Scottish Blues

Scottish Blues
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• Season:	12
• Episode:	168
• Previous episode:	Stafford's Electric Slide
• Next episode:	The Importance of Being Billy

"Aye, you over there! Watch were you’re going, would ya? ”
"Look at the mess you made, Bryan. Be more careful next time.”
"It's Ryan, not Bryan!"
”Oh, my mistake. Ye know, It really is quite easy to get two names mixed up."

- Donald, Douglas and Ryan

Scottish Blues is the third episode of the twelfth season.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Donald and Douglas struggle with the engines and passengers mixing them up, so they resort to drastic measures to distinguish themselves from one another.

Characters[edit | edit source]

Edward
Donald and Douglas
Oliver
Gator
Ryan
BoCo
Toad
Sir Topham Hatt
The Schoolboy
The Schoolgirl
Bill and Ben (do not speak)
'Arry and Bert (do not speak)
Troublesome Trucks (do not speak)
The Painters (do not speak)
Thomas (cameo)
Henry (cameo)
Gordon (cameo)
James (cameo)
Percy (cameo)
Wilbert (cameo)
Fergus (cameo)
Molly (cameo)
Rosie (cameo)
Whiff (cameo)
Salty (cameo)
Paxton (cameo)
Skarloey (cameo)
Duke (cameo)
Fearless Freddie (cameo)
Victor (cameo)
Mike (cameo)
Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
The Spiteful Breakvan (cameo)
Fred Pelhay (cameo)
Old Slow Coach (cameo)
Terence (cameo)
Trevor (cameo)
George (cameo)
Cranky (cameo)
Lorry 1 (cameo)
Tiger Moth (cameo)
Thumper (cameo)
Nelson (cameo)
Alfie (cameo)
Kelly (cameo)
Byron (cameo)
Isobella (cameo)
Jeremy (cameo)
Madge (cameo)
Colin (cameo)
Captain (cameo)
Crosby Station Cargo Truck (cameo)
Sodor Bay Cargo Ship (cameo)
Sodor Bay Tugboat (cameo)
Fire Trucks (cameo)
Boulder (cameo)
Max and Monty (mentioned)
Dilly (not named; mentioned)

In Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Name	Meaning
Spanish	Motores azules	Blue Engines
French	Un jumeau repeint	One Twin Repainted
Russian	синий шотландская близнец	The Blue Scottish Twin
German	Hartnäckig schottisch	Stubbornly Scottish
Norwegian	Eneggede tvillinger	Identical Twins
Swedish	Twin med blå färg	The Twin with Blue Paint
Japanese	スコットランドの双子	The Scottish Twins

Trivia[edit | edit source]

This episode marks a lot of things to Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends Wooden Railway Adventures:
- The Schoolgirl's first appearance and first speaking role since the eleventh season episode Stepney and the Bluebell Branchline.
- The Schoolboy's first appearance since the eleventh season episode Stepney and the Bluebell Branchline and his first speaking role in the series.
- The Painters' first appearance since Bee Yourself, James.
- The second time Donald and Douglas are main characters in an episode, the first time being the first season episode A Scottish Tale.
- This dialogue word says: “Hold your tender” said by Donald as he was arguing with Douglas about who will use a blue paint.