And the Band Played Off is the third episode of Season 1.
Plot
The phone rings at Shining Time. It’s the main office on the Indian Valley Railroad, who tells Stacy that a new train will arrive at the station and to make a new schedule for it. Mr. Conductor asks if she should write it down, but she insists she'll remember it. After a little procrastination, she actually forgets. Mr. Conductor tells everyone that mistakes happen when people are impatient, just like the time Thomas tried to pull his first passenger train. Later she makes the schedule, but made a mistake on it. This causes a train passenger to miss his train and he gets very upset. Harry, Matt, and Tanya try to cheer him up by making instruments to play. Mr. Conductor shows them about real instruments. After that, Matt, Tanya, and Mr. Conductor help Stacy and make her realize that people often make mistakes, but that it can be good as long as they learn from them, as did Thomas when he dealt with some freight cars. The passenger catches a new train and plays with Matt and Tanya until the new train comes.
Cast and Characters
Main Cast
- Ringo Starr as Mr. Conductor
- Didi Conn as Stacy Jones
- Leonard Jackson as Harry Cupper
- Nicole Leach as Tanya Cupper
- Brian O'Connor as Schemer
- Jason Woliner as Matthew Jones
Flexitoon Puppeteers
- Peter Baird as Grace Bass
- Jonathan Freeman as Tito Swing
- Craig Marin as Rex
- Olga Marin as DiDi
- Alan Semok as Grace Bass
- Vaneese Thomas as Grace Bass
- Wayne White as Tex
Guest Starring
- Russell Brown as One Man Band
- Mart Hulswit as J.B. King (voice only; not named)
Locations
- Shining Time Station
- Leaky Park (mentioned)
- Mount Careful (mentioned)
Thomas Stories
Jukebox Band Song
- She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
Cartoons & Songs
- Learn From Your Mistakes
- Cartoons used in the song:
- Color Classics - The Little Stranger (1936)
- Color Classics - An Elephant Never Forgets (1935)
- ComiColor Classics - Happy Days (1936)
- Color Classics - Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)
- Color Classics - Peeping Penguins (1937)
- Color Classics - Fleischer Studios - The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (1939)
- Color Classics - Little Lambkins (1940)
- Color Classics - Snubbed by a Snob (1940)
- Screen Songs:
- The Ski's The Limit (1949)
- The Golden State (1948)
- The Funshine State (1949)
- The Stork Market (1949)
Trivia
- The title of the episode is based on the book "And the Band Played On".
- This episode begins the running theme of the season where Schemer is trying to turn the station into something that can make him money.
| #01 A Place Unlike Any Other | #10 Happy Accidents | #19 Things that Go Ga-Hooga in the Night |
| #02 Does it Bite? | #11 Ring in the Old | #20 Is This the End? |
| #03 And The Band Played Off | #12 Impractical Jokes | |
| #04 Pitching In and Helping Out | #13 Finders Keepers | |
| #05 Show and Yell | #14 Just Wild About Harry's Workshop | |
| #06 Faith, Hope and Anxiety | #15 Promises, Promises | |
| #07 Agree to Disagree | #16 Word's Out | |
| #08 Whistle While You Work | #17 Too Many Cooks | |
| #09 Two Old Hands | #18 Mapping It Out | |