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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)

Tue, Jul 23 6:30 A.M. Elmer Elasmosaurus/Dinosaur Block Party     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jul 24 6:30 A.M. Nest Swap/The Herd Is The Word     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Jul 25 6:30 A.M. Paulie Pliosaurus/Elmer Visits The Desert     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Jul 26 6:30 A.M. The Good Mom/Hornucopia     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Jul 29 6:30 A.M. Crystal and King Benefit Concert: Part One and Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Jul 30 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Jul 31 6:30 A.M. Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 1 6:30 A.M. Don's Hole-Iday/We're Not All Dinosaurs     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 2 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 5 6:30 A.M. Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 6 6:30 A.M. Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature!     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, Aug 7 6:30 A.M. A Brand New Species     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, Aug 8 6:30 A.M. Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, Aug 9 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, Aug 12 6:30 A.M. The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, Aug 13 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal     NH Kids (11.5)


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