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01x08 - Whistle While You Work

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Shining Time Station". Aired: January 29, 1989 – November 20, 1995.*
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A local named Horace Schemer, simply referred to as Schemer, runs the station's arcade and serves as the series' comic relief.

01x08 - Whistle While You Work

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we both speak we thought whistle with

real labor we forward

we called story

all the fun

maybe some

waiting man

yes that's good a messy station is a

busy station and shiny station should

always like by magic that's a great idea

mr. conductor did you have a station

please what does it look like I'm doing

this Tanya - Vanya I mean clean a whole

station master I don't use magic for

cleaning it doesn't reach these hard to

get our faces

please a toothbrush for small spots rags

for Windows different tools for

different jobs of course the best tool

is elbow grease helps to give that

splendid shine that reminds me

time to clean the fight of mine I still

vote for magic otherwise I'll need a new

cloth funny I love money yeah I always

liked that food so you've been one of my

favorite songs Hey look at this place

what a mess yes that's why we're

cleaning up schemer and besides I think

the station is always beautiful

especially when people been using it

they who cares about the station huh I

mean look at this uh buckets rag the mop

sir

you call this place shining time station

there is nothing shining about it yuck

people who come to ride the trains care

about this issue so do people get off

here

man Tanya you're a couple of fine

youngsters but do me a favor okay you do

you a little uh cleanup job but don't

kid yourself

the only reason anybody comes here is

for the arcade oh come on Eber you can't

really believe that

oh sure mistakes you don't keep on

laughing how many customers did you have

today oh well let's see this morning we

had two on the 8 o'clock local and then

we had five on the 9:15 - chubby corners

than the last train in there must have

been at least 10 passengers wife that

makes 17 17 I could double that to 35

like that

did I hear anybody say Wow Wow

advertise we are not adequately pushing

the one decent attraction we have here

entertain no what about the Train train

the history honey look at this stuff

over here we got the cows and passengers

on train what they used for money milk

is over here 15 years for the Erie Canal

Oh need it

wagon from the Wild West hey go home

yeah this could be valuable wall space

for advertise Kayla this already is

valuable wall space besides being a

really wonderful mural it tells the

story of American history history

history is in the past

who needs it hey cleaned up there yeah

don't come there's no ladders out here

telling you

I think this place is haunted oh yes

charming fellow that schemer said what

we're doing is important nonsense in

this station there are big things to do

and little things to do but they're all

important because they all help to get

the job done

Sir Topham Hatt is having a similar

problem on the Island of Sodor he's

having a dreadful time with the big

tender engines well you'll see Henry and

Gordon were lonely when Thomas left the

yard to run his branchline they missed

him very much they had more work to do

and have to affect their own coaches the

big engines thought they were too

important effect coaches James grumbled

to we get no rest we get no rest they

all complain but the coaches only

laughed you're lazy and slack you're

lazy and slack they answer all together

the engines were causing Sir Topham Hatt

a great deal of trouble

the big stations of both ends of the

line each have a turntable Sir Topham

Hatt had made them so that the tender

engines can be turned around because it

is dangerous for them to go fast

backwards little tank engines like

Thomas don't need turntables they can go

just as well backwards as phone but to

hear Gordon thought he would have

thought that Sir Topham Hatt had given

him a tender just to show how important

he was

you don't understand little Thomas we

tender engines have a position to keep

up it doesn't matter where you go but we

are important and for sir topham hatt to

make us do shunting fetch coaches and go

on some of those dirty siding it's it's

well it's not the proper thing Thomas

chuckled and went off with Annie and

Clarabel disgraceful Gordon hissed as he

ran backwards to the turntable the

turntable was in a windy place close to

the sea and if he was not on it just

right he put it out of balance and made

it difficult to turn the day Gordon was

in a bad temper and the wind was blowing

fiercely his driver tried to make him

stomp in the right place but Gordon

wasn't trying

a fireman tried to turn the handle but

Gordon's waves and the strong wind for

them Susan it's no good they said at

last your big tender upsets the balance

if you were a little Tank Engine you'd

be all right

now you'll have to pull the next plane

backwards look call some boys there's a

new Tank Engine ow

it's only Gordon back-to-front huh hello

call Thomas plane tank engines sensible

engine take my advice crappy attender

and have a nice bunker Gordon said

nothing even James laughed when he saw

him take care miss Gordon's you might

stick to no fear chuckle James I'm not

so fat as you I mustn't stick for James

he stopped on just the right place to

balance the table it could now swing

easily

Gordon arrived in time to see everything

James turn much too easily the wind

popped in round like a top he couldn't

stop

well well said Gordon are you playing

roundabouts poor James feeling quite

giddy rolled off to the shed without a

word that night the three engines had an

indignation meeting it's shameful to

three tender engines like this Gordon

has to go backwards and people think

he's a Tank Engine James spins round

like a top and everyone laughs udders

and to add to that Sir Topham Hatt makes

us all soaked in Jamie siding yeah

listen said Gordon he whispered

something to the others we'll do it

tomorrow

Sir Topham Hatt will look silly the

engines are decided to go on strike what

does the need go and strike it means

they wouldn't work because they wanted

to make a point

Irish ear over gone right not much

chance of that I'm afraid some people

walk in their sleep scheme are probably

wrong

and so must I travelin man that I am

wait wait what wait who we gotta do this

Matt my boy is the future with the

proven techniques of modern advertising

I'm going to drag this place into the

20th century boiler it's the dumbest

thing ever saw my heart firing right

that's good

by the way you're able to express

yourself freely yeah I like that I like

that a bunch

this is advertising hey how would you

like to help right right

why should a guy help another guy make a

buck when there's nothing in it for him

so here my friend is the deal you wear

these posters outside of the flattop

okay and if he wants the wild yell hey

check it out check it out

you okay ah maybe two times one free

spot okay okay he's top I like that

Gooch out who I give up I give up okay

I'll give you a nickel oh so many facing

up don't know picture yeah who need you

anyway

hey why should I give you a nickel when

I can give myself a nickel tell you what

I am going to need some music to put up

these posters by would be good music for

poster pretty up pop goes the weasel

what's that do posters uh-oh

nothing I just happen to like pop goes

the weasel is that okay with everybody

all right pop goes the weasel it is yeah

well this is the music and have a few

laughs on me anybody got a nickel only

kidding it's my treat my treat hey

you're wrong baby there are nine I am

positive

what's this old Bible read oh well

they're talking about how many planets

are in the solar system care fine look

down there are nine Mercury Venus Earth

Mars damn doors are what do you think I

don't know I mean I guess I never

thought of birth is being a planet

before you know I kind of always thought

of it as being like oh you got ready to

play pop goes the weasel or what

hey everybody look up there that is a

perfect place for a huge poster oh and

right here - this is a really big one

right here all the way for the top all

the way down to the bottom I'm going to

need some help on this one

Oh justiça did I hear my name mentioned

he was gonna cover up the class without

asking my permission we'll see about

that put it in again that's fun right

kids they don't know anything about

business but I think so me first so this

is a place a schemer yes pretty

depressing huh you should have seen it

before I put the posters up boo boo

anyway right up there is where I need

you to flop something up there so you

can do it

sure no problem hey hey hey want to

watch it watch it watch it pal

schemer very funny you dragged me in

here just for one your gag

I'm innocent all right who did it little

man risen station yeah Fred hey what is

it what is it

find a nice all this stuff it's all

going it's all beautiful hey tell me

which one you like better just poster oh

that one this whole wall is one big

feeling yeah hide a nice gimme you mind

if I have a look hey I want you to put

them up don't take them down sorry took

so long they're all these Boy Scouts on

the train on the way to Pelican fall and

we asked me a million questions about

the station's they love the big gamer

oh my well that's a very short name for

such a tall person I'm Stacy Jones

station master this place is very

interesting what goes on here

where do they go

you know doodle Haven will have to be it

oh not really just riffing so I gotta

find some other guy on tilt freestyle

placement has he gone I didn't want to

get wet again mr. conductor and I didn't

mean to give him a shower Tanya but I

didn't want him to pay for my house

either but can use your magic and

smashing posters I can't make muscles by

magic Tanya I'd have been trapped in

there and you would never affair - what

happened when the engines went on strike

have you gone back to work lap well not

exactly

sir topham hatt sat in his office

listening to the noise outside the

passengers were angry the stationmaster

came in there's trouble in the shed Sir

Henry is sulking there's no train and

the passengers are saying this is a bad

railway indeed said Sir Topham Hatt

we cannot allow that he found Gordon

James and Henry looking very cross how

along Henry it's time your train was

ready Henry's not going said Gordon

we won't shunt like little tank engines

that was Thomas's job we are important

tender engines you fetch our coaches and

we will pull them tender engines don't

shunt we'll see about that said Sir

Topham Hatt

no engine on my railway is too important

for small jobs and he hurried away to

find Edward the yard has never been the

same since Thomas left to run his

branchline he thought sadly Edward was

shunting leave those freight cars please

Edward said Sir Topham Hatt I want you

to push coaches for me in the yard

thank you sir that will be a nice change

that's a good engine off you go then

so Edward found coaches for the three

engines and that day the trains run as

usual but next morning Edward looked

unhappy

Gordon came clanking a*s-kissing moving

bless me said Sir Topham Hatt

what a noise they all hiss me sir

answered ed room

they say tender engines don't shunt on

last night they said I have gray wheels

I haven't have I sir no Edward you have

nice blue ones and I am proud of you

tender engines do shows but all the same

we do need another Tank Engine here he

went to a workshop and they showed him

all sorts of engines at last he saw a

smart little green engine with four

wheels that's the one he thought if I

choose you will you work hard Oh sir yes

sir that's a good engine I'll call you

Percy

yes sir thank you sir Factory Sir Topham

Hatt brought him back to the yard Edward

he called as Percy will you show him

everything

he soon learned what he had to do and

they had a happy afternoon then Henry

came by kissing the usual she went

person can we jumped and run back to the

shed how beautifully you wished him

laughs Edward I can't reach like that oh

said Percy that's nothing you should

hear them in the workshop you have to

real slowly to make yourself heard next

morning Thomas arrived Sir Topham Hatt

sent for me I expect he wants help he

said to Edward

here he comes replied Edward well done

Thomas

you've been quick listen Henry Gordon

and James are salting they say they

won't shunt like little tank engines so

I have set them up and I want you both

to run the line for a while little tank

engines indeed snorting Thomas will show

them and Percy will help too

Oh sir yes sir please sir answered Percy

Edward and Thomas worked for mainline

meeting each other as they passed by

Percy puffed along the branch line

Thomas was anxious about Annie and

Clarabel but both driver and conductor

promised to take care of them

there were fewer trains but the

passengers didn't mind

they knew the three other engines were

having a lesson Gordon James and Henry

were cold lonely and miserable they wish

now they hadn't been so silly groom

James Penniston shunting is just a

little job but how else can people get

on the train

precisely it's the little things like

cleaning that make the big things

possible for example my bicycle needs

exercising if I don't ride it every day

its handlebars group bye-bye

yep noon grandpa never picture walk

around on you mean stilts what about him

did you meet the Sun no well cause I

could show you a close approximation

kind of like elevator shoes three go up

and down that place did you do that you

can't do this by yourself you gotta have

it and don't help it but it's easy now

oh you need damn anything right now you

can either hold you tight on the other

facts

Aaron Google

still doing here right it all right

then come right through here

right

now different ways to do this is a tie

and fro from shoes or you can have one

roll and then yeah now but be careful

you don't scrape the wittle or how do

you possibly think opposed we doing here

all right but afterwards it's back to

work now you watch out

now let's enroll

in there anyway land

gets easier and we'll have lots of fun

Hey

what's all that mushy me all out the

ruined

Joe Don what we must do

i'm jang shifu

on

wannabe

every wing

to keep Prospera time

we won one

I will

there's only one

Oh lots of people see my poster okay

okay okay

the posters were no good you know why I

can't draw that's why I think ask

anybody who knows me you know what they

say about me a great guy a genius at

business I deeply respect the man but

he's no artist that's what people say

about me and they're right but the idea

for the posters was terrific why I'm an

ICM so how's about it how about what

how's about you draw the Boston I put

him up you think that all the other

person will give you one poster face can

you spare it Hey there's a bone element

what does an elephant have to do with

DuPont say one I'll take it as long as

you wait on this huh

elephants are big elephants are great

spend money

which both speed which was fearsome go

with rel-nei run each Mugler reach for

story

both the

he was lining

Stasia

waiting there for you so far travel so

much you learn

and by this I hope to hold on to who

knows afar you go

who is shining class baby shut up

we come true

you know

you