Mom Was A Kid Once
dinosaur train

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 46 seconds

Episode Number: 502

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, Mar 21 7:00 A.M. Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 3/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 4     NHPBS KIDS
Wed, Mar 22 7:00 A.M. The Good Mom/Hornucopia     NHPBS KIDS
Thu, Mar 23 7:00 A.M. Shiny and Snakes/Tiny Loves Flowers     NHPBS KIDS
Fri, Mar 24 7:00 A.M. That's Not A Dinosaur/Tiny's Garden     NHPBS KIDS
Mon, Mar 27 7:00 A.M. Buck-Tooth Bucky/Tiny's Tiny Friend     NHPBS KIDS
Tue, Mar 28 7:00 A.M. The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers/Dads' Day Out     NHPBS KIDS
Wed, Mar 29 7:00 A.M. Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble     NHPBS KIDS
Thu, Mar 30 7:00 A.M. Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!/Diamond Anniversary     NHPBS KIDS
Fri, Mar 31 7:00 A.M. An Armored Tail Tale/Pterasaur Flying Club     NHPBS KIDS
Mon, Apr 3 7:00 A.M. Junior Conductors Academy: Part One/Junior Conductors Academy: Part Two     NHPBS KIDS
Tue, Apr 4 7:00 A.M. Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day     NHPBS KIDS
Wed, Apr 5 7:00 A.M. The Beelzebufo Cometh/Dennis Comes to Visit     NHPBS KIDS
Thu, Apr 6 7:00 A.M. Paulie Pliosaurus/Elmer Visits The Desert     NHPBS KIDS
Fri, Apr 7 7:00 A.M. Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest     NHPBS KIDS
Mon, Apr 10 7:00 A.M. King and Crystal Play Red Rock/Nick of Time     NHPBS KIDS
Tue, Apr 11 7:00 A.M. Love Day/A New Leaf     NHPBS KIDS

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