- “You're not supposed to be fixing this clock!”
”I know! Now I'll have to wait for it to wind down before I can get the cog out!” - ―Hodge and Eddie
Eddie Finds Time is the forty-second episode of the first season.
Plot
The Chuggers halt work and are late for their duties on the tracks because the clock tower (being the only mechanical clock in the entire city) is broken, as its cog is worn out and must be replaced.
The Chugscan breaks down at the workshop and malfunctions and begins saying random words - basically everything it was ever programmed to say. So Morgan and Lori decide to cover the scanner in a bedsheet, making it look like a ghost, and order Hodge to tow it back to its manufacturing facility for repairs and reprogramming.
In the meantime, Eddie calls the clock cog manufacturer for a replacement order but realizes the particular make of cog has been discontinued and therefore requires custom manufacturing. Fearing a long delay, Vee and the other chuggers give Eddie a brainwave. They believe that the old town of Chuggington should still have an identical working cog. Eddie offers Hodge to give him a lift.
Meanwhile, Brewster, Koko, and Wilson encounter Olwin in the park and together go hiking on an adventure to find the location of a legendary Mystery Chugger. They end up in Old Town, just as Hodge and Eddie are there at the clock tower. The malfunctioning Chugscan continues to make zombie-like electronic voices.
Eddie becomes clumsy and accidentally activates the pendulum of the clock tower while trying to remove the cog. This activates the clock, and therefore Eddie calls Morgan to help him shut it down. His situation is escalated when Hodge kindly offers to pick up Morgan but inadvertently angers Eddie when Hodge requests that he also look after the busted Chugscan robot. Annoyed, Eddie orders Hodge to "ride like the wind, you hear me!".
Hodge reaches the depot and picks up Morgan. At this point, the trainees hear the robot zombie-like voices and become scared that it's the mystery chugger. Olwin investigates and finds out that it's the faulty Chugscan. Meanwhile, the clock finally shuts down, and Eddie successfully removes its cog. He dashes out onto the platform, shouting in excitement, but accidentally startles Olwin, and therefore he gets startled and drops the cog, which rolls down the platform into thick bushes.
Despite the relatively large size of the cog, Eddie cannot be bothered to search the whole bush, just as Morgan arrives. Brewster has an idea to shortcut the find - by using the malfunctioning Chugscan, believing that the scanner itself still works, it can be used to find the cog. The plan works, and Eddie finds the cog in a relatively open part of the bush behind the tracks. Everybody celebrates, and Eddie notifies Vee that the replacement cog is on its way to Chuggington.
Characters
- Wilson
- Brewster
- Koko
- Old Puffer Pete
- Emery
- Hodge
- Irving
- Olwin
- Vee
- Eddie
- Morgan
- Lori
- Dunbar (does not speak)
- Harrison (does not speak)
- Chatsworth (does not speak)
- Zephie (cameo)
- The Old Town Mystery Chugger (mentioned)
Rolling Stock
- Painted Flatcar (debut)
Locations
- The Depot
- Old Town
- Old Town Junction
- The Factory (mentioned)
Cast
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Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the forty-eighth episode of the first season.
Goofs
- There's another clock at the Roundhouses, giving the chuggers no reason to be dependent on the Clock Tower. In theory, the Roundhouse clock could've been broken too; otherwise, this can be considered a plot hole.
- Hodge's wiper arms clip through the edge of his roof when he arrives at Old Town.
- The shot of Hodge leaving Old Town through the gate is actually a mirrored shot of him entering the place.
Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
| French | Course contre la montre |
| German | Keine Zeit in Chuggington |
| Japanese | エディの時計修理 |
| Polish | Edzio goni czas |
| Spanish | Eddie Encuentra Tiempo (Latin America) |
Home Media Releases
UK/US/CA/AUS
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