How the Station Got Its Name is the third season finale and overall the sixty-sixth episode of Shining Time Station.
Plot
Kara, Becky, and Mr. Conductor go back in time to get a missing part for a lantern. They meet the grandparents of Stacy, Schemer, Billy, and Mr. King and end up learning how Shining Time Station got its name.
Cast and Characters
Main Cast
- George Carlin as Mr. Conductor
- Didi Conn as Stacy Jones and Gracie Jones
- Tom Jackson as Billy Twofeathers and William Twofeathers
- Erica Luttrell as Kara Cupper
- Danielle Marcot as Becky
- Brian O'Connor as Jebediah Schemer
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
Guest Cast
- Mart Hulswit as B.J. King
- Colin O'Meara as Young Painter
- Larry Reynolds as Old Painter
Mentioned Characters
- Horace Schemer (mentioned)
Thomas Stories
- A steam tram engine named Toby and his coach Henrietta meet a stout gentleman (secretly known as Sir Topham Hatt) and his family on their holiday, but their line slowly closes down after months passed.
- Thomas gets in trouble with a policeman. When Sir Topham Hatt hears about it, he buys Toby and Henrietta.
Jukebox Band Segment Song
- Cowboy Medley
Trivia
- This was the final regular half-hour episode of Shining Time Station. The show would later return in 1995 for a quartet of hour-long specials.
- Although Kara and Becky ask Mr. Conductor about what the stout gentleman's important letter said, it is never revealed once again.
- Possibly for time reasons, the first shot of "Toby the Tram Engine" was cut.
- During the Cowboy Medley, Sheriff Jack Rabbit comes to Rex and Tex and says some quotes, the last one being The whole world is a birthday cake, so take a piece but not too much. This is a reference to The Beatles song, "It's All Too Much."
- Unlike other episodes, the closing illustration shot of the "You're Leaving Shining Time" sign is zoomed in.
Goof
- Mart Hulswit is credited for playing J.B. King in the credits, even though the character he plays in this episode is actually B.J. King (J.B. King's grandfather).
| #01 Becky Makes a Wish | #10 Schemer Goes Camping | #19 Mysterious Stranger |
| #02 Schemer's Alone | #11 Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin | #20 Dan's Big Race |
| #03 Bully for Mr. Conductor | #12 Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station | #21 Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out |
| #04 Stacy Cleans Up | #13 Mr. Conductor's Fourth of July | #22 Mr. Conductor's Big Sleepwalk |
| #05 Schemer's Robot | #14 Stacy Forgets Her Name | #23 The Mayor Runs for Re-Election |
| #06 Billy Saves the Day | #15 Schemer's Special Club | #24 Stacy Says No |
| #07 Billy's Party | #16 Mr. Conductor's Movie | #25 How the Station Got Its Name |
| #08 Fortune Teller Schemer | #17 The Joke's on Schemer | |
| #09 Billy's Runaway Train | #18 Dance Crazy | |