Mr. Conductor, Junior

Mr. Conductor, Junior  is a supporting character in the 2000 children's comedy-drama adventure film Thomas and the Magic Railroad. He is the younger cousin of Mr. Conductor Jr. He is played by Michael E. Rodgers in Thomas and the Magic Railroad and Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad (1997)/Thomas and the Rainbow Railway
Mr. Conductor Jr was first seen as the deutagonist in the unreleased film Thomas and the Rainbow Railway. He is the only major human character in this film, as he was with Thomas and his friends throughout the adventure.

He decided to go to Shining Time Station to visit his cousin, Mr. Conductor, after his parents got killed by a mysterious diesel. He then goes the wrong way, and ends up arriving in the Island of Sodor, where he meets Thomas and his friends. Junior, Thomas, and his friends go on an adventure to activate a rainbow railway to get him to Shining Time Station.

In this film, Junior is the only major human character, since he and the engines got more screentime than the other human characters, and he also spoke in an upper-class British accent, with some New Zealand and Canadian slipped in at some points.

Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Mr. Conductor Jr later on appeared in the 2000 film Thomas and the Magic Railroad, both cut and uncut versions.

In this film, his personality is a little more different than in the 1997 film of the same name. He worries a lot less, he never cries, and he is a lot more cheerful and fun-loving in this film. He is also less lazier and clumzier than in the 1997 film.

Unlike the 1997 film, his previous, unidentified actor did not reprise the role as Junior, instead being replaced by Michael E. Rodgers. He also spoke in a Scottish accent, but sounds similar to his previous voice.

Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues
Mr. Conductor Jr reappears for the last time as the deutagonist in the unreleased film Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues. His actor, Michael E. Rodgers, reprises the role as Junior in this film. He still keeps his Scottish accent and his fun-loving attitude, but he retains his personality from Thomas and the Rainbow Railway, but only a little less clumsy and lazy, and a little more dramatic.

Actors/Voice Actors
Unknown Actor (Thomas and the Rainbow Railway)

Michael E. Rodgers (Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues)

Luis Daniel Ramírez (Latin America, theatrical version, Thomas and the Magic Railroad)

Raúl González (Latin America, theatrical version, Thomas and the Rainbow Railway and Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues)

José Antonio Macías (Latin America, TV version, Thomas and the Rainbow Railway and Thomas and the Magic Railroad)

Unknown Voice Actor (Latin America, TV version, Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues)

Joël Legendre (French Canadian, Thomas and the Rainbow Railway, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues)

Hiroaki Hirata (Japan, Thomas and the Rainbow Railway, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, and Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues)

Unknown Voice Actor (German, Thomas and the Magic Railroad and Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues)

Tobias Schmidt (German, Thomas and the Rainbow Railway)

Massimilano Pilino (Italian, all 3 TV versions, Thomas and the Rainbow Railway)

Personality
Mr. Conductor Jr is a fun-loving, innocent, and childish character.

In Thomas and the Rainbow Railway, he was lazy, clumsy, and dramatic, but still innocent and good-natured. He also worries a lot and frequently cries.

In Thomas and the Magic Railroad, his personality has been updated. Now, he is more cheerful and fun-loving. He also worries less often and never cries.

In Thomas the Tank Engine 2: The Adventure Continues, he has a mixture of his personalities in Thomas and the Magic Railroad  and Thomas and the Rainbow Railway.

Trivia
According to what he said in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Junior is allergic to grass, and easily gets motion sickness.

Although, Junior is British in Thomas and the Rainbow Railway, he was originally going to stay British in Thomas and the Magic Railroad, but after Michael E. Rodgers got the role as Junior, succeeding from his previous, but unidentified actor, his nationality changed from British to Scottish.

Junior had some deleted lines in Thomas and the Magic Railroad that was only heard in trailers. Also in the trailers, he said some lines in a different tone of voice.