the harbour, they found everything in confusion. Beedrill had been derailed, blocking the line and stone slabs lay everywhere.
* Driver: We must get this pilings past.
* George Carlin: Said Ash's Driver.
* Driver: They are escential. Heathcliff, we need you to drag them round this mess.
* Heathcliff: Just the sort of job I like.
* George Carlin: Replied Heathcliff.
* Heathcliff: Now you'll see, Ash. I'll soon show you what bunnies can do.
* George Carlin: Heathcliff was as good as his work. He dragged the pilings clear with chains and towed them into position.
* Heathcliff: Who needs rails?
* George Carlin: He muttered cheerfully to himself. Later, Ash brought Suzy and Pietra to visit him. Ash was most impressed.
* Ash: Now I understand how useful a traction engine can be.
* George Carlin: The coaches were full of children. Heathcliff gave them rides to all the harbour. He liked this best of all.
* Suzy: He's very kind.
* George Carlin: Said Suzy.
* Pietra: He reminds me of Ash.
* George Carlin: Added Pietra. Everyone was sorry when it was time for Heathcliff to go. Ash pulled him to the junction. A small tear came into Heathcliff's eye. Ash pretended not to see. He whistled gaily to make Heathcliff happy.
* Ash: I'll come and see you if I can.
* George Carlin: He promised.
* Ash: Jon Arbuckle will look after you and there's plenty of work for you now at the orchard. But we may meet you again at the harbour someday.
* Heathcliff: That would be wonderful.
* George Carlin: Said Heathcliff. That evening, Heathcliff stood remembering his new friend Ash, the harbour, and most of all, the children. Then he went happily to sleep in the shed at the bottom of the orchard.

### Lance Alvers

* George Carlin: It was a special holiday on the land of YTV. Sonic the Hedgehog was working harder than ever before. All the characters were busy too. Virgil was waiting for his next journey. Near him stood a bad guy. But he didn't look friendly like Sonic. The bad guy growled as he gazed at the happy passengers.
* Lance: Stupid nonsense.
* George Carlin: He grumbled.
* Lance: I wouldn't have brought them if I've known. I did have a breakdown or something.
* Virgil: I'm glad you didn't.
* George Carlin: Smiled Virgil.
* Virgil: You had spoiled their fun.
* Lance: Bah! Enjoyment is all you characters lived for. One day railways will be ripped up.
* George Carlin: Virgil felt shocked at such an idea.
* Virgil: We have a friend called Sonic and he's a hedgehog. But he likes the railway. Sometimes he teases us about it, but he'd never want to see it ripped up.
* Lance: Heh!
* George Carlin: Growled the bad guy.
* Lance: I know Sonic. He's too small in size to be in any use.
* George Carlin: Virgil took no notice.
* Virgil: That bus is silly.
* George Carlin: He thought as he steamed away. At the junction, Virgil told Richie all about him.
* Richie: I call him Lance.
* George Carlin: Chuckled Richie and then he puffed happily away. But that afternoon when the two characters met again, Richie was no longer laughing.
* Richie: Lance's friend had come.
* George Carlin: He said.
* Richie: He's rude too. He's taking Lance's passengers home and leaving Lance free to steal ours.
* Virgil: But he can't.
* George Carlin: Objected Virgil.
* Richie: Lance says he can get them to the big station before us.
* Virgil: Rubbish!
* George Carlin: Replied Virgil.
* Virgil: It's much farther by road.
* Richie: Yeah.
* George Carlin: Continued Richie.
* Richie: But Lance says he knows a shortcut.
* George Carlin: That evening, the characters were preparing for the homeward rush.
* Virgil: Where are the passengers?
* George Carlin: They wondered.
* Richie: Look!
* George Carlin: Shrilled Richie.
* Richie: Look at Lance. He's a mean scarlet deciever.
* George Carlin: Lance was wearing a large sign saying: Railway Bus.
* Lance: Yaa boo snubs.
* George Carlin: He jeered as he roared away.
* Virgil: Come on.
* George Carlin: Puffed Virgil to his coaches.
* Virgil: Let's see what he's up to.
* George Carlin: Virgil wanted to get back at Lance, but he wasn't sure how. Then in the distance, Virgil saw a man waving a red flag. That meant danger. The line here crosses a narrow road and there was Lance wedged firmly under the bridge.
* Virgil: So this was his shortcut.
* George Carlin: Chuckled Virgil.
* Passengers: He tricked us.
* George Carlin: Shouted Lance's passengers.
* Passengers: He said he was a railway bus, but he wouldn't accept our return tickets. He wanted us to think railways are no good.
* George Carlin: Virgil's crew examined the bridge.
* Virgil's Crew: It's risky, but we must help the passengers.
* Virgil: Passengers are urgent.
* George Carlin: Agreed Virgil. Virgil slowly and carefully set off across the bridge. Lance wailed as he felt the bridge quiver.
* Lance: (groaning) Stop!
* George Carlin: He shouted.
* Lance: It might fall on me.
* Virgil: That would serve you right for telling lies.
* George Carlin: Said Virgil. But the bridge didn't collapse. Virgil made good time and all the passengers caught their trains. The bridge is now mended, but not unfortunately Lance and his ways. He never learned sense. He's a henhouse and his lies can do no harm. The hens never listened to him anyway.

### Escape!

* George Carlin: One day, Kevin was talking to Heathcliff when Drix stormed by. He was pulling a train of heavy coal Beedrill.
* Drix: Come on, Kevin. Stop gossping in the sun when there's work to be done.
* George Carlin: Later, Kevin spoke to Drix.
* Kevin: Heathcliff and I are old friends and you and he had in lot of common too.
* Drix: We do?
* George Carlin: Quizzed Drix.
* Drix: And what would that be?
* Kevin: Scrap.
* George Carlin: Said Kevin quietly. Drix gasped.
* Drix: Don't mention that word! It makes my feet wobble!
* Kevin: It does the same to Heathcliff.
* George Carlin: Replied Kevin.
* Kevin: He was been sent to the scrapyard, but the Vicar and I saved him and now he's really useful again. Even so, Steven certainly does need another steam character here.
* Drix: Aye, he does, and quickly.
* George Carlin: That night, Drix was still working. He had taken the midnight goods train to a station at a faraway part of the island where only the diesels worked. He was just shunting, ready for his return journey, when...
* Drix: That's sounds like a steam character.
* George Carlin: He thought. The hiss came again.
* Drix: Who's there?
* George Carlin: Asked Drix. A whisper came.
* Richie: Are you Steven's character.
* Drix: Aye, and proud of it.
* Richie: I'm Richie and I'm with my break van, Peter, we've run out of coal and had no more steam.
* Drix: But what are you doing?
* Richie: Escaping?
* Drix: From what?
* Richie: Scrap.
* George Carlin: Drix shivered. Then, he remembered Kevin's story about saving Heathcliff.
* Drix: I'll be glad to help ya. It lacked look those who were ready to scrap but I'm taking you away.
* George Carlin: Their drivers and firemen agreed to help too. Everyone worked fast.
* Drix: No time to turn round. I'll run tender first. Come on.
* (Dog barking)
* George Carlin: But before they could clear the station they were stopped.
* Foreman: Aha!
* George Carlin: Called the foreman.
* Foreman: A teenager and a kid too. You can't take these.
* Driver: Aye, but there all for us.
* George Carlin: Said Drix's driver.
* Driver: See for yourself.
* George Carlin: The foreman looked all over Richie.
* Foreman: Seems in order. Right away, guard.
* (Drix and Richie make an escape)
* Drix: That was a near thing.
* Richie: We have worse.
* George Carlin: Replied Richie and they forced ahead. It was daylight when their journey ended.
* Drix: We're home!
* George Carlin: Cried Drix.
* Driver: Shh!
* George Carlin: Said his driver.
* Driver: There the works. We'll find a place for Richie.
* George Carlin: Richie said goodbye and thank you, and Drix puffed away. The next day, Drix told the other characters all about Richie.
* Raimundo: Steven would have to know.
* George Carlin: Said Raimundo.
* Terry: Drix should tell him at once.
* George Carlin: Added Terry.
* Steven: Well, here he is.
* George Carlin: Said a voice.
* Steven: Now what's this all about?
* Virgil: Beg pardon, sir, but we do need another character.
* Terry: Yes sir.
* George Carlin: Ventured Terry.
* Terry: A steam character, sir.
* Steven: Well, unless one saved from scrap, there's little hope.
* Drix: But sir, one has...
* Steven: Yes indeed. And thanks to you, Drix, he is now at our works. Richie is just what we need for Virgil's branch line.
* George Carlin: Everyone cheered. Now Richie and Peter are mended and painted in full great western colors. Virgil and Richie are happy on their branch line. The others laughed at first and called it "The Little Western". Virgil and Richie were delighted and so the little western, it will always be.