A Blooming Mess

"Emily, you must go to Maithwaite and collect flowers for the new window-boxes..." "Flowers? How lovely! I know all about flowers. I know that buttercups are yellow..." "Emily! ...and then take them to Knapford Station." "Yes sir."

- The Fat Controller giving orders to Emily

A Blooming Mess is the twelfth episode of the thirteenth series.

Plot
Knapford Station is being redecorated, for which Thomas is tasked with collecting slate for the new roof while Emily is told to pick up flowers for the station by the Fat Controller. Excitedly, Emily says that she knows all about flowers and she knows that buttercups are yellow, but before she can say another word, the Fat Controller regains her attention and tells her to take the flowers to the station.

As she puffs along, she says hello to James and Toby, who reply back. When Mavis does not say hello, Emily assumes she is sad. While Emily buffers up to her train of flowers at Maithwaite, she tries to think about how to cheer Mavis up. She decides to deliver some of her flowers to Mavis at the quarry. When she can’t see Mavis, Emily decides to decorate the quarry with the new flowers and leaves trucks of flowers behind. Unfortunately, Edward and Thomas accidentally crash into the flatbeds she’s left behind.

When Mavis returns to see her quarry in a state of confusion, Emily apologises for causing it as she thought Mavis was upset. Mavis assures her she was just thinking about all the work she needs to do. Emily feels silly and wonders what would make Mavis happy. Mavis tells Emily that to make her happy she would like the mess tidied up and Emily's load of flowers taken straight to Knapford. Emily complies, even helping out Thomas since his firebox was extinguished. When Mavis stops by Knapford Station later to see the flowers as they are planted and mentions how wonderful they look, Emily is glad to see her happy.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * James
 * Toby
 * Emily
 * Mavis
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Maithwaite Stationmaster
 * The Knapford Stationmaster
 * Henry
 * Gordon
 * Diesel
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * The Bird Watcher
 * The Ginger-haired Boy
 * The Blond-haired Boy
 * The Welsh Bird Watcher

Locations

 * Knapford
 * MC BUNN
 * Knapford Iron Bridge
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Tidmouth Goods Station
 * Maithwaite
 * Sodor Slate Quarry
 * Great Waterton

UK, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and South Africa

 * Ben Small as Thomas and Toby
 * Keith Wickham as Edward, James and the Fat Controller
 * Teresa Gallagher as Emily and Mavis
 * Matt Wilkinson as the Maithwaite and Knapford Stationmasters

US and Canada

 * Martin Sherman as Thomas
 * William Hope as Edward, Toby and the Knapford Stationmaster
 * Kerry Shale as James, Sir Topham Hatt and the Maithwaite Stationmaster
 * Jules de Jongh as Emily and Mavis

Trivia

 * The title is possibly a parody of Jason Mraz's song, A Beautiful Mess.

Goofs

 * The narrator says that Mavis puffed into Knapford, but Mavis is a diesel and therefore cannot puff since she is not a steam engine.

Merchandise

 * Magazine stories - A Blooming Mess

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Thomas in Charge!
 * The Little Big Club: Watch and Play - Collection Two
 * The Complete Series 13

DVD Boxsets

 * Really Useful Collection

AUS

 * Thomas in Charge!

US

 * Thomas in Charge!
 * Mighty Messes

FRA

 * Creaky Cranky
 * Series 13

NOR/SWE/DNK/FIN/ITA

 * Splish, Splash, Splosh!

MYS

 * A Blooming Mess

CHN

 * Toby's New Whistle

JPN

 * Playing in the Water and Fun with Thomas
 * Thomas the Tank Engine New Character Encyclopedia

ARA/POL

 * The Lion of Sodor

THA

 * Percy's Parcel

GER

 * Thomas on Kite Hunt

KOR

 * Thomas and Friends Five Specials Set

DVD Boxsets
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 * With 15 Great Stories

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