05x05 - Don's Hole-iday/We're Not All Dinosaurs

[bunniefuu]

- Hello, folks. It's me, the Conductor.

Today, we'll learn about a dinosaur

that likes to dig holes just as much as Don does--

Oryctodromeus!

So come on along with me on the "Dinosaur Train."

All aboard!

- ♪ Dinosaur Train, 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, one, two, three ♪

- I'll name you Tiny, Shiny, and Don.

- ♪ But Tiny said ♪ - Wait, there's one more, Mom.

- ♪ The 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 ♪

[train whistle toots]

- ♪ The Dinosaur Train ♪

- [roars]

[light music]

- [exhales]

[humming]

♪ ♪

- [humming]

Oh--ooh! [thud]

Don...

- Yes, Father? - Son...

you cannot dig any more holes around the nest.

- I only dug one. Well, maybe two.

Possibly three.

- Your father's right, dear.

If you wanna dig more holes,

do it somewhere else, please.

- Yeah, yeah, I got it.

[thud] - Ouch!

- [squeals]

[thud] Ouch!

- Hmm...

Aah! [thud]

- [humming]

[light music]

♪ ♪

Thank you, thank you! [giggles]

You're too kind.

Aah! [thud]

Don!

- Everyone, be more careful around my holes.

- Son...you did not listen

when your mother and I told you no new holes!

So as punishment, you are...

not allowed to dig any more holes

for the rest of the week!

[all gasp]

- The rest of the week? But--but--but--

but that's... three more days!

- Don, somebody's going to get hurt--

more hurt--

if you're not careful with these holes.

- But I can't not dig holes.

It's my thing. - Yep, no arguing, Don.

And you need to fill in all these holes

around the nest too. - Do I have to?

- Yes! - Yes!

[joyless music]

♪ ♪

- You were a good hole, hole.

Maybe even the best hole.

I'm sorry I have to fill you in,

but I promise, I will dig you again someday.

[cheerful music]

- Hmm.

- [giggling]

[humming]

- [sighs]

- Don, why don't you go play with your brother and sisters?

- There's nothing to do.

I'm not allowed to dig holes.

- You need to learn to be patient, Don.

There are plenty of things to do besides digging holes.

You could make up a new game

or work on your collection.

- [sighs] I guess so.

♪ ♪

There. My entire Collection Section

has passed inspection.

Now what?

[gasps]

Ah...[sighs]

Blblblblblblblblb...

blblblblblblb!

- Don, are you digging a hole without digging a hole?

- [sighs] Yes.

But it's just not the same.

- Do you want to make flower wreaths with me?

It's fun picking out which flowers look pretty together.

- Mm...

how do you get them to make a circle like that?

- You tie the stems together--like this.

- Blblblblblblb!

Oops. - No problem.

Here. Try again.

- I think my fingers are better at digging

than tying. - That's okay.

At least you tried. - Don!

Come do tricks with me. It's fun!

- Okay.

[bright music]

♪ ♪

Blblblblblb!

Blblblblblb!

[thud]

[whistle plummeting sound]

[thud]

Sorry, Tiny.

I-I think I just need some more practice.

- That's okay. At least you tried.

- Hey, Don.

I need a tic tack toe partner.

- Uh-oh.

Blblblbllblblb!

- Don! - Oh, right.

No new holes.

I guess I'm just so used to digging holes,

I did it without thinking.

[mellow music]

You know, if I'm not allowed to dig holes

for three days...

[gasps] Then after that,

there should be a day for nothing but digging holes!

- You mean like a hole holiday?

- Yeah! A hole-iday!

[laughter]

- What kinds of things would you do

for your hole-iday, Don?

- All kinds of things! I'd dig holes,

climb into holes, climb out of holes,

have hole-digging contests,

have surprises in holes, eat hole-y foods.

- That actually sounds like fun.

- Hee-hee. I wish it were Hole-iday right now!

- Only a couple more days, son,

and then you can dig holes again.

- [sighs] Or will I?

[soft music]

- [snoring]

- Oh, yeah, dug it myself.

Ha-ha. Oh, thank you.

Hole-iday is my favorite holiday.

- Hmm? - Hole-iday. Yeah.

H-holes.

- This...is...happening!

♪ ♪

Hey, Don, uh, may I borrow some tree sap

from your Collection Section?

As in right now? - Sure.

I'll go get it.

- [squawks] You guys!

I have a brilliant idea.

We should throw Don his hole holiday.

- You mean his Hole-iday? - Yeah!

Just like he talked about at dinner yesterday.

And again last night in his sleep.

- Mm. Well, he has done a good job of following the rules

and not digging any new holes.

- And I did see him try some new activities yesterday

with his sisters. - Hmm.

Since Don's not allowed to dig holes

next to the nest anymore,

I suppose it'd be fair to give him one special day

to celebrate his very favorite thing.

all: Holes!

- [squawks] Can we go to the Dinosaur Train?

What I have in mind is big, really big.

And we're gonna need some advice from the Conductor.

- Why don't you take Tiny and Buddy to the Dinosaur Train

while Shiny and I stay here and keep Don busy?

- Uh, you guys...

there was a little problem with my Collection Section.

♪ ♪

[train whistle blows]

- So the plan is to surprise Don

with his own holiday for holes.

We're calling it a hole-iday!

Do you know any hole-digging dinosaurs

who could help us?

- Indeedy-do, I do. And so do you!

Oryctodromeus.

[all gasp]

all: Of course!

- Oryctodromeus are burrowing dinosaurs,

which means they sleep and raise their young

underground in holes they dig themselves.

It keeps them safe from predators.

They have strong forearms and shoulders

and push dirt with their snouts.

- Perfect for digging holes.

- A hole-iday for Mr. the Don, you said?

Ho, ho, ho! I'm ready to hep!

- Oh, me too. I always liked Don Pteranodon.

Heh. Funny little fella.

- I'ma help too. A new dinosaur holiday

sounds fun!

[overlapping chatter]

- [gasps] It's the end of the week!

Can I start digging holes now?

Please, Mom and Dad? Please?

- [yawns]

There's plenty of time for digging holes later, Don.

First, Team Pteranodon is taking a trip

on the Dinosaur Train today.

[together] We are?

- We are? Where are we going?

- Ah...ha-ha. You'll see.

[all giggling]

♪ ♪

- Tickets. Tickets, please!

Thank you, Mr. the Don.

And an extra punch for you.

- Gee. Thanks, Mr. the Conductor.

- Here, Don. I know how much

you like the window seat. - Wow, thanks, t*nk.

- A fish-wich, sir,

just the way you like it-- spicy.

- Hee-hee. Gee, thanks, Mr. the Troodon waiter!

[swallows] Mmm. Wow!

Everybody's being super nice to me.

By the way, where are we going?

- You'll see.

Time Tunnel!

Time Tunnel approaching!

[bell dinging]

- Hey...this looks familiar.

We been here before?

all: Surprise!

Happy hole-iday, Don!

- What? - It's your hole-iday, Don.

Just like you described. - Whoa...

- Ha. We know it's been hard not to dig any new holes

around the nest.

- We're proud of you for following the rules

and for trying new things.

- So as a reward, we thought you might like to

spend some time with other dinosaurs

who like to dig-- the Oryctodromeus.

- We put together your whole hole-iday wish list, Don.

You can dig all the holes you want here.

- So...many...

holes!

all: Let the hole-iday begin!

- Whoo! - Yeah, go...

hole-iday!

♪ La la loooo ♪

[giggles]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

Wow! Look at all the hole-y food!

It is my whole hole-iday wish list!

- [crunching]

♪ ♪

- [giggles]

Hmm...

[all giggling]

- The trick is following through on the backstroke.

[both chuckling]

- [humming]

♪ ♪

Thank you, thank you.

Ha-ha. You're too kind.

Aah! [thud]

Don! - Wasn't me!

[majestic music]

I'm king of the hole!

- Attention, please!

If you could make your way to the platform,

the train will be departing shortly.

[overlapping chatter]

- Where's Don? Have you seen your brother?

- Don! - Don?

- Oh, uh, Don! - It's time to go!

- I found him!

- [snoring]

Oh...thanks.

[soft music]

This was the best...

hole-iday ever.

- It really was.

- You did a great job, kids.

- [chuckles]

Happy hole-iday, son.

- Hi, there, I'm Dr. Scott the paleontologist.

Have you ever wanted to find a fossil?

Well, this tooth from a prehistoric bison

was actually found by kids whose community has a dig

that people can come to every year to look for fossils.

[dinosaur roars]

- Hi. We're in Woodburn, Oregon, by the high school.

- And we're looking for fossils!

[upbeat music]

- I'm Dave. I'm a science teacher at the high school.

This spot here was a pond as the Ice Age was ending

about , years ago.

People from all ages are coming in

to help find those bones and those plant remains--

fossils from the end of the Ice Age.

A few years ago, we found the partial skeleton

of a very large bison.

This week so far, we found bones.

- I see little teeth! - Where?

- Aah!

It looks like a jaw.

- We found a muskrat jawbone

and a frog leg!

- That's it. Thank you.

So this is a ,-year-old bone.

- Yay!

Mom, I found a bone!

- This kind of animal can fly and has feathers.

- A bird? - A bird!

- Now, what kind of a bird would live in a pond?

- A duck. - A duck.

all: Fossils are awesome!

[dinosaur roars]

- Get outside, get into nature,

and make your own discoveries.

- Hello, folks. It's me, the Conductor!

Today the Pteranodon kids

meet a new Cretaceous mammal friend,

Adele Alphadon!

So come on along with me on the Dinosaur Train!

All aboard!

[soft music]

- [sighs] I love camping out.

You get to hear different night sounds

than the ones at home.

- [rrrrrachit]

- I heard that. Rrrribbit!

[laughter]

- Hey, look at the light shining on our leaf tent!

Guess what my shadow puppet is!

all: That's a tree!

- That's a turtle? [laughter]

- And, uh, guess what this is.

- [screeching]

- A dinosaur that looks huge and scary!

- Don't worry, Cindy. We're all here together.

I won't let anything bad happen.

- Whatever it is, the creature had a really long tail.

And...it's going away.

- [exhales]

Aah! It's back!

- Eek! Eek! [screeching]

- Wow! For a huge creature,

it sure has a tiny squeaky squeak.

- Hmm. Let's see what this squeaker looks like.

[running footsteps]

[bushes rustling] - Hmm.

Whatever it was, it just ran off.

- Oh! Oh, good!

I hope it doesn't come back tonight.

It was so huge and scary

and giant. - But we're safe and sound.

Like Dad said, we're all together.

- I bet that creature was just passing by...

and squeaking.

[all squeaking]

- [giggles, yawns]

- Okay, let's squeak-- I mean, let's sleep, kids.

[all sighs]

- Yeah. Ah.

♪ ♪

[rustling]

[squeaking]

- Aah! The squeak! The scary creature is back!

Don't look!

[dramatic chords]

- Aw! It's small and so cute!

Let's go meet her.

- Small and cute?

- Oh! - Aw...

- Hi! I'm Tiny Pteranodon,

and this is my sister, Shiny,

and my brothers, Buddy and Don.

And our dad. Dad!

- Oh, nice to meet you. I-I'm Adele Alphadon.

I was looking for a snack last night,

and I saw your leaf tent thingy,

and I had to check it out.

- Ooh, Adele, meet Cindy Cimolestes.

- Hi.

Hey, you're not big and scary!

- Nope. I-I mean, we're kind of the same size.

[giggles] I think my shadow

made me look bigger.

- Yeah. Even us tiny creatures can have big shadows.

[both crying out]

[Tiny giggles]

- Ooh! - Oh...

- Okay, time for feature check.

Ears.

- Feet!

- Nose! - Wow, Adele,

your features are sure different

from the features of a regular old dinosaur.

I think you're a--

- I'm a kind of dinosaur called a mammal.

- [gasps] - I-is that what

you were gonna say, Buddy?

- I'm a mammal too!

Go, mammals!

both: [chanting] Mammals, mammals, mammals!

- Um...um, Adele, I'm pretty sure

that mammals aren't dinosaurs.

Right?

- You're absolutely correct, Cindy.

Mammals are not dinosaurs.

- What? W-we're not?

So I'm really not...a dinosaur?

- Yeah. Takes some getting used to.

- But all of you are dinosaurs, right?

I know that's a super silly question--

all creatures bigger than me are dinosaurs.

- We're pterosaurs, not dinosaurs!

- But I am. I'm a T. rex dinosaur.

- O-Okay. Oh, wow.

I mean, there's so much new information.

I thought our only differences were our sizes.

I can't imagine what it would be like

to be as big as you. - Well, even though I'm tiny,

I don't go on all fours like you and Cindy.

What's that like? - I know!

Let's all get down on the ground

and find out what it's like to be down there all the time!

- Yep! There! Yeah, no, that's more like it! Come on!

♪ ♪

- This is fun!

- Down here, we're closer to so many more bugs.

Mmm.

- But hey, that's my home.

In there!

Here's where I find my best eats--berries.

Oh, get low. Under the branch we go.

- [grunts, giggles]

Going over is easier for us.

- Whoa-oa-oa-oa--

whoa! - [gasps]

- Ooh!

Oh, well, I tried.

- Well, kiddos, time to head home.

- Oh, wait, um, can we hang out more?

I'd love to know more about all this

"we're not all dinosaurs" news.

- It is a lot to understand all at once.

- Yeah. And I'm just a small creature

living in my little Big Pond area.

I never really think about the great big world out there.

- Come with us, then. We can show you more.

We love exploring...

the whole Mesozoic!

- And meeting all kinds of creatures.

Everyone we meet is special.

They all have different features

and shapes and sizes, like you, Adele.

- Oh. Oh. But am I really ready

to leave my corner of the world?

- We won't go that far.

I know exactly where to start.

First up, the Dinosaur Train!

- I am delighted to have you on the train with us,

Adele and Cindy.

And welcome to the big, wide world

of all the other kinds of creatures around us.

- Oh, thanks, Mr. Conductor.

It is a big, wide world out there.

- And we all end up finding our place in it.

- Mammals are cool. So different from us.

- I agree, Buddy. The Alphadon's ears and fur

are unique, but I've always thought their teeth

were quite fascinating and special.

both: Mammal teeth! Ahhhhh!

- Right. Like all mammals, you both get two sets of teeth--

your baby teeth, and after they fall it,

adult teeth! Double the toothy fun.

- I-is that different from other creatures?

- Well, we dinosaurs have endless teeth.

They fall out, and new ones just grow in.

Ahh!

- Wow. That is a thing I did not know.

- Another thing about our teeth

is they actually come in different shapes and sizes.

See? Ahhh... - Mm-hmm.

Adele and Cindy's front teeth are sharp

and used to catch prey and tear apart plants.

Our mammal friends' back teeth are narrower.

They're used to slice things up.

- Wow! A great big world of different teeth

and necks and tails and toes and horns.

Oh! And frills!

- [spits] Wait!

Frills? You lost me at tails.

- Don't worry, Adele.

We'll take it slow.

♪ ♪

- Wow. Oh, wow.

And more wow! - Yes, our wide Mesozoic world

is full of dinosaurs, mammals,

reptiles, pterosaurs,

insects-- - Mr. Conductor.

Are you a pterosaur, a dinosaur, or an insect?

- Ha-ha. You had me at dinosaur.

I'm a Troodon, an omnivorous dinosaur

with quite the tail

and both finger and toe claws.

both: Ooh!

- Also, the Troodons have the biggest brains around.

- Pffttt! Oh, please-- [murmuring] Shiny...

Yeah, it's true.

- Speaking of brains, mine is hurting,

'cause I'm trying to make sense of everything I'm learning.

- My brain hurts too.

Ooh! This'll help.

[slurp, crunch]

- You know, I find that we're the same in so many ways,

but our differences are what make us special.

- You took the words right out of my beak.

- So true! For example, Adele and Cindy

walk close to the ground,

and Shiny, Tiny, and Don can fly.

- Adele and Cindy, why don't you come to Pteranodon Terrace?

We can show you our home and a whole different view

from above!

- Yeah. I live near there too, Adele.

- Uh...another new location today?

Okay.

all: Whoo!

Next stop, Pteranodon Station!

- [giggling]

Yeah, let's do this!

- Wait. Is it safe?

How long will we be in the air?

Have others done it?

- I've been carried around a lot.

And they've never dropped me once.

- Okay. Okay. I guess I'll try it.

On the count of three. Ready?

One--

[all cheering]

- Whoo! - Whoo-hoo!

[exciting music]

♪ ♪

- Can we stay up in the air a little bit longer?

both: Sure, Adele!

[whooping, chattering]

- Okay, now who wants a ride on a T. rex?

- I'm in! Adele?

- [squeaks]

[upbeat music]

Raaaah! [mammals squeaking]

[all giggling]

- Wow, Adele and Cindy,

you got to fly and ride. What a day!

- It's been so amazing! Thanks, guys!

- You know, I bet my other Big Pond friends

would love this dinosaur and pterosaur experience.

- Hey, I have an idea. What if we have

an All the Different Kinds of Creature party

at the Big Pond? - Yeah!

- Welcome, all!

I'm deliriously delighted so many friends

of so many species are here together.

- So many sizes, shapes, and features!

- I want to thank my new friends

for teaching me so much.

First, that I am not a dinosaur.

I-I thought I was. I mean, hey,

I thought we all were. But we're all still special.

Our different features are what makes us so interesting.

[all cheering]

- That reminds me of a song!

Ready? - ♪ That's not a dinosaur ♪

♪ That's not a dinosaur ♪

♪ ♪

♪ We may be living in the Mesozoic Era ♪

♪ And there's plenty of dinosaurs everywhere-a ♪

♪ But I took a look around, and this is what I found ♪

♪ You're always gonna see something more ♪

♪ Lots of critters aren't dinosaurs! ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ There's hoppin' frogs ♪ - ♪ There's bees and bugs ♪

♪ That's not a dinosaur, that's not a dinosaur ♪

- ♪ There's turtles that swim ♪ - ♪ And amphibians ♪

♪ That's not a dinosaur, that's not a dinosaur ♪

- ♪ There's slithering snakes ♪ - ♪ Well, for goodness sakes ♪

♪ But he's a dinosaur ♪

- ♪ Then what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? ♪

- ♪ Perhaps I can answer that, señor ♪

♪ While other creatures' legs open close to the floor ♪

♪ Dinosaurs stand upright on two legs or four! ♪

♪ It's mostly in our hips, you see! ♪

- ♪ Or you might be an amphibian like me ♪

- ♪ Oh, now I think I see ♪

♪ We may be living in the Mesozoic Era ♪

♪ And there's plenty of dinosaurs everywhere-a ♪

♪ But that's not a dinosaur ♪

all: Whoo!

- Oh, no, it's not!

- Hi, there. I'm Dr. Scott the paleontologist.

During the age of dinosaurs, the Mesozoic Era,

while dinosaurs were wandering around on land,

those oceans were filled with big marine reptiles.

They weren't dinosaurs, but they were amazing creatures.

There were long-necked plesiosaurs.

It has a little head, it has large paddles

with five-fingered hands just like you,

but instead, those hands are made into paddles for swimming.

It had rocks in its stomach.

We call them gastroliths, and they were used

maybe as ballasts to help the animal sink down

into the water.

In addition, there were these things called mosasaurs,

and this is a mosasaur called plotosaurus here behind me.

Plotosaurus lived in California

during the end of the Cretaceous times,

and these mosasaurs like plotosaurus

had big heads, short necks,

and these long, long bodies.

And they probably swam like sharks,

so they're large marine predators.

They probably fed on fish a lot of the time

just like sharks do, as well as squid,

and these shelled creatures called ammonites

which are coiled shells a lot like we see

in Nautilus today.

So imagine, if you could go into a submarine

and travel through that Cretaceous sea

million years ago,

these would be the kinds of creatures

you would see swimming all around you.

Now, that would be amazing.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

[train whistle blows]