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The Mayor Runs for Re-Election is the twenty-third episode of the third season.

Plot

Schemer helps Mayor Flopdinger improve his image for the election against Richard Richhouse.

Cast and Characters

Main Cast

The Flexitoon Puppeteers

Guest Starring

Mentioned Characters

James (mentioned)

Thomas Stories

James Learns a Lesson

James is still learning his way around the railroad. However, he is acting up a bit when he blows steam at Sir Topham's top hat. After double heading a passenger train with Edward, Sir Topham Hatt warns James to behave or he will be painted blue. James does not take it to mind, and is so rough with his coaches that he makes a hole in a brake pipe. The only solution to the problem was with a newspaper and a passenger's bootlace, and James carries on, knowing he will be in a lot of trouble.

Foolish Freight Cars

James is left in the shed for causing so much trouble with the coaches and the bootlace, but after apologizing to Sir Topham Hatt for his bad behavior, he is allowed out to pull freight cars. They try to make things difficult for him, including breaking away on Gordon's hill, but James carries on, and Sir Topham Hatt praises him for his efforts.

Jukebox Band Segment Song

Hurray For The Railway

Trivia

Billy Twofeathers and Dan Jones do not appear in this episode.
Richard Richhouse resembles the 37th president of the United States Richard Nixon.
The Thomas stories are listed in reverse order in the end credits.
This episode was pulled from the airwaves nationwide after an incident where WETA and WNET broadcast the episode on the day of Richard Nixon's funeral, allegedly as a tribute to the deceased president.

Goofs

When Mr. Conductor is introducing James Learns a Lesson, he states that James was going too fast with the freight cars, but James was pulling a passenger train, not a freight train.

Quotes

Midge Smoot (after Richhouse's speech): Well, he must know what he's talking about, I don't understand a word he's saying!
Mr. Conductor (struggling with the balloon): This is what you get when you lose control of your own hot air, you get all puffed up just like some of those politicians around here!

Gallery

The Mayor Runs for Re-Election/Gallery

Episode

The Mayor Runs For Re-Election

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-{{Quote|Well he must know what he's talking about, I don't understand a word he's saying!|Midge Smoot, after Richhouse's speech|center}}
 {{Episode
-|image=[[File:TheMayorRunsforRe-Election5.jpg|250px]]
+|image=[[File:TheMayorRunsforRe-Electiontitlecard.jpg|250px]]
 |episode name=The Mayor Runs for Re-Election
 |director=[[Wayne Moss]]
-|producer=[[Britt Allcroft]]<br>[[Rick Siggelkow]]
+|producer=[[Britt Allcroft]]<br>[[Nancy Chapelle]]
 |writer=[[Ellis Weiner]]
 |conductor=[[George Carlin]]
-|air date=
+|air date=September 3rd, 1993
-|previous episode=[[Mr. Conductor's Big Sleepwalk|Mr. Conductor's<br/>Big Sleepwalk]]
+|previous episode=[[Mr. Conductor's Big Sleepwalk]]
 |next episode=[[Stacy Says No]]
+}}'''The Mayor Runs for Re-Election''' is the twenty-third episode of the [[Season 3|third season]].
-}}
-'''The Mayor Runs for Re-Election''' is the twenty-third episode of the [[third season]].
 ==Plot==
-Schemer helps Mayor Flopflinger improve his image for the election against [[Minor Characters|Richard Richhouse]].
+Schemer helps Mayor Flopdinger improve his image for the election against Richard Richhouse.
-==Characters==
+==Cast and Characters==
+===Main Cast===
-* [[Mr. Conductor]]
+* [[George Carlin]] as [[Mr. Conductor]]
-* [[Stacy]]
+* [[Didi Conn]] as [[Stacy Jones]]
-* [[Becky]]
-* [[Kara]]
+* [[Erica Luttrell]] as [[Kara Cupper]]
+* [[Danielle Marcot]] as [[Becky]]
-* [[Schemer]]
+* [[Brian O'Connor]] as [[Schemer]]
-* [[Mayor Flopdinger]]
-* [[Midge Smoot]]
+===The Flexitoon Puppeteers===
-* [[Mr. Typo]]
+* [[Jonathan Freeman]] as [[Tito Swing]]
-* [[Richard Richhouse]]
+* [[Olga Felgemacher-Marin]] as [[DiDi]]
-* [http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/James James] (''mentioned'')
+* [[Craig Marin]] as [[Rex]]
+* [[Peter Baird]] as [[Grace Bass]]
+* [[Kenny Miele]] as Grace Bass
+* [[Alan Semok]] as [[Tex]]
+===Guest Starring===
+* [[Jerome Dempsey]] as [[Mayor Flopdinger]]
+* [[Richard Dixon]] as [[Richard Richhouse]]
+* [[David Hewlett]] as [[Mr. Typo]]
+* [[Bobo Lewis]] as [[Midge Smoot]]
+* Gerry Mendicino as Passenger
+===Mentioned Characters===
+* [[James]] (''mentioned'')
 ==Thomas Stories==
 * [http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/James_and_the_Coaches James Learns a Lesson]
+James is still learning his way around the railroad. However, he is acting up a bit when he blows steam at Sir Topham's top hat. After double heading a passenger train with Edward, Sir Topham Hatt warns James to behave or he will be painted blue. James does not take it to mind, and is so rough with his coaches that he makes a hole in a brake pipe. The only solution to the problem was with a newspaper and a passenger's bootlace, and James carries on, knowing he will be in a lot of trouble.
 * [http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/Troublesome_Trucks_(episode) Foolish Freight Cars]
+James is left in the shed for causing so much trouble with the coaches and the bootlace, but after apologizing to Sir Topham Hatt for his bad behavior, he is allowed out to pull freight cars. They try to make things difficult for him, including breaking away on Gordon's hill, but James carries on, and Sir Topham Hatt praises him for his efforts.
 ==Jukebox Band Segment Song==
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 ==Trivia==
+* [[Billy Twofeathers]] and [[Dan Jones]] do not appear in this episode.
 * Richard Richhouse resembles the 37th president of the United States [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon Richard Nixon].
+* The Thomas stories are listed in reverse order in the end credits.
-* Neither [[Billy Twofeathers|Billy]] nor [[Dan Jones|Dan]] do not appear in this episode.
+* This episode was pulled from the airwaves nationwide after an incident where WETA and WNET broadcast the episode on the day of Richard Nixon's funeral, allegedly as a tribute to the deceased president.
-* "Meet the Kids" may be a play on the NBC political commentary/interview program "Meet the Press"
-* Richhouse was played by actor Richard Dixon ([[James Laroe]]), a Nixon look-alike. The episode originally aired without incident in January 1993 with at least two additional repeats afterwards that did not draw undue attention. By unfortunate coincidence, the episode was rebroadcasted on April 27, 1994, the day of former President Nixon's funeral. According to a Washington Post article filed the following day, an apology was given by PBS after receiving a number of phoned-in complaints.
-* In the same April 28, 1994 Washington Post article, Co-Creator and Co-Producer [[Rick Siggelkow]] provided some additional insight and clarification about the episode. "The intent was not to make fun of him [Mr. Nixon] on the show" and at the episode's conclusion "Richhouse gives us a very strong, positive speech about why it's important to be in public life, to vote and to vote for someone who cares about people. There was no political reason for choosing Nixon. We considered [former New York mayor] Ed Koch because he was tenacious. I saw Nixon as almost a folklore figure - there was something that just made him seem like the logical one to be in the episode. He's not the villain of the peace by any means."
 ==Goofs==
 * When Mr. Conductor is introducing James Learns a Lesson, he states that James was going too fast with the freight cars, but James was pulling a passenger train, not a freight train.
+==Quotes==
+*'''Midge Smoot''' (''after Richhouse's speech''): Well, he must know what he's talking about, I don't understand a word he's saying!
+*'''Mr. Conductor''' (''struggling with the balloon''): This is what you get when you lose control of your own hot air, you get all puffed up just like some of those politicians around here!
 ==Gallery==
+*[[The Mayor Runs for Re-Election/Gallery]]
+==Episode==
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