Offstage, George Carlin is not a funny man. “I am not a compulsive performer,” said Carlin, from his home in Los Angeles. “There are a lot of comedians who have to be on all the time-joking with you.

The Pteranodon kids sing a song to help Mr. Conductor get to sleep. With a hurricane looming, the Pteranodon Family convinces Mr. Conductor to leave his train for the night and come with them to the ...

Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales was a spin-off series of Shining Time Station. The plotlines, secondary to the five stories told by George Carlin in each episode, focused solely on Mr. Conductor. The ...