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The sixteenth episode of the first season of the 2007 revival series of The Magic Roundabout.

Tropes featured in the episode:

  • Action Pet: Seeing Florence in danger when Train go out of control for real, Dougal quickly hops onto Mr. Grimsdale's cart where they catch up with Train and Dougal jumps into Train's cab to apply the brakes, managing to save Florence.
  • Didn't Think This Through: Florence stages out an dramatic situation where Train will pretend to go out of control and Florence will act that she is in danger, but she failed to consider the obstructions that may come in Train's path. When Train runs over a rock that knocks out some gears, it makes Train go genuinely out of control and puts Florence in real danger.
  • Engineered Heroics: In order to have an interesting story for Dougal to write in the newspaper, Florence plans out a staged dramatic situation where she will sit in Train's carriage as he "goes" out of control. Her friends were unsure of this, but Florence reassures them that the situation is only pretend and they go along with it. Unfortunately, Train went genuinely out of control after running over a rock, forcing Dougal to save her for real.
  • Gone Horribly Right: The staged dramatic situation with Train pretending to go out of control and Florence acting if she was in danger started off well, until Train accidentally runs over a rock, knocking out some gears that causes him to go out of control for real and Florence now holds on for dear life.
  • Oh, Crap!: Dougal gets one when he sees the gears falling out of Train after he ran over a rock. Then, Florence has one immediately as Train now goes genuinely out of control. Even Ermintrude, Dylan and Brian have looks of terror when Train goes out of control.
  • Press Hat: Dougal wears one while being a newspaper journalist. Though when riding in Mr. Grimsdale's cart to catch up with Train to save Florence, his hat blows off in the wind.
  • Worst News Judgment Ever: Dougal's first issue of the newspaper filled with boring stories with one of them being the headliner much to Florence and Ermintrude's disappointment where they know instantly the first issue was a disaster.

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