Mom Was A Kid Once
dinosaur train

Thu, May 9 6:30 A.M. NH Kids (11.5)  

After Shiny and Annie have a disagreement while exploring a local cave, Mom recalls a similar disagreement with her best friend when she was a kid, Tilly Pteranodon. Tilly happens to be visiting that day and the kids get to meet her for the first time. Mom and Tilly have a great reunion, yet they have very different memories of what their childhood disagreement was about-except that it was about an adventure in a swamp and a swamp-dwelling creature. To clear things up, Mom, Tilly, Tiny, Shiny, and Annie go back to Mom and Tilly's old neighborhood and the swamp. / Mom and Tilly (along with Tiny, Shiny, and Annie) return to their old neighborhood to explore the swamp where they used to play as kids and had a disagreement. The disagreement was about a swamp creature - was it a friend or foe? Mom and Tilly discover the creature, who is still there, is a friend! She is GOLDIE the GLOBIDENS, a marine creature who eats mostly shellfish. Mom recalls that she was scared of Goldie as a kid. and that that was the crux of her disagreement with Tilly. But, that was then, and now their friendship is patched up and strong again - a good example for Shiny and Annie.

Episode Duration: 28 minutes and 55 seconds

Episode Number: 502

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Thu, May 9 6:30 A.M. Mom Was A Kid Once     NH Kids (11.5)

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.


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Thu, May 2 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 3 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 6 6:30 A.M. Nest Swap/The Herd Is The Word     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 7 6:30 A.M. What's at the Center of the Earth? Layers!/What's at the Center of the Earth? Fossils!     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 8 6:30 A.M. Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 9 6:30 A.M. Mom Was A Kid Once     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 10 6:30 A.M. Migration Vacation/Moms Rawk!     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 13 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 14 6:30 A.M. What's at the Center of the Earth Troglobites!/Minerals!     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 15 6:30 A.M. Dome-Headed Dinosaur/Treasure Hunt     NH Kids (11.5)
Thu, May 16 6:30 A.M. Crystal and King Benefit Concert: Part One and Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Fri, May 17 6:30 A.M. Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1/Part 2     NH Kids (11.5)
Mon, May 20 6:30 A.M. Where Have All The Lizards Gone?/Conductor's Sleepover     NH Kids (11.5)
Tue, May 21 6:30 A.M. Junior Conductors Academy: Part One/Junior Conductors Academy: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Wed, May 22 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)
Thu, May 23 6:30 A.M. Remember The Alamosaurus/Sunrise, Sunset     NH Kids (11.5)


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