The third season began airing in early 1993 and was the last season of Shining Time Station.
Episodes
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Becky Makes a Wish | Sean Kelly | #01 | All at Sea |
| It seems to be a boring day for Becky at Shining Time Station. But when Mr. Conductor's Wishing Star gets accidentally left behind, hilarity ensues; from Schemer and Stacy swapping places to Midge Smoot having her lips zipped! So, Becky races to catch the elusive Star. | ||||
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Schemer's Alone | Wilson Coneybeare | #02 | Percy, James and the Fruitful Day |
| Schemer is left to take care of himself for the first time in his life when his mother is staying overnight in Snarleyville. Schemer tries getting everyone to do things for him and pays his debts with IOU's instead of taking responsibility. | ||||
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Bully for Mr. Conductor | Brian McConnachie | #03 | Bulgy |
| With Stacy away to Chubby Corners to help a colleague, Indian Valley Railroad Head J.B. King volunteers to look after the station until her return. He asks Dan and Becky to make his visiting nephew (Buster) feel welcome. Buster turns out to be a bully who targets the smaller Dan and even manages to intimidate Schemer. Mr. King (meanwhile) is distracted from what's going on by his own determined obsession to find Mr. Conductor. Dan is terrified of Buster's threats to beat him up as Mr. Conductor tries his best to make Dan tap into his inner strength to stand up to Buster in order to stop the bullying once and for all... and forever. | ||||
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Stacy Cleans Up | Brian McConnachie | #04 | James Goes Buzz Buzz |
| The abundance of trash at Shining Time Station becomes a problem when the news of the town dump closing is revealed. A garbage train driven by Engineer Rusty McRail offers relief temporarily (but ends up aggravating the situation by becoming stranded at the station because it turns out that all the dumps in the Indian Valley have closed). Becky then comes up with a brilliant idea to eliminate the smelly problem, and in a way inspires the establishment of what could be considered the world's first mobile recycling center on rails. | ||||
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Schemer's Robot | Wilson Coneybeare | #05 | Tenders and Turntables Trouble in the Shed |
| Stacy eagerly prepares for the arrival of a new tourist train while Schemer brings in mechanical help to take care of the arcade and do all of his work. While the resulting chaos is going on, we learn that it's Mr. Conductor's turn to man the "Sob Story" booth on the Island of Sodor. | ||||
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Billy Saves the Day | Jill Golick | #06 | A New Friend for Thomas |
| Because Felix Perez is organizing a concert, everyone at Shining Time Station is excited. But when he loses his star, everybody (even Schemer) tries out for the part. Everyone except Billy, for even though he has a great talent, he is afraid to show it. Will a star be found, or will the concert be cancelled? Find out as they learn that everyone has something special to offer. | ||||
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Billy's Party | Brian McConnachie | #07 | Thomas and Percy's Mountain/Christmas Adventure |
| It is Thanksgiving, and Billy is very busy - he has to repair a locomotive, drive Ginny to buy a turkey, rescue Schemer who has been stranded on a train, and join some very special friends for dinner. | ||||
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Fortune Teller Schemer | Ellis Weiner | #08 | Thomas and the Conductor A Cow on the Line |
| While everyone thinks that Schemer is a genius when his fortune telling machine correctly predicts the weather, it causes him to let his fame go to his head. | ||||
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Billy's Runaway Train | Sean Kelly | #09 | A Close Shave |
| The Shining Time Station rehearses and performs a play titled "The Story of Casey Jones" (written and directed by Felix Perez). Unfortunately, Billy has to miss the performance due to him being tasked with a freight run to Snarleyville. With Mr. Conductor as his traveling companion, Billy discovers that he can no longer control his train's regulator. With the freight train gaining speed and getting ahead of schedule, Billy realizes that he's heading straight for a disaster unless he gets help. | ||||
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Schemer Goes Camping | Wilson Coneybeare | #10 | Percy Takes the Plunge |
| While everyone goes camping, Schemer neglects to pack most of the important camping equipment. | ||||
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Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin | Don Arioli | #11 | Heroes |
| No one will help her clean up a mess she made, when Kara resurrects Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin and asks him for help... The Evil Twin does help her (but soon creates chaos around the station). What will she do?! | ||||
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Bad Luck Day at Shining Time Station | Wilson Coneybeare | #12 | Gordon Takes a Dip |
| It is Friday the 13th, and Schemer encourages his nephew Schemee to use this occasion to scare people into buying the lucky charms he made. However, Schemee takes his uncle's technique of scaring people a little too far. | ||||
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Mr. Conductor's Fourth of July | Sean Kelly | #13 | Escape |
| While people are outside listening to Stacy's speech on freedom, Schemer and Schemee go on a secret mission by turning the station upside down to look for gold. Schemee vacuums away Mr. Conductor's magic dust and he can't disappear anytime soon. | ||||
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Stacy Forgets Her Name | Sean Kelly | #14 | Thomas Gets Tricked |
| Stacy smelled a flower with forgetting dust on it and forgets everything. Schemer sees the occasion to get her to sell the station while Dan and Mr. Conductor help her to remember things again. | ||||
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Schemer's Special Club | Ellis Weiner | #15 | Oliver Owns Up |
| Schemer begins to "put on airs" when he reveals that the President of the Nickelaire Club (Hobart Hume III) will be coming to visit Shining Time Station. And if he can impress him, he'll let Schemer join the club! But when Mr. Hume arrives, he begins to insult Stacy, Billy and the kids (believing that he's better than all of them). Will Schemer learn sense before it's too late? | ||||
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Mr. Conductor's Movie | Marie Therese Squerciati | #16 | Tender Engines |
| When a movie producer arrives at the station, everyone gets excited and wants to become part of an upcoming movie. They all go and get costumes (hoping to be part of the movie). | ||||
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The Joke's on Schemer | Ellis Weiner | #17 | Wrong Road |
| The kids tear out a page on a calendar and Schemer thinks that it is April's Fool. He starts making silly jokes and no one understands why he acts like that. | ||||
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Dance Crazy | Jill Golick | #18 | Percy Runs Away |
| Ginny helps Schemer practice for a dance contest. Dan is shy to dance in front of people because he is afraid that Becky and Kara will tease him. | ||||
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Mysterious Stranger | Marie Therese Squerciati | #19 | The Sad Story of Henry Henry to the Rescue |
| Things start to disappear in the station when everyone is scared. The kids wanted to stay late at the station to catch the thief. | ||||
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Dan's Big Race | Wilson Coneybeare | #20 | Henry's Special Coal The Flying Kipper |
| Dan can't participate in a bicycle contest because his bike is broken and he mostly hurt his knee (so Mr. Conductor cheered him up by telling him stories). | ||||
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Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out | Brian McConnachie | #21 | One Good Turn |
| Because the kids watched too much TV, they forgot everything else like going to a baseball show, canoe ride and traveling zoo. | ||||
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Mr. Conductor's Big Sleepwalk | Don Arioli | #22 | Better Late Than Never |
| Mr. Conductor is asleep when his magic dust went out of control. He wanders around, gets lost and can't spread his magic dust at night to help everyone sleep. | ||||
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The Mayor Runs for Re-Election | Ellis Weiner | #23 | James Learns a Lesson Foolish Freight Cars |
| It is election time in the town of Shining Time and Mayor Osgood Bob Flopdinger is seeking another term in office. His campaign becomes a disaster when he takes Schemer on as his campaign manager. Things become more complicated for the mayor as a newcomer to Shining Time (Mr. Richhouse) becomes his opponent in the election. Everyone then learns why it is important to vote, and for someone genuine who'll help all the people once elected. And the president is... | ||||
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Stacy Says No | Jill Golick | #24 | Duck Takes Charge |
| Stacy creates new rules in the station and forgets about her friends. This prevents Dan from playing games and Billy from going fishing. Every time Stacy says "no"...
Fun Fact: A meme (with Mario (in a deeper voice) saying "No") can be found in Hotel Mario (possibly from the 90s). The meme got viral. | ||||
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How the Station Got Its Name | Jill Golick | #25 | Toby the Tram Engine Thomas Breaks the Rules |
| In the series finale, Kara, Becky and Mr. Conductor went back in time to get a missing part for a lantern. They meet Billy, Schemer and Stacy's grandparents. | ||||
Characters
- Mr. Conductor
- Stacy Jones
- Billy Twofeathers
- Horace Schemer
- Dan Jones
- Kara Cupper
- Becky
- Midge Smoot
- J.B. King
- Mayor Flopdinger
- Ginny Johnson
- Barton Winslow
- Felix Perez
- Schemee
- Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin
- One Man Band
- Harry Cupper (mentioned)
- Schemer's Mother (mentioned)
Characters Introduced
- Ted Typo
- Buster King
- Rusty "Rob" McRail
- Doris "Helga" Boonswaddle
- Robby the Robot
- William Twofeathers
- Jebediah Schemer
- B.J. King
- Emmett
Cast
Main Cast
- George Carlin as
- Mr. Conductor
- Evil Twin Conductor (1/25)
- Didi Conn as Stacy and Gracie Jones
- Tom Jackson as Billy and William Twofeathers (17/25)
- Ari Magder as Dan Jones (21/25)
- Erica Luttrell as Kara Cupper (20/25)
- Danielle Marcot as Becky (21/25)
- Brian O'Connor as Horace and Jebediah Schemer
Recurring Cast
- Mart Hulswit as J.B. and B.J. King (11/25)
- Bobo Lewis as Midge Smoot (8/25)
- Barbara Hamilton as Ginny Johnson (7/25)
- Aurelio Padrón as Felix Perez (5/25)
- Gerry Parkes as Barton Winslow (5/25)
- Jonathan Shapiro as Schemee (5/25)
- Jerome Dempsey as Mayor Osgood Bob Flopdinger (3/25)
- David Hewlett as Ted Typo (2/25)
- Marium Carvell as a Passenger (1/25)
- Washboard Hank as the One Man Band (1/25)
Guest Cast
- Eric Fink as the delivery guy
- Ira Glasner as Buster King
- Jayne Eastwood as Doris "Helga" Boonswaddle
- Michael Polley as Rusty "Rob" McRail
- Elizabeth Hanna as Charles' mother
- Josh Hume as Charles
- Maurice Dean Witt as Slugger Cobb
- Colin Fox as Hobart Hume III
- Richard Dixon as Mr. Richhouse
- Michael Lamport as Robby the Robot
- Ho Chow as as a tourist
- Larry Reynolds as Older Emmett
- Colin O'Meara as Younger Emmett
The Jukebox Band
- Craig Marin as Rex
- Olga Marin as DiDi
- Jonathan Freeman as Tito Swing
- Kenny Miele as Grace Bass (puppet)
- Peter Baird as Grace Bass (puppet)
- Vaneese Thomas as Grace Bass (voice; uncredited)
- Alan Semok as Tex
Trivia
- Stacy Jones gets a shorter hairstyle for this season only.
- Seven episodes of this season were released on VHS in 1993 and 1994. The episodes that were released were Schemer's Alone, Bully For Mr. Conductor, Mr. Conductor's Evil Twin, Becky Makes A Wish, Stacy Cleans Up, Schemer's Special Club, and Billy's Party.
- Despite the previous season introducing the format of some episodes including one Thomas story instead of two, this is the season that mostly did it for almost every episode. Only six episodes in this season still use the two story format (all of which being stories Ringo Starr narrated in the first season now retold by George Carlin).
- Out of the three main children, Kara Cupper appears in the least amount of episodes.
- This is the first season to use the 1992 WNET “spotlight” logo seen at the beginning of each episode.
- This is the first season where the 1991 CPB logo was changed to the 1993 variant in which the logo is given a new byline during the funding credits.
- This is the first season to use the 1993 PBS logo seen at the end of each episode.