Boni Bonsai on the Rails Again

*“All aboard for a big adventure!”*
―Suzie Sushi and Boni Bonsai
**Boni Bonsai on the Rails Again** is the eighteenth episode of the seventh series.

## Plot

A ship is scheduled to deliver cargo to Japan, which means Boni Bonsai finally has the chance to go home. Jessicake is to escort Boni Bonsai to the docks, but Boni Bonsai suddenly disappears. No matter where Jessicake looks, Boni Bonsai hides further and further every time. Time is running out, and the ship has to depart soon. Suzie Sushi reminds Jessicake how long it took to find her when she was broken down in the Whistling Woods, so the two of them both go there. In Suzie Sushi's old hideout, they finally find Boni Bonsai, who explains that the reason he hid was because he is scared to travel on the ship. Suzie Sushi, having missed Japan herself, offers to keep Boni Bonsai company, which makes Boni Bonsai feel better. Soon, both of them are on the ship, and Boni Bonsai is much more comfortable with Suzie Sushi by his side. Jessicake promises to visit them as she watches her two friends depart aboard the ship.

## Characters

* Jessicake
* Apple Blossom
* Suzie Sushi
* Boni Bonsai
* Tocky Cuckoo Clock
* Chloe Flower
* Bessie Bowl
* Ruth
* Bubbleisha (cameo)
* Cheeky Chocolate (cameo)
* Berry Tubs (cameo)
* Miss Sprinkles (cameo)
* Sneaky Wedge (cameo)
* Bling Unicorn Ring (cameo)
* Popsi Cool (cameo)
* Tom Tipper (cameo)
* Sunny Screen (mentioned)

## Locations

* Shopville
	+ Shopville Steamworks
		- Tocky Cuckoo Clock's Shed
	+ Small Mart
		- Small Mart Yards
	+ Brendam Docks
		- Shopville Shipping Company
		- Brendam Warehouse
	+ Wellsworth
		- Wellsworth Scrap Yard
	+ Whistling Woods
		- Suzie Sushi's Hideout
	+ Cheeky's Hill (fantasy)
* Japan (mentioned)
* United States (mentioned)
	+ Duluth Harbour (mentioned)

## Cast

### UK

* Mia Hope Gaywood as Jessicake
* Kate Murphy as Apple Blossom, Suzie Sushi, Tocky Cuckoo Clock and Chloe Flower
* Matt McCooey as Boni Bonsai
* Marieve Herington as Bessie Bowl
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

### US

* Cassandra Lee Morris as Jessicake
* Kate Murphy as Apple Blossom, Suzie Sushi, Tocky Cuckoo Clock and Chloe Flower
* Matt McCooey as Boni Bonsai
* Marieve Herington as Bessie Bowl
* Dominique Moore as Ruth

## Trivia

* Going by production order, this is the sixteenth episode of the seventh series.
* This episode marks the first, latest, last and only of a few things:
	+ Suzie Sushi's first appearance in an episode and first speaking role since the pilot series episode, Letters to Santa and first overall appearance since Shopkins: World Vacation.
		- It also marks her only appearance in the seventh series, as well as her last appearance to date.
	+ Tom Tipper's first appearance since the aforementioned episode.
	+ Tocky Cuckoo Clock's only appearance in the seventh series and her last appearance to date.
	+ The first time Sunny Screen is referred to by name since the pilot twentieth series episode, The Way She Does It, the first time she is featured in some way since Shopkins: Big World! Big Adventures! and the only time she is referred to by name in the seventh series, and the first time she made a non-cameo appearance since the pilot twentieth series episode, All in Vain.
	+ The first appearance of Suzie Sushi's Hideout since the pilot nineteenth series episode, Helping Suzie.
	+ Bubbleisha, Boni Bonsai and Chloe Flower's last appearances to date.
* Jessicake remembering the time she went to the United States references the events of Shopkins: Big World! Big Adventures!, as well as Suzie Sushi also remembering the time she had broken down in her hideout and how she was found much later by Jessicake mentions the events of Hero of the Town. Suzie Sushi and Boni Bonsai also say the rebrand's tagline when they are leaving for their home country, the third instance since Jessicake and the Forest Shopkins where someone other than Jessicake says it.
* When Boni Bonsai thanks Bessie Bowl, he can be seen dipping his front section while closing his eyes. This is presumably a form of bowing, a common way to show respect in Japanese culture.

## Goofs

* In Suzie Sushi's first closeup, her piston cylinder moves with her body, but in the next shot, this error is corrected.
* Suzie Sushi's piston cylinder also moves when she and Jessicake find Boni Bonsai in the Whistling Woods. But then this error is corrected in the final scene when Suzie Sushi and Boni Bonsai are on the boat.

## In Other Languages

 **Spanish** | Boni Bonsai en las Vías Otra Vez