S17 Ep.2: Scruff's Makeover

THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND NOT FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FAN BASE

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILER, CAUTION IS ADVISE 

SCRUFF'S MAKEOVER

Written by

Lee Pressman

Directed by

David Baas

Produced by

Kallan Kagan (Arc)

Ian McCue & Halim Jabbour (HIT)

Air Date:

4/06/13 (UK)

Plot:

Scruff was against of having a new coat of paint at first but after receiving one, his vanity got in the way and resist doing rubbish work so not to get his paint dirty.

PRO:
- Gordon, Henry and James screen time 
- Moral: Appearances don't matter 

CON:
- Scruff's US voice
- Victor's jaws was too big 

At the time this review was made, I was watching the US version of the episode from the exclusive DVD 'Railway Mischief'. The episode is good, I actually enjoyed it. I love it how Gordon, Henry and James had more screen time then Thomas! Yes, even though Thomas was seen once he usually has a lot of screen time in episodes before. The angle that was shown when Gordon says 'Dear oh dear..' reminds me of the shot seen in 'Trouble In The Shed':

and it has a nice moral about that appearances don't matter. 

But while I was watching the US, I have a few cons for the episode as well. One is Scruff's US voice, it is horrendous! It sounds like he was smoking for years (no pun intended) and even though the animation is good there are some flaws and one thing is Victor's jaws, it's too big. Nitrogen manage to make it more better, not hating on Arc's animation. Yes, I know it's there first time animating the show, but they do need to see the flaws so it might not happen again.

But in the end, the episode is good and enjoyable. 

Rating: 4/5