No Sleep for Cranky

“Luckily, no-one was hurt!"
"'Cept my ears!”

"No Sleep for Cranky" is a sixth season episode. It first aired on August the 7th, 2002.

Plot

Cranky is kept working through day and night. When he becomes frustrated with Salty's tales, he accidentally drops a load of pipes onto the rails, knocking over a shed and trapping Salty, Bill and Ben. Salty passes the time by telling stories to the delighted twins, but poor Cranky is unable to get any rest even when not working. When Harvey finally clears away the mess Cranky is so relieved he is polite for once - that is, until he accidentally drops some more pipes.

Featured characters

Thomas
Percy
Bill and Ben
Harvey
Salty
Cranky
Sir Topham Hatt
Gordon (cameo)
James (cameo)
Henry (deleted scene cameo)

Trivia

Stock footage from "Cranky Bugs", "Salty's Secret" and "Harvey to the Rescue" is used.

Goofs

When the narrator says " . . so cranky that he swung his arm around" a wire is used to swing Cranky around.
When the shed falls, Salty is actually hit by it.
Salty's right eye moves upwards when he says "You’ve blown the main now, matey!"
When Salty says "That reminds me of a lonely old Banks lighthouse keeper!" he shakes a bit.
In Salty's story it is obvious that the waves pelting the steamer are sprayed by a hose.
In the close-ups of Cranky eye mechanism is visible in his cab.
In the American narration Harvey's voice is deeper than it was in "Harvey to the Rescue".
Couldn't Cranky have lifted up the shed after it fell.

Gallery

Episode

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