Ol' Wheezy is a wooden logging crane that is stationed on Misty Island.
Biography
Thomas & Friends
Ol' Wheezy is the biggest crane in the logging camp, but is dangerous and reckless; he tends to throw logs and flatbeds instead of working properly. Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand find it amusing and even fun, but Thomas found Ol' Wheezy too frustrating to work with, making him search for other equipment to use instead.
He was later used to amuse Dowager Hatt and then decorated for the Misty Island Christmas party alongside Hee-Haw. In the sixteenth season, he "just stopped working" and Thomas, Den and Dart's drivers tried to fix him. Eventually, both Den and Dart's drivers succeeded and Ol' Wheezy was back to his old, log-flinging self.
Personality
Despite not being sentient, Ol' Wheezy is referred to as a male. Bash, Dash and Ferdinand describe him as "wild" and "fun", and prefer using him over Hee-Haw, as he does not use as much oil. Thomas, however, finds Ol' Wheezy too frustrating to work with, mainly due to the way Ol' Wheezy often throws logs instead of stacking them.
Technical Details
Basis
It is unknown what specific machine Ol' Wheezy's design is based on, although he does resembles an American Hoist and Derrick Steam Log Loader modified as a stationary crane with an added frame and a larger exhaust pipe. The Misty Island Steam Shovel shares a similar design.
The 2013 Writer's Guide inaccurately states Ol' Wheezy is based on a McGriffert Log Loader.[1]
Appearances
Thomas & Friends
Specials
Music Videos
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Books
Magazine stories
Video Games
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Official Description
From Official Media[1]
| “ | Ol' Wheezy: Ol' Wheezy is the eccentric log loader on Misty Island. Ol' Wheezy has no face or voice. Ol' Wheezy has a mind of its own. The Logging Locos know that Ol' Wheezy is very unpredictable. Just when you think you have your flatbed in position to receive a load of logs, Ol' Wheezy will puff and wheeze, jiggle and jobble, belch and burp and then whiz around his base a few times. Logs scatter across the logging station camp. That's why several of the buildings and shacks have logs attachments around the station!
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Voice Actors
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan)
Trivia
- Ol' Wheezy is the first non-sentient crane to be named on screen. However, Ol' Wheezy can speak in the Japanese dub.
- In real life, Ol' Wheezy would be far too dangerous to operate, given his tendency to throw logs around.
Merchandise
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- Wood (cancelled)
- Take-n-Play (discontinued)
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
- Collectible Railway (discontinued)
- Mega Bloks (discontinued)
- Capsule Plarail (Japan and Australia only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2013.07.02 - THO Character Bios
| Locomotives | Bash and Dash | Ferdinand | Misty Island Speeder |
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| Rolling Stock | Misty Island Log Trucks | Misty Island Cabooses |
| Vehicles | Hee-Haw | Ol' Wheezy | Misty Island Steam Shovel |
| Locations | Misty Island Tunnel | Shake Shake Bridge | The Logging Station | Hollow Tree Tunnel | The Zip-Line Bridge | The Sawmill | Misty Island Seashore | The Logging Pond | Echo Valley | The Jobi Woods |
| Road vehicles | Terence | Bertie | Trevor | Bulgy | George | Caroline | The Horrid Lorries | Butch | Thumper | Elizabeth | Nelson | Jack | Alfie | Oliver | Max and Monty | Kelly | Byron | Ned | |
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| Aircraft | Harold | Tiger Moth | Jeremy | Emerson | Isla | The Hot Air Balloon | Aeroplanes | |
| Watercraft | Bulstrode | Captain | Terrey | Krystyna | Canal Boats | S.S. Roxstar | Lucinda | Alysia | Northlight | Wharf Canal Boats | The Mayor's Yacht | Sodor Line | |
| Cranes | Cranky | Colin | Ol' Wheezy | Hee-Haw | Happy Hook | Merrick | Reg | Carly | Big Mickey | Beresford | Kobe | Cassia | Carter | |
| Others | Owen | Stefano | Trailers |