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Recap / Thomas And Friends S 17 E 2 Scruffs Makeover

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Air date: June 4th, 2013 (UK)

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Watch your back, Tamatoa.

The Fat Controller notices that Scruff's paint is getting rusty so he decides it's time he had a makeover. Scruff is sent to the Steamworks to be painted, but how can he stay shiny and clean working at the Waste Dump?

Tropes featured in the episode:

  • Acquired Situational Narcissism: Scruff, after his new coat of paint garners him compliments from the other engines.
  • An Aesop: It's important to be clean, but you shouldn't be obsessive over it otherwise you can't do your job.
  • A Day in the Limelight: For Scruff.
  • Jerkass Has a Point: While all the other engines try to warn Scruff of his job, it is Gordon's more blunt advice that finally brings him back down to earth.
  • Leave Me Alone!: None of the other engines want to switch jobs with Scruff.
  • Neat Freak: Scruff becomes this after his makeover, wanting to keep his new paintwork clean by finding a new job that isn't so dirty. Unfortunately for him, none of the other engines need any help with their work, except for Whiff.
  • The Pig-Pen: Scruff, which pivots the plot.
  • Serious Business: After Scruff is cleaned up, he is determined not to get dirty once.
  • What the Hell, Hero?: Gordon delivers a light, matter of fact one to Scruff, setting off his Heel Realization:
    Gordon: You may be shiny and clean, but if you don't do your job then you're not a really useful engine anymore.

Alternative Title(s): Thomas The Tank Engine S 17 E 2 Scruffs Makeover

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