▁and ▁Rick ▁Sig gel kow . ▁A ▁live - action ▁situation ▁comedy ▁series ▁about ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁train ▁station ▁called ▁Sh ining ▁Time ▁and ▁featuring ▁a ▁cast ▁of ▁characters ▁such ▁as ▁St acy ▁Jones ▁the ▁Manager ▁( D idi ▁Con n ), ▁Sch emer ▁the ▁Ar cade ▁O wner ▁( B rian ▁O ' Con nor ), ▁the ▁Ju ke box ▁Band ▁and ▁the ▁mag ical ▁Mr . ▁Con duct or ▁( R ingo ▁St arr , ▁George ▁Car lin ) ▁who ▁tells ▁the ▁stories ▁taken ▁from ▁Thomas ▁& ▁Fri ends . ▁Now ▁owned ▁by ▁Brit t ▁All cro ft ▁Produ ctions ▁in ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California . ▁Brit t ▁All cro ft ' s ▁Magic ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁M um f ie ▁( 1 9 9 4 – 9 8 ) ▁- ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁artist ▁Kath ar ine ▁To zer . ▁Fe aturing ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁story t eller ▁Patrick ▁B reen ▁and ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁original ▁songs . ▁Now ▁owned ▁by ▁Brit t ▁All cro ft ▁Produ ctions . ▁ ▁Ac quired ▁programming ▁James ▁the ▁Cat ▁( 1 9 9 8 ▁series ▁only ) ▁- ▁James ▁is ▁a ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁cat ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁an ▁old ▁house , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Cor ner house ", ▁with ▁his ▁friends . ▁Now ▁owned ▁by ▁Hi T ▁Entertainment . ▁Fire man ▁Sam ▁( 1 9 8 7 – present ) ▁- ▁The ▁advent ures ▁of ▁Pont yp andy ' s ▁friendly ▁fire man ▁who ▁is