Buzz, Buzz

***Buzz, Buzz*** is the ninth episode from the third series.

## Plot

George is enjoying his work in the Vicarage Orchard. It is a beautiful day with birds singing and apples ripening. D199 arrives and compliments how George feels as well as his paint. After George admits that he is bright and cheerful, D199 asks about a strange noise; George explains that it is the bees that are making honey and that he needs to take the beehives to the station as the Council is going to give some of his honey to his friends. When Edward arrives, he warns the two of them not to make the bees angry or they will sting. However, D199 ignores him and both engines leave and set off for the next station.

Splatter and Dodge are busy arranging trucks but they leave when they see Edward, who tells Class 08 about the time he first met the twins and how BoCo soon put a stop to their games. Class 08 agrees that BoCo is the only one who can keep Splatter and Dodge in order and then nicknames them "The Bees" and Edward chuckles and finds a good nickname as a result of their behaviour. D199 bustles in after having overheard part of the conversation. He butts in asking Class 08 if he is ever afraid of bees and boasts that he would make the bees buzz off by blowing smoke at them, much to Class 08's amusement.

The next morning, D199 is preparing to pull the Express. As the passengers prepare to board the train, the porter is in a hurry and accidentally knocks a beehive off the trolley, causing it to break open. Everyone in the station quickly clears out and a swarm of bees buzz around D199's driver in hopes they would repair their hive. However, they are more worried that the bees will sting them. One bee burns his foot and in retaliation teaches him a lesson by stinging James right on the nose, leaving it red and swollen. D199 and his driver cannot take anymore and run off, only to leave the Express behind. They try different methods to get the bees off, such as spinning on a turntable, washing them off and smoking them out in a tunnel, but all methods are unsuccessful no matter what. Finally, D199's driver says the only thing to do is to go back to the orchard, which allows the bees to fly off when they see a beehive at the Wellsworth vicarage.

Once back at the sheds, the Council comes by to see D199 and gives his crew some jars of honey in gratitude for saving the bees. He also jokingly notes that even though it is not Christmas yet, it would be a great idea to nickname him "Spamcan the Red-Nosed Diesel", much to D199 and his driver's amusement. Instead, they prefer to call him "The Bee's Knees," as a sign of just how Really Useful he is.

## Characters

* Diesel 199
* Class 08
* Edward
* George
* Sodor Island Council
* Splatter and Dodge (*do not speak*)
* Diesel (*cameo*)
* Bulgy (*cameo*)
* Bridget Hatt (*cameo*)
* Mrs. Kyndley (*cameo*)
* Jem Cole (*cameo*)
* Farmer Trotter (*cameo*)
* The Boy (*cameo*)
* One Little Boy (*cameo*)
* Cranky (*cameo*)
* BoCo (*mentioned*)

## Trivia

* The episode is based off the seventeenth episode of the third series from *Thomas & Friends* with the same name.
* A reference to the second series episode, The Diseamie is made.
* This episode marks the last of a few things:
	+ The Sodor Island Council's last speaking role.
	+ George's last speaking role until the sixth series episode, Twin Trouble.
	+ The last appearance of Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard until the ninth series episode, Henry and the Flagpole.
* The Council tells D199, "It's a pity it's not Christmas, then we could call you Spamcan the Red-Nosed Diesel!" This is a reference to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.