Excellent Emily

> All of your engines are excellent engines!
>
> Emily

**Excellent Emily** is the eighth episode of the twelfth series.

## Plot

Following a terrible storm, many engines are stuck, except for Emily who is the only one to finish her jobs on time and is thus called "excellent" by the Fat Controller. The Fat Controller tells Emily that she must take Trevor from Farmer McColl's to the airport as some metal tanks are blocking the runway, making Jeremy, who is carrying Dowager Hatt, unable to land. Just as the Fat Controller leaves, Murdoch arrives; he is going to Farmer McColl's also and he advises Emily to take the Wellsworth track due to flooding. But Emily decides to take the forest track as it is much faster. Emily goes through a flood on the forest track which now made her late, but it does not stop her.

In the forest, Emily meets Thomas, who warns her about a fallen tree on her line and tells her that she must wait for Harvey. But Emily says she does not need Harvey's help, so she finds the tree herself and decides to push it out of the way. However, the tree sticks on her front as Emily pushes it uphill. Once at the summit, the tree rolls out of the way and Emily carries on.

At a junction, Emily meets Duck, who tells her that not only is Trevor waiting for her, but the tracks ahead are very muddy and that could not take the weight of an engine, she must avoid them. But once again, Emily's belief that she is "excellent" causes her to ignore him, so she carries on regardless. Duck is worried about this.

As Emily races through the vallies, she thinks she is nearly at Farmer McColl's. After turing around the final bend, Emily plunges into a muddy puddle and thinks that she'll easily puff through it. However, Emily derails as the track then sinks beneath her weight and is up to her buffers in muddy water. Emily is now stuck in the puddle and doesn't feel "excellent" anymore. Emily sees Murdoch already at Farmer McColl's, realising that she should have listened to him. Whistling to get his attention, Emily apologises to Murdoch and he pulls her out of the puddle. After collecting Trevor from Farmer McColl's, Emily is about to leave when she remembers to ask Murdoch about which track to take to the airport. Murdoch tells her to take the valley route as Gordon's Hill is still being cleared of fallen trees.

Emily goes along the valley route, but soon sees a telegraph pole blocking her way. Remembering Thomas' advice, Emily waits for Harvey to clear the telegraph pole. Then, at a signalbox, Emily is told by the signalman that the shortcut is muddy; remembering Duck's advice, she takes the longer track. Once at the airport, Trevor clears the runway and Jeremy is able to land at last. The Fat Controller is happy to see his mother and praises Emily again, but Emily tells him that all of his engines are "excellent engines."

## Characters

* Thomas
* Duck
* Emily
* Murdoch
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Gordon Template:Does not speak
* Harvey Template:Does not speak
* Trevor Template:Does not speak
* Jeremy Template:Does not speak
* Dowager Hatt Template:Does not speak
* Farmer McColl Template:Does not speak
* Henry Template:Cameo
* Annie Template:Cameo
* Bulgy Template:Cameo
* Cranky Template:Cameo
* Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants Template:Cameos

## Locations

* McColl Farm
* Brendam Docks
	+ Sodor Shipping Company
* The Forest Track
* Sodor Airport
* Gordon's Hill
* Wellsworth Template:Mentioned

## Trivia

* This marks the first of a few things:
	+ Duck's first appearance since the seventh series episode Not So Hasty Puddings.
	+ His first appearance in completely original footage since Peace and Quiet, also from said series, as his appearance in Not So Hasty Puddings was in edited stock footage.
	+ His first speaking role since James and the Queen of Sodor, also from said series, as well as his first individual speaking role since the sixth series episode Toby Had a Little Lamb
	+ Dowager Hatt's first appearance in CGI.
	+ Murdoch's first speaking role since the seventh series episode, Best Dressed Engine.
	+ The first episode to feature Kiyonobu Suzuki in the Japanese cast.
	+ The only episode to date to feature Ryoichi Fukuzawa in the Japanese cast.
	+ The first episode where Duck is called as "Ankkanen" in the Finnish dub.
* This episode marks the last appearances and/or speaking roles for a few characters:
	+ Bulgy's last appearance until the twenty-first series episode, Unscheduled Stops.
	+ Trevor's last appearance until the fifteenth series episode, Emily and Dash and the last time he is referred to by name until the twentieth series episode Three Steam Engines Gruff.
	+ Jeremy's last appearance until the twentieth series episode, Letters to Santa.
	+ Murdoch's last speaking role to date.
	+ The final appearance of the Sodor Airport to date.
* Murdoch gains a Scottish accent in the UK narration.
* The town Emily passes is made up of buildings from Great Waterton.
* Throughout the episode, Emily's driver and fireman are not in CGI.
* This episode has similarities to Emily's Adventure and Something in the Air.

## Goofs

* When Murdoch arrives at Brendam Docks, his steam platform is visible.
* When Murdoch pulls Emily out of the mud, her driving wheels are not moving.
* When Trevor trundles across the runway, his driver is steering him whilst sitting in his coal bunker, which is empty.
* When Emily plunges into the puddle, either the driver or fireman is not seen in her cab. Both of her crew are then completely absent when she leaves the farm with Trevor.
* When Emily goes through the flood waters, the tracker used for her CGI face is visible in the water's reflection. Also when Emily plunges into the water the first time round, a drawing of a terrified face can be seen on the tracker in the reflection, even though Emily is smiling all the while.