Scottish Blues

"Losh sakes! What happened heer?"

"Well, I guess no twin is goen to beh painted now. Eh, Bryan?"

"It's Ryan, not Bryan!"

"Whatever?! Ye realize, it relly is hard to get two naems mixed up!"

— Donald, Douglas and Ryan

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

Scottish Blues is the third episode of the twelfth season.

Plot

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

• Donald and Douglas
• Ryan
• BoCo
• Edward
• Toad
• Oliver
• Gator
• Sir Topham Hatt
• The Schoolboy
• The Schoolgirl
• The Painters (do not speak)
• Victor (does not speak)
• Thomas (cameo)
• Captain (cameo)
• Mike (cameo)
• Whiff (cameo)
• Nelson (cameo)
• Cranky (not seen)
• Max and Monty (mentioned)
• 'Arry and Bert (mentioned)
• Bill and Ben (mentioned)
• Dilly (mentioned; not named)

In Other Languages

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

• 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.

Gallery

The Schoolboy.

The Schoolgirl.

The Paint Car.

Episode

Scottish Blues