Spic and Span

"These engines are filthy! I've never seen so much coal dust!"

- The Railway Inspector

Spic and Span is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season.

Plot
A cleanliness competition is being held and Thomas and Percy are determined to beat Gordon, James, and Emily. At first it doesn't look like they are going to win because they have rocks and coal dust all over them, but after the big engines get coal dust dumped on them, Thomas and Percy manage to attend the contest clean and win first place ribbons.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Henry (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Cranky (cameo)
 * Edward (deleted scene)

Locations

 * Maron
 * The Coaling Plant
 * Knapford
 * Maithwaite
 * Sodor River Bridge
 * Brendam
 * Centre Island Quarry

Trivia

 * Stock footage from A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter is used.
 * In Norway, this episode is called "Who Is the Nicest?".

Goofs

 * After Emily says "My wheels glimmer" her siderods go up.
 * When Gordon says "The sun here makes my dome shiny" his face moves a little.
 * Percy should know what a railway inspector is.
 * Railway Inspectors come to a railway to see if it is operating well, not to see if the engines are clean or not.
 * Brakevans should have been added to Thomas and Percy's trains.