Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party

"Thank you, Trevor! You're not a stick-in-the-mud at all!" "No. But you were, just for a little while."

- Bertie and Trevor

Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party is the sixteenth episode of the third season. In the US, it aired on the Shining Time Station episode, All's Fair in 1991.

Plot
The Vicar is planning a garden party to fund a trip to the seaside for underprivileged children. Edward wants to help and, when the Vicar forgets to put posters up, Edward has them put on his boiler, tender and coaches. That attracts a lot of guests.

Bertie later teases Trevor about being old, but Trevor forgets all about it with the happiness of giving children rides at the garden party, despite the ground being soaked from rain during the night.

Bertie later tries to go through the field to drop off some passengers, but gets stuck in the mud caused from the overnight rain and has to be pulled out by Trevor and Terence. Bertie apologises to Trevor, and the party is a success. While the Vicar thanks Edward and his crew, Oliver goes to sleep that night, thinking happily about all the children who will now get to see the seaside.

Characters

 * Edward
 * Terence
 * Bertie
 * Trevor
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Jem Cole (not named)
 * Sir Topham Hatt (does not speak)
 * Stephen Hatt (cameo)
 * Bridget Hatt (cameo)
 * Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
 * Diesel (deleted scene)

Locations

 * Wellsworth
 * Wellsworth Vicarage Orchard
 * Crocks Scrap Yard
 * Shunting Yards
 * Tidmouth Hault

Trivia

 * The Marklin engine makes an appearance as a scrap engine.
 * Diesel was to be in the story, but was removed for unknown reasons.
 * This is the last season 3 episode, to include a "pilot narration".

Goofs

 * In the opening scene and some scenes of Bertie talking to Trevor, studio equipment is visible at the very top of the screen.
 * When Trevor circles around at the start, he runs over a plank of wood.
 * Edward's trucks derail when he pulls up at the scrapyard.
 * Bertie only thanks Trevor, even though it was Terence who had pulled him out of the mud.
 * During the close up of Bertie's wheels in the mud, he appears to let off steam, but in the next shot, the steam is gone.
 * The people at the garden party are standing on blu-tak or are attached to clear plastic bases.
 * When Edward puffs by Trevor, Edward's eyes are wonky.