Season 7, Episode 8 James begins to boast about his role as an important engine, and strives to be the best worthy only of important tasks. Gordon looses patience and decides to get back at James. His chance arrives when the Fat Controller informs the engines that one of them must collect The Queen of Sodor from the canal. Gordon fools James into accepting the task, and James arrives to find The Queen is in fact a dirty old coal barge. Determined not to let Gordon out-smart him (as well as to stay clean), James confidently pushes the barge to the repair yard on a flat-truck, chanting Shiny and clean, shiny and clean!. After narrowly avoiding dirty obstacles, James completes the task and returns home to celebrate his victory, only to be sprayed with dirt and dust from Percys whistle moments later.