Ringo Starr vs. George Carlin

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patjk910 — 19 years ago(May 18, 2006 09:45 PM)

I said George Carlin was better as Mr. Conductor.

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tophatturkey — 19 years ago(September 28, 2006 04:49 PM)

Ringo was probably cool to see, but i know George Carlin as MR. CONDUCTOR.

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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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shawn-dayton — 17 years ago(January 15, 2009 10:49 AM)

I think Ringo's accent sounded more like a train conductor. But I loved both of them.

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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.

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beewcarsmells — 11 years ago(April 26, 2014 10:42 AM)

Carlin had young kids at the time. He probably did it so there was something they could watch with him on it.

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FridayOnElmStreet — 11 years ago(May 24, 2014 08:45 AM)

George Carlin

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pooka5472 — 10 years ago(July 01, 2015 10:46 PM)

I agree. I both like that Carlin spoke more gently and that he interacted more with the adults than what Starr did.

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joshwinkler87 — 10 years ago(July 23, 2015 10:55 PM)

I always preferred Ringo Starr because it gave the show more of a 'British feel.'