List of Shining Time Station episodes

This is a list for episodes of the PBS children’s television series, Shining Time Station.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1989)

• Season 1 consists of 20 episodes.^[1]

Mr. Conductor: Ringo Starr

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Thomas stories		The Jukebox Band’s Songs	Music Video	Air Date
1	“A Place Unlike Any Other”	Matthew Diamond	Brian McConnachie	Thomas Gets Tricked	Edward Helps Out	“I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”	“Start Where You Are”	January 29, 1989
2	“Does it Bite?”	Matthew Diamond	Brian McConnachie	Come Out, Henry!	Henry to the Rescue	“Camptown Races”	“Don’t Be Afraid”	February 5, 1989
3	“And the Band Played Off”	Matthew Diamond	Brian McConnachie	A Big Day for Thomas	Trouble for Thomas	“She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain”	“Learn from Your Mistakes”	February 12, 1989
4	“Pitching In and Helping Out”	Matthew Diamond	Ellis Weiner	Thomas Saves the Day	James Learns a Lesson	“Railroad Corral”		February 19, 1989
5	“Show and Yell”	Matthew Diamond	Brian McConnachie	Foolish Freight Cars	A Proud Day for James	“Freight Train”	“Bounce Back”	February 26, 1989
6	“Faith, Hope and Anxiety”	Matthew Diamond	Brian McConnachie	Thomas and the Conductor	Thomas Goes Fishing	“Wabash Cannonball”	“The Kite Song”	March 5, 1989
7	“Agree to Disagree”	Matthew Diamond	Ellis Weiner	Terence the Tractor	Thomas and Bertie’s Great Race	“Abilene”	“We Do Things Differently”	March 12, 1989
8	“Whistle While You Work”	Matthew Diamond	Ellis Weiner	Tenders and Turntables	Trouble in the Shed	“Pop Goes the Weasel”	“Let’s All Work Together”	March 19, 1989
9	“Two Old Hands”	Matthew Diamond	Ellis Weiner	Percy Runs Away	Thomas Comes to Breakfast	“A Railroader for Me”	“Baking a Cake”	March 26, 1989
10	“Happy Accidents”	Matthew Diamond	Alan Kingsberg	Henry’s Special Coal	The Flying Kipper	“Wreck of the Old 97”		April 2, 1989
11	“Ring in the Old”	Matthew Diamond	Alan Kingsberg	Toby the Tram Engine	Thomas Breaks the Rules	“Train Is a Comin‘“	“Old But Wise”	April 9, 1989
12	“Impractical Jokes”	Matthew Diamond	Ellis Weiner	A Cow on the Line	Old Iron	“Poor Paddy Works on the Railway”		April 16, 1989
13	“Finders Keepers”	Gregory Lehane	Brian McConnachie	Double Trouble	James in a Mess	“The Desperado”	Tubby the Tuba (excerpt)	April 23, 1989
14	“Just Wild About Harry’s Workshop”	Gregory Lehane	Ellis Weiner	Duck Takes Charge	Percy Proves a Point	“Union Train”	“What Goes Around Comes Around”	April 30, 1989
15	“Promises, Promises”	Gregory Lehane	Ellis Weiner	Better Late Than Never	Pop Goes the Diesel	“Oh! Susanna”		May 7, 1989
16	“Word’s Out”	Gregory Lehane	Brian McConnachie	Diesel’s Devious Deed	A Close Shave for Duck	“Jesse James”	“Be Good to Yourself”	May 14, 1989
17	“Too Many Cooks”	Gregory Lehane	Ellis Weiner	Gordon Takes a Dip	Down the Mine	“The Ballad of Casey Jones”		May 21, 1989
18	“Mapping it Out”	Gregory Lehane	Ellis Weiner	The Runaway	Percy Takes the Plunge	“Red River Valley”	“Follow Directions”	May 28, 1989
19	“Things That Go Ga-Hooga in the Night”	Gregory Lehane	Brian McConnachie	Percy’s Ghostly Trick	Woolly Bear	“Oh My Darling, Clementine”		June 4, 1989
20	“Is This the End?”	Gregory Lehane	Brian McConnachie	Saved from Scrap	A New Friend for Thomas	“Little Black Train”		June 11, 1989

Christmas Special (1990)

Mr. Conductor: Ringo Starr

Title	Directed by	Written by	Thomas stories		The Jukebox Band’s Songs	Music Video	Air Date
“‘Tis a Gift”	Gregory Lehane	Brian McConnachie	TV: Terence the Tractor after-content-x4 VHS: Thomas’ Christmas Party	TV: Thomas’ Christmas Party VHS: Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree	“Over the River and Through the Wood” “Jingle Bells” “It’s Christmas time at the Railway Station” “Simple Gifts”	“The Hobo Song”	November 25, 1990

Season 2 (1991)

• Season 2 consists of 20 episodes.^[2]
• Jason Woliner and Nicole Leach reprise their Season 1 main roles for two episodes.
• Only two episodes this seasons features only one Thomas story as opposed to two, this would be common place in the following season.

Mr. Conductor: George Carlin

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Thomas stories		The Jukebox Band’s Songs	Music Video	Air Date
1	“Scare Dares”	Stan Swan	Ellis Weiner	Percy’s Ghostly Trick	Thomas, Percy and the Dragon	“Midnight Special”	“What Am I Afraid Of?”	November 18, 1991
2	“Oh, What a Tangled Web”	Stan Swan	Sean Kelly	Diesel’s Devious Deed	No Joke for James	“Mama Don’t Allow”		November 19, 1991
3	“The Magic is Believing”	Stan Swan	Brian McConnachie	Old Iron	Edward’s Exploit	“Nine Hundred Miles”		November 20, 1991
4	“Win, Lose or Draw”	Stan Swan	Jill Golick	Double Trouble	Gordon and the Famous Visitor	“Arkansas Traveler”		November 21, 1991
5	“Sweet and Sour”	Gregory Lehane	Wilson Coneybeare	Donald and Douglas	The Deputation	“Erie Canal”		November 22, 1991
6	“Achoo”	Stan Swan	Brian McConnachie	Trust Thomas	Whistles and Sneezes	“Cosher Bailey’s Engine”	“Caring”	November 25, 1991
7	“A Dog’s Life”	Gregory Lehane	Wilson Coneybeare	James in a Mess	The Trouble with Mud	“Home on the Range”		November 26, 1991
8	“Field Day”	Gregory Lehane	Sean Kelly	Percy Proves a Point	Thomas and Bertie’s Great Race	“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”	“Everyone’s a Winner”	November 27, 1991
9	“Wrong Track”	Gregory Lehane	Wilson Coneybeare	Thomas Saves the Day	Down the Mine	“Sweet Betsy from Pike”		November 28, 1991
10	“Washout”	Gregory Lehane	Jill Golick	Bertie’s Chase	Percy’s Promise	“Cumberland Gap”		November 29, 1991
11	“Crackpot”	Stan Swan	Jill Golick	Woolly Bear	Henry’s Forest	“John Henry”		December 16, 1991
12	“Yabba, Yabba, Yabba”	Stan Swan	Ellis Weiner	Pop Goes the Diesel	Diesel Does it Again	“Old Dan Tucker”		December 17, 1991
13	“Nickel in a Pickle”	Gregory Lehane	Wilson Coneybeare	Thomas Comes to Breakfast	Thomas Gets Bumped	“My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean”		December 18, 1991
14	“Stop the Press”	Stan Swan	Sean Kelly	Percy and the Signal	A Big Day for Thomas	“Tennessee Central (Number 9)”		December 19, 1991
15	“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not”	Gregory Lehane	Sean Kelly	Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train		“Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair”	“Would He Ever”	December 20, 1991
16	“Double Trouble”	Gregory Lehane	Don Arioli	The Diseasel	Donald’s Duck	“This Train”		December 23, 1991
17	“Is Anybody There?”	Gregory Lehane	Peter Wildman	Thomas Goes Fishing	A Scarf for Percy	“Chattanooga Choo Choo”		December 24, 1991
18	“Do I Hear”	Gregory Lehane	Wilson Coneybeare	Mavis	Toby’s Tightrope	“The Riddle Song”	“Better When He Grows Up”	December 25, 1991
19	“Jingle, Jingle, Jingle”	Stan Swan	Brian McConnachie	Time for Trouble	Trouble for Thomas	“City of New Orleans”		December 26, 1991
20	“All’s Fair”	Stan Swan	Ellis Weiner	Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party		“The Railroad Cars Are Coming”	“Home”	December 27, 1991

Season 3 (1993)

• Didi Conn has a haircut only in this season.
• Starting with this season, Danielle Marcot was added to the opening credits.
• This season consisted of 25 episodes.^[3]
• This season mostly features episodes with one Thomas story each, only 6 episodes retain the two story format from the first two seasons.

Mr. Conductor: George Carlin

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Thomas stories		The Jukebox Band’s Songs	Music Video	Air Date
1	“Becky Makes a Wish”	Wayne Moss	Sean Kelly	All at Sea		“Cielito Lindo”	“Help Your Wish Along”	March 22, 1993
2	“Schemer’s Alone”	John Ferraro	Wilson Coneybeare	Percy, James and the Fruitful Day		“Polly Wolly Doodle”	“I Can Do It”	March 23, 1993
3	“Bully for Mr. Conductor”	Wayne Moss	Brian McConnachie	Bulgy		“Jamaica Farewell”	“Bad Guy”	March 24, 1993
4	“Stacy Cleans Up”	Wayne Moss	Brian McConnachie	James Goes Buzz Buzz		“Five Hundred Miles”	“If Everyone Did a Little”	March 25, 1993
5	“Schemer’s Robot”	John Ferraro	Wilson Coneybeare	Tenders and Turntables	Trouble in the Shed	“While Strolling Thru the Park One Day”		April 19, 1993
6	“Billy Saves the Day”	Wayne Moss	Jill Golick	A New Friend for Thomas		“Get On Board, Little Children”		April 20, 1993
7	“Billy’s Party”	Wayne Moss	Brian McConnachie	Thomas and Percy’s Mountain Adventure		“We Gather Together/Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Medley”	“Thanksgiving”	April 21, 1993
8	“Fortune Teller Schemer”	Wayne Moss	Ellis Weiner	Thomas and the Conductor	A Cow on the Line	“Turkey in the Straw”		April 22, 1993
9	“Billy’s Runaway Train”	John Ferraro	Sean Kelly	A Close Shave for Duck		“Freight Train Blues”		May 3, 1993
10	“Schemer Goes Camping”	John Ferraro	Wilson Coneybeare	Percy Takes the Plunge		“Crawdad”	“Team”	May 4, 1993
11	“Mr. Conductor’s Evil Twin”	John Ferraro	Don Arioli	Heroes		“Danny Boy”		May 5, 1993
12	“Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station”	John Ferraro	Wilson Coneybeare	Gordon Takes a Dip		“Engine One-Forty-Three”		May 6, 1993
13	“Mr. Conductor’s Fourth of July”	John Ferraro	Sean Kelly	Escape		“Patriotic Medley”		May 17, 1993
14	“Stacy Forgets Her Name”	Wayne Moss	Sean Kelly	Thomas Gets Tricked		“Lullaby Medley”		May 18, 1993
15	“Schemer’s Special Club”	Wayne Moss	Ellis Weiner	Oliver Owns Up		“Old Joe Clark”		May 19, 1993
16	“Mr. Conductor’s Movie”	Wayne Moss	Marie Therese Squerciati	Tender Engines		“There’s No Business Like Show Business”		May 20, 1993
17	“The Joke’s on Schemer”	Wayne Moss	Ellis Weiner	Wrong Road		“This Old Man”	“Laugh and a Half”	May 31, 1993
18	“Dance Crazy”	John Ferraro	Jill Golick	Percy Runs Away		“Orange Blossom Special”	“Dancin’ Maitre D‘“	June 1, 1993
19	“Mysterious Stranger”	Wayne Moss	Marie Therese Squerciati	Come Out, Henry!	Henry to the Rescue	“Waltzing Matilda”	“Everyone’s Afraid of Something”	June 2, 1993
20	“Dan’s Big Race”	John Ferraro	Wilson Coneybeare	Henry’s Special Coal	The Flying Kipper	“Michael, Row the Boat Ashore”	“Start All Over Again”	June 3, 1993
21	“Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out”	Wayne Moss	Brian McConnachie	One Good Turn		“New River Train”		June 7, 1993
22	“Mr. Conductor’s Big Sleepwalk”	John Ferraro	Don Arioli	Better Late Than Never		“Beautiful Dreamer”	“Dreamland”	June 8, 1993
23	“The Mayor Runs for Re-Election”	Wayne Moss	Ellis Weiner	James Learns a Lesson	Foolish Freight Cars	“Hurray for the Railway”		June 9, 1993
24	“Stacy Says No”	John Ferraro	Jill Golick	Duck Takes Charge		“Cannonball Blues”		June 10, 1993
25	“How the Station Got Its Name”	John Ferraro	Jill Golick	Toby the Tram Engine	Thomas Breaks the Rules	“Cowboy Medley”		June 11, 1993

Family Specials (1995)

Mr. Conductor: George Carlin^[4]

Mr. Conductor’s Thomas Tales (1996)

Mr. Conductor: George Carlin^[5]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Stories					Song	Air Date
1	“Missing Whistles”	Steve Wright	Sean Kelly	Bulls Eyes	Train Stops Play	Percy’s Ghostly Trick	Thomas, Percy and the Dragon	Special Funnel	Really Useful Engine	October 7, 1996
2	“Wildlife”	Steve Wright	Sean Kelly	Four Little Engines	Trouble for Thomas	Toad Stands By	Thomas Saves the Day	Rusty Helps Peter Sam	Toby	October 14, 1996
3	“Wish You Were Here”	Steve Wright	Sean Kelly	Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train	Mind That Bike	Rock ‘n’ Roll	Home at Last	Thomas and the Special Letter	Island Song	October 21, 1996
4	“For the Birds”	Steve Wright	Sean Kelly	A Bad Day for Sir Handel	Steam Roller	Old Iron	Double Trouble	Bowled Out	Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover	October 28, 1996
5	“Splish, Splash, Splosh”	Steve Wright	Sean Kelly	Passengers and Polish	Gallant Old Engine	Bertie’s Chase	Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady	You Can’t Win	Gone Fishing	November 4, 1996
6	“Paint the Town Red”	Steve Wright	Sean Kelly	Come Out, Henry!	Fish	Whistles and Sneezes	Henry and the Elephant	Bulldog	Let’s Have a Race	November 11, 1996

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