Mavis and Della Get Stuck

Mavis and Della Get Stuck is an episode from Thomas' Special Friends: Team Adventures.

## Plot

Mavis is a young new diesel engine who works in the quarry at the end of the branch line, And Della Duck is the new arrival to Sodor, She is a pilot who had been stuck on the moon for 11 years, and had a mechanical leg out of rocket parts in place of her old one, She is the mother of Huey, Dewy and Louie, and the twin sister of Donald Duck, And is good friends with Mavis where they shunts trucks and puts them in their proper place. She has sideplates like Toby to help prevent accidents on the line, but they are quite inexperienced and have their own ideas on how to do things; ideas they are very keen to implement. As a result, They puts the trucks in different positions every day making things hard for Toby and his new friends, Daisy, Cole, Humpty Dumpty and Mary Mary from Rhyme Time Town upset and cross., who tell Mavis and Della off for this. Mavis and Della, however, think Toby and his friends are just being fussy and boring and continues to do things her way until eventually Toby and his friends give up and tells her she can take her own trucks to the station, (With the exception of Mary-Mary quitting on them, and Daisy, Cole, and Humpty Dumpty telling her that Mavis and Della were only doing their jobs). Mavis and Della are very pleased with this, as taking trucks makes them feel important.

Later, at a goods station, Diesel, Wilhelmina, Buttsquat and Suzi meet Mavis and Della. When they complain to them about Toby and his friends claiming Toby says that only steam engines can manage trucks and Daisy, Cole, Humpty Dumpty and Mary Mary being to bossy. Diesel, Wilhelmina, Buttsquat and Suzi see a chance to cause trouble and tell Mavis and Della that diesels are naturally better than steam engines before leaving. Mavis and Della takes his words to heart, but is oblivious that Diesel, Wilhelmina, Buttsquat and Suzi know nothing about trucks, And Diesel and Wilhelmina had forgotten about their incident with the Trucks when they first arrived on Sodor.

The line Toby uses crosses a main road behind the station before reaching a farm lane. Here, there is a dip in the line which can be very difficult to cross in frosty weather. Toby and his friends have found a solution to this: Toby stops just before the dip, Daisy, Cole, Humpty Dumpty and Mary Mary, and Toby's fireman stops the traffic at the crossing and then They take a run at the dip, using the weight of the trucks to help push them across without trouble. Not only is it the safest way to cross the lane in frosty weather, but also the easiest. Toby and his friends try to tell Mavis and Della about the farm lane and how to cross it, but Mavis and Della think that Toby and his Friends are just being fussy and ignores their advice.

Later, Mavis and Della begin taking the trucks to the station. However, they do not realize that the trucks - who are tired of being bumped around - plan to pay her out. Mavis and Della reach the farm lane, but instead of stopping before the dip, They stop just before the road. Bertie, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Terrence, Wubbzy, Widget, Walden, and Daizy halted and Mavis and Della - who believe they has got one over on Toby, Daisy, Cole, Humpty Dumpty and Mary Mary- try to leave. However, the trucks take advantage of her mistake and hold back. Mavis is unable to move despite her best attempts, And Della was trying to get the trucks to behave but loses her cool in front of her Sons, Bertie, Terrance, Wubbzy, Widget, Walden, and Daizy leaving the trucks to laugh at their mistake. Workmen sand the rails and try to dig away the frozen mud, but it was no avail. Mavis and Della are stuck, blocking the crossing, and making everyone (including Huey, Dewey, and Louie) who is caught in the resulting traffic jam cross, Mavis wails in anger While Della shouts at a Workman.

Back at the yard, Toby and his friends are angry when they and their friends are told what has happened. Toby's driver and The Little Einsteins try to calm them down, reminding him that Mavis and Della are young and needs to learn. Toby and his friends are not interested and are willing to let them manage the trucks themselves. Toby's driver and The Little Einsteins remind them that they are actually *his* trucks and Mavis and Della are technically not allowed to leave the yard. Knowing that they will also be in trouble if the Fat Controller finds out, Toby and his friends decides to go and help them after all.

Back at the lane, Mavis and Della are facing an angry farmer who tells Mavis just what she could do with her Train while Della argues with him and Her sons tell him to leave her alone when Toby, The Rhyme Time Town Kids and The Little Einsteins arrive to help. After a lot of pushing, Toby finally starts to move Mavis, Della and the trucks back across the lane. The hard work makes Toby's fire burn fiercely and Daisy, Cole, Humpty Dumpty, Mary Mary, The Little Einsteins, and Toby's fireman spread hot cinders to melt the frozen mud. Finally, Toby, The Rhyme Time Town Kids, The Little Einsteins, Mavis and Della both wind up at the beginning of the lane, and Toby and his friends wish Mavis and Della goodbye and leave. Mavis and Della are too humiliated to thank Toby and his friends for their help and say nothing. Instead, they take the trucks to the shed, and quickly heads back home to the quarry as the sunsets.

## Characters

* Toby
* Diesel
* Mavis
* Troublesome Trucks
* Bertie
* Terence
* Leo
* Annie
* Quincy
* June
* Wubbzy
* Widget
* Walden
* Daizy
* Buttsquat
* Suzi
* Wilhelmina
* Della Duck
* Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck (2017)
* Daisy
* Cole
* Humpty Dumpty
* Mary-Mary
* Farmer Finney (*cameo*)
* Jem Cole (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*mentioned*)
* Donald Duck (2017) (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Ffarquhar
	+ Ffarquhar Quarry
	+ The Quarry Tramroad

## Trivia

* Diesel replaces Daisy's role from the original Railway Series story since Rick Siggelkow disapproved of Daisy's design around this time.
* Mavis exclaims "Fiddlesticks!" at the beginning of this episode, instead of "Fudge!" in the original book. This was likely to avoid any criticism for alluding to profanity in the television series.
* This is the first episode to use diesel engine squeaking wheels, albeit faintly.
* This is the first appearance of Daisy, Cole, Humpty Dumpty and Mary Mary from Rhyme Time Town.
* In the restored version, the scene of Mavis and Della looking mad at the end after being rescued by Toby and his friends is extended and the shot of her taking the trucks to the sheds is shortened.
* This episode marks the last to use a few music cues:
	+ The full outro music, as well as the only episode in the third series to use said music bit.
	+ Diesel's original theme from the second series.

## Goofs

* Just before Mavis and Della approach the lane, a steam platform can be seen.
* Mavis' last truck has a crooked face.
* When Toby and his friends complain that they warned Mavis and Della, shadows pass over them in a couple of shots.
* When Toby pushes Mavis out of the lane, the scene has obviously been cut.
* Bertie is smiling when he is stuck at the crossing.
* Terence disappears when Toby pushes Mavis out of the lane.
* Toby's face moves when he says "I warned her!"
* When the US dub aired on the Shining Time Station episode "Do I Hear?" as well the 1992 release of Trust Thomas and Other Stories, the ending was shortened, muting the outro theme. However, on the New Zealand release of Trust Thomas and Other Stories, the last bit of the outro music is heard before the end credits start. This was later fixed on the 1995 version of Trust Thomas and Other Stories, 10 Years of Thomas and Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 3 on Amazon Prime and the Roku Channel.
* When Mavis is in the lane, the sign warning the engines to "WHISTLE" at the crossing has disappeared. When Toby arrives at the lane to rescue Mavis, the "SLOW" sign is also gone.
* When the narrator says "Frosty weather makes the muddy lane rock hard and very slippery," a camera shadow can be seen on the ground.
* When the narrator says "Meanwhile, Toby, The Little Einsteins, Daisy and her pals were in Ffarquhar Quarry when they heard the news," a black mark can be seen on Toby's left (viewers' right).
* When Mavis and Della pass the level crossing their brake van is a BR 20. But when they approach the lane, it is now a SR 25.
* Mavis and Della's brake van disappears at the end of the episode, and is replaced with an extra truck.

* Both this episode and the next episode aired on Christmas Day 1991 in the United States.
* This episode was never released on VHS and DVD in South Korea.

## Quotes

**Mary-Mary**: That is not how you place trucks.
**Humpty Dumpty**: We usually put them in the right place.
**Toby**: Trucks/Freight cars should be where you want them when you want them.
**Mavis**: Fiddlesticks!
**Della Duck**: Aw, phooey! *[Mavis and Della leave]*

**Mary-Mary**: That's it! You wouldn't obey the rules so We Quit!
**Toby**: *[to Mavis]* We can't waste time playing "Hunt the Trucks/Cars" with you two. Take them yourselves!
**Humpty Dumpty**: Calm Down you two!
**Daisy**: They're only doing their jobs.
**Cole**: Yeah, There's no need to be cross at them.
**Mary-Mary**: Well they wouldn't obey the rules, Now lets go!

**Mavis**: Toby's an old fusspot.
**Della**: And those 4 kids of his are just to bossy.
**Narrator**: Diesel, Wilhelmina, Buttsquat and Suzi sensed trouble and were delighted.
**Mavis**: Toby and friends say only steam engines can manage trucks/freight cars.
**Della**: And that's not true! Diesel's are good at handling trucks to!
**Diesel**: How absurd. Depend upon it, Girls. Anything steam engines can do, we diesels can do better.
**Wilhelmina**: Yeah, And we understand that it's your first time on Sodor.
**ButtSquat**: So Just take our advice.
**Suzi**: And do what Diesel's do.
**Narrator**: Diesel, Wilhelmina, ButtSquat, and Suzi knew nothing about trucks/cars, and Diesel had forgotten about his and Wilhelmina's incident with trucks/cars when they first arrived on Sodor, but Mavis and Della didn't realise this.

*[Toby and his friends tell Mavis what to do}*
**Mavis**: We can manage thank you, I'm not an old fusspot like you!
**Della**: If my brother, Donald can do it then so can i, Because nothing can stop Della Duck!
*[Mavis and Della take the trucks, who are tired of being pushed around by Mavis and Della to the station}*
**Troublesome Trucks**: It's slippery, Let's push them around instead.
**Della**: Now now, We want no trouble from you.
**Troublesome Trucks**: We'll give them trouble, On! On! On!
*[Mavis and Della ignore the trucks and stop by the road, Della and Mavis' fireman halt Terrence, Wubbzy, Widget, Walden, Daizy, Bertie, Huey, Dewey, and Louie]*
**Mavis**: One in the headlamp for fusspot, Toby!
**Della**: We told him and his friends we can manage.
**Walden**: Hello there Girls, I see you're getting on with your first train of the day.
**Della**: Oh, Indeed we are.
**Louie**: But Mom, Aren't you aware that you and Mavis and Della have stopped at the wrong place?
**Della**: Oh, Not at all Louie, We're perfectly fine.
**Louie**: Alright then. But be careful.
**Della**: Don't worry, We will, Now come on, Mavis lets roll!
*[Mavis tries to move but can't because the trucks are holding her back, and Della begins to get confused]*
**Troublesome Trucks**: Hold back! Hold back!
**Della**: (Trying not to loose her cool) Come on you silly wagons on wheels! Move!
**Dewey**: Uh, Mom, Do you and Mavis need help?
**Della**: (getting angrier) No! We're fine, Thank you very much!
**Mavis**: Grrrr up!
**Della**: (begins jumping up and down in anger) WE SAID MOVE!!!
**Huey**: Uh, Bertie, Do you think the Girls will be able to move in time because we don't wanna be late for School.
**Bertie**: Oh i'm sure they will kids.
**Terrence**: Come on girls! you got this.
**Wubbzy**: Keep going!
**Daizy**: You can do it!
*[Mavis and Della try to move but it's no good, The Troublesome Trucks laugh, and Della's temper finally gives out, While Mavis' wheels spin on the slippery rails]*
**Della**: AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!! Aaaaaaggghhh!!!
**Widget**: I think we better call for help.
*[The workmen sand the rails and try to dig away the frozen mud , but to no avail, and Everyone at the crossing (Including Bertie, Della's Sons, Terrence, Wubbzy and his friends) are impaitiant]*
**Mavis**: Grrrr agh!
**Della**: Why you no good, Rasl phrasing...!!!! "Groans in anger".
*[Toby and his friends upon hearing the bad news about Mavis and Della]*
**Leo**: Come on guys, We've got a mission! We have to help Mavis and Della who are stuck at the crossing.
**Toby**: We warned them!
**Mary-Mary**: It serves them right for calling us fusspots!
**Driver**: They're young yet. And...
**Toby**: They can manage her trucks/cars themselves!
**Mary-Mary**: We won't go!
**Leo**: Guys, we know you're upset and angry, But Mavis and Della still need our help.
**Quincy**: And besides, They're your trucks, Toby.
**Annie**: And Mavis and Della are supposed to stay at the quarry.
**June**: Imagine what would happen if the Fat Controller finds out.
**Toby**: Hmm, yes.
**Daisy**: I guess the driver and the Little Einsteins have a point.
**Cole**: Yeah, Even if someone's being difficult, we still help out anyway.
**Humpty Dumpty**: Then, what are we waiting for? Let's go and help Mavis and Della Duck! Are you with us, Mary Mary?
**Mary-Mary**: All right, then.
*[Toby, his friends, and the Little Einsteins go to help Mavis and Della]*