Tuneful Toots

"I shall never be shy about my special horn again!"

- Rusty

Tuneful Toots is the eighth episode of the ninth series.

Plot
Whenever Rusty journeys near the lake, he likes to toot his horn there as it echoes and has high and low notes, like a tuneful toot. However, the other engines think it is the worst noise they have ever heard, making Rusty sad.

One morning, Mr. Percival announces that Sir Topham and Lady Hatt are visiting the Skarloey Railway, and the brass band have been invited to play. Skarloey and Rheneas are delivering tables and chairs and Duncan and Peter Sam are delivering apples and pears. Rusty is to take the band on a tour of the Skarloey Railway. Thomas arrives with the bandstand and hears Rusty's horn thinking it is very special. After Rusty leaves, Mr. Percival tells him not to return late, but Rusty is busy tooting his horn and does not hear him. He soon forgets all about returning on time to the concert. Rusty decides to take them to the lake, but when he gets there, he runs out of fuel on the causeway.

Thomas arrives with Sir Topham and Lady Hatt, but they see that everyone is worried about the fact that Rusty has not returned. The band is worried that no one will find them, but Rusty has an idea; if the band plays their instruments loudly while he toots his horn, someone will know where to find them. They start to play, everyone hears Rusty and the brass band, and comes to the rescue. Rusty is surprised that no one is telling him to stop tooting his horn. The engines think that Rusty's sound is a special sounding horn of all. The concert begins with all the engines blowing their whistles and Rusty tooting his horn.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Skarloey
 * Peter Sam
 * Duncan
 * Rusty
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Sodor Brass Band
 * Mr. Percival
 * Rheneas
 * Lady Hatt
 * Mighty Mac

Locations

 * Middle Station
 * Culdee Fell Hill
 * Sodor Castle
 * Rocky Ridge Line
 * The Transfer Yards
 * Skarloey Bridge
 * Rheneas Viaduct
 * Skarloey Apple Orchard

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the tenth episode of the ninth series.
 * This episode marks Skarloey, Peter Sam, Duncan and Rusty's first speaking roles and Rheneas' first appearance since the seventh series, as well as the Sodor Band's only appearances in the ninth series and their last speaking roles to date.
 * This is the first episode to feature Sir Topham Hatt at the Skarloey Railway as a guest after his job as the controller of the railway ended after the seventh series.
 * This is the only episode until Blue Mountain Mystery where Rusty has a high and low sounding horn.
 * A deleted scene shows Peter Sam helping Rheneas delivering the apples and pears instead of Duncan, as they are going the opposite way.
 * On the PBS Kids airing, Celebration, Rusty is referred to as a female. Radio Times in the UK even refers to Rusty as female in the description for this episode.
 * There are two versions of the Japanese dub, the original version was titled "Tuneful Whistle". This was corrected to "Tuneful Horn" on DVD releases with re-dubbed narration.

Goofs

 * Throughout this episode, Rusty's driver is not seen inside his cab.
 * The Thai title: "Whistle Choo Choo" is inaccurate, as Rusty is a diesel, and cannot do either of those.
 * The sound of the notes are said have filled his funnel, but he is a diesel and does not have one when he was on Skarloey Bridge.

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Little Engines Big Days Out
 * The Complete Series 9
 * The Musical Collection

DVD Boxsets

 * 5 Adventurous DVDs
 * Classic Collection
 * Official DVD and Book
 * The Ultimate Collection
 * Adventure Pack

AUS

 * Little Engines, Big Days Out
 * The Complete Series 9

DVD Boxsets

 * 3 Disc Set
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection
 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends
 * Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack
 * Series Nine and The Great Discovery Double Pack

US

 * Tales from the Tracks
 * Music, Music Everywhere

CAN

 * Tales from the Tracks

DVD Boxsets

 * Let's Explore with Thomas
 * 4-Disc DVD Box Set
 * Steam Engine Stories
 * 3 DVD Lunchbox Set

SPN

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 7

DVD Boxsets

 * Second Season

NL

 * Thomas and the Birthday Picnic

DK

 * The Magic Lamp

NOR/SWE/FIN

 * Little Trains on a Day Out

CZ

 * Thomas the Rescuer

MYS

 * Bold and Brave and Other Adventures
 * Mighty Mac and Other Adventures
 * Classic Compilation

JPN

 * Song and Story: Let's Sing Together
 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 9 Vol.5

HUN

 * Bold and Brave

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 29

KOR

 * Thomas the Little Engine and Friends Season 4 Vol. 1

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 26

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 13

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