"Shining Time Station" (1990) TV series 1990-1993

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Writers:

Wilson Coneybeare (writer)
Alan Kingsberg (writer) (1990)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

An American version of the popular British children's program. Every episode, the kids (and sometimes the adults...

Plot Keywords:

Conductor | Kid | Boy | Island | Jukebox

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Danielle Marcot	...	Becky (3 episodes, 1991-1993)
Olga Felgemacher	...	Didi The Drummer (3 episodes, 1995)
Jonathan Freeman	...	Tito Swing (3 episodes, 1995)
Craig Marin	...	Rex Boy (3 episodes, 1995)
Alan Semok	...	Tex Boy (3 episodes, 1995)
Didi Conn	...	Stacy Jones (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Brian O'Connor	...	Schemer (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Bobo Lewis	...	Midge Smoot (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
Mart Hulswit	...	J.B. King Esquire (2 episodes, 1990-1993)
George Carlin	...	Mr. Conductor (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
Barbara Hamilton	...	Ginny (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
Erica Luttrell	...	Kara (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
Tom Jackson	...	Billy Twofeathers (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ari Magder	...	Dan (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
Vanéese Y. Thomas	...	Grace The Bass (2 episodes, 1990)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

South Simcoe Railway, Tottenham, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd.

Trivia:

The stationmaster is named "Stacey Jones", a reference to legendary train engineer Casey Jones.

Quotes:

Midge Smoot: Okay, Schemer, before I read you your favorite story from your favorite story book...
Schemer: Um, you're not gonna give me a beddy by kiss are you?
Midge Smoot: No, I was only going to say: pay me first or this story ends before it begins!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Rescue 911: (#5.16)" (1994)

I hate cheap cartoons (but i hate this more)

Now we see what the Americans can do to a good British show. when the Brits held Thomas as a train engine, he was cool. but then, of course, the Americans come along, and turn the great show upside down. that's the reason shining time station only lasted 3 seasons - while Thomas the train engine is still on TV.

OK, so you have a train station. you have a 10 inch tall man, called the conductor. and you have a lot of weird characters, like schemer and billy two-feathers. although that billy two-feathers guy was cool. he always had good words of advice. anyways, the show kept the Thomas the train magic in line by putting in the Thomas the train stories.

This show just sucks. Americans take everything good and turn it to crap. Thomas the train engine is an example. so why even bother to watch this show in the first place - if you can find it, that is. you might find it on PBS, but i doubt it.

This crap is 1 / 10