Nickel in a Pickle is the thirteenth episode of the second season and overall the thirty-fourth episode of Shining Time Station.
Plot
Schemer gets cocky while running the arcade and injures himself, and starts to feel sorry for himself and a little jealous when Barton Winslow volunteers to fill in for him and moves his general store into Schemer's arcade.
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
- Gerry Parkes as Barton Winslow
- Barbara Hamilton as Ginny Johnson
- Peter Wildman as the Customer
- Cotton Mather as Stunt Double for Barton on Motorcycle
Mentioned Characters
- Schemer's Mother
- Felix Perez (indirectly)
Thomas Stories
- Thomas thinks that he can manage without his driver until he makes an unexpected visit to a stationmaster's house one morning, making Sir Topham Hatt very cross.
- Thomas' branch line is closed because of the buckled tracks. Thomas begins to think he has lost his passengers to Bertie, but gets a surprise when the repairs are completed.
Jukebox Band Segment Song
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Trivia
- The Thomas stories are listed in reverse order in the end credits.
- Cotton Mather's name is seen in the closing credits as a stunt double. In this episode, Cotton drives Barton's motorcycle inside of the station. Brian O'Connor always performed his own prat falls.
Goofs
- When Mr. Conductor tells "Thomas Comes to Breakfast" and greets the kids, they're in Schemer's arcade. But after the story, they're at the ticket booth.
<< 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 | |