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66 episodes

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28 minutes

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• The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird (#208)

  The kids take on a hike through the woods to see how new life is growing back after a forest fire. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, June 20, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, June 20, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest (#209)

  Dad and Mom take the kids to the Big Pond on a camping trip, where they will wait out the drought. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, June 21, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, June 21, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• King Cryolophosaurus/Buddy The Tracker (#119)

  Buddy, Tiny, Don and Mom meet a reclusive, singing dinosaur who sounds like Elvis Presley. [28 minutes]

  • Sat, June 22, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Shiny and Snakes/Tiny Loves Flowers (#204)

  Shiny gets over her fear of snakes when she meets a Sanajeh, a huge Cretaceous snake. [28 minutes]

  • Sun, June 23, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• The Old Bird/Diamond Don (#120)

  The kids are excited to meet Arlene Archeopteryx and learn that Arlene is a bird and a dinosaur! [28 minutes]

  • Sun, June 23, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace/Rafting The Cretaceous (#210)

  The long-awaited rain returns and grows into a hurricane! The family finds shelter in a cave. [28 minutes]

  • Mon, June 24, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, June 24, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, June 30, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• Remember The Alamosaurus/Sunrise, Sunset (#217)

  The Pteranodon kids travel around on the Dinosaur Train and meet some of the biggest dinosaurs. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, June 25, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, June 25, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• A Heck of a Neck/Gilbert Visits The Nest (#218)

  The Pteranodon kids have a Nature Trackers adventure when they meet super-long Denise Diplodocus. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, June 26, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, June 26, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• An Apatosaurus Adventure/Nature Art (#219)

  The Pteranodon kids visit the Jurassic Time Period to meet Apollo Apatosaurus, who likes adventure. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, June 27, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, June 27, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Arnie Rides The Flatcar/Old Reliable (#220)

  Buddy, Tiny, and Mom visit their very large sauropod friend, Arnie Argentinosaurus, and his dad. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, June 28, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, June 28, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaur Camouflage/Family Scavenger Hunt (#121)

  Buddy and Tiny meet a shy dinosaur, Leslie Lesothosaurus, who is very good at hiding. [28 minutes]

  • Sat, June 29, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Have You Heard About The Herd?/Jess Hesperornis (#122)

  Tiny and Buddy meet Ernie Einiosaurus, who shows them how he lives in a large herd! [28 minutes]

  • Sun, June 30, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Tiny and the Crocodile/Meet The Grandparents (#221)

  Team Pteranodon travels to Dienosuchas Swamp and meet a 40 foot crocodile with a crabby attitude. [28 minutes]

  • Mon, July 1, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 1, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, July 7, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• The Egg Stealer?/To The Grandparents' Nest We Go! (#222)

  Buddy and Don become detectives when some of the unhatched eggs they found on the beach are stolen. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, July 2, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, July 2, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day (#140)

  Buddy and Tiny help King Cryolophosaurus overcome his stagefright before a concert performance. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, July 3, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, July 3, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Double-Crested Trouble/Erma and the Conductor (#223)

  Tiny and Buddy show competitive twin brothers Dylan and Devlin Dilophosaurus how to work as a team. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, July 4, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, July 4, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dome-Headed Dinosaur/Treasure Hunt (#224)

  The Pteranodon kids and their friend Spikey Stygimoloch meet two dinosaurs with large dome heads. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, July 5, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, July 5, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Triassic Turtle/Tank's Baby Brother (#123)

  The family meets Pauline Proganochelys, a turtle who shares her methods of defending herself. [28 minutes]

  • Sat, July 6, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Erma Eoraptor/Under The Volcano (#124)

  Buddy and Tiny venture off to find a member of the first species of dinosaur that ever lived. [28 minutes]

  • Sun, July 7, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinos A to Z, Part 1, The Big Idea/Dinos A to Z, Part 2, Spread The Word (#215)

  Tiny wants to gather all the dinosaurs in the "Dinosaurs A to Z" song for a picnic at Troodon Town. [28 minutes]

  • Mon, July 8, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 8, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, July 14, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• Dinos A to Z, Part 3, Classification/Dinos A to Z, Part 4, A To Z Picnic (#216)

  Don organizes all the dinosaurs on the Train by their species, features and size. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, July 9, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, July 9, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 1/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2 (#201)

  [28 minutes]

  • Wed, July 10, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, July 10, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 3 (#202)

  [28 minutes]

  • Thu, July 11, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, July 11, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train (#226)

  Baby Archelon turtles hatch from eggs on the beach and the family follows them as they swim away. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, July 12, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, July 12, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Pteranodon Family World Tour/Gilbert The Junior Conductor (#125)

  The family sleeps in a Sleeping Car and meets the Conductor's nephew and Martin Amargasaurus. [28 minutes]

  • Sat, July 13, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Confuciusornis Says/Tiny's Tiny Doll (#126)

  The Pteranodons visit a very wise, old dinosaur, try some new foods and learn to meditate. [28 minutes]

  • Sun, July 14, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Valley of the Stygimolochs/Tiny Loves Fish (#101)

  Buddy wonders if he'll grow horns when he gets older and he visits dinosaurs called Stygimoloch, [28 minutes]

  • Mon, July 15, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 15, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, July 21, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus/Triceratops For Lunch (#102)

  Cory and her family of Corythosaurus play music through crests on their heads for Mom's birthday. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, July 16, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, July 16, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom (#103)

  Buddy and Tiny travel to the Jurassic and learn how Morris Stegosaurus, a huge dinosaur, keeps cool. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, July 17, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, July 17, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• I'm A T. Rex!/Ned The Quadruped (#104)

  Buddy meets Delores Tyrannosaurus and her daughter Annie and learns they share the same features. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, July 18, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, July 18, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• One Smart Dinosaur/Petey The Peteinosaurus (#105)

  Buddy and Tiny spend some time on the train with the Conductor who is a Troodon with a great memory. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, July 19, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, July 19, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Iggy Iguanodon/Shiny Can't Sleep (#127)

  Iggy Iguanodon shows the Pteranodon family his unique way of walking. Shiny gets homesick. [28 minutes]

  • Sat, July 20, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Kenny Kentrosaurus/Don and the Troodons (#128)

  A Stegosaur teaches the kids about his spikes and his tail prompting a fun drumming party! [28 minutes]

  • Sun, July 21, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Fast Friends/T. Rex Teeth (#106)

  Buddy, Tiny and Mom meet Oren and Ollie Ornithomimus, some of the fastest dinosaurs ever! [28 minutes]

  • Mon, July 22, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 22, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, July 28, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• Now with Feathers!/A Frill A Minute (#107)

  Dad gives the kids a mystery feather and they become "detectives" and meet Valerie Velociraptor. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, July 23, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, July 23, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature! (#203)

  Sidney Sinovenator takes the family to his favorite stargazing spot and teaches them about stars. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, July 24, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, July 24, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• One Big Dinosaur/Play Date with Annie (#108)

  Tiny and Buddy visit dinosaurs called Argentinosaurus, some of the biggest land creatures ever! [28 minutes]

  • Thu, July 25, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, July 25, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Armored Like An Ankylosaurus/Campout! (#109)

  The kids travel with Mr. Pteranodon to meet his hero Hank Ankylosaurus and play a game of Dinoball. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, July 26, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, July 26, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• New Neighbors /Don's Collection (#129)

  Mr. Pteranodon is annoyed when a new hooting family of Lambeosaurus moves in next door! [28 minutes]

  • Sat, July 27, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Long Claws/Tank's Sleep Over (#130)

  Buddy, Tiny and Don head to the thicket to ask a Therizinosaurus family about their colossal claws. [28 minutes]

  • Sun, July 28, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• One Small Dinosaur/T. Rex Migration (#112)

  Mrs. Pteranodon takes Buddy and Tiny to visit Mikey Microraptor, one of the smallest of dinosaurs. [28 minutes]

  • Mon, July 29, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, July 29, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs/Rainy Day Fight (#205)

  Dad takes Buddy, an adopted T. rex, to the early Cretaceous to visit an ancestor called Raptorex. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, July 30, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, July 30, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Laura The Giganotosaurus/Dinosaur Poop! (#110)

  Buddy meets Laura Giganotosaurus, a large dinosaur who is a three-toed theropod and a bird-watcher. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, July 31, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, July 31, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

Past Episodes

These episodes of Dinosaur Train aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

• The Earthquake/Nursery Car (#207)
• Buddy Explores The Tyrannosaurs/Rainy Day Fight (#205)
• Shiny and Snakes/Tiny Loves Flowers (#204)
• The Burrowers/Shiny's Sea Shells (#118)
• Paulie Pliosaurus/Elmer Visits The Desert (#139)
• Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers (#117)
• The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers/Dads' Day Out (#138)
• Stargazing on the Night Train/Get Into Nature! (#203)
• Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 3 (#202)
• Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 1/Dinosaur Big City, Pt. 2 (#201)
• Night Train/Fossil Fred (#116)
• Triassic Turtle/Tank's Baby Brother (#123)
• The Old Spinosaurus & The Sea/A Spiky Tail Tale (#115)
• Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!/Diamond Anniversary (#134)
• The Wing Kings/The Big Mud Pit (#131)
• Long Claws/Tank's Sleep Over (#130)
• Erma Eoraptor/Under The Volcano (#124)
• The Theropod Club/Surprise Party (#114)
• Dinosaur Train Submarine: A Sea Turtle Tale/Rocket Train (#226)
• Hootin' Hadrosaurs!/Hatching Party (#113)
• Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble (#137)
• Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonosaurus/All Kinds of Families (#214)
• Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night (#225)
• Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal (#213)
• One Small Dinosaur/T. Rex Migration (#112)
• Derek The Deinonychus/Don's Dragonfly (#111)
• Pteranodon Family World Tour/Gilbert The Junior Conductor (#125)
• New Neighbors /Don's Collection (#129)
• Kenny Kentrosaurus/Don and the Troodons (#128)
• The Old Bird/Diamond Don (#120)
• Laura The Giganotosaurus/Dinosaur Poop! (#110)
• Tiny and the Crocodile/Meet The Grandparents (#221)
• Armored Like An Ankylosaurus/Campout! (#109)
• That's Not A Dinosaur/Tiny's Garden (#206)
• Buck-Tooth Bucky/Tiny's Tiny Friend (#132)
• Confuciusornis Says/Tiny's Tiny Doll (#126)
• Valley of the Stygimolochs/Tiny Loves Fish (#101)
• One Big Dinosaur/Play Date with Annie (#108)
• Now with Feathers!/A Frill A Minute (#107)
• The Good Mom/Hornucopia (#135)
• Have You Heard About The Herd?/Jess Hesperornis (#122)
• Dinosaur Camouflage/Family Scavenger Hunt (#121)
• King Cryolophosaurus/Buddy The Tracker (#119)
• Fast Friends/T. Rex Teeth (#106)
• One Smart Dinosaur/Petey The Peteinosaurus (#105)
• An Armored Tail Tale/Pterasaur Flying Club (#133)
• Iggy Iguanodon/Shiny Can't Sleep (#127)
• I'm A T. Rex!/Ned The Quadruped (#104)
• Dry Times at Pteranodon Terrace/Big Misty Sea Fishing Contest (#209)
• Beating The Heat/Flowers for Mom (#103)
• The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus/Triceratops For Lunch (#102)
• Junior Conductor Jamboree/Troodon Train Day (#140)
• Elmer Elasmosaurus/Dinosaur Block Party (#136)
• Remember The Alamosaurus/Sunrise, Sunset (#217)
• Dome-Headed Dinosaur/Treasure Hunt (#224)
• Double-Crested Trouble/Erma and the Conductor (#223)
• The Egg Stealer?/To The Grandparents' Nest We Go! (#222)
• Arnie Rides The Flatcar/Old Reliable (#220)
• An Apatosaurus Adventure/Nature Art (#219)
• A Heck of a Neck/Gilbert Visits The Nest (#218)
• Dinos A to Z, Part 3, Classification/Dinos A to Z, Part 4, A To Z Picnic (#216)
• Dinos A to Z, Part 1, The Big Idea/Dinos A to Z, Part 2, Spread The Word (#215)
• Hurricane at Pteranodon Terrace/Rafting The Cretaceous (#210)
• The Forest Fire/The Lost Bird (#208)
• Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights (#212)
• Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch (#211)

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