Crackpot is the eleventh episode of the second season and overall the thirty-second episode of Shining Time Station.
Plot
Everybody's got their super special collection of things to show off. Dan's got a collection of railway train tickets, Becky's got a collection of fancy looking buttons, Kara's got a leaf collection (including another one given to her by Billy), Schemer's got a comb collection and Stacy just eventually found her super old tiny tea set collection from her late grandmother. which of course she tells one of the kids, Kara not to touch.
Despite Stacy's warnings, Kara can't even resist taking a closer look, and she accidentally drops the tea pot when Schemer sneaks up on her. Stacy becomes shocked and horrified at this. and she snaps at Kara. but then she regrets it. Meanwhile, Dan and Becky are helping one another to clean up the entire station to ease their tensions, but they accidentally throw away Kara's leaf that she got from Billy earlier. When Billy repairs Stacy's teapot, Kara finds out about her leaf, and she declares she's got no friends to call her own. She reconsiders after some words from Mr. Conductor after telling her a story about Henry and a forest he likes noting that plants and trees can easily grow back but friendships are hard and almost impossible to grow back which is why everyone should take care of them. Kara apologizes for breaking Stacy's tea set, while Stacy apologizes for yelling at her, Just as Stacy shows her repaired tea pot (which Mr. Conductor mistakenly believed he was called a crackpot), Dan and Becky give Kara some new leaves to replace the lost one, and all's well in the entire station.
Cast and Characters
Main Cast
- George Carlin as Mr. Conductor
- Didi Conn as Stacy Jones
- Tom Jackson as Billy Twofeathers
- Erica Luttrell as Kara Cupper
- Ari Magder as Dan Jones
- Danielle Marcot as Becky
- Brian O'Connor as Schemer
Flexitoon Performers
- Jonathan Freeman as Tito Swing
- Olga Felgemacher-Marin as DiDi
- Craig Marin as Tex
- Peter Baird as Grace
- Kenny Miele as Grace
- Alan Semok as Rex
Guest Starring
- Johnny Toronto as Juggler/Customer
Mentioned Characters
- Harry Cupper (mentioned)
Thomas Stories
Jukebox Band Segment Song
- John Henry
Trivia
- For the second time, Becky wears the same blouse that she wore in "Oh, What a Tangled Web", and which was previously worn by Tanya back in "Does it Bite?", "Impractical Jokes", and "Is This the End?".
- This is the first episode to use the disclaimer "Shining Time Station is partially funded by Quality Family Entertainment's self-supporting activities" at the end of the credits.
- In the Nick Jr. version, the story, Woolly Bear is cut out.
Goofs
- The Thomas stories are listed in reverse order in the end credits.
Quotes
Schemer: Children. Ain't they so childish!
<< Series 1 |
Series 3 >> |
| #01 Scare Dares | #10 Washout | #19 Jingle, Jingle, Jingle |
| #02 Oh, What a Tangled Web | #11 Crackpot | #20 All's Fair |
| #03 The Magic is Believing | #12 Yabba, Yabba, Yabba | |
| #04 Win, Lose or Draw | #13 Nickel in a Pickle | |
| #05 Sweet and Sour | #14 Stop the Press | |
| #06 Achoo | #15 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | |
| #07 A Dog's Life | #16 Double Trouble | |
| #08 Field Day | #17 Is Anybody There? | |
| #09 Wrong Track | #18 Do I Hear | |