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Dinosaur Train
Overview
Join Buddy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family on a whimsical voyage through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans, as they unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.
Status
Returning Series
Created By
Craig Bartlett
Network
PBS Kids
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
Episodes
Dinosaur Big City, Part 1
Buddy and the Pteranodon family begin their journey on the Dinosaur Train, gathering all their Theropod friends together to travel to a really big Theropod Club Convention which is being held in Laramidia, the “Dinosaur Big City”!
Dinosaur Big City, Part 2
The Pteranodon family continues their journey to the Theropod Convention in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City! Among the Theropod dinosaurs that ride the Train with them is King Cryolophosaurus, who sings his songs “Big Ol’ Whistle-Stop Rock-n-Roll Dinosaur Tour” and “Whole Lotta Theropods”!
Dinosaur Big City, Part 3
The Dinosaur Train arrives in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City, and Buddy and the Pteranodon family explore the crowded “dinosaur metropolis.” At the Theropod Convention, our kids reunite with Annie Tyrannosaurus and her parents Dolores and Boris, and they all meet the multi-horned mayor, Mayor Kosmoceratops!
Dinosaur Big City, Part 4
Buddy and Tiny help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his fear of performing in front of his biggest audience ever, and he wows a large dinosaur audience when he sings his new song, “Whole Lotta Theropods” at the Theropod Convention in Laramidia, the Dinosaur Big City.
Stargazing on the Night Train
Sidney Sinovenator shows the Pteranodon family his favorite stargazing spot
Get into Nature!
When the kids build their own version of a nest on the beach, below their actual family nest up on the cliff, they get the idea to turn their beach nest into a clubhouse. Shiny thinks that a clubhouse needs a club, and “the Nature Trackers” club is born! The kids decide to make their club about getting outside, getting into nature, and making new discoveries. The only problem is: which kid is in charge of the club?
Shiny and Snakes
Shiny gets over her fear of snakes when Tiny challenges the Nature Trackers to meet the ultimate snake: the Sanajeh, a huge Cretaceous snake from what is now India. Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to find Sana Sanajeh, who may be huge, but turns out to be quite friendly. Once Shiny and Sana become friends, Shiny returns home with the knowledge that snakes aren’t scary – they’re just another part of nature!
Tiny Loves Flowers
The family goes to the Big Pond to find buttercups
Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs
Buddy wants to learn more about his ancestors
Rainy Day Fight
The kids must find something in nature that helps calm them
That's Not a Dinosaur
Game rules change at the Biome Block Party so that all creatures can play the games
Tiny's Garden
The Nature Trackers gather seeds and bring them home to plant a garden
The Earthquake
The kids meet a relative of Tank Triceratops, an early ceratopsian named Penelope Protoceratops.
The Nursery Car
The kids discover that a nursery car has been added to the train.
The Lost Bird
The kids learn that the train has added an aviary car.
The Forest Fire
The kids take a hike through the woods, where they observe life returning following a forest fire.
Dry Times at Pteradon Terrace
The family camp at Big Pond during a drought
Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest
Dad takes part in a fishing contest.
Hurricane at Pteradon Terrace
The family ride out a hurricane in a cave
Rafting the Cretaceous
Two refugees from across the Western Interior Sea arrive on a raft.
Haunted Roundhouse
Dad takes the kids on a special Night Train to Troodon Town, where the Troodons have decorated their Roundhouse into a “haunted house” for a spooky party. The kids end up meeting a strange new nocturnal creature – a mammal named Vlad Volaticotherium, who was hiding in the roundhouse trying to get some sleep.
Big Pond Pumpkin Patch
The Pteranodon family learns more about the customs of their neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, when they are invited for the first time to accompany them to the Big Pond to celebrate “Gourd Day” – a kind of Mesozoic Halloween. The kids see their first pumpkins, and Larry Lambeosaurus even shows our family how to hollow them out and carve faces into them.
Don's Winter Wish
The Pteranodons travel to the North Pole, where Don wishes to see snow fall again.
Festival of Lights
The Pteranodons stop to watch the aurora borealis.
Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Ophthalmosaurus
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King Meets Crystal
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Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonisaurus
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All Kinds of Families
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Dinos A-Z, Part 1: The Big Idea
Tiny thinks it would be fun to have a picnic with all the dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song.
Dinos A-Z, Part 2: Spread the Word
Tiny thinks it would be fun to have a picnic with all the dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song.
Dinos A-Z, Part 3: Classification
The Pteranodon kids learn about classification.
Dinos A-Z, Part 4: Picnic
Don organizes the dinosaurs by species, features and size.
Remember the Alamosaurus
The kids meet some of the biggest dinosaurs, including Allie Alamosaurus
Sunrise, Sunset
The kids learn about nocturnal and diurnal animals while on an overnight camping trip with Dad.
A Heck of a Neck
The kids meet a super long dinosaur while on a nature trackers adventure
Gilbert Visits the Nest
Shiny is nervous about Gilbert's impending visit.
An Apatosaurus Adventure
Apollo Apatosaurus is a long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur who likes adventure
Nature Art
The kids make nature art on the beach.
Arnie Rides the Flatcar
Buddy, Tiny and Mom visit their pal Arnie Argentinosaurus, who's grown so large he can't ride on the train anymore;
Old Reliable
The kids visit a field of geysers and take a dip in the nearby hot springs.
Tiny and the Crocodile
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Meet the Grandparents
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The Egg Stealer?
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To the Grandparents' Nest We Go!
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Double-Crested Trouble
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Erma and the Conductor
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Dome-Headed Dinosaur
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Treasure Hunt
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Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus
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Date Night
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Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale
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Rocket Train
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