Dinosaur Train
About Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains. The series encourages basic scientific thinking skills as the audience learns about life science, natural history and paleontology. Each of the 40 half-hour episodes features Buddy, an adorable preschool age Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family as they board the Dinosaur Train and embark on whimsical voyages through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans. The episodes include two 11-minute animated stories, along with brief live-action segments hosted by renowned paleontologist Dr. Scott Sampson, that unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.
Episode guide
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Valley of the Stygimolochs
Buddy wonders if he'll grow horns when he gets older, so Mrs. Pteranodon takes him to visit some dinosaurs called Stygimolochs, who have really impressive horns.
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Tiny Loves Fish
After Mr. Pteranodon teaches the kids his fishing method, Buddy and Tiny work together as a team to catch fish in the Big Pond.
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The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus
The family surprises Mom with a birthday trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads.
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Triceratops for Lunch
The Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discovers that he and his family are all plant-eaters.
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Beating the Heat
Buddy and Tiny travel to the Jurassic to make a new friend, Morris Stegosaurus, and discover how this huge dinosaur keeps cool in the heat.
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Flowers for Mom
The kids go to the Big Pond to look for flowers to give to Mom on her special Mother's Day. They find many different flowers while following a very busy bee.
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I'm a T. Rex!
Buddy travels to Rexville on the Dinosaur Train and meets Delores Tyrannosaurus and her daughter Annie. When he sees that he shares all the same features, Buddy learns that he is a Tyrannos…
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Ned the Quadruped
Buddy and Tiny tour the Dinosaur Train and earn their Junior Conductor hats while their friend Ned, a four-legged, long-necked Brachiosaurus and regular Train rider, tags along.
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One Smart Dinosaur
Buddy and Tiny want to test their memory, so they ride the Dinosaur Train and spend some time with the Conductor, since he's a Troodon with a great memory. The kids get to meet the Conducto…
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Petey the Peteinosaurus
Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a "flying lizard," who is fun, funny and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy and Tiny!
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Fast Friends
Buddy, Tiny and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! They love meeting the fast-moving and fast-talking twins.
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T. Rex Teeth
When Buddy loses a tooth, Mom takes him to Rexville to ask his Tyrannosaurus friends all about T. Rex teeth. They explain that he'll grow new teeth to replace the old ones.
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Now with Feathers!
Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become "detectives," riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows our kids what life is like covered with beauti…
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A Frill a Minute
Buddy and Tiny help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill.
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One Big Dinosaur
Tiny and Buddy visit a dinosaur family called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! They find out there are great things about being really big, and that it's also great…
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Play Date with Annie
Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be f…
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Armored Like an Ankylosaurus
The kids travel on the Dinosaur Train with Mr. Pteranodon to see his hero, Hank Ankylosaurus, play a game of Dinoball. Afterwards, they even get to play with Hank and learn what it's like t…
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Campout!
The Pteranodon family goes to the Big Pond for their first overnight campout and meets a small frog with a big voice!
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Laura the Giganotosaurus
Buddy spends time with Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who always rides the Dinosaur Train and, like Buddy, is a three-toed theropod! Buddy also discovers that Laura is an avid bird-…
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Dinosaur Poop!
Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs.
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Derek the Deinonychus
Buddy, Tiny and Mom visit a family of Deinonychus, dinosaurs with large, sharp toe-claws. They meet a kid named Derek who uses his toe-claws to not only hunt with, but to carve great art!
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Don's Dragonfly
Don makes a new friend with red feet, a dragonfly named Howard.
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One Small Dinosaur
Mrs. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny to visit a Mikey Microraptor, one of the smallest of dinosaurs ever. Tiny is annoyed that Mikey is even smaller than she is, but Mikey looks up to Tiny…
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T. Rex Migration
Buddy and Tiny go to visit their friend Annie Tyrannosaurus and discover that she isn't home, so they follow clues and find her on a migration with her family.
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Hootin' Hadrosaurs!
Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don meet Perry Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur with a crest on his head who teaches them a new way to hoot some hip music.
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Surprise Party
Featuring Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, Don, Mr. Conductor, Mrs. Pteranodon, Mr. Pteranodon, Howard Dragonfly, Arlene Archaeopteryx, Keenan Chirostenotes, The Old Spinos…
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The Theropod Club
Buddy's Theropod Club meets with other dinosaurs that walk on two legs, eat meat and have three-toed feet. But Tiny feels left out until the Club invites her to join, too!
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Hatching Party
All dinosaurs (even the biggest) were egg-layers, and like birds, many also took care of their young.
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The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea
Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to fish in a new place, where they meet a huge, grumpy old dinosaur, called a Spinosaurus, that doesn't want the kids in his Sea. Eventually, the ki…
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A Spiky Tail Tale
Buddy and Tiny help settle an argument between Morris Stegosaurus and Alvin Allosaurus, two very big dinosaurs - one with a very spiky tail, the other with a mouthful of sharp teeth.
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Night Train
Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the full moon.
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Fossil Fred
Buddy, Tiny and Don play "detective" and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur.
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Dinosaurs in the Snow
Buddy and his Pteranodon family ride the Dinosaur Train to the North Pole - where it's cooler out and the skies are dark all winter long! The kids get to play in the snow and slide on a fro…
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Cretaceous Conifers
The whole Pteranodon family has fun celebrating Mom's favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about large conifer (evergreen) trees and help decorate them at a holiday party.
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The Burrowers
The Pteranodon family rides the Dinosaur Train to meet a family of amazing, burrowing dinosaurs that live in holes and put on a "Cirque de Soleil" kind of acrobatic show every evening!
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Shiny's Sea Shells
The whole Pteranodon family has fun celebrating Mom's favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. Shiny, with help from Buddy, Tiny and Don, looks for the shiniest seashells she can find, but ends u…
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King Cryolophosaurus
Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mom meet a reclusive, singing dinosaur named King who has a big swooping crest on his head.
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Buddy the Tracker
Buddy and Don are "footprint detectives" as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of years old!
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The Old Bird
Buddy, Tiny and Mom make a play date with Petey Peteinosaurus to ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Arlene Archeopteryx, a bird from the family of the oldest birds ever! The kids are excited t…
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Diamond Don
Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon attend an egg-hatching party and meet their friend Cory Corythosaurus's new brothers and sisters.
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Dinosaur Camouflage
We know that modern-day animals use a variety of colors to make it hard for predators to zero in on them. So why wouldn't dinosaurs have used this same coloration? Defensive camouflage woul…
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Family Scavenger Hunt
The Pteranodon family travels to the Big Pond for a Scavenger Hunt. Using clues and rhymes, the kids solve word puzzles and finally glimpse a bug-eating plant they thought was mere make-bel…
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Have You Heard About the Herd?
Buddy, Tiny and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to the Cretaceous Picnic Grounds. They meet Ernie Einiosaurus, who shows them what it's like to live in a herd of horned Ceratopsians.
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Jess Hesperornis
The Pteranodons venture to the Big Pond to find out if dinosaurs can live in the water. Their quandaries are quenched when they meet Jess Hesperornis, who turns out to be not only a water-d…
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Triassic Turtle
Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can retract into his shell for self-defense. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets Pauline P…
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Tank's Baby Brother
Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. Buddy, Tiny and Tank play with some older kid Triceratops, and Tank learns the perks of being a bi…
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Erma Eoraptor
Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon go on an expedition all the way back to the Triassic Time Period to meet Erma Eoraptor, one the first species of dinosaur that ever lived. They ride to the e…
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Under the Volcano
Buddy, Tiny and Dad take the Dinosaur Train to see Old Smoky, the local volcano. It's such a spectacular sight that they go back for the rest of the family, only to discover that they've al…
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Pteranodon Family World Tour
The entire Pteranodon family embarks on a roaring, exploring, World Tour adventure! They meet the Conductor's nephew, Gilbert, who acts as their tour guide to meet Martin Amargasaurus, a sp…
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Gilbert the Junior Conductor
The Pteranodon family continues on its World Tour on the Dinosaur Train. During their first full day on the train, the kids play with Gilbert, the Conductor's nephew. Don gets jealous of Gi…
