The BEST episodes of Dinosaur Train

Every episode of Dinosaur Train ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dinosaur Train!

Friendly dinosaurs climb aboard a train to visit different times throughout the prehistoric age, learning about dinosaurs and having fun adventures.

Last Updated: 8/26/2024Network: PBSStatus: Ended
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Classic in the Jurassic: Air, Water, and Land
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9.67
3 votes

#1 - Classic in the Jurassic: Air, Water, and Land

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/20/2014

It's time for the 'Classic in the Jurassic' - the Mesozoic Olympics. Today's "Air, Water and Land" contest is a three-part competition pitting teams consisting of a pterosaur and a crocodile from each Time Period against one another. Mrs. Pteranodon, Tiny and Shiny are recruited to help in one of the three "legs" of the race, while Buddy, Don and Dad watch from the stands.

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Play Date With Annie
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9.16
50 votes

#2 - Play Date With Annie

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/21/2009

Buddy is excited that his friend Annie Tyrannosaurus is coming to the Pteranodon nest to visit and play with them. After Tiny feels left out, Buddy and Annie show her that they can all be friends.

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An Armored Tail Tale
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9.05
62 votes

#3 - An Armored Tail Tale

Season 1 - Episode 65 - Aired 11/8/2010

The Pteranodons tag along as Hank Ankylosaurus visits the Big Pond to scout a Dinoball talent named Eugene Euoplocephalus. Eugene is a smaller version of Hank, an armored dinosaur with a giant tail-club. Hank and Eugene really hit it off, and after they all play Dinoball, Hank recruits Eugene to play on his team!

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9.00
4 votes

#4 - Trains, Submarines and Zeppelins (2)

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/2015

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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Gilbert Visits the Nest
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9.00
5 votes

#5 - Gilbert Visits the Nest

Season 2 - Episode 32 - Aired 8/14/2012

Shiny is nervous about Gilbert's impending visit.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Fun
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9.00
3 votes

#6 - Cloudy with a Chance of Fun

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/6/2014

As the Pteranodon kids play in their family nest, Buddy stares at a sky full of clouds and asks the group, "What are clouds?" Mr. Pteranodon and his neighbor, Mr. Lambeosaurus, have different opinions. As they all get on the Dinosaur Train, they consider whether clouds are made of water or whether they're just made of fluff. Tiny knows who would have the facts--Mr. Conductor! He explains that clouds are made of billions of tiny drops of water that are so light they float in the air. He also takes the group to Cloudy Point Station where the kids play a cloud-spotting game, identifying the three types of clouds they learned about: cirrus, stratus, and cumulus. In the end, a rainstorm certainly proves that clouds are made of water!

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star
9.00
5 votes

#7 - Rollin' on the Riverboat (2)

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2016

Grandpa Pteranodon tells Buddy about the legend of Adm. Globidens.

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Diamond Don
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9.00
6 votes

#8 - Diamond Don

Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 2/16/2010

Shiny and Don stay at home and 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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Pteranodon Family World Tour
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8.92
36 votes

#9 - Pteranodon Family World Tour

Season 1 - Episode 49 - Aired 5/24/2010

The entire Pteranodon family embarks on a roaring, exploring, World Tour adventure! They meet the Conductor's nephew, Gilbert, who acts as their tour guide to meet Martin Amargasaurus, a spine-spangled quadruped with an intimidating sail.

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Buck-Tooth Bucky
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8.80
5 votes

#10 - Buck-Tooth Bucky

Season 1 - Episode 63 - Aired 9/27/2010

When Don finds a mystery tooth in Dad's old tooth collection, Dad decides to take the kids on an investigation. They discover that the tooth belongs to a dinosaur called Masiakasaurus, a creature with a mouthful of protruding buck teeth!

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The Herd is the Word
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8.80
5 votes

#11 - The Herd is the Word

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2016

Tank searches for a quiet spot.

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star
8.75
4 votes

#12 - Conductor's Sleepover

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2016

The Pteranodon family invites the Conductor to stay with them during a hurricane.

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What's at the Center of the Earth? (4): Minerals
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8.67
3 votes

#13 - What's at the Center of the Earth? (4): Minerals

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/2017

While digging even further underground, the drill bit on the Drill Engine Train breaks. The Pteranodon Family find themselves in the Cave of Giant Crystals, where they learn all about rocks and crystals (what they are, how they're different, how they form). In order to get back home, the Pteranodon Family has to fix the drill bit by finding a mineral harder than the mineral that broke the bit in the first place. Story B Educational Objectives: Minerals form naturally in the Earth and are made of the same thing all the way through, while rocks are made up of a bunch of different kinds of minerals. Minerals come in thousands of different types (more than 4000 to be more exact), many of which form large and beautiful crystals, some of which are harder than others.

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An Apatosaurus Adventure
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8.67
6 votes

#14 - An Apatosaurus Adventure

Season 2 - Episode 33 - Aired 8/15/2012

Apollo Apatosaurus is a long-necked, long-tailed dinosaur who likes adventure.

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Zeppelin: Waterfalls
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8.67
3 votes

#15 - Zeppelin: Waterfalls

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/1/2015

The Pteranodon kids are riding the Dinosaur Train with friend and fellow pterosaur, Quincy Quetzalcoatlus. When they pass by a waterfall, Buddy comments on how big it is. Quincy's dad mentions a giant waterfall at the edge of the Western Interior Sea. Mr. Conductor gives a lesson about waterfalls and then suggests a unique and amazing way to view the giant falls - from above.

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Dinos A-Z, Part 3: Classification
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8.60
5 votes

#16 - Dinos A-Z, Part 3: Classification

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/14/2012

Part 3 of 4. The Pteranodon kids learn about classification.

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Elmer Elasmosaurus
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8.57
7 votes

#17 - Elmer Elasmosaurus

Season 1 - Episode 71 - Aired 9/28/2010

The Pteranodon family travels on the Dinosaur Train with the Aquacar to an underwater train station to transport Elmer Elasmosaurus back to his home in the ocean. At first Buddy is not enthusiastic about travelling underwater, but quickly becomes a convert when he sees the spectacular sights under the sea.

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Pterosaur Flying Club
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8.55
63 votes

#18 - Pterosaur Flying Club

Season 1 - Episode 66 - Aired 11/8/2010

Tiny and Shiny practice their swoop-de-loops and other flying moves in anticipation of their play-date with fellow Pterosaurs Petey Peteinosaurus and Quincy Quetzalcoatlus. With Buddy helping with the choreography, the Pterosaur Flying Club puts on a flying show!

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Butterflies
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8.50
4 votes

#19 - Butterflies

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/20/2015

One morning at the family nest, Don befriends a butterfly that he names Dan. Don, Buddy, Tiny and Shiny watch Dan and three of his "sibling" butterflies fly around until suddenly they disappear, leaving Dan all alone. Don feels for the separated butterfly and vows to re-unite him with his siblings. After Mom and Dad give a quick lesson about butterfly camouflage, Don leads his own siblings all around the nest area searching for Dan the Butterfly's lost "sisters and brother." The whole time, Don keeps an eye on Dan, who camouflages himself when any threat (birds or a frog) are nearby.

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Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs
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8.45
11 votes

#20 - Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/2011

Buddy wants to learn more about his ancestors

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The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers
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8.44
63 votes

#21 - The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers

Season 1 - Episode 75 - Aired 11/19/2010

The Pteranodon family travels deep underwater on the Dinosaur Train to view two backwards-bounding brothers named Max and Mitch Michelinoceras. The kids are delighted to see that Max and Mitch put on a synchronized swimming show.

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The Egg Stealer?
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8.43
7 votes

#22 - The Egg Stealer?

Season 2 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/11/2012

Buddy and Don stumble upon a mystery when unhatched eggs they found on their beach are stolen. Don and Buddy become detectives and all the kids join in to solve the mystery.

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The Burrowers
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8.41
69 votes

#23 - The Burrowers

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 1/18/2010

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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Double-Crested Trouble
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8.33
6 votes

#24 - Double-Crested Trouble

Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 12/12/2012

While riding the Dinosaur Train, Buddy and Tiny meet Dylan and Devlin Dilophosaurus, twin brothers with amazing double-crests on their heads. Dylan and Devlin like to compete over everything from getting the best seat on the train, to being the best hunter. After Tiny and Buddy spend time with the brothers, they show them how working as a team can help them succeed while hunting!

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Rocket Train Surprise Party
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8.33
3 votes

#25 - Rocket Train Surprise Party

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/6/2014

After Buddy, Tiny, Shiny and Don learn that it's Mr. Conductor's birthday, they decide to throw him a surprise party in his favorite place - the Dinosaur Train! The whole family plans the party, secretly riding the Rocket Train to pick up friends from all around the Mesozoic and gather ginkgo leaves for a special birthday cake. The party is a huge success - the Conductor is surprised and moved, and loves his tasty ginkgo leaf birthday cake.

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