Emily's Rubbish

"Hello, Emily! My name's Whiff, because I'm a bit smelly. You're going to help me collect rubbish/garbage!"

- Whiff

Emily's Rubbish, retitled Emily and the Garbage in North American releases, is the second episode of the eleventh series.

Plot
Emily is asked to help a new engine. Thomas lets her know that the new engine is waiting for her at the shunting yards. At first she is excited, but is mortified to discover he is scruffy and smelly. The engine's name is Whiff, and tells Emily that the two are to collect rubbish trucks. Emily grudgingly sets off with Whiff.

Unfortunately, Emily is teased dreadfully when they meet Gordon, Henry and James, saying that Whiff's name definitely suits him. Of course Whiff does not realise that he is being teased. Then they pass Murdoch, Molly and Neville, they laugh at her as well. Emily runs away from Whiff as fast as she can. Whiff whistles for her to slow down because he is not as fast as Emily, but she does not care. Then Emily stops at a level crossing where Elizabeth is waiting at and wants to meet the new engine. Emily lies and says he got lost, but Whiff arrives saying that he did not and Emily puffs away. She hides down a branch line, in a tunnel and by a water tower in succession but is seen every time, as if it was a game of hide and seek.

She finally manages to lose him when she sees Spencer, who is supposed to take the Duke and Duchess of Boxford for lunch, but some rubbish trucks are in his way. Emily soon realises that they were the rubbish trucks she and Whiff were meant to collect. She tries to move them over, but they are so heavy that she cannot move them by herself. She asks Gordon and James for help, but they refuse to do so since they are busy, and are not even close to be interested in helping moving rubbish trucks. Emily realises Whiff is the only one who will. After finding him, the two pull the trucks away so Spencer can get through. At first, Spencer is disgusted how Whiff looks, but is impressed and calls Whiff a useful engine. Emily replies back that Whiff is her good friend, too.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * James
 * Emily
 * Spencer
 * Whiff
 * Elizabeth
 * Murdoch
 * Molly
 * Neville
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Salty
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford

Locations

 * Knapford Yards
 * Three-Track Level Crossing
 * Bridge over Single-Track Tunnel Runby
 * West Maron Junction

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the fourth episode of the eleventh series.
 * Salty was intended to have a role in this episode, as he is seen in a deleted scene.
 * This episode marks a few things:
 * Elizabeth and Murdoch's first appearances since the eighth series episodes Emily's Adventure and Percy and the Magic Carpet respectively.
 * Neville's first appearance since his debut in the ninth series.
 * Whiff's only leading role until the sixteenth series episode, Whiff's Wish.
 * Whiff, Murdoch and Neville's only appearances in the eleventh series.
 * The only episode where Neville appears in but does not speak.
 * Whiff's first appearance.
 * In the American narration, Henry gained a Western accent.
 * This is the first episode since Gordon and Spencer where Spencer has bronze buffers.
 * This episode was shown in select USA cinemas as part of Thomas and Friends on the Big Screen.
 * The release of this episode and the previous episode in the UK coincided with the release of the forty-first Railway Series book, Thomas and Victoria.
 * Starting from this episode, Elizabeth reuses Bertie's horn sound from the fourth to seventh series.
 * Thomas' plastic model is used in this episode.

Goofs

 * When Emily puffs into the tunnel, some of her smoke disappears, indicating a cut.
 * When Emily says "Thank goodness! Now, no one will laugh at me for working with such a smelly engine!" her driving wheels are not turning.
 * Gordon has a small scratch on his running board.
 * In the close up of Spencer, his lamp irons are crooked, and there is a mark below his face.
 * James' lamp irons are crooked when he says "No, thank you!"
 * Just before Emily stops at the signal, the tracks in the background lead into some bushes.

Quotes

 * James: Who's your messy new friend with the funny whistle, Emily?
 * Gordon: We smelled you coming from miles!
 * Whiff: My name's Whiff!
 * Henry: It suits you! Phew!

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway - Whiff and the Garbage Cars
 * My Thomas Story Library - Whiff
 * Books - Dirty Whiff

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * The Complete Series 11

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * The Essential Collection

US

 * Being a Friend
 * Engine Friends

CAN

 * Engine Friends

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 11 Vol.1
 * There Are Lots Of Thomas & Friends

MYS

 * Hide and Peep and Other Adventures

THA

 * Hide and Peep

NL

 * Spencer Super Train

GER

 * Thomas and the Spaceship

DVD Boxsets

 * 11 Great Stories with Thomas and his Friends
 * Adventure on Rails!

SWE

 * Hide and Seek

SPN

 * Thomas Is Done to the Sea

ARA

 * Thomas Sets Sail

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 6 Vol. 1

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 35

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 22

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