List of Dinosaur Train episodes
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This is a list of Dinosaur Train episodes.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 40 | September 7, 2009 | May 6, 2011 | |
| 2 | 26 | August 22, 2011 | February 22, 2013 | |
| 3 | 13 | January 20, 2014 | June 15, 2015 | |
| 4 | 10 | December 7, 2015 | February 20, 2017 | |
| 5 | 11 | August 26, 2019 | June 15, 2020 | |
| Film | April 12, 2021 | |||
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2009–11)
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| 1 | 1 | "Valley of the Stygimolochs" | Craig Bartlett | Stygimoloch | September 7, 2009 | "Valley of Stygimolochs Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Tiny Loves Fish" | Pteranodon | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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| 2 | 2 | "The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus" | Joe Purdy | Corythosaurus Lambeosaurine crests | September 8, 2009 | "Corythosaurus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Triceratops for Lunch" | Elise Allen | Triceratops | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 3 | 3 | "Beating the Heat" | Craig Bartlett | Stegosaurus | September 9, 2009 | "Stegosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Flowers for Mom" | Joe Purdy | Bees | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 4 | 4 | "I'm a T. Rex!" | Craig Bartlett | Tyrannosaurus | September 10, 2009 | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Ned the Quadruped" | Bradley Zweig | Brachiosaurus | "Brachiosaurus Garden Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||||||
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| 5 | 5 | "One Smart Dinosaur" | Craig Bartlett | Troodon | September 11, 2009 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Petey the Peteinosaurus" | Jon Greenberg | Peteinosaurus | "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period) | |||||||||
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| 6 | 6 | "Fast Friends" | Corey Powell | Ornithomimus | September 17, 2009 | "Ornithomimus Corner Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "T. Rex Teeth" | Craig Bartlett | Tyrannosaurus teeth | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 7 | 7 | "Now with Feathers!" | Joe Ansolabehere | Velociraptor Feathered dinosaurs | September 18, 2009 | "Velociraptor Valley Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "A Frill a Minute" | Elise Allen | Triceratops defenses | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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After Mr. P. finds a feather on the train, Mrs. P., Tiny, and Buddy search for clues to find the dinosaur it came from. Mrs. P. and the kids meet Tank Triceratops and his mom on the train for a play date at the Big Pond, and they learn why Triceratops have a frill. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "One Big Dinosaur" | Joe Purdy | Argentinosaurus | September 21, 2009 | "Argentinosaurus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Play Date with Annie" | Craig Bartlett | Tyrannosaurus senses | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 9 | 9 | "Armored Like an Ankylosaurus" | Mark Drop | Ankylosaurus | September 22, 2009 | "Ankylosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Campout!" | Jon Greenberg | Palaeobatrachus, amphibians | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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Mr. P. takes the kids to a dinoball game, featuring his favorite player Hank Ankylosaurus. The Pteranadon family goes to the Big Pond for an overnight campout and meet Patricia Palaeobatrachus. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Laura the Giganotosaurus" | Craig Bartlett | Giganotosaurus, observation | September 29, 2009 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Dinosaur Poop!" | Elise Allen | Brachiosaurus, poop | "Brachiosaurus Gardens Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||||||
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Tiny, Buddy, and Mrs. P. visit Laura Giganotosaurus on the train to ask for her help identifying a bird, and they meet Angela Avisaurus. Tiny, Buddy, and Mrs. P. go to the Brachiosaurus Brunch to have lunch and play games with Ned and Ella Brachiosaurus. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Derek the Deinonychus" | Joe Purdy | Deinonychus | September 30, 2009 | "Deinonychus Depot Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Don's Dragonfly" | Dragonflies | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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| 12 | 12 | "One Small Dinosaur" | Corey Powell | Microraptor | October 1, 2009 | "Microraptor Mountain Station" (Early Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "T. Rex Migration" | Craig Bartlett | Tyrannosaurus behavior | "Rexville Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Pleasant Plains Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Quadruped Corners Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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Mrs. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to meet her friend Minnie Microraptor and her son Mikey. When Mrs. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to visit friends in Rexville, an avisaurus tells them all the T. Rexes moved north weeks earlier. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Hootin' Hadrosaurs!" | Mark Drop | Parasaurolophus, Hadrosaurs, musical improvisation | November 9, 2009 | "Corythosaurus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Surprise Party" | Joe Purdy | Beetles | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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The kids have a play date with Cory Corythosaurus and meet her friend Perry, a Parasaurolophus. Buddy's family and friends plan a surprise party for him on board the Dinosaur Train. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Theropod Club" | Joe Purdy | Allosaurus | November 10, 2009 | "Allosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Hatching Party" | Elise Allen | Eggs | "Corythosaurus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 15 | 15 | "The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea" | Mark Drop | Spinosaurus | November 11, 2009 | "The Big Misty Sea Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "A Spiky Tail Tale" | Stegosaurus tail | "Stegosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||||||
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| 16 | 16 | "Night Train" | Craig Bartlett | Troodon nocturnal lifestyle | November 12, 2009 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Fossil Fred" | Jon Greenberg | Fossils | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Dinosaurs in the Snow" | Craig Bartlett | Troodon ranges | December 14, 2009 | "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Cretaceous Conifers" | Corey Powell | Conifers | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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The Pteranodon family travels to the North Pole where they learn about snow and meet Travis Troodon, who teaches them about cold weather adaptation. Mrs. Pteranodon teaches the kids about Winter solstice, her favorite holiday. Then they learn about conifers, which they use to decorate the Dinosaur Train and their nest. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Burrowers" | Elise Allen | Oryctodromeus | January 18, 2010 | "Oryctodromeus Oasis Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Shiny's Sea Shells" | Corey Powell | Seashells | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 19 | 19 | "King Cryolophosaurus" | Mark Drop | Cryolophosaurus | February 15, 2010 | "Cryolophosaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Buddy the Tracker" | Craig Bartlett | Footprints | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 20 | 20 | "The Old Bird" | Elise Allen | Archaeopteryx | February 16, 2010 | "Archaeopteryx Lagoon Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Diamond Don" | Minerals | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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| 21 | 21 | "Dinosaur Camouflage" | Corey Powell | Lesothosaurus | April 12, 2010 | "Lesothosaurus Landing Training Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Family Scavenger Hunt" | Joe Purdy | Drosera | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 22 | 22 | "Have You Heard About the Herd?" | Mark Drop | Einiosaurus | April 13, 2010 | "Einiosaurus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Jess Hesperornis" | Joe Purdy | Hesperornis | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 23 | 23 | "Triassic Turtle" | Craig Bartlett | Proganochelys, Turtles | May 3, 2010 | "Proganochelys Place Station" (Triassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Tank's Baby Brother" | Elise Allen | Offspring | "Triceratops Trails Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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The kids meet Adam Adocus, who tells them some species of turtle that can't retract their heads. So the family visits the Triassic to meet one of those turtles and learn how they protect themselves from predators. While Shiny and Don are out fishing with their dad, Mrs. P. takes Tiny and Buddy to meet Trudy Triceratops' new baby, but they find their friend Tank isn't so happy about having a baby brother. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Erma Eoraptor" | Mark Drop | Eoraptor | May 4, 2010 | "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Under the Volcano" | Corey Powell | Volcanoes | "Volcano Valley Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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While Shiny and Don stay with their dad to explore the beach, Mrs. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to the Triassic period to meet an Eoraptor, one of the earliest dinosaur species. Mr. P. takes Tiny and Buddy to visit their local volcano, "Old Smokey." Shiny and Don stay home with their mom because they're too nervous about the idea, but when they change their minds, confusion ensues. | ||||||||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Pteranodon Family World Tour" | Craig Bartlett | Amargasaurus | May 24, 2010 | "Giganatosaurus Junction Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Amargasaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Gilbert the Junior Conductor" | Elise Allen | South America | "Giganatosaurus Junction Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 26 | 26 | "Confuciusornis Says" | Joe Purdy | Confuciusornis | May 25, 2010 | "Confuciusornis Gardens Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Tiny's Tiny Doll" | Craig Bartlett | Asia | "Velociraptor Valley Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 27 | 27 | "Iggy Iguanodon" | Mark Drop | Iguanodon | May 26, 2010 | "Iguanodon Inlet Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Shiny Can't Sleep" | Joe Purdy | Sleep | None | |||||||||
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| 28 | 28 | "Kenny Kentrosaurus" | Corey Powell | Kentrosaurus | May 27, 2010 | "Kentrosaurus Savannah Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Don and the Troodons" | Elise Allen | Africa | "African Savannah Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||||||
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| 29 | 29 | "Long Claws" | Corey Powell | Therizinosaurus | June 28, 2010 | "Therizinosaurus Thicket Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Tank's Sleep Over" | Elise Allen | Sleep (non-human) | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 30 | 30 | "New Neighbors" | Craig Bartlett | Lambeosaurus | July 12, 2010 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Don's Collection" | Joe Purdy | Collections | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 31 | 31 | "The Wing Kings" | Jordan D. Brown | Quetzalcoatlus | July 13, 2010 | "Quetzocoatlus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "The Big Mud Pit" | Craig Bartlett | Mud | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 32 | 32 | "Paulie Pliosaurus" | Kati Rocky | Pliosaurus | August 23, 2010 | "Pliosaurus Pool Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Elmer Visits the Desert" | Johanna Nemeth | Deserts | "Elasmosaurus Ocean Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Desert Sands Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||||||
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The Pterenodon family travels underwater to meet a Pliosaurus, a marine reptile nicknamed the "T. Rex of the ocean." Mrs. P. takes the kids for a play date with Elmer Elasmasaurus, who rides in the train's Aqua Car. Together they visit a desert that once was an ocean and meet Percy Paramacellodus. | ||||||||||||
| 33 | 33 | "Buck-Tooth Bucky" | Holly Huckins | Masiakasaurus | September 27, 2010 | "Masiakasaurus Meadows Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Tiny's Tiny Friend" | Craig Bartlett | Cimolestes | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 34 | 34 | "Elmer Elasmosaurus" | Craig Bartlett | Elasmosaurus | September 28, 2010 | "Elasmosaurus Reef Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Dinosaur Block Party" | Ecosystems | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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The Pteranodon family visit an underwater station and meet Elmer Elasmosaurus who has been riding in the Dinosaur Train's Aqua Car to visit other oceans. The Pteranodon family hosts a potluck block party to introduce their new Lambeosaurus neighbors to other species living around Pteranadon Terrace and the Big Pond. | ||||||||||||
| 35 | 35 | "Carla Cretoxyrhina" | Elise Allen | Cretoxyrhina | October 11, 2010 | "Cretoxyrhina Coral Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Train Trouble" | Joe Purdy & Craig Bartlett | Ornithomimus, trains | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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The family travels to an underwater station to meet a friendly young shark and her dad. Mrs. P. takes the kids to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus and their mom on the train for a play date in Troodon Town, but the Dinosaur Train has engine trouble. | ||||||||||||
| 36 | 36 | "An Armored Tail Tale" | Mark Drop | Euoplocephalus | November 8, 2010 | "Ankylosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Pterosaur Flying Club" | Joe Purdy | Pterosaur | "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period) | |||||||||
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| 37 | 37 | "The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers" | Joe Purdy | Michelinoceras | November 19, 2010 | "Michelinoceras Mollusk Station" (Triassic Time period) | ||||||
| "Dad's Day Out" | Weather | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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Mrs. P. takes the kids underwater to meet Mitch and Max Michelinoceras. Mr. P. takes Buddy and Tiny to the Big Pond to spend the day with Annie Tyrannosaurus, Leroy Lambeosaurus, and their dads, Larry and Boris. | ||||||||||||
| 38 | 38 | "Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!" | Joe Purdy | Daspletosaurus | December 6, 2010 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Hornucopia!" | Elise Allen | Styracosaurus | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 39 | 39 | "The Good Mom" | Elise Allen | Maiasaura | January 17, 2011 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Diamond Anniversary" | Mark Drop | Caves | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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| 40 | 40 | "Junior Conductor Jamboree" | Joe Purdy | Mesozoic | May 6, 2011 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Lesothosaurus Canyon Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period), "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "Troodon Train Day" | Craig Bartlett | Steam engines | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
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Season 2 (2011–13)
[edit]The second season of Dinosaur Train began airing on August 22, 2011 with a one-hour special, "Dinosaur Big City."[1] Other hour-long specials during season two included "Dinosaurs A to Z," which aired May 14, 2012[2] and "Dinosaur Train Submarine Adventure," which aired February 18, 2013.[3]
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| 41 | 1 | "Dinosaur Big City, Part 1" | Laramidia | August 22, 2011 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Allosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Dinosaur Big City, Part 2" | Theropods (in general) | "Cryolophsaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Ornithomimus Corner Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 42 | 2 | "Dinosaur Big City, Part 3" | Kosmoceratops | August 22, 2011 | "Laramidia" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Dinosaur Big City, Part 4" | Paleontologists | |||||||||
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The Pteranadon family explore Laramidia while looking for the Theropod convention. When King Cryolophosaurus escapes from a mob of fans on the Dinosaur Train's engine, the Pteranadon family and their T. Rex friends go looking for him. | ||||||||||
| 43 | 3 | "Haunted Roundhouse" | Volaticotherium | September 29, 2011 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Big Pond Pumpkin Patch" | The Moon | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 44 | 4 | "Stargazing on the Night Train" | Sinovenator, constellations | October 24, 2011 | "Sinovenator Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Get into Nature!" | Tide pools | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 45 | 5 | "Shiny and Snakes" | Sanajeh | October 25, 2011 | "Sanajeh Center Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Tiny Loves Flowers" | Flowers, plant life cycle, change in nature | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
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Dad takes the kids in search of the legendary giant snake, Sanajeh. The Pteranadon family goes to the Big Pond looking for Tiny's favorite flowers. | ||||||||||
| 46 | 6 | "Buddy Explores the Tyrannosaurs" | Raptorex | October 26, 2011 | "Raptorex Ridge Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Rainy Day Fight" | Beaches | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 47 | 7 | "That's Not a Dinosaur!" | Amphibians | October 27, 2011 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Tiny's Garden" | Gardens | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 48 | 8 | "The Earthquake" | Ceratopsians | February 6, 2012 | "Protoceratops Sand Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "The Nursery Car" | Dinosaur eggs | None | ||||||||
| 49 | 9 | "The Lost Bird" | Jeholornis | February 7, 2012 | "Jeholornis Junction Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "The Forest Fire" | Redwood trees | "Cimoloestes Central Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 50 | 10 | "Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace" | Droughts | February 8, 2012 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest" | Piscivores | "The Big Misty Sea Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 51 | 11 | "Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace" | Hurricanes | February 9, 2012 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Rafting the Cretaceous" | Rafts | "Appalachia Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 52 | 12 | "Don's Winter Wish" | Saurornitholestes | February 20, 2012 | "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Festival of Lights" | Aurora | "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 53 | 13 | "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 1: The Big Idea" | Diversity, Gallimimus | May 14, 2012 | "Apatosaurus Acres Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Einiosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Fabrosaurus Field Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Gallimimus Gulch Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 2: Spread The Word" | Nodosaurus | "Hadrosaurus Haven Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Iguanodon Inlet Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Kentrosaurus Savannah Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Pteranadon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Megalosaurus Marsh Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||||
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Tiny and Buddy have the "big idea" to get all 26 dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song on the train and go to Troodon Town for a picnic. While continuing to pick up dinosaurs, Tiny, Buddy, Mrs. P., Mr. Conductor and Mrs. Conductor set up a communication center in the caboose and recruit birds invite dinosaurs for the train ride and picnic. Later they're joined on the train by the rest of the Pteranadon family. | ||||||||||
| 54 | 14 | "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 3: Classification" | Classification | May 14, 2012 | "Ornithomimus Orchard Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Parasaurolophus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Qantassaurus Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Rhabdodon Ridge Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Dinosaurs A to Z, Part 4: A To Z Picnic" | Yangchuanosaurus, Zigongosaurus | "Utahraptor Ally Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Wannanosaurus Woodlands Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Yangchuanosaurus Yard Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Zigongosaurus Zenith Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 55 | 15 | "Remember the Alamosaurus" | Alamosaurus | August 13, 2012 | "Alamosaurus Pine Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Sunrise, Sunset" | Nocturnal and diurnal | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 56 | 16 | "A Heck of a Neck" | Diplodocus | August 14, 2012 | "Diplodocus Hill Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Gilbert Visits the Nest" | Collections | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 57 | 17 | "An Apatosaurus Adventure" | Apatosaurus | August 15, 2012 | "Apatosaurus Acres Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Nature Art" | Environmental art | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 58 | 18 | "Arnie Rides the Flatcar" | Argentinosaurus | August 16, 2012 | "Argentinosaurus Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Old Reliable" | Geysers | "Geyser Gulch Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 59 | 19 | "Tiny and the Crocodile" | Deinosuchus | December 10, 2012 | "Deinosuchus Swamp Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Meet the Grandparents" | Migration | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
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The Pteranadon family must face their fears to meet Deanna Deinosuchus, a giant Pteranadon-eating crocodilian. Grandma and Grandpa Pteranadon visit the kids for the first time since they hatched. | ||||||||||
| 60 | 20 | "The Egg Stealer?" | Oviraptor | December 11, 2012 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "To Grandparents' Nest We Go!" | Appalachia | "Pteranadon Trails Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 61 | 21 | "Double-Crested Trouble" | Dilophosaurus | December 12, 2012 | "Dilophosaurus Dune Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Erma and the Conductor" | Meteors | "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Trassic Time period) "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous period) | ||||||||
| 62 | 22 | "Dome-Headed Dinosaur" | Pachycephalosaurus | December 13, 2012 | "Pachycephalosaurus Plateau Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Treasure Hunt" | Fossils | "Amber A'Royal Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 63 | 23 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Ophthalmosaurus" | Ophthalmosaurus | February 19, 2013 | "Elasmosaurus Reef Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Jurassic Ocean" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "King Meets Crystal" | Cryolophosaurus | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 64 | 24 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonisaurus" | Shonisaurus | February 20, 2013 | "Triassic Ocean Station" (Triassic Time period) | |||||
| "All Kinds of Families" | Sauroposeidon | "Microraptor Mountain Station" (Early Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 65 | 25 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus" | Mosasaurus | February 21, 2013 | "Western Interior Seaway Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Date Night" | Chirostenotes | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 66 | 26 | "Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale" | Archelon | February 22, 2013 | "Local Western Interior Sea Underwater Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Rocket Train" | High speed trains | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Proganochelys Pond Station" (Triassic Time period) | ||||||||
Season 3 (2014–15)
[edit]PBS Kids ordered a third season of 13 half-hour episodes to premiere in the spring of 2014 (that being the first two episodes).[4] The first two episodes aired on January 20, 2014 as a one-hour special titled "Nature Trackers Adventure Camp."[5] The others started to air on August 18, 2014 beginning with the one-hour "Classic in the Jurassic" special.[6]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |||||
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| 67 | 1 | "Adventure Camp: Rafting" | Rafting | January 20, 2014 | "Adventure Camp River Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Adventure Camp: Mountain Climbing" | Mountains | "Adventure Camp Mountain Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 68 | 2 | "Adventure Camp: Ziplining" | Rainforests | January 20, 2014 | "Adventure Camp Rainforest Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Adventure Camp: Canyon Hiking" | Canyons | "Adventure Camp Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 69 | 3 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Turtle and Theropod Race" | Turtles | August 18, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Hungry, Hungry Carnivores" | Carcharodontosaurus | "Carcharodontosaurus Carrion Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
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The family attends the turtle and theropod races during the Classic in the Jurassic sports event. Laura Giganotosaurus takes Buddy and his family to meet a Carcharodontosaurus chef. | ||||||||||
| 70 | 4 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Air Obstacle Race" | Pterodaustro | August 19, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "King and Crystal Live!" | Courtship displays | "Cryolophsaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||||
| 71 | 5 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Air, Water and Land" | Crocodilians | August 20, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Desert Day and Night" | Desert climate | "Jurassic Desert Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||||
| 72 | 6 | "Classic in the Jurassic: Ultimate Face-Off" | Anti predator adaption | August 21, 2014 | "Classic in the Jurassic Sports Station" (Jurassic) | |||||
| "Back in Time" | Permian | "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period), "Pedestrian Time Tunnel" (Permian Time period) | ||||||||
| 73 | 7 | "Solar Train" | Solar energy | October 6, 2014 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Proganochelys Pond Station" (Triassic Time period) | |||||
| "Birdwatching" | Birdwatching | "Archaeopteryx Lagoon Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Protopteryx Plains Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 74 | 8 | "Rocket Train Surprise Party" | Ginkgo leaves | October 6, 2014 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Ginkgo Grove Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Cloudy with a Chance of Fun" | Clouds | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 75 | 9 | "One Big Frog" | Beelzebufo | October 27, 2014 | "Beelzebufo River Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Caving with Vlad" | Caving | "Volaticotherium Valley Station" (Jurassic Time period) | ||||||||
| 76 | 10 | "Tiny's Fishing Friend" | Castorocauda | April 20, 2015 | "Castorcauda Corner Station" (Jurassic Time period) | |||||
| "Butterflies" | Butterflies | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
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The kids take their friend Cindy Cimolestes in search of a mammal that eats fish. After an orange butterfly becomes separated from a larger group while flying near the Pteranadon family's nest, Don promises to help him find his family. | ||||||||||
| 77 | 11 | "Best Ever Babysitter" | Chirostenotes | April 21, 2015 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Plant a Tree" | Trees | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 78 | 12 | "Zeppelin: Waterfall" | Waterfalls | June 15, 2015 | "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Quetzalcoatlus Canyon Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Zeppelin: Atoll" | Atoll | "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Cretaceous Ocean" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 79 | 13 | "Zeppelin: Pangaea" | Pangaea | June 15, 2015 | "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Zeppelin: Crater" | Crater | "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
Season 4 (2015–17)
[edit]PBS Kids renewed Dinosaur Train for a fourth season of 10 half-hour episodes,[7] which premiered on December 7, 2015.[citation needed] The final two episodes of the fourth season first aired as a one-hour "What's at The Center of The Earth?" special on February 20, 2017.[8]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | |||||
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| 80 | 1 | "Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1" | Pterosaurs | December 7, 2015 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Elasmosaurus Under Sea Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "North Pole Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Eoraptor Ravine Station" (Triassic Time period), "Proganochelys Place Station" (Triassic Time period), "Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 2" | Trains | |||||||||
| 81 | 2 | "Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 1" | Ecosystems | March 7, 2016 | "Pteranodon Seaside Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 2" | Marine creatures | |||||||||
| 82 | 3 | "Nest Swap" | Pterosaurs | March 8, 2016 | "Nemicolopterus Nook Station" (Early Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "The Herd is The Word" | Ceratopsians | "Triceratops Picnic Park Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 83 | 4 | "Stop and Smell The Flowers" | Plants, Flowers and Smell | March 9, 2016 | "Qianzhousaurus Pond Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Moms' Campout" | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||||||
| 84 | 5 | "Where Have All The Lizards Gone?" | Predator, prey | March 10, 2016 | "Lizard Island Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Conductor's Sleepover" | Sleeping | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 85 | 6 | "Junior Conductor's Academy Part 1" | Deinocheirus | April 6, 2016 | "Laramidia" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Junior Conductor's Academy Part 2" | Theropods | |||||||||
| 86 | 7 | "Crystal and King Benefit Concert, Part 1" | Overfishing, Sauropods, Cryolophosaurus | April 25, 2016 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Crystal and King Benefit Concert, Part 2" | ||||||||||
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When the Pteranodon family learns that the Big Pond is being overfished, Crystal and King Cryolophosaurus help organize a concert to raise awareness among the other dinosaurs. | ||||||||||
| 87 | 8 | "Spooky Tree" | Bioluminescence | October 17, 2016 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "Spinosaurus Super Model" | Spinosaurus | "The Big Misty Sea Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
| 88 | 9 | "What's at The Center of The Earth? Layers!" | Earth's layers | February 20, 2017 | "Cretaceous Cavern Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "What's at The Center of The Earth? Fossils!" | Fossils | "Fossil Alley" [no station] (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
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Mr. P. and the kids join Mr. Conductor and Gilbert aboard the drill train to search for a location for a new underground train station. They learn about Earth's layers, meet Natasha Necrolestes, and find fossils from different time periods. | ||||||||||
| 89 | 10 | "What's at The Center of The Earth? Troglobites!" | Troglobites | February 20, 2017 | Troglobites' cave [no station] (Cretaceous Time period) | |||||
| "What's at The Center of The Earth? Minerals!" | Minerals | Dinosaur Train Underground Station [future site] (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||
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The search for the perfect location for the underground station continues. The kids learn about troglobite senses when they meet cave-dwelling creatures without eyes. After the tip of the drill train breaks, they learn about rocks and minerals. | ||||||||||
Season 5 (2019–20)
[edit]The fifth season of Dinosaur Train consists of 11 half-hour episodes that aired on PBS Kids,[9] starting on August 26, 2019.[10]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Lessons Taught | Original air date | Stations visited (Time period) | ||||||
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| 90 | 1 | "The Tiny-saur Train" | Craig Bartlett | Microraptor, Yi qi | August 26, 2019 | "Yi qi Yards Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Pteranadon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "How Many Horns?" | Joe Purdy | Ceratopsians, Regaliceratops | "Protoceratops Sands Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Einiosaurus Acers Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Royal Regaliceratops Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Triceratops Herd Station" | |||||||||
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During a visit from their friend Mikey Microraptor, the kids go looking for an even smaller dinosaur. Tank Triceratops joins the kids to search for other dinosaurs with horns. | ||||||||||||
| 91 | 2 | "Mom Was a Kid Once" | Rachel Lipman | Friendship, fear, Globidens | August 27, 2019 | "Pteranodon Seaside Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
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Shiny and her friend Annie disagree when Shiny gets scared while exploring a cave. Mom and her friend Tilly tell the kids about the time Mom got too scared to complete one of their childhood adventures. Mom, Tilly, Tiny, Shiny, and Annie visit the old neighborhood where they complete Mom and Tilly's unfinished adventure and meet Goldie Globidens. | ||||||||||||
| 92 | 3 | "Gilbert the Conductor" | Christie Insley | Peteinosaurus, teamwork | August 26, 2019 | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Brachiosaurus Gardens Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Allosaurus Forest Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Peteinosaurus Place Station" (Triassic Time period) | ||||||
| "A Clubhouse of Their Own" | Joe Purdy | Planning, cooperation, natural materials | None | |||||||||
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When Mr. Conductor gets sick, Gilbert takes over running the Dinosaur Train, but he runs into problems when he tries to follow the manual and keep the passengers happy. When the kids find the nest too crowded they go looking for a new place to play, then build their own clubhouse. | ||||||||||||
| 93 | 4 | "A Brand New Species" | Craig Bartlett | Paleontology, camouflage, Dracoraptor | August 26, 2019 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Lesothosaurus Lawns Station" (Early Jurassic Time period), "Dracoraptor Dell Station" [future site] (Early Jurassic Time period) | ||||||
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When Buddy trips over a fossil, the kids and Mr. Conductor discover a new dinosaur species and present their discovery to scientists. Then they travel to the early Jurassic to find out more about their discovery. | ||||||||||||
| 94 | 5 | "Don's Hole-iday" | Christie Insley | holes and diversity | August 26, 2019 | "Oryctodromeus Oasis Station" (Cretaceous Time period), | ||||||
| "We're Not All Dinosaurs" | Joe Purdy | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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The kids make up an imaginary holiday for Don. The Pteranodon meet a new small mammal friend, Adele Alpahadon. | ||||||||||||
| 95 | 6 | "Love Day" | Christie Insley | Spreading love to others; types of leaves | February 10, 2020 | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||
| "A New Leaf" | Joe Purdy | |||||||||||
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Inspired by one small move, the Pteranodon kids decide to spread love to every member of their family. Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon make cleaning up fun by turning it into a scavenger hunt. | ||||||||||||
| 96 | 7 | "Underwater Race[11]" | Joe Purdy | Liopleurodon, aerodynamics | March 30, 2020 | North Atlantic Ocean (Jurassic Time Period), The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period), | ||||||
| "Buddy Wants to Fly" | Christie Insley | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period) | ||||||||||
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Mr. Conductor and Thurston race in their submarines in the Jurassic. Inspired by his Pteranodon siblings, Buddy designs his very own wings. | ||||||||||||
| 97 | 8 | "King and Crystal Play Red Rock" | Craig Bartlett | Nyctosaurus | March 31, 2020 | "Cryolophosaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time Period), "Red Rock Amphitheater Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), | ||||||
| "Nick of Time" | Joe Purdy | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time Period) | ||||||||||
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King and Crystal Cryolophosaurus perform at Red Rock Amphitheater in the Cretaceous. Mr. Pteranodon meets his long-time friend, Nick Nyctosaurus. | ||||||||||||
| 98 | 9 | "Migration Vacation" | Joe Ansolabehere | Migration, appreciation for mothers | April 1, 2020 | "Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), | ||||||
| "Moms Rawk!" | Craig Bartlett | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time Period) | ||||||||||
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Buddy joins Annie and her family on her migration. Inspired by this, the Pteranodon kids ask their mother to give them a pretend migration at the Big Pond. | ||||||||||||
| 99 | 10 | "The Beelzebufo Cometh" | Joe Purdy | Beelzebufo, Deinocheirus | April 2, 2020 | "The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), | ||||||
| "Dennis Comes to Visit" | Rachel Lipman | "Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time Period) | ||||||||||
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Benny Beelzebufo somehow appears at the Big Pond and the kids have to bring him back home. Dennis, the autistic Deinocheirus, visits the Pteranodon family. | ||||||||||||
| 100 | 11 | "Father’s Day" | Craig Bartlett | Cenozoic, Mastodon | June 15, 2020 | "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), Ice Age (Cenozoic Era) | ||||||
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Mr. Conductor uses an experimental Drill Train to find his father whom he believes was lost in the Cenozoic – far into the dinosaurs' future where no dinosaur has gone before.[12] | ||||||||||||
Film (2021)
[edit]| Title | Written by | Original air date | |
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| Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island | Craig Bartlett | April 12, 2021 | |
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The Pteranodon family takes the Dinosaur Train to Adventure Island, a new theme park on a volcanic island. | |||
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- ^ "DINOSAUR TRAIN's New "Dinosaurs A to Z" One-Hour Special Airs This May on PBS KIDS" (Press release). GlobalNewswire. April 17, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Cericola, Rachel (February 15, 2013). "In Deep with Dinosaur Train Submarine Adventure". Wired. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ Washington, Ed (February 8, 2013). "'Dinosaur Train' Heads for Third Season". Animation World Network.
- ^ Logan, Michael (January 17, 2014). "Video: PBS Kids Premieres Dinosaur Train Special". TV Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Logan, Michael (August 15, 2014). "Video: A Dinosaur Train Special". TV Guide. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (February 11, 2015). "Henson Revs Up Season 4 of 'Dinosaur Train'". Animation World Network.
- ^ "PBS KIDS Premieres New One-Hour DINOSAUR TRAIN Special, Monday, February 20" (Press release). Public Broadcasting Service. February 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ "The Jim Henson Company Celebrates 100-Episode Milestone For Award-Winning Preschool Animated Series Dinosaur Train™ With New Season Five Episodes For PBS KIDS®" (Press release). Jim Henson Company. September 25, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (July 18, 2019). "Jim Henson Co.'s 'Dinosaur Train' Steams Ahead in MENA". Animation Magazine.
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