(upbeat music)
("Thomas the t*nk
Engine Original Theme")
- [Narrator] Trevor
the Traction Engine
was enjoying his work
in the Vicarage Orchard.
Birds were singing,
and apples were
ripening on the trees.
It was a lovely day.
"Hello, Trevor," said James.
"You look as bright and
cheerful as my red paint."
"Oh, I am," replied Trevor.
"What's that noise?"
"It's the bees," laughed Trevor.
"They're all in these boxy
things called beehives.
"I'm taking them to the station.
"The Vicar says his
bees make good honey,
"and he's giving some
of them to his friends."
Just then, BoCo the
Diesel Engine, hummed in.
"Take care, you two.
"Don't make the bees angry,
they might sting you."
James didn't like being
told what to do by a diesel,
and he buzzed away.
(calm music)
"Goodbye, Trevor," called BoCo,
and set off to see Duck
at the next station.
Bill and Ben the
t*nk Engine Twins
were busy arranging cars,
but they scampered off
when they saw BoCo.
(calm music)
"I remember the first time I
met those two," laughed BoCo.
"They nearly made
my eyes pop out.
"Ed will soon put a
stop to their games."
"Edward is the only one who can
keep Bill and Ben in order,"
chuckled Duck.
"I sometimes call
them the bees."
"A good name," replied BoCo.
"They're terrors when they
start buzzing around."
James bustled in.
"What's that Duck?
"Are you afraid of bees?
"They're only
insects, after all.
"So, don't let that buzz-boxed
diesel tell you different."
"His name is BoCo,
and he didn't"
"We..."
"I wouldn't care if hundreds
were swarming around.
"I'd just blow smoke,
and make the buzz off."
"Buzz, buzz, buzz"
retorted Duck.
The next morning James
arrived at the station
to collect his coaches.
The passengers were excited
and keen to get on board.
The platform was crowded and
the porter was in the hurry.
"Mind your bags," he shouted.
Then, there was trouble.
The beehive fell and broke open.
(intense music)
The station cleared like magic.
James heard a familiar buzzing.
The bees were too
cold to be cross,
so they buzzed
around the fireman
hoping he'd mend their hive.
But, he didn't understand,
nor did his driver.
So, the bees turned to James.
His boiler was nice and warm.
"Buzz off, buzz
off," hissed James.
One bee burned his foot.
"Oh, ah, ah, oh."
The bee thought James had
burned him on purpose.
(engine roars)
So, it stung James
right back on the nose.
"Yeeh," whistled James.
He had had enough.
So had his fireman and driver.
(train whistles)
They didn't notice 'til too late
that they had left all
their coaches behind.
They tried everything
to get rid of the bees.
First, they spun
on the turntable,
but to no avail.
They tried washing them off,
but the bees clung harder
to James' warm boiler.
Then, they tried
smoking the off,
by going through a long tunnel.
But, still, the bees
wouldn't go away.
"It's no good, James,"
said his driver.
"We'll just have to go
back to the Orchard,
and fetch another hive."
James' reply was drowned
by the sound of buzzing.
The Vicar was waiting
anxiously for James.
(train chugs)
When he arrived,
the bees swarmed straight
into their new home.
"Come on, James,"
said his driver.
"What you need now
is a good hose down."
Later that evening, James
was resting in his shed,
when the Vicar came to see him.
"Thank you for saving
my bees," he said.
"It's a pity it's not Christmas.
"Then we could call you
James the Red-Nosed Engine."
Everyone laughed, even James,
but instead they decided to
call James The Bee's Knees'
which means they thought he
was more useful than ever.
("Thomas the t*nk
Engine Original Theme")
03x17 - James Goes Buzz, Buzz
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British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.
British series Based on The Railway Series books that follows the adventures of Thomas, an anthropomorphised blue steam locomotive on the fictional North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor, and several other friends Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, and Toby.