16x16 - Whiff's Wish

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[train whistle blows]

[theme song plays]

♪ They're two, they're four, They're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks And hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green and Brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the Really Useful Crew ♪

♪ All with different Roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and 'Round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

[narrator] " Whiff's Wish"

All the engines on the Island of Sodor

have different jobs.

Percy pulls the mail.

Salty shunts at Brendam docks.

Henry pulls the Flying Kipper.

Gordon thunders with the Express.

Toby and Mavis work at the quarry.

Edward, James and Emily

haul freight as well as passenger trains.

And Thomas huffs and puffs on his branch line.

Whiff is the rubbish engine.

He likes to collect all the rubbish on Sodor.

One morning, Whiff puffed into Brendam docks.

He was delivering empty rubbish trucks.

Spencer was there.

He had brought the mayor to the docks to meet a friend

from the morning boat.

Thank you, Spencer.

You've huffed and puffed very hard.

You're strong, fast and loud.

You are a very grand engine indeed.

[narrator] This made Spencer happy.

Yes. I know.

[narrator] Whiff weeshed with wonder

at Spencer's grandness.

Just then, the Fat Controller arrived.

Whiff, there are trucks

of rubbish blocking the tracks.

You are to collect them all.

Thee tracks must be clear

before the mayor returns this evening.

Grand engines don't collect rubbish trucks, Whiff.

To be a grand engine,

you must be strong fast and loud,

and you'll never be any of those.

[narrator] And Spencer steamed smugly away.

Spencer's words bubbled in Whiff's boiler.

I'm just Whiffy Whiff,

but I wish I was grand.

[narrator] Whiff puffed up to a junction.

He saw a rubbish truck waiting to be collected

on the left track.

On the right track,

he saw Emily pulling heavy coal trucks.

An idea popped in his pistons.

Strong engines are grand engines.

If I could pull one of Emily's heavy trucks,

I could be a grand engine.

[narrator] So Whiff didn't take

the left track to the rubbish truck.

He puffed up to Emily instead.

Hello, Emily, can I help you with those coal trucks?

They are very heavy Whiff

and I have to take them

all the way to the coal hopper.

Don't worry.

-I'm a strong engine. -[whistle blows]

[narrator] Emily was surprised.

Thank you, Whiff.

[narrator] So Whiff was coupled up

to some of Emily's coal trucks.

Whiff chuffed happily away.

Goodbye, Emily.

Now I'm a strong engine,

so I'm almost a grand engine.

[narrator] Whiff chuffed happily to a junction.

On the right track Whiff saw a rubbish truck

waiting to be collected.

On the left track, he saw Edward

pulling flatbeds of fence posts.

Edward was looking worried.

So Whiff didn't take the right track

to the rubbish truck.

He chuffed up to Edward instead.

[whistle blows]

Hello, Edward, what's wrong?

I'm late.

I still have to deliver these

fence posts to farmer McColl.

I'll help. I'm very fast.

And my pistons are pumping to go.

[narrator] Edward was surprised.

Thank You, Whiff.

[narrator] So Whiff was coupled up

to some of Edward's flatbeds

and puffed quickly away.

Goodbye, Edward.

[whistle blows]

Now I'm a fast engine and a strong engine.

I'm nearly a grand engine.

Here comes a big bend.

I must blow my whistle.

[narrator] Then an idea fizzed in his fire box.

Grand engines are loud engines.

I'll blow my whistle as loud as I can.

[blows whistle]

[narrator] Whiff huffed and puffed.

He whistled his loudest whistle.

Then there was trouble.

Percy had stopped in the middle of the track.

And with a crash in the bash,

Whiff smashed into him.

Luckily, no one was hurt.

Bust my buffers.

Percy, why did you stop there?

Because your rubbish trucks

are blocking the track Whiff.

Oh no, I haven't collected

any of the rubbish trucks.

The Fat Controller will be cross.

[narrator] Whiff felt terrible

and he didn't feel grand.

I'm sorry, Percy.

[narrator] Percy weeshed.

Now I'm worried that I'll be late

to pick up my mail trucks.

[narrator] Whiff gasped.

Percy was never late with his mail trucks.

Whiff thought Percy was a grand engine.

He always did his job well.

Whiff's boiler bubbled.

Whiff knew what he had to do.

Of course, if I do my job well,

then I can be a grand engine

after all just like Percy.

[narrator] Whiff was coupled up

to the rubbish trucks

and chuffed happily away.

[upbeat music]

Thank you, Whiff.

[Percy whistle blows]

[narrator] Whiff clickety-clacked along the tracks.

First, I must deliver the coal trucks

and the fence posts.

Then I will rattle and race to pick up

the rest of the rubbish trucks.

[narrator] Whiff was happy with his decision.

He whistled a cheery hello,

as he chuffed through Knapford station.

So first, Whiff delivered

the fence posts to farmer McColl.

Thank you, Whiff.

[narrator] Farmer McColl was happy.

He could now repair his fence

and keep his sheep and cows from straying onto the tracks.

Then, Whiff delivered the coal trucks.

Now there'd be enough coal

for all the engines who needed to stop at the hopper.

Lastly, Whiff had to collect all the rubbish trucks.

He was fast.

He was strong...

and he was very loud.

[train whistle blows]

At Wellsworth, Whiff saw Spencer.

Spencer sniffed snootily.

Phew. I see you're still

whiffy with the smelly rubbish engine.

You'll never be a grand engine like me.

[narrator] Whiff smiled.

Sorry, Spencer.

I have to hurry.

These trucks are heavy

and I have to take them to the waste dump.

[narrator] Just then, Gordon pulled in

with the Express.

The mayor and the Fat Controller were on board.

Well done, Whiff.

All the tracks were clear.

You have been a really useful engine.

And a grand one.

Thank you, sir.

[narrator] Then Whiff the grand,

beamed from buffer to buffer.

[theme song begins]

[train whistle blows]

♪ They're two, they're four ♪

♪ They're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks And hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green and Brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the Really Useful Crew ♪

♪ All with different Roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and 'Round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

♪ Thomas, he's the cheeky one ♪

♪ James is vain But lots of fun ♪

♪ Percy pulls the Mail on time ♪

♪ Gordon thunders Down the line ♪

♪ Emily really Knows her stuff ♪

♪ Henry toots and Huffs and puffs ♪

♪ Edward wants to Help and share ♪

♪ Toby, well, let's Say, he's square ♪

♪ They're two, they're four ♪

♪ They're six, they're eight ♪

♪ Shunting trucks And hauling freight ♪

♪ Red and green and Brown and blue ♪

♪ They're the Really Useful Crew ♪

♪ All with different Roles to play ♪

♪ 'Round Tidmouth Sheds or far away ♪

♪ Down the hills and 'Round the bends ♪

♪ Thomas and his friends ♪

[whistles]

[closing theme plays]