- "Maybe...maybe I could help push?
You can't help!" - — Theodore and George
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| Theodore and the Queen | |
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The Harbour Master |
| Air date |
July 22nd,1993 |
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Theodore and the Queen is the fourteenth episode of the first season.
Plot
During the morning work meeting, the Dispatcher tells the tugs that they were all gonna be needed to bring in a ship. Theodore makes a joke as if the queen was coming which makes the others laugh, but the Dispatcher tells him that he guessed right. The Queen Stephanie was indeed coming to the Big Harbour. This excites Theodore and Hank, but George tells them to try and keep up, which dampers their mood a bit since they're not as big tugs like George, Foduck and Emily, but were willing to help.
At the mouth of the harbour, the tugs are waiting for the Queen Stephanie to arrive, and then they hear a horn. The Queen Stephanie emerges out of the fog, and the tugs are in awe as she glides into the harbour. Pearl orders them to get their tow lines fastened on to the queen and take her to her dock. But then, something happens that never happened before. A terrible sound of grinding metal is heard, and everything comes to a halt. Because the Queen Stephanie is so large, she is jammed underneath Benjamin Bridge. To make matters worse, a big storm had brewed off the coast, and it was making the water in the harbour rise. The tugboats know what that means, the Queen Stephanie will rise as well. And Benjamin will get severely damaged. Or worse, both of them will get severely damaged. The tugs know they have to save them.
Foduck, George, and Emily pull as hard as they can to free the Queen Stephanie, but it's no use. They were about to give up, but Pearl suggests they get the harbour cranes. Theodore and Hank are standing by, but Theodore wants to help. But Emily says he shouldn't. Theodore is upset thinking Emily believes he's too small. Suddenly a section of Benjamin falls off right above Hank. Theodore shoves Hank a side as the section falls into the water and splashes Theodore. And it makes the water go into his hull. Foduck, George and Emily saw what happened and are thankful Theodore is all right. George tells him to go back to the dock and pump himself out, but Theodore refuses and wants to help. But George says he's just too small to help. And the big tugs go back to help the Queen Stephanie. As Theodore and Hank go back home. Theodore could hardly move as he turns around as the water in his hull was making him heavier and float lower in the water. So Hank helps to push him, but then it gives him an idea. So, both he and Hank rush back to the others.
Time is running out, and there's no way to get the harbour cranes in time. So George, Foduck and Emily are now pushing to free the Queen Stephanie, but that's not doing the trick either, and they are exhausted. So, Pearl tells them to head back to the dock as Benjamin would collapse any minute. But Theodore tells them his idea to put water in the Queen Stephanie's hull. Foduck ponders for a moment as he sees Theodore floating lower in the water. And the others think it's a good idea. Especially Benjamin and the Queen Stephanie who are anxious to be free from one another. So Foduck quickly puts water in the queen's hull with his fire hose. And the queen lowers herself off Benjamin. George and Emily pull, and Theodore and Hank push. And everyone in the harbour cheer for the tugs' heroism. Pearl gives Theodore another job. As he soon as he has the water out of his hull, he is given the honor to pull from the front as the tugs take her to another dock. For Theodore proved that the smallest tug can be just as important as the bigger tug.
Characters
- Theodore
- Benjamin Bridge
- Queen Stephanie
- Emily
- Foduck
- George
- The Dispatcher
- Hank
- Pearl
- Lilly (cameo)
- The Clock Tower (cameo)
- Bedford (cameo)
- Rebecca (cameo)
- Constance (cameo)
- Phillip and Filmore (cameo)
- The Grain Ship (cameo)
- The Flat Eyed Coast Guard Ship (cameo)
Trivia
- Stock footage from Bumper Buddies and The Dark and Scary Cove is used. A minor dock scene is used from Theodore and the Homesick Rowboat.
- A deleted image from this episode appears on the back cover of the Theodore and the Whale VHS.
- First appearance of the Queen Stephanie.
- This episode is filmed right after The Great Harbour Clean Up Contest, since the position of some boats is the same from said episode.
Goofs
- Throughout the episode Benjamin's eye mechanism is visible.
- When the piece of the bridge hits the water, it stands completely vertical on the bottom of the set.
- When Theodore gets splashed by the piece of the bridge hits the water, the camera shakes.
- When all the boats are tooting their whistles, Rebecca is seen in the dock next to the Flat-Eyed Coast Guard Ship but in the scene after that, she's suddenly right back at the Oceanic Institute.
- When Queen Stephanie is being lowered, the camera shakes.
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Norwegian | Theodor og Dronningen | Theodore and the Queen |
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