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- "Listen. Can you hear a strange whistling sound?"
"It's the wind blowing outside our shed, but I've never heard it like this before."
"You know, if Gordon wasn't here now, I'd say it was him thundering by with the express!" - — Thomas, Toby, and James
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| Henry's Forest | |
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| Director(s) |
David Mitton |
| Producer(s) |
Britt Allcroft |
| Writer(s) |
Andrew Brenner |
| Narrator |
Michael Angelis (UK) |
| Air date |
October 17th, 1991 (UK) |
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Henry's Forest is the ninth episode of the third season. In the US, the episode first aired on the Shining Time Station episode Crackpot.
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Plot
Henry likes going to a forest near the line, but when a storm strikes, the forest is virtually destroyed by the strong winds. Henry is devastated, so Toby, Terence, and Trevor work together to plant new trees.
Characters
- Thomas
- Henry
- James
- Toby
- Terence
- Sir Topham Hatt
- Gordon (does not speak)
- Donald (does not speak)
- Trevor (does not speak)
- Douglas (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Farmer Trotter (cameo)
Locations
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Henry's Forest
- The Lumber Mill
- The Watermill
- Wellsworth (deleted scene)
Trivia
- The Reverend W. Awdry is known for criticising this episode for its lack of reality. The major flaws he found was Henry's driver letting him visit the forest without alerting a signalman (Rule 55), paving the way for a severe crash with an unaware locomotive, and the number of trees so close to the line that could catch fire from a spark from an engine's funnel. Britt Allcroft, the episode's writer, countered the second flaw by claiming to have seen many other railways do the same thing.
- This episode was adapted from Andrew Brenner's 1990 magazine story of the same name.
- In the UK narration, James says "You know?", while in the US narration, he says "Do you know?".
- In the US narration, the line "Toby puffed slowly into the yard" is absent.
- In a deleted scene, Henry's eyes are wonky.
Goofs
- When James says "You know? ..." Henry's tender is missing.
- In the side view of Toby in the sheds his face is tilted.
- Sir Topham Hatt has a black car.
- At the beginning of the episode, Henry passes the watermill, but that is on Thomas' Branch Line.
Gallery
UK title card
US title card
Deleted scene of Henry pulling the plant vans
Gordon, Thomas, and Toby
Henry, Trevor, and Terence
Terence
Trevor
Thomas, Toby, and Henry
Henry chuffing in the forest
Deleted scene
Toby and the plant vans
Henry at the lumber mill
A deleted scene of Henry coming into Tidmouth
Deleted scene
Donald, Douglas, and Henry
Toby
Thomas
Episode
Early UK narration
British narration
American narration
