Toby's Windmill

"Thank you, Toby. Your idea saved my windmill."

- Dusty Miller

Toby's Windmill, retitled Toby and the Windmill in one North American release, is the tenth episode of the seventh series.

Plot
Toby's favourite place on Sodor is the old windmill that belongs to his friend, the miller. One day, Toby is on his way to collect some flour to take to market, but is so distracted by the sight of the rotating sails that he accidentally damages the flour sacks in the trucks. This makes the miller very upset as this might put him out of a job. Toby begins to worry that the windmill might close down, but his driver is more worried about a storm on the way.

Toby goes home to his shed, sad about the trouble he had caused. That night, a fierce storm sweeps across the island and lightning strikes the windmill, destroying it. The next morning, Toby carefully puffs along surveying the storm damage, especially the old windmill. The miller is unable to afford any timber, so he has lost his job. Not wanting to lose the windmill, Toby tries his best to help.

Toby discovers a fallen tree which Harvey and Terence are trying to clear away from the tracks. Toby tells the Fat Controller that the fallen tree could provide the timber required to mend the miller's windmill. The Fat Controller and the miller agree to Toby's idea and, several days later, the old windmill is restored to full, working order. The miller is very grateful and now calls the windmill "Toby's Windmill."

Characters

 * Toby
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Dusty Miller
 * Harvey
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Terence
 * Thomas
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * Henrietta
 * Trevor
 * George
 * Butch
 * Farmer Finney
 * Cyril the Fogman
 * The Fire Brigade
 * Rheneas
 * Peter Sam
 * Jeremiah Jobling
 * Lorry 1
 * Percy

Locations

 * Toby's Shed
 * Toby's Windmill
 * Callan Castle
 * Castle Loch Causeway
 * The Watermill
 * Dryaw Canal Runby
 * The Second Seaside Station
 * Skarloey

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the seventh episode of the seventh series.
 * Stock footage from Trucks, Special Attraction and The Fogman is used, as is a deleted scene from Time for Trouble.
 * The faceless lorry that delivers flour from the newly restored windmill is the model of Lorry 2; it is clear that it is him as his registration number "LOR 2" is seen on its registration plate.
 * This episode marks Toby's only speaking role in the seventh series, which makes the seventh series the first series of the show to have Toby only have a speaking role once, the others being the seventeenth series episode, The Lost Puff and the twenty-third series episode, Heart of Gold.
 * A preserved storyboard drawn by Robert Gauld-Galliers suggests Percy was originally meant to be the main character in this episode.
 * This is one of several episodes from the seventh series to have its title card read on Nick Jr. and PBS half-hour ninth series airings.
 * This episode marks the last appearance of the Fireman Brigade.
 * This is the final episode to feature a storyline by David Mitton, while being the only story idled by him.
 * Because of the use of stock footage, Trucks and this episode have the same opening shot.
 * When Toby passes a farm, there is a damaged shed. It is in fact the collapsed shed from No Sleep for Cranky.

Goofs

 * Because stock footage is used, Peter Sam is wearing his old funnel. He also has Skarloey's whistle sound.
 * Because of stock footage, it suddenly turns cloudy in close up of Toby's driver as they approach the fallen tree.
 * When Toby tells the Fat Controller about the broken windmill, if inspected enough, his driver's head is actually missing. Because of this, a large scale head has been digitally added on.
 * Toby's eyes are wonky for most of the episode.
 * At the end of the episode, Toby and his first, and third trucks shake a bit when he leaves the Windmill.

Merchandise

 * Mega Bloks
 * Wooden Railway
 * TrackMaster

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Happy Little Helpers
 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

WAL

 * Hip Hip Hooray for Thomas

US

 * Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 7

CAN

 * Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures

DVD Boxsets

 * Totally Thomas Volume 4
 * Discovery on the Rails
 * Thomas and the Toy Workshop/Thomas and the Really Brave Engines and Other Adventures Double Feature
 * Play Date Pack

AUS

 * The Complete Series 7

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Series Seven and Series Eight Double Pack

DK

 * Hip Hooray for Thomas and Other Stories

DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

MYS

 * The Spotless Record and Other Adventures
 * Emily's New Coaches and Other Adventures

SWE

 * Hooray for Thomas!

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 7 Vol.6
 * A Nice Little Story of Thomas the Tank Engine

ITA

 * The Queen of Sodor

KOR

 * The Story of Getting to Know Nature
 * Character Special Edition Series Vol. 5

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 16
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 6

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 24

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 * Long Live Thomas
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 16