Rosie's Funfair Special

> He's whistling at my funfair special!
>
> Rosie thinking that Stepney is whistling at her

**Rosie's Funfair Special**, retitled **Rosie's Carnival Special** in American releases, is the third episode of the twelfth series.

## Plot

Emily and Rosie have to take a funfair train at Brendam Docks. Rosie excitedly hopes that the Fat Controller will ask her to pull it but much to her disappointment, he gives the job to Emily and chooses Rosie to be her back engine. Meanwhile, Rosie is sadly puffing along the line when an idea flies into her funnel; if she arrives at the docks before Emily, she will take the funfair train instead, making Emily go straight to High Farm, hoping it will help her.

Soon, Rosie arrives at the docks and gasps as she sees how long the train is. Then she couples up but does not know that Emily is already coupled up on the other end of the train, waiting for Rosie. Rosie starts to pull as hard as she can but this causes a coupling to break. Rosie leaves with the train but does not realise that she has left half of the train behind with Emily.

Meanwhile, Rosie chuffs happily along, but then there is trouble: another coupling breaks and the truck on the end crashes into the level crossing where Bertie is waiting, blocking him there. It is not long before another coupling breaks, which makes the sugar truck crash into Stepney when the points switch. Rosie continues puffing along but as she climbs Gordon's hill, another coupling breaks once again and the flatbed with the Ferris Wheel seats crashes into Emily behind her, who is bringing the rest of the train, causing her to become stuck.

Rosie cheerfully arrives at Maithwaite Station, but her mood son changes when she sees the Fat Controller. He is very cross and scolds Rosie for leaving half of the train behind. Rosie promises to set things right.

Rosie fetches Rocky and brings him to Emily, who is still stuck. Rosie apologises for her silly behaviour and tells Emily that she will take the other trucks when Rocky clears the line. Soon the two engines are coupled up and arrive at Maithwaite just in time.

That evening, Rosie and Emily are watching the happy children at the funfair. Rosie hopes that she and Emily could work together again and admits that this is best of all.

## Characters

* Emily
* Rosie
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Stepney Template:Note
* Rocky Template:Does not speak
* Bertie Template:Does not speak
* Trevor Template:Cameo
* Cranky Template:Cameo
* Lady Hatt Template:Cameo
* Bertie's driver Template:Cameo
* Mr. Giggles Template:Cameo
* Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants Template:Cameos
* The Ginger-haired Boy Template:Cameo
* The Blond-haired Boy Template:Cameo
* A Schoolboy Template:Cameo
* Big Mickey Template:Note
* Gordon Template:Mentioned

## Locations

* Crosby Washdown
* The Smelter's Yard
* Knapford
* Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Shipping Company
	+ Brendam Warehouse
* Gordon's Hill
* Maithwaite
* High Farm Template:Mentioned
* Hill Farm Template:Mentioned
* Tower Windmill Template:Note

## Trivia

* The coconuts that were in the last truck behind Rosie's train are actually coffee beans.
* In the US narration, Stepney says "Oh my!" just before the pink sugar truck hits him. In the UK version, he doesn't speak.
* This episode marks a few milestones for Stepney:
	+ His first appearance since the seventh series episode Trusty Rusty.
	+ His first speaking role since the fifth series episode Stepney Gets Lost, though he only speaks in the US narration.
	+ His first appearance in new footage since the sixth series episode Edward the Very Useful Engine, as both of his appearances in the seventh series were via stock footage.
	+ His final appearance to date.
	+ His only appearance in the twelfth series.
* Stepney does not have a CGI face when the truck hits him, but in a rare picture, he does. This is presumably due to how hard it would have been to give him a CGI face when he was covered in sugar.
* It is possible that Stepney's appearance in this episode was inspired by the fact that writer Andrew Viner's favourite Railway Series book was Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine.
* This is the last episode that marks Rosie as the main character until the twenty-second series episode Rosie is Red. It is also her only appearance and speaking roles in the 12th series.
* This episodes marks the last apperance of the Sodor Ironworks to date, although it is mentioned a few times after this episode.
* In this episode, Stepney's whistle sound is Thomas' in a half step higher in pitch.
* This is first episode of a few things:
	+ The first episode of the twelfth series where Thomas does not appear.
	+ The first episode since the seventh series to feature a standard gauge engine outside of the Steam Team as a lead, and the only model series episode produced entirely under HiT Entertainment to do so.

## Goofs

* In the beginning, Emily says "High Farm," but Rosie calls it "Hill Farm" while she puffs to Brendam.
* In the UK narration, while Rosie tries to pull the Funfair Special; Michael Angelis says "Rodie" instead of Rosie.
* When the points change so Stepney can go to the mainline, a string can be seen changing the points
* When the sugar truck crashes into Stepney, it's side is upside down.
* The French title is misleading as the episode was not centered around Toby. However, during the French-speaking Canadian airings, the goof is fixed.
* When the camera zooms out after the coconut truck crashes into the level crossing, Bertie disappears.
* On the Milkshake! airing, the subtitles referred to Cranky as "Frankie."
* In the shot of Rocky, after he has lifted all the seats back onto the flatbed, the flatbed is missing its right buffer.