A Better View for Gordon

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“The sky's empty!"
"Like your smokebox, Percy!”

― Percy and James

A Better View for Gordon is the third episode of the fifth season.

Plot

Gordon is asked to pull an empty express train to Kirk Ronan to test the new building. Gordon is bored by the blank plaster wall in front of his buffers, but has other things to think about when he becomes ill. Gordon is repaired in time for the opening, but when he approaches Kirk Ronan, Gordon loses control and crashes through the wall. Upon his return from the Works, Gordon is delighted to discover the broken wall has been turned into a panoramic window.

Characters

Gordon
James
Percy
Sir Topham Hatt
Henry (does not speak)
Thomas (cameo)
Duck (cameo)
Stephen Hatt (cameo)
Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
The Vicar of Wellsworth (cameo)
The Storyteller (cameo)
Nancy (cameo)

Locations

Goofs

In the beginning, one of Gordon's buffers is crooked.
When Gordon leaves for Kirk Ronan, his crew and the Fat Controller are still standing there.
When Gordon approaches Kirk Ronan he lets off steam. In the next shot, it has disappeared and he lets off more steam.
When Gordon is approaching the siding, a brake sound can be heard, but his wheels are moving.
The title card of the Norwegian narration says "Let's Have a Race by Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell".