A Brand New Day (The New Adventures of Shining Time Station)

A Brand New Day is the series premiere of The New Adventures of Shining Time Station. It aired on PBS Kids on November 17, 1997.

Plot

 * Years have passed since the finale of the original Shining Time Station. Stacy, Harry and Billy have now become best friends with Mr. Conductor 1. They all write notes to newcomers for the Indian Valley Railroad. When Ash Ketchum, Rikochet, Al Valentine, Emily Anderson, Sakura Avalon, Buster Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Felicia McCoy, Susie Feeble, Virgil Hawkins, Paolo The Cat and Daemona Prune arrive, they are greeted by Stacy, Harry, and Billy. Schemer and Schemee, however, are up to their devious schemes. Even J.B. King is keeping an eye on them.

Cast

 * 1) Mr. Conductor 1 (
 * 2) Stacy Jones (
 * 3) Harry Cupper (
 * 4) Billy Twofeathers (
 * 5) Horace Schemer (
 * 6) Schemee (
 * 7) J.B. King (
 * 8) Ash Ketchum (
 * 9) Rikochet (
 * 10) Al Valentine (
 * 11) Emily Anderson (
 * 12) Sakura Avalon (
 * 13) Buster Bunny (
 * 14) Scooby-Doo (
 * 15) Felicia McCoy (
 * 16) Susie Feeble (
 * 17) Virgil Hawkins (
 * 18) Paolo The Cat (
 * 19) Daemona Prune (
 * 20) Tito Swing (
 * 21) Didi (
 * 22) Tex (
 * 23) Rex (
 * 24) Grace The Bass (

Thomas Stories

 * 1) The Runaway
 * 2) Wrong Road

Jukebox Band

 * 1) The Gang's All Here

Thomas Song in the Anything Tunnel

 * 1) Thomas' Anthem

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearance of Harry Cupper since Is This The End?.
 * Buster appears without Ace.
 * It is revealed that Schemer and Schemee are used to make schemes.
 * This episode features a new set similar to Seasons 4-6 of Barney and Friends.
 * Schemer's Arcade now has a lot of video game machines next to a jukebox.

Transcript

 * (We open this episode with the Britt Allcroft Presents logo)
 * (We afterwards open with the New Adventures of Shining Time Station theme song)