Warrior quotes from Tugs

I say, what's this all about? Star Fleet and Z Fleet together? Whatever next?

We're wasting time!

Captain Star

Silence!

Ten Cents' barge's the only ones gone…

Yeah, bet he knows what it’s about!

Him stealing barges. That’s what!

Cut that out about Ten Cents!

Yeah! Watch it, see?

Just careful what you say!

Captain Star

I said silence! Captain Zero and me have had a meeting. Missing barges is serious, we’re going to get to the bottom of it, understand? Captain Zero…

I know of a scheme to catch this Pirate…

Ha! I expect he knows several.

Aye, Set a crook to catch a crook!

What are you suggesting?!?

Captain Star

Quiet! We've decided to Set a trap.

Certain Barges are being rigged with flares that will Trigger off if the barge is even touched! Never mind Stolen.

Dash good idea, this. Barge in Place, Flare set to go off. Now I thought we were going to be in pairs… [he hears another tug approaching, looks round, & sees who his partner is] Oh no, Not Warrior?!

This is our post, Top Hat- [he inadvertently Bumps into a Bell Buoy as he pulls up] Oops?!? Sorry little fella!

Of all the tugs, I get the clumsiest!

It'll be great if you and I catch 'em.

How thrilling. How absolutely thrilling. Now pay attention, Warrior; This is a wartime situation. I’ll muster up my cunning, my sense of tactical advantage. Now, back up!

What’s that then? Tactical?

Em. It means thinking strategically!

What's that then? Strategical… Er- Um. What you said.

Ugh, Tactical, you dummy!

Tactical… Strategical…

Oh, give me strength. Positions, Warrior! AT THE DOUBLE!

This is a nice, tactical spot. Quite strategical- Quite good, eh?

Hey, Top Hat, something's going on over there. I'll take a look.

Some flare!

Morning, Jack! Nice day for garbage.

There's no garbage today.

What do you mean no garbage today? There's heaps behind you!

No garbage today.

But I've gotta have garbage! You know; I've gotta have garbage. His Lordship needs garbage. We all need garbage!

It's the festival day or something, so there's no garbage!

Is that you, Warrior?

Er, yes, sir, It's me, sir.

Have You got Lord Stinker with you?

He's here, sir. Empty, and willing to work, sir.

There's no garbage today, right?

Well, er- I can see er- heaps. Er, Piles! Stacks! Er, mountains of garbage!

You see no garbage, Warrior! Jack'll tell you there is no garbage, eh, Jack?

There's no garbage.

Repeat after me, Warrior, there ain't no garbage!

There ain't no garbage…

Good! That is settled. Instead, today is Municipal Garbage Day, a festival of garbage!

Eh?

Municipal Garbage Day falls on the same day as the Bigg City Festival, so, to join in all the fun, we, the Garbage Corporation, are gonna' make our own barge float. No flowers or fancy bits, just prime, colourful garbage!

I don't believe this…

This is gonna take a very long time, so I'd cut your engine if I was you. Must get started now, heaps to do….

Things get stranger and stranger round 'ere! S'pose it is festival day.

Warrior? Warrior?

Yes sir?

Let’s do a quick check. Barge completed with colourful oil drums and streamers? Yes. His lordship, spic and span? Yes. Jack, wearing colourful hat? Yes. Good! Well, that is it!

I just don’t believe this! What are they gonna' say when they see this junk heap?

Well, I like the banner; "Municipal Garbage wishes you all a happy day!"

Ha Ha, Warrior! You can go now, the Regatta's about to start! Just join it, and be proud of the Municipal Garbage Corporation, alright? On your way now, and good luck!

Thank you sir! It’s been, er, um, a most enjoyable day!

Nice job that, very nice job. I can enjoy my day, now. Good luck, Warrior!

Hey, Big Mac! I've just heard from Sally Seaplane that Hercules has got the Princess Alice in tow.

Mmm, sounds serious.

Yeah, been damaged at sea.

Not another of your disasters, Warrior?

Not me, honest!

[laughs] I was joking! Come on, we'll tell O.J., then go out and bring her in.

Yeah. Anything to help the Princess Alice!

Captain Star

Docking a liner can be a hazardous business for tugs, especially with cross currents and the danger of this high wind. Usually the liner can assist, but the Princess Alice couldn't do much due to the damage to her rudder. With all their expertise and experience, the Star Tug team were finding her very difficult to keep under their control…

What's happening back there? Come on, Stars!

She's not responding, Hercules! The wind's too strong!

I can't hold on much longer!

Full power, everybody!

I'm pulling full-steam, can't do no more!

O.J.

We need another tug! Just one more'd do it!

Sorry, I can't help! I'm needed in case of fire!

O.J.

Come on, lads, hold it!

Oh, look out, I'm in TROUBLE!

O.J.

Come on, somebody!

We're losing it! We'll be crushed between ship and quayside!

This is two you owe me, switchers!

Zebedee! Aw, thanks, just in time! You're a lifesaver!

O.J.

Thank you, Zebedee! She's under control again!

Got her, O.J.!

Aw hey, thanks, Zebedee.

Zero'll have my boiler for this…

You know, it never fails to amaze me. Every day, I see something new. Today it's the sight of a floating sack of coal, no less! [laughing]

If you'd been shifting coal, you'd be dirty!

(sniffing Big Mac for a second) Well, at least you don't smell, that's something. (Laughs mockingly with the others)

Look here, Top Hat-!

Course he don't smell, Top Hat. Coal don't have a smell!

I know it doesn't, Warrior, but he could get a hose down before coming to join us. We Star Tugs have a reputation to keep up! Even you, Warrior, after a day in the garbage yards, don't look too scruffy!

All you worry about is keeping that piece of glass on your eye clean!

Not only my monocle, all of me!

'Cause you always get out of nasty jobs, don't ye?

Captain Star

Alright, alright, cut the backchat! Ah- At least one Star Tug's already been working.

Ha! Well, we can see that!

Captain Star

Yeah, that's enough, Top Hat! You go and stretch your neck with car ferry duties, then take the garbage barge to the city dump.

That'll be nice for ya!

Garbage? Me? Do I have to put up with this?

I have to put up with you, Top Hat.

Yeah.

Captain Star

Top Hat, why do I always have an argument with you? Now move out, come on.

Yes sir. Of course. I'm so sorry.

Bye, Top Hat.

But I don't see why-

Get on with it!

Oh well, here goes. (Breathes in) Really?! Some people are so tiresome…

(laughs shortly) Y'know, to be fair to him, he does work as hard as we do, really.

O.J.

We know. It's just his attitude gets too much sometimes.

Well, well, well. The Star tugs. 'Ere, What time d'you call this, eh? You needn't've bothered. There's no work for you. We've got it all sewn up.

Yeah, you said it, Zak.

We've as much right to go for this contract as you have.

Think you'll do a better job, big mouth?! You ain't got no chance! Three against one, see, no chance!

What do you mean, three against one? There's only two of ya.

Well, you don't do much 'cept get in the way, Warrior, so we count you on our side. Heh heh heh. Can't stop here all day, we've work to do.

So long, losers.

Zak's engine doesn't sound too healthy, Warrior. Hey, Big Mickey, how about a real fast load up?

I'm ready for you! I heard what they said. Hope you beat 'em to it!

We will, no problem.

See, we're catching 'em! …hello, what are they up to?

They're heading for the canal.

I know that. That's it, they're taking a shortcut!

Alright, we'll follow 'em!

No, we won't. They won't get through, it's high tide.

So what?

Bridges, Warrior, bridges!

So what?

High tide, high load. [The Goods Engine crosses a bridge pulling three wagons]

Oh yeah. Bridges…

Ten out of ten. They won't get that load under, will they? Let them go. They'll have to come back, and we'll be out of sight!

What's that?

What's what?

The sun went down ages ago. And that's north, not west!

FIRE!

Fire! Fire!

Just in time, Warrior! Use your fire hose on that barge and the oil yard, quick!

Yes, sir! Right away, sir! I'll do me' best, sir!

There's two things wrong with that order, mister. Warrior don't move fast. His lights may be on but there's no one there.

At least he's in there, Zorran.

Hey, the building's on fire now! Oh, I can't seem to stop it! It's- Oh!

Move back Warrior! Move back!

No sir, I've gotta look after Puffa. He's a mighty valuable and good friend. Got to look after you're friends you know.

Okay, Warrior. Here Zorran, give me a hand with this fire barge. We got to try and save that tramper.

Huh. Can't see this barge doing much good mister. Ha. But, you're in charge.

Go on Zorran. Show them who's a real hero.

Captain Star

[narrating] He was soon back at the Star Dock….

Slow down! You know better than to travel in fog at that rate of knots!

OJ

You alright? You look as if you've seen a ghost.

I…. I, Well, I saw something…. I… er… No, I can't tell you, you'll only… laugh.

Oh, come on, we weren't even serious.

Well… I have seen ghosts!

What?! You've seen what?

Ghosts! You know Scuttlebutt's story about those tugs that sank in the Great Storm of 1912?

[jokingly] And they come back to get you….

Oh, Big Mac… You're not taking Scuttlebutt's story for real, are you?

Aye, well I'm not going out there again 'til the fog lifts.

Ha, Well I never thought I'd hear that from a harbour tug!

Well, he- He could have seen something…. There could be ghosts! You never know…

Don't be ridiculous. Really…

Captain Star

[narrating] An early sun had burned off the fog, but Top Hat was still asleep where he'd tied up.

D- Oh! Go away, ghosts! No, don't hurt me! Please! Please! I- Oh, Grampus…

Grampus

What are you doing here, Top Hat? What's this about ghosts?

Did I say 'ghosts'? Oh, I must've been dreaming. I lost my bearings in the fog and moored here for the night….

Grampus

[chuckling] Here? That is funny.

What's so funny?

Grampus

You're only 500 yards from the Star Tugs Pier! It's there! Look!

Listen everybody, I've seen Ghost Tugs for myself!

O.J

We've all seen them. Ten Cents and Sunshine have seen a Galleon too.

But these were ghosts, I assure you! I saw them! Really! Silent! Phantoms of the sea!

So, you admit ghosts exist now, Top Hat?

Ghosts? What's that about, m'dears, hmm?

Ghostly White Tugs!

Yeah. White Tugs, and a big galleon!

And Neptune, I think.

I saw them too!

You're all going crazy! Seeing things that aren't there! [laughs]

I'm not sure. I don't know what I saw now….

Well, I'll tell you: They're the White Fleet, down here from Northern waters on a trail of an iceberg. These Tugs sail, at times, with engines off, listening for cracking ice. There was a wooden galleon frozen in this iceberg which must have melted in our warmer water. That's why you saw the Old Vessel bob up to the surface. I doubt you saw Neptune, Sunshine, he's for fairy tales. You let the fog get to you, m'dears! [laughs]

Hercules, behind you!

Well that's your ghostly galleon.

Captain Star

[narrating] They watched with embarrassment as Burke and Blair towed away the rotting galleon. Later on, Star Tugs found they could laugh about it. But they never forgot the fog, that nearly sent them Crazy!