Twin Trouble

"Did you shunt those trucks onto the other line?" "You said you wanted them on the other line!" "Not that other line! The other, other line!"

- Donald and Duck

Twin Trouble is the tenth episode of the sixth series.

Plot
One day, Donald and Douglas are chuffing down the line double heading a goods train. Further down the line at a level crossing, Trevor is stuck when a wheel from a cart of hay he is pulling breaks off while crossing the line, leaving the hay cart dangerously across the tracks. Donald sees Trevor, but they cannot stop in time and Donald crushes the cart, derailing him but not Douglas. No one is hurt and Donald is able to be put back on the tracks without having to be taken to be repaired, but Donald and Douglas end up blaming each other for the accident. The twins refuse to speak to each other, and when the Fat Controller needs an engine to help Duck at the Smelter’s Yards, Donald jumps at the opportunity. Thomas gets worried about this, but the twins do not listen to him as they insist they will work better alone.

At first, Donald enjoys working with Duck, but things soon go awry; Duck does not understand Donald and Douglas' way of working, much to Donald's frustration. Meanwhile, Douglas is doing work on his own, and is beginning to miss his twin. That night, Douglas' driver takes him to visit Donald. Donald snootily asks if he came to say he's sorry, which brings Douglas' bad mood back.

The next day, Donald is also in a bad mood and is not looking where he is going while reversing and - despite a warning from Duck - breaks through some buffers and into a ditch. His driver is cross and claims that this would not have happened if he was working with Douglas. Donald admits defeat and Duck (knowing he is not strong enough to pull Donald back onto the rails) hurries to get help from Douglas. Duck races into Callan Yard where he finds a depressed Douglas finishing his work, and explains Donald’s predicament. The news shocks Douglas who immediately departs to his brother’s rescue, and soon, he pulls Donald back onto the rails. Donald thanks Douglas and apologizes for all their fighting, but Douglas claims he is sorry. Then Donald argues back, insisting he is actually sorry. Duck chuckles and tells them to not argue about who is really sorry and to just be happy they are back together. The twins properly make up in the end and are glad to be together again as Duck predicted.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Duck
 * Donald and Douglas
 * Trevor
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Bert
 * Farmer Trotter
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant
 * City of Truro
 * Toad

Locations

 * Callan
 * Callan Yard
 * The Viaduct
 * Hawin Ab
 * The Watermill
 * Sodor Ironworks
 * Tidmouth Beach
 * Tidmouth Lighthouses
 * Gordon's Hill
 * Tower Windmill
 * Knapford

Trivia

 * Scrap models of Thomas, Gordon, Toad, City of Truro and one of the Scottish Twins are seen.
 * An image from this episode is used to depict Duck on the Great Western Railway in the seventeenth series episode, The Thomas Way.
 * The episode has similar plot elements to One Good Turn, where twins end up in an accident, and leading to an argument over who is to blame for causing trouble.
 * This episode marks several things for Trevor:
 * His first speaking role since the third series episode, Buzz, Buzz.
 * His only speaking role in the sixth series.
 * His last speaking role until the ninth series episode, Henry and the Flagpole.
 * His first time as a featured character since the third series episode, Escape, if not counting cameos in previous seasons.
 * In the close-ups of Donald in the bushes, a small support props him up.
 * Dialogue from this episode was later used in the twentieth series episode, Love Me Tender. Also, the events of this episode were mentioned in Emily in the Middle.
 * 'Arry or Bert can be seen in the widescreen version of the episode.
 * This episode marks Donald and Douglas' only leading roles in the sixth series, and their first since the third series. It is also their first time playing a lead role together since the second series, as all of their leads in the third series were individually rather than together.
 * This episode marks Douglas' first appearance since the fourth series episode, Thomas and the Special Letter.
 * This marks the watermill's first appearance in an episode since the third series episode, Thomas, Percy and the Post Train.

Goofs

 * The studio is reflected in Trevor's paintwork when he hears Donald's whistle.
 * Throughout the US dub, Alec Baldwin does not attempt to give Donald and Douglas Scottish accents.
 * The Fat Controller's close-up figure has a small chip on his waistcoat.
 * A wire is hanging beneath Donald's cab in the close-up of his wheels and Douglas' sliding across the rails. Later, a wire is hanging underneath Douglas when he is shunting just before Duck arrives.
 * In the shot from Donald approaching the cart, a third rail is visible to his right (viewer's left).
 * When the twins crash into the cart, Donald is not seen derailing, but in the next shot, he has been toppled onto his side.
 * When the cart is hit, it is pushed aside and the hay is spilled all over the place. But in the next shot, the hay is falling from the sky all over Trevor, Donald and Douglas.
 * Donald's left eye briefly jiggles off-centre when he stops next to Duck.
 * A ball of fishing line is visible next to the track leading into the ditch just before Donald has his accident.
 * In one shot, Donald is pulled out with his wheels off the track. But in the next shot of him, his wheels are on the track.
 * Just before Donald falls into the ditch, tracks can be seen behind the buffers.
 * When Donald crashes through the buffers, his wheels are still moving for a brief period of time.
 * When Donald says he has "work to do", Douglas' eyes are wonky.
 * Donald's face is crooked in the scene where he talks to Thomas, Douglas, and the Fat Controller.
 * Up until the scene when Duck tells Douglas that Donald is in trouble, his stepladder is missing.
 * Duck's left (viewer's right) eye is wonky just before Donald crashes.
 * When Douglas says "Donald in trouble? I'm on my way!" his right (viewer's left) eye is wonky and wires can be seen below his cab. His eye is also wonky when he is on Gordon's Hill.
 * In the UK dub, after Douglas says "You pulled me, you mean!", Michael Angelis still uses a Scottish accent when saying "argued Douglas!"
 * When the cart is hit it falls on one side of the track, but in the next shot it is on the other side.
 * Just before the scene fades of Henry and Douglas on Gordon’s Hill, Henry and his train come to a stop at the bottom of the hill. When Douglas goes to visit Donald, James is seen passing by with an express train on the middle track. However, that track ends in a wall, therefore James most likely crashed into said wall as the tracks end there.

Quotes

 * [after Donald and Douglas crash into a cartload of hay]


 * Donald: Stop being pushy!
 * Douglas: Don't call me "pushy"!
 * Donald: You shouldn't have pushed me into the cart!
 * Douglas: You pulled me, you mean!
 * Donald: Didn't!
 * Douglas: Did!
 * Donald: Did not!
 * Douglas: Did too!

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 * Donald: May I go, Sir?
 * The Fat Controller: I only need one engine. Not two.
 * Donald: I am only one engine, Sir. And I would like to work with Duck.
 * Narrator: The Fat Controller was surprised, but agreed.
 * Thomas: Won't you miss one another? I know I'd miss Annie and Clarabel.
 * Douglas: I'll work better on my own!
 * Donald: I have work to do.

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 * Donald: Did you shunt those trucks onto the other line?
 * Duck: You said you wanted them on the other line!
 * Donald: Not that other line! The other, other line! Douglas would've known what I meant.

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 * [after Donald is pulled back onto the tracks]


 * Donald: Thank you, and... I'm sorry.
 * Douglas: No! I'm sorry!
 * Donald: I'm sorry!
 * Duck: (You) Don't have to have a row/argue about who's sorry! Just be glad you're back together.
 * Narrator: And they were.

Merchandise

 * Books - When Two Quarrel...
 * Magazine Stories - Double Trouble!

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * The Fogman and Other Stories
 * Bumper Party Collection!
 * The Complete Series 6

DVD Packs

 * The Very Best of Thomas and Friends/The Fogman Double Pack
 * Bumper Party Collection!/Truck Loads of Fun Double Pack
 * Double DVD Giftset
 * Classic Collection

US

 * James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Engine Friends
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 6

CAN

 * James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Engine Friends

DVD Boxsets

 * Totally Thomas Volume 3

AUS

 * Twin Trouble
 * The Complete Series 6

DVD Boxsets

 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * 3 DVDs
 * Series Five and Series Six Double Pack

SWE/DK

 * The World's Strongest Engine

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 6 Vol.1
 * Try to Get Along

KOR

 * The Stories that Gives Enlightenment

PHL

 * The World's Strongest Engine

ITA

 * Percy and the Haunted Mine

NOR

 * Scaredy Engines

MYS

 * Scaredy Engines and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Busy Going Backwards and Other Adventures

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 14
 * Thomas Friends Volume 3

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 20

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 4

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