- "Motorcycle! VROOM, VROOM!"
- — Robby the Robot
Schemer's Robot is the fifth episode of the third season and overall the forty-sixth episode of Shining Time Station.
Plot
A tourist train is coming to Shining Time and Schemer prepares a tourist booth that has nothing to do with Shining Time, but thinks he can sell his stuff on it. Schemer buys a robot to have something that will help him out, but the robot starts acting like a supermarket clerk, falls in love with the jukebox, and starts giving Schemer's things to the tourists for free instead of selling them. Schemer gives the robot to Barton Winslow after it falls in love with Barton's motorcycle.
Cast and Characters
Main Cast
- George Carlin as Mr. Conductor
- Didi Conn as Stacy Jones
- Erica Luttrell as Kara
- 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 and Kenny Miele as Grace Bass
- Alan Semok as Tex
Guest Starring
- Ho Chow as Tourist #1
- Michael Lamport as Robby the Robot
- Gerry Parkes as Barton Winslow
- Irene Pauzer as Tourist #2
Thomas Stories
Jukebox Band Segment Song
- The Fountain in the Park
Trivia
- Dan Jones and Billy Twofeathers do not appear in this episode. Although, Dan tells Stacy a couple events of this episode in Stacy Forgets Her Name.
- This is the 3rd episode where the jukebox gets overflowed with nickels. The 1st two being Double Trouble and Is Anybody There?
- Robby the Robot is a possible reference to another fictional robot with the same name.
- Schemer's line ("Music has the charm to soothe the savage robot") is a reference to the line "Music has the charms to soothe the savage beast" which is the 1st line of "The Mourning Bride" by William Congreve.
Goofs
- The Thomas stories are listed in reverse order in the end credits.
| #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 | |