Episodes
1. Dinosaur Big City, Part 1
August 22, 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
August 22, 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
August 22, 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
August 22, 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
October 24, 2011
11 min
Sidney Sinovenator shows the Pteranodon family his favorite stargazing spot
6. Get into Nature!
October 24, 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
October 25, 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!
9. Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs
October 26, 2011
11 min
Buddy wants to learn more about his ancestors
10. Rainy Day Fight
October 26, 2011
11 min
The kids must find something in nature that helps calm them
11. That's Not a Dinosaur
October 27, 2011
11 min
Game rules change at the Biome Block Party so that all creatures can play the games
12. Tiny's Garden
October 27, 2011
11 min
The Nature Trackers gather seeds and bring them home to plant a garden
13. The Earthquake
February 6, 2012
11 min
The kids meet a relative of Tank Triceratops, an early ceratopsian named Penelope Protoceratops.
14. The Nursery Car
February 6, 2012
11 min
The kids discover that a nursery car has been added to the train.
16. The Forest Fire
February 7, 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
February 8, 2012
11 min
The family camp at Big Pond during a drought
20. Rafting the Cretaceous
February 9, 2012
11 min
Two refugees from across the Western Interior Sea arrive on a raft.
21. Haunted Roundhouse
September 29, 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
September 29, 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
February 20, 2012
11 min
The Pteranodons travel to the North Pole, where Don wishes to see snow fall again.
29. Dinos A-Z, Part 1: The Big Idea
May 14, 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
May 14, 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
May 14, 2012
11 min
The Pteranodon kids learn about classification.
32. Dinos A-Z, Part 4: Picnic
May 14, 2012
11 min
Don organizes the dinosaurs by species, features and size.
33. Remember the Alamosaurus
August 13, 2012
11 min
The kids meet some of the biggest dinosaurs, including Allie Alamosaurus
34. Sunrise, Sunset
August 13, 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
August 14, 2012
11 min
The kids meet a super long dinosaur while on a nature trackers adventure
36. Gilbert Visits the Nest
August 14, 2012
11 min
Shiny is nervous about Gilbert's impending visit.
37. An Apatosaurus Adventure
August 15, 2012
11 min
Apollo Apatosaurus is a long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur who likes adventure
39. Arnie Rides the Flatcar
August 16, 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
August 16, 2012
11 min
The kids visit a field of geysers and take a dip in the nearby hot springs.
