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dinosaur train

Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don are excited that Keira Chirostenotes gets to babysit them for the night while Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon go out for a dinner on the Dinosaur Night Train. Keira shows the kids how a dead log's decomposition provides food and shelter for many living creatures. Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon are gleeful as they enjoy their date, exploring the Dinosaur Train's other compartments. Mom and Dad return home to find their kids filled with more happiness than when they left them and their pillows filled with several little bugs from the decomposing log. The Pteranodon kids are spending the day with Grandma and Grandpa Pteranodon! On the Dinosaur Train trip to their grandparents' place, Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don learn about sycamore trees. Grandma and Grandpa are excited to have a whole day with their grandkids and doubly-excited to do a special project with them. They bring the kids to a field lined with sycamore trees and show them a particularly tall one that was - Can you believe it!? - planted by their Dad when he was a kid! Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don get to plant their own sycamore saplings and vow to visit their trees frequently to track their growth over the years!

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 306

About Dinosaur Train:

"Dinosaur Train" is an animated series for 3-to-6 year olds.

The series features a curious young T-rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures.


Future Broadcast times for "Dinosaur Train": (show all)

Sat, Oct 5 6:30 A.M. Dinos A to Z, Part 1, The Big Idea/Dinos A to Z, Part 2, Spread The Word     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 6 6:30 A.M. Dinos A to Z, Part 3, Classification/Dinos A to Z, Part 4, A To Z Picnic     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 12 6:30 A.M. A Heck of a Neck/Gilbert Visits The Nest     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 13 6:30 A.M. Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 19 6:30 A.M. Spooky Tree/Spinosaurus Super Model     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 20 6:30 A.M. Remember The Alamosaurus/Sunrise, Sunset     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 26 6:30 A.M. Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 27 6:30 A.M. Spooky Tree/Spinosaurus Super Model     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 2 6:30 A.M. Arnie Rides The Flatcar/Old Reliable     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Nov 9 6:30 A.M. An Apatosaurus Adventure/Nature Art     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Nov 10 6:30 A.M. Derek The Deinonychus/Don's Dragonfly     NH Kids (11.5)


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