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Schemer's Alone is the second episode of the third season and overall the forty-third episode of Shining Time Station.
Plot
Schemer's mother is away and Schemer is told to do some responsibilities while she's away and he promises to do what he was told to do. But, in the style of assigning chores, he ends up making the kids do all of his assignments for him.
Cast and Characters
Main Cast
- George Carlin as Mr. Conductor
- Didi Conn as Stacy Jones
- Tom Jackson as Billy Twofeathers
- Ari Magder as Dan Jones
- Danielle Marcot as Becky
- Brian O'Connor as Schemer
The Flexitoon Puppeteers
- Jonathan Freeman as Tito Swing
- Olga Felgemacher-Marin as DiDi
- Craig Marin as Rex
- Peter Baird as Grace Bass
- Kenny Miele as Grace Bass
- Alan Semok as Tex
Guest Starring
- Bobo Lewis as Midge Smoot
- Barbara Hamilton as Ginny Johnson
- Gerry Parkes as Barton Winslow
- Eric Fink as Delivery Guy
It is unknown who played The Delivery Guy's Partner
Mentioned Characters
- Kara Cupper (mentioned)
- Schemer's Mother (mentioned)
Thomas Story
Jukebox Band Segment Song
- Polly Wolly Doodle
Songs and Cartoons
Trivia
- This is the first episode to have Schemer's name in the title.
- A clip of Mr. Conductor talking to Billy in this episode was used in the 1995 documentary, "The Thomas the Tank Engine Man".
- The title may have been a take on the 1990 film Home Alone as the VHS copies often forget the apostrophes.
Goofs
- In the episode's opening in the workshop where Becky helps Billy assemble a book case, it's very obvious that the shelf they are working on is severely off level where Billy puts the temporary nails.
- In two scenes, Mr. Conductor's voice has a studio echo to it, when sounds normal in his other appearances throughout the episode. The first scene is the one right before he starts the Thomas story, and the second is the one right before he begins the Magic Bubble sequence (but only after he dismounts from his bicycle).
- When Barton Winslow wheels his motorcycle inside the station, you can tell it's stuntman Cotton Mather from the exposed facial features.
- The bright bank of studio lights' reflect off of Barton's motorcycle helmet.
| #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 | |