Season 2 aired in late 1991 and introduced George Carlin as Mr. Conductor.
Episodes
| Screenshot | Title | Written by | Episode number # | Thomas Stories |
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Scare Dares | Ellis Weiner | #01 | Percy's Ghostly Trick Thomas, Percy and the Dragon |
| The "Shining Time Station" celebrates Halloween, and Matt and Tanya's cousins Kara and Dan come to visit. Mr. Conductor's cousin takes up residence. Billy Twofeathers is hired as the new engineer. Dan worries that the others won't like him unless he's unafraid, so he tried taking foolish dares to prove himself. | ||||
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Oh, What a Tangled Web | Sean Kelly | #02 | Diesel's Devious Deed No Joke for James |
| Dan and Kara pretend to have jobs and tell Becky that she can have a party in the station. This caused them to run in trouble with J.B. King. | ||||
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The Magic is Believing | Brian McConnachie | #03 | Old Iron Edward's Exploit |
| Amazo the magician comes to visit and he forgot all his tricks. Becky learns about magic when she discovers Mr. Conductor. Billy helped Amazo be more confident, which helped the magician perform his tricks in front of an audience. | ||||
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Win, Lose or Draw | Jill Golick | #04 | Double Trouble Gordon and the Famous Visitor |
| The kids enter a drawing contest. Becky does not like her picture, so she asks Mr. Conductor to use his magic and draw her a nicer picture. Schemer steals Billy's ink to draw a self-portrait, but finds out that it is disappearing ink. At the end, Becky learned to appreciate her original drawing and she won third prize. | ||||
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Sweet and Sour | Wilson Coneybeare | #05 | Donald and Douglas The Deputation |
| Dan, Kara and Becky try their hand at being entrepreneurs when they open a lemonade stand at the station. They make the mistake of trusting Schemer's promise of making a lot of money by making him and his nephew Schemee partners. The business suffers when quality gets sacrificed for quantity as Schemer and Schemee trick their friends into losing their lemonade stand. With help from Stacy and encouragement from Billy and Mr. Conductor, the kids reclaim their business with unexpected aid coming from Midge Smoot. | ||||
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Achoo | Brian McConnachie | #06 | Trust Thomas Whistles and Sneezes |
| Mr. Conductor has a cold, but still wants to go to the South Pole and visit his penguin friends. | ||||
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A Dog's Life | Wilson Coneybeare | #07 | James in a Mess The Trouble with Mud |
| Schemer found Ginny's lost dog and gave it to the kids. | ||||
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Field Day | Sean Kelly | #08 | Percy Proves a Point Thomas and Bertie's Great Race |
| The kids went to play baseball and Schemer is their coach. Schemer sends Schemee to spy on the opponent's team. | ||||
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Wrong Track | Wilson Coneybeare | #09 | Thomas Saves the Day Down the Mine |
| Becky was supposed to hold on the money for Stacy's party. However, Schemer is disappointed and wants to hear some music, so Becky spends all of the money on the arcade instead. | ||||
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Washout | Jill Golick | #10 | Bertie's Chase (short) Percy's Promise |
| There is a big storm in the Indian Valley. Schemer took out all the signal lights from the storeroom and put them in the pouring rain. The bridge over the river has been washed out by the storm and the Shining Time staff has to find a way to signal the trains that there is no more bridge.
Note: At one point in this episode, Schemer sings an unknown song. | ||||
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Crackpot | Jill Golick | #11 | Woolly Bear Henry's Forest |
| Dan collects tickets, Kara collects leaves, Becky collects buttons and Schemer collects combs. But Kara is jealous when she accidentally broke Stacy's tea set. | ||||
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Yabba, Yabba, Yabba | Ellis Weiner | #12 | Pop Goes the Diesel Diesel Does It Again |
| Schemer uses walkie talkies to spy on everyone. He also reads Becky's mail and turns the station upside down looking for toys. | ||||
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Nickel in a Pickle | Wilson Coneybeare | #13 | Thomas Comes to Breakfast Thomas Gets Bumped |
| Schemer hurts his hand and legs and feels sorry for himself. He even decided to quit his "own" arcade. | ||||
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Stop the Press | Sean Kelly | #14 | Percy and the Signal A Big Day for Thomas |
| A newspaper is written by the kids, but they learn the difference between creative writing and reporting real news stories. | ||||
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He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not | Sean Kelly | #15 | Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train |
| It is Valentine's Day at Shining Time Station, and Mr. Conductor is hard at work as Cupid's helper. When Stacy accidentally walks through a cloud of Mr. Conductor's magical love dust, the course of true love goes wildly astray and she falls in love... with Schemer.
Note: This is the second half-hour special, after 'Tis a Gift. | ||||
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Double Trouble | Don Arioli | #16 | The Diseasel Donald's Duck |
| Mr. Conductor's evil twin causes trouble in the station, and everyone thinks that it is Mr. Conductor's fault. | ||||
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Is Anybody There? | Peter Wildman | #17 | Thomas Goes Fishing A Scarf for Percy |
| Schemer is trying to do a radio show, but he is totally unprepared. | ||||
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Do I Hear | Wilson Coneybeare | #18 | Mavis Toby's Tightrope |
| When Billy and Stacy are away, Schemer organizes an auction and sells everything in the station to pay for his broken jukebox. | ||||
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Jingle, Jingle, Jingle | Brian McConnachie | #19 | Time for Trouble Trouble for Thomas |
| Schemer and the kids enter a slogan contest. Schemer thinks that the winning prize is $2,400, so he plans to buy the station and build a parking lot. | ||||
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All's Fair | Ellis Weiner | #20 | Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party |
| On the annual fair festival, Schemer and Stacy enter a pie-making contest.
Note: This is the second season finale. | ||||
Characters
- Stacy Jones
- Horace Schemer
- Matthew Jones
- Tanya Cupper
- Midge Smoot
- J.B. King
- Mayor Flopdinger
- One Man Band
- Mr. Conductor (Ringo; does not speak)
- Mr. Nicholas (does not speak)
- Harry Cupper (mentioned)
- Schemer's Mother (mentioned)
Characters Introduced
- Mr. Conductor's Cousin, Mr. Conductor (II)
- Billy Twofeathers
- Daniel "Dan" Jones
- Kara Cupper
- Becky
- Ginny Johnson
- Barton Winslow
- Felix Perez
- Schemee
- Jake Scoop
- Kevin Knowls "Amazo the Great"
- One Man Band
- Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin
Cast
Main Cast
- George Carlin as:
- Mr. Conductor
- Evil Twin Conductor (1/20)
- Didi Conn as Stacy Jones
- Tom Jackson as Billy Twofeathers
- Ari Magder as Dan Jones
- Erica Luttrell as Kara Cupper
- Brian O'Connor as Horace Schemer
Recurring Cast
- Danielle Marcot as Becky
- Mart Hulswit as J.B. King (6/20)
- Bobo Lewis as Midge Smoot (5/20)
- Jonathan Shapiro as Schemee (5/20)
- Jerome Dempsey as Mayor Osgood Bob Flopdinger (4/20)
- Barbara Hamilton as Ginny Johnson (4/20)
- Aurelio Padrón as Felix Perez (3/20)
- Gerry Parkes as Barton Winslow (2/20)
- Jason Woliner as Matthew Jones (2/20)
- Nicole Leach as Tanya Cupper (2/20)
- Albert Schultz as Jake Scoop (2/20)
- Peter Van Wart as a Passenger (2/20)
- Marium Carvell as Passenger (2/20)
- Cotton Mather as Barton Winslow (stunt double)
Guest Cast
- Ringo Starr as Mr. Conductor (silent cameo)
- Lloyd Bridges as Mr. Nicholas (silent cameo)
- Keith Knight as Kevin Knowls
- Gina Wilkinson as a Lemonade Stand Customer
- Richard Yearwood as an Arcade Customer
- Steve Baker as the Freight Guy
- Larissa Laskin as a Passenger
- Johnny Toronto as Juggler/Customer
- Peter Wildman as a Customer
- George Thomas as the Elvis repairman
- Washboard Hank as the One Man Band
The Jukebox Band
- Craig Marin as Rex
- Olga Marin as DiDi
- Jonathan Freeman as Tito Swing
- Alan Semok as Tex
- Peter Baird as Grace Bass (puppet)
- Kenny Miele as Grace Bass (puppet)
- Vaneese Thomas as Grace Bass (voice; uncredited)
Trivia
- When George Carlin assumed the role of Mr. Conductor, all Thomas stories from Season 1 were redubbed by him.
- One episode of this season was released on VHS, Sweet and Sour.
- The Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends episodes, "Pop Goes the Diesel" and "Diesel's Devious Deed" were shown out of order in this season unlike in the previous season. The third story in the Duck and Diesel trilogy ("A Close Shave for Duck") would not be seen until the following season.
- Two of the episodes in this season feature a first in the series: both episodes feature only one story of Thomas the Tank Engine each. This would become more commonplace in the next season.
- This is the first season to have funding credits seen at the beginning and ending of each episode.
- This is the last season to use the 1987 WNET "space" logo seen at the beginning of each episode.
- This is the only season to use the 1989 PBS logo seen at the end of each episode.
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| #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 | |