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Harold the Helicopter is a rescue helicopter in the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry and the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. He is white with a red pinstripe.He is very proud of being able to fly, and the speed and versatility this gives him. This has led to rivalries with the engines, most notably a race with Percy the Small Engine in the helicopter's first appearance, which Percy won. Despite this, he is a friend to the railway, in particular to Percy, and has often been able to help the engines out- even though they do sometimes refer to him as "whirlybird".
He is owned by the Coastguard on Sodor and lives at Dryaw airfield by Thomas' branch line and Since the movie-special Misty Island Rescue lives at the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre.
He keeps a watchful eye over the Island in case of trouble, and speeds to the rescue of anyone in distress.
He speaks in a manner reminiscent of an RAF pilot as depicted in movies of the 1940s and 50s, using terms such as "wizard" in conversation.
Harold makes his first appearance in Percy the Small Engine (1956), appearing in two stories. He is not seen again under the Reverend's name, but reappears in More About Thomas the Tank Engine (1986) and Thomas Comes Home (1992) by Christopher Awdry.
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Filmography of Harold the Helicopter (1 films)
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, 1hDirected by Greg Tiernan
Genres Animation
Actors Martin Sherman, Keith Wickham, Teresa Gallagher, Togo Igawa, Ben Small, Kerry Shale
Rating48%
A new Sodor Search and Rescue Center is being built for Harold, Rocky and Captain, a new lifeboat. Jobi wood is needed in order to build it, delivered from Hiro's homeland. All the engines want to help deliver the Jobi wood. Meanwhile, Diesel feels insulted after Thomas teased him for not being a steam engine. Diesel tries to prove his point by taking the Jobi wood himself, resulting in a chase between him and Thomas, and all the Jobi wood being lost in the sea after Diesel almost fell off an unfinished bridge. Thomas is rewarded with collecting new wood after rescuing Diesel from the bridge. Being told there is no room on the boat, Thomas asks to be carried on a raft behind the boat. However, along the way, the rope to the raft breaks and Thomas floats away to a nearby island, Misty Island.