Edward Helps Out

***Edward and Gordon***, retitled ***Edward Helps Out*** in North American releases, is the second episode of the first series. It is based on Edward's Day Out and the story of the same title from the Railway Series book The Three Railway Engines.

## Plot

Edward is an old, blue engine, who is feeling sad, as he has not been out in a long time. One day, his driver and fireman see how upset he is, so they choose him over the other engines. Edward has a wonderful day pulling coaches. The coaches are very proud and impressed with Edward, as is his crew. That night, Edward tells the other engines that he will go out again tomorrow, but falls asleep before he could understand what they thought of it.

Gordon: "I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it!"Edward: "I will do it, I will do it, I will do it!"Next morning, Gordon is bragging to Edward. He tells the old engine to watch him rush by with the express that afternoon. Edward ignores him and goes to shunt trucks in the yard. However, instead of coaches, Gordon is pulling a train of dirty trucks, much to his anger. He soon begins to climb a hill, and stops halfway up. Edward is soon called to be Gordon's banker. The big blue engine does not think that Edward can do it, though he pushes all the same. The train is brought back to the bottom of the hill and then both engines puff together up the hill. All the while Gordon persistently complains but to his surprise, they have made it to the top. Gordon thunders away at high-speed, cheering for himself, and leaves Edward far behind forgetting to thank him. Out of breath, Edward slowly runs into a siding at Maron Station, where his crew give him a long drink and promise to reward him a new coat of blue paint with red stripes.

## Characters

* Edward
* Gordon
* Troublesome Trucks
* Charlie Sand Template:Not named
* Sidney Hever Template:Not named
* Thomas (*not named; does not speak*)
* Henry (*not named; does not speak*)
* James (*not named; does not speak*)
* Old Coaches Template:Do not speak
* The Stone-dropping Boys Template:Cameos

## Locations

* Tidmouth Sheds
	+ The Works
	+ Tidmouth Goods Station
* Three-Track Bend and Signalbox
* Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
* Gordon's Hill
* Maron
	+ Maron Bridge
* Henry's Tunnel Template:Deleted scene
* The Viaduct Template:Deleted scene
	+ Hawin Ab Template:Deleted scene

## Trivia

### General

* In an interview, Rev. W. Awdry says this episode was based off an incident in real life.
* The second half of this episode was recreated and re-adapted for The Adventure Begins.
* Thomas takes the roles of 87546 and 98462 and James, the role of the red engine from the original book, despite Thomas being the smallest and James being roughly the same size as Edward.
* According to film slides, an extended sequence of Edward pulling the Old Coaches was planned and possibly an extended adaptation of *Edward's Day Out* was to take place. The sequence was cut likely for time constraints.
* George Carlin's dub of the episode was never featured in an episode of Shining Time Station. It first appeared on the 1995 version of Thomas Gets Tricked and Other Stories on 15 August 1995.
* In the Shining Time Station episode, *A Place Unlike Any Other*, Ringo Starr's line "Edward's driver came up" is the same as in its UK counterpart, while some US dubs of Ringo Starr's dub have the line rerecorded.
* When Gordon races through Maron, the footage is sped up.
* This episode marks the first of several things:
	+ The first episode in which the narrator says the line, "Then there was trouble."
	+ The first appearance of Edward in the television series.
	+ The first episode of Edward as a main character.
	+ The first episode in which Thomas appears, but does not speak.
	+ The first time where Gordon is seen pulling trucks instead of coaches.
	+ The first episode that was adapted from two stories of The Railway Series.
	+ The only first series episode with Edward's concerned and shocked faces. His stern face will be seen in future series while his shocked one is next seen in the seventh series episode, Edward's Brass Band.

### Errors

* In the scenes of where Edward and Gordon cross the turntable, the rotating part of the track tilts and moves slightly.
* During Edward's morning passenger train, the guard coach is backwards. This being due to the coaches, even the brake one, only being painted on one side.
* In the scene that immediately follows Edward leaving the sheds, his eyes are wonky.
* When Edward says "I'm going out again tomorrow," steam is venting from an empty siding in the background. In the siding where steam is venting, the rails end at the bottom of the screen.
* When Edward puffs out of the shed to shunt trucks, the shadow of a camera can be seen.
* When Edward is shunting trucks, his cab roof is raised and a truck on the line next to him is missing an eye.
* When Edward buffers up behind Gordon, the sound comes earlier than it should, Gordon's brake van has changed, and the open truck is empty.
* In the American dub, it is said that Edward was happy because he had been so helpful, but he looks sad.
* Edward is wearing James' sad face when he approaches the water tower. Due to this, his nose and eyebrows also change shape.
* When the narrator says "Gordon was very cross," there are bushes beside Gordon instead of the yard and sheds.
* In the restored version:
	+ As Gordon says "The shame of it!" he is not pulling the trucks, a gap between his eyes and face, edge of the track, and Studio Equipment is visible.
	+ When Gordon is on the hill, the edge of the set can be seen.
* In a close-up of Gordon at Tidmouth Sheds, Henry is not next to Thomas.
* In the first scene, James' eyes are wonky.
* Edward's eyes are a bit wonky in the final scene of the episode.
* At the start of the episode, the narrator mentions that all the other engines are bigger than Edward. This is not true, as Thomas is actually the smallest engine and James is the same size as Edward.
* In the first close-up of Edward's driver and fireman in his cab, the shed cannot be seen behind him. The same thing happens when Edward says "Oh yes please!" and in the close-up of Edward's funnel.
* In the second close-up of Edward's driver and fireman in his cab, Gordon is not next to Edward.
* When Gordon and Edward reach the top of the hill, the ground underneath the tracks moves slightly.
* When Gordon talks to Edward's driver his eyes jitter a couple times.
* Gordon middle lamp iron is crooked, and some stains can be seen on his running.
* When Edward's driver says "I'll get out my paint tomorrow" he has a stain on his right shoulder (viewers' left).

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