Toby Had a Little Lamb

"Thank you, Toby. We couldn't have done it without you." "(No,) Thank you! There's nothing I like better than helping out a friend in need."

- Farmer McColl and Toby

Toby Had a Little Lamb is the twentieth episode of the sixth series.

Plot
On his way home during a snowstorm, Toby is flagged down by Farmer McColl. His sheep are due to give birth soon and he urgently needs a vet to check on them. Toby goes to the next signalbox where his driver telephones for a vet.

Toby arrives at the station where the Fat Controller is waiting with the vet, who climbs aboard Duck's cab and Duck sets off to rescue the sheep with his snowplough. However, the snow is now much thicker and the tracks are obstructed. Duck cannot go on, so he returns to the station. Toby suggests using his old line to get to Farmer McColl's, but the Fat Controller knows that Toby's old line cannot take Duck's weight. Toby insists that he should go himself as he knows the old line and they have got no other choice. So the vet climbs aboard Henrietta and the Fat Controller warns Toby to be careful.

Toby sets off, full of confidence, while a blizzard starts to howl. However, he soon realises that there is something he forgot about - the rickety old bridge spanning a deep gorge. Slowly, Toby pulls Henrietta across the old bridge, which creaks and groans under his weight. Toby is scared, but determined to cross it just for the sake of the sheep. Once across, Toby soon reaches the farm and Farmer McColl is delighted to see them.

The vet and Farmer McColl check the newly-born lambs, but they need warmth and comfort. Toby explains that Henrietta can provide that, so the sheep and lambs stay inside Henrietta until the snow thaws. When Spring arrives, Farmer McColl thanks Toby for saving his lambs, and Toby thanks Farmer McColl for giving him a chance to help out a friend in need.

Characters

 * Toby
 * Duck
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Vet
 * Farmer McColl
 * Henrietta

Locations

 * Callan
 * McColl Farm
 * The Rickety Old Bridge
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Tidmouth Goods Station
 * Toby's Shed
 * Tidmouth Hault
 * Knapford
 * Wellsworth
 * Dryaw
 * Brendam
 * Tidmouth Bay
 * Ffarquhar
 * Maron

Trivia

 * This is the 150th episode of the television series overall.
 * The title is a play on the nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb.
 * Stock footage from Thomas and Percy's Christmas Adventure is used.
 * This is one of the six episodes of the sixth series re-narrated by Michael Brandon in the US dub and Michael Angelis in the UK dub with music composed by Robert Hartshorne.
 * This episode marks Duck's last major speaking role in the television series until the twelfth series episode, Excellent Emily and his last major speaking role in the Gullane era.
 * Farmer McColl's name is used in Michael Brandon and Michael Angelis' re-dubs, but not in the original Michael Angelis or Alec Baldwin dubs. In fact, Alec Baldwin has never referred to McColl by his actual name.
 * The close up of Henrietta's interior is actually the interior of a red branch line coach.
 * This is the first episode to feature Toby's unused depressed face from the fourth series.
 * This episode marks the only of a few things:
 * The only appearance of the vet.
 * The only appearance of the Rickety Old Bridge in the model era and it's only appearance until the twenty-fourth series episode, The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge.

Goofs

 * When Duck tries to push through the snow, his driver is thin-faced and black-haired, but when he returns to Callan, his driver has a chubby face and brown hair.

Quotes

 * Toby: Bitter cold, bitter cold. Still, I'll soon be back in my nice, dry shed.


 * Farmer McColl: My phone lines are down. All the roads are blocked. And my sheep have just started lambing. They're trapped on the hillsides, cut off by the snow.

Merchandise

 * Books - Toby Had a Little Lamb
 * Magazine Stories - Toby and the Lambs

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Brave Little Engines
 * The Complete Series 6

DVD Packs

 * Peep Peep Party & Brave Little Engines Double Pack
 * Brave Little Engines & The Chocolate Crunch Double Pack
 * Classic Collection

WAL

 * The Brave Machines

US

 * Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures
 * Ultimate Christmas
 * Thomas & Friends Classic Volume 6

CAN

 * Thomas' Snowy Surprise and Other Adventures
 * Ultimate Christmas

DVD Packs

 * Sodor Friends Holiday Collection
 * Celebrate with Thomas
 * Holiday Favorites
 * Thomas' Holiday Collection

AUS

 * Rusty Saves the Day
 * The Complete Series 6
 * My First Thomas with Toby and Edward

DVD Packs

 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends
 * My First Thomas
 * Trainloads of Thomas Fun
 * Complete Series 1-10
 * Series Five and Series Six Double Pack

MYS

 * Gordon Takes a Tumble and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Scaredy Engines and Other Adventures

NOR/DK

 * Percy's Chocolate Crash

DK DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 6 Vol.4
 * Toby and Edward the Little Engines

SWE

 * Percy's Chocolate Dip

SVN

 * Chocolate Percy

ITA

 * The Jet Engine

KOR

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

HK

 * Thomas and Friends Volume 15
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 1

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 22

TWN
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 * Thomas and Friends Volume 15

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