Father's Day
dinosaur train

When the Pteranodon Family visits Troodon Town for a big Father's Day celebration, the Conductor sees Mr. Pteranodon enjoying being celebrated, and is compelled to ask his mother whatever happened to his father. She decides that he's ready to learn the truth and tells him the story about how his father was the bravest Conductor of them all and dared to build an experimental Drill Train and tunnel into the future -- she believes to the Cenozoic Era, which no dinosaur had ever seen. Unfortunately, the Conductor's father never returned, and is apparently lost. The Conductor decides to take the new Drill Train and tunnel into the future to rescue his missing father! / The Conductor, determined to find his missing father, takes the experimental Drill Train and drills a new Time Tunnel that goes as far into the end of the Mesozoic Era as possible, to drill farther into the future and find his father, Trevor Troodon. Once Dad and Buddy and Tiny get wind of this plan, they come aboard, too. So they all take the Drill Train and drill into the future. They come out in the Ice Age of the Cenozoic Era, where they meet a huge, furry Mastodon named Maurice. Maurice helps them search through the icy wastes until they find a feather-covered Northern Troodon who turns out to indeed be Trevor, the father of Mr. Conductor! A happy reunion for all, and they bring him home to the Age of Dinosaurs.

Duration: 28 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 508

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, Jan 24 6:30 A.M. Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Jan 25 6:30 A.M. Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Jan 31 6:30 A.M. The Earthquake/Nursery Car     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 1 6:30 A.M. Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace/Rafting The Cretaceous     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 7 6:30 A.M. Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 8 6:30 A.M. Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 14 6:30 A.M. Love Day/A New Leaf     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 15 6:30 A.M. I'm A T. Rex!/Ned The Quadruped     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 21 6:30 A.M. Valley of the Stygimolochs/Tiny Loves Fish     NH Kids (11.5)
Sun, Feb 22 6:30 A.M. The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus/Triceratops For Lunch     NH Kids (11.5)
Sat, Feb 28 6:30 A.M. One Smart Dinosaur/Petey The Peteinosaurus     NH Kids (11.5)


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