Fox Family Channel

Fox Family Channel was an American television network. It aired re-runs of Shining Time Station episodes from 1998 to 1999. However, unlike on PBS, they were edited significantly to make room for commercial breaks. The channel was short lived as it existed from 1998 to 2001.

During Shining Time Station's airtime, it was either seen on an individual level like either by itself on a normal run or in a block, one being Captain Kangaroo's Treasure House with "The All New Captain Kangaroo" (a late 90s reboot of the classic CBS series), "Mister Moose's Fun Time" (a spinoff of the Captain Kangaroo reboot that also starred Thomas the Tank Engine as well as other various animated and live-action shorts like The Wiggles) and "Britt Allcroft's The Magic Adventures of Mumfie".

It was later renamed in 2001 to ABC Family after being bought by Disney and in 2016, it was once again renamed to Freeform. Other names included: CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), CBN Family Channel and The Family Channel.

At least one Thomas story was edited out of a few second season episodes most likely to make room for commercial breaks.

Episodes Aired

Season 2

Title	Written by	Episode no. #	Thomas Stories
Scare Dares	Ellis Weiner	201	Percy's Ghostly Trick Thomas, Percy and the Dragon
It's Halloween at Shining Time Station. Matt and Tanya's cousins Kara and Dan come to visit. Mr. Conductor's cousin takes up residence. Billy Twofeathers is hired as the new engineer. Dan worries that the others won't like him unless he's unafraid, so he tried taking foolish dares to prove himself.

Oh, What a Tangled Web	Sean Kelly	202	Diesel's Devious Deed
Dan and Kara pretend to have jobs and tell Becky that she can have a party in the station. This caused them to run in trouble with J.B. King.

The Magic is Believing	Brian McConnachie	203	Old Iron Edward's Exploit
Amazo the magician comes to visit and he forgot all his tricks. Becky learns about magic when she discovers Mr. Conductor. Billy helped Amazo be more confident, which helped the magician perform his tricks in front of an audience.

Win, Lose or Draw	Jill Golick	204	Double Trouble Gordon and the Famous Visitor
The kids enter a drawing contest. Becky does not like her picture, so she asks Mr. Conductor to use his magic and draw her a nicer picture. Schemer steals Billy's ink to draw a self-portrait, but finds out that it is disappearing ink. At the end, Becky learned to appreciate her original drawing and she won third prize.

Sweet and Sour	Wilson Coneybeare	205	Donald and Douglas
Dan, Kara and Becky try their hand at being entrepreneurs when they open a lemonade stand at the station. They make the mistake of trusting Schemer's promise of making a lot of money by making him and his nephew Schemee partners. The business suffers when quality gets sacrificed for quantity as Schemer and Schemee trick their friends into losing their lemonade stand. With help from Stacy and encouragement from Billy and Mr. Conductor, the kids reclaim their business with unexpected aid coming from Midge Smoot!

Achoo	Brian McConnachie	206	Trust Thomas Whistles and Sneezes
Mr. Conductor has a cold, but still wants to go to the South Pole and visit his penguin friends.

A Dog's Life	Wilson Coneybeare	207	James in a Mess The Trouble with Mud
Schemer found Ginny's lost dog and gave it to the kids.

Field Day	Sean Kelly	208	Percy Proves a Point Thomas and Bertie's Great Race
The kids went to play baseball and Schemer is their coach. Schemer sends Schemee to spy on the opponent's team.

Wrong Track	Wilson Coneybeare	209	Thomas Saves the Day Down the Mine
Becky was supposed to hold on the money for Stacy's party. Schemer is sad and wants to hear some music, so Becky spends all of the money on the arcade instead.

Washout	Jill Golick	210	Bertie's Chase Percy's Promise
There is a big storm in the Indian Valley. Schemer took out all the signal lights from the storeroom and put them in the pouring rain. The bridge over the river has been washed out by the storm and the Shining Time staff has to find a way to signal the trains that there is no more bridge.

Crackpot	Jill Golick	211	Henry's Forest
Dan collects tickets, Kara collects leaves, Becky collects buttons and Schemer collects combs. Kara is sad when she accidentally broke Stacy's tea set.

Yabba, Yabba, Yabba	Ellis Weiner	212	Pop Goes the Diesel Diesel Does It Again
Schemee uses walkie talkies to spy on everyone. He also reads Becky's mail and turns the station upside down looking for toys.

Nickel in a Pickle	Wilson Coneybeare	213	Thomas Comes to Breakfast Thomas Gets Bumped
Schemer hurts his hand and legs and feels sorry for himself. He even decided to quit his own arcade.

Stop the Press	Sean Kelly	214	Percy and the Signal
The kids write a newspaper, but they learn the difference between creative writing and reporting real news stories.

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not	Sean Kelly	215	Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train
It is Valentine's Day at Shining Time Station, and Mr. Conductor is hard at work as Cupid's helper. When Stacy accidentally walks through a cloud of Mr. Conductor's magical love dust, the course of true love goes wildly astray and she falls in love - with Schemer!

Double Trouble	Don Arioli	216	The Diseasel Donald's Duck
Mr. Conductor's evil twin causes trouble in the station, and everyone thinks that it is Mr. Conductor's fault.

Is Anybody There?	Peter Wildman	217	A Scarf for Percy
Schemer attempts to do a radio show, but is totally unprepared.

Do I Hear	Wilson Coneybeare	218	Mavis
When Billy and Stacy are away, Schemer organizes an auction and sells everything in the station to pay for his broken jukebox.

Jingle, Jingle, Jingle	Brian McConnachie	219	Time for Trouble
The kids and Schemer enter a slogan contest. Schemer thinks that the winning prize is $2,400, so he plans to buy the station and build a parking lot.

All's Fair	Ellis Weiner	220	Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party
It is the annual fair festival, and Schemer and Stacy enter a pie-making contest.

Season 3

Title	Written by	Episode no. #	Thomas Stories
Becky Makes a Wish	Sean Kelly	301	All at Sea
It seems to be a boring day for Becky at Shining Time Station. But when Mr. Conductor's Wishing Star gets accidentally left behind, hilarity ensues; from Schemer and Stacy swapping places to Midge Smoot having her lips zipped! Will Becky be able to catch the elusive Star, or will the station fail an important inspection?

Schemer's Alone	Wilson Coneybeare	#02	Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
Schemer is left to take care of himself for the first time in his life when his mother is staying overnight in Snarleyville. Schemer tries getting everyone to do things for him and pays his debts with IOU's instead of taking responsibility.

Bully for Mr. Conductor	Brian McConnachie	303	Bulgy
With Stacy away to Chubby Corners to help a colleague, Indian Valley Railroad Head J.B. King volunteers to look after the station until her return. He asks Dan and Becky to make his visiting nephew (Buster) feel welcome. Buster turns out to be a bully who targets the smaller Dan and even manages to intimidate Schemer. Mr. King (meanwhile) is distracted from what's going on by his own determined obsession to find Mr. Conductor. Dan is terrified of Buster's threats to beat him up as Mr. Conductor tries his best to make Dan tap into his inner strength to stand up to Buster in order to stop the bullying once and for all.

Stacy Cleans Up	Brian McConnachie	304	James Goes Buzz Buzz
The abundance of trash at Shining Time Station becomes a problem when the news of the town dump closing is revealed. A garbage train driven by Engineer Rusty McRail offers relief temporarily, but ends up aggravating the situation by becoming stranded at the station because it turns out that all the dumps in the Indian Valley have closed. Becky then comes up with a brilliant idea to eliminate the smelly problem, and in a way inspires the establishment of what could be considered the world's first mobile recycling center on rails!

Schemer's Robot	Wilson Coneybeare	305	Tenders and Turntables Trouble in the Shed
Stacy eagerly prepares for the arrival of a new tourist train while Schemer brings in mechanical help to take care of the arcade and do all of his work. While the resulting chaos is going on, we learn that it's Mr. Conductor's turn to man the "Sob Story" booth on the Island of Sodor.

Billy Saves the Day	Jill Golick	306	A New Friend for Thomas
Everyone at Shining Time Station is excited because Felix Perez is organizing a concert. But when he loses his star, everybody (even Schemer) tries out for the part. Everyone except Billy, for even though he has a great talent, he is afraid to show it. Will a star be found, or will the concert be cancelled? Find out as they learn that everyone has something special to offer.

Billy's Party	Brian McConnachie	307	Thomas and Percy's Mountain/Christmas Adventure
It is Thanksgiving and Billy is very busy - he has to repair a locomotive, drive Ginny to buy a turkey, rescue Schemer who has been stranded on a train, and join some very special friends for dinner.

Fortune Teller Schemer	Ellis Weiner	308	Thomas and the Conductor A Cow on the Line
Everyone thinks that Schemer is a genius when his fortune telling machine correctly predicts the weather, causing him to let his fame go to his head.

Billy's Runaway Train	Sean Kelly	309	A Close Shave for Duck
Our Shining Time Station friends rehearse and perform a play titled "The Story of Casey Jones," written and directed by Felix Perez. Unfortunately, Billy has to miss the performance due to him being tasked with a freight run to Snarleyville. With Mr. Conductor as his traveling companion, Billy discovers that he can no longer control his train's regulator. With the freight train gaining speed and getting ahead of schedule, Billy realizes that he's heading straight for a disaster unless he gets help.

Schemer Goes Camping	Wilson Coneybeare	310	Percy Takes the Plunge
Everyone goes camping but Schemer neglects to pack most of the important camping equipment.

Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin	Don Arioli	311	Heroes
When nobody will help her clean up a mess she made, Kara resurrects Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin and asks him for help. The Evil Twin does help her, but soon creates chaos around the station.

Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station	Wilson Coneybeare	312	Gordon Takes a Dip
It is Friday the 13th, and Schemer encourages his nephew Schemee to use this occasion to scare people into buying the lucky charms he made. However, Schemee takes his uncle's technique of scaring people a little too far.

Mr. Conductor's Fourth of July	Sean Kelly	313	Escape
While people are outside listening to Stacy's speech on freedom, Schemer and Schemee go on a secret mission by turning the station upside down to look for gold. Schemee vacuums away Mr. Conductor's magic dust and he can't disappear anymore.

Stacy Forgets Her Name	Sean Kelly	314	Thomas Gets Tricked
Stacy smelled a flower with forgetting dust on it and forgets everything. Schemer sees the occasion to get her to sell the station while Dan and Mr. Conductor help her to remember things again.

Schemer's Special Club	Ellis Weiner	315	Oliver Owns Up
Schemer begins to "put on airs" when he reveals that the President of the Nickelaire Club (Hobart Hume III) will be coming to visit Shining Time Station. And if he can impress him, he'll let Schemer join the club! But when Mr. Hume arrives, he begins to insult Stacy, Billy and the kids, believing that he's better than all of them. Will Schemer learn sense before it's too late? Find out, as he learns who his real friends are, and laugh when Mr. Hume learns a lesson he'll never forget!

Mr. Conductor's Movie	Marie Therese Squerciati	316	Tender Engines
When a movie producer arrives at the station, everyone gets excited and wants to become part of an upcoming movie. They all go and get costumes, hoping to be part of the movie.

The Joke's on Schemer	Ellis Weiner	317	Wrong Road
The kids tear out a page on a calendar and Schemer thinks that it is April's Fool. He starts making silly jokes and no one understands why he acts like that.

Dance Crazy	Jill Golick	318	Percy Runs Away
Ginny helps Schemer practice for a dance contest. Dan is shy to dance in front of people because he is afraid that Becky and Kara will tease him.

Mysterious Stranger	Marie Therese Squerciati	319	Come Out, Henry! (shorten) Henry to the Rescue
Everyone is scared when things start to disappear in the station. The kids wanted to stay late at the station to catch the thief.

Dan's Big Race	Wilson Coneybeare	320	Henry's Special Coal The Flying Kipper
Dan cannot participate in a bicycle contest because his bike is broken and he mostly hurt his knee, so Mr. Conductor cheered him up by telling him stories.

Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out	Brian McConnachie	321	One Good Turn
The kids watched too much TV and forgot everything else like going to a baseball show, canoe ride and traveling zoo.

Mr. Conductor's Big Sleepwalk	Don Arioli	322	Better Late Than Never (shorten)
Mr. Conductor is asleep when his magic dust went out of control. He wanders around, gets lost and cannot spread his magic dust at night to help everyone sleep.

The Mayor Runs for Re-Election	Ellis Weiner	323	James Learns a Lesson Foolish Freight Cars
It is election time in the town of Shining Time and Mayor Osgood Bob Flopdinger is seeking another term in office. His campaign becomes a disaster when he takes Schemer on as his campaign manager. Things become more complicated for the mayor as a newcomer to Shining Time (Mr. Richhouse) becomes his opponent in the election. Everyone then learns why it is important to vote, and for someone genuine who'll help all the people once elected.

Stacy Says No	Jill Golick	324	Duck Takes Charge
Stacy creates new rules in the station and forgets about her friends. This prevents Dan from playing games and Billy from going fishing.

How the Station Got Its Name	Jill Golick	325	Toby the Tram Engine Thomas Breaks the Rules
Kara, Becky and Mr. Conductor went back in time to get a missing part for a lantern. They meet Billy, Schemer and Stacy's grandparents.

Trivia

The intro for the Family Specials was used for broadcast as opposed to the regular intro.