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- “Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
- ― Duck
Buzz, Buzz (originally entitled Buzz Buzz), retitled James Goes Buzz Buzz in American releases, is the seventeenth episode of the third season. In the US, it aired on the Shining Time Station episode, Stacy Cleans Up in 1993.
Plot
Trevor is enjoying his work in the Vicarage Orchard. It is a beautiful day with birds singing and apples ripening. James arrives and compliments how Trevor feels as well as his paint. Trevor admits that he is bright and cheerful and explains to James that the buzzing noise is from the bees, that are making honey. Trevor is to take the beehives to the station, and the Vicar is to give some of his honey to his friends. When BoCo arrives, he warns the two to not make the bees sting. But James ignores BoCo and they both leave and set off for the next station.
Bill and Ben are busy arranging trucks but they leave when they find BoCo, who tells Duck about the time he first met Bill and Ben. Duck nicknames the twins "The Bees" and BoCo chuckles and finds a good nickname. James hassles in after having overheard the conversation, he butts in asking Duck if he is ever afraid of bees, and boasts that he would make the bees buzz off by blowing smoke at them, much to Duck's amusement.
The next morning, James prepares to pull the Express and as the passengers prepare to board the train, the porter is in a hurry and accidentally knocks over a beehive and it shatters, causing a swarm of disgruntled bees buzz onto his boiler. One burns its foot, and in retaliation stings James on the nose, turning it red and swollen. James, unbeknownst to him and his crew, run off only to leave his coaches behind and tries to get the bees off by methods such as spinning on a turntable, washing them off and smoking them out in a tunnel, but all methods are unsuccessful. His driver suggested on going back to the orchard, which allowed the bees to fly off when they saw a beehive at the Wellsworth vicarage.
The Vicar is grateful and thanks James for saving the bees, also noting that if it were Christmas, they could nickname him "James the Red-Nosed Engine." Instead, they prefer to call him "the bee's knees," as a sign of how useful he is.
Characters
- James
- Duck
- BoCo
- Trevor
- The Vicar of Wellsworth
- Bill and Ben (do not speak)
- Thomas (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
- Edward (mentioned)
Locations
- Tidmouth
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Knapford Harbour
- Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard
- Tidmouth Tunnel
- Shunting Yards
- The Waterfall
- Arlesburgh Harbour (deleted scene)
- Sodor Trading Co. (deleted scene)
Trivia
- This episode is based on the story of the same name from the Railway Series book, Main Line Engines.
- The bee that burns himself is animated. It was animated by Peter Chiang of the Magic Camera Company. They were only credited when the episode was first released in 1992. An animation cel appeared on eBay and was owned by YouTube/SiF member BlueBerkBoco in 2011. Four years later, he sold it on eBay to another buyer.
- A reference to the second season episode, The Diseasel is made.
- This is the only time that hand drawn animations are used in the series before Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
- A limited edition Wooden Railway "James goes Buzz Buzz" set was released to commemorate this episode. It featured a James with a red nose that, when rubbed, would temporarily go away, as well as BoCo, a turntable, a station with a beehive and the VHS James Goes Buzz Buzz and Other Thomas Stories.
- The Vicar tells James "It's a pity it's not Christmas, then we could call you James the Red-Nosed Engine." This is a reference to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The reference appeared again in the seventeenth season episode Santa's Little Engine.
- In the restored version, the scene of James spinning on the turntable is slowed down and the shot of a male and female passenger staring at the broken hive is omitted.
- S.S. Vienna's model and Big Mickey from TUGS can be seen as Bill and Ben leave.
- The honey combs inside the broken hive are actually pieces of toast.
Goofs
- When Bill and Ben puff away, one is not puffing smoke.
- Studio equipment is visible when BoCo talks to Duck.
- When the people are racing out of the station, the platform bounces up in some frames, and one of the stone pillars by the entrance moves slightly.
- When the bees fly around the driver and fireman, James' cab roof is white. In the same shot, the station wall behind them is a blank, grey wall.
- The station was supposed to be clear after the beehive fell. But when James leaves, a person is visible in the station.
- In some scenes, a vine or something of sorts is wrapped around James' funnel.
- The bee that stung James' nose was described as a male, but male bees do not sting.
- In the Buzz Book, one picture shows BoCo with a yellow bufferbeam.
- When James arrives at Tidmouth, he stops at the front of the station; but in his point-of-view of the bee, he is in the middle of the station.
- There appear to be two Mrs. Kyndley's at Tidmouth, one in her first season form and one in her fifth season form.
- The bee that stung James has only four legs, when bees actually have six.
- When James backs on his train before being stung, he moves too far back and hits the coaches. They can be seen moving backwards after James stops.
Quotes
- James: "What's that Duck? Are you afraid of bees? They're only insects after all! So don't let that buzz box diesel tell you different!"
- Duck: "His name's BoCo and he didn't. We-"
- James: "I wouldn't care if hundreds were swarming around! I'd just blow smoke and make them buzz off!"
- Duck: "Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
- James: "Buzz off! Buzz off!" (The bee burns its foot)
- Narrator: One bee burned its foot, the bee thought James had burned it on purpose... so it stung James right back on the nose. (The bee stings James)
- James: "EEEEEEERGH!"
- Narrator: He had enough, so had his driver and fireman.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway - James Goes Buzz Buzz set and James Goes Buzz Buzz Collection Piece (both discontinued)
- Take Along (discontinued)
- TrackMaster - James Goes Buzz Buzz (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail - Red-nosed James
- Push 'n' Go
- Limited Edition Collection
- Buzz Books - James and the Bees
- Books - James Goes Buzz, Buzz
- Magazine Stories - James and the Bees
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| German | Summ, Summ, Summ | Buzz, Buzz, Buzz |
| Norwegian | James og biene | James and the Bees |
| Spanish | Bzzz Bzzz | Buzz Buzz |
| Japanese | あかはなのジェームス | James of the Red Nose |
| Italian | Api all'attacco | Attack of the bees |
| Dutch | Gezoem | Buzz |
| Polish | Pszczoły | Bees |
| Danish | James og Bierne | James and the Bees |
| Finnish | Pörinää | Buzz |
| Hungarian | Méhek | Bees |
| Chinese | 嗡嗡嗡嗡 | Hum Hum |
| Slovenian | Brenčanje | Buzzing |
| Greek | Οι μέλισσες | Bees |
| Russian | Жу, Жу | Zhu, Zhu |
| Ukrainian | Знищання | Destruction |
| Czech | Velke Bzuceni | Great Buzzing |
| Romanian | Bâzz, Bâzz | Buzz, Buzz |
| Slovak | Veľké Bzučanie | Loud Buzzing |
| Welsh | Helynt Hefo Gwenyn | Controversy With Bees |
| Swedish | James och bina | James and Bees |
| Thai | เจมส์โดนผึ้งต่อย | James Hit a Bee Siding |
Home Media Releases
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