Hello, folks. It's me--the
Conductor. Today, hank
Ankylosaurus meets another kind
Of ankylosaur called
Euoplocephalus. So come on along
With me on the dinosaur train!
All aboard!
This program
¶ dinosaur train ¶
[whistle blows]
¶ dinosaur train ¶
¶ once upon a time
There was a mom
Her name was mrs. Pteranodon
Sitting on her nest
She heard a scratching
And said... ¶
Oh, boy! My eggs are
Hatching!
¶ one by one
Her kids popped free
Baby pteranodons
1, 2, 3 ¶
I'll name you tiny, shiny,
And don.
¶ but tiny said... ¶
Wait! There's one more, mom!
¶ last little baby
Was a different size
With teeth and a tail
And big green eyes
He didn't look anything
Like the rest ¶
What am I doing in a
Pteranodon nest?
¶ but dear, old
Mrs. Pteranodon said... ¶
Oh, this is your family, and
I'm your mom. You may be
Different, but we're all
Creatures. All dinosaurs have
Different features. Come on,
Buddy. We'll take a vacation.
I'll get us a ticket at
Pteranodon station. We'll
Travel the world in sunshine
And rain and meet all the
Species on the...
¶ dinosaur train ¶
¶ we're gonna ride ¶
¶ ride, ride, ride, ride ¶
[whistle blows]
¶ the dinosaur train ¶
[roaring]
[captioning made possible by
The jim henson company]
[band playing]
[cheering]
Yeah!
Whoo hoo!
Yay!
Yippee!
Whoo hoo!
Dino ball rules!
Ok, it's time for a cheer.
Ready? Ok!
Hank, hank, go, hank!
The winning team has you to
Thank.
Kick it, swat it.
Go, hank!
Yeah!
All right, little fans. This
One's for you. Yeah.
[gasp]
Ha ha ha!
And hank wins it for the
Ankylosaurus acres ankylosaurs!
Great playing, team. Let's do
The same next game.
Oh, are you their coach?
Coach, me? No. I'm just an
Excited fan.
Hey, hey!
Hi, hank.
Hiya, pals. Hey, did you see
That kick? That was just for you
Guys.
We loved it. It was a huge
Kick.
Sort of like you, hank. I
Forgot how enormous you are.
Maybe I'm not enormous,
Tiny. Maybe you guys are all
Just, uh, tiny.
Wait. I'm the only tiny
Around here.
Ha ha. Hey, just kidding.
Eh!
Good one, tiny.
Uh, hank, what do you say you
Have dinner with me and the
Kids? My treat. I know a great
Little fish place nearby.
It's a pond.
Yeah, but plenty of plants
And bushes there for you, hank.
Well, that's mighty nice of
You, but, see, I'm meeting a
Dino ball player I've been
Hearing about. Supposed to be
One of the best players
Anywhere.
Where does this other guy
Live?
Uh, well, I'm supposed to
Take the dinosaur train to
Somewhere called big pond
Station.
Big pond station?
That's right near where we
Live.
We can all ride the dinosaur
Train together.
And eat.
And eat? I like this already.
[train whistle blows]
Snack car coming through!
Whoops. So sorry, hank. You're
One big armored fellow and, of
Course, my all-time favorite
Player.
Well, thanks, mr. Conductor,
But sorry I can't really get out
Of your way right now.
[conductor chuckles]
I'm sort of glad that cart is
Stuck here. We're all hungry.
One hunk of jurassic jerky for
Me, please.
One fresh fish filet for me.
Hank?
Uh, I got a hankering for
A--oh, give me one of
Everything, as long as it's
Green.
Ha ha ha!
It's an honor to serve you,
Hank. One of everything green
Coming up.
[gulp]
Mm mm. I could eat these all
Day.
Thanks. Hey, hank, who's this
Dinosaur you're gonna go meet?
Well, he's apparently an
Amazing dino ball player named
Eugene euo--I--uh-ah.
Euoplocephalus.
Yeah. That's the guy.
Oh, eugene is a great dino
Baller. His tail has quite a
Swing. Let's take a look-see,
Shall we?
Whoa!
Hmm. Looks like a strong
Player.
Yup. He's got a bony head.
Just like hank.
His back and body are covered
With armored plates.
Just like hank.
And he's got a big clublike
Tail.
Just like hank.
Hmm. I don't see the
Resemblance.
Huh?
Well, he's no ankylosaurus.
But he's an ankylosaur,
Right?
Righty ho, buddy.
Euoplocephalus is from the
Group of dinosaurs called
Ankylosaurs, like hank. Only
This one is from your family's
Time period, the late
Cretaceous.
[ding ding dong]
Oh, sweet stigimoloch! It's
Time for the time tunnel! Time
Tunnel approaching, folks!
Oh, I forgot about the time
Tunnel.
Yeah.
Next stop, big pond station
In another part of the
Cretaceous time period.
[bell ringing]
[tires screech]
Welcome to the big pond station,
Hank.
So how do we find this dino
Baller eugene?
You just follow the path to
The big pond. You'll find him.
You can't forget what he looks
Like.
Pretty much just like you,
Hank.
Huh. Yeah. You kids keep
Saying that, but I don't see it.
[laughter]
So this is your part of the
Cretaceous time period, huh?
Yup. Pteranodon terrace is
Just down the coast.
Some stuff is the same as
Where I live, but some is
Different, like these trees
Here. We don't have those back
Where I'm from.
They're cycads. They're not
Pines or ferns, but they look
Like a little of both.
Huh. What'll they think of
Next?
[laughter]
Ta da! The big pond. This is
Where we go fishing all the
Time.
And my job is to climb up
Here and be the spotter. I'll
Use my t-rex eyesight to look
Around. Hey, I spotted
Something. Look.
Waaay down the beach.
Is it maybe eugene?
It looks like the picture the
Conductor showed us.
He's pretty far away. We'd
Better catch up to him before he
Moves on.
[clang]
Oh, excuse me.
No, no. It was our fault,
Sir. We thought you were much
Farther away.
But you weren't far away at
All. Your size played a trick on
Our eyes.
Well, I'm a euoplocephalus.
This is pretty much how big we
Get.
Great. Well, maybe you can
Tell me where I can find this
Amazing, gifted dino ball player
I've heard about--a guy named
Eugene?
Ha ha ha! Really? Amazing and
Gifted, huh?
Yup.
He's supposed to have a bony
Skull like you and body armor
Like you and a clubby tail.
Well, well, well, I'm that
Player you're looking for. I'm
Eugene.
Really?
Really.
Well, great to meet you,
Gene. I'm hank ankylosaurus.
[eugene gasps]
You're the hank
Ankylosaurus? It's an honor to
Meet you. You're like mr. Dino
Ball.
Heh heh heh! I do love the
Game. Oh, and these are my
Friends.
I'm tiny pteranodon, and this
Is my brother buddy and my
Sister shiny and our dad--dad.
Hi.
Well, it's nice to meet you
All.
You guys do look alike, like
The conductor said, but not
Exactly.
Me and hank? I can see some
Similarities.
Well, we are both
Good-looking.
Ha ha ha!
I have a hypothesis. Since
Hank and eugene are both from
The ankylosaur family,
They share some similar
Features.
I guess I see what you mean,
But no offense, gene--
You're kind of tiny.
Oh, sorry, tiny. Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!
I mean, you must weigh about
Half what I weigh.
Sure. That may be true, but I
Can still defend myself and my
Family. In fact, most predators
Bounce right off me. Nothing
Hurts me.
Nothing hurts me, either.
Not with this armor! Ha ha
Ha!
And you both forgot to say
The other great thing you have
In common--
[roaring]
It's a predator!
[roar]
1, 2, 3, 4. Ha. Hi.
Nothing to worry about,
Folks. I've seen this little guy
Before. Piece of carrion cake.
Yipe! Yipe! Boo hoo hoo!
Yay! Way to go, eugene!
Hey, gene. You used your
Tail like I do out on the dino
Ball field.
Actually, hank, I use my
Tail like I do out on the dino
Ball field.
Heh heh heh! Ok, eugene. I'm
Ready to see you play. I hear
Tell you're the best dino baller
Outside of my neck of the woods.
Aw, you're the real pro.
Everybody's heard of hank
Ankylosaurus. You're the best.
Hey, are we gonna talk about
It, or are we actually gonna
Play it?
Let's dino ball!
Uh! Uh!
Yeah!
Oh, wow.
Whoopee!
High two.
Whoo hoo!
Ha ha ha!
Huh? Ha ha!
Ha ha! Hup.
Ha ha ha!
Yeah!
Oh, wow.
Yikes. Score!
Hey, nice one, shiny. And
Gene, you are one heck of a
Player--uh, right, mr.
Pteranodon?
Well, yeah, absolutely. Gene
Is quite a player. Natural
Great moves, kind of like a
Young you, hank.
I like that, mr. Pteranodon.
Eugene, I think I'll call you
Little hank.
Thanks, friend.
Ready?
Hank, eugene, they shoot and
Score.
They're our favorite ankylosaur.
Go, dino ball!
Well, team, we'd better get
Back to the station. Hank?
Say, listen, eugene, I was
Wondering, would you want to
Come back to ankylosaurus acres
With me and play for my team?
Really? You mean it, hank?
Absolutely. You're the real
Deal--a dino-ball dynamo.
Eugene! Eugene! Whoo!
Bye, hank! Bye, eugene!
Good luck at ankylosaurus
Acres.
Bye, pteranodons. Great to
Meet you.
Thanks for your help finding
This guy. You, too, mr.
Pteranodon. That's a great team
You got there.
[cheering]
All aboard!
Ready? Ok.
Hank, eugene, they shoot and
Score.
They're our favorite
Ankylosaurs.
Dino ball rules!
Yay!
[train whistle blows]
Hi there. I'm dr. Scott the
Paleontologist, and this is
Euoplocephalus.
Now, what dinosaur do you
Think of when you look at
Euoplocephalus?
Ankylosaurus.
That's right. Ankylosaurus
And euoplocephalus both belong
To the same family of dinosaurs
Called ankylosaurs, which
Includes many other armored
Dinosaurs. Euoplocephalus looks
Like a smaller version of
Ankylosaurus. Both of these
Plant-eaters had armor covering
Their heads and bodies, and
Both had bony clubs at the end
Of their tails. Can you think of
Some animals living today that
Have armor covering their
Bodies?
Crocodile.
Armadillo.
Great examples. Another
Amazing armored animal alive
Today is the pangolin. Its armor
Is made of plate-like scales
That cover the entire body,
Making this african animal look
Like a giant pine cone.
Roar.
Whoa. Great armor. If
Threatened, a pangolin will curl
Up into a ball with all that
Armor providing great
Protection. Pretty amazing, huh?
Ok, get outside, get into
Nature, and make your own
Discoveries.
Dinosaurs had tails. Time
Tunnel! Time tunnel approaching.
Hold on to your tails!
Tails are bats. They look
Really powerful.
Whoa. Hey, hey.
Ha ha! Do you guys want to
Climb on my tail?
Whoo hoo!
Yeah.
It's like a big club.
Wow! What a tail!
¶ I like to sing so free
Like the bebopping birdies
At the top of the tree
I found a new way
To sing a song ¶
Listen up, guys! I got wise. And
There's a way to improvise.
¶ I like to sing so free
Like the bebopping birdies
At the top of the tree
I found a new way to sing a song
It's got a lot of bebop ¶
Yeah!
Hello, folks. It's me, the
Conductor. Today, we'll visit
Our old friend petey
Peteinosaurus, and he'll put on
A pterosaur flying show, so come
On along with me on the
Dinosaur train. All aboard.
Ok, buddy, here's the hoop
De-loop de tiny and shiny swoop.
[whooshing]
[squawking]
Looking good, tiny and shiny.
Thanks.
So what should we do next?
Yeah. We still want to do
Tricks.
How about a shiny-tiny
Sideways switch switcheroo.
What's that?
Ha ha. It sounds like
Something that buddy just made
Up. Is it, buddy?
Well, yeah. But here, I'll
Show you how to do it.
Oh, wait, I can't fly.
Ha ha. But we can. Tell us
How to do your sideways switch
Switcheroo thing.
Ok. Fly next to each other.
Keep flying. Now turn sideways.
Now switcheroo. Tiny, fly under
Shiny. Fly next to each other,
Turn sideways, and
Switcheroo!
Ha ha ha ha! I could
Switcheroo all day.
Yeah. Great idea, buddy. Got
Any more?
Hmm, let's see. You could do
The, um, fast flying silly
Swoop upside down ding-ding
Dive backwards [squawks]
De loop.
Ha ha. Um, sure. What are
You talking about?
I guess we dive backwards
And say--
Ding-ding! Exactly. If I
Could fly, I'd show you.
Kids, sorry to interrupt
Your ding-ding diving, but it's
Time to head to the dinosaur
Train.
All right! It's play date
Time. We get to see petey
Peteinosaurus.
You know we'll be doing some
Flying with petey. He loves to
Fly.
Ok, kids. Next stop--
The dinosaur train, to see
Petey!
[squawking]
[brakes screech]
Greetings, pteranodon family.
Hello, mr. Conductor.
I have one important thing
To tell you. All aboard!
[all laugh]
Oh, mr. Conductor...
[laughing continues]
Kids, I, too, have one
Important thing to tell you.
Is it, "all aboard!"?
No. Today we have a special
Surprise friend coming along
With us. He's meeting us on the
Train.
Who is it? Mikey? Tank?
Valerie velociraptor?
Mom said he's meeting us, so
It must be a boy. Hmm, maybe
It's--
Maybe it's me. I'm going on
The petey play date with y'all.
Surprise!
Quincy quetzalcoatlus!
Hi, shiny and tiny and
Buddy. I'm sure tickled that
Petey's having us for a play
Date today.
Quincy's dad dropped him at
The train. He'll be spending
The day with us.
Thanks, mrs. Pteranodon. So,
I guess petey invited us over
Because we all have wings and
Can fly. Whoops. Sorry, buddy.
I know you don't have wings.
That's ok. But you and shiny
And tiny and petey all do.
You're all pterosaurs.
And pterosaurs have other
Features in common, too.
Ahem--all pterosaurs have
Wings, and most have pinky
Fingers that their wing tips
Are attached to. Plus, all
Pterosaurs have beaks and
Hollow bones.
Wait. Our bones are hollow?
Sure are. Hollow, but very
Strong. Of course, our friend
Petey has something interesting
In his beak.
Oh, I know! Teeth! A whole
Beak full.
Correct. He's not your usual
Pterosaur. And you know, he's
From the triassic time period.
And--
Hey, speaking of time
Periods, isn't that the time
Tunnel?
What? Oh, bless my scales
And feathers, it is! Time
Tunnel! Time tunnel
Approaching, folks!
Yeah!
[bell ringing]
Next stop, peteinosaurus play
Station in the triassic time
Period. So long, pteranodon
Family, and quincy. Ha ha.
Have fun!
Bye!
Wow, it's warm here in the
Triassic.
[squawks]
Let's go find petey and his
Mom. Follow me, kids.
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
Are you ready to have a
Triassic-tastic good time?
Petey!
High wing!
High two, buddy.
Yeah.
Good to see you, petey.
Thanks for inviting me.
Quincy, quincy, quincy--my
Favorite quetzalcoatlus. You
Must be shiny.
I am.
[squawks]
Nice to meet you.
The pleasure's all mine.
[shiny laughs]
Hello, pteranodon family,
And quincy. Welcome.
Hi, mrs. Peteinosaurus.
So nice to see you again.
So, how are things in the
Cretaceous?
So, who's ready for our
First ever meeting of the
Pterosaur flying club?
Yay!
I can't hear you.
Yay!
I heard that.
What a great idea, petey. A
Pterosaur flying club.
So, what is the flying club?
I bet it's a club where we
Fly.
Exactly, precisely. Bingo.
Yay!
Whoo!
Mom, is it ok if us kids go
Down to what I like to call my
Hangout? Don't worry. You'll be
Able to see us from here.
Of course, petey. Off you go.
Right. Go play, kids.
Thanks. Follow me, guys.
Yay!
Petey's a great kid.
Wow, what a great spot.
[squawks]
It's an amazing view!
I agree. Every morning I
Look down from here and say,
[squawks]
"it's an amazing view."
[laughter]
Someday, you'll have to come
Visit pteranodon terrace. We
Have a great view, too.
Right from our nest on a
Cliff.
I like that. Speaking of
Cliffs, who's ready to take a
Flight off this one?
I'm ready. I knew this was
Going to be a flying play date.
Where all pterosaurs love to
Fly. So, let's fly.
The pterosaur flying club!
Whoo-hoo!
Uh, guys, I'm not a
Pterosaur.
Sure, buddy. I know that.
You're a dinosaur, and a
Carnivore, and the best friend
A pterosaur can ever have.
Buddy, buddy, buddy.
And the best brother a
Pterosaur could ever have.
Thanks, tiny. Thanks, petey.
So, buddy, wings or no
Wings, you're officially a
Member of the pterosaur flying
Club. Ok, everyone, wings in.
Oh, and arms. To pterosaurs!
Let's use our wings.
[squawks]
Do I sound like a pteranodon?
You sure do.
[squawks]
Good loop, shiny.
Quincy, your wings are so
Big and strong and quincerific.
You are going to grow up to be
One huge quetzalcoatlus.
[quincy laughs]
Thanks, petey. So if I'm
Quincerific, then you're
Petey-tastic.
Hey, buddy, are you ok just
Watching us fly?
'cause we can do whatever
You want.
Thanks. I know. Let's
Compare features. You all have
Wings, but let's compare them.
Ok!
I observe that everybody's
Wings are different. Petey,
Yours are smallest, but you can
Flap them really fast.
It's true.
Shiny and tiny, yours are
Bigger than petey's.
[shiny and tiny laugh]
Quincy, you have the biggest
Wings of all. Maybe you can
Glide farther with them.
Whoa, slow down, partner.
Are you saying that my big
Wings do different things than
Shiny's and tiny's and petey's?
They do, quincy. That's what
Makes you you.
Hmm. I guess you're right. I
Don't really flap my wings
Much. I like to catch the wind
And glide. Sort of like this.
Great show!
Did he say show?
I heard show.
Me, too.
Are we all thinking we
Should put on a pterosaur
Flying club show?
Yeah! For our moms!
This'll be great. You all
Have different kinds of wings,
So you all fly in different
Ways.
Whoo! You mean we can put on
A flapping, soaring, and
Gliding flying show?
Exactly.
Ok, pterosaurs, let's do it!
Yeah!
Ahem, ladies and dinosaur,
Welcome to the first ever
Pterosaur flying club show!
Wonderful.
Pterosaurs of different
Sizes with different wings, and
From different places will
All perform today!
First, here's petey, the
Fast wing flapping
Peteinosaurus.
Wonderful.
And here's shiny and tiny,
Flapping and soaring with their
Pteranodon wings.
[squawking]
Oh, my!
And finally, quincy will
Demonstrate his gliding skills
With his big quetzalcoatlus
Wings.
Beautiful.
Ta-da!
Wonderful.
Let's have a pterosaur
Cheer. Ready? Ok.
We're pterosaurs and more
And more, we like to fly and
Swoop and soar. Go, pterosaurs!
Whoo-hoo!
[train whistle blows]
[squawks]
There's petey.
Yeah, and he's flapping as
Fast as he can.
Hey, watch this new trick. I
Call it a fast-flying silly
Swoop upside down ding-ding
Dive backwards rock de-loop.
Hey, that sounds familiar.
Sure does. Ding-ding!
Ding-ding! See ya!
Bye, petey!
[train whistle blows]
[bell rings]
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the
Paleontologist. These flying
Reptiles are called pterosaurs.
What do they all have in common?
Wings.
Beaks.
Right. And pterosaurs had
Hollow bones, and their wings
Were made of skin attached to a
Really long fourth finger.
Imagine stretching your fourth
Finger to be longer than your
Entire body. Pterosaurs came in
All different sizes.
Peteinosaurus was small. Its
Wingspan was
Only about 24 inches. The
Biggest bird today is the
Wandering albatross, with a
Wingspan of up to 12 feet. Now
Let's let look at the largest
Pterosaurs. Pteranodon had a
Wingspan of more than 20 feet.
Quetzalcoatlus was even bigger,
With a wingspan of up to 40
Feet. Ok, remember, get
Outside, get into nature, and
Make your own discoveries.
Did you know that the
Dinosaur train travels
Everywhere in the mesozoic era?
Let's look at the map. There
Was the triassic, jurassic, and
Cretaceous time periods. Let's
Visit the triassic. It was the
First age of dinosaurs, and was
Mostly a dry and warm climate.
Many of the first known
Reptiles, like frogs and
Turtles, lived in the triassic
Time period. And that's just
One of the stops on the
Dinosaur train.
Time for a tiny ditty.
¶ whenever I need a little
Space
I fly up to my tiny place
When everyone's getting in my
Space
I fly up to
My tiny place ¶
[tiny laughs]
We love playing games, liketn
Dinosaur train ¶
¶ dinosaur train
Dinosaur train
We're going to ride
The dinosaur train ¶
¶ dinosaur train ¶
¶ we're going to ride ¶
¶ ride, ride, ride, ride ¶
¶ the dinosaur train ¶