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- “Thank you, Toby. Your idea saved my windmill.”
- ― Dusty Miller
Toby's Windmill, retitled Toby and the Windmill in one North American release, is the tenth episode of the seventh series.
Plot
Toby's favourite place on Sodor is the old windmill that belongs to his friend, the miller. One day, Toby is on his way to collect some flour to take to market, but is so distracted by the sight of the rotating sails that he accidentally damages the flour sacks in the trucks. This makes the miller very upset as this might put him out of a job. Toby begins to worry that the windmill might close down, but his driver is more worried about a storm on the way.
Toby goes home to his shed, sad about the trouble he had caused. That night, a fierce storm sweeps across the island and lightning strikes the windmill, destroying it. The next morning, Toby carefully puffs along surveying the storm damage, especially the old windmill. The miller is unable to afford any timber, so he has lost his job. Not wanting to lose the windmill, Toby tries his best to help.
Toby discovers a fallen tree which Harvey and Terence are trying to clear away from the tracks. Toby tells the Fat Controller that the fallen tree could provide the timber required to mend the miller's windmill. The Fat Controller and the miller agree to Toby's idea and, several days later, the old windmill is restored to full, working order. The miller is very grateful and now calls the windmill "Toby's Windmill."
Characters
- Toby
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Dusty Miller
- Harvey (does not speak)
- Troublesome Trucks (do not speak)
- Terence (does not speak)
- Thomas (cameo)
- Annie and Clarabel (cameos)
- Henrietta (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- George (cameo)
- Butch (cameo)
- Farmer Finney (cameo)
- Cyril the Fogman (cameo)
- Rheneas (stock footage cameo)
- Peter Sam (stock footage cameo)
- Jeremiah Jobling (stock footage cameo)
- Lorry 2 (faceless; cameo)
Locations
- Toby's Shed
- Toby's Windmill
- Callan Castle
- The Watermill
- Dryaw Canal Runby (stock footage)
- The Second Seaside Station (stock footage)
- Skarloey (stock footage)
Trivia
- Going by production order, this is the seventh episode of the seventh series.
- Stock footage from Trucks, Special Attraction and The Fogman is used, as is a deleted scene from Time for Trouble.
- The faceless lorry that delivers flour from the newly restored windmill is the model of Lorry 2; it is clear that it is him as his registration number "LOR 2" is seen on its registration plate.
- A preserved storyboard drawn by Robert Gauld-Galliers suggests Percy was originally meant to be the main character in this episode.[1]
- This is one of several episodes from the seventh series to have its title card read on Nick Jr. and PBS half-hour ninth series airings.
- This episode marks two things for Toby:
- His only speaking role in the seventh series, which makes the seventh series the first series of the show to have Toby only have a speaking role once, the others being the seventeenth series episode, The Lost Puff and the twenty-third series episode, Heart of Gold, his last speaking role in the Classic Series.
- This episode marks the last of two things:
- The last appearance of Jeremiah Jobling.
- The last episode to feature a story line by David Mitton, while being the only story idled by him.
- Because of the use of stock footage, Trucks and this episode have the same opening shot.
- When Toby passes a farm, there is a damaged shed. It is in fact the collapsed shed from the sixth series episode, No Sleep for Cranky.
- The Arabic dub of this episode uses the eleventh series opening theme playing with footage of the Series 7 intro.
Goofs
- Because stock footage is used:
- Peter Sam is wearing his old funnel. He also has Skarloey's whistle sound.
- It suddenly turns foggy in the close-up of Toby's driver as they approach the fallen tree.
- When Toby tells the Fat Controller about the broken windmill, if inspected enough, his driver's head is actually missing. Because of this, a large scale head has been digitally added on.
- Toby's eyes are misaligned for most of the episode.
- At the end of the episode, Toby and his first, and third trucks shake a bit when he leaves the Windmill.
Merchandise
- Mega Bloks (discontinued)
- Wooden Railway (discontinued)
- TrackMaster (discontinued)
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References
| #01 Emily's New Coaches | #10 Toby's Windmill | #19 Bulgy Rides Again |
| #02 Percy Gets It Right | #11 Bad Day at Castle Loch | #20 Harold and the Flying Horse |
| #03 Bill, Ben and Fergus | #12 Rheneas and the Roller Coaster | #21 The Grand Opening |
| #04 The Old Bridge | #13 Salty's Stormy Tale | #22 Best Dressed Engine |
| #05 Edward's Brass Band | #14 Snow Engine | #23 Gordon and Spencer |
| #06 What's the Matter with Henry? | #15 Something Fishy | #24 Not So Hasty Puddings |
| #07 James and the Queen of Sodor | #16 The Runaway Elephant | #25 Trusty Rusty |
| #08 The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop | #17 Peace and Quiet | #26 Three Cheers for Thomas |
| #09 The Spotless Record | #18 Fergus Breaks the Rules | |