Henry quotes from Thomas & Friends

[to Peter Sam] This won't do, youngster. I can't be kept waiting. If you're late tonight, I'll go off and leave your passengers behind.

An elephant pushed me, an elephant hooshed me!

Owls, mists, ghosts... Edward's going soft in the boiler. There's no mist!

My wish has made Gordon go the repair yard!

I wish the wishing tree would last forever and ever!

I'm chuffing, I'm puffing, I feel quite at my best, I don't need special coal, I can steam like all the rest.

Oh, me. Oh, my. A giggling, jiggling snowman! This is the stranger than ever.

I don't want to hear the Flatbeds of Fear, I don't want to hear the Flatbeds of Fear.

Once, an engine attached to a train was afraid of a few drops of rain. It went into a tunnel and squeaked through its funnel, and wouldn't come out again. The engine's name is Henry. His driver and fireman argued with him, but he would not move.

[hides in a tunnel] The rain will spoil my lovely green paint and red stripes.

Oh dear. Why did I worry about rain spoiling my lovely coat of paint? Will the Fat Controller ever forgive me and let me out again?

I'm going to "poop-poop!" at Henry!

He was almost there when... Wheesh! And there was Gordon going slower and slower in a cloud of steam. His driver stopped the train.

What has happened to me? I feel so weak.

You burst your safety valve. You can't pull the train anymore.

Oh, dear.! We were going so nicely, too. And look, there's Henry laughing at me.

Everyone came to see Gordon.

Huh! I never liked these big engines, always going wrong. Send for another engine at once.

I spend my time pulling coaches about, ready for you to take out on journeys.

The other engines laughed.

Why can't I pull passenger trains, too?

You're too impatient. You'd be sure to leave something behind.

Rubbish! I'll show you.

Where have you been, lazybones?

Oh, dear. My system is out of order. No one understands my case. You don't know what I suffer!

Rubbish! You're too fat. You need exercise.

Well, well! Are you playing roundabouts?

Poor James feeling quite giddy rolled off to the shed without a word. That night, the three engines had an indignation meeting.

It's shameful to treat tender engines like this, Gordon has to go backwards and people think he's a tank engine, James spins around like a top and everyone laughs at us! And to add to that, the Fat Controller makes us all shunt in dirty sidings.

Blegh! Listen.

He whispered something to the others.

We'll do it tomorrow. The Fat Controller will look silly.

The engines had decided to go on strike.

I suffer dreadfully, and no one cares.

Rubbish, Henry! You don't work hard enough.

How are you, Henry?

Peep-Peep! I feel fine!

Have you a good fire, Driver?

Never better, Sir, and plenty of steam.

No record breaking. Don't push him too hard.

Henry won't need pushing, Sir. I'll have to hold him back.