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- “Bust my buffers!"
"I think you have.” - ― Bill and Ben
Buffer Bother, originally titled Bill and Ben's Excellent Adventure, is the nineteenth episode of the sixth series.
Plot
Bill and Ben have been working hard in the quarry. One day, the Fat Controller comes to inspect the quarry's engines; he discovers Mavis and Bill are in satisfactory condition, but finds that Ben's buffers are damaged and the Fat Controller sends him to the works to have replacement buffers fitted. Bill - feeling jealous - tells Ben that he only needs new buffers because he is clumsy which results in a fight. Mavis scolds them for being grouchy and Bill goes back to work while Ben leaves.
Bill, still thinking of Ben's new buffers, becomes careless, slams a truck into buffers mounted on a wall, causing him to knock a pipe into his funnel and sneeze it out. He tries thinking about birds, trees and anything that might make him forget about Ben's new buffers, but it is no use. Mavis tells him to be happy that he is in working order, and not in need of new buffers, but Bill simply huffs and wheeshes soot all over Mavis by accident.
When the trucks overhear that Bill is cross about Ben getting new buffers, they start teasing him, making him crosser still. Bill tries to stop the trucks from their teasing by bumping them, but accidentally reverses into a ditch with a truck behind him and damages his buffers in the process. Ben arrives from the works with a new pair of shiny buffers and sees his twin's predicament. When the Breakdown Train arrives to rescue Bill, the Fat Controller scolds him for his misbehaviour and tells him that before he gets new buffers, he must think about what it means to be a responsible reliable engine. Once back on the rails, Bill compliments his twin on his new buffers and the two properly make up for their quarrel.
Characters
- Bill and Ben
- Mavis
- Troublesome Trucks
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Sir Topham Hatt's Brown-haired Assistant (cameo)
Locations
- Ffarquhar Quarry
- The Works (mentioned)
Trivia
- The working title for this episode was Bill and Ben's Excellent Adventure, which would have been a reference to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, which happens to star George Carlin.
- In several ways, this episode is similar to an episode set earlier in this series, Twin Trouble:
- They are both alliteratively titled episodes with two words.
- They are both about one of the railway's pair of twins.
- Bill's accident in the climax of the episode is very similar to Donald's accident.
- This is the first episode to not feature any members of the soon-to-be-established Steam Team, nor the Skarloey Railway engines.
- The LT warehouse from TUGS and Elizabeth's Shed appear at the quarry.
- Mavis has Derek's horn sound in this episode. Also, this episode marks the first appearance of Mavis' shocked face which would later appear in Calling All Engines! and her cross face from the third series.
- In the UK dub, when Bill and Ben are arguing, Mavis tells them to stop being grouchy. But in the US dub, she calls them crabpots.
Goofs
- In the close up of Ben, his face moves and his eyes are also misaligned.
- A red wire is seen inside Mavis' cab when she tells Bill to be careful and stop thinking Ben getting new buffers.
- When the trucks tease Bill, one has misaligned eyes, while the others (except for one) has scratched eyes.
- Bill passes Mavis twice when he reverses towards the ditch.
- When Bill falls into the ditch, his eyes are misaligned.
- When Bill talks to the Fat Controller, his eye jolts a few times.
Quotes
- Ben: I'm going to get new buffers!
- Bill: (envious of his twin) Well, I should get new buffers too. We're twins, we do everything together.
- Ben: But you don't need new buffers.
- Bill: You're only getting new buffers because you're clumsy!
- Ben: No, I'm not!
- Bill: Yes, you are!
- Ben: No, I'm not!
- Bill: Yes, you are!
- Mavis: Will you two stop being grouchy?! Now come on, Bill. We've got work to do.
- [Ben with his new buffers finds Bill stuck in the pit now with damaged buffers]
- Bill: Bust my buffers!
- Ben: I think you have.
Merchandise
- Books - Help, Derailed! (Germany only)
- Magazine stories - Buffer Bother!
In Other Languages
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#01 Salty's Secret | #10 Twin Trouble | #19 Buffer Bother |
#02 Harvey to the Rescue | #11 The World's Strongest Engine | #20 Toby Had a Little Lamb |
#03 No Sleep for Cranky | #12 Scaredy Engines | #21 Thomas, Percy and the Squeak |
#04 A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter | #13 Percy and the Haunted Mine | #22 Thomas the Jet Engine |
#05 Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry | #14 Middle Engine | #23 Edward the Very Useful Engine |
#06 The Fogman | #15 James and the Red Balloon | #24 Dunkin Duncan |
#07 Jack Jumps In | #16 Jack Frost | #25 Rusty Saves the Day |
#08 A Friend in Need | #17 Gordon Takes a Tumble | #26 Faulty Whistles |
#09 It's Only Snow | #18 Percy's Chocolate Crunch | |