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| Twin Trouble | |
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| Season 6, Episode 13 | |
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| Written by | Stephen Patton |
| Directed by | Stephen Patton |
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- “Did you shunt those trucks onto the other line?"
"You said you wanted them on the other line!"
"Not that other line! The other, other line!” - ―Donald and Edward
Twin Trouble is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season.
Plot[]
Donald and Douglas are Scottish twins. They are practical, peppery, and proud and are mostly seen working together.
One day, Donald and Douglas are chuffing down the line with a goods train. Trevor struggles with a cart of hay, which gets stuck on a crossing after one of the wheels of the cart falls off. Donald sees the cart, but they cannot stop, and Donald hits the cart. No one is hurt, but Donald and Douglas blamed each other for the accident. The twins refuse to speak to each other, and when the Fat Controller needs an engine to help Edward at the Wellsworth yards, Donald jumps at the opportunity.
At first, Donald enjoys working with Edward, but eventually, things start to go wrong, as Edward does not understand Donald and Douglas' way of working. Meanwhile, Douglas is doing work on his own, and is beginning to miss Donald. That night, Douglas' driver takes him to visit Donald. Donald snootily asks if he came to say he's sorry, which brings Douglas' bad mood back.
The next day, Donald is also in a bad mood and was not looking where he is going while reversing, and despite a warning from Edward, falls into the turntable well. His driver is cross and claims that this would not have happened if he was working with Douglas. Donald admits defeat and Edward, knowing they are not strong enough to pull Donald back onto the rails, hurries to get help from Douglas. Soon, Douglas pulls Donald back onto the rails. Donald thanked Douglas and tries to make up for their trouble, but Douglas claimed he is sorry. Then Donald talks back, claiming he is actually sorry. Duck chuckles and tells them to not have a row on who is to blame for their troubles and to just be happy they are back together. The twins properly make up in the end and, as Edward predicted, are glad to be together again.
Characters[]
- Edward
- Duck
- Donald and Douglas
- Spikey
- Trevor
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Aurora, Ariel and Anna (do not speak)
- Cranky (does not speak)
- James (cameo)
- Oliver (cameo)
- BoCo (cameo)
- Salty (cameo)
- Basil, Rose and Harry (cameos)
- Judy and Jerome (cameos)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Alice and Mirabel (mentioned)
- Lola (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Arlesburgh West
- Logging Halt
- Tidmouth Tunnel
- Wellsworth Yards
- Conrad's Hill
- Brendam Docks
- Tidmouth
- Tidmouth Beach (deleted scene)
Trivia[]
- Dialogue from this episode was later used in the twentieth season episode Love Me Tender.
Quotes[]
- Trevor: Oh no!
- [after Donald and Douglas crash into a cartload of hay]
- Donald: Stop being pushy!
- Douglas: Don't call me "pushy"!
- Donald: You shouldn't have pushed me into the cart!
- Douglas: You pulled me, you mean!
- Donald: Didn't!
- Douglas: Did!
- Donald: Did not!
- Douglas: Did too!
- Spikey: Quiet!
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- Donald: May I go, Sir?
- The Fat Controller: I only need one engine. Not two.
- Donald: I am only one engine, Sir. And I would like to work with Edward.
- Narrator: The Fat Controller was surprised, but agreed.
- Duck: Won't you miss one another? I know I'd miss Alice, Mirabel and Lola.
- Douglas: I'll work better on my own!
- Donald: I have work to do!
- Donald: Did you shunt those trucks onto the other line?
- Edward: You said you wanted them on the other line!
- Donald: Not that other line! The other, other line!
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- [after Donald is pulled into Brendam Docks]
- Donald: Douglas would've known what I meant.
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- Donald: Thank you, and ... I'm sorry.
- Douglas: No! I'm sorry!
- Donald: I'm sorry!
- Edward: UK dub: You don't have to have a row about who's sorry! / US dub: Don't argue about who's sorry! Just be glad you're back together.
- Narrator: And they were.
Merchandise[]
- Books - When Two Quarrel... Template:Germany only
- Magazine Stories - Double Trouble!
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