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.

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)

Sat, Jun 13 6:30 A.M. Buck-Tooth Bucky/Tiny's Tiny Friend     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jun 14 6:30 A.M. Double-Crested Trouble/Erma and the Conductor     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jun 20 6:30 A.M. The Wing Kings/The Big Mud Pit     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jun 21 6:30 A.M. Father's Day     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jun 27 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jun 28 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jul 4 6:30 A.M. The Good Mom/Hornucopia     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jul 5 6:30 A.M. Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part One/Rollin' on the Riverboat: Part Two     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jul 11 6:30 A.M. The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers/Dads' Day Out     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jul 12 6:30 A.M. Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!/Diamond Anniversary     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jul 18 6:30 A.M. Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jul 19 6:30 A.M. Paulie Pliosaurus/Elmer Visits The Desert     NH Kids (11.5)


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