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.
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.
"Brachiosaurus Gardens Station" (Jurassic Time period)
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.
"Rexville Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Pleasant Plains Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period), "Quadruped Corners Station" (Late Cretaceous Time period)
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.
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
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.
"Triceratops Trails Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
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.
"Elasmosaurus Ocean Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Desert Sands Station" (Jurassic Time period)
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.
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
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.
"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)
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]
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.
"Apatosaurus Acres Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Einiosaurus Acres Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Fabrosaurus Field Station" (Jurassic Time period), "Gallimimus Gulch Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
"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)
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.
"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)
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
"Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Proganochelys Pond Station" (Triassic Time period)
Season 3 (2014–15)
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]
"Carcharodontosaurus Carrion Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
"Dinosaur Train Zeppelin Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
Season 4 (2015–17)
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]
"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)
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.
"Fossil Alley" [no station] (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
Dinosaur Train Underground Station [future site] (Cretaceous Time period)
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)
The fifth season of Dinosaur Train consists of 11 half-hour episodes that aired on PBS Kids,[9] starting on August 26, 2019.[10]
"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"
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.
"Pteranodon Seaside Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
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.
"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
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.
"Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time period), "Lesothosaurus Lawns Station" (Early Jurassic Time period), "Dracoraptor Dell Station" [future site] (Early Jurassic Time period)
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.
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5
"Don's Hole-iday"
Christie Insley
holes and diversity
August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26)
"Oryctodromeus Oasis Station" (Cretaceous Time period),
"We're Not All Dinosaurs"
Joe Purdy
"The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
The kids make up an imaginary holiday for Don. The Pteranodon meet a new small mammal friend, Adele Alpahadon.
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6
"Love Day"
Christie Insley
Spreading love to others; types of leaves
February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10)
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time period)
"A New Leaf"
Joe Purdy
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.
"Cryolophosaurus Crest Station" (Jurassic Time Period), "Red Rock Amphitheater Station" (Cretaceous Time Period),
"Nick of Time"
Joe Purdy
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time Period)
King and Crystal Cryolophosaurus perform at Red Rock Amphitheater in the Cretaceous. Mr. Pteranodon meets his long-time friend, Nick Nyctosaurus.
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9
"Migration Vacation"
Joe Ansolabehere
Migration, appreciation for mothers
April 1, 2020 (2020-04-01)
"Rexville Station" (Cretaceous Time Period),
"Moms Rawk!"
Craig Bartlett
"The Big Pond Station" (Cretaceous Time Period)
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.
"Pteranodon Terrace Station" (Cretaceous Time Period)
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.
"Troodon Town Station" (Cretaceous Time Period), Ice Age (Cenozoic Era)
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]
