ThomasNATION Classic Reviews - Thomas & Bertie
March 19, 2022
Bertie the Bus is friendly and ready to help anyone in need however he can be quite cheeky and can even be boastful about himself especially to Thomas as he's always joking around and teasing him about their races. He can sometimes be quite grumpy as whenever he breaks down or gets stuck, he grumbles about it but he is always however easy-going and cheerful to everyone he sees, and unlike Bulgy, Bertie respects the railways and its engines and serves as one of the many minds keeping the double-decker bus in line. In keeping with this month's trilogy of racing themed reviews on the Island Of Sodor, it's time that we now look back on the day that Thomas finally met Bertie The Bus for the first time after previously coming to the rescue of his passengers and had the first of many great races to come for the future of the series as we recall a tale from Season 1 that's as classic as you can get: this is the story of 'Thomas & Bertie'!
THOMAS & BERTIE: Thomas meets Bertie the Bus who challenges him to a race.
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"So although between you and me, they would like to have another race. I don't think they ever will, do you?"
That depends, we would just have to keep on chugging along to find out but really Sir Topham Hatt has got a point: trains driving over the designated speed limit is just as dangerous as cars and buses driving over theirs. Regardless, this is a fun little episode: for once, we ended up seeing a little friendly competition on Thomas' branch line. As much as Thomas was opposed to the whole idea of Bertie even existing to help him, it turned out by the end that Bertie gave Thomas a literal run for his money. This was also a great example of the pros and cons of being an engine as opposed to some other types of vehicles: there are things locomotives can do that cars can't or vice versa, acceleration and top speed being just two cases shown here. They even share similarities when it comes to having to stop at red signals: they may stop for different kinds of crossings, but both of their operators have to apply the brakes.
That depends, we would just have to keep on chugging along to find out but really Sir Topham Hatt has got a point: trains driving over the designated speed limit is just as dangerous as cars and buses driving over theirs. Regardless, this is a fun little episode: for once, we ended up seeing a little friendly competition on Thomas' branch line. As much as Thomas was opposed to the whole idea of Bertie even existing to help him, it turned out by the end that Bertie gave Thomas a literal run for his money. This was also a great example of the pros and cons of being an engine as opposed to some other types of vehicles: there are things locomotives can do that cars can't or vice versa, acceleration and top speed being just two cases shown here. They even share similarities when it comes to having to stop at red signals: they may stop for different kinds of crossings, but both of their operators have to apply the brakes.
Final Rating: 5/5
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