One of the Family is the third family special and the sixty-ninth episode of Shining Time Station.
Plot
Mr. Conductor's sister visits him at the station. At the same time, Kara's grandfather (Harry) also comes for a visit. He builds a small race car for Kara and wishes that she would participate in the annual race. However, Kara has other plans and doesn't want to do everything that Harry wants her to do. Meanwhile, Mr. Conductor gets very upset when his sister uses her magic to play tricks on people. During the day of the race, Kara thinks about how she has been unfair to Harry, so she decides to participate in the race at the last minute. Unfortunately, a wheel on her car breaks. Sister Conductor decides to help while she and Mr. Conductor fly on a plane and they drop a useful tool in Kara's pocket. Kara uses the tool to fix her car, and she manages to win the race. At the end, she dedicates the trophy to her grandfather.
Characters
- Mr. Conductor II
- Sister Conductor
- Stacy Jones
- Schemer
- Billy Twofeathers
- Horace Schemer
- J.B. King
- Midge Smoot
- Ginny Johnson
- Kara Cupper
- Becky
- Kit Twofeathers
- Harry Cupper
- Schemee
- DiDi
- Tito Swing
- Tex and Rex
- Grace Bass
- Mr. Conductor I (mentioned)
- Dan Jones (mentioned)
- Schemer's Mother (mentioned)
Thomas Stories
Jukebox Band Segment Songs
- If My Friends Could See me Now
- Long Long ago
- This Land Is My Land
Trivia
- According to Frank Vitale's website, the special was originally called A Family Finish.
- Leonard Jackson reprised the role of Harry Cupper from Season 1.
- Didi references Casablanca by telling Mr. Conductor, "Here's looking at you" just before singing "This is My Land".
- The Thomas stories in this special were the only Season 4 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends episodes that were repeated on Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales.
- This special marked the last appearances of several characters:
- Tom Jackson as Billy Twofeathers, who first appeared in the Season 2 episode Scare Dares. He later appeared in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, where he was portrayed by Russell Means instead.
- Jonathan Shapiro as Schemee, who first appeared in the Season 2 episode Sweet and Sour.