Best Babysitter Ever/Plant A Tree
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!

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, Jan 10 6:30 A.M. Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs/Rainy Day Fight     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 11 6:30 A.M. Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 17 6:30 A.M. The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 18 6:30 A.M. That's Not A Dinosaur/Tiny's Garden     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 24 6:30 A.M. Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 25 6:30 A.M. Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 31 6:30 A.M. The Earthquake/Nursery Car     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 1 6:30 A.M. Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace/Rafting The Cretaceous     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 7 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 8 6:30 A.M. Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 14 6:30 A.M. Love Day/A New Leaf     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 15 6:30 A.M. I'm A T. Rex!/Ned The Quadruped     NH Kids (11.5)


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WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton

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