Toby's Afternoon Off

"I thought friends help each other, but they were all too busy to help me." "That's because they were helping me!"

- Toby and Henry

Toby's Afternoon Off is the eighth episode of the tenth season.

Plot
Toby has finished all of his jobs and is looking forward to visiting the farm when the Fat Controller asks him to do some odd jobs. Toby's first job is to shunt some trucks. He asks Mavis for help, but she is too busy. Then Toby has to take some trucks to the depot. He asks Thomas for assistance, but he is running late and has no time to help. Finally, Toby has to help Cranky with some cargo and asks Salty to share the workload, but Salty is busy delivering a piston rod. Luckily, the ship has been caught in rough seas and will not arrive until the next morning, leaving Toby time to visit the farm. On the way back, however, he meets Henry, who told him that he had broken down and Mavis, Thomas, and Salty were all helping with his passengers and repairs. Toby feels ashamed for thinking they were being unkind and offers to take Henry's coaches home.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Toby
 * Mavis
 * Salty
 * Cranky
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Percy (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Butch (cameo)

Locations

 * Brendam
 * Anopha Quarry
 * The Coaling Plant
 * Arlesdale End
 * Shunting Yards

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearance of the Tar Tankers since the fifth season episode, Make Someone Happy.

Goofs

 * Mavis is said to 'puff' and then 'steam' past Toby, but she is a diesel engine.
 * In widescreen, when Toby says "And I thought they were my friends," you can see that Salty stops at the end of the set.
 * The narrator says Toby had to shunt trucks to the coal depot, but he was already there.
 * When Mavis leaves the yards, Toby is much closer to the tar tankers than he was in the previous and the next two shots.
 * When Toby stops next to Cranky, his steam platform can be seen on the track.

Merchandise

 * Magazine Stories - Toby's Afternoon Off

Home Media Releases
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UK/AUS

 * Carnival Capers
 * The Complete Tenth Series

UK DVD Boxsets

 * Classic Collection

AUS DVD Boxsets

 * Complete Series 1-10
 * The Essential Collection (5 DVD Boxset)
 * The Great Adventures of Thomas and Friends
 * Series Nine and Series Ten Double Pack
 * Carnival Capers and Bashing Crashing Benny Double Pack

US

 * Engine Friends

HUN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine 11 - The Airplane

POL

 * Club Colors

JPN

 * Thomas the Tank Engine Series 10 Vol.2
 * Thomas and the Rainbow
 * Wooden Railway Series

THA

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 41 (Thai DVD)
 * Thomas and Friends Volume 30 (Thai DVD)

MYS

 * Duncan Drops a Clanger and Other Adventures
 * Season To Cherish Collection
 * Toby's Afternoon Off and Other Adventures

NOR/FIN/SE/DK

 * Percy and the Funfair

DK DVD Boxsets

 * Danish DVD Boxset (2013)

SAU

 * Hero of the Rails

SPN

 * Thomas and Friends - Volume 9 (Spanish DVD)

DVD Boxsets
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 * Second Season (Spanish DVD)