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- "What's the matter with Ol' Wheezy?"
"We don't know!"
"He just stopped working!"
"That's right!" - ― Thomas, Dash, Bash, and Ferdinand
Ol' Wheezy Wobbles is the second episode of the sixteenth series.
Plot
Thomas is on Misty Island helping to load Jobi logs. He sees that the Logging Locos are sad because Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. Thomas wants to help and is sure that he can fix Ol' Wheezy. Thomas' driver takes a look at Ol' Wheezy who wobbles and blows out smoke, but then stops. The Logging Locos are still very upset, but Thomas knows who can help, and he heads off to the Vicarstown Dieselworks.
At the Dieselworks, Den and Dart are busy as Thomas arrives. Thomas explains the situation and Dart agrees to help. Dart wants Den to go with him to Misty Island, but Thomas insists that Dart will be fine on his own. Dart repeats that he wants Den to go with him, but Thomas has already puffed away. Back on Misty Island, Thomas and Dart arrive at the Logging Station. Dart and the Logging Locos introduce themselves to each other and Dart's driver attempts to mend the logging crane. Again, Ol' Wheezy wobbles and blows out thick black smoke and then stops. Dart admits that he cannot fix Ol' Wheezy and rumbles back to Sodor with Thomas.
At the Dieselworks, Thomas asks Den to come to Misty Island. Den is hesitant and wants to take Dart with him, but Thomas tells him he will be fine on his own. Thomas is not listening and puffs away with Den following. At the Logging Station, Thomas takes Den to the lifeless Ol' Wheezy. Den's driver tries to fix Ol' Wheezy and, like Dart and Thomas' drivers, fails. Just like before, Ol' Wheezy rumbles and rocks and bellows black smoke, but does not start. Den races away, leaving the Logging Locos still feeling depressed. Thomas really wants to help, so he offers to take another look at Ol' Wheezy. Thomas' driver fiddles with Ol' Wheezy, who is now in an even worse state. Ol' Wheezy shudders violently, sending bits of wood, metal, and blobs of oil everywhere. Thick black smoke covers the Logging Station. Thomas realises that he has only made things worse and wishes that Percy was with him to help. He then realises that Den needed Dart's help to fix Ol' Wheezy as two boilers are always better than one.
Thomas races back to the Dieselworks, where after he is chewed out on his selfishness by 'Arry and Bert, he apologises for not listening to Den and Dart before and asks them to return to Misty Island together. Once there, their engineers go to fix Ol' Wheezy and the crane roars to life with a rattle. Ol' Wheezy is soon hurling logs into the Logging Pond and all over the Logging Station. Bash, Dash, and Ferdinand are delighted, and they all laugh as Ol' Wheezy throws an extra special pile of logs.
Characters
- Thomas
- Bash and Dash
- Ferdinand
- 'Arry and Bert
- Den
- Dart
- Ol' Wheezy
- Hee-Haw
- Percy (does not speak)
- Henry (cameo)
- Gordon (cameo)
- Toby (cameo)
- Emily (cameo)
- Stanley (cameo)
- Charlie (cameo)
- Belle (cameo)
- Annie (cameo)
- The Lady with the Big Hat (cameo)
Locations
Cast
UK
- Ben Small as Thomas and Ferdinand
- Matt Wilkinson as Bash
- Keith Wickham as Dash and Den
- Kerry Shale as 'Arry
- William Hope as Bert
- Rupert Degas as Dart
US
- Martin Sherman as Thomas
- William Hope as Bash and Bert
- Kerry Shale as Dash and 'Arry
- Glenn Wrage as Ferdinand
- Rupert Degas as Dart
- Keith Wickham as Den
Trivia
- This is the first episode to have William Hope voicing Bert.
- Stock footage from the fourteenth series episode, Jumping Jobi Wood! is used.
Goofs
- In the first scene of Thomas approaching the Logging Locos, Thomas is not pulling a flatbed, but in the next scene, he is.
- In the UK dub, the narrator refers to both Den and Dart's drivers as "engineers". Engineer is the American term for an engine driver.
- The narrator says Dart had never seen the Logging Locos before. However, in the fifteenth series episode, Tree Trouble, Dart was seen meeting them.
- At the end of the episode, the narrator says, "Ol' Wheezy threw an 'extra special' log", but he throws a pile of logs.
Merchandise
- TrackMaster - Wild, Whirling Ol' Wheezy Set (discontinued)
- Magazine Stories - Ol' Wheezy Wobbles and Wobbly Ol' Wheezy
In Other Languages
Language | Title |
---|---|
Czech | Chvějící se Starý Dýchavičník |
French | Le blues de l'île de Brume |
Galician | Vello Wheezy Cambalea |
German | Spring an, Old Wheezy! |
Hungarian | Vén Lihi lerobban |
Italian | Ol Wheezy ha smesso di Funzionare! |
Japanese | こわれたオールド・ウィージー |
Korean | 통나무 기중기가 아파요! (dub) 망가진 올휘지 (subtitles) |
Latin American Spanish | Ol' Wheezy se Tambalea |
Norwegian | Gamle Snøfte |
Polish | Zepsuty Kręciołek |
Portuguese | Ol' Wheezy Treme |
Romanian | Vechiul Wheezy Nu Mai Funcționează |
Russian | Визи сломался (Original) Старина Визи сломался (Alternate) |
Spanish | El Viejo Wheezy se Tambalea |
Taiwanese Mandarin | 摇摆的欧维斯 |
Home Media Releases
#01 Race to the Rescue | #08 Thomas Toots the Crows | #15 Muddy Matters |
#02 Ol' Wheezy Wobbles | #09 Bust My Buffers! | #16 Whiff's Wish |
#03 Express Coming Through | #10 Percy and the Calliope | #17 Welcome Stafford |
#04 Percy and the Monster of Brendam | #11 Thomas and the Sounds of Sodor | #18 Don't Bother Victor! |
#05 Ho Ho Snowman | #12 Salty's Surprise | #19 Happy Birthday Sir! |
#06 Flash Bang Wallop! | #13 Sodor Surprise Day | #20 The Christmas Tree Express |
#07 Thomas and the Rubbish Train | #14 Emily's Winter Party Special | |