Percy's New Whistle

"I told you my whistle was as good as your silly old horns!"

- Percy

Percy's New Whistle is the second episode of the eighth season.

Plot
Whilst delivering trucks to the quarry, Percy whistles a greeting to 'Arry and Bert who laugh at Percy's whistle. Percy is determined to show the diesels that his whistle is just as good as their horns. As Percy puffs through the countryside, he practices whistling loudly. Later, he went back to the quarry and crept up behind 'Arry and Bert. He blew a great toot on his whistle, which startles the two diesels.

Now that he has a super-loud whistle, Percy cannot wait to use it again. So when he sees Thomas in a siding, Percy blows a loud whistle again! Thomas jumps forwards and biffs into his trucks. Thomas was cross, but Percy was too busy having fun to notice. Later, when he sees Bertie, Percy lets off another loud whistle which sends a startled Bertie swerving across the road and into a snowy ditch. Bertie too was cross, but Percy did not realize.

That evening, Thomas tells Percy about all the trouble he had caused that day. Percy was sorry for his actions but, the next day, Percy is steaming through the countryside wishing that he could have one last loud toot on his whistle. So he looked around for other engines. He could not see anyone about, but, what he did not know was that Trevor was delivering food to feed some sheep on the hill above. Percy’s loud whistle startles Trevor and he jolts backward and knocks a log down the hill. The log collects snow and turns into a giant snowball! When it reaches the bottom of the hill, the gigantic snowball collides with Percy.

Soon, the Fat Controller arrives on board Thomas. The Fat Controller is angry and scolds Percy for causing trouble. Percy promises to only use his whistle when the time is right. The next day, Percy is a very quiet engine. But, as he comes out of a tunnel, he spies a snowdrift on the line. Then, he hears Thomas approaching. Percy blows a warning whistle and Thomas grinds to a halt just in time! Percy is praised by Sir Topham Hatt and now only uses his whistle responsibly.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Percy
 * 'Arry and Bert
 * Bertie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Trevor (does not speak)
 * Henry (cameo)
 * James (cameo)
 * Toby (cameo)
 * Salty (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Jem Cole (cameo)

Locations

 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Maithwaite
 * Rail Under Road Bridge and Signalbox
 * Tidmouth Tunnel (stock footage)
 * Centre Island Quarry (mistakenly referred to as the Smelter's Yard)
 * Sodor Dairy (mentioned)
 * The Smelter's Yard (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Stock footage from Snow Engine is used.
 * In some versions of this episode, Bertie's eyes are animated using CGI after he crashes.
 * In the long shots of Percy blowing his whistle, the steam coming from his whistle was also CGI animated.

Goofs

 * 'Arry and Bert start to shake before Percy blasts his whistle at them. Bert's face was also crooked in this scene.
 * When Percy was about to surprise Thomas with his whistle, he was wearing his yawning face.
 * The quarry is mistakenly referred to as the Smelter's Yard at the start of the episode.
 * It is said that Trevor's trailer hit the logs, but it is really his coal bunker that hit them and he is not pulling a trailer.
 * When Trevor backs into the logs, his back wheels are not moving.
 * When Trevor jumps at the sound of Percy's whistle, he reverses without his driver.
 * When the two logs roll away, the ground moves.
 * When the snowball hits Percy, the log is nowhere to be seen.
 * When Percy saves Thomas from running into the snowdrift, Thomas' mouth was covered in snow. But in the next scene it disappears.
 * Salty has Diesel's horn sound.
 * In a close up of Percy's whistle blowing at 'Arry and Bert, it still looks as though Percy is moving even though he has stopped alongside the two diesels.
 * In a close up of Bertie after he had skidded off the road, his eyes are wonky.

UK

 * All Aboard with the Steam Team
 * The Complete Eighth Series
 * The Best of Percy
 * Frosty Friends

DVD Boxsets

 * 5 Adventurous DVDs
 * Classic Collection

US

 * Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures
 * Frosty Friends

DVD Boxsets

 * Adventure On the Tracks
 * Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures/Thomas' Sodor Celebration!

AUS

 * All Aboard with the Steam Team
 * The Complete Eighth Series

DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * 60th Anniversary - Limited Edition Boxset

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 8 Vol.3

SE

 * All Aboard! (Swedish DVD)

GER

 * Hooray for Thomas!

MYS

 * Cheery Holiday Collection
 * Percy's New Whistle and Other Adventures

NOR

 * Friends in the Snow