Shining Time Station

S01E02: Does It Bite?

Matt and Tanya meet Mr.Conductor for the first time and become friends with him. Matt learns to overcome his fear and realizes that he should not be afraid of Harry.

Overview

Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York City and then in Toronto. It incorporated sequences from the British TV show Thomas & Friends. The series aired on PBS from January 1989 to June 1993, but aired re-runs until 1997. It aired on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999. It also aired on Nick Jr. in 2000 and on Canadian TV networks such as APTN and SCN. Elements from the show were incorporated into the Thomas the Tank Engine film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

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Episodes

S01E01 A Place Unlike Any Other

January 29, 1989 30 min
Matt, Stacy, Tanya and Harry arrive at Shining Time Station. They find out that the station is an old, but very special place. ""Like they say, there is just something about this place...""

S01E02 Does It Bite?

February 5, 1989 30 min
Matt and Tanya meet Mr.Conductor for the first time and become friends with him. Matt learns to overcome his fear and realizes that he should not be afraid of Harry.

S01E03 And the Band Played Off

February 12, 1989 30 min
Stacy made a mistake on the train schedule. This causes a train passenger to miss his train, and he gets very upset. Matt, Tanya and Mr.Conductor helped Stacy and made her realize that people often...

S01E04 Pitching In And Helping Out

February 19, 1989 30 min
Mr. Conductor shows the kids that a lot of nice things can be made with a ball of string. The kids use it to make decorations and help Schemer tie his shoes

S01E05 Show and Yell

February 26, 1989 30 min
Matt and Tanya did a puppet show. It was not a success at first, but with the help of Harry, Stacy and Mr.Conductor, the kids learn that they should always try their best and never...

S01E06 Faith, Hope and Anxiety

March 5, 1989 30 min
The kids are sad because Harry could not take them fishing. Stacy cheers them up and told them not to let this disappointment ruin their day.

S01E07 Agree to Disagree

March 12, 1989 30 min
Matt wants to read a book, but Tanya wants him to play. They get into an argument. They learn that they can do different things and still be friends.

S01E08 Whistle While You Work

March 19, 1989 30 min
Schemer thinks that little jobs (like cleaning up the station) are not important. This causes him to have some problems and he later learns to take more responsibility.

S01E09 Two Old Hands

March 26, 1989 30 min
Mr.Conductor does not want to talk to Harry because he is afraid that Harry will not like him. Matt and Tanya encouraged Mr.Conductor to prepare a surprise birthday party for Harry.

S01E10 Happy Accidents

April 2, 1989 30 min
Matt and Tanya learn the importance of being careful to avoid accidents.

S01E11 Ring in the Old

April 9, 1989 30 min
Matt and Tanya learn to appreciate old people and realize that old people have a lot to share with young people.

S01E12 Impractical Jokes

April 16, 1989 30 min
Schemer likes to play jokes on people. When one of his jokes backfires, he learns that some times are better than others to play jokes.

S01E13 Finders Keepers

April 23, 1989 30 min
Matt and Tanya found a saxophone in the lost and found. When the concerned owner of the saxophone comes to the station to look for the instrument, the kids learn that it is wrong to...

S01E14 Just Wild about Harry's Workshop

April 30, 1989 30 min
Schemer wants to turn Harry's workshop into a snack bar. When his arcade broke down, he learns how important the workshop is. He realizes that without the workshop, Harry cannot fix his arcade.

S01E15 Promises, Promises

May 7, 1989 30 min
When Stacy was absent, Schemer bought many arcade items and turned the station into an amusement park. Later, Stacy gets in trouble with J.B. King, who wants to close the station.

S01E16 Words Out

May 14, 1989 30 min
The station has a reduced train schedule and everybody is concerned that the station would be forced to close. Midge Smoot comes and convinces the people to realize how important the station is.

S01E17 Too Many Cooks

May 21, 1989 30 min
Schemer uses the wrong ingredients to make a sandwich spread for the mayor's party. The mayor got mad at Schemer, so Stacy and the kids help Schemer prepare a new sandwich spread.

S01E18 Mapping it Out

May 28, 1989 30 min
Matt and Tanya go on a train ride without telling anyone. This causes Harry and Stacy to worry a lot. The kids learn that they must always tell an adult where they are going.

S01E19 Things that Go Ga-Hooga! in the Night

June 4, 1989 30 min
Everybody camps out at the station at night. Schemer uses the occasion to scare everyone, but his plan backfires and at the end, it is him who is scared of the dark.

S01E20 Is This The End?

June 11, 1989 30 min
Everybody is sad because J.B. King announces that the station will close.He later changes his mind when he learns that Mr.Conductor lives at the station.

S01E21 Tis' a Gift

December 21, 1990 30 min
The week before Christmas has everyone at Shining Time Station wrapped up in the holiday bustle as the adults bicker over who is playing Santa's Little Helper. Matt and Tanya are left with Vicki, a...

Cast

Didi Conn
Didi Conn
Stacy Jones
Tom Jackson
Tom Jackson
Billy Twofeathers
George Carlin
George Carlin
Mr. Conductor
Erica Luttrell
Erica Luttrell
Kara Cupper
Brian O'Connor
Horace Schemer
Ari Magder
Dan Jones
Danielle Marcot
Becky

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