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The Best Episodes of Dinosaur Train Season 1

Every episode of Dinosaur Train Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dinosaur Train Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Dinosaur Train Season 1

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(8 votes)

    #1 - A Frill a Minute

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    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(6 votes)

    #2 - Diamond Don

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    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. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Laura the Giganotosaurus

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    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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  4. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - The Burrowers

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    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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  5. 7.7/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Petey the Peteinosaurus

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    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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  6. 7.6/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Triceratops for Lunch

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    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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  8. 7.5/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Campout!

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    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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  9. 7.3/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Valley of the Stygimolochs

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    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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  10. 7.3/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Tiny Loves Fish

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    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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  11. 7.3/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Now with Feathers!

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    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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  12. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Fossil Fred

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    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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  13. 7.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - One Smart Dinosaur

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    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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  14. 7.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Dinosaur Poop!

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    S1:E20

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

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  15. 7.1/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Hootin' Hadrosaurs!

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    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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  16. 7.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Armored Like an Ankylosaurus

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    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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  17. 7.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Cretaceous Conifers

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    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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  18. 6.9/10(9 votes)

    #17 - The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus

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    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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  19. 6.9/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Beating the Heat

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    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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  20. 6.9/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Fast Friends

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    S1:E11

    Buddy, Tiny, and Mom ride the Dinosaur Train to meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! The kids love meeting the fast-moving and fast-talking twins.

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  21. 6.9/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Derek the Deinonychus

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    S1:E21

    Buddy, Tiny and Mom visit a family of Deinonychus, dinosaurs with large, sharp toe-claws. They meet a kid named Derek who uses his toe-claws to not only hunt with but to carve great art!

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  22. 6.9/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Don's Dragonfly

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    S1:E22

    Don makes a new friend with red feet, a dragonfly named Howard.

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  23. 6.8/10(6 votes)

    #22 - One Small Dinosaur

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    S1:E23

    Mrs. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny to visit a Microraptor named Mikey. Microraptors were one of the smallest dinosaurs ever. Tiny is annoyed that Mikey is even smaller than she is, but Mikey looks up to Tiny as a role model.

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  24. 6.8/10(6 votes)

    #23 - The Theropod Club

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    S1:E27

    Buddy’s Theropod Club meets with other dinosaurs that walk on two legs, eat meat, and have three toed feet. But Tiny feels left out until the Club invites her to join too!

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  25. 6.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea

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    S1:E29

    Dad takes the kids on the Dinosaur Train to fish in a new place, where they meet a huge, grumpy old dinosaur, called a Spinosaurus, that doesn’t want the kids in his sea. Eventually the kids befriend him, and they teach each other their own unique way to catch fish.

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  26. 6.8/10(6 votes)

    #25 - A Spiky Tail Tale

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    S1:E30

    Buddy and Tiny help settle an argument between Morris Stegosaurus and Alvin Allosaurus, two very big dinosaurs – one with a very spiky tail, the other with a mouthful of sharp teeth.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Frill a Minute" is the best rated episode of "Dinosaur Train" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Diamond Don".