Toby and the Whistling Woods

"I'm not scared of the Whistling Wood I'll puff straight on like Thomas would!"

- Toby

Toby and the Whistling Woods is the fifth episode of the fourteenth series.

Plot
Toby has to take some coal to the Duke and Duchess of Boxford's summerhouse. Toby's usual route to the summerhouse is obstructed by a tree that was blown down in a storm, so he is told to go through the Whistling Woods. Unfortunately, Toby does not like the woods because he thinks they are scary.

At the junction, he meets James and Thomas shunting trucks. They ask Toby if he is okay because he ignores their cheery "hello." Toby does not think an old engine should ask a younger engine for help, so he turns down Thomas' offer of travelling through the woods with him and steams boldly on.

Inside the woods, Toby hears a scary noise. He is so scared he quickly reverses back to the junction and biffs into the line of trucks Thomas and James have shunted. This time it is James who offers to take Toby through the woods, but Toby again refuses and heads back in. This time, Toby gets further into the woods before he hears another scary sound. This makes Toby reverse back to the junction again and he biffs James and Thomas' trucks again.

This time, both James and Thomas offer to escort Toby through the woods and, although Toby really wants to accept their help, he does not and heads back in once more. This time, he hears the scariest noise of all. He rushes back to the junction and this time he completely derails Thomas and James' trucks. Toby realises the trouble he has caused and now he is late with his delivery, too. He finally finds the courage to ask the younger engines for help. To his surprise, they do not tease him and call him a "scaredy engine"; they are actually more than happy to help their friend.

Thomas, James and Toby puff through the woods together. Toby finds out that the first noise he heard was Thomas' friend, the snowy owl, the second was the woodland waterfall and the third was just the wind whistling through the trees. With the help of his friends, Toby finally reaches the summerhouse and now he knows that he is never too old to ask for help.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Toby
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Edward
 * Percy
 * Emily
 * Hiro
 * Diesel
 * Henrietta
 * Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * The Dairy Manager
 * The Dairy Employees
 * The Ginger-haired Boy
 * The Blond-haired Boy
 * The Teacher
 * The Bird Watcher
 * The Welsh Bird Watcher
 * The Lady with the Big Hat
 * The Female Puppet Show Entertainer
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford

Locations

 * Whistling Woods
 * Whistling Woods Junction
 * Knapford
 * MC BUNN
 * The Duke and Duchess of Boxford's Summer House
 * Sodor Dairy
 * McColl Farm

UK

 * Ben Small as Thomas and Toby
 * Keith Wickham as James and the Fat Controller

US and CAN

 * Martin Sherman as Thomas
 * Kerry Shale as James and Sir Topham Hatt
 * William Hope as Toby

Trivia

 * Going by production order, this is the sixth episode of the fourteenth series.
 * Throughout the episode, different arrangements of Toby's theme by Robert Hartshorne are heard.
 * The beginning of the episode uses edited stock footage from Toby's New Whistle with Edward being replaced by Diesel and the sky changed from sunny to cloudy.

Goofs

 * When Toby meets up with Thomas and James they are facing one way, and when Toby reverses out of the woods, they are facing the other way.
 * When the Fat Controller is talking to Toby at Knapford, Toby's 7 is reflected in the window improperly; it should be mirrored.
 * When Toby says "No thank you, James. I don't need your help," the bottom part of his headlamp is missing.
 * When Toby arrives at the summer house, Thomas and James are not seen even though they helped him get through the Whistling Woods.
 * Toby states that James is younger than him. However, this is untrue, as James was built between 1912-1913, and Toby was built in 1914.

Quotes
"Old engines can't be scaredy engines!"

- Toby

Merchandise

 * Wooden Railway - Toby's Whistling Woods set
 * TrackMaster - Toby and the Whistling Woods set

Home Media Releases
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UK

 * Wobbly Wheels and Whistles
 * The Best of James
 * The Complete Series 14
 * Awesome Adventures: Thrills and Chills

DVD Boxsets

 * Sodor's Heroes!
 * The Best of Friends

US/AUS/NOR/SWE/DK/FIN

 * Wobbly Wheels and Whistles

US DVD Boxsets

 * Full Steam Ahead

MYS

 * Thomas and Scruff

CHN

 * James in the Dark

GER

 * Toby and the Whispering Forest

THA

 * Charlie and Eddie

JPN

 * Thomas and the Giraffe

ITA

 * Thomas and the Runaway Kite

POL
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 * Movie Collection 2

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