Rosie's Funfair Special



"Rosie's Funfair Special" is a twelfth season episode narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK, and by Michael Brandon in the US.

Plot
Rosie and Emily are pulling a train for a fair, but Rosie wants to pull it alone to prove her worth. When Rosie reaches the docks, she only pulled half the train due to a snapped coupling. Further carriages snap off during the trip causing accidents affecting Bertie, Stepney and Emily. When caught by the Fat Controller she fetches Rocky to repair Emily's trucks and then they pull the train together until they reach Maithwaite.

Featured Characters

 * Emily
 * Rosie
 * Stepney
 * Bertie (does not speak)
 * Rocky (does not speak)
 * Trevor (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Sir Topham Hatt

Trivia

 * This episode marks Stepney's first appearance since the Season 7 and his first speaking role since Season 5.
 * This is the first time the funfair special appears without the Chinese Dragon.
 * This is the first episode since the seventh season whose main character isn't from the Steam Team, a narrow gauge character or a new character.
 * When Rosie says "Horray I'm pulling the funfair special." she sings it.

Goofs

 * The coconuts in the truck are really coffee beans.
 * How could Bertie see the coconut truck if it was still around the bend and Stepney see the sugar truck if it were out of his sight on another track?
 * Stepney has Thomas' whistle sound.
 * In real life, Stepney would have been pushed backwards in the collision.
 * Emily said that after pulling the funfair train, she had to collect milk from High Farm, but she never did.
 * During the second world war, Rosie's prototype pulled heavy tanks. So she could easily pull the funfair train.
 * It is strange that Rosie wouldn't notice that her train getting lighter and lighter.
 * Although in UK, Stepney doesn't speak, but he usually speak since Season 5 in both UK and US.