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, Sep 20 6:30 A.M. Classic in the Jurassic: Turtle and Theropod Race/Hungry, Hungry Carnivores     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Sep 21 6:30 A.M. Best Babysitter Ever/Plant A Tree     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Sep 27 6:30 A.M. Rocket Train Surprise Party/Cloudy with a Chance Of Fun     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Sep 28 6:30 A.M. Solar Train/Birdwatching     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 4 6:30 A.M. Classic in the Jurassic - Air, Water and Land/Desert Day and Night     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 5 6:30 A.M. Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 11 6:30 A.M. Zeppelin: Waterfalls/Zeppelin: Atoll     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 12 6:30 A.M. Zeppelin: Pangaea/Zeppelin: Crater     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 18 6:30 A.M. Spooky Tree/Spinosaurus Super Model     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 19 6:30 A.M. Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Oct 25 6:30 A.M. Classic in the Jurassic: Ultimate Face-off/Back in Time     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Oct 26 6:30 A.M. Spooky Tree/Spinosaurus Super Model     NH Kids (11.5)


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