THESE ARE SOLEY MY OPINIONS AND NOT FROM THE THOMAS & FRIENDS FAN BASE
SPIC AND SPAN
Written by
Marc Seal
Directed by
Steve Asquith
Air Date:
12/11/04
Plot:
A railway inspector was coming to the Island of Sodor and the big engines like Gordon, James and Emily wanted to be splendid for the inspector's arrival. Thomas and Percy wanted to be splendid too but they were covered in quarry dust and they think they'll never win after seeing James, Gordon and Emily being shiny and clean. But soon dust from coal hopper spoilt the paint of the three tender engines.
PRO:
- Gordon, James and Emily's paint looked marvellous.
CON:
- Railway inspectors don't check if engines are clean.
- Percy should know what a railway inspector is!
- The moral could've worked for a better part of the story line
The episode is alright, but there are the flaws. The writer should at least research more on railway inspectors as they check if the railway are in good working order. The story could've worked more better if the big engines wanted the inspector to see clean engines and they lazed about all day, however he rewarded the prize to the two tank engines because they worked hard and don't worry about being clean, just like the SiF redub, the moral would've worked with that plot line. Once again, Percy's stupidity, he's been on the railway for years and he should at least know what an inspector is. The models of three big engines were marvellous to look at though. The episode is alright, but it needed some tweaking.
Rating: 3/5
