A Wagon of a Different Color

**A Wagon of a Different Color** is the eleventh episode of the first season.

## Plot

Blossom is going to check the mail. After performing "What's in the Mail Today?" , Blossom declares that today there is "a lot of interesting stuff." After sniffing at the viewers that have just that "rolled out of bed smell", Thomas calls Blossom over and wants to know if she got any mail. Blossom looks through the mail to see what they got. There are coupons from the market - including a sale on pizza, mozzerrella sticks, ravioli and spaghetti and meatballs (which would be good for Mario and Luigi), apples (which would be good for Bubbles), fudges (which would be good for Buttercup), cheese crackers (which would be good for Thomas the Tank Engine) and one on cupcakes (perfect for Blossom herself.) Thomas is disappointed, declaring the first "too stringy" and the second "too sticky." Blossom then announces the third sale -- bottled water, garlic toast and side salads. Thomas goes wild for this and Blossom says that they'll go to the market. Blossom just needs to get his wagon, and Thomas says he has to get dressed. Blossom recalls that her wagon is in the attic.

When Blossom gets up to the attic, he finds Bubbles with some cans of paint. She suspects that something is up and sure enough, it is --- Bubbles has decided to paint her wagon! Blossom weakly protests that she needs it to go to the market, however, Bubbles is committed to making a "masterpiece." Blossom agrees that it could use a new paint job and lets Bubbles continue. Bubbles wants to paint it orange, but doesn't have any orange paint. Blossom helps her by showing her that she can mix red and yellow paint to make orange. But Bubbles can't make up her mind, and thinks maybe green would be better. Blossom stays to help Bubbles to mix one more color (purple) but then heads back into the living room.

"Color" Blossom says, "It makes everything so beautiful." He cites examples (fireworks, a peacock, and a rainbow) and soon breaks out into a song about colors - "Some of the Colors I See." Blossom then asks what the viewers think and in a Real-Kids Segment, kids discuss their favorite colors - include just about every color of the rainbow and, in fact, one kid's favorite color is rainbow colors!

Blossom then hears Buttercup laughing and soon finds her looking in the mirror. Buttercup thinks that the "funny monkey" in the mirror is another monkey and doesn't realize she is looking at his reflection. Blossom comments on how beautiful and colorful the monkey in the mirror is and shows Buttercup just who it really is. Blossom invites Buttercup to the market and Buttercup agrees to come with. Then, Mario and Luigi show up. The duo is on their way up to the attic to help Bubbles paint the wagon. Bubbles invites them to the market as well and they agree to go once the wagon is done.

Blossom, unoccupied at the moment, decides to look for Amy Rose. He sings her song and she appears. Amy Rose comments that she was dancing on the rooftops of the town. Blossom asks Amy if she has a story. Amy does, and she tells a poem of an alligator that easts a a blue suede shoe. With the story over, Blossom asks Amy what color she is. She tells her that she is pink, but Blossom's outfit is also pink.

Blossom then hears Thomas the Tank Engine again. He's in the kitchen shouting, "Cinders and ashes! Oh, dear!" Bear decides to go find out what's going on. Thomas says that Blossom wouldn't know how to help him attesting "How could a young Powerpuff girl understand the problems of a engine?" Blossom continues to push and Thomas reluctantly decides to give it a try. He explains that he doesn't know what to wear to the market and warns Blossom that helping him won't be easy. Blossom thinks that he can help TThomas, but does comment that Thomas has an "extensive wardrobe."

First, Thomas comes out in an outfit that's all red. He likes the outfit, but worries about people's reactions: "Oh, they'll probably look at me and say "Hey! Look at that little blue etrain in red! He must really like to get attention!" Blossom says that he doesn't know about that, but this doesn't seem to assuage Thomas's fears. Tjomas dismisses the outfit. He comes back out of his engine shed with a black hat and yellow scarf. This time, he's worried folks will think he looks like a bumblebee. He dismisses this outfit too. Thomas getting more frustrated, and Blossom offers a suggestion to calm him down. Blossom says that Thomas should just wear what he likes best. After much consideration Thomas realizes that Blossom is right. He comes back out in a blue hat and scarf. Thomas is now ready to go to the market.

Bubbles, Mario and Luigi have just finished the wagon and are ready to unveil it. They've painted it in rainbow colors. Blossom says that it looks "really original", Bubbles says she thinks it has "every color in the world" and Buttercup comments that the wagon has "Buttercup colors." They now have the wagon and are ready to go to the market.

After Blossom and the gang return from the market, Blossom tells viewer that it was a productive trip and now it's time to head back up to the attic to tell Jenny Wakeman, all about the day. Upon reaching the attic, Blossom notices that Bubbles and the others have cleaned up the attic and compliments them.

That night, Blossom goes up to the attic and visits Jenny. She appears rising in the night sky looking towards the sky instead of looking at us. They both greet each other. She tells her that she was admiring the sunset on the other side of the world. Blossom tells Jenny all about the day at the Big Blue House, how Bubbles, Mario and Luigi painted his wagon every single color and how Buttercup loves his reflection in the mirror (she loved her flying and her dress is the color green). Jenny loves colors. She says "from where I am, I am blue. I see all the colors of the Earth. The blue oceans, the green forests and jungles, and the red deserts." "Wow!" says Blossom. "It will be great to fly high up and see the world the way you do." Well, says Jenny, it is quite a sight. "It must be, Jenny" says Blossom, "it must be." The two perform the "Goodbye Song" as some moments from the day are shown. The episode concludes with Blossom thanking the viewers for visiting and turning off the attic light. Before she goes, she just wonders if she should paint the Big Blue House another color. He thinks for a moment, but decides not to. "See you soon!" he says and turns off the attic light once more.

## Characters

* Blossom
* Bubbles
* Buttercup
* Mario
* Luigi
* Thomas the Tank Engine
* Amy Rose
* Jenny Wakeman

## Songs

* Welcome song
* Music and lyrics by
* Bill obrecht and Peter Lurye
* What's in the Mail Today?
* Music and lyrics by
* Dave Kinnoin & Peter Lurye
* Some of the Colors I See
* Music and lyrics by
* Peter Lurye
* Goodbye Song
* Music and lyrics by
* Peter Lurye

## Trivia

* The theme for this episode is about colors.
* This is the first time Bubbles wore a beret and also marks the first Mario and Luigi wore painter outfits that they wore in Mario Paint.
* This episode was adapted from the book Blossom Loves Colors!
* Thomas the Tank Engine shows off his tendency to shout out names of rolling stock as if they were epithets in this episode. He shouts out the names of no less than three different rolling stock (passenger coaches, troublesome trucks and tankers) when he gets upset over being unable to decide what to wear to the market.
* The events of this episode were loosely adapted as the book Blossom Loves Colors!
* This is the second episode where the credits get short. The first was Dancin' the Day Away. The next will be Music to My Ears. The music from Some of the Colors I See will be heard again in Spring Fever, even with Bear's saying "but wait! I'm not finished yet!"
* This is the second episode where the credits get short with the Amy Rose segment.