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04x01 - Once Upon a Time

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.

04x01 - Once Upon a Time

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[Music]

you to a shining Time Station where dreams can come true

waiting there for [Music]

you dear diary there's only one way to begin this

Story Once Upon a Time because it was Founders Day the day when we celebrate

the history of shining Time Station I was up bright and early trying to get things ready i' shampooed the pigeons

and cleaned out the wishing well and I just begun another [Music]

job what are you doing Mr Conductor I'm trying to wash the stain off the mural

can't you just get rid of it with some magic I don't have that kind of Magic on me today but I do have a star from the

wishing well isn't this exciting everybody's going to be just a profounder

state I love history I wish this stain would vanish I wish I can meet a real cabb

from a long time ago for just one

day what were you saying Becky oh I was just thinking no time to think there's

work to [Music] do first we have to go outside and wake

up the butterflies or they'll sleep all day then we have to water the ink bladder and I think I saw a cobweb in

the tool shed that needs [Music]

restringing

[Music]

easy we the train go we're all the people appears as if we're lost

fella way we'll find our way come on

he I want who's going to win the prize for best Founders Day costume I'm not going to win these clothes make me itch

I don't know about you guys but I feel like I'm dope in this costume hey and you look like one

too schemer okay okay okay relax relax relax I just didn't want you kids to get

your hopes up and then be so disappointed when yours truly wins the

costume contest that'll be the day hey schemer you want to get your face

painted what reality are you living in why would

I want to cover up even 1 oce of this beautiful face with paint

we're trying to raise money for a school field trip oh was that right Dan then why don't you go out in a field and

trip oh skimmer Miss Jones you uh almost

startled me Scher what are you doing oh uh posters for the costume contest my uh

mommy helped me and watch this as it gets schemed oh vote for schemer for best

costume yeah you got it pretty slick schema these posters belong in your arcade not all over the station yeah but

wait wait wait wait don't you want to see my face all over the station SCH but M I'm asking you as a friend M Jones if

I can put as a friend I miss Jones sure know how to make a guy

feel unwanted GH keep oh Oh Billy Billy

I need your help just for a little while no problem where you headed well I saw the most beautiful wild flowers

yesterday I'm going to go pick some to decorate the station do you think you got enough time if I hurry I don't know

Billy I just keep feeling like the station is missing something maybe the flowers will help I just want this to be

a perfect day I'll be back before you miss me

meanwhile dear diary deep inside the station jukebox and unknown to anyone but me the Jukebox puppet band were

about to be rudely [Music]

awakened Showbiz what a life performers always

sleeping late bunch of bums wakey Wy people it's magic

time light the light I can't look I can't look who is it Rex oh it's all

right Tex it's only JJ Silvers the Music Manager dude I heard it's going to be a big day at shining Time Station lot of

traffic lot of music fans big box office potential for a certain jukebox band so

I thought I'd drop by and offer some management expertise oh how very kind of you Mr Silver yeah

solid JJ my man right neighborly real friendly like now let's get out there

and make some [Music]

nickels what kind of machine is [Music]

that [Music]

[Music]

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[Music]

begging your pardon ma'am I wonder if you happen to see a spooked horse hereabouts oh no I I don't believe

so I'm sorry you look very familiar to me have we met can't say that we have my

name's Kade Ned cancade hi I'm Stacy

Jones is your arm all right I must have heard it when I felt fell off my horse

maybe it's just a sprain why don't you come back to the station I'll bandage it up all [Music]

right one ticket to Chubby Corners thank you Mr two feathers you're welcome mayor

flop Dinger how very nice to see you and very nice to see you Mr K now Mr Mayor

before you decide to pick a winner for the costume contest uh I think I should mention to you that the shoes I'm

wearing once actually belonged to the late great John Jacob Aster

himself who was [Music]

he Stacy I am so glad you're back Billy Billy there was an accident

everything's all right now now Billy this is Ned concade howy

pleased to meet you Stacy I have to go and check on an old engine's got a hair trigger throttle I got to look at sure

Billy sure I can [Music]

manage well I'll be it's Teddy Roosevelt it's funny how those politicians look

older when you see them up close yeah it's a great costume isn't it costume well yeah yeah the mayor he's

dressed up to look like Teddy Roosevelt isn't that what you mean Mr

con I'm not rightly sure what I mean Miss Jones are you all right I'm having a

little trouble remembering I do remember I was chasing after a train and there was a lot of people on board and all of

a sudden I was here and I must admit things are looking mighty

strange it don't feel feel like you have a

fever KY look what is it Mitch what is

[Music] it well pop me out of a toaster and

paint my toes red but I'd say Stacy Jones has herself a boyfriend oh Jenny

you know how I hate to interfere but I'd do anything just anything to help that

dear dear girl find Mr I'd say she's already found him why

Stacy and that cowboy are closer than two peas in a pod peas in a pod don't

make me laugh I'll show you who Stacy Jones's favorite vegetable is out of the way

ladies out of the

way uh Excuse Me Miss Jones but um would you be kind enough to be be kind enough to straighten my tie as I want to look

perfect when I win the contest schemer your tie looks just perfect oh thank you

have you met Mr concade howdy

partner howdy partner G don't you think you're a a

little tall to be playing a cowboy Mr schemer what's gotten into you

Excuse Me Miss Jones I'm going to Mosey around the station have look see certainly Mr

Kade Kade Kade let me tell you something Jonesy he might be concade but I run the

arcade schemer why are you so rude oh I'm sorry Miss Jones I'm sorry

if I'm being rude but if you're going to become best friends with anybody and everybody who puts on a cowboy suit fine

fine I can take a hint and I shall withdraw m Jones

gracefully well don't that beat all I'd say schemers

[Music]

jealous excuse me would you like to get your face painted oh Mom can I do we

have time it's your money Lily if that's how you want to spend it hi I'm Lily I'm Cara you can sit down right over here

thank you but I can find it hi Lily I'm Dan what kind of drawing you want I like

flowers flowers huh okay here

goes H it doesn't look right um Dan it

doesn't feel right either maybe this wasn't such a good idea Dan Lily my name

is Ned Kade I couldn't help over here it you mind if I ever go with it well okay

Ned but I'd like that please thank you

son well let's just clean this up a

bit there we go let's see you like red I

like red you have a nice voice Mr K Kate I'm glad

you think so Lily I've learned you can know a lot about a person just by listening to the sound of the

voice that's what I call a real cowboy are you thinking what I'm thinking Rex I

am if you're thinking what I'm thinking Tex well I know what you're both thinking I'm thinking it too let's play

something hit it boys and the one and the two wait hold it what's going on

here excuse me but I didn't see any coin dropped in the slot people what's in it

for us sometimes you get the most out of the music you play for free Mr Silvers

hit it

boys oh I am the lonely cowboy and I'm off of

the Texas trail my trade asion settles

and pulling Bridal rains for I can twist a last soul with the greatest skill and

e a r ride Bronco most anywhere I

please oh I love the Rolling Prairie that's far

from trial and strife behind a bunch of Lon horns of Journey all my life but if

I had a stake boys to married I would be

to the sweetest girl in this wi world just fell in love with

me [Music]

oh I am the lonely cowboy and I'm off of the Texas trail my trade Ascension

Saddles and pulling rains for I can twist the last s

with the greatest skill and ease a rope and ride a Bronco almost anywhere I

[Music]

please money from our first customer I like

Lily you know after a while I forgot she couldn't see yeah I like Ned too I think he's totally

cute who's totally cute Stacy's new friend Ned Ned I don't know anyone named

Ned is he from around here nobody knows where he's from Mr Conductor he hurt his arm and Aunt Stacy helped him now

they're friends well helping someone is a wonderful way to begin a friendship look what happened with Rusty the new

engine on the island of of Sodor the one who helped Stephanie wait a minute who's Rusty who's Stephanie well I thought

you'd never ask so you see if Rusty hadn't saved

Stephanie he'd still be feeling ignored and all alone that reminds me of schemer

why well schemer feels like Stacey is ignoring him because of her new friend I see so where is this new friend that's

him Ned he looks very

familiar oh dear oh Deary Deary

me but how the Wishing Star Mr Conductor is

everything all right well dear diary Becky had wished

to meet a real cowboy for just one day and her wish had come true now I had Mr

nedin C from 100 years ago to worry about but I wasn't the only one worried

about V for for best costume at the costume cont why I'm working

schemer schemer what schemer been dying to talk to you forget about it MTH I am

not sharing the prize money I'm going to win from the contest prize schmice I just wanted to ask you about Stacy

Jones what about her well schemer you know how I hate gossip and I don't like

to Pride but I did want to know just just how serious Stacy is about marrying

that Fon Ned

marrying Stacy Jones is getting married I knew it I knew she was in love with

him in love Stacy Jones in love with somebody else of course when

she's married she won't be able to come to the station as much helping folks that doesn't mean that she's going to

stay away all together but when she has the baby or two maybe she will be so

busy baby have to do who's going to take care of us she's going to have to do all

kinds of who's going to take care of me she going to have to take care of everything oh he brought her

flowers how Cy can you get flowers from a cowboy pipe down schemer what would you know

about Miss Jones I went and fetched these for you oh thank you Mr Kade how how

thoughtful don't they look sweet together

yeah yeah oh schemer what was that you were saying before about prize money PR

prize money prize here take a

button well I'm sure there are lots of some people who want to hear about this

you take the button Stacy J's leaves I'll be all

alone I got to do

something aha M sty Jones I presume it

is I your lover with a curl in his hair

schemer now I want you to accept

these as a token of my affectations P we

schemer what has ever gotten into

you do not be alarmed by the bugs do not be bugged by the bugs I shall merely commit a bit of an

insecticide on them right now die you little bug W look I have a stuck no

problem wooo I thought you could use some

help hey hey hey hey hey hey hey pal those flowers were brand new two weeks ago you

[Music]

know that is the thing I've ever seen hey please everybody it's show

time as I was walking down the street down the street down the street a pretty little girl I chance to meet and we

dance by the Light of the Moon Buffalo come out Buffalo comece by of yes pretty boys

will come out tonight come out tonight come out tonight oh yes pretty boys will come out tonight and

[Music] I love the

mountains I love the Rolling Hills I love the

flowers I love the DS I

love when all the [Music]

lights [Music]

I love the mountain I love the Rolling Hills I love

the flow I love the I love

the and all the lights are

[Music]

[Music]

[Music] love

[Music] buffalo

buffalo come out

[Music]

comece what is he got that I haven't got well besides Stacy Jones that

is something is wrong here I'm telling you something is

wrong wait a second genius time I know what it is I need a new me I need a new

image I need new clothes I need a new way of thinking I need new music I need a new juke

box oh my gosh oh my gosh oh no oh

no Miss Jones yes yes Mr King Kate Miss Jones may I call you Stacy oh of course

Mr King Ned well Miss Jones I mean

Stacy I must say I rightly admire the way you run this train station I don't think I'd ever meet a woman like you

where I'm from oh where are you from NED do you remember

anything well like I said before all I remember is chasing after this train and

I don't know why I was chasing it but I do know one thing what's that N I must have come

here for a reason my important reason do you think you'll stay here

Ned I must admit there is one particular person that makes me want to stay [Music]

here all right Miss Jones that's the way we party now it's time to be with a real

man come on let's Boogie Miss Jones let's Bo come hey watch it leather boy

keep your Dusty Paws off the real party [Music] Mound a Miss Jones what do you think of

these wild He-Man type threads H I have never been so embarrassed in all my

life Emer what happened to your jukebox M Jones who needs that old juke

box when you got a Swanky guy like me and speaking about oozing Swank let's

say you and I give it a whirl and let's see what

[Music] Shake all right a dime this thing takes a

dime loving you loving me

dime this is my favorite dime this is my only dime

done now lay it on me baby what's cat

wo what's cat [Music]

W py cat py cat I've got flowers and

lots of hours to spend with you so go and part your cute little cat

nose cat cat I love you yes

I do you and your cat

knows what the cat wo what the cat

wo py cat cat you're so thrilling and I'm so willing to care for you so go

and make up your big little cat eyes cat cat I love you yes

I do you and your

cat you and your cat knows see C I love

you I don't think the lady wants to dance

partner hello it's the wealthy and desirable schemer speaking speak to

me schemer JJ Silver's here personal manager to the Stars hello hello hello

hello hello yes so what they are laws Mr schemer you can't treat us like this you

can't just throw us away and ignore us he doesn't care about us anymore oh I

see I see you're a secret admirer of schemer I'll give him back the Nickels I

swear man listen where do you want you want nickels you can have nickels talk

to me put an offer on the table trust me I'll take anything you'll take anything

huh well how about a guy hanging up on you don't hang up don't get on the phone

please [Music]

don't

Stacy and Ned kin Cade were definitely falling in love and neither of them knew that in just a few hours when the wish

was done at the end of the day Ned was going to disappear back into the mural as a painting on the wall only I knew

that should I tell her should I tell him and there were other problems of shining

time station too they're done

thanks money from our third customer this is a total

disaster what are you doing here you're missing the costume contest well we thought we'd make more money if we

stayed here besides nobody cares if we go or not is that so sounds like you've

got a problem let's see I've solved most of the problems today why don't you tell me about yours well we didn't make

enough money to go on our class trip check and all these people were

here nobody paid any attention to us check even Stacy acted like she didn't

care about us so you're afraid nobody likes you schemer is afraid Stacy doesn't like him Thomas was having the

same sort of worries about Stephanie but Thomas had nothing to worry about it was as simple as

this Stephanie got what he wanted he went on the mainline people helped him

nobody's helping us and nobody will if you keep feeling sorry for yourselves but the day isn't over yet

and I have a feeling that help is on the [Music]

way now Mr mayor about the contest I just wanted to point out to you that the lining in this jacket is absolutely

authentic and my underwear it was once worn by here let me show you oh no no no that won't be necessary oh you've

already picked a winner haven't you yes I have and I think it's going to be a very very popular winner and I didn't

take into consideration any politics sir oh perish the thought your

honor fellow Shining ERS yeah all right

all right before we embark on the annual Founders Day train ride it behooves me

uh yeah to announce the winner of the

annual contest costume no no no just one

moment please here well anyway the winner who looks

like a like a real live Cowboy oh my yes huh the winner is Mr

Ned

K that's figures excuse

me I don't think this station is big enough for the both of us can

k time for a showdown I don't rightly take your

meaning Pilgrim I hope you're smiling when you call

me

[Music]

pil

[Music] now

what go ahead I'm ready Make Your Move hello shining Time Station Stacy

Jones speaking just a moment please schemer schemer it's your

mother don't move I'll be right back

hello Mommy Mommy I'm when he's just oh please Mommy I just want to make

but I don't want to okay okay

okay my mommy says we have to make up what do you say we just shake

all no hard feelings

hard Fields

yes ladies and gentlemen speaking in my Now official capacity as authentic runner-up in the

costume contest it is nevertheless my great pleasure to welcome you all aboard

the annual Founders Day celebration train ride All

Aboard diary time was running out the day was almost over I had to talk to Ned

cancade come on Stacy we want to get a real good seat up front all right I'll

save you seat meded beside me I'll be with you in a

minute

[Music] Mr K

K pdy who's that down here

Ned well I'll be I hope I didn't spook you Ned spook

me little man not likely it's been that kind of day highly unusual I just Plum

don't understand man what I'm doing here well yes I want to talk to you about

[Music] that you

know the only people that any one likes around here are cowboys and

engineers and I bet that I could be an

[Music] engineer

Oho my thought exactly [Music]

pal [Music]

Steemer yeah who's driving the train what do you mean who's driving the train

who do you think's driving the train really two feathers he's the engineer I mean if anybody should know that it should be you after all you are really

two [Music]

feathers Stacy where's that nice young cowboy n

oh well he'll be along soon M he must have gotten on the wrong

car oh Dan pull your arm in now come on we're moving that's very dangerous sorry

I was waving to Billy honey that's impossible Billy is driving the train no

he was back there waving away like

crazy then who's driving the train in [Music]

Stacy so you telling me it was magic magic that brought me here for day

that's right Ned Becky made a wish and it came true you're

it I'll have to tell Stacy once that train gets back the train won't be back

until after Sunset Ned by that time you'll be

gone well I'll write her a note then though I was never much of a one for

right this is Billy two feathers from shining Time Station we have an emergency we have a runaway train that's

right a runaway train well let me talk to [Music]

him

[Applause]

on behalf of all the good citizens and voters on this train I demand to know

what is going on here this is no way to run a railroad speaking as superintendent of

this railroad I would like to assure everyone that everything is up absolutely under

control Miss Jones yes Mr do something oh yes Mr King everyone

everyone please please sit down Miss Jones what's going on well

we're having a problem uh with the engine where's Mr kingcade he'll help us

I I don't know where he is sweetheart I wish I

[Music]

[Music] knew

J [Music]

this [Applause]

this [Music]

de

[Music]

[Music]

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Hur

good bye Mr

[Music] Kade

Billy Stacy someone found this a couple of miles up the

[Music]

track schemer schemer schemer what are you

doing oh well fancy meeting you here Miss Jones I was just um I was was I was

readjusting the stereophonic adjuster in back but has don't you know how dangerous it is

to climb into an engine well of course I do I I was trying to schemer people

could have been hurt I know that that's why I was trying you should never ever

ever play near railroad tracks I know that I was trying to well what what were you thinking well

I it is just that that you have been paying so much attention to that Mr Kid

K guy that I thought that maybe if I got a new jukebox or maybe if I learn to drive

a train that maybe you would pay attention to me and maybe that you would like me

again oh Scher oh I do like

you oh not because you learn to drive a train or you have a new Jew box because

I know you because we're

friends really

[Music]

really where is that concade guy

anyway I wish I knew

maybe someone will give us the money forget it Becky we're not going on the field

trip schemer oh yes yes yes Mr Mayor Mr Mayor schemer after I gave Mr Kincade

his prize money he gave it right back to me and said I should give it to you that you would know what to do with

it takes all kinds to make a world

hello schemer M man you did the right thing I'm proud of you you got heart no

brain perhaps but plenty of heart hey hey who is this so why do you

keep calling me pal huh no brains but

heart [Music]

uh attention you children type people uh Yours Truly has uh recently come into some money ah not a lot of money for a

big Wheeling business tycoon such as myself actually it's just a a mere pance

nonetheless I would uh like you children to have this money for your field trip

so here it is please take it please take it out of my hands before I changed my

mind I ask you one more time to please take the money away from schemer before I change my mind there thank you and yes

I am an incredible human being wow thanks this

is Stacy uh I can stick around if you want some company oh thank you Billy

that's all right you go on home now I'll lock up all right good night Stacy good

night Billy [Music]

diary as you know there was nothing I could do to change the wishing Stars magic and Ned cancade hadn't even had

time to write Stacy that note explaining things but as you and I know diary there are all kinds of magic in this

world I beg your pardon ma'am I seem to have missed my train I wonder if there's any way I could get a ride into town

sure I'll take you that's no trouble thank you so much I'm sorry but you look

so familiar have we met no I I don't think we have my name

is k Kade K Kade that's right now how did you know that

oh once upon a time I I knew a relative of yours I think at

least you look exactly like him well now my great-grandfather Ned came from here

but I can't imagine that you ever met him that was a long time ago yeah well

it uh doesn't seem possible does

[Music]

it di I think there's a good chance that Stacy and everybody else is going to

live happily ever after good [Music]

night [Music]

whistle rain to a shining Time

Station where dreams can come true waiting there for

you so much to see so to tr so to learn

know Friends by your hopes to hold knows

you to Shin Time Station where dreams come

true your own imagin waiting there for

[Music] you this 1hour shining Time Station

family special was made possible in part by an underwriting Grant from Amtrak

America's passenger Railroad funding for this program was

also provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the financial support of viewers like

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