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175. Bulgy Rides Again.
Written by: Brian Trueman.
Aired: UK: 30 October 2003. AUS: 5 November 2004. US: 9 October 2005.
When some holiday makers are coming to Sodor, Thomas and Emily are at the foundry for maintenance and find that there is no one to run the branch line during the summer holidays and the Fat Controller needs to find a way to carry more passengers. After Thomas said that this was "A double-decker problem," it gives the Fat Controller an idea by going to Bulgy, the double-decker bus who was turned into a hen house after an accident with the bridge. The Fat Controller gives Bulgy another chance to be back on the road and Bulgy is delighted.
Bulgy arrives at the foundry, meeting Thomas and Emily and telling them that he's going back on the road. When Emily thinks that he should help the new farmer to deliver his vegetables around the island, Bulgy insists on taking passengers instead. After being repainted, his driver takes him back to his field, where his previous residents, the hens, think he looks splendid. While Bulgy is sleeping, the hens miss their home. One by one they creep aboard and sleep in his luggage racks.
The next day, Bulgy picks up some passengers to take to the station, driving so smoothly that the hens don't wake up. Everything is going fine, until he has some trouble getting past Trevor. When Bulgy turns, he almost hits the Post Van and swerves; it suddenly wakes up the hens, which frighten the passengers and cover them with feathers and eggs. The passengers are angry over this incident and want to complain to the Fat Controller. Bulgy tells them that it was not his fault.
When Bulgy is sent to be cleaned, he is angry at both the hens and the passengers. Emily tells him that the farmer stills needs help to sell his vegetables in and Bulgy thinks being a vegetable bus is a good idea, and Thomas adds that he and Emily are now maintained and ready to carry passengers again. As a result, Bulgy is repainted green and turned into a mobile vegetable stand. Bulgy could not be happier, as now he does not have to put up with hens or passengers.
I like it when people complain about Rosie being red now when they ignore the fact that Bulgy had been repainted green at the end of this episode. This episode was a decent return for Bulgy the Double Decker Bus, and great continuity too, especially since Thomas the Tank Engine mentioned "Double Decker problem".
What's funny about this episode is that Bulgy's first episode, Bulgy, was episode 75, while this episode is 175.
Although the problem with this episode is the fact that it could've been used to have Duck and Oliver have major roles in this, considering their experience with him, but I digress.
Another problem is why would Bulgy's driver just park him where he was placed as a hen house? Why not a bus depot?
The way Bulgy had a near miss with the Post Van was epic.
I will give this episode props for further inspiring Bulgy's surprise return in Unscheduled Stops of Season 21 where sometime before that episode, he got painted back to his old red livery, and he even reminded Thomas the Tank Engine that after being turned into a hen house, he turned into a mobile vegetable stand in this episode, and he returned to service due to Bertie needing repairs. Funny thing is Bulgy returned to the series the same day The Magic School Bus Rides Again started streaming on Netflix. Speaking of The Magic School Bus, I'll start reviewing that series next time.
So overall, this was a fine way to bring Bulgy back and reform him, even if he's back to his old self as of Season 21.
I like it when people complain about Rosie being red now when they ignore the fact that Bulgy had been repainted green at the end of this episode. This episode was a decent return for Bulgy the Double Decker Bus, and great continuity too, especially since Thomas the Tank Engine mentioned "Double Decker problem".
What's funny about this episode is that Bulgy's first episode, Bulgy, was episode 75, while this episode is 175.
Although the problem with this episode is the fact that it could've been used to have Duck and Oliver have major roles in this, considering their experience with him, but I digress.
Another problem is why would Bulgy's driver just park him where he was placed as a hen house? Why not a bus depot?
The way Bulgy had a near miss with the Post Van was epic.
I will give this episode props for further inspiring Bulgy's surprise return in Unscheduled Stops of Season 21 where sometime before that episode, he got painted back to his old red livery, and he even reminded Thomas the Tank Engine that after being turned into a hen house, he turned into a mobile vegetable stand in this episode, and he returned to service due to Bertie needing repairs. Funny thing is Bulgy returned to the series the same day The Magic School Bus Rides Again started streaming on Netflix. Speaking of The Magic School Bus, I'll start reviewing that series next time.
So overall, this was a fine way to bring Bulgy back and reform him, even if he's back to his old self as of Season 21.
My rating: 9.5/10.
Season 7 scorecard:
2. Percy Gets it Right: 9.5/10.
9. The Spotless Record: 10/10.
12. Rheneas and the Roller Coaster: 5/10.
16. The Runaway Elephant: 9.5/10.
19. Bulgy Rides Again: 9.5/10.
22. Best Dressed Engine: 9/10.
26. 3 Cheers for Thomas: 10/10.
Season 7 rating so far: 9.2/10.
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