Dinosaur Train

2009 • PBS
4.3
49 reviews
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Season 8 episodes (8)

1 Double-Crested Trouble/Erma and the Conductor
12/12/12
Season-only
"Double-Crested Trouble" While riding the Dinosaur Train, Buddy and Tiny meet Dylan and Devlin Dilophosaurus, twin brothers with amazing double-crests on their heads. Dylan and Devlin like to compete over everything from getting the best seat on the train, to being the best hunter. After Tiny and Buddy spend time with the brothers, they show them how working as a team can help them succeed while hunting! "Ermna and the Conductor" The Pteranodon family is on the Dinosaur Train headed to the Big Pond for a special nighttime treat - watching a meteor shower in the sky! Mr. Conductor stops to pick up Erma Eoraptor, his best friend, whom he's excited to spend time with that night. At the Big Pond, the Conductor and Erma are interrupted a few times while trying to be alone, but soon find the perfect spot back on the Train. They watch the meteor shower from there, as our Pteranodon family watches the amazing meteors from the Big Pond beach.
2 Dome-Headed Dinosaur/Treasure Hunt
12/13/12
Season-only
"Dome-Headed Dinosaur" The Pteranodon kids and their dome-headed friend Spikey Stygimoloch meet a brother and sister, Patrick and Pamela Pachycephalosaurus, two dinosaurs with enormous dome heads. Spikey bonds with the Pachycephalosaurus. Patrick and Pamela are athletes who invite our kids, Mom, and Spikey along to watch them use their impressive dome heads to play a volleyball type sport called, Dome Ball. "Treasure Hunt" Don has a large collection of things he's found in nature, but he's missing one hard-to-locate item - amber. On the Dinosaur Train, Don and the other Pteranodon kids find out that Gilbert is also looking for amber. At Amber Arroyo caves, Don and Gilbert separately search for and find amber, eventually bonding over their discoveries.
3 Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night
2/21/13
Season-only
"Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus" The Pteranodon family goes back underwater in the Dinosaur Train Submarine and meet Maisie and Marvin Mosasaurus, a daughter and father who are huge, fast-swimming lizards with flippers. Maisie and Shiny bond when they discover neither likes to go down deep in the water. The Pteranodons and Mosasaurus have a great time up near the ocean's surface, each family showing the other how they hunt and catch fish to eat. "Date Night" When Mrs. Pteranodon announces that she and Mr. Pteranodon are going on a special anniversary date that night, and the Pteranodon kids will have their first babysitter ever, the kids are not very happy. The babysitter is Keira Chirostenotes, a responsible, patient teenager. Buddy, Tiny, Shiny, and Don each take almost the whole evening to warm up to her. While Mom and Dad are on their date on the Dinosaur Night Train, Mom is relaxed, but Dad really misses the kids and can't stop thinking about them. In the end, Mom and Dad rush back to the nest to find all the kids and Keira having a great time!
4 A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train
2/22/13
Season-only
"Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale" Our Pteranodon family is on the beach watching small eggs hatch and baby Archelon turtles emerge, and start to swim away. Our family and Mr. Conductor get into the Dinosaur Train Submarine and follow the baby Archelons who discover their own facts of nature - that their mother doesn't stay with them after they're born, and that they will grow up to be giant-sized sea turtles. "Rocket Train" Tiny and Buddy find out that a newer train will be riding the same tracks as the Dinosaur Train. The new train is called the Rocket Train, and its conductor is named Thurston Troodon, who was a former classmate and rival of Mr. Conductor. Thurston is very confident and boasts that the Rocket Train is newer, better, and faster than the "old Dinosaur Train." Mrs. Troodon, Thurston, and Mr. Conductor's old teacher, suggests a friendly train race. With Tiny and Buddy on board, the "old" Dinosaur Train ends up helping out Thurston and the new Rocket Train after it breaks down.
5 Solar Train/Bird Watching
10/6/14
Season-only
"Solar Train" Our Pteranodon family accompanies Mr. Conductor to the Troodon Town Roundhouse to meet up with Thurston Troodon, the Rocket Train's conductor. They soon learn that Tricia Troodon actually invited everyone there to see her new train, the Solar Train, which is powered by the sun! To test the trains' performances, the three Conductors have a race to the Triassic between the Dinosaur Train, Thurston's Rocket Train and Tricia's new Solar Train! "Birdwatching" Buddy and Tiny give Elliot Enantiornithine, a first timer on the Dinosaur Train, a tour of the Train. When they go through Laura Giganotosaurus' car, she explains that today is her bird watching/drawing day, but she hasn't found a single bird to watch, so Elliot hams it up for Laura, who watches and draws him. This is so fun that Buddy and Tiny bring Laura to meet another bird friend-- Arlene Archeopteryx. Then Arlene and Elliot introduce the kids and Laura to a new bird named Peng Protopteryx! It's a successful birdwatching/drawing day as all three birds are delighted to show off their unique feathers.
6 Rocket Train Surprise Party/ Cloudy with a Chance of Fun
10/6/14
Season-only
"Rocket Train Surprise Party" After Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don learn that it's Mr. Conductor's birthday, they decide to throw him a surprise party on his favorite place - the Dinosaur Train! The whole family plans the party, and even secretly rides the Rocket Train to pick up friends from all around the Mesozoic and to gather ginkgo leaves for a special birthday cake. The party is a huge success - the Conductor is surprised and moved, and loves his tasty ginkgo leaf birthday cake. "Cloudy With a Chance of Fun" As the Pteranodon kids play in their family nest, Buddy stares at a sky full of clouds and asks the group, "What are clouds?" Mr. Pteranodon and his neighbor, Mr. Lambeosaurus have different opinions. As they all get on the Dinosaur Train, they consider whether clouds are made of water or whether they're just made of fluff. Tiny knows who would have the facts -- Mr. Conductor! He explains that clouds are made of billions of tiny drops of water that are so light they float in the air. He also takes the group to a stop at Cloudy Point Station where the kids play a cloud-spotting game, identifying three types of clouds they learned about: cirrus, stratus, and cumulus. In the end, a rainstorm certainly proves that clouds are made of water!
7 One Big Frog/Caving with Vlad
10/27/14
Season-only
"One Big Frog" The Pteranodon kids are playing a game called "I'm the Biggest," which raises the question: how big is the biggest frog? Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to find the biggest frog ever, the legendary Beelzebufo. Once off the train, they have to take a river raft to find this illusive creature, but find him they do. The kids are surprised to find that Benny Beelzebufo isn't nearly as large (or mean) as they'd imagined, but he is definitely the biggest frog they've ever seen! Benny teaches the kids about his "sit-still-and-wait" hunting style and shows off his large, floating leaf "home." "Caving With Vlad" The Pteranodon family rides the "Night Train" all the way back to the Jurassic to visit their nocturnal friend, Vlad Volaticotherium, who wants to take them caving! Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don don't even know what caving is, but are soon having a great time seeing all of the stalactites and stalagmites that have formed inside the cave. They also learn that it can be a lot of fun to hear your voice echo down the cave's long caverns!
8 Turtle and Therapod Race/Hungry, Hungry Carnivores
8/19/14
Season-only
"Classic In The Jurassic: Turtle and Therapod Race" The Pteranodon family travels to the 'Classic in the Jurassic', an Olympics type competition in which dinosaur teams representing the three Mesozoic time periods will compete in various contests. Today's competition is a race between turtle and theropod teams. When the fast theropods all get tangled up at the finish line, the race comes down to the slow moving turtles. It's an exciting race as the turtles are neck and neck! Who will win the race?? "Hungry, Hungry Carnivores" Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon are eating lunch and even though they've just eaten a big fish meal, Buddy is still hungry, so she takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train so Buddy can eat some carrion. While dining, Laura Giganotosaurus tells Buddy the best meal she ever ate was prepared by her cousin, Chef Carson Carcharodontosaurus. So they all travel to meet Chef C and eat his famous carrion dishes. They even bring back a snack for Mr. Conductor!

About this show

Dinosaur Train is seen through the eyes of Buddy, a preschool-aged Tyrannosaurus Rex. Buddy and his adoptive family of Pteranodons go for adventures on the Dinosaur Train to meet all kinds of dinosaurs in different eras and learn fascinating new facts about these incredible creatures.

Ratings and reviews

4.3
49 reviews
Mark Bennett
March 23, 2018
If you're kids are into dinosaurs, they'll love this show. I've recommended this to friends and their kids enjoyed it too! The kids enjoy the dinosaurs, and the characters, along with the real kids at the end of each episode. As a parent, the narrative is reasonable, the content is also relatively educational, with a strong focus on the scientific method and exploration along with a nice summary at the end of each episode. I only wish there were more episodes as the quality of the animation hasn't aged well and looks blurry on larger modern TVs.
Adam Philippe
August 28, 2016
My six year old has been a fan of this show for several years now. It's innocent, educational, friendly, but sometimes the overly cuteness of it all gets nauseating for adults.
Jamal Jayden
August 24, 2015
More like what's was from long time ago in history. And dinosaurs can't talk. That is a stupid thing people had made.
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