- “That's it! Can you feel it?"
"Yes! Bang! Klang! Bang! Bang!” - ―Old Puffer Pete and Wilson
Bang Klang Wilson is the sixth episode of the first season.
Plot
Today, the three trainees are taking the Ice Cream Test to earn their Ice Cream Badges, with Frostini examining them. Koko and Brewster are practising with their Ice Cream Trucks. Koko makes ice cream successfully; however, Brewster's ice cream car starts malfunctioning, and Wilson's Ice Cream Truck extractor fan and circuit board overheat and blow up. So he takes it to the Repair Shed, knowing that the cars are only ones available. Morgan finds the blown circuit board and tells Wilson it will take a while to get the replacement. Wilson becomes worried that he can't take the test. Old Puffer Pete, who just had an oil change, has an idea: he finds his Old Ice Cream Truck to give to Wilson. Wilson is quite unsure about using it, but he knows that he has no choice but to use it to earn his Ice Cream Badge.
Wilson returns to the Training Yard where Brewster and Koko are getting used to their Ice Cream Trucks. When Frostini arrives, he is very surprised to see Old Puffer Pete's Old Ice Cream Truck and is looking forward to seeing it in operation. This makes Wilson quite nervous as he still needs to master it. Old Puffer Pete comes to check his old machine, and Wilson only succeeds in throwing a scoop of ice cream onto Old Puffer Pete's glasses. Soon, the time comes for the test, and Koko goes first while Wilson is prepared to back down. But, Old Puffer Pete tells him that the Old Ice Cream Truck requires a delicate rhythm. After some more practice, Wilson gets the Old Ice Cream Truck working properly and gives a customer an ice cream, who is quite surprised to have been served from an old machine. All the trainees earn their Ice Cream Badges, and Frostini is very impressed, wanting Wilson to teach him how to use Old Puffer Pete's Old Ice Cream Truck.
Characters
- Wilson
- Brewster
- Koko
- Dunbar
- Old Puffer Pete
- Frostini
- Vee
- Eddie
- Morgan
- Girl with a Lavender Shirt (debut)
- Girl with a Pink Shirt (debut)
- Girl with a Green Shirt (debut)
- Emery (cameo)
- Zephie (cameo)
- Harrison (cameo)
- Chatsworth (cameo)
- Olwin (debut; cameo)
Rolling Stock
- Ice Cream Cars (debut)
- Cone Meister (debut)
- Hopper Cars (cameos)
- Boxcars (cameos)
Locations
Cast
UK
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US
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Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the twenty-fifth episode of the first season.
- This episode marks the first of a couple things:
- The first appearance of Olwin.
- The first speaking roles of Old Puffer Pete and Frostini.
- The first episode written by Ian Carney.
- Going by the European airing order, this is the tenth episode of the first season.
Goofs
- After Brewster tries to get his ice cream car to open in the first attempt, Wilson is hovering above the tracks.
- When Koko moves to serve Eddie his ice cream, the turntable her car is on is turned into the wrong direction.
- In a couple of shots of Pete at the Rolling Stock Yard, the Roundhouses can be seen in the distance behind him.
- In the scene of the trainees taking their tests, the Repair Shed alternates between its regular and early design.
Other Languages
| Language | Title |
|---|---|
 Cantonese
|
韋遜和雪糕車 |
 Croatia
|
Stari sladoledomat |
 Czech
|
Bum, bum, Wilson |
 French
|
Qui veut une glace? |
 German
|
Die Eiskrem-Medaille |
 Hungarian
|
Wilson és az ósdi fagyigép |
 Italian
|
Vagone vecchio fa buon gelato |
 Japanese
|
ウィルソンと古いアイスクリーム車 |
 Latin American Spanish
|
Bang Klang Wilson |
 Polish
|
Wilson i wagon lodów |
 Russian
|
Уилсон и мороженое |
 Slovenian
|
Pok tok Vili |
 Swedish
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Glassvagnen |
 Turkish
|
Takır Tıkır Wilson |
Merchandise
- Chuggington Die-cast (discontinued)