Mind That Bike

Mind That Bike is the twenty-sixth episode of the fourth season and the one hundred and fourth episode of the series. It first aired on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1996 in the US. In this episode, Tom Tipper the postman is unhappy when his post van is replaced by a bicycle, but Percy helps him out, not in the way he intended.

Plot
Tom Tipper the postman is ill and when he returns he finds his van has been replaced by a bicycle due to maintenance costs. Tom is later called away, and he carelessly props his bike against Percy's mail vans. Percy's driver doesn't realise this and, as Percy starts, the bike falls onto the line and is crushed. Tom is dismayed, but when the postmaster finds out, Tom is given a new van, to his delight. And Percy realises that he had helped, by accident!