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• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

• Fast Friends/T. Rex Teeth (#106)

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

• 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]

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

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

• 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]

• 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]

• Derek The Deinonychus/Don's Dragonfly (#111)

  Buddy, Tiny and Mom meet a kid who uses his toe-claws to not only hunt with but to carve great art! [28 minutes]

• 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]

• Hootin' Hadrosaurs!/Hatching Party (#113)

  Perry Parasaurolophus, a dinosaur with a crest on his head, teaches a way to hoot some hip music. [28 minutes]

• The Theropod Club/Surprise Party (#114)

  Tiny feels left out when Buddy joins a club for dinosaurs that walk on two legsand have three toes. [28 minutes]

• The Old Spinosaurus & The Sea/A Spiky Tail Tale (#115)

  The kids meet and a grumpy old dinosaur called a Spinosaurus that doesn't want the kids in his Sea. [28 minutes]

• Night Train/Fossil Fred (#116)

  Dad, Buddy and Tiny ride on the train at night and learn about animals that are active after dark. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, January 31, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, January 31, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaurs in the Snow/Cretaceous Conifers (#117)

  Buddy and family ride to the North Pole and help decorate large conifer trees at a holiday party. [28 minutes]

• The Burrowers/Shiny's Sea Shells (#118)

  The Pteranodon family meets dinosaurs that live in holes and put on an acrobatic show every evening! [28 minutes]

• King Cryolophosaurus/Buddy The Tracker (#119)

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

• 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]

• Dinosaur Camouflage/Family Scavenger Hunt (#121)

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

• 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]

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

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

• 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]

• 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]

• 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]

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

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

  • Tue, January 29, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, January 29, 6:00 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]

  • Tue, January 22, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, January 22, 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]

  • Thu, January 24, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, January 24, 6:00 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, January 27, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• The Wing Kings/The Big Mud Pit (#131)

  The family visit Quetzalcoatlus Canyon, where Mr. Pteranodon flew when he was younger. [28 minutes]

  • Mon, February 11, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, February 11, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, February 17, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• Buck-Tooth Bucky/Tiny's Tiny Friend (#132)

  Don finds a mystery tooth in Dad's tooth collection and discovers it belongs to a Masiakasaurus. . [28 minutes]

  • Wed, February 13, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, February 13, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Mon, February 18, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• An Armored Tail Tale/Pterasaur Flying Club (#133)

  Hank Ankylosaurus visits the Big Pond to scout a Dinoball talent named Eugene Euoplocephalus. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, February 12, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, February 12, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Great Big Stomping Dinosaur Feet!/Diamond Anniversary (#134)

  Tiny gets worries when she loses Shiny's favorite shiny shell and begins to stomp with frustration. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, February 15, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, February 15, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• The Good Mom/Hornucopia (#135)

  Mrs. Pteranodon meets fellow mom Millie Maiasaura, who is a little too over-protective of her kids. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, February 14, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, February 14, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Elmer Elasmosaurus/Dinosaur Block Party (#136)

  Buddy is not happy about travelling underwater until he sees spectacular sights under the sea. [28 minutes]

  • Mon, February 25, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, February 25, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Carla Cretoxyrhina/Train Trouble (#137)

  The Pteranodons meet Carla Cretoxyrhina, a shark who turns out to be much nicer than her reputation. [28 minutes]

  • Tue, February 26, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, February 26, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• The Amazing Michelinoceras Brothers/Dads' Day Out (#138)

  The Pteranodons meet Max and Mitch Michelinoceras who put on a synchronized swimming show. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, February 27, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, February 27, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Paulie Pliosaurus/Elmer Visits The Desert (#139)

  The Pteranodons take the train underwater to visit Paulie Pliosaurus, the "T. rex of the Ocean." [28 minutes]

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

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

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

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

  [28 minutes]

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

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

  [28 minutes]

  • Thu, February 7, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, February 7, 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]

  • Sat, January 26, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Wed, January 30, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, January 30, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Thu, February 28, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, February 28, 6:00 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, January 27, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Mon, January 28, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, January 28, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, February 3, 8:30 AM on IPTV

• 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]

  • Fri, February 1, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, February 1, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sat, February 2, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• That's Not A Dinosaur/Tiny's Garden (#206)

  The kids are told they can't compete in a leaf-necklace contest because they are not dinosaurs. [28 minutes]

  • Fri, January 25, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, January 25, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, February 3, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• The Earthquake/Nursery Car (#207)

  The kids go on a playdate with Tank Triceratops to the desert where they meet his distant relative. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, January 23, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, January 23, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sat, February 9, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• 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]

  • Sun, February 10, 1:30 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]

  • Sat, February 16, 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]

  • Sun, February 17, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch (#211)

  Dad and the kids take a Night Train to Troodon Town for a spooky party at a "haunted house." [28 minutes]

  • Sat, February 23, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Don's Winter Wish/Festival of Lights (#212)

  Don makes a wish to see snow. When a big blizzard comes, Don is worried that his wish brought it. [28 minutes]

  • Sun, February 24, 1:30 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal (#213)

  The Conductor takes the family deep under the sea in a brand-new invention, a submarine! [28 minutes]

  • Tue, February 19, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, February 19, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

• Dinosaur Train Submarine: Shoshana Shonosaurus/All Kinds of Families (#214)

  The Pteranodon family goes deep under the sea to meet Shoshana Shonisaurus, a huge marine reptile. [28 minutes]

  • Wed, February 20, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Wed, February 20, 6:00 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, February 4, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Mon, February 4, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns
  • Sun, February 10, 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, February 5, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Tue, February 5, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

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

  The Pteranodon kids travel around on the Dinosaur Train and meet some of the biggest dinosaurs. [29 minutes]

• 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. [29 minutes]

• An Apatosaurus Adventure/Nature Art (#219)

  The Pteranodon kids visit the Jurassic Time Period to meet Apollo Apatosaurus, who likes adventure. [29 minutes]

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

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

• 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]

• 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]

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• 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]

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

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

• Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night (#225)

  Maisie and Marvin Mosasaurus, two fast lizards with flippers, show the family how they catch fish. [28 minutes]

  • Thu, February 21, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Thu, February 21, 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, February 22, 8:30 AM on IPTV
  • Fri, February 22, 6:00 PM on IPTV Learns

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