Faulty Whistles

"Look! It's Duncan the musical engine!"

- Rusty

Faulty Whistles is the twenty-sixth episode of the sixth season.

Plot
Peter Sam is delivering some goods, but on the way home his whistle is knocked off by a branch. Duncan laughs and sets off with his goods. When he passes Terence in a field he prepares to give him a surprise by tooting his whistle, but it simply flies off into the field. Luckily, one of Duncan's items to transport is an organ destined for Strawberry Grove School, and Headmaster Hastings plays the organ when Duncan should whistle. Duncan reaches home safely and is able to make good humour with the others.

Characters

 * Rheneas
 * Peter Sam
 * Rusty
 * Duncan
 * Elizabeth
 * Headmaster Hastings
 * Skarloey (does not speak)
 * Terence (does not speak)

Locations

 * Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds
 * The Skarloey Railway Viaduct

Trivia

 * This story appears to be a loose adaptation of the Railway Series story, Mike's Whistle.
 * The organ plays the song "Comin' Round the Mountain" while Duncan puffs on the cliffside.
 * Headmaster Hastings is named after the episode's writer, Ross Hastings.
 * This was the final episode narrated by Alec Baldwin.
 * Music is played when Duncan is making his deliveries in the UK version, but not in the US narration.
 * In Norway, this episode is named "Duncan's New Whistle". The Danish title is "Whistle Complications". In Japanese, this episode is called "Whistle Was Changed".

Goofs

 * When Elizabeth is carrying the bull her eyes look wonky.
 * For the first shot of the camera "pulling" Duncan, at the bottom of the screen a wire is bouncing up and down.
 * It was very dangerous for Headmaster Hastings and the boy to travel on the flatbed.
 * The organ should have been properly secured to ensure it wouldn't fall off at a bend.
 * Duncan never takes the organ to Strawberry Grove during his deliveries. The organ winds back up at the Yards with him. However, he would not have anything to use as a whistle if he did so.

Merchandise

 * Take-Along (four-pack and movie car; both discontinued)