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Shining Time Station
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Shining Time Station title screen
Created byBritt Allcroft
Rick Sigglekow
StarringThomas & Friends
Ringo Starr season 1
George Carlin seasons 2 onwards
Didi Conn
Brian O'Connor
et al.
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes65
Production
Running time22-23 Minutes
Original release
NetworkPBS
Release1989 –
1998
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Shining Time Station was an American spinoff of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series, although it was co-created by Britt Allcroft. The series aired on PBS from 1989 to 1993, but returned in specials in 1995 and as Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1997. The series was produced by Britt Allcroft Inc. and Quality Family Entertainment Inc..

the show centers around a railroad station of the same name located in the Indian Valley. The station master is Stacy Jones and the engineer is Harry Cooper, who would later be replaced by Billy Twofeathers .

There is also an arcade with a Jukebox. The owner of the arcade is the humoristic Schemer who likes to play tricks on people.

An 18-inch conductor lives in a painting on the station wall. He goes to the Island of Sodor and tells stories about Thomas the Tank Engine.

The kids who come to the station are Becky, Dan, Matt, Tanya and Kara.

Cast

Season 1 regulars

Series regulars

Series' segments

Seasons 3 regulars

Episodes

Season 1

  • 1.A Place Unlike Any Other

Thomas Stories: Thomas Gets Tricked and Edward Helps Out

  • 2.Does It Bite?

Thomas Stories: Come Out Henry and Henry To The Rescue

  • 3.And the Band Played Off

Thomas Stories: A Big Day For Thomas and Trouble For Thomas

  • 4.Pitching In and Helping Out

Thomas Stories: Thomas Saves the Day and James Learns a Lesson

  • 5.Show and Yell

Thomas Stories: Foolish Freight Cars and A Proud Day For James

  • 6.Faith, Hope and Anxiety

Thomas Stories: Thomas & The Conductor and Thomas Goes Fishing

  • 7.Agree to Disagree

Thomas Stories: Terence The Tractor and Thomas & Bertie's Great Race

  • 8.Whistle While You Work

Thomas Stories: Tenders & Turntables and Trouble In The Shed

  • 9.Two Old Hands

Thomas Stories: Percy Runs Away and Thomas Comes To Breakfast

  • 10.Happy Accidents

Thomas Stories: Henry's Special Coal and The Flying Kipper

  • 11.Ring in the Old

Thomas Stories: Toby The Tram Engine and Thomas Breaks The Rules

  • 12.Impratical Jokes

Thomas Stories: A Cow On The Line and Old Iron

  • 13.Finders Keepers

Thomas Stories: Double Trouble and James In A Mess

  • 14.Just Wild About Harry's Workshop

Thomas Stories: Duck Takes Charge and Percy Proves A Point

  • 15.Promises, Promises

Thomas Stories: Better Late Than Never and Pop Goes The Diesel

  • 16.Words Out

Thomas Stories: Diesel's Devious Deed and A Close Shave For Duck

  • 17.Too Many Cooks

Thomas Stories: Gordon Takes a Dip and Down The Mine

  • 18.Mapping It Out

Thomas Stories: The Runaway and Percy Takes The Plunge

  • 19.Things That Go Ga-Hooga in the Night

Thomas Stories: Percy's Ghostly Trick and Woolly Bear

  • 20.Is This the End?

Thomas Stories: Saved From Scrap and A New Friend For Thomas

  • Christmas Special:Tis' A Gift

Thomas Stories:Thomas' Christmas Party and Thomas & The Missing Christmas Tree

Season 2

  • 1.Scare Dares

Thomas Stories: Percy's Ghostly Trick and Thomas, Percy and the Dragon

  • 2.Oh, What a Tangled Web

Thomas Story: Diesel's Devious Deed

  • 3.The Magic is Believing

Thomas Stories: Old Iron and Edward's Exploit

  • 4.Win, Lose or Draw

Thomas Stories: Double Trouble and Gordon and the Famous Visitor

  • 5.Sweet and Sour

Thomas Stories: Donald and Douglas and The Deputation

  • 6.Achoo

Thomas Stories: Whistles and Sneezes and Trust Thomas

  • 7.A Dog's Life

Thomas Stories: Donald's Duck and A Scarf for Percy

  • 8.Field Day

Thomas Stories: Percy Proves a Point and Thomas and Bertie's Great Race

  • 9.Wrong Track

Thomas Story: A Big Day for Thomas

  • 10.Washout

Thomas Stories: Bertie's Chase and Percy's Promise

  • 11.Crackpot

Thomas Story: Henry's Forest

  • 12.Yabba, Yabba, Yabba

Thomas Stories: Mavis and Toby's Tightrope

  • 13.Nickel in a Pickle

Thomas Stories: Thomas Comes to Breakfast and Thomas Gets Bumped

  • 14.Stop the Press

Thomas Story: Pop Goes the Diesel

  • 15.He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Thomas Story: Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train

  • 16.Double Trouble

Thomas Story: One Good Turn

  • 17.Is Anybody There?

Thomas Stories: Diesel Does It Again and The Trouble with Mud

  • 18.Do I Hear?

Thomas Stories: Time for Trouble and No Joke for James

  • 19.Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

Thomas Story: Daisy

  • 20.All's Fair

Thomas Story: Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party

Season 3

  • 1.Becky Makes a Wish

Thomas Story: All at Sea

  • 2.Schemer's Alone

Thomas Story: Percy, James and the Fruitful Day

  • 3.Bully for Mr. Conductor

Thomas Story: Bulgy

  • 4.Stacy Cleans Up

Thomas Story: James Goes Buzz, Buzz

  • 5.Schemer's Robot

Thomas Stories: Tenders & Turntables and Trouble In The Shed

  • 6.Billy Saves The Day

Thomas Story: A New Friend For Thomas

  • 7.Billy's Party

Thomas Story: Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure

  • 8.Fortune Teller Schemer

Thomas Story: A Cow on the Line

  • 9.Billy's Runaway Train

Thomas Story: A Close Shave for Duck

  • 10.Schemer Camps In

Thomas Story: Percy Takes the Plunge

  • 11.Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin

Thomas Story: Heroes

  • 12.Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station

Thomas Story: Gordon Takes a Dip

  • 13. 4th of July

Thomas Story: Escape

  • 14.Stacy Forgets Her Name

Thomas Story: Thomas Gets Tricked

  • 15.Schemer's Special Club

Thomas Story: Oliver Owns Up

  • 16.Mr. Conductor's Movie

Thomas Story: Tender Engines

  • 17.The Joke's on Schemer

Thomas Story: Wrong Road

  • 18.Dance Crazy

Thomas Story: Percy Runs Away

  • 19.Mysterious Stranger

Thomas Stories: Come Out, Henry and Henry to the Rescue

  • 20.Dan's Big Race

Thomas Stories: Henry's Special Coal and The Flying Kipper

  • 21.Mr. Conductor's Gets Left Out

Thomas Story: One Good Turn

  • 22.Mr. Conductor's Big Sleepwalk

Thomas Story: Better Late Than Never

  • 23.The Mayor Runs for Re-Election

Thomas Story: James Learns a Lesson

  • 24.Stacy Says No

Thomas Story: Duck Takes Charge

  • 25.How the Station Got Its Name

Thomas Stories: Toby the Tram Engine and Thomas Breaks the Rules

T.V. specials

  • Once Upon a Time

Thomas Stories: Rusty to the Rescue and Thomas and Stepney

  • Second Chances

Thomas Stories: Granpuff and Sleeping Beauty

  • One of the Family

Thomas Stories: Toad Stands By and Thomas and the Special Letter

  • Queen for a Day

Thomas Stories: Thomas Meets the Queen and Special Attraction


Specials and funding

In 1991, there was a Christmas special called Shining Time Station: 'Tis A Gift. It was Ringo Starr's last appearance on the series as Mr. Conductor; Lloyd Bridges portrays Mr. Nicholas. Beginning in 1995, there was a series of family specials. In the first of which, before the annual Founders' Day celebration, Becky wishes to meet a real cowboy from a long time ago for just one day. The wish is granted when a cowboy named Ned Kincaid (Ed Begley, Jr.) and his horse disappear off the wall and into the station. He sprains his hand after he falls off his horse, and Stacy brings him back to the station to bandage it up. While he's there, he becomes very popular, and he and Stacy fall in love. He even wins the Founders' Day costume contest for "dressing" like a "real" cowboy. Of course, he disappears back into the wall as a mural at the end of the day. By coincidence, next morning a man arrives at the station who looks like Ned Kincaid, and to everyone's surprise, his family name is Kincaid!

Series funders transcript

Funding for this program is made possible by a major grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by the financial support of Viewers Like You.

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