THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND NOT FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FAN BASE
HARVEY TO THE RESCUE
Written by
Johnathan Trueman
Directed by
David Mitton
Air Date:
5/8/02
Plot:
Harvey is a new crane engine and is to give a demonstration to the railway board. However the other engines were talking rudely about him which made him very sad. One day Percy had an accident withe some trucks and derailed himself at Bulgy's bridge with the trucks blocking the road. Harvey came to save the day.
PRO:
- Impressive model work on Harvey, including the crane movement.
- The Railway board were a nice feature.
- A great moral about 'being different.'
CON:
- Edward out of character
The episode is good, its another simple story. Yes, I know there was a crash in the episode but its not over done like in Season 5. I love the model work on Harvey, I think he is one of the best models that David Mitton and his crew worked on including the impressive crane movement with the chain and everything. The Railway Board were another great feature too, even though the Fat Controller is in charge of the railway and the engines to see if they are useful or not, there can be time when he's busy, there should be more episodes with them in it. There is also a great moral lesson in the episode about being different. There are many different people in our society and we sometimes find them strange at first, but when we get to know them later on, we see that they are just like us.
So the episode is good, but there is one con though, Edward is out of character. Usually an episode like this would be more suitable for him to tell Harvey it takes time to make new friends as Thomas found him strange at first. But the episode is good and I do enjoy watching it.
Rating: 4/5
