Jack Jumps In

“I'm Jack! I can load, and unload, and carry lots of things!"
"I can push and shunt!"
"And I can get you two chatterboxes off to the quarry!”

― Jack and Thomas bragging - until Miss Jenny stops them

"Jack Jumps In" is a sixth season episode. It aired in August 17, 2002.

Plot

Thomas takes an eager front-loader named Jack to help the Pack clear ground for railway lines. Jack quickly accustoms to his work, but when he foolishly tries to take some rocks up a hill he loses balance and rolls down the hill. Jack is upset and Miss Jenny is cross, but Thomas is sympathetic.

Featured characters

• Thomas
• Jack
• Alfie
• Kelly
• Isobella
• Max
• Oliver
• Byron
• Jenny Packard
• Ned (cameo)

Goofs

• Thomas leaves with the wellwagon after delivering Jack, but in the close-up of Jack the wellwagon is still behind him.
• When the foreman introduces himself to Jack he has a moustache, red hair and a hat. When he says "Oliver, move this rock!" he has no moustache and a hard hat.
• Oliver shouldn't have moved his scoop while moving at such a speed when near workers.
• When Jack introduces himself to Alfie, Alfie's front-left tire is flat.
• When Max arrives he runs over some sort of platform.
• When Max does a 180 turn, a turntable is used to spin him.
• In some shots a wire is visible under Alfie's hydraulic arm.
• Before Jack barrel-rolls down the hill, his two left wheels change colour.
• None of the Pack have drivers.
• On the description of this episode on the UK "Chocolate Crunch" VHS and AU "Thomas and the Jet Engine" DVD this episode is called "Jack Goes to Work".

Quotes

Jack: I'm Jack! Isobella: Mind my paint!

Jack: Stop bullying! Max: Can't you take a joke?

Episode

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