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* SillyReasonForWar: Not a war, per se, but the international incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic. Ben even [[lampshades LampshadeHanging]] the sheer ridiculousness of the fiasco.
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* SillyReasonForWar: Not a war, per se, but the international incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic. Ben even [[lampshades LampshadeHanging]] [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the sheer ridiculousness of the fiasco.situation.
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* SillyReasonForWar: Not a war, per se, but the international incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
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* SillyReasonForWar: Not a war, per se, but the international incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic. Ben even [[lampshades LampshadeHanging]] the sheer ridiculousness of the fiasco.
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** Edward does this later with Bill when he finds out what he lied to Joey to protect Fifi.
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** Edward does this later with Bill when he finds out what that he lied to Joey to protect Fifi.
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* JerkassRealization: Gordon recalls smugly asking a crying German soldier what he's so scared of, and admits to being thunderstruck by the soldier responding that he'd never get to see his newborn son. Then Gordon made it to the concentration camps...
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* JerkassRealization: Gordon recalls smugly asking a crying German soldier what he's he was so scared of, and admits to being thunderstruck by the soldier responding that he'd never get to see his newborn son. Then Gordon made it to the concentration camps...
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* TookALevelInKindness: After Bill's experience with Fifi, his attitude towards dogs becomes a lot nicer and comes to her defense when he gives Joey his statement.
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* TookALevelInKindness: After Bill's experience with Fifi, his attitude towards dogs becomes a lot nicer and comes to her defense when he gives Joey his statement.statement.
* WhatTheHellHero: Both Skarloey and Gordon tell off Stanley for telling a German family to go back to Bavaria.
** Edward does this later with Bill when he finds out what he lied to Joey to protect Fifi.
* WhatTheHellHero: Both Skarloey and Gordon tell off Stanley for telling a German family to go back to Bavaria.
** Edward does this later with Bill when he finds out what he lied to Joey to protect Fifi.
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* SillyReasonForWar: Not war, per se, but the incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
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* SillyReasonForWar: Not a war, per se, but the international incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
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** The incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
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* SillyReasonForWar: Not war, per se, but the incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
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* ChekhovsGun: Non-faceless engines can move by themselves but still have crews because of basic common sense. Bill utilizes this when he and his driver and fireman find Fifi; they stay behind so she doesn't run away again while Bill heads to the docks to get help.
* NoodleIncident: Bill doesn't like dogs after one peed on his wheels. Though, this changes at the end of the episode.
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** The ending narration mentions that because of his refusal to confirm that he received Fifi's permission form (which kick-started the main conflict in the episode) , the foreign secretary was forced to resign.
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** The ending narration mentions that because of his refusal to confirm that he received Fifi's permission form (which kick-started the main conflict in the episode) , the foreign secretary was forced to resign.resign.
* TookALevelInKindness: After Bill's experience with Fifi, his attitude towards dogs becomes a lot nicer and comes to her defense when he gives Joey his statement.
* TookALevelInKindness: After Bill's experience with Fifi, his attitude towards dogs becomes a lot nicer and comes to her defense when he gives Joey his statement.
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* MythologyGag: Upon discovering that his dog-hating brother has brought Fifi to the clay pits in his cab, Ben exclaims that [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS17E15BillOrBen he thought he'd be painted blue]] before Bill let a dog ride in him.
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* MythologyGag: Upon discovering that his dog-hating brother has brought Fifi to the clay pits in his cab, Ben exclaims that [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS17E15BillOrBen [[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS17E15BillOrBen he thought he'd be painted blue]] before Bill let a dog ride in him.
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* RealityEnsues: As Joey points out, dogs need to spend six months in a quarantine kennel before being transferred overseas.
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* RealityEnsues: SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As Joey points out, dogs need to spend six months in a quarantine kennel before being transferred overseas.
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** It didn't end there. After talking to more Germans, Gordon learned that the Treaty of Versailles left their native land in such a sorry state that they were willing to follow any man that promised to put end to it as soon as possible.
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note]]Saute de mon cabine.[[/note]]
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note]]Saute de mon dans ma cabine.[[/note]]
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note]]Saute de mon cabine.[[/note]]
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note]]Saute de mon cabine.[[/note]]
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note/Saute de mon cabine[[/note]]
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note/Saute [[note]]Saute de mon cabine[[/note]]cabine.[[/note]]
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* BilingualBonus: As can be expected in an episode featuring the French ambassador. At one point, Edward (who learned the language from his time in France) teaches Bill the French for "jump in my cab".[[note/Saute de mon cabine[[/note]]
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Duncan asks Stanley if he knew that Sir Handel is half German. Stanley is revealed to hate Germans and suddenly feels boiler ache.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Duncan asks Stanley if he knew that Sir Handel is half German. German, which causes Stanley is revealed (who earlier made a racist comment to hate Germans and suddenly feels boiler ache.a German couple at Crovan's Gate) to develop boiler-ache.
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* MythologyGag: Upon discovering that his dog-hating brother has brought Fifi to the clay pits in his cab, Ben exclaims that [[Recap/ThomasTheTankEngineS17E15BillOrBen he thought he'd be painted blue]] before Bill let a dog ride in him.
** Becomes a bit funny when one recalls what Douglas said back in ''Spectre'' and realizes that 'being painted blue' may very well be a common exclamation among non-faceless vehicles.
** Becomes a bit funny when one recalls what Douglas said back in ''Spectre'' and realizes that 'being painted blue' may very well be a common exclamation among non-faceless vehicles.
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* MisBlamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement. Shortly after she goes missing, several farm animals and even a child get attacked. Thankfully, by the end of the episode, it comes to light that a wolf attacked the livestock while a cat was responsible for the child's assault, thereby absolving Fifi of any wrongdoing.
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* Misblamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement. Shortly after she goes missing, several farm animals and even a child get attacked. Thankfully, by the end of the episode, it comes to light that a wolf attacked the livestock while a cat was responsible for the child's assault, thereby absolving Fifi of any wrongdoing.
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* Misblamed: MisBlamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement. Shortly after she goes missing, several farm animals and even a child get attacked. Thankfully, by the end of the episode, it comes to light that a wolf attacked the livestock while a cat was responsible for the child's assault, thereby absolving Fifi of any wrongdoing.
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* CliffHanger: The last few seconds of the episode (as well as a comment made by Terence during his talk with the twins) tease the opening of the Little Western as well as Duck's official transfer to Sodor.
** In addition, given what we see in the intro, it can be assumed that Oliver, Toad, William, Wendell, Owen, and the Small Railway engines won't be too far behind.
** In addition, given what we see in the intro, it can be assumed that Oliver, Toad, William, Wendell, Owen, and the Small Railway engines won't be too far behind.
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** Stanley hates Germans, due to what happened in the World Wars, and actually approves of a visiting German couple getting lynched... until Duncan tells him Sir Handel, the head of the [=SkR=] is half German.
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** Stanley hates Germans, due to what happened in the World Wars, and actually approves of a visiting German couple getting lynched... until Duncan tells him Sir Handel, Handel Brown, the head of the [=SkR=] [=SKR=] is half German.
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* Misblamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement.
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* Misblamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement. Shortly after she goes missing, several farm animals and even a child get attacked. Thankfully, by the end of the episode, it comes to light that a wolf attacked the livestock while a cat was responsible for the child's assault, thereby absolving Fifi of any wrongdoing.
* RealityEnsues: As Joey points out, dogs need to spend six months in a quarantine kennel before being transferred overseas.
** The ending narration mentions that because of his refusal to confirm that he received Fifi's permission form (which kick-started the main conflict in the episode) , the foreign secretary was forced to resign.
* RealityEnsues: As Joey points out, dogs need to spend six months in a quarantine kennel before being transferred overseas.
** The ending narration mentions that because of his refusal to confirm that he received Fifi's permission form (which kick-started the main conflict in the episode) , the foreign secretary was forced to resign.
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A diplomatic incident occurs while a French ambassador visits Sodor.
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!!!This episode contains the following tropes:
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Duncan asks Stanley if he knew that Sir Handel is half German. Stanley is revealed to hate Germans and suddenly feels boiler ache.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Duncan, who complains about everything, doesn't like racists.
** Bill is revealed to dislike dogs, but as he tells Ben, that doesn't mean he wants him dead.
* FantasticRacism:
** Stanley hates Germans, due to what happened in the World Wars, and actually approves of a visiting German couple getting lynched... until Duncan tells him Sir Handel, the head of the [=SkR=] is half German.
*** Gordon admits that he used to feel similar to Stanley, until he actually interacted with some of them.
** The incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
* JerkassRealization: Gordon recalls smugly asking a crying German soldier what he's so scared of, and admits to being thunderstruck by the soldier responding that he'd never get to see his newborn son. Then Gordon made it to the concentration camps...
* Misblamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement.
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!!!This episode contains the following tropes:
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Duncan asks Stanley if he knew that Sir Handel is half German. Stanley is revealed to hate Germans and suddenly feels boiler ache.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Duncan, who complains about everything, doesn't like racists.
** Bill is revealed to dislike dogs, but as he tells Ben, that doesn't mean he wants him dead.
* FantasticRacism:
** Stanley hates Germans, due to what happened in the World Wars, and actually approves of a visiting German couple getting lynched... until Duncan tells him Sir Handel, the head of the [=SkR=] is half German.
*** Gordon admits that he used to feel similar to Stanley, until he actually interacted with some of them.
** The incident is the French ambassador's dog Fifi disappears while her owner tries to acquire papers that prove her health and a number of farm animals are mauled while she's missing. The papers revel in this, accusing the French of giving them a mad dog. The French in turn accuse the British of being xenophobic.
* JerkassRealization: Gordon recalls smugly asking a crying German soldier what he's so scared of, and admits to being thunderstruck by the soldier responding that he'd never get to see his newborn son. Then Gordon made it to the concentration camps...
* Misblamed: To say that Fifi becomes this is a huge understatement.
