Thomas & Friends Season 9 Episode 6 Respect for Gordon Episode Title:Respect for Gordon.Episode Description:Gordon's firebox is rattling, and the other engines are teasing him over it. Soon, Gordon gets fed up with this and decides to start extorting the other engines for respect by cutting in front of James at the water tower, acting rude to Percy at the station, and ordering the other engines to politely toot their whistles whenever they see him. This backfires when Gordon gets angry over Emily not tooting at him, which leads to him getting into an accident with jam tankers. Gordon is sent for repairs, and Emily and Henry fill in as the Express engines. However, the engines soon begin to miss Gordon, and once Gordon is mended, he apologises to the other engines for his actions, finally earning their respect.