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The Best Episodes of Dinosaur Train

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The Best Episodes of Dinosaur Train

Join Buddy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family on a whimsical voyage through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans, as they unearth basic...

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  1. 8.3/10(9 votes)

    #1 - A Frill a Minute

    S1:E14

    The kids help Tank Triceratops overcome his awkwardness with having a huge head by showing him how cool and amazing his features are, especially his frill.

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  2. 8.2/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Diamond Don

    S1:E40

    Shiny and Don stay at home. We get to see that just because they don’t always ride with Buddy and Tiny on the Dinosaur Train doesn’t mean that they are not having fun. An adventure into a local caves leads to a marvelous and brilliant discovery.

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  3. 8.2/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 2

    S4:E2

    As the Winter Solstice Celebration approaches, Mr. Pteranodon, Larry Lambeosaurus, and their new friend Mr. Seastar still can’t seem to find a way home. As Mr. P and Larry continue to argue, Mr. Seastar tries to remind them of the true meaning of the Winter Solstice Holiday – spending time with family and friends.

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  4. 8.2/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 1

    S4:E3

    The whole Pteranodon Family takes a rollicking adventure on the Dinosaur Train Riverboat! Buddy and Don vow to spend every minute together, but while Buddy wants to spend all his time investigating the creatures on the river, Don wants to spend all his time playing games and investigating the buffet. Can they come to some kind of agreement?

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  5. 8.2/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Rollin' on The Riverboat Part 2

    S4:E4

    While still rolling down the river on the Dinosaur Train Riverboat, Grandpa Pteranodon tells Buddy about the Legend of Admiral Globidens – a HUGE Mososaur that supposedly lives on the river, but no one has ever seen. Buddy enlists Dad and Tiny’s help to look for Admiral Globidens, but they can’t seem to find him. Does Admiral Globidens really exist, or is he just a figment of someone’s imagination?

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  6. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Where Have All The Lizards Gone?

    S4:E9

    The Conductor takes the Pteranodon Family for a special trip to Lizard Island, where they discover that it’s been overrun by plants and bugs, and there are few precious lizards left. The Conductor concludes that the Changyuraptor Family (that he dropped off there awhile ago, and has since multiplied) has been eating all the lizards and throwing the entire ecosystem out of balance. Can the Pteranodon Family and Mr. Conductor convince the Changyuraptor Family to leave their home in order to get the island ecosystem back in balance?

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  8. 8.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Conductor's Sleepover

    S4:E10

    With a hurricane looming, the Pteranodon Family convinces the Conductor to leave his train for the night and come with them to the safety of their hurricane shelter (a large, underground cave). But the Conductor has a hard time getting comfortable away from his train. Can the family and the Conductor pull together and help a family of beached Ichthyosaurs back into the ocean after the hurricane leaves them beached on the shore?

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  9. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Laura the Giganotosaurus

    S1:E19

    Buddy spends time with Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who always rides the Dinosaur Train and, like Buddy, is a three-toed theropod! Buddy also discovers that Laura is an avid bird-watcher.

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  10. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Burrowers

    S1:E35

    The Pteranodon family rides the Dinosaur Train to meet a family of amazing, burrowing dinosaurs that live in holes and put on a “Cirque de Soleil” kind of acrobatic show every evening!

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  11. 7.7/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Petey the Peteinosaurus

    S1:E10

    Buddy and Tiny ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Petey Peteinosaurus, a “flying lizard,” who is fun, funny, and friendly, and has some features similar to both Buddy and Tiny!

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  12. 7.5/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Triceratops for Lunch

    S1:E4

    Our Pteranodon family eats lunch with their friend Tank Triceratops and discovers that he and his family are all plant-eaters, with great leaf-eating teeth and giant appetites!

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  13. 7.5/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Campout!

    S1:E18

    Our Pteranodon family goes to the Big Pond for their first overnight camp out and meets a small frog with a big voice!

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  14. 7.5/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins: Part 1

    S4:E1

    When Mr. Pteranodon and Larry go out to the Big Pond to find some red platanoids for the Winter Solstice Celebration, they accidentally miss the last train home. Will Larry and Mr. Pteranodon stop bickering long enough to figure out a way home, or will they get stranded in the middle of nowhere and miss the family Winter Solstice Celebration?

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  15. 7.4/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Stop and Smell The Flowers

    S4:E7

    Mom takes Tiny, Buddy, and Don on a super secret daytrip to Qianzhousaurus Pond, where they meet Quentin Qianzhousaurus – a Tyrannosaur with similar features to Buddy, except for one major thing – Quentin has a long, thin snout covered in tiny horns! The kids think that Quentin’s long snout gives him a super smelling sense, but after a series of tests, they realize that he and Buddy have the same sniffing power. Can Quentin and Buddy’s super sniffers solve the mystery of Mom’s secret daytrip?

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  16. 7.3/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Tiny Loves Fish

    S1:E2

    After Mr. Pteranodon teaches the kids his fishing method, Buddy and Tiny work together as a team to catch fish in the Big Pond.

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  17. 7.3/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Now with Feathers!

    S1:E13

    Dad gives Tiny and Buddy a mystery feather and the kids become “detectives,” riding the Dinosaur Train to meet Valerie Velociraptor, who shows the kids what it’s like to be covered with beautiful feathers.

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  18. 7.3/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Fossil Fred

    S1:E32

    Buddy, Tiny and Don play “detective” and search around the Big Pond for fossils. The kids end up finding an entire skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur.

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  19. 7.2/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Valley of the Stygimolochs

    S1:E1

    Buddy wonders if he’ll grow horns when he gets older, so Mrs. Pteranodon takes him to visit some dinosaurs called Stygimoloch, who have really impressive horns.

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  20. 7.2/10(11 votes)

    #19 - One Smart Dinosaur

    S1:E9

    Buddy and Tiny want to test their memory, so they ride the Dinosaur Train and spend some time with the Conductor, since he’s a Troodon with a great memory. The kids get to meet the Conductor’s mom, Mrs. Conductor.

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  21. 7.2/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Dinosaur Poop!

    S1:E20

    Buddy and Tiny learn that all creatures poop, even really big dinosaurs.

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  22. 7.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Hootin' Hadrosaurs!

    S1:E25

    Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don meet Perry Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur with a crest on his head who teaches them a new way to hoot some hip music.

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  23. 7.0/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Armored Like an Ankylosaurus

    S1:E17

    The kids travel on the Dinosaur Train with Mr. Pteranodon to see his hero, Hank Ankylosaurus, play a game of Dinoball. Afterwards, they even get to play with Hank and learn what it’s like to be a dinosaur that is covered with armored plates and has a mighty club for a tail.

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  24. 7.0/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Cretaceous Conifers

    S1:E34

    The whole Pteranodon family have fun celebrating Mom’s favorite holiday, Winter Solstice. They learn about large conifer (evergreen) trees and help decorate them at a holiday party.

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  25. 6.9/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus

    S1:E3

    The family surprises Mom for her birthday with a trip to a concert given by Cory and her family of Corythosaurus, who play music through the crests on their heads.

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  26. 6.9/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Beating the Heat

    S1:E5

    Buddy and Tiny travel to the Jurassic to make a new friend, Morris Stegosaurus, and discover how this huge dinosaur keeps cool in the heat.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Frill a Minute" is the best rated episode of "Dinosaur Train". It scored 8.3/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2009. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Diamond Don".