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115. Haunted Henry.
Written by: Britt Allcroft, David Mitton and David Maidment.
Aired: UK: 28 September 1998. AUS: 7 December 1998. CAN: 28 January 1999.
Written by: Britt Allcroft, David Mitton and David Maidment.
Aired: UK: 28 September 1998. AUS: 7 December 1998. CAN: 28 January 1999.
One evening, Henry is working late with Edward and an owl hoots. Edward warns Henry that when the owl hoots, a mist will roll in soon, along with a ghost. Henry scoffs at the story and sets off with his goods train, but later to his surprise, a mist does roll in. He has to slow at an amber signal and after seeing a closed crossing gate, a red signal, a coat discarded on a tree branch and a light flickering at a station, Henry's crew decide to turn back. The next day, they discover that a nearby viaduct was unsafe and would have collapsed if they had tried to cross. Later, Henry's driver informs him that the viaduct has been repaired and they can try to cross again that night.
While preparing to leave with his train, Henry gets spooked after hearing an owl hoot and Gordon speed by. The trucks tease him, but later down the old line, they see the crossing gates close and a signal turn red by themselves and they become spooked too. Regardless, they charge forward through the gates and an anonymous figure monitors Henry. Worse still, ahead is a landslide on the line. The trucks run over the rubble and plunge into a ravine. Soon, Old Bailey the fogman arrives on a handcart and reprimands Henry and his crew for not heeding his warnings. Henry's driver apologises and to make up for it, Sir Topham Hatt reopens the station and Old Bailey is made the stationmaster.
A lot of diehard Henry fans love this episode, and I can see why. It's perfectly fitting for Halloween, especially considering the atmosphere. And the trucks laughing at Henry the Green Engine being spooked is hilarious.
And by the way, for those of you who like to scapegoat HiT for making Henry scared, it was this episode that was the first sign of Henry being scared. Though this was for the right reason.
And the way Old Bailey the Fogman was introduced was pretty interesting too. And the mist was the right setup for the scary stuff.
Plus, another funny moment was Henry saying the owl had a low I.Q.
And by the way, for those of you who like to scapegoat HiT for making Henry scared, it was this episode that was the first sign of Henry being scared. Though this was for the right reason.
And the way Old Bailey the Fogman was introduced was pretty interesting too. And the mist was the right setup for the scary stuff.
Plus, another funny moment was Henry saying the owl had a low I.Q.
My rating: 10/10.
Season 5 scorecard:
3. A Better View for Gordon: 10/10.
4. Lady Hatt's Birthday Party: 10/10.
5. James and the Trouble with Trees: 8.5/10.
6. Gordon and the Gremlin: 9/10.
7. Bye George!: 9/10.
10. Toby and the Flood: 5.5/10.
11. Haunted Henry: 10/10.
12. Double Teething Troubles: 9.5/10.
17. Thomas and the Rumours: 9/10.
19. Happy Ever After: 8/10.
22. Make Someone Happy: 9.5/10.
25. Snow: 3.5/10.
26. Rusty and the Boulder: 7.5/10.
Season 5 so far: 8.9/10.
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