Dinosaur Train: Season 1
Dinosaur Train is an animated children’s series that follows Buddy, a preschool‑aged Tyrannosaurus rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family as they travel aboard the Dinosaur Train. The premise of season 1 centers on the group’s journey through various geological eras, using the train as a vehicle to encounter and learn about a wide range of dinosaur species. Each episode presents educational content aimed at a presch
Season overview
Dinosaur Train is an animated children’s series that follows Buddy, a preschool‑aged Tyrannosaurus rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family as they travel aboard the Dinosaur Train. The premise of season 1 centers on the group’s journey through various geological eras, using the train as a vehicle to encounter and learn about a wide range of dinosaur species. Each episode presents educational content aimed at a preschool audience, introducing basic concepts of paleontology, natural history and scientific inquiry in a whimsical, adventure‑driven format. The series is classified as TV‑Y and is listed under the genres Animation, Kids, and Sci‑Fi & Fantasy. Throughout the season, Buddy’s curiosity and the supportive dynamic of his family provide a framework for exploring differences among dinosaurs, their habitats, and the time periods in which they lived. The show combines bright visual design with simple narrative structures to make the subject matter accessible to young viewers, encouraging an early interest in science and natural history. Season 1 consists of multiple episodes that each focus on a distinct dinosaur or era.
Episodes
Valley of the Stygimolochs
Sep 7, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy wonders if he’ll grow horns when he gets older, so Mrs. Pteranodon takes him to visit some dinosaurs called Stygimoloch, who have really impressive horns.
Tiny Loves Fish
Sep 7, 2009 · 11 min
After Mr. Pteranodon teaches the kids his fishing method, Buddy and Tiny work together as a team to catch fish in the Big Pond.
The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus
Sep 8, 2009 · 11 min
The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads.
Triceratops for Lunch
Sep 8, 2009 · 11 min
Our Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discovers that he and his family are all plant-eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!
Beating the Heat
Sep 9, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny travel to the Jurassic to make a new friend, Morris Stegosaurus, and discover how this huge dinosaur keeps cool in the heat.
Flowers for Mom
Sep 9, 2009 · 11 min
The kids go to the Big Pond to look for flowers to give to Mom on her special Mothers Day. They find many different flowers while following a very busy bee.
I'm a T. Rex!
Sep 10, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy travels to Rexville on the Dinosaur Train and meets Delores Tyrannosaurus and her daughter Annie. When he sees that he shares all the same features, Buddy learns that he is a
Ned the Quadruped
Sep 10, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny tour the Dinosaur Train and earn their Junior Conductor hats while their friend Ned, a four-legged, long-necked Brachiosaurus and regular Train rider, tags along.
One Smart Dinosaur
Sep 11, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny want to test their memory, so they ride the Dinosaur Train and spend some time with the Conductor, since he’s a Troodon with a great memory. The kids get to meet the
Petey the Peteinosaurus
Sep 11, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a “flying lizard,” who is fun, funny, and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy and Tiny!
Fast Friends
Sep 17, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! The kids love meeting the fast-moving and fast-talking twins.
T. Rex Teeth
Sep 17, 2009 · 11 min
When Buddy loses a tooth, Mom takes him to Rexville to ask his Tyrannosaurus friends all about T. rex teeth. They explain that he’ll grow new teeth to replace the old ones.
Now with Feathers!
Sep 18, 2009 · 11 min
Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become “detectives,” riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows the kids what it’s like to be covered
A Frill a Minute
Sep 18, 2009 · 11 min
The kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness with having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill.
One Big Dinosaur
Sep 21, 2009 · 11 min
Tiny and Buddy visit a dinosaur family called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! The kids find out there are great things about being really big, and that it
Play Date with Annie
Sep 21, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be fr
Armored Like an Ankylosaurus
Sep 22, 2009 · 11 min
The kids travel on the Dinosaur Train with Mr. Pteranodon to see his hero, Hank Ankylosaurus, play a game of Dinoball. Afterwards, they even get to play with Hank and learn what it
Campout!
Sep 22, 2009 · 11 min
Our Pteranodon family goes to the Big Pond for their first overnight camp out and meets a small frog with a big voice!
Laura the Giganotosaurus
Sep 29, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy spends time with Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who always rides the Dinosaur Train and, like Buddy, is a three-toed theropod! Buddy also discovers that Laura is an a
Dinosaur Poop!
Sep 29, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs.
Derek the Deinonychus
Sep 30, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny and Mom visit a family of Deinonychus, dinosaurs with large, sharp toe-claws. They meet a kid named Derek who uses his toe-claws to not only hunt with but to carve grea
Don's Dragonfly
Sep 30, 2009 · 11 min
Don makes a new friend with red feet, a dragonfly named Howard.
One Small Dinosaur
Oct 1, 2009 · 11 min
Mrs. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny to visit a Microraptor named Mikey. Microraptors were one of the smallest dinosaurs ever. Tiny is annoyed that Mikey is even smaller than she i
T. Rex Migration
Oct 1, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny go to visit their friend Annie Tyrannosaurus and discover she isn’t home, so they follow clues and find her on a migration with her family.
Hootin' Hadrosaurs!
Nov 9, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don meet Perry Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur with a crest on his head who teaches them a new way to hoot some hip music.
Surprise Party
Nov 9, 2009 · 11 min
Shiny, Tiny and Don throw a surprise party for Buddy on the Dinosaur Train and invite a whole caboose full of his friends!
The Theropod Club
Nov 10, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy’s Theropod Club meets with other dinosaurs that walk on two legs, eat meat, and have three toed feet. But Tiny feels left out until the Club invites her to join too!
Hatching Party
Nov 10, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny and Mrs. Pteranodon attend an egg hatching party and meet their friend Cory Corythosaurus’s new brothers and sisters.
The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea
Nov 11, 2009 · 11 min
Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to fish in a new place, where they meet a huge, grumpy old dinosaur, called a Spinosaurus, that doesn’t want the kids in his sea. Eventuall
A Spiky Tail Tale
Nov 11, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny help settle an argument between Morris Stegosaurus and Alvin Allosaurus, two very big dinosaurs – one with a very spiky tail, the other with a mouthful of sharp teet
Night Train
Nov 12, 2009 · 11 min
Dad, Buddy and Tiny take a special ride on the Dinosaur Train at night, learning about animals that are active after dark, culminating at the Big Pond for a nature walk under the f
Fossil Fred
Nov 12, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny and Don play “detective” and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur.
Dinosaurs in the Snow
Dec 14, 2009 · 11 min
Buddy and his Pteranodon family ride the Dinosaur Train to the North Pole – where it’s cooler, and the skies are dark all winter long! The kids get to play in the snow and slide on
Cretaceous Conifers
Dec 14, 2009 · 11 min
The whole Pteranodon family have fun celebrating Mom’s favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about large conifer (evergreen) trees and help decorate them at a holiday party
The Burrowers
Jan 18, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family rides the Dinosaur Train to meet a family of amazing, burrowing dinosaurs that live in holes and put on a “Cirque de Soleil” kind of acrobatic show every even
Shiny's Sea Shells
Jan 18, 2010 · 11 min
Shiny, with help from Buddy, Tiny and Don, looks for the shiniest sea shells she can find, but ends up making a new friend named Henry, a hermit crab who lives in his own shell on
King Cryolophosaurus
Feb 15, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mom meet a reclusive, singing dinosaur named King who has a big swooping crest on his head and a voice that sounds an awful lot like Elvis Presley.
Buddy the Tracker
Feb 15, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy and Don are “”footprint detectives”” as they track and find creatures they know at the Big Pond. The plot thickens when they discover fossilized tracks that are millions of y
The Old Bird
Feb 16, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny and Mom make a play date with Petey Peteinosaurus to ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Arlene Archeopteryx, a bird from the family of the oldest birds ever! The kids are
Diamond Don
Feb 16, 2010 · 11 min
Shiny and Don stay at home. We get to see that just because they don’t always ride with Buddy and Tiny on the Dinosaur Train doesn’t mean that they are not having fun. An adventure
Dinosaur Camouflage
Apr 12, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy and Tiny learn about camouflage when they meet a shy dinosaur, Leslie Lesothosaurus, who is very good at hiding. The kids end up persuading Leslie to stop hiding and come out
Family Scavenger Hunt
Apr 12, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family travels to the Big Pond for a Scavenger Hunt. Using clues and rhymes, the kids solve word puzzles and finally glimpse a bug-eating plant they thought was mere
Have You Heard About the Herd?
Apr 13, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to the Cretaceous Picnic Grounds. They meet Ernie Einiosaurus, who shows them what it’s like to live in a herd of horned Ceratopsians.
Jess Hesperornis
Apr 13, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodons venture to the Big Pond to find out if dinosaurs can live in the water. Their quandaries are quenched when they meet Jess Hesperornis, who turns out to be not only
Triassic Turtle
May 3, 2010 · 11 min
Don mistakes a shell for a rock and meets Adam Adocus, a turtle with a head he can retract into his shell for self-defense. The Pteranodon family travels to the Triassic and meets
Tank's Baby Brother
May 3, 2010 · 11 min
Tank Triceratops has a new baby brother that everyone dotes on, making Tank feel left out. Buddy, Tiny, and Tank play with some older kid Triceratops, and Tank learns the perks of
Erma Eoraptor
May 4, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, and Mrs. Pteranodon go on an expedition all the way back to the Triassic Time Period to meet Erma Eoraptor, one the first species of dinosaur that ever lived. They rid
Under the Volcano
May 4, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny and Dad take the Dinosaur Train to see Old Smoky, the local volcano. It’s such a spectacular sight that they go back for the rest of the family, only to discover they'v
Pteranodon Family World Tour
May 24, 2010 · 11 min
The entire Pteranodon family embarks on a roaring, exploring, World Tour adventure! They meet the Conductor's nephew, Gilbert, who acts as their tour guide to meet Martin Amargasau
Gilbert the Junior Conductor
May 24, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family continues on its World Tour on the Dinosaur Train. During their first full day on the train, the kids play with Gilbert, the Conductor's nephew. Don gets jeal
Confuciusornis Says
May 25, 2010 · 11 min
The next stop on the Dinosaur Train World Tour takes the Pteranodon family to Confuciusornis Gardens, where they meet a very wise old dinosaur. They try some new foods and even lea
Tiny's Tiny Doll
May 25, 2010 · 11 min
During a stop on the Pteranodon family’s World Tour, Tiny accidentally leaves her beloved Tiny Doll behind in Velociraptor Valley. Knowing Tiny can't sleep without it, Valerie and
Iggy Iguanodon
May 26, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family continues their World Tour and meets Iggy Iguanodon, a large, four-legged chap who shows them his unique way of walking while leading them to some famous whit
Shiny Can't Sleep
May 26, 2010 · 11 min
Shiny gets homesick while the Pteranodon family continues on their World Tour. She tries to fall asleep in their Sleeping Car, but can’t, so Dad takes her for a walk around the Din
Kenny Kentrosaurus
May 27, 2010 · 11 min
As the Pteranodon family’s World Tour continues, they travel to Africa to meet a Stegosaur named Kenny Kentrosaurus. He teaches the kids about his plates, spikes, and big, thumping
Don and the Troodons
May 27, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family oversleeps and has to hurry to make another guided walk on their World Tour! Don asks to stay back on the train, where he ends up having a great day with the
Long Claws
Jun 28, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mrs. Pteranodon head to the thicket to ask a Therizinosaurus family about their colossal claws. They demonstrate how they use their claws for self-defense, whi
Tank's Sleep Over
Jun 28, 2010 · 11 min
When Tank spends the night at Pteranodon Terrace, the last thing he wants to do is sleep. But as the night wears on, the other kids nod off, leaving only Buddy to try to stay awake
New Neighbors
Jul 12, 2010 · 11 min
Mr. Pteranodon is annoyed when some hadrosaurs move in next door! The new neighbors are a family of Lambeosaurus, who have crests that hoot – and too loudly, as far as Dad is conce
Don's Collection
Jul 12, 2010 · 11 min
Don and new neighbor, Lily Lambeosaurus, stay at Pteranodon Terrace while the other kids take a day trip to the Big Pond. Don shows off his knowledge of the area to an admiring Lil
The Wing Kings
Jul 13, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family stretches their wings at Quetzalcoatlus Canyon, where Mr. Pteranodon flew when he was younger and nicknamed the "Wing King." The family meets Quincy Quetzalco
The Big Mud Pit
Jul 13, 2010 · 11 min
There's big trouble at the Big Pond Larry Lambeosaurus gets stuck in a mud pit, and then Dad tries to get Larry out, and ends up getting stuck himself. Buddy and Leroy Lambeosaurus
Buck-Tooth Bucky
Sep 27, 2010 · 11 min
When Don finds a mystery tooth in Dad's old tooth collection, Dad decides to take the kids on an investigation. They discover that the tooth belongs to a dinosaur called Masiakasau
Tiny's Tiny Friend
Sep 27, 2010 · 11 min
Tiny gets upset when she finds a miniature mammal named Cindy Cimolestes has moved into her "Tiny Place," a hole in a tree near the family nest. Buddy ends up using his sharp eyes
An Armored Tail Tale
Nov 8, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodons tag along as Hank Ankylosaurus visits the Big Pond to scout a Dinoball talent named Eugene Euoplocephalus. Eugene is a smaller version of Hank, an armored dinosaur
Pterosaur Flying Club
Nov 8, 2010 · 11 min
Tiny and Shiny practice their swoop-de-loops and other flying moves in anticipation of their play-date with fellow Pterosaurs Petey Peteinosaurus and Quincy Quetzalcoatlus. With Bu
Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!
Dec 6, 2010 · 11 min
Tiny is very worried after she loses Shiny's favorite shiny shell, and enlists Dad and Buddy to help find a new one. As Tiny becomes more frantic, she begins stomping with frustrat
Hornucopia!
Dec 6, 2010 · 11 min
At the Big Pond, Tank introduces the Pteranodon family to his friend, Stacie Styracosaurus, a fellow Ceratopsian with a crown of elaborate horns on her head. Everyone attends Staci
The Good Mom
Jan 17, 2011 · 11 min
“Mom’s” the word when Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids. The two moms compare mothering methods in a play date at t
Diamond Anniversary
Jan 17, 2011 · 11 min
Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon decide to surprise each other with gifts on their anniversary. Despite some close calls, the kids help each of them to keep their gifts a secret until the p
Elmer Elasmosaurus
Sep 28, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family travels on the Dinosaur Train with the Aquacar to an underwater train station to transport Elmer Elasmosaurus back to his home in the ocean. At first Buddy is
Dinosaur Block Party
Sep 28, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family hosts a block party to introduce their new neighbors, the Lambeosaurus family, to all the other neighborhood creatures. The different species all join togethe
Paulie Pliosaurus
Nov 19, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family takes the Dinosaur Train underwater to visit a marine reptile called Paulie Pliosaurus, a creature known as the "T. rex of the Ocean." Buddy and Paulie compar
Elmer Visits the Desert
Nov 19, 2010 · 11 min
Our Pteranodon family takes their ocean friend Elmer Elasmosaurus on the Dinosaur Train to a place he’s never been before: the desert! Once there, the kids compare the sandy terrai
Carla Cretoxyrhina
Oct 11, 2010 · 11 min
On this underwater excursion, the Pteranodon family meets up with Carla Cretoxyrhina, a young shark who turns out to be much nicer than her reputation suggests. She introduces the
Train Trouble
Oct 11, 2010 · 11 min
The speedy dinosaur brothers Oren and Ollie join our kids on a train trip to Troodon Town, but unplanned engine trouble sends Oren and Ollie sprinting the Roundhouse to bring back
The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers
Nov 19, 2010 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family travels deep underwater on the Dinosaur Train to view two backwards-bounding brothers named Max and Mitch Michelinoceras. The kids are delighted to see that M
Dads' Day Out
Nov 19, 2010 · 11 min
Buddy, Tiny, and Mr. Pteranodon join Annie Tyrannosaurus and Leroy Lambeosaurus and their dads for a Dads’ Day at the Big Pond. It’s all fun and games until it starts to rain, and
Junior Conductor Jamboree
May 6, 2011 · 11 min
Our kids ride the Dinosaur Train from one end of the line to the other, through all three Time Periods -- from the Cretaceous, through the Jurassic, to the Triassic. All along the
Troodon Train Day
May 6, 2011 · 11 min
The Pteranodon family rides to Troodon Town to celebrate Troodon Train Day, where the main event is a concert by King Cryolophosaurus, giving his first performance in years! When K