Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today the
Pteranodon family goes under the sea in a brand-new
Invention, the dinosaur train submarine, so come on along
With me on the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
♪ 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 , , ♪
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 ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ We're gonna ride ♪ ♪ ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
[Whistle blows] ♪ the dinosaur train ♪
[Roaring] [captioning made possible by
The jim henson company] [whistle blows]
Tickets, tickets, please!
Well, top of the morning to you, pteranodon clan. You're up
Early.
Good morning, mr. Conductor!
Ah. Going under the sea, are we?
Yeah!
We're gonna visit our old friend elmer elasmosaurus!
What a coincidence, buddy. I have another old friend of
Yours along with me today--my nephew gilbert!
Gilbert?
Gilbert!
Good morning, everyone! Ooh!
May I please say it, uncle?
Ahem. Certainly, gilbert.
Hang on to your hats, folks!
We're heading out to sea!
Hooray!
Awk! I love the sea. It's so huge and blue and full of
Mysterious things.
So true, shiny, and so well-said.
Thank you, gilbert. Heh heh heh.
[Snorts] time tunnel approaching, and
This one's taking us under the sea!
Ooh! Ahh!
Look! There's elmer now!
Hi!
[Whistle blows]
Hey, buddy. Hey, tiny. Hello, pteranodon family.
Hi, elmer.
Elmer, this is our friend gilbert.
Hello. You must be a troodon, huh? I can tell by
Your great toe claws.
Excellent observation, my marine reptilian friend.
So, elmer, what are you elasmosaurus gonna do today?
Well, actually, we have to leave this area.
You have to leave?
Yeah. Not for long, but most of the fish we eat have moved
Away from here, and we have to follow them. Maybe you could
Follow us.
Could we? Maybe the train could ride alongside the
Elasmosaurus.
Well, unfortunately the underwater tunnel that brought
Us here doesn't go in the direction that the elasmosaurus
Family is going.
Aw!
Maybe we could all swim like elmer.
I'm not much of a swimmer, don.
Heh heh! Neither am i.
Hmm. It's too bad there isn't some kind of train that
Could travel through the water without tracks.
Ohh! Uncle conductor, I just got a great idea! What about
Our...
[Whispering] well, gilbert, it's a
Brand-new invention, but this might just be the perfect
Opportunity!
A brand-new invention. What is it?
They're gonna love it. Ha ha!
I think we have the solution to our underwater problem, and
It's another surprise. Come on, gilbert!
[Water bubbling]
Ohh!
Dinosaurs and pterosaurs, I give you the latest vehicle
From dinosaur train industries, the amazing dinosaur train
Submarine!
Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
All aboard!
[Ding] hi, elmer!
Hello, elmer! Can you hear us? Over.
I hear you loud and clear, don! Come on, everybody! Join
My family on our fishing trip.
Follow me!
This is so great. We get to follow along on an elasmosaurus
Fishing trip.
Yeah! In a submarine!
Ready, mr. Gilbert?
Aye, aye! Ready, mr.
Conductor!
Down submarine, ahead one quarter.
Ooh!
There's elmer and his family. Boy, they can swim
Really fast.
But I bet the submarine can go almost as fast as they can!
You want to see fast? Let's show him, uncle conductor.
Oh, I don't know, gilbert.
It is her maiden voyage, the first time she's ever gone out.
I ought to break her in gently.
Aw. Let's see how fast she can go! Ahead full!
Heh. Isn't this great, shiny?
Um, yes, gilbert. It's amazing.
We're well on our way to the elasmosaurus fishing grounds.
Are we there yet?
Well, don, even at this speed, it will take a little
While.
Maybe we could pass the time by singing a submarine song.
A submarine song?
Yeah. Join me in the chorus.
♪ Oh, once upon a time in the deep blue see
A sea-faring troodon said to me
If you want to see things you've never seen
Come on along with me in my green submarine
So many oceans to explore reptilians and plesiosaurs
Crocodilians and ichthyosaurs
Great big hungry carnivores rawwr ♪
[Laughter] ♪ we'll see things
We've never seen diving down
In our green submarine down in the sea so green
Deeper than we've ever been we'll see things
We've never seen diving down
In our green submarine ♪ hoo hoo! Oh. The green
Submarine.
[Cheering] ♪ la la loo ♪
Whoo-hoo! We made it to the fishing grounds. Now you can
Watch us fish! Notice how the elasmosaurus catch their fish
By swimming up really fast from deep down below.
You're right, gilbert.
It makes me wonder how fast and deep this submarine can go.
Faster and deeper than any fish?
Well, it's brand-new. We're not sure how deep it can go.
But it is designed to dive down deep just like the song
Says.
And there's an amazing creature that can also dive
Down really, really, deep, the ophthalmosaurus.
Whoa!
Do you know any?
Sure do. I'm good friends with otto ophthalmosaurus. He's
A speedy creature but very friendly.
Uncle conductor, why not test out the capabilities of
The dinosaur train submarine and visit otto?
Could we, mr. Conductor?
There's just one catch. Otto lives in the jurassic ocean.
We'd have to navigate our submarine through a
Little-known and little-used undersea time tunnel.
Undersea time tunnel? Wow!
Oh, oh! Can we try it, uncle conductor? Can we?
If it's ok with mr.
Pteranodon.
Well, as long as you think it's safe, mr. Conductor.
Absolutely safe.
[Ding ding] down submarine, ahead one half.
Aye, aye, skipper! That's submarine talk.
Elmer, we're taking a trip to the jurassic, but we'll be
Right back.
Ok. Have fun! See you!
All right, mr. Gilbert.
Steady as she goes. Let's take her in.
Eureka! That's otto! Punch it!
I mean, ahem, ahead full, mr.
Gilbert.
Aye, aye, sir! Ahead full!
Ahoy there, otto ophthalmosaurus!
Huh? Uh, who or what are you?
Otto, hi! It's me the conductor, and this is our
Brand-new dinosaur train submarine.
Oh. Hi, mr. Conductor. I didn't recognize you in that
Amazing submarine thingy.
Hi, otto. I'm buddy, and this is my sister tiny. Mind if
We compare features?
Sounds good, buddy.
Let's see. You have a long, narrow snout. Can you open it,
Please?
Yeah, sure. Ahh.
Almost no teeth.
Mr. Ophthalmosaurus, I'm don.
You've got really big eyes.
Yeah, I sure do, don. The better to see in the dark, and
Where I dive to find food, it gets really dark. You want to
Come down there and see for yourselves?
Yes!
Um, I'm not positive I want to dive down where it's really
Dark.
Oh, don't worry, shiny. The submarine can do it.
Sure. Everything will be ok, right, mr. Conductor?
Righty-o, mr. Pteranodon.
[Ding ding] dive! Dive!
What...was...that?
Uh, hmm. Possibly a giant squid.
Um, mr. Conductor, do you know where we are?
Well, certainly. Uh, we're, uh--ahem. Heh. Actually, folks,
We seem to be in an undersea cave.
[Gasp] on the positive side, it's a
Cave full of beautiful coral formations. Heh. They're called
Scleractinians.
Oh! I wondered where you'd gotten to. What are you doing
In this cave?
Oh, uh, just studying the coral, otto. Heh. Amazing.
How did you find us in all this darkness, otto?
Oh. Ophthalmosaurus have great eyesight. I was busy
Eating a giant squid, but then I came looking for you. Heh.
Would you like me to guide you back up to the time tunnel?
Yes! I mean, yes, please.
Thanks, otto!
Hi! Back already?
Yeah! We went all the way to the jurassic ocean. It was
Really deep and dark.
And we even saw a giant squid! We had such a great time!
[Watch chimes] oh. Speaking of time, we
Should be getting back to the undersea station and then to
Dry land.
Really? Hoora--oh. I mean, so soon?
Bye, elmer!
Bye!
See you next time!
Come on, everybody!
♪ Down in the sea so green deeper than we've ever been
We'll see things we've never seen
Diving down in our green submarine ♪
Oh, boy!
Ha ha ha!
Whoo!
Green submarine!
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.
And, this is otto ophthalmosaurus!
Ophthalmosaurus belongs to a group of marine reptiles called
Ichthyosaurs. Although they weren't dinosaurs, they lived
In the mesozoic era just like dinosaurs did, but how could
Such big animals swim so fast?
The body of ophthalmosaurus is shaped a lot like a tear-drop
On its side, rounded in the front and pointed in the back.
We call this shape streamlined because water
Flows over it easily. A streamlined body, combined with
A big, strong tail, allowed ophthalmosaurus to move really
Fast. A lot of big, fast-moving fishes alive today are
Streamlined, too, and for the same reason. Some sharks can
Swim more than miles an hour, and a large fish called
The marlin reaches speeds over miles an hour! That's as
Fast as a car goes on the highway!
[Horn honks] many living sharks
Share something else in common with ophthalmosaurus. They like
To dive way down deep in the ocean!
Point of fact. Dinosaurs did not ride in submarines. Thank
You.
Well, that's true, but ichthyosaurs like
Ophthalmosaurus certainly didn't need a submarine to swim fast
And dive down deep! Ok. Keep watching for more dinosaur
Discoveries!
Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today our rocking
Pal king meets another rocking cryolophosaurus named crystal,
So come on along with me on the dinosaur train. All aboard!
[Whistle blows]
Tickets, tickets, please! Hello, mr. Conductor.
Ah, troodon town. Going to the troodon town music
Festival? I remember years ago I heard an amazing singer there
For the first time, a completely original voice.
Who was it?
That young singer was none other than king cryolophosaurus!
Eh, did somebody say king and amazing and music festival?
King cryolophosaurus!
That's right, man. A hunka hunka burnin' love. Hoo-ha!
Why, king, I had no idea you were gonna sing at the festival.
You know, man, I been hanging out by myself in the
Jurassic antarctic for too long, so I decided to surprise
Everyone and just show up. I hope it's ok.
Ok?! It will be fantastic!
King, i...can't...wait.
Well, uh, thank you, little mama.
Oh! This will be a day your fans will never forget! Ooh! I
Almost forgot! Time tunnel!
Time tunnel approaching!
Next stop, troodon town in another part of the cretaceous
Time period.
Are you ok with the crowd, king?
Yeah, man. I used to get nervous singing in front of
Crowds, but I'm feeling better about it now. Buddy, I'm ready
To rumble! Hoo-ha!
Front row? Oh, this is so exciting.
I had to pull some strings to get these, mrs. Pteranodon.
Buddy and I are gonna go say hi to king.
All right. Hurry back, kids.
Hi, king. How you feeling?
Are you nervous?
I think I'm finally over my stage fright once and for all.
It's a new me, baby!
That's great news, king!
So when do you go on?
Uh, there's one more act before I go on, some singing
Dinosaur or something. Never heard of her.
[Cheering] thank you. Here's a little
Song I call "I got somethin' special."
Mm-hmm.
♪ Some dinosaurs have snaggly teeth
For rippin' chunks of meat some dinosaurs have
Terrible claws they wear 'em on their feet
But I got something special I got this rockin' crest
And when I show it you're gonna know it
'Cause it's up above the rest ♪ who is she?
Awk! She's beautiful.
Oh, man.
♪ Hoo some dinosaurs
Can get their food with -foot fingernails
Some dinosaurs can get their way by whippin' and snappin'
Their tails ♪ man!
♪ But I got somethin' special I got this rockin' crest
And when I display I know you'll say
It's better than the rest ooh ♪
Sweet stygimoloch. What a crest.
♪ Do do do do do oh, 'scuse me
While I rock this crest yee-ha ♪
[Cheering and hooting] isn't she amazing? Crystal
Cryolophosaurus, people! And now please welcome my other
Favorite singer--king cryolophosaurus!
King, you're on!
Are you ok?
Buddy, tiny, this crystal cryolophosaurus, she's the most
Amazing creature I've ever seen. I could listen to her
Forever.
Yeah, she's great, but the crowd is waiting for you.
You've got to go on now.
Uh, go on a what?
Sing.
Oh. Uh, right, right.
Can't wait to hear you sing, king.
Yeah. Oh, yeah!
[Mumbling] me, too! Ha ha!
King!
Whoo! King!
King, you're supposed to sing.
Oh, yeah. Uh...
♪ Dinosaur train dinosaur train
Gonna riiiide the dinosaur train ♪
Hoo-ha!
Oh, that didn't come out like I planned.
Oh, you were wonderful, king.
Oh, thank you very much. Heh heh. All right. Which way did
She go? You see, I want to meet crystal and talk to her, but
I'm kind of afraid to talk to her, you know? Plus I have no
Idea how to even go about getting her attention.
King, you have the perfect way to get crystal's attention,
Your cryolophosaurus crest.
Your crest is made for showing off, king.
They're right. The main purpose of your famous crest is
To attract other cryolophosaurus. Creatures who
Have crests use them to get the attention of, oh, how should I
Say this, the opposite gender.
Uh, opposite gender? Like, I'm a male and crystal's a
Female? That kind of opposite?
Well, exactly. You like crystal, she sees your crest,
Likes it, meets you, likes you, bingo! You'll be friends, maybe
Forever.
Well, I like the sound of that.
Here's all you need to know.
Creatures with crests often move their heads back and forth.
Uh, how come?
Well, to show off your crest. Like this. "Hello! Look
At me and my crest! Show to the left, show to the right, out of
Sight!" Oh, come on, king.
Uh, heh heh.
Awk! Wonderful!
And don't forget--seeing your crest straight on from the
Front is the best. Save that move for last.
Huh huh! Huh huh! Ha!
Great. Now let's go find crystal. You can show her your
Crest moves and talk-- wait. Whoa, whoa, ho-ho-hold
On. Talk to crystal?
Don't worry, king!
We'll help you!
Ok. There's crystal.
Right. There she is. Heh heh.
Go on, king. Go say hi.
Hello, chrissie.
Heh heh. You mean crystal.
How are you, king?
Oh, I'm fine. Do you like my crest?
You have a wonderful crest, king.
That's wonderful! Yeah. That you like it, I mean. Well, uh,
I have to go now. Bye.
Ok. Nice talking to you. Bye.
King kind of gets nervous sometimes.
Let's go find him.
Oh, man! I'm so annoyed at myself. I could have said
Better things to crystal. Now I'll bet she'll never want to
Be my friend.
Aw. She'll be your friend.
We just have to think of good stuff for you to say.
Hmm. How about, "crystal, you're a mighty fine singer,
The best I've ever heard"?
Aw, good one, buddy, and it's true, too, man. Oh. Ok.
Here goes. You're a mighty fine singer, the best I've ever
Heard.
Whoo-hoo!
That's great, king!
Ok. I think I can remember all of that.
There she is. Ok. Buddy and I will hide in those bushes in
Case you need help remembering.
Got you. Great plan, tiny.
Now go on. Say hi and stuff.
Uh, hi and stuff again.
Nice, uh, day, you know? Uh, coral--i mean, carol--uh,
Cressida--oh, no.
Crystal!
Crystal.
Crystal. That's your name--crystal!
Heh heh. Right. I'm crystal, and you're king.
Heh heh. Oh, bingo. Now, uh...
"You're a mighty fine singer."
You're a mighty fine finger.
I mean, singer, yeah. The best I've ever heard.
Why, thank you, king. Say, I'm gonna walk down by the
Station. Would you like to join me?
Yes, you would. Uh, I mean, yes, I would.
Ha ha ha!
So, you know, I actually was a little nervous when i, uh...
When you sang in front of her.
When I sang in front--ahem-- when I sang in front of you.
Ha! I was.
You, nervous? Well, it never showed.
[Train whistle blows] oh, there's the train. The
Festival must be over.
Everyone's leaving.
Well, then let's get down there, baby. I mean, uh, I'll
Go with you.
Uh, say, crystal, you want to see me do something funny with
My crest?
Huh huh! Huh huh! Ha ha!
Ha ha ha! King, you really surprise me. You are one funny,
Kind, and fine fella with a heck of a crest.
Oh. Thank you very much.
You're welcome very much.
Uh, you know, crystal, you sang today about having
Something special, your crest, and it made me realize that,
Uh, you and I have something special. Uh...heh heh heh.
Friendship!
We have a friendship, you and me!
I completely agree.
[Blows] really? Oh, that's great,
Baby. So, uh, hmm. Train's about to go. Would you come
Back to the jurassic antarctic with me, baby?
I don't know, king. Now that I've been to troodon town, I
Want to see more of the big, wide world. I want to travel
And explore. The cretaceous is outrageous, baby.
Oh, but the jurassic is fantastic, man! Aw. Come back
Home with me, crystal.
Oh, king.
I feel a song coming on, baby.
Yep.
♪ I got to get back to the antarctic
A habitat where you and I belong I got to travel round
'Cause I'm adventure bound so, baby, please
Don't get me wrong I'm goin' back
To the jurassic all right
Back where I'm the king well, go on back
To the jurassic hoo-ha!
Go on and do your thing oh, baby, ain't
You gonna miss me?
Ain't you gonna miss my crest?
Yeah, I guess I'm gonna miss you
Hoo-ha!
Your singin' and a-dancin' is the best
Thank you, but, uh how am I ever gonna forget you?
You know that you're one of a kind
Well, a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do
And you and I are gonna be just fine
Guess I'll go back to the jurassic
You go then I'll go and do my thing
Well, come back and visit the cretaceous
Hoo-ha!
And maybe you and I can sing baby, you and I can sing ♪
[Cheering] so you staying here or
Riding to the jurassic?
How about if crystal stays in the cretaceous and king
Stays in the jurassic but they visit each other as often as
They can on the dinosaur train?
I like that a lot!
[Cheering] I'll see you real soon,
Pretty crest. Hoo-ha!
You sure will. Bye for now, king.
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. Most
Paleontologists think that cryolophosaurus, like king,
Used their crests to show off to other cryolophosaurus. Why
Would we think that? Because plenty of animals living today,
Such as birds, use strange features to display to each
Other. Most often it's the males--the boys, that is--
That do the showing off. Here's a male frigate bird, which
Puffs out a big red pouch in its neck! And how about the
Amazing tail feather display of male peacocks? Sometimes, the
Male birds do crazy dances while they're showing off.
Check out the cool moves of this bird of paradise! In other
Bird species, the girl and boy birds dance together. Get
A load of this pair of albatrosses! Since many birds
Living today use strange features and wild dances to
Show off, it makes sense that dinosaurs did the same thing.
Ok. Remember, get outside, get into nature, and make your
Own discoveries!
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There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs!
♪ Ride the dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪
♪ We're gonna ride ♪ ♪ ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
♪ The dinosaur train ♪
02x23 - Dinosaur Train Submarine: Otto Opthalmosaurus/King Meets Crystal
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Set in a whimsical prehistoric world of jungles, swamps, active volcanoes and oceans, all filled with dinosaur and other prehistoric animal life, and connected by a train line known eponymously as the Dinosaur Train
Set in a whimsical prehistoric world of jungles, swamps, active volcanoes and oceans, all filled with dinosaur and other prehistoric animal life, and connected by a train line known eponymously as the Dinosaur Train