"Safety first means you don't rush in where you don't Belong!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Jenny."
"Maybe you're not ready for the pack. We'll see if you can do better tomorrow."
-Miss Jenny admonishing Jack after accident and Jack apologizing to Miss Jenny
Jack Jumps In is the seventh episode of the sixth season.
Synopsis[]
Thomas delivers an eager, new front loader named Jack, to a construction site. Jack, (due to his eagerness to help) has a tendency to try out jobs that he is not suited to, which leads him to crashing. Annoyed, Miss Jenny begins to question if Jack is really ready for the pack.
Plot[]
Thomas is sent by the Fat Controller to pick up a special from Jenny Packard. He arrives to see that his special is an eager front-loader named Jack to help the Pack clear ground for railway lines at the quarry.
Thomas drops him off there and Jack looks for someone to help. He asks Oliver the Excavator and Byron the Bulldozer, whom both decline the need for help and Byron tells Jack to try Kelly the Crane. When Jack introduces himself, a lorry named Isobella rudely tells him to mind her paint work, but apologises and welcomes Jack after Kelly scolds her. They advise Jack to see the Foreman.
The Foreman introduces Jack to his banksman and tells him to work with a small excavator called Alfie, and warns him to remember an important rule: "Safety First."
Jack and Alfie were having fun until a dump truck named Max comes along and causes dust to fly over the machines. Jack can see that Thomas was right that he is trouble and Max is about to rush towards him, but stops just in time. Jack becomes furious and whilst refusing to move, scolds Max, who immediately races away in frustration.
Later, the Foreman orders Oliver to move a pile of rocks, but Jack tries to help him by foolishly taking over and picks some of the rock up a hill himself. His banksman tries to stop him, but Jack refuses to do so as he is too eager to help. However, when he approaches the top of the hill, he overturns and slides sideways downhill.
Once back upright, Miss Jenny is glad Jack is luckily unhurt but disappointed because she expected better, and that he has disobeyed her "Safety First" rule, meaning no one should jump in where they should not belong. Jack apologizes with sadness in his voice. Miss Jenny then thinks he may not be ready to join the Pack just yet but she gives Jack another chance to make sure he could do better tomorrow. After Miss Jenny returns to the yards, Jack is sad for what he has done. Isobella saw everything. She, Alfie and Thomas comfort him, which makes him feel just a bit better, and he has a smile on his face.
Characters[]
Thomas
Jack
Alfie
Oliver (excavator)
Byron
Max
Kelly
Isobella
Miss Jenny
The Foreman
Ned (cameo)
Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)
Locations[]
Sodor Construction Yard
Cronk
The Quarry Bridge
The Quarry Construction Site
Trivia[]
- A turntable was used to make Max spin around.
Goofs[]
- Thomas leaves with the well wagon after delivering Jack, but in the close-up of Jack, the well wagon is still behind him.
- Studio equipment can be seen in the top-right corner when the narrator says, "Byron the bulldozer was shoving rock and rubble with his giant blade."
- When the Foreman introduces himself to Jack, he has a moustache, red hair and a hat. When he says "Oliver, move this rock!" he has a hard hat and no moustache.
- When Jack introduces himself to Alfie, Alfie's front-left tyre is flat.
- In some shots, a wire is visible under Alfie's hydraulic arm.
- When Isobella yells "No!" when Jack goes up the hill, wires can be seen in her cab. Also, Jack's tyres are far dustier than they were in the previous scene.
- When Thomas first meets Jack, a diesel engine is briefly heard as if Jack is idling.