Ringo Starr vs. George Carlin
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Shining Time Station
General_G — 19 years ago(May 13, 2006 11:17 AM)
Who do you think was the better Mr. Conductor. I like Ringo Starr better but I also like George Carlin. I'm a fan of both of them.
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lawrence142002 — 19 years ago(December 26, 2006 01:27 PM)
Y'know of all people, you'd think George Carlin wouldn't be even on a show like this. Carlin is probably the greatest standup comic of all time, and he's a talented actor as well. I think he was better than Ringo, but I take nothing away from the former Beatle He was excellent as well.
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HollinsHermione — 16 years ago(June 19, 2009 10:29 AM)
I liked Ringo Starr better in this role. From then on, a conductor without a British accent just didn't sound right. Although I am a fan of George Carlin's stand up comedy, I couldn't reconcile the idea of him playing the conductor. Why on earth would a guy who joked about words you can't say on TV want to appear on a squeaky clean kids' show? Shining Time Station seems more like a show that he'd make fun of than one that he wanted to star in.