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- “Workmen, fix that whistle. The whistle is clearly wonky!”
- ― Victor
Wonky Whistle is the seventeenth episode of the fifteenth season.
Plot
It is the day of the country show on Sodor and Thomas is at the Steamworks having his whistle replaced. Then the Fat Controller arrives to tell Thomas that he is to pick up Farmer McColl's animals and take them to the country show. He also tells Thomas to whistle to everyone and tell them about the show. Thomas is excited and tells Kevin to hurry up. The workmen soon fix the whistle, but it is wonky and are just about to straighten it, when Thomas speeds off. As he leaves, Thomas blows his whistle which makes a horrible noise. The noise startles Kevin, who rolls into a wall.
At McColl Farm, Thomas collects Farmer McColl's ducks, Katie the sheepdog, and his prize cow. Unfortunately, Thomas eagerly races off before the van's door is properly shut. Thomas decides to puff to the bridge; he's sure they'll be a lot of people there that he can inform about the country show. Once there, Thomas tells them to visit the country show and blows his wonky whistle. This noise scares Katie, who leaps from the van and runs off. The people on the bridge call after Thomas, but he thinks they are waving "hello". Thomas decides to visit Maithwaite station, but on the way he sees Bertie at a crossing. Thomas is sure his passengers will want to know about the show. He tells them all and then whistles, scaring the ducks out of the van. Bertie calls after Thomas, but Thomas thinks Bertie is tooting "hello" and carries on to Maithwaite station, where he blows his whistle once again. This time it frightens the prize cow, who runs out of the van and across the platform. The stationmaster shouts after Thomas, but once again, Thomas thinks he's calling "hello".
Soon Thomas arrives at the country show. Thomas is surprised to see that there's no one at the show. But not as surprised as Farmer McColl when he opens Thomas' van! Thomas is upset, he was told to tell everyone about the show and to deliver the animals, but has done neither properly. Thomas blows his wonky whistle and scares some sheep, who run out of their pen. Farmer McColl waves and shouts at Thomas as he runs after the runaway sheep. Thomas concludes that his wonky whistle has scared the sheep and must have scared the other animals away too.
Thomas races to the Steamworks to have his whistle straightened and then chuffs to McColl Farm to collect the animals' favourite foods. First Thomas collects Katie the sheepdog, then the ducks, and finally the prize cow. Eventually, Thomas arrives back at the country show where Katie rounds up the runaway sheep. Then Thomas goes around the Island telling everyone about the country show again. Back at the showground, the country show is crowded with people. The Fat Controller is delighted and gives Thomas one last job: to declare the show open by blowing his whistle. The country show officially opened and everyone cheered - even Katie wagged her tail!
Characters
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Locations
Trivia
- Two farmhands, a Steamworks worker, and several other people speak; it is currently unknown who voiced them.
- Stock footage from Hiro Helps Out, Being Percy, and Toby and Bash is used.
- This episode aired before Day of the Diesels premiered, meaning the audience wouldn't know who Flynn is.
- Farmer McColl's dog is revealed to be named Katie.
Goofs
- Thomas should have asked the workmen to hurry up with fixing his whistle, not Victor.
- The workmen shouldn't have worked on Thomas while his boiler was still hot.
- Thomas' driver should not have let Thomas leave whilst the workmen were still working on Thomas' whistle. Also, Thomas should have known better than to leave when the workmen were still on his tanks.
- The animals should have been transported in separate vans.
- Brakevans should have been added to Thomas, Percy, James, and Henry's trains.
