Flash the Marshall

**Flash the Marshall**, retitled **Furz the Marshall** in American releases, is the third episode of season 2.

## Plot

Tension is in the air. Everyone is on the edge of their seats as Roary and Tin Top race around Silver Hatch when suddenly Big Chris spots Flash on the track. He the yells at him to get of the way, and so does everyone else. Roary and Tin Top see Flash, and brake. Flash sees Roary and Tin Top coming towards him and in fear he jumps in the air and ends up on Tin Top's bonnet. Everyone takes cover as Tin Top hits a barrier and sends Flash into the air and into a poster sign, then on a oil drum, then on the floor. Big Chris gets off from the head speaker, gets Mr Carburettor up and Mr Carburettor, furious reprimands Flash for doing a dangerous thing and tells him to leave Silver hatch racetrack as punishment. Flash pleads Mr Carburettor not to send him away, that he was only trying to tyre swing on his tree. Mr Carburettor then says that this is a racetrack, not a playground and that everyone has a job, and they do it, so Flash is told to leave as punishment.

Later on, Mama Mia is leaving on James, and Mr Carburettor is saying goodbye. Big Chris and Marsha then come and Big Chris asks Mr Carburettor if he came give Flash one last chance. Mr Carburettor protests, saying that this is his tenth last chance this month. Big Chris says that why doesn't he do a job like a Marshall. Mr Carburettor tries to say no, but Mama Mia says yes, that everyone deserves a chance to shine. Big Chris thanks them both and Mama Mia gives Mr Carburettor a photo album from when he was a little. Big Chris tries to see it, but Mr Carburettor says no, and reminds him that there's a rabbit to be put through his paces. So throughout the day, Flash is taught how to be a Marshall and at first he makes a few mistakes but little by little he improves. Meanwhile, Mr Carburettor is looking at his photos when he was a boy and when he was naughty. Later it is time for a big race and Mr Carburettor comes to see how Flash does in the race and at first he does well but halfway through the race, Maxi starts leaking oil. Big Chris and Marsha warn Flash that Maxi is leaking oil and that he should warn the cars. Flash, in panic tries to see which flag he should choose, but it is too late: Roary and the cars skid on the oil and smash through the tyre barrier into a ditch.

Later, Flash sadly says goodbye to everyone and leaves, but is found by Mama Mia and she takes him back to Silver Hatch while being told by Flash what happened. Later at the workshop Mama Mia reminds Mr Carburettor that he was a boy once and he did silly things, but as long as he tries to make things better, his was forgiven and is the same thing with Flash: that he did something silly but he tried his best. Mr Carburettor suggests that Flash can stay but on only one condition: that he lets him on the tyre swing. So, Mr Carburettor is playing on the tyre swing and Roary tells Big Chris that he thought that Mr Carburettor said that this is a racetrack, not a playground, and Big Chris agrees, and then gets Mr Carburettor off saying that some other people want a turn and he starts to swing on the tyre swing too, but breaks it because of his weight.

## Trivia

* This episode is the first appearance of James.
* Big Chris' crying voice-over is reused from Roary Takes Off.
* This is the second time Mr Carburettor says the phrase "This is a racetrack, not a playground!". The first time was in Big Chris Learns to Fly.
* This is the second episode where Mamma Mia appears, and the first one in series 2. The first was in Mamma Mia.