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* NameAndNameNameAndName: '''Thomas''' and '''Bertie'''
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Thomas is waiting at a junction when a bus drives up alongside. The bus introduces himself as Bertie, who remembers Thomas from the time he took his passengers home after Thomas crashed into a snowdrift, and that he's come to help his passengers. Thomas claims that he can go faster than Bertie. Bertie then challenges Thomas to a race. The drivers agree to the race, and Thomas and Bertie begin their race.
Bertie draws in front at the beginning of the race, until he reaches the level crossing, where Thomas passes him and takes the lead in the race, and after that, the road leaf the railway, and Thomas stops at the next station to collect passengers. He tells them to get in quickly, and as he starts off again, he seeing Bertie zooming over the bridge and taking the lead. Thomas tries to catch up, but he has to stop at the next station. Thomas now feels sure that he'll lose the race, but he feels better after a drink and starts off once more.
Thomas manages to catch up to Bertie and takes the lead as he passes Bertie at the tunnel and makes it to the last station, winning the race. Everyone celebrates Thomas' victory, but they give Bertie a big cheer too. Bertie congratulates Thomas and tells him that to beat him over that hill, he would have to grow wings and be an airplane.
The two friends often talk about their race, but Bertie's passengers don't like to be bounced like peas in a pod, and The Fat Controller warns Thomas not to race at dangerous speeds.
The narrator then tells the audience that Thomas and Bertie would like to have another race, but doesn't think they ever will. [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas Or do they?]]
Bertie draws in front at the beginning of the race, until he reaches the level crossing, where Thomas passes him and takes the lead in the race, and after that, the road leaf the railway, and Thomas stops at the next station to collect passengers. He tells them to get in quickly, and as he starts off again, he seeing Bertie zooming over the bridge and taking the lead. Thomas tries to catch up, but he has to stop at the next station. Thomas now feels sure that he'll lose the race, but he feels better after a drink and starts off once more.
Thomas manages to catch up to Bertie and takes the lead as he passes Bertie at the tunnel and makes it to the last station, winning the race. Everyone celebrates Thomas' victory, but they give Bertie a big cheer too. Bertie congratulates Thomas and tells him that to beat him over that hill, he would have to grow wings and be an airplane.
The two friends often talk about their race, but Bertie's passengers don't like to be bounced like peas in a pod, and The Fat Controller warns Thomas not to race at dangerous speeds.
The narrator then tells the audience that Thomas and Bertie would like to have another race, but doesn't think they ever will. [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas Or do they?]]
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Thomas is waiting at a junction when a bus drives up alongside. alongside him. The bus introduces himself as Bertie, who remembers Thomas from the time he took his passengers home after Thomas crashed into got stuck in a snowdrift, and that he's come to help his passengers. Thomas claims that he doesn't need help since he can go faster than Bertie. After a brief back-and-forth, Bertie then challenges Thomas to a race. race along his branch line. The drivers agree to the race, agree, and Thomas and Bertie begin their race.
Thomas knows he can't hit full speed when he's just starting off, and so Bertie drawsin front at the beginning of the race, until an early lead. Despite protests from Annie and Clarabel that he pick up his pace, Thomas isn't worried. When he reaches the level crossing, where he sees exactly what he anticipated: Bertie is stuck behind the gate and forced to wait until after Thomas passes him through and takes the lead in the race, and after lead.
After that, the roadleaf leaves the railway, and so Thomas stops can't tell where Bertie is in relation to him. He arrives at the next station to collect passengers. He tells them to get in quickly, and as he starts off again, again as fast as he's able. The race begins to take a toll as Thomas rushes down his branch line, and soon he seeing sees Bertie zooming over the crossing a bridge ahead and taking the lead. realizes he's falling behind. His driver and coaches try to reassure him, but Thomas tries to catch up, but he soon has to stop at the next station. station, just in time to see Bertie pull away. Fatigued, Thomas now feels is sure that he'll lose the race, but he feels better after a drink and starts takes off once more.
As luck would have it, Thomasmanages is able to catch make up to some ground when Bertie gets stuck at a traffic light by the river. The two are briefly in a dead heat, but now Thomas is finally at a point on the branch line where he can reach his full speed, and takes the lead as he passes Bertie at when coupled with the tunnel taking him easily through a hill that Bertie needs to climb and descend, Thomas makes it to the last station, station well ahead of Bertie, winning the race. Everyone celebrates Thomas' victory, but they give Bertie a big cheer too.as well. Bertie congratulates Thomas and tells him that to beat him over that hill, he would have to grow wings and be an airplane.
The two friends often talk about theirrace, race and would enjoy having another, but since Bertie's passengers don't like to be being bounced like peas in a pod, frying pan, and The the Fat Controller warns has warned Thomas not to race at dangerous speeds.
The narrator then tells the audience that Thomas and Bertie would like to have another race, but doesn't thinkspeeds, it seems unlikely they ever will. [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas will.
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The narrator then tells the audience that Thomas and Bertie would like to have another race, but doesn't think they ever will. [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas Or do they?]]
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* CallBack: Bertie mentions the time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E13ThomasTerenceAndTheSnow Thomas was rescued by Terence.]]
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* CallBack: Bertie mentions the time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E13ThomasTerenceAndTheSnow [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS1E13ThomasTerenceAndTheSnow Thomas was rescued by Terence.]]
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'''U.S. Title''': Thomas and Bertie's Great Race
'''Air date''': November 20th, 1984
'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB4TankEngineThomasAgain Tank Engine Thomas Again]]'', "Thomas and Bertie"
[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-thomasandbertie39_9814.png]]
Thomas is waiting at a junction when a bus drives up alongside. The bus introduces himself as Bertie, who remembers Thomas from the time he took his passengers home after Thomas crashed into a snowdrift, and that he's come to help his passengers. Thomas claims that he can go faster than Bertie. Bertie then challenges Thomas to a race. The drivers agree to the race, and Thomas and Bertie begin their race.
Bertie draws in front at the beginning of the race, until he reaches the level crossing, where Thomas passes him and takes the lead in the race, and after that, the road leaf the railway, and Thomas stops at the next station to collect passengers. He tells them to get in quickly, and as he starts off again, he seeing Bertie zooming over the bridge and taking the lead. Thomas tries to catch up, but he has to stop at the next station. Thomas now feels sure that he'll lose the race, but he feels better after a drink and starts off once more.
Thomas manages to catch up to Bertie and takes the lead as he passes Bertie at the tunnel and makes it to the last station, winning the race. Everyone celebrates Thomas' victory, but they give Bertie a big cheer too. Bertie congratulates Thomas and tells him that to beat him over that hill, he would have to grow wings and be an airplane.
The two friends often talk about their race, but Bertie's passengers don't like to be bounced like peas in a pod, and The Fat Controller warns Thomas not to race at dangerous speeds.
The narrator then tells the audience that Thomas and Bertie would like to have another race, but doesn't think they ever will. [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas Or do they?]]
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* TheBigRace: The first for Thomas and Bertie. They would have more races later on in the series, despite the narrator saying he doesn't think they ever will.
* CallBack: Bertie mentions the time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E13ThomasTerenceAndTheSnow Thomas was rescued by Terence.]]
* GracefulLoser: Despite losing the race, Bertie congratulates Thomas for his win.
* NameAndName
* OhCrap: Thomas as Bertie gains the lead.
-->'''Thomas:''' Oh deary me, oh deary me...
* PerpetualSmiler: Bertie, who had yet to gain any of his alternate face models, even when he is "fuming" at the level crossing.
* RacingTheTrain: It's more of a train vs vehicle variant.
* TheRival: Bertie to Thomas. Thomas did gained his respect in the end, however, and both have become more of {{Friendly Rival|ry}}s.
* StockFootage: Footage from "Thomas and Gordon" and "Thomas and the Guard" is being used.
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'''Air date''': November 20th, 1984
'''Adapted from''': ''[[Recap/TheRailwaySeriesB4TankEngineThomasAgain Tank Engine Thomas Again]]'', "Thomas and Bertie"
[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/280px-thomasandbertie39_9814.png]]
Thomas is waiting at a junction when a bus drives up alongside. The bus introduces himself as Bertie, who remembers Thomas from the time he took his passengers home after Thomas crashed into a snowdrift, and that he's come to help his passengers. Thomas claims that he can go faster than Bertie. Bertie then challenges Thomas to a race. The drivers agree to the race, and Thomas and Bertie begin their race.
Bertie draws in front at the beginning of the race, until he reaches the level crossing, where Thomas passes him and takes the lead in the race, and after that, the road leaf the railway, and Thomas stops at the next station to collect passengers. He tells them to get in quickly, and as he starts off again, he seeing Bertie zooming over the bridge and taking the lead. Thomas tries to catch up, but he has to stop at the next station. Thomas now feels sure that he'll lose the race, but he feels better after a drink and starts off once more.
Thomas manages to catch up to Bertie and takes the lead as he passes Bertie at the tunnel and makes it to the last station, winning the race. Everyone celebrates Thomas' victory, but they give Bertie a big cheer too. Bertie congratulates Thomas and tells him that to beat him over that hill, he would have to grow wings and be an airplane.
The two friends often talk about their race, but Bertie's passengers don't like to be bounced like peas in a pod, and The Fat Controller warns Thomas not to race at dangerous speeds.
The narrator then tells the audience that Thomas and Bertie would like to have another race, but doesn't think they ever will. [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS7E26ThreeCheersForThomas Or do they?]]
!!Tropes featured in the episode:
* TheBigRace: The first for Thomas and Bertie. They would have more races later on in the series, despite the narrator saying he doesn't think they ever will.
* CallBack: Bertie mentions the time [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS1E13ThomasTerenceAndTheSnow Thomas was rescued by Terence.]]
* GracefulLoser: Despite losing the race, Bertie congratulates Thomas for his win.
* NameAndName
* OhCrap: Thomas as Bertie gains the lead.
-->'''Thomas:''' Oh deary me, oh deary me...
* PerpetualSmiler: Bertie, who had yet to gain any of his alternate face models, even when he is "fuming" at the level crossing.
* RacingTheTrain: It's more of a train vs vehicle variant.
* TheRival: Bertie to Thomas. Thomas did gained his respect in the end, however, and both have become more of {{Friendly Rival|ry}}s.
* StockFootage: Footage from "Thomas and Gordon" and "Thomas and the Guard" is being used.
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