The Tiny-Saur Train/How Many Horns
dinosaur train

While Mikey Microraptor is visiting Tiny at the family nest, next-door neighbor Larry Lambeosaurus tells Mikey that he can't actually be a dinosaur, since he's so small, and all dinosaurs are gigantic. Tiny and Mikey decide to show Larry he's mistaken. They take the Dinosaur Train to find the tiniest dinosaur of all - in Jurassic China. There, they meet Yi qi, a new tiny dinosaur, the size of a pigeon, whose name means "strange wing" because its wings are made of skin! She's otherwise covered in feathers. Tiny and Mikey learn Yi qi's point of view: "Everyone thinks dinosaurs are huge. I'm small, but I'm still a dinosaur!" Mikey is thrilled to meet a dino smaller than himself. Then Mikey, Tiny, and Yi qi bond over being small but proud, and exclaim their rallying cry of "Tiny Power!" Yi qi joins this group of tiny dinosaurs. The Conductor is inspired to create a Tiny Dinosaur Train, especially adapted to accommodate tiny dinosaurs. Larry meets the tiniest dinosaur when the Tiny Dinosaur Train rolls into the station, is properly impressed, and the kids sing a new "Tiny Power!" song / Buddy and Tank Triceratops are best friends, and they share a love for comparing features. Tank, who has 3 horns, wonders why Mayor Kosmoceratops has 15, and Protoceratops has only 1. Buddy, Tank, and the other kids go on a quest to track down Ceratopsians with horns numbering from 1 to 15. In their travels, they end up meeting "the Queen," an amazing Late Cretaceous Regaliceratops, who has a very decorative frill that almost rivals Kosmoceratops for number of horns!

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 501

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, Apr 18 6:30 A.M. Father's Day     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Apr 25 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Apr 26 6:30 A.M. Love Day/A New Leaf     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 2 6:30 A.M. An Apatosaurus Adventure/Nature Art     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 3 6:30 A.M. Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 9 6:30 A.M. Mom Was A Kid Once     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 10 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 16 6:30 A.M. Arnie Rides The Flatcar/Old Reliable     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, May 17 6:30 A.M. The Egg Stealer?/To The Grandparents' Nest We Go!     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, May 23 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)
Sun, May 24 6:30 A.M. Remember The Alamosaurus/Sunrise, Sunset     NH Kids (11.5)


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