01x01 - Valley Of The Stygimolochs/Tiny Loves Fish

[bunniefuu]

Hello, folks! It's me, the conductor. Today, we're

Gonna visit the stygimoloch and learn all about its amazing

Horns! 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] hey, buddy. Watch this!

Hey, tiny. Watch this!

Ow!

Aw. It's easier for me to cr*ck nuts, buddy. I've got

This beak.

You're so lucky you have a beak. I wish I had something

Pointy like a beak, like horns or something. Hey. When I get

Older, maybe I'll grow some horns.

Maybe.

Hey, mom!

[Squawks] do you know any dinosaurs

Who have horns?

I know a family of dinosaurs called the stygimolochs. They

Have lots of horns.

Can we go visit them?

Sure. We could take the dinosaur train and visit them.

You could ask them all about their horns.

Oh, boy! The dinosaur train!

Tickets to the valley of the stygimolochs, please.

Sure thing, mrs. Pteranodon.

Here you go. , , Tickets to the valley of the stygimolochs.

You're just in time. It's about to arrive.

[Train whistle blows] ♪ I hear a shrieking

A squeaking ♪ ♪ a clanking

And a clinking ♪ ♪ are you thinking

What I'm thinking? ♪ ♪ It's chuffing and puffing

Ooh, it's awesome-sounding ♪ ♪ I guess that's why

My heart is pounding ♪ ♪ the whistle's blowing ♪

♪ The bell is ringing ♪ ♪ no wonder everyone is

Singing all aboard

All aboard let's take a ride

On the dinosaur train here she comes right on time

The dinosaur train's coming down the line ♪

♪ It's full of every kind of dinosaur ♪

♪ And when we get on there's gonna be more ♪

♪ It's steaming and it's gleaming

Ooh, it's big and shiny ♪ hey. That rhymes with tiny.

[Squawks] all aboard! All aboard!

♪ Rattle and bang rumble and roar

She's huffing and a-puffing like a hurricane

Let's take a ride on the dinosaur train ♪

[Cheering] tickets, please. Tickets.

Tickets. Thank you. Thank you very much. Well, if it isn't

Mrs. Pteranodon and tiny and my old buddy buddy.

Ha ha! I'm your buddy, and my name's buddy. That's pretty

Funny. Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha! I know. My buddy named buddy.

I like how you can punch tickets with your claw.

Oh, this? It's my special troodon claw.

Is your claw sort of like a horn?

Well, it's sharp like a horn and made of the same stuff.

I've become interested in horns. I was hoping I might

Grow some.

Hmm. Well, I see your tickets are to the valley of

The stygimolochs, and you'll see lots of horns there.

[Chiming] time tunnel! Hang on to your

Hats, folks! Time tunnel approaching!

Yeah! Ha ha ha!

Here it comes.

This always makes me feel funny.

I like it!

Yes. It's a time tunnel.

We're traveling through time through a tunnel. It does feel

Funny. I like it, too, tiny.

Better get back to work. Now entering the end of the

Cretaceous! End of the cretaceous! We've traveled

Million years forward through time!

Million years? That makes me feel funny, too.

I like it.

Valley of the stygimolochs next stop! That means you,

Folks.

[Whistle blows] bye!

Bye!

Bye-bye! See you!

The stygimolochs live right down there. Come on, buddy and

Tiny.

[Squawk] ha ha ha!

Are we there yet, mom?

Yeah! Are we there yet?

[Squawk] almost, kids.

Yoo-hoo!

Mrs. Pteranodon.

Hello! Buddy and tiny, these are my friends stuart and

Shirley stygimoloch.

Hello, buddy and tiny. I'm stuart.

I'm shirley. We're stygimolochs.

Stygimolochs.

So how are you?

How is live at the seaside?

How's the nest?

They look scarier in person than they did in the brochure.

Well, you wanted to see some horns.

Oh, they do, don't they?

Oh! But we haven't introduced you to our little

Boy. Buddy and tiny, this is spiky.

Hi!

Hi!

That's a lot of horns!

Yeah.

You're not gonna poke us with those, are you?

No! I know my head looks like it's for butting into

Things, but these horns are mostly for show.

What do you mean for show?

Like you put on some kind of show with them?

Well--hey. Want to come down to our swamp? There's lots of

Species of dinosaurs there. I can explain what I mean.

Yeah! Can we, mom? Please!

Please!

Maybe you can learn about horns.

Come on!

Yeah!

Yeah! Come on!

Go! Go!

This way!

So here's our swamp. All the dinosaurs come down here for a

Drink, and there's good trees here, too. We eat leaves.

Stygimolochs are herbivores, you know, vegetarians.

Pteranodons mostly eat fish.

That makes us carnivores.

How about you, buddy?

I don't know what species of dinosaur I am. My mom found my

Egg and adopted me, but I think I'm a carnivore, too.

Buddy and I like to try different foods. It's

Adventurous!

Yeah. Sometimes, too adventurous.

[Roar] what are those?

Those are triceratops. See those big horns? They're pretty

Pointy, but watch this.

[Humming] aah!

Aah!

See? No one messes with a stygimoloch because our horns

Are really pointy. The other dinosaurs are never sure if I'm

Gonna poke them. It scares away the carnivores that might

Want to eat me.

Wow! I get what horns are for! They really do make you

Look tough, spiky. I'm glad you don't use them to hurt anyone,

Though.

I know. I love them. Horns are cool!

♪ Horns are cool horns are really fun

I don't have to bite ♪ ♪ because they scare

Everyone ♪ even me. And I know you're

Nice.

♪ Horns, horns, horns are cool ♪

♪ In the pool ♪ being a stygimoloch looks

Like fun.

It is!

I'm trying to find out what my species is. Maybe you're my

Species.

Um. Hmm. But you don't have any horns, buddy.

Yeah, but maybe I'll grow some horns when I'm older.

It's possible. Have you had those horns since you were a

Baby, spiky?

Mm. I can't remember. Hey!

You want to come look at our nest? I think our eggs are

About to hatch.

Cool! Let's go!

[Squawk] follow me!

Have you come to watch my eggs hatch?

Yeah!

Because this one is just about ready.

Ooh!

I see a little cr*ck!

It's hatching, it's hatching!

[Gasp] [gurgles]

Oh, you're a perfect little baby stygimoloch, aren't you?

Oh, yes you are. Yes, you are.

The baby has little horns already, mom.

It sure does. Little horns that will grow to be big horns.

Arr! Rarr!

I wasn't born with horns, and I don't have any now, so

That means I'm not a stygimoloch, am i?

No. I guess you're not, buddy.

Raar! I really wanted to be a stygimoloch. It's so much fun.

I know! It is fun! Hee hee!

Uh, I mean, it's ok. You and tiny have great features, too.

Yeah! I have these wings. I can fly away from danger!

And look at your big white teeth, buddy. I bet the other

Dinosaurs are pretty scared of them.

Yeah. I guess.

[Sighs] oh, don't worry, buddy.

We'll keep traveling on the dinosaur train and keep

Searching, and someday, we'll find your species.

Good! Because I love riding the dinosaur train!

And it's fun meeting new dinosaur species, isn't it?

Yeah! I'm glad I met spiky and found out all about his

Cool horns!

Good. I'm glad, too, buddy.

[Squawk] I love you, mom.

I love you. Aw.

Kids, it's getting late! We really should get back to the

Train station.

Yeah! Back on the dinosaur train!

Bye, shirley! Bye, stuart!

Bye, spiky! Bye, baby!

Thanks for telling me all about your horns!

Come see us again!

It was a lot of fun!

All aboard!

I can't wait to get home.

Wonder what's for dinner.

Let me guess. Fish?

♪ If I could wish for just one dish

My greatest wish would be more fish ♪

[Giggling] I love fish.

Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott, the paleontologist, and this is

A stygimoloch.

Stygimoloch.

Stygimoloch.

Stygimoloch.

When you see a picture of a stygimoloch, what's the first

Thing you notice?

Big horns on its head.

Big horns on its head.

And what do you think those horns were used for? Since

Stygimoloch isn't around anymore, we can't see them in

Action, but there are a lot of animals alive today that have

Horns like sheep and goats.

[Baa] a lot of them lock horns

Together with another animal of the same kind, and then they

Have pushing-and-shoving matches to see who's the

Strongest. Other times, horns are used to show off, to make

The animal look bigger, but the short, sharp horns of

Stygimoloch are most like the horns of mountain goats. These

Goats use their horns to butt into the side of other mountain

Goats, and it's possible that stygimoloch used their horns to

Do the same thing. What do you think? Hmm. I wonder what it

Would be like to have horns.

Whoa!

Nice horns.

Thanks. Wow! You got nice horns, too. Ok. That's it for

Now. Keep watching for more dinosaur discoveries.

Buddy has a hypothesis.

What do you use your feathers for?

I have a hypothesis.

I have a hypothesis.

I have a new hypothesis to test out.

Tiny, I have a hypothesis.

You mean, an idea you can test?

I have a hypothesis. I think you guys are faster because your

Legs are longer.

So I have a hypothesis.

But how can you test that?

It was an interesting hypothesis.

Buddy really likes the word "hypothesis." It's an idea you

Can test.

♪ I'm a hungry, hungry herbivore

Plants are what I'm hungry for I don't eat insects

Don't eat critters just give me some

Of them dern fern fritters when you're a hungry herbivore

The world is full of food I always follow this simple rule

If it's green, it's good wa-hoo, we love to chew

'Cause that's our food and if it's green, it's good ♪

Hello, folks! It's me, the conductor. Today, we're gonna

Visit the pteranodon family and find out how they catch fish!

So come on along with me on the dinosaur train! All aboard!

[Train chugging] here you go, mr. Pteranodon.

, , , , Tickets to the big pond. Are you just going

For the afternoon?

Yep. I'm taking all the kids to the big pond so we can go,

Uh, fishing!

Yeah! Dad's taking us fishing for the first time!

It's what we do. Go, team pteranodon!

Yeah!

Give me some of that! All right! Ha ha!

Ha ha ha! I love fish!

I know. I hope I'll be ok at fishing. I don't have a beak.

Don't worry, buddy. You're my son. Pteranodons fish, so

We'll find a way for you to fish, too. You may not have a

Beak, but you've got great eyes and sharp teeth, and don't

Forget--you're a very creative guy. You're always asking

Questions.

[Train whistle blows] the engineer loves to toot

The whistle.

How does it work?

See, he pulls down the chain that moves this lever, and that

Lets the steam out through the little hole, and that makes it

Whistle.

All the parts work together.

[Whistle blows] [caw]

That whistle gets me every time!

[Whistles like train whistle] you're a very talented

Pteranodon, tiny. You sounded just like the real whistle.

Thanks!

Oh, would you look at the time? We're due at the big pond

In minutes. All aboard!

Dinosaur train! Whoo-hoo!

Awesome!

Yeah!

Bye, mom!

Bye, kids!

See you at dinner!

[Giggling] come on! Let's go!

Let's go!

Yeah!

Let's go!

Ha ha ha!

[Caw] [squawk]

That whistle! It still gets me every time!

All right, team. This is the fish we pteranodons love to

Catch and love to eat! So gather round. Let's break it

Down. Let's huddle by the puddle. First, you fly out over

The water until you spot where the fish are coming up.

Uh, but, dad, I don't have wings, so I can't fly.

Well, I've been thinking about that, son, and here's

What I know about you. You've got really great eyesight, so

You can climb up high and spot where the fish are coming up in

The water.

Cool!

Good! Now we have a spotter.

Rest of you, listen up.

Step one, I fly out over the water.

[Squawking] hey, dad! I see some fish

Over there.

Good job, spotter! Now I see them! Step two, I hold steady,

Flapping my wings and watching the water. I pick out a fish,

Take careful aim. Step , I drop down and scoop up that

Fish! Hoo hoo!

[Gasp] ta-da!

Yeah! That was awesome!

That was awesome, dad!

That was so good!

Shh, shh, shh. Not too loud, kids. It scares away the fish.

Ohh!

Ok, shiny. You're first up.

Go ahead. We'll watch. Buddy, how's our lookout?

The fish have moved over there now.

Ooh. Look at me. I'm gonna catch so many fish!

Heh heh. Way to go, shiny.

Me next! Me next! Me next!

Me next! I can't wait! Me next!

Don, you're next.

Ugh!

Ready, aim...

Diiiiive!

Nice one, don.

Heh heh heh!

Me next! Oh, me next! I've been waiting for this for so

Long! Watch me, dad. Are you watching?

Heh heh! I'm watching tiny.

Go!

♪ Go, tiny go, tiny

Go, tiny go, tiny ♪

Hey, tiny! The fish are over there now!

[Inhales] ugh!

That's ok, tiny. You just dove a little too soon, so the

Fish got away. Fly up and try again.

They're over there now, tiny! Ha ha ha!

Ugh!

It's ok, tiny. Not everyone gets it on the first try. You

Know, when I was a kid, I wanted to catch fish just as

Bad as you do, and I couldn't get it at first.

♪ Shiny is the fish-catching queen ta-da ♪

She caught another one! Ugh!

Tiny, now you're gonna figure it out. With a little

Patience and practice, you'll get there. Don, you're up!

[Splash] hey, buddy. Let's go look

For nuts or something.

Nuts?

For, um, my nut collection.

Um, ok. Dad, we'll be back in a jiff!

Uh, ok, buddy. I'll be the spotter while you're gone.

Bbbll! All right, team. Uh, who's next?

Look. Here's one.

One what?

A nut. Aren't we looking for nuts?

No. I didn't know that fishing would be hard! And

Shiny and don are both better at it than me. Ugh!

Well, why don't you talk to dad about it? I bet he's got

Some great ideas.

I don't want to tell him. I want to figure it out on my

Own. I want to be great at catching fish!

[Whistles like train whistle] [caw]

That's funny. I heard the dinosaur train, but I don't see

The dinosaur train.

Whoa! I sounded like the whistle on the dinosaur train

That time.

Hmm.

[Caw] hey, tiny.

What?

I just thought of a great way to catch fish.

Catch fish?

Yeah, together. Come on!

All right. Huddle up, gather round. Let's break it down.

Ok, ok, but what's the plan?

Oh, right. The plan. While I wait here in the shallow part

Of the pond, you fly out to the deeper part where all the fish

Are.

Then what?

Then you fly low over the fish and then toot like the

Dinosaur train's whistle.

Why?

Well, remember dad said that if we're too loud we scare away

All the fish.

Oh.

So you scare the fish over to the shallow end, where I'll

Be, and then we grab them.

We grab them?

The fish. Grab them, well, with your beak, and I'll use my

Teeth and my arms.

Ha ha! Ok. Get ready, buddy!

Ready?

[Whistles] [whistles]

[Inhales] [whistles]

Whoa!

Tiny caught a fish? Wow!

Heh heh! Tiny and buddy both caught a fish. They worked

Together as a team.

Yeah!

Awesome!

So good!

Wait! We shouldn't make so much noise. It will scare away

The fish.

Oh, ho ho! Forget it!

We've caught enough fish for today. Go ahead and cheer all

You want!

Yeah!

We all caught fish!

Go, team pteranodon!

Yeah!

[Whistles] ha ha ha!

One for you and one for you and one for you and one

For you.

[Coughs] ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha! You should have see them, hon. Buddy and tiny

Are quite a team. They found a new way to catch fish.

Yep! We worked together!

Oh, I'm so proud of you, buddy and tiny. Rawwrr.

I tried and tried, but even with a beak, I couldn't catch a

Fish if I tried all week, but buddy listened, and he's never

Mean.

I said, "let's work together as a team."

And we figured it out!

We figured it out!

We worked together and figured it out!

Ha ha ha!

Ha ha ha!

Yeah!

Wow! Great! Ha ha ha!

That was really good, buddy and tiny.

Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. Can you name

What kind of creature tiny, shiny, and don are?

Pteranodon.

Pteranodon.

Pteranodon.

Yes, they're all pteranodons.

[Doorbell rings] point of fact. Actually,

Pteranodons were not dinosaurs.

Ohh.

Thank you.

Pteranodons did fly around with birds above the heads of

Dinosaurs.

Yay!

And guess what we think pteranodon liked to eat the

Most.

Fish!

Pteranodon loved fish. Can you think of any flying animals

Today that are fish eaters?

Pelican!

The pelican that catches fish almost the same way we

Think our pteranodon pals did, diving into the water from

Above and scooping up fish with their long beaks.

Nice dive!

Nice dive! So 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 jurassic. It was a

Warm, damp climate full of both jungles and forests. The

First-known birds and many of the biggest dinosaurs like

Stegosaurus lived in the jurassic, and that's just one

Of the stops on the dinosaur train!

Time for a tiny ditty!

And that means fish!

♪ If I could wish for just one dish

My greatest wish would be more... ♪

Fish!

♪ Dinosaur train ♪

♪ Dinosaur train ♪ ♪ dinosaur train ♪

♪ We're gonna 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 ♪