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Fortune Teller Schemer is the eighth episode of the third season.

Plot

Schemer's fortune-telling machine in his arcade correctly predicts bad weather, urging Ginny to take esteps to avoid disaster. She therefore protects her tomato crop, and sure enough, the weather gets real icy, real fast. After hearing of this, Schemer becomes convinced that his machine can actually predict the future. The passengers are stuck at the station, their trains delayed by the frost, Schemer lures them all into the arcade with his fortune telling machine. Ginny asks Schemer his advice on whether she should get a new haircut. After looking at her currently gray and botring hair, Schemer says "Definitely.". Later on, Midge is talking to Stacy about Schemer predicting the future. Stacy almost has Midge convinced that Schemer can't predict the future, when Schemer himself walks into the station, dressed in a mystical turban and robe, addressing himself as the great and powerful El Schemo. This gets Midge to have her fortune told. She interperets this fortune as a command to rip out her poison ivy with her bare hands. Later on, Mr. Conductor and the kids come up with a plan to discredit El Schemo, who currently is leading the passengers in chanting "Give Shining Time Station to him-o! Give Shining Time Station to Schemo!" Later on, Midge and Ginny storm back into the station. Midge shows El Schemo her rash that she got from ripping out her poison ivy. Ginny then shows everybody her new haircut (her hair is now purple), which many people shriek in horror at. El Schemo attempts to get an explanation from the machine, but at that point. the head of the doll inside becomes that of Mr. Conductor! The head talks, frightning El Schemo, and saying that he told lies to get people's money, that Ginny's tomatoes was a coincidence, ect.. By the time he is done, all the passengers are furious at El Schemo. And then their train arrives, and they run towards the platform. El Schemo beats them there, begging them to return. Stacy prompts El Schemo to apologize, at which he says "Apologize?! El Schemo?! HAH!". The passengers storm out of the station, now furious. El Schemo hastily apologizes, but too late Schemer loses the El Schemo personality, and vows never to do this again, "though it was fun while it lasted.".

Characters

Main Cast

The Flexitoon Puppeteers

Jonathan Freeman as Tito Swing
Olga Felgemacher-Marin as DiDi
Craig Marin as Rex
Peter Baird as Grace
Kenny Miele as Grace
Alan Semok as Tex
Steven Feldman as The Turkey (uncredited)

Guest Cast

Mentioned Characters

Billy Twofeathers (mentioned)
Thomas (mentioned)
Edward (mentioned)
Henry (mentioned)
Gordon (mentioned)
Percy (mentioned)
Toby (mentioned)

Thomas Stories

Thomas and the Conductor

One day Henry was late and Thomas gets impatient about it. He gets so impatient that he leaves his conductor behind.

A Cow On the Line

Gordon and Henry tease Edward about cows breaking his train of cattle cars, but soon get their just deserts when they come across a cow on a bridge.

Jukebox Band Segment Song

Turkey in the Straw

Trivia

In the Fox Family version, the Jukebox Band's song is cut out and the Thomas outro theme is added to the end of "Thomas and the Conductor".
Both Thomas stories involve an engine getting embarrassed by a certain mistake.

There are multiple differences between the Fox Family and Nick Jr. variants of this episode. Here is a list of all the changes:
- Fox Family:
  - 1. The scene of Schemer asking Ginny if the machine actually predicted the future is missing the three second pause.
  - 2. All Jukebox Band segments are cut.
  - 3. The scene of Kara coming into Billy's workshop is shortened.
  - 4. Mr. Conductor explaining that he's been giving a helping hand and saying he knew who was behind the sudden frost is omitted.
  - 5. Checkpoint from Mr. C saying that Jack Frost loves to confuse people to Kara saying he could be Schemer's best friend is cut.
  - 6. Mr. C appearing outside the workshop and saying that Kara is right is cut.
  - 7. Some scenes were cut in "El Schemo's" introduction is cut.
  - 8. Mr. C saying that Jack Frost finding Schemer's act hilarious s omitted.
  - 9. El Scheme's song is shortened.
  - 10. Ginny and Midge returning to the station is cut to El Schemo saying his lambs have returned home.
  - 11. El Schemo telling everyone to silence is cut.
  - 12. Some scenes with Schemer talking to the machine (Mr. Conductor) were cut out.
  - 13. El Schemo asking the "machine" about Ginny's tomatoes is cut.
  - 14. The scene of Dan saying the people didn't have to do what Schemer said up to when everyone leaves the station is cut in place of the commercial break.
  - 15. The music for when Schemer speeds over to the steps at his arcade is heard instead when it comes back from commercial when he says, "Everyone thinks I'm no good!"
- Nick Jr.:
  - 1. The beginning Jukebox segment with Tito, Slots and Didi remains intact for unknown reasons, while Turkey in the Straw remains cut.
  - 2. Dan telling Mr. Conductor about Ginny's fortune is cut.
  - 3. After the Thomas story "A Cow on the Line" it immediately cuts to Stacy telling everyone her plan.
  - 4. El Schemo asking the machine to tell the future is cut.
  - 5. There are multiple edits to the Thomas stories. These include:
- Thomas and the Conductor:
  - 1. The opening scene plays at normal speed, but in the next shot after it, the rest of the episode remains sped up.
  - 2. After the scene where Annie and Clarabel agree with Thomas, it immediately cuts to Thomas traveling under the road bridge.
  - 3. After Annie says, "We haven't a Conductor!", it cuts straight to Thomas stopping at the signal.
  - 4. Thomas' pause shot after the coaches say, "We've left him behind!" is omitted.
- A Cow on the Line:
  - 1. The whole episode is sped up from the get-go.
  - 2. The shot where the narrator says, "The sun shone, birds sang," is cut.
  - 3. After Edward loses the end of his train, it immediately cuts to him arriving at the yard. The episode's sped up speed also slows slightly and remains that way for the rest of the episode.

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 {{Episode
-|image=[[File:FortuneTellerSchemerTitleCard.jpg|250px]]
+|image=[[File:FortuneTellerSchemerTitleCard.png|250px]]
 |episode name=Fortune Teller Schemer
 |director=[[Wayne Moss]]
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 |previous episode=[[Billy's Party]]
 |next episode=[[Billy's Runaway Train]]
+}}'''Fortune Teller Schemer''' is the eighth episode of the [[Season 3|third season]].
-}}
-'''Fortune Teller Schemer''' is the eighth episode of the [[Season 3|third season]].
 ==Plot==
+Schemer's fortune-telling machine in his arcade correctly predicts bad weather, urging Ginny to take esteps to avoid disaster. She therefore protects her tomato crop, and sure enough, the weather gets real icy, real fast. After hearing of this, Schemer becomes convinced that his machine can actually predict the future. The passengers are stuck at the station, their trains delayed by the frost, Schemer lures them all into the arcade with his fortune telling machine. Ginny asks Schemer his advice on whether she should get a new haircut. After looking at her currently gray and botring hair, Schemer says "Definitely.". Later on, Midge is talking to Stacy about Schemer predicting the future. Stacy almost has Midge convinced that Schemer can't predict the future, when Schemer himself walks into the station, dressed in a mystical turban and robe, addressing himself as the great and powerful El Schemo. This gets Midge to have her fortune told. She interperets this fortune as a command to rip out her poison ivy with her bare hands. Later on, Mr. Conductor and the kids come up with a plan to discredit El Schemo, who currently is leading the passengers in chanting "Give Shining Time Station to him-o! Give Shining Time Station to Schemo!" Later on, Midge and Ginny storm back into the station. Midge shows El Schemo her rash that she got from ripping out her poison ivy. Ginny then shows everybody her new haircut (her hair is now purple), which many people shriek in horror at. El Schemo attempts to get an explanation from the machine, but at that point. the head of the doll inside becomes that of Mr. Conductor! The head talks, frightning El Schemo, and saying that he told lies to get people's money, that Ginny's tomatoes was a coincidence, ect.. By the time he is done, all the passengers are furious at El Schemo. And then their train arrives, and they run towards the platform. El Schemo beats them there, begging them to return. Stacy prompts El Schemo to apologize, at which he says "Apologize?! El Schemo?! HAH!". The passengers storm out of the station, now furious. El Schemo hastily apologizes, but too late Schemer loses the El Schemo personality, and vows never to do this again, "though it was fun while it lasted.".
-A sudden frost has hit the [[Indian Valley Railroad]], freezing the switches. As a result, the trains are unable to run until the switches are fixed, delaying the passengers at [[Shining Time Station (station)|Shining Time Station]].
+==Characters==
-Suddenly, Ginny rushes into the station and hugs Schemer, telling him that the fortune telling machine in [[Schemer's Arcade|his arcade]] has advised Ginny to take steps to avoid disaster. She therefore added protection to her tomato crop and sure enough, they are now safe from the sudden frost. After hearing of this, Schemer becomes convinced that his machine can actually predict the future.
+===Main Cast===
+* [[George Carlin]] as [[Mr. Conductor]]
+* [[Didi Conn]] as [[Stacy Jones]]
+* [[Erica Luttrell]] as [[Kara Cupper]]
+* [[Ari Magder]] as [[Dan Jones]]
+* [[Brian O'Connor]] as [[Horace Schemer]]
+===The Flexitoon Puppeteers===
-Taking advantage of the stranded passengers, Schemer lures them all into the arcade to his fortune telling machine. Naturally, Ginny is the first to read her fortune, telling her to take advice from a trusted advisor, which Schemer interprets as himself. Ginny asks Schemer for his advice on whether she should get a new hairdo. After looking at her gray and boring hair, Schemer says, "Definitely."
+* [[Jonathan Freeman]] as [[Tito Swing]]
+* [[Olga Felgemacher-Marin]] as [[DiDi]]
+* [[Craig Marin]] as [[Tex and Rex|Rex]]
+* [[Peter Baird]] as [[Grace Bass|Grace]]
+* [[Kenny Miele]] as Grace
+* [[Alan Semok]] as [[Tex and Rex|Tex]]
+* [[Steven Feldman]] as The Turkey (''uncredited'')
+===Guest Cast===
-Mr. Conductor meets with Dan and Kara and tells them that Jack Frost is the one behind the cold weather. Kara blames Jack Frost as the reason the passengers are believing what Schemer says, but Mr. Conductor explains that this happens when people get impatient. Dan asks if Thomas was ever impatient before, and Mr. Conductor replies that Thomas once got so impatient, he left his conductor behind, which he explains in the story "Thomas and the Conductor".
+* [[Bobo Lewis]] as [[Midge Smoot]]
+* [[Barbara Hamilton]] as [[Ginny Johnson]]
+* [[Myra Fried]] as a Passenger
+===Mentioned Characters===
-After the story is done, Kara says that at least Thomas was sorry for what he did while Schemer isn't, so Mr. Conductor decides to go talk to Jack Frost before the trouble gets worse. Meanwhile, Schemer is still talking advantage of the passengers, as he interprets one customer's fortune of supporting the arts as paying all his money to the jukebox. The Jukebox Puppet Band is displeased by Schemer's deceit, but still knows their duty lies and plays the song "Turkey in the Straw".
-Later, Midge Smoot is taking to Stacy about Schemer predicting the future. As Stacy tries to explain to Midge that no one, let alone Schemer, can predict the future and that the prediction with the weather was just a coincidence, Schemer makes a grand entrance into the station. Dressed in a mystical turban and robe, and now addresses himself as the great and powerful "El Schemo". He convinces Midge to have her fortune told, and the machine says nature will submit to her design. Midge interprets this as a command to rip a troublesome patch of poison ivy with her bare hands, so she leaves to do just that. Stacy tries to convince the passengers of Schemer's deceit, but they are too blinded by their admiration to El Schemo to listen to her.
-After Mr. Conductor tells another Thomas story called "A Cow on the Line", he plots with Stacy, Kara and Dan to stop Schemer's latest scheme. Things start to turn around when Midge and Ginny return, now furious at Schemer. Midge, in her attempt to pull out her poison ivy patch is now broken out all over in a rash, and Ginny's new hairdo went horribly wrong, turning her hair wild and purple. As Schemer starts to explain, Mr. Conductor possesses the fortune telling machine, exposing that Schemer has been manipulating the machine's messages to his own advantage, and that Schemer is a fraud. Now, the passengers realizing that they've been duped all storm out vowing to never use the arcade again, and they go to catch their trains, which by this time, are running again.
-After they all leave, Stacy forces Schemer to admit that his latest scheme was completely out of line, and Schemer promises that he will never do it again, even though it was fun for him. Mr. Conductor possesses the machine again, to warn Schemer that he will be haunted if he ever does pull a scheme like that again. Schemer runs off in terror, but not before the machine makes a correct prediction that Schemer will take a trip, as Schemer falls, while he darts off.
-==Characters==
-* [[Mr. Conductor]]
-* [[Stacy Jones]]
-* [[Schemer]]
-* [[Dan Jones]]
-* [[Kara Cupper]]
-* [[Midge Smoot]]
-* [[Ginny Johnson]]
-* [[Myra Fried|Passenger]]
-* [[Tito Swing]]
-* [[DiDi]]
-* [[Mr. T]]
-* [[Slots]]
 * [[Billy Twofeathers]] (''mentioned'')
 * [[Thomas]] (''mentioned'')
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 ==Thomas Stories==
 *[http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Thomas_and_the_Guard Thomas and the Conductor]
+One day Henry was late and Thomas gets impatient about it. He gets so impatient that he leaves his conductor behind.
 *[http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Cows A Cow On the Line]
+Gordon and Henry tease Edward about cows breaking his train of cattle cars, but soon get their just deserts when they come across a cow on a bridge.
 ==Jukebox Band Segment Song==
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 ==Trivia==
-* The Charlie McCarthy turkey from "[[Billy's Party]]" makes a return appearance in the Jukebox during the musical number.
 * In the Fox Family version, the Jukebox Band's song is cut out and the Thomas outro theme is added to the end of "Thomas and the Conductor".
-* Billy and Becky do not appear in this episode. Billy's absence is explained as being outdoors, presumably to repair the switches.
-* This is the first and only time Schemer interacted with Mr. Conductor (albeit in disguise).
 * Both Thomas stories involve an engine getting embarrassed by a certain mistake.
+{{Scroll box|* There are multiple differences between the Fox Family and Nick Jr. variants of this episode. Here is a list of all the changes:
+** Fox Family:
+***1. The scene of Schemer asking Ginny if the machine actually predicted the future is missing the three second pause.
+***2. All Jukebox Band segments are cut.
+***3. The scene of Kara coming into Billy's workshop is shortened.
+***4. Mr. Conductor explaining that he's been giving a helping hand and saying he knew who was behind the sudden frost is omitted.
+***5. Checkpoint from Mr. C saying that Jack Frost loves to confuse people to Kara saying he could be Schemer's best friend is cut.
+***6. Mr. C appearing outside the workshop and saying that Kara is right is cut.
+***7. Some scenes were cut in "El Schemo's" introduction is cut.
+***8. Mr. C saying that Jack Frost finding Schemer's act hilarious s omitted.
+***9. El Scheme's song is shortened.
+***10. Ginny and Midge returning to the station is cut to El Schemo saying his lambs have returned home.
+***11. El Schemo telling everyone to silence is cut.
+***12. Some scenes with Schemer talking to the machine (Mr. Conductor) were cut out.
+***13. El Schemo asking the "machine" about Ginny's tomatoes is cut.
+***14. The scene of Dan saying the people didn't have to do what Schemer said up to when everyone leaves the station is cut in place of the commercial break.
+***15. The music for when Schemer speeds over to the steps at his arcade is heard instead when it comes back from commercial when he says, "Everyone thinks I'm no good!"
+**Nick Jr.:
+***1. The beginning Jukebox segment with Tito, Slots and Didi remains intact for unknown reasons, while Turkey in the Straw remains cut.
+***2. Dan telling Mr. Conductor about Ginny's fortune is cut.
+***3. After the Thomas story "A Cow on the Line" it immediately cuts to Stacy telling everyone her plan.
+***4. El Schemo asking the machine to tell the future is cut.
+***5. There are multiple edits to the Thomas stories. These include:
+** Thomas and the Conductor:
+***1. The opening scene plays at normal speed, but in the next shot after it, the rest of the episode remains sped up.
+***2. After the scene where Annie and Clarabel agree with Thomas, it immediately cuts to Thomas traveling under the road bridge.
+***3. After Annie says, "We haven't a Conductor!", it cuts straight to Thomas stopping at the signal.
+***4. Thomas' pause shot after the coaches say, "We've left him behind!" is omitted.
+**A Cow on the Line:
+***1. The whole episode is sped up from the get-go.
+***2. The shot where the narrator says, "The sun shone, birds sang," is cut.
+***3. After Edward loses the end of his train, it immediately cuts to him arriving at the yard. The episode's sped up speed also slows slightly and remains that way for the rest of the episode.}}
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery spacing="small" position="center">
+<gallery spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center">
-File:ThomasandtheConductor45.png
+File:ThomasandtheConductor45.png|Thomas & the Conductor
-File:ACowontheLine34.png
+File:ACowontheLine34.png|A Cow on the Line
 </gallery>
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