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Thomas and Scruff
Episode Overview
Writer	Sharon Miller
Director	Greg Tiernan
Producer	Nicole Stinn
Narrator	Michael Angelis (UK) Michael Brandon (US)
Release Details
Series	14
Series no.	14.16
Number	344
Released	1st November 2010 (UK) 26th December 2010 (US) 20th May 2011 (GER) 3rd June 2011 (HUN) 9th August 2011 (UK/IRL; Nick Jr.) 20th October 2011 (AUS) 20th December 2011 (KOR; EBS) 28th April 2012 (NOR) 1st July 2012 (JPN) 22nd September 2016 (KOR; KBS)
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“Scruff, it's Gordon here. Would you like to see my express carriages? They're the grandest on the island!"
"Thank you, Gordon. I don't think Scruff wants to see your Express."
"Oh, the indignity!”

―Gordon and Thomas trying to entice Scruff out of hiding

Thomas and Scruff is the sixteenth episode of the fourteenth series.

Plot

Whiff is extremely busy at his waste dump, so when Thomas tells him Sir Topham Hatt is going to get another engine to help him out, he is very excited. Thomas puffs quickly to the Docks where Scruff "the Scruncher" is waiting for him. Thomas is not very impressed; Scruff is small, square and very scruffy. Thomas feels that a scruffy engine cannot be a really useful engine, so he tells Scruff that he is going to fetch a "welcome to Sodor surprise." Thomas collects a flatbed of buckets, sponges, soap suds and a workman and takes them to Scruff. It turns out that Scruff does not like his "surprise." He has never seen soap suds and brushes before. They prove to be too scary for him and he runs away. Thomas is shocked and chases after him.

After a short while, Scruff slips into an overgrown siding and hides. Thomas knows he is there, but he cannot make Scruff come out. Then, Gordon arrives with the express. Thomas asks Gordon for help, so the big blue engine asks Scruff to come out of hiding to see the magnificent express carriages he's pulling. Scruff does not reply and Gordon steams away. Henry puffs up and Thomas asks him for help. Henry tries to entice Scruff out by offering to take him to see his special coal, but again Scruff is silent. Percy then arrives with his mail coaches. He offers to show the Mail Vans to Scruff but, yet again, Scruff is not interested. Finally, Whiff arrives pulling a long line of rubbish trucks. He tells Thomas how excited he is to meet Scruff and then leaves. This gives Thomas an idea. He offers to take Scruff to collect some trucks of rubbish. Scruff is delighted and immediately comes out of hiding.

So, Thomas and Scruff set off to collect rubbish from the Steamworks, Knapford and the Slate Quarry. They then take the rubbish trucks to Whiff's Waste Dump. Whiff is very impressed with Scruff's load and calls him a "Really Useful Engine."

Characters

• Thomas
• Henry
• Gordon
• Percy
• Whiff
• Scruff
• Edward (cameo)
• James (cameo)
• Emily (cameo)
• Mavis (cameo)
• Victor (cameo)
• Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
• Cranky (cameo)
• The Teacher (cameo)
• The Ginger-haired Boy (cameo)
• The Blond-haired Boy (cameo)
• The Fat Baker (cameo)
• The Welsh Bird Watcher (cameo)
• Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)

Locations

• Chestnut Orchard
• Whiff's Waste Dump
• Brendam Docks
  • Sodor Shipping Company
  • Brendam Warehouse
• Crosby Washdown
• Sodor Steamworks
  • Victor's Shed
• Knapford
  • MC BUNN
• Sodor Slate Quarry
• Thomas' Branch Line (mentioned)

Cast

UK, AUS, NZ, MYS and ZA

• Ben Small as Thomas
• Keith Wickham as Henry, Gordon, Percy and Whiff
• Matt Wilkinson as Scruff

US and CAN

• Martin Sherman as Thomas and Percy
• William Hope as Whiff
• Kerry Shale as Henry, Gordon and Scruff

Trivia

• Going by production order, this is the seventeenth episode of the fourteenth series.
• This is the only episode of the fourteenth series in which the Fat Controller does not appear, although he was mentioned.
• This episode marks the first of two things:
  • Scruff's first appearance in the series.
  • Whiff’s first appearance in an episode since the twelfth series episode, Toby's Special Surprise.

Goofs

• When Scruff goes hiding in the passing loop, his rear coupling is missing.

Merchandise

• Wooden Railway - Scruff and the Garbage car two pack
• Books - Thomas and Scruff
• Magazine Stories - Thomas and Scruff

In Other Languages

Language	Title
Azerbaijani	Tomas və Scruff
Chinese Mandarin	托马斯和斯加夫
Czech	Tomáš a Špindíra
Danish	Thomas og Scruff
Finnish	Tuomas ja Roju
French	Scruff le déchiqueteur
German	Thomas und Scruff
Greek	Ο Τομας και Ο Σκραφ
Hungarian	Thomas és Scruff
Japanese	トーマスとスクラフ
Korean	토마스와 스크러프
Norwegian	Thomas og Rusk
Polish	Tomek i Zgniotek
Portuguese	Thomas e Scruff
Romanian	Thomas și Scruff
Russian	Грязнуля Скраф
Spanish	Thomas y Scruff
Swedish	Thomas och Scruff
Welsh	Tomos a Sgryff

Home Media Releases

UK Wobbly Wheels and Whistles The Complete Series 14 Awesome Adventures: Mighty Messes DVD Boxsets Sodor's Heroes! US/AUS/NOR/SWE/DK/FIN Wobbly Wheels and Whistles DVD Boxsets Full Steam Ahead JPN It's Fun Because Everyone's Different! Thomas and Scruff MYS Thomas and Scruff THA Thomas and Scruff CHN Thomas Crazy Day GER Caution, Jobi Wood!

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