- “Chase him! Bump him! Throw him off the rails!”
- ―Troublesome Trucks
Los Furgones Problemáticos (también llamados Vagones de Carga, originalmente Foolish Freight Cars, en el nombre estadounidense) son vagones abiertos que transportan mercancías en el Ferrocarril del Noroeste y en el extranjero, llamados así porque pueden ser muy problemáticos y les encanta gastar bromas a las locomotoras.
Personalities[]
Troublesome Trucks delight in mischief and any wise engine knows that they are not to be trusted. If an engine is having a bad day, makes a mistake, or is naive and easily played upon, the trucks begin their tricks. Common antics of the trucks include singing, name-calling, holding back, bumping and teasing the engines. The trucks are not known for common sense, and will cause trouble regardless of the consequences. They are also shown to be somewhat manipulative and can take advantage of other engines that do not know much about them.
Trucks most often play tricks on engines based on how they are treated; many accidents involving them come as a form of revenge due to mistreatment. Trucks can also be described as territorial. When they get used to certain engines pulling them, another engine in the yard may cause confusion or anger for the trucks. When it comes to playing tricks, however, one engine is as good as another and they will carry out their plans regardless of who is pulling them.
It is very rare that the trucks will behave and few engines are known to be able to handle them. The only engines the trucks are known not to play tricks on are Edward, Stepney, Hiro and Salty, who are experienced with handling trucks and know how to properly discipline them when they misbehave. Salty in particular handles them by singing musical tunes, which the trucks like to sing along to. The trucks are also fearful of Oliver after he pulled a privately owned truck called S.C. Ruffey - who was also their leader - apart. Although this was an accident, the trucks were never told that and since then, they always keep in mind never to play tricks on Oliver out of fear of being pulled to pieces. Rebecca was also unintentionally able to handle them by unknowingly playing along with their tricks.
Curiosidades[]
- En la primera serie, los Furgones Problemáticos tenían ojos y una boca de papel similar a como se hicieron los de Annie y Clarabel. Ninguna otra emoción además de una expresión de enojo pudo usarse hasta la siguiente serie, cuando se les dieron caras para presentar una mayor variedad de expresiones.
- En el episodio de la segunda temporada, A Close Shave, se ve un vagón de freno con cara de camión problemático.
- Se han visto caras de Spiteful Brake Van, Toad, S.C. Ruffey y Bulstrode en las camionetas en varios puntos a lo largo de la serie de modelos.
- El audio de las risas agudas de los camiones de la segunda a la séptima temporada es en realidad una grabación intensificada de Junior Campbell y Mike O'Donnell riendo, al igual que el clip de los camiones cantando sus canciones, "Pop Goes the Diesel". y "El pop se vuelve viejo Ollie". Sin embargo, Junior hizo sus voces de risa y de canto, mientras que Mike solo hizo sus voces de risa.