Shining Time Station: 'Tis A Gift - Trivia

Trivia

  • On the TV version the Thomas stories were Terence the Tractor and Thomas' Christmas Party. But on the VHS version they were Thomas' Christmas Party and Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree.
  • On the VHS version, when the Thomas story Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree was shown, it was actually the UK version, but with the lines mentioning Sir Topham Hatt removed. (Sir Topham Hatt is known in the UK as "The Fat Controller"; since this was the U.S. version of the episode, it would have required redubbing the lines to change the name.)
  • On TV, the Thomas story Terence the Tractor was taken from the episode Agree to Disagree.
  • This special is dedicated to all those who have helped build Shining Time Station.
  • The tune Mr. Conductor is singing before being interrupted to say hello to the station's resident kids is the opening to Monty Python's "Lumberjack Song".
  • This episode marked the beginning of a two-episode change in cast members. It followed season one; in the first episode of season two (Scare Dares, the Halloween episode), Ringo Starr and Leonard Jackson were replaced by George Carlin and Tom Jackson, respectively. Scare Dares featured both the children from season one and the new children that would remain throughout the series' run.
  • The music video, The Hobo Song, was originally going to be cut out as the producers felt it would be too emotional for younger viewers, but the final decision was made that it would be kept in as it conveyed an important message.


The Railway Series and Thomas and Friends
Engines
  • Thomas
  • Edward
  • Henry
  • Gordon
  • James
  • Percy
  • Toby
  • Duck
  • Donald and Douglas
  • Emily
Narrow gauge engines
  • Skarloey
  • Rheneas
  • Sir Handel
  • Peter Sam
  • Rusty
  • Duncan
Other characters
  • The Fat Controller
  • Annie and Clarabel
  • Bertie
  • Harold
  • Terence
  • Trevor
Railways
  • North Western
  • Skarloey
  • Culdee Fell
  • Arlesdale
  • Mid Sodor
  • Sodor & Mainland
  • The Other Railway
Places
  • The Island of Sodor
  • Locations in The Railway Series
  • Locations in Thomas and Friends
The Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry
  • List of Railway Series books
  • Major characters
  • Minor characters
Authors
  • Rev. W. V. Awdry
  • Christopher Awdry
Illustrators
  • William Middleton
  • Reginald Payne
  • C. Reginald Dalby
  • John T. Kenney
  • Peter and Gunvor Edwards
  • Clive Spong
Commercial
  • Merchandise
  • The Railway Stories
  • Audiobook narrators:
    • Johnny Morris
    • Willie Rushton
    • Ted Robbins
    • Michael Angelis
Thomas & Friends, the television show
Characters
  • Railway engines
  • Narrow gauge engines
  • Rolling stock
  • Vehicles
  • People and animals
  • Movie characters
  • Magazine characters
Television series
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
Straight-to-video
  • On Site with Thomas
  • Engines and Escapades
Films and specials
  • Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
  • Calling All Engines (2005)
  • The Great Discovery (2008)
  • Hero of the Rails (2009)
  • Misty Island Rescue (2010)
  • Day of the Diesels (2011)
  • Blue Mountain Mystery (2012)
Storytellers
  • Ringo Starr UK & US (1984-1986)
  • Michael Angelis UK (1991-present), US (Video 2004)
  • George Carlin US (1991-1995)
  • Alec Baldwin US (1998-2002)
  • Michael Brandon US (2003-present)
  • Pierce Brosnan UK & US (2008, "guest narrator")
Production
  • Britt Allcroft
  • David Mitton
  • Gullane Entertainment
  • HiT Entertainment
Commercial
  • Day out with Thomas
  • Merchandise
  • My Thomas Story Library
  • Thomas Land at Drayton Manor
  • Percy's Railway (roller coaster)
  • Troublesome Trucks (roller coaster)
  • Thomas the Tank Engine pictureback books
Video games
  • Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (1993)
  • Pinball (1995)
  • The Great Festival Adventure (1999)
  • Trouble on the Tracks (2000)
  • Sodor-tou no Nakama-tachi (2001)
  • Building the New Line (2002)
Related series
  • Shining Time Station
  • Robert D. Cardona Productions: Tugs
  • Theodore Tugboat

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