Dinosaur Train 2009
What is Dinosaur Train?
Dinosaur Train is an animated children's television series created by Craig Bartlett. The program follows a young, anthropomorphic orange Tyrannosaurus rex named Buddy who lives with his adoptive Pteranodon family.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2009
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 207
- Runtime
- 11 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 7, 2009
- Last aired
- Sep 12, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- PBS Kids
- Genres
- Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
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Overview
Dinosaur Train is an animated children's television series created by Craig Bartlett. The program follows a young, anthropomorphic orange Tyrannosaurus rex named Buddy who lives with his adoptive Pteranodon family. Together, they embark on whimsical voyages across the prehistoric era using a specialized locomotive known as the Dinosaur Train. Throughout their travels, the characters explore diverse environments including jungles, swamps, volcanoes, and oceans. The series serves as an educational tool for young viewers, introducing basic concepts in life science, natural history, and paleontology. As Buddy and his family visit different times throughout the prehistoric age, they learn about the behaviors, diets, and classifications of various dinosaur species. The narrative explores themes of discovery and adventure as the group encounters different creatures, such as in the episode where Buddy joins a club for two-legged, three-toed meat-eating dinosaurs. By navigating the Mesozoic world, the series provides information about famous and lesser-known species, helping audiences understand the fascinating world of dinosaurs that once roamed the Earth.
Should you watch it?
“A young T-Rex explores prehistoric worlds while learning science.”
- Teaches basic science concepts through fun adventures
- Colorful prehistoric settings and creatures
- Kid-friendly introduction to paleontology
- Simple storylines may bore older viewers
- Repetitive educational format
Watch it if you want engaging science education for young children.
Suitable for preschoolers with gentle, educational content.
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Season 1 · 80 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Valley of the Stygimolochs Mytharc Sep 7, 2009
- E2 Tiny Loves Fish Core Sep 7, 2009
- E3 The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus Core Sep 8, 2009
- E4 Triceratops for Lunch Core Sep 8, 2009
- E5 Beating the Heat Core Sep 9, 2009
- E6 Flowers for Mom Core Sep 9, 2009
- E7 I'm a T. Rex! Core Sep 10, 2009
- E8 Ned the Quadruped Core Sep 10, 2009
- E9 One Smart Dinosaur Core Sep 11, 2009
- E10 Petey the Peteinosaurus Core Sep 11, 2009
- E11 Fast Friends Core Sep 17, 2009
- E12 T. Rex Teeth Core Sep 17, 2009
- E13 Now with Feathers! Core Sep 18, 2009
- E14 A Frill a Minute Core Sep 18, 2009
- E15 One Big Dinosaur Core Sep 21, 2009
- E16 Play Date with Annie Core Sep 21, 2009
- E17 Armored Like an Ankylosaurus Core Sep 22, 2009
- E18 Campout! Core Sep 22, 2009
- E19 Laura the Giganotosaurus Core Sep 29, 2009
- E20 Dinosaur Poop! Core Sep 29, 2009
- E21 Derek the Deinonychus Core Sep 30, 2009
- E22 Don's Dragonfly Core Sep 30, 2009
- E23 One Small Dinosaur Core Oct 1, 2009
- E24 T. Rex Migration Core Oct 1, 2009
- E25 Hootin' Hadrosaurs! Core Nov 9, 2009
- E26 Surprise Party Core Nov 9, 2009
- E27 The Theropod Club Core Nov 10, 2009
- E28 Hatching Party Core Nov 10, 2009
- E29 The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea Core Nov 11, 2009
- E30 A Spiky Tail Tale Core Nov 11, 2009
- E31 Night Train Core Nov 12, 2009
- E32 Fossil Fred Core Nov 12, 2009
- E33 Dinosaurs in the Snow Core Dec 14, 2009
- E34 Cretaceous Conifers Core Dec 14, 2009
- E35 The Burrowers Core Jan 18, 2010
- E36 Shiny's Sea Shells Core Jan 18, 2010
- E37 King Cryolophosaurus Core Feb 15, 2010
- E38 Buddy the Tracker Core Feb 15, 2010
- E39 The Old Bird Core Feb 16, 2010
- E40 Diamond Don Core Feb 16, 2010
- E41 Dinosaur Camouflage Core Apr 12, 2010
- E42 Family Scavenger Hunt Core Apr 12, 2010
- E43 Have You Heard About the Herd? Core Apr 13, 2010
- E44 Jess Hesperornis Core Apr 13, 2010
- E45 Triassic Turtle Core May 3, 2010
- E46 Tank's Baby Brother Core May 3, 2010
- E47 Erma Eoraptor Core May 4, 2010
- E48 Under the Volcano Core May 4, 2010
- E49 Pteranodon Family World Tour Core May 24, 2010
- E50 Gilbert the Junior Conductor Core May 24, 2010
- E51 Confuciusornis Says Core May 25, 2010
- E52 Tiny's Tiny Doll Core May 25, 2010
- E53 Iggy Iguanodon Core May 26, 2010
- E54 Shiny Can't Sleep Core May 26, 2010
- E55 Kenny Kentrosaurus Core May 27, 2010
- E56 Don and the Troodons Core May 27, 2010
- E57 Long Claws Core Jun 28, 2010
- E58 Tank's Sleep Over Core Jun 28, 2010
- E59 New Neighbors Core Jul 12, 2010
- E60 Don's Collection Core Jul 12, 2010
- E61 The Wing Kings Core Jul 13, 2010
- E62 The Big Mud Pit Core Jul 13, 2010
- E63 Buck-Tooth Bucky Core Sep 27, 2010
- E64 Tiny's Tiny Friend Core Sep 27, 2010
- E65 An Armored Tail Tale Core Nov 8, 2010
- E66 Pterosaur Flying Club Core Nov 8, 2010
- E67 Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet! Core Dec 6, 2010
- E68 Hornucopia! Mytharc Dec 6, 2010
- E69 The Good Mom Core Jan 17, 2011
- E70 Diamond Anniversary Core Jan 17, 2011
- E71 Elmer Elasmosaurus Core Sep 28, 2010
- E72 Dinosaur Block Party Core Sep 28, 2010
- E73 Paulie Pliosaurus Core Nov 19, 2010
- E74 Elmer Visits the Desert Core Nov 19, 2010
- E75 Carla Cretoxyrhina Core Oct 11, 2010
- E76 Train Trouble Core Oct 11, 2010
- E77 The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers Core Nov 19, 2010
- E78 Dads' Day Out Core Nov 19, 2010
- E79 Junior Conductor Jamboree Mytharc May 6, 2011
- E80 Troodon Train Day Mytharc May 6, 2011
Season 2 · 52 episodes
- E1 Dinosaur Big City, Part 1 Mytharc Aug 22, 2011
- E2 Dinosaur Big City, Part 2 Mytharc Aug 22, 2011
- E3 Dinosaur Big City, Part 3 Mytharc Aug 22, 2011
- E4 Dinosaur Big City, Part 4 Core Aug 22, 2011
- E5 Stargazing on the Night Train Core Oct 24, 2011
- E6 Get into Nature! Core Oct 24, 2011
- E7 Shiny and Snakes Core Oct 25, 2011
- E8 Tiny Loves Flowers Core Oct 25, 2011
- E9 Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs Core Oct 26, 2011
- E10 Rainy Day Fight Core Oct 26, 2011
- E11 That's Not a Dinosaur Core Oct 27, 2011
- E12 Tiny's Garden Core Oct 27, 2011
- E13 The Earthquake Core Feb 6, 2012
- E14 The Nursery Car Core Feb 6, 2012
- E15 The Lost Bird Core Feb 7, 2012
- E16 The Forest Fire Core Feb 7, 2012
- E17 Dry Times at Pteradon Terrace Core Feb 8, 2012
- E18 Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest Core Feb 8, 2012
- E19 Hurricane at Pteradon Terrace Core Feb 9, 2012
- E20 Rafting the Cretaceous Core Feb 9, 2012
- E21 Haunted Roundhouse Core Sep 29, 2011
- E22 Big Pond Pumpkin Patch Core Sep 29, 2011
- E23 Don's Winter Wish Core Feb 20, 2012
- E24 Festival of Lights Core Feb 20, 2012
- E25 Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Ophthalmosaurus Core Feb 18, 2013
- E26 King Meets Crystal Core Feb 19, 2013
- E27 Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonisaurus Core Feb 18, 2013
- E28 All Kinds of Families Core Feb 20, 2013
- E29 Dinos A-Z, Part 1: The Big Idea Mytharc May 14, 2012
- E30 Dinos A-Z, Part 2: Spread the Word Mytharc May 14, 2012
- E31 Dinos A-Z, Part 3: Classification Mytharc May 14, 2012
- E32 Dinos A-Z, Part 4: Picnic Core May 14, 2012
- E33 Remember the Alamosaurus Core Aug 13, 2012
- E34 Sunrise, Sunset Core Aug 13, 2012
- E35 A Heck of a Neck Core Aug 14, 2012
- E36 Gilbert Visits the Nest Core Aug 14, 2012
- E37 An Apatosaurus Adventure Core Aug 15, 2012
- E38 Nature Art Core Aug 15, 2012
- E39 Arnie Rides the Flatcar Core Aug 16, 2012
- E40 Old Reliable Core Aug 16, 2012
- E41 Tiny and the Crocodile Core Dec 10, 2012
- E42 Meet the Grandparents Core Dec 10, 2012
- E43 The Egg Stealer? Core Dec 11, 2012
- E44 To the Grandparents' Nest We Go! Core Dec 11, 2012
- E45 Double-Crested Trouble Core Dec 12, 2012
- E46 Erma and the Conductor Core Dec 12, 2012
- E47 Dome-Headed Dinosaur Core Dec 13, 2012
- E48 Treasure Hunt Core Dec 13, 2012
- E49 Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus Core Feb 18, 2013
- E50 Date Night Core Feb 21, 2013
- E51 Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale Mytharc Feb 18, 2013
- E52 Rocket Train Mytharc Feb 22, 2013
Season 3 · 26 episodes
- E1 Adventure Camp: Rafting Mytharc Jan 20, 2014
- E2 Adventure Camp: Mountain Climbing Core Jan 20, 2014
- E3 Adventure Camp: Ziplining Core Jan 20, 2014
- E4 Adventure Camp: Canyon Hiking Core Jan 20, 2014
- E5 Classic in the Jurassic: Turtle and Therapod Race Core Aug 18, 2014
- E6 Hungry, Hungry Carnivores Core Aug 18, 2014
- E7 Classic in the Jurassic: Air Obstacle Race Core Aug 19, 2014
- E8 King and Crystal, Live! Core Aug 19, 2014
- E9 Classic in the Jurassic: Air, Water & Land Core Aug 20, 2014
- E10 Desert Day and Night Core Aug 20, 2014
- E11 Classic in the Jurassic: Ultimate Face-Off Core Aug 21, 2014
- E12 Back in Time Core Aug 21, 2014
- E13 Solar Train Core Oct 6, 2014
- E14 Birdwatching Core Oct 6, 2014
- E15 Rocket Train Surprise Party Core Oct 6, 2014
- E16 Cloudy with a Chance of Fun Core Oct 6, 2014
- E17 One Big Frog Core Oct 27, 2014
- E18 Caving with Vlad Core Oct 27, 2014
- E19 Tiny's Fishing Friend Core Apr 20, 2015
- E20 Butterflies Core Apr 20, 2015
- E21 Best Ever Babysitter Core Apr 21, 2015
- E22 Plant a Tree Core Apr 21, 2015
- E23 Zeppelin: Waterfall Core Jun 15, 2015
- E24 Zeppelin: Atoll Core Jun 15, 2015
- E25 Zeppelin: Pangaea Mytharc Jun 15, 2015
- E26 Zeppelin: Crater Mytharc Jun 15, 2015
Season 4 · 20 episodes
- E1 Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1 Mytharc Dec 7, 2015
- E2 Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 2 Mytharc Dec 7, 2015
- E3 Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 1 Mytharc Mar 7, 2016
- E4 Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 2 Mytharc Mar 7, 2016
- E5 Nest Swap Core Mar 8, 2016
- E6 The Herd is The Word Core Mar 8, 2016
- E7 Stop and Smell The Flowers Core Mar 9, 2016
- E8 Moms' Campout Core Mar 9, 2016
- E9 Where Have All The Lizards Gone? Core Mar 10, 2016
- E10 Conductor's Sleepover Core Mar 10, 2016
- E11 Junior Conductors Academy: Part One Mytharc Apr 6, 2016
- E12 Junior Conductors Academy: Part Two Mytharc Apr 6, 2016
- E13 Crystal and King Benefit Concert (1) Core Apr 25, 2016
- E14 Crystal and King Benefit Concert (2) Core Apr 25, 2016
- E15 Spooky Tree Core Oct 17, 2016
- E16 Spinosaurus Super Model Core Oct 17, 2016
- E17 What's at the Center of the Earth? (1): Layers Core Feb 20, 2017
- E18 What's at the Center of the Earth? (2): Fossils Core Feb 20, 2017
- E19 What's at the Center of the Earth? (3): Troglobites Mytharc Feb 20, 2017
- E20 What's at the Center of the Earth? (4): Minerals Mytharc Feb 20, 2017
Season 5 · 22 episodes
- E1 The Tiny-saur Train Mytharc Aug 26, 2019
- E2 How Many Horns? Core Aug 26, 2019
- E3 Mom Was a Kid Once, Part 1 Mytharc Aug 26, 2019
- E4 Mom Was a Kid Once, Part 2 Mytharc Aug 26, 2019
- E5 Gilbert the Conductor Core Aug 26, 2019
- E6 A Clubhouse of Their Own Core Aug 26, 2019
- E7 A Brand New Species, Part 1 Mytharc Aug 26, 2019
- E8 A Brand New Species, Part 2 Mytharc Aug 26, 2019
- E9 Don's Hole-iday Core Aug 26, 2019
- E10 We're Not All Dinosaurs Core Aug 26, 2019
- E11 Love Day Core Sep 2, 2019
- E12 A New Leaf Core Sep 9, 2019
- E13 Underwater Race Core Sep 16, 2019
- E14 Buddy Wants to Fly Core Sep 23, 2019
- E15 King and Crystal Play Red Rock Core Sep 30, 2019
- E16 Nick of Time Core Oct 7, 2019
- E17 Migration Vacation Core Oct 14, 2019
- E18 Moms Rawk! Core Oct 21, 2019
- E19 The Beelzebufo Cometh Core Oct 28, 2019
- E20 Dennis Comes to Visit Core Nov 4, 2019
- E21 Father's Day, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 11, 2019
- E22 Father's Day, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 18, 2019
Frequently asked questions
What age group is this show for?
The show is designed for preschool-aged children, typically ages 3-6.
Does the show teach real science?
Yes, it introduces basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.
What kind of dinosaurs appear in the show?
Various dinosaurs including Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pteranodon and other prehistoric creatures.
Is this show educational or just entertainment?
It's primarily educational, focusing on science learning through storytelling.
What type of adventures do they go on?
They explore prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans while learning.
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