Fat Controller???? Where’ve you been the last 40 years? It’s Sir Topham Hat, the evil, white capitalist bastard. You can’t pick on his body mass. He has no choice over that.
I like the moralizing btw. Engines succumb to willfulness and pride, engage in minor mischief, come unstuck, learn their lessons, and start acting decent (for that episode at least). My beef is with the equipment and operational aspects of the program, plus George Carlin’s Scottish accent.
Loved the books as a kid.