About this season
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.
Episodes (52)
1. Dinosaur Big City, Part 1
Aired 22 August 2011 • 11 min
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”!
2. Dinosaur Big City, Part 2
Aired 22 August 2011 • 11 min
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”!
3. Dinosaur Big City, Part 3
Aired 22 August 2011 • 11 min
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!
4. Dinosaur Big City, Part 4
Aired 22 August 2011 • 11 min
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.
5. Stargazing on the Night Train
Aired 24 October 2011 • 11 min
Sidney Sinovenator shows the Pteranodon family his favorite stargazing spot
6. Get into Nature!
Aired 24 October 2011 • 11 min
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?
7. Shiny and Snakes
Aired 25 October 2011 • 11 min
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!
8. Tiny Loves Flowers
Aired 25 October 2011 • 11 min
The family goes to the Big Pond to find buttercups
9. Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs
Aired 26 October 2011 • 11 min
Buddy wants to learn more about his ancestors
10. Rainy Day Fight
Aired 26 October 2011 • 11 min
The kids must find something in nature that helps calm them
11. That's Not a Dinosaur
Aired 27 October 2011 • 11 min
Game rules change at the Biome Block Party so that all creatures can play the games
12. Tiny's Garden
Aired 27 October 2011 • 11 min
The Nature Trackers gather seeds and bring them home to plant a garden
13. The Earthquake
Aired 6 February 2012 • 11 min
The kids meet a relative of Tank Triceratops, an early ceratopsian named Penelope Protoceratops.
14. The Nursery Car
Aired 6 February 2012 • 11 min
The kids discover that a nursery car has been added to the train.
15. The Lost Bird
Aired 7 February 2012 • 11 min
The kids learn that the train has added an aviary car.
16. The Forest Fire
Aired 7 February 2012 • 11 min
The kids take a hike through the woods, where they observe life returning following a forest fire.
17. Dry Times at Pteradon Terrace
Aired 8 February 2012 • 11 min
The family camp at Big Pond during a drought
18. Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest
Aired 8 February 2012 • 11 min
Dad takes part in a fishing contest.
19. Hurricane at Pteradon Terrace
Aired 9 February 2012 • 11 min
The family ride out a hurricane in a cave
20. Rafting the Cretaceous
Aired 9 February 2012 • 11 min
Two refugees from across the Western Interior Sea arrive on a raft.
21. Haunted Roundhouse
Aired 29 September 2011 • 11 min
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.
22. Big Pond Pumpkin Patch
Aired 29 September 2011 • 11 min
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.
23. Don's Winter Wish
Aired 20 February 2012 • 11 min
The Pteranodons travel to the North Pole, where Don wishes to see snow fall again.
24. Festival of Lights
Aired 20 February 2012 • 11 min
The Pteranodons stop to watch the aurora borealis.
25. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Ophthalmosaurus
Aired 18 February 2013 • 11 min
26. King Meets Crystal
Aired 19 February 2013 • 11 min
27. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonisaurus
Aired 18 February 2013 • 11 min
28. All Kinds of Families
Aired 20 February 2013 • 11 min
29. Dinos A-Z, Part 1: The Big Idea
Aired 14 May 2012 • 11 min
Tiny thinks it would be fun to have a picnic with all the dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song.
30. Dinos A-Z, Part 2: Spread the Word
Aired 14 May 2012 • 11 min
Tiny thinks it would be fun to have a picnic with all the dinosaurs from the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song.
31. Dinos A-Z, Part 3: Classification
Aired 14 May 2012 • 11 min
The Pteranodon kids learn about classification.
32. Dinos A-Z, Part 4: Picnic
Aired 14 May 2012 • 11 min
Don organizes the dinosaurs by species, features and size.
33. Remember the Alamosaurus
Aired 13 August 2012 • 11 min
The kids meet some of the biggest dinosaurs, including Allie Alamosaurus
34. Sunrise, Sunset
Aired 13 August 2012 • 11 min
The kids learn about nocturnal and diurnal animals while on an overnight camping trip with Dad.
35. A Heck of a Neck
Aired 14 August 2012 • 11 min
The kids meet a super long dinosaur while on a nature trackers adventure
36. Gilbert Visits the Nest
Aired 14 August 2012 • 11 min
Shiny is nervous about Gilbert's impending visit.
37. An Apatosaurus Adventure
Aired 15 August 2012 • 11 min
Apollo Apatosaurus is a long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur who likes adventure
38. Nature Art
Aired 15 August 2012 • 11 min
The kids make nature art on the beach.
39. Arnie Rides the Flatcar
Aired 16 August 2012 • 11 min
Buddy, Tiny and Mom visit their pal Arnie Argentinosaurus, who's grown so large he can't ride on the train anymore;
40. Old Reliable
Aired 16 August 2012 • 11 min
The kids visit a field of geysers and take a dip in the nearby hot springs.
41. Tiny and the Crocodile
Aired 10 December 2012 • 11 min
42. Meet the Grandparents
Aired 10 December 2012 • 11 min
43. The Egg Stealer?
Aired 11 December 2012 • 11 min
44. To the Grandparents' Nest We Go!
Aired 11 December 2012 • 11 min
45. Double-Crested Trouble
Aired 12 December 2012 • 11 min
46. Erma and the Conductor
Aired 12 December 2012 • 11 min
47. Dome-Headed Dinosaur
Aired 13 December 2012 • 11 min
48. Treasure Hunt
Aired 13 December 2012 • 11 min
49. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus
Aired 18 February 2013 • 11 min
50. Date Night
Aired 21 February 2013 • 11 min
51. Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale
Aired 18 February 2013 • 11 min
52. Rocket Train
Aired 22 February 2013 • 11 min