Phileas's part avoided the French train standstill by hot air balloon, but mismanaged it crashes, luckily near the Italian railway to Brindisi. Having halted the train to mount, they become the focus of increasingly hostile questions, notably from businessman Niccolo Moretti, a widower taking his chubby, imaginative teen son Alberto, who dreams of a Verne-style moon landing, to his aunt in that port city. In London Fogg's wager opponent is broke, but gets an extension till Christmass. An earthquake rendered a rail bridge dangerous, but Alberto incurred an urgent leg wound. Phileas masterminds daring plan to cross without most passengers or load. With Passpepartout and Fix bumbling to sprinkle some matter for friction on the rails, and cannibalizing all wood aboard instead of the dumped cokes, the arrive just in time to board the mail-boat to the Suez Canal.
Episode: 2
Season: 1
Series: Around the World in 80 Days
Air Date: January 9th, 2022
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Summary: Fogg's self-respect is shattered by an arrogant widower's ridicule, worrying Abigail and Passepartout even before a disaster strikes.
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