01x04 - I'm A T. Rex!/Ned The Quadruped
Posted: 02/28/24 10:15
Hello, folks. It's me-- the conductor. Today, we're
Gonna find out what kind of dinosaur buddy is. I sure wanna
Find out. So, come on along with me on the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ [train's 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 ♪
[Train's whistle blows] ♪ the dinosaur train ♪
[Roaring] [captioning made possible by
The jim henson company] [train's whistle blows]
Mom, we're gonna say hi to mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Ok, you two. Have fun, then come right back. [Squawk]
Hi, mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Hello, buddy. Hello, tiny.
What's new with you two?
We're trying to figure out what buddy's species is.
I was wondering if I might grow up to be a giganotosaurus.
Really? You mean like me?
Yeah. Look. We both walk on our back legs and have long
Tails.
[Chuckles] that's true.
But you're orange with blue spots and I'm all green,
Buddy. Plus, I'm covered with these spines from my head
To my tail.
Hmm. You're right. Well, it was an interesting
Hypothesis.
Buddy really likes the word "hypothesis." It means an idea
You can test.
It was a good idea, and I'll bet buddy will grow up to be a
Species a lot like me.
Come on, tiny. We should get back and sit with mom.
Bye, mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Bye-bye, buddy and tiny.
Always nice to see you kids.
Bye. Enjoy the view.
I remember mrs.
Giganotosaurus told me that she's a carnivore.
Yeah. That means she eats meat.
[Stomach grumbling] whoa. Listen to my stomach.
I guess I'm getting hungry.
[Stomach grumbling] me, too.
Next stop, rexville station in the cretaceous time period.
Oh, let's stop for lunch at rexville, kids. We've never
Been there before. It would be an adventure.
I love adventures, and lunch.
[Squawk] yeah. Let's stop at rexville,
Mom.
[Engine chugging] [brakes screech]
Bye!
[Train's whistle blows] bye!
[Sniffs] what a lovely forest, huh, kids?
[Sniffs] mom, this place smells like someplace I've
Been before. It--[sniffs] it kind of smells like me.
[Sniffs] really? I only smell leaves and dirt.
Well, I'll take your word for it, buddy. You've got a much
Better sense of smell than us pteranodons.
Go ahead and follow your nose, buddy. Lead the way.
[Sniffs] tiny, look at all these
Footprints.
Whoa! They're huge!
I wonder what species lives here.
[Heavy footsteps] well, hello, there.
I'm dolores. Dolores tyrannosaurus. Who are you?
Hello. I'm tiny pteranodon.
This is my mom and my brother buddy.
It's, uh, lovely to meet you, dolores. Are you the species of
Dinosaur called tyrannosaurus rex?
That's right, mrs.
Pteranodon. Rexville is the home of the tyrannosaurus rex!
Who's there, ma? Do we have company?
Oh, that's my daughter annie.
[Roaring] annie! Come meet our guests!
[Rustling] you have big, green eyes.
You have a lot of big, sharp teeth.
[Sniffs] you smell just like me.
One, two.
We both have fingers.
Their eyes and fingers and feet and tails are the same,
Mom.
And look--their spots are the same, too.
Mom, tiny, I have a new hypothesis. I think I'm a
Tyrannosaurus rex.
We've never met you before, buddy, but you sure are one of
Us!
I'm a t. Rex?
Yeah, you're just like me.
Mom, tiny, I'm a t. Rex.
A tyrannosaurus. Wow! But I've never been here before.
Have i, mom?
I don't know, buddy. When your dad and I adopted you, we
Didn't know what species you were, but we've put your egg in
Our nest to raise you as one of our own kids. [Squawk]
Thanks. I'm really glad you're my mom. But I'm sure glad
To find out what my species is.
This is so great!
I know, buddy. You've been wondering for a long time.
I am a t. Rex!
[Kids talking at once] come on, you guys. I'll show
You around and we can play.
Ma! Can we?
Sure. I'll stay here with dolores. I have so many
Questions for her about tyrannosaurus rex.
Hooray! Come on, buddy.
Come on, tiny.
[Laughter] ok, this is a game that I
Love called kick the cone. I count to , you hide, and then
Try to kick the cone before I tag you.
You play kick the cone?
It's buddy's favorite game.
Ha. Then you better hide really well, because I'm pretty
Good at it. Ready? , , ...
We have sharp eyes, too.
We can see long distances.
You know, I noticed that about buddy even when he was
This small.
Yup! And all tyrannosaurs have a great sense of smell.
We have to eat a lot because we're so big and have so much
To fill up! Oh, speaking of which, it's time for lunch. I'll
Call the kids.
[Roaring] annie!
Annie! Lunchtime!
Coming, ma! Tiny, you can come out now. It's lunchtime.
Ha-ha!
[Laughter] you kids ready for lunch?
Yeah!
What do tyrannosaurs like to eat?
Meat!
Any kind of meat, and lots of it. That means we're
Carnivores. Today, we're having carrion. Mm, that's dead meat.
[Munching, gulps] I guess I'm not hungry.
[Munching] [gasp]
Mm. Boy, I love carrion.
I guess I must be a carnivore.
You sure are, buddy.
[Munching] uh, mrs. Tyrannosaurus, I
Just noticed that your arms aren't much bigger than mine,
Or annie's.
Nope. You're right. We don't use our arms for much. We just
Kind of use our big heads to grab things.
Yeah, like lunch. [Munching] wow, buddy, looks like your
Arms are pretty much as big as they're ever gonna get.
Yeah. Well, at least I'll have a gigantic head, so
Remember, someday I'm gonna be one of the biggest carnivores
On land. Dar!
Rowr!
[Heavy footsteps] [roars]
[Birds squawking] [laughter]
We'll catch the next train back so we're in time for dinner
With the rest of the family.
How many kids do you have?
There's more little pteranodons--shiny and don.
So, you're the only t. Rex in your family? That must be
Kind of weird.
Huh?
Well, you don't look like they do.
Some kids look like their parents and some don't.
What matters is my family loves me.
Well, now that you know you're a t. Rex, don't you want
To live in rexville with your same species?
No. I can't wait to get home to pteranodon terrace, because
That's where my family lives.
I want to be with my mom and dad and sisters and brothers.
[Squawk] [train's whistle blows]
[Giggles] [engine chugging]
Bye! Thanks for lunch!
Come visit us again soon!
Thanks for helping me figure out what my species is!
Yeah, buddy! You're a t. Rex!
Mr. Conductor, guess what?
I found out what species I am.
I'm a t. Rex!
Why, bless my scales and feathers. Of course you are.
I should've put it all together.
You got the eyes, the nose, the teeth, the tail. Yeah, you're a
T. Rex.
And now that I know it, I'm more interested in finding out
About different dinosaurs than ever.
♪ I used to wonder who I was why this tail
And teeth and claws but now I know, I've got a plan
Guess what kind of species I am?
T. Rex, rawr!
I'm a tyrannosaurus I'm the biggest carnivore
In the cretaceous forest gonna grow some giant legs
Gonna grow enormous feet gonna stomp around and gnash
My teeth and eat and eat and eat! [Munch] tyrannosaurs love
To eat [slurp] the thing he loves to eat
Is meat my nose is powerful, so they say
I can smell my food from a mile away [munch]
I'm gonna be as tall as a tree I'm gonna roar till your
Ears get sore I'm gonna grow up big and strong
But I guess my arms won't get too long
Because I'm a t. Rex yeah, I'm a t. Rex, a-roaring
'Round the forest!
Tyrannosaurus rex!
T. Rex, rawr! I'm a tyrannosaurus
I'm the biggest carnivore in the cretaceous forest
Gonna romp and stomp around the biggest dinosaur in town!
A-roaring 'round the forest!
Tyrannosaurus rex!
[Applause and cheering] roar! ♪
Yeah, I sorta had a feeling he was a t. Rex.
Good night, kids.
Good night.
Nighty-night-night.
[Laughter] buddy, that was so great that
You found out what your species is.
I know. Tiny?
What?
I'll always look out for you, even when I'm a giant t. Rex.
Wow. Thanks, buddy.
When you're a giant t. Rex, I'm gonna ride around on your
Head!
[Laughter] I mean, can i?
Sure, don.
Go to sleep now, kids.
[Squawk] [laughter]
Hi. I'm dr. Scott, the paleontologist, and this
Is a tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Do you know what scientists call animals that eat meat?
[Roaring] carnivore!
That's right. Tyrannosaurs like buddy and annie were
Carnivores, so they had to hunt for their food. Can you think of
Any animals that you've seen, maybe at the zoo, that are
Carnivores?
Lions!
[Roaring] absolutely. Lions have a lot
Of the same features as t. Rex.
Of course, both have big, sharp teeth that are great for eating
Meat, and the teeth also help them hunt other animals.
[Roar] paleontologists can tell from
Looking at t. Rex skulls that this dinosaur had excellent
Eyesight. That's something else they share with lions. Another
Cool trait that helped t. Rex find food was a great sense of
Smell.
[Sniffing] lots of living animals like
Lions and wolves have a much better sense of smell than we
Do, so they can sniff animals from a long way away. Dinosaurs
Like t. Rex may have done the very same thing using keen
Eyesight and a super sense of smell to hunt for their food.
[Roaring] we are meat eaters!
[Roar] keep watching for more
Dinosaur discoveries.
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 means an idea
You can test.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ All aboard, all aboard ♪ ♪ rattle and bang
Rumble and roar she's huffin' and a-puffin'
Like a hurricane [train's whistle blows]
Let's take a ride on the dinosaur train ♪
[Cheering] hello, folks. It's me, the
Conductor.
Today we're going to visit a brachiosaurus. That's a
Quadruped with a really long neck. So come on along with me
On the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
All aboard!
No, buddy. It's more like...
"All abo-oard!"
I think the conductor sounds like..."All abo-o-o-ard!"
Well, I may not sound like the conductor, but I can do
This.
[Squawks loudly] whoa! The dinosaur train's
Here?
That's not the dinosaur train. That's tiny.
[All giggling] [whistle blows]
Whoa! The dinosaur train is here!
That's what I said.
[Squawks] and that means we have to get
To the station, buddy and tiny.
Yeah. Remember?
How could I forget? Today's the day we become...
Dinosaur train junior conductors!
Ooh, goodie! That means it's time for dad to take me and don
To junior pteranodon fishing club!
Um, junior pteranodon fishing club.
Heh heh! Oh, don.
Good luck fishing.
♪ We're going to be junior conductors
We're going to be junior conductors ♪
Well, after we do our special tasks that the
Conductor told us about.
You mean jobs?
Right, and then we'll be junior conductors.
Oh, yeah, right. I really hope we do our tasks ok.
You'll both do a great job, tiny.
Yeah, 'cause we'll have ned to help us. He's already a
Junior conductor.
[Whistle blows] well, hello, mrs. Pteranodon.
And look who we have here.
Possibly our newest junior conductors. I know you can do
It, and you'll have help.
Besides me, you have a friend on-board.
Ned!
Heh! Yep. He's waiting for you. All aboard!
[Whistle blows] now that guy sounds just
Like a conductor.
[Giggles] oh, buddy.
Ned! Where are you?
Yoo hoo!
Where is he?
You mean me?
Ned!
Hi, guys. What's up?
I think you grew even more since the last time we saw you.
Well, I am a brachiosaurus, and some day I'll grow bigger
Than this whole train car.
Actually, I think I'll grow bigger than train cars.
Isn't it great being on the dinosaur train? You guys love it
Like I do, right? I love everything about it: the
Coaches, engine.
The tickets, the snack cart, your really cool junior
Conductor hat.
[Whistle blows] the whistle. Ha ha!
[Squawks] ha ha ha! I like it, too,
Tiny. And the whistle means it's time to go.
All right, buddy and tiny.
Today you need to perform special tasks. One--collect
A ticket from a passenger and punch a hole in it. Two--explore
The train until you find a picture of your own species.
And your third task is to yell out "time tunnel" when we get
There. When you've completed those tasks, you'll both be
Dinosaur train junior conductors, just like ned.
Yeah, and you'll get your junior conductor hats. I wear
My hat whenever I ride the train, and I ride the train
A lot, like every day, 'cause I ride to brachiosaurus school.
[Sighs] I like trains.
[Giggling] we love trains!
All righty, then. Time for your first task. Collect
A ticket from a passenger and punch a hole in it. I know
You'll find a way.
Good morning. My name is buddy.
And I'm tiny. Tiny pteranodon.
Tickets! Tickets, please!
Why, certainly, buddy and tiny. You are both very polite
Ticket takers.
Thank you!
Now we have to punch a hole in it. How about your beak?
Nice job, buddy.
Eh.
Well done, buddy and tiny.
Good thinking. You have successfully completed your
First special task.
Yeah!
Now, for your second task, you must take a tour and
Explore-- you mean observe really
Closely?
That's right. Explore the other cars of the dinosaur
Train. Discover what they're used for, and remember, in one
Of the cars, you must find a picture of your species.
And I'll help you guys.
I know everything about the dinosaur train. Ready to
Explore?
Can we, mom? Please?
[Squawks] sure. But stick with ned.
Wait. What happened to ned?
I'm a-coming. Oh, I'm not that speedy. I'm a
Brachiosaurus. I've got long legs and I move really slowly.
Plus, I'm a quadruped.
What's a quadruped?
Quadruped means I have legs. That's why they call me
Ned. Ned the quadruped.
, , , . And we have two legs.
Yup. Not all quadrupeds are slow, but brachiosaurus are.
That's ok, ned. We just won't run too fast, so you can
Keep up with us.
Thanks. Ok, first we inspect the observation car.
Hello, laura the giganotosaurus.
Well, hello, ned. Hi, tiny and buddy. Welcome to the
Observation car.
Hello, laura the giganotosaurus.
Let me guess. Do you observe things in this car?
Exactly, buddy. From this car, we can observe things in
The outside world.
Wow! I can see all the way to the volcano.
I can see all the way to the big pond. But I don't see
A picture of our species in here.
Ooh! I can see way ahead.
There are some trees with really tasty-looking leaves way up
High.
How can you reach those leaves? You can't fly, ned.
Tiny, I observe that ned's front legs are really long, so
I have a hypothesis. Maybe ned's front legs can help him climb
Up high.
But how can we test that?
Here come the leaves. Watch this.
Mmm, these leaves are tasty.
Buddy, your hypothesis was right. Ned used his legs to
Reach the leaves. He's amazing!
[Chuckles] thanks. Well, let's keep
Touring the train. Have you guys ever been in the caboose?
You know, the small car at the end of the train?
The caboose? Never!
Can we go?
Right through those doors.
You guys go ahead. I'll meet you there.
What took you so long?
Ned, where did you come from?
I never left the observation car.
Ha ha ha!
Boy, your neck comes in handy.
Yeah. Long necks are great.
Ah! Tiny and buddy and ned.
Welcome to the caboose. This is where we troodons like to take
A tea break.
Wow. Look at all these knobs and switches. What are they for?
I'll show you. Look at this one. If you turn this knob, it
Changes the sound of the train's whistle.
What? Really?
Go ahead and try it, tiny.
Hey, look. There's a quadruped like ned. , , , .
Legs.
Now pull down on the chain.
[Whistle blows] [all laughing]
Tiny, remember our special task?
To find a picture of our species.
There's a t-rex.
[Whistle roars] [both giggling]
And there's a picture of a pteranodon. It kind of looks
Like me. I bet it'll sound like me.
[Whistle squawks] [all laughing]
It does sound like me.
[Squawks] good job exploring, buddy
And tiny. And congratulations.
You each found a picture of your species.
Cool!
[Ding] ooh! Oh, goodness me! Ned,
It's almost time!
Ooh! Come on, you guys. Your last special task. You have to
Call out "time tunnel" to the passengers.
Right! Task number ! Yeah!
I'm a-coming.
Ok, kids. Time to announce it. Today we're traveling all
The way back to the jurassic time period.
That's the time period I live in.
[Ding ding ding] uh, tunnel time! Tunnel time!
Uh...time tickle!
Ooh, I think I'm nervous.
That's ok. I'll say it with you. , , .
Time tunnel!
[Bell ringing] now entering the jurassic
Period. Next stop, brachiosaurus gardens.
This is my stop.
Hey, look, there's mom and dad.
Hey, mom! Hey, dad!
Hey, ned. Welcome home.
Well, we need to head back to the cretaceous time period.
Got to keep on schedule. Buddy and tiny?
You both did a great job today.
Ahem. Well, then, ahem! Buddy tyrannosaurus and tiny
Pteranodon, I hereby declare that you have successfully
Completed your special tasks, making you both dinosaur train
Junior conductors!
Woo hoo!
Yeah!
I'm so proud of you kids.
Ahem.
[Chuckles] so, now that you're junior
Conductors, what's the first thing you want to do?
All aboard!
Ha ha ha ha!
Bye! See you soon, buddy and tiny.
Yeah! On the dinosaur train!
Good-bye, ned. Thanks for all your help.
Bye-bye! See ya!
[Whistle blows] hi. I'm dr. Scott, the
Paleontologist, and this is a brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Can you think of an animal alive today that has a long neck
And reaches way up high into trees to eat leaves?
Giraffe.
Giraffes, and they are herbivores, which means they
Only eat plants. That's just like the brachiosaurus. They
Love plants, too, and both the brachiosaurus and the giraffe
Are really tall. And they both have super long necks, so they
Can eat leaves from the bottom and the middle and the tops of
Trees. Brachiosaurus was so tall that they could reach leaves
Over feet off the ground.
That's like school buses stacked on top of each other.
[Bus horns honk] now that's tall.
Wow.
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.
♪ If I could wish for just one dish
My greatest wish would be more-- ♪
Let me guess. Fish?
Yeah. Fish. Ha ha ha!
♪ Dinosaur train
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 ♪
Gonna find out what kind of dinosaur buddy is. I sure wanna
Find out. So, come on along with me on the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
♪ Dinosaur train ♪ [train's 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 ♪
[Train's whistle blows] ♪ the dinosaur train ♪
[Roaring] [captioning made possible by
The jim henson company] [train's whistle blows]
Mom, we're gonna say hi to mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Ok, you two. Have fun, then come right back. [Squawk]
Hi, mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Hello, buddy. Hello, tiny.
What's new with you two?
We're trying to figure out what buddy's species is.
I was wondering if I might grow up to be a giganotosaurus.
Really? You mean like me?
Yeah. Look. We both walk on our back legs and have long
Tails.
[Chuckles] that's true.
But you're orange with blue spots and I'm all green,
Buddy. Plus, I'm covered with these spines from my head
To my tail.
Hmm. You're right. Well, it was an interesting
Hypothesis.
Buddy really likes the word "hypothesis." It means an idea
You can test.
It was a good idea, and I'll bet buddy will grow up to be a
Species a lot like me.
Come on, tiny. We should get back and sit with mom.
Bye, mrs. Giganotosaurus.
Bye-bye, buddy and tiny.
Always nice to see you kids.
Bye. Enjoy the view.
I remember mrs.
Giganotosaurus told me that she's a carnivore.
Yeah. That means she eats meat.
[Stomach grumbling] whoa. Listen to my stomach.
I guess I'm getting hungry.
[Stomach grumbling] me, too.
Next stop, rexville station in the cretaceous time period.
Oh, let's stop for lunch at rexville, kids. We've never
Been there before. It would be an adventure.
I love adventures, and lunch.
[Squawk] yeah. Let's stop at rexville,
Mom.
[Engine chugging] [brakes screech]
Bye!
[Train's whistle blows] bye!
[Sniffs] what a lovely forest, huh, kids?
[Sniffs] mom, this place smells like someplace I've
Been before. It--[sniffs] it kind of smells like me.
[Sniffs] really? I only smell leaves and dirt.
Well, I'll take your word for it, buddy. You've got a much
Better sense of smell than us pteranodons.
Go ahead and follow your nose, buddy. Lead the way.
[Sniffs] tiny, look at all these
Footprints.
Whoa! They're huge!
I wonder what species lives here.
[Heavy footsteps] well, hello, there.
I'm dolores. Dolores tyrannosaurus. Who are you?
Hello. I'm tiny pteranodon.
This is my mom and my brother buddy.
It's, uh, lovely to meet you, dolores. Are you the species of
Dinosaur called tyrannosaurus rex?
That's right, mrs.
Pteranodon. Rexville is the home of the tyrannosaurus rex!
Who's there, ma? Do we have company?
Oh, that's my daughter annie.
[Roaring] annie! Come meet our guests!
[Rustling] you have big, green eyes.
You have a lot of big, sharp teeth.
[Sniffs] you smell just like me.
One, two.
We both have fingers.
Their eyes and fingers and feet and tails are the same,
Mom.
And look--their spots are the same, too.
Mom, tiny, I have a new hypothesis. I think I'm a
Tyrannosaurus rex.
We've never met you before, buddy, but you sure are one of
Us!
I'm a t. Rex?
Yeah, you're just like me.
Mom, tiny, I'm a t. Rex.
A tyrannosaurus. Wow! But I've never been here before.
Have i, mom?
I don't know, buddy. When your dad and I adopted you, we
Didn't know what species you were, but we've put your egg in
Our nest to raise you as one of our own kids. [Squawk]
Thanks. I'm really glad you're my mom. But I'm sure glad
To find out what my species is.
This is so great!
I know, buddy. You've been wondering for a long time.
I am a t. Rex!
[Kids talking at once] come on, you guys. I'll show
You around and we can play.
Ma! Can we?
Sure. I'll stay here with dolores. I have so many
Questions for her about tyrannosaurus rex.
Hooray! Come on, buddy.
Come on, tiny.
[Laughter] ok, this is a game that I
Love called kick the cone. I count to , you hide, and then
Try to kick the cone before I tag you.
You play kick the cone?
It's buddy's favorite game.
Ha. Then you better hide really well, because I'm pretty
Good at it. Ready? , , ...
We have sharp eyes, too.
We can see long distances.
You know, I noticed that about buddy even when he was
This small.
Yup! And all tyrannosaurs have a great sense of smell.
We have to eat a lot because we're so big and have so much
To fill up! Oh, speaking of which, it's time for lunch. I'll
Call the kids.
[Roaring] annie!
Annie! Lunchtime!
Coming, ma! Tiny, you can come out now. It's lunchtime.
Ha-ha!
[Laughter] you kids ready for lunch?
Yeah!
What do tyrannosaurs like to eat?
Meat!
Any kind of meat, and lots of it. That means we're
Carnivores. Today, we're having carrion. Mm, that's dead meat.
[Munching, gulps] I guess I'm not hungry.
[Munching] [gasp]
Mm. Boy, I love carrion.
I guess I must be a carnivore.
You sure are, buddy.
[Munching] uh, mrs. Tyrannosaurus, I
Just noticed that your arms aren't much bigger than mine,
Or annie's.
Nope. You're right. We don't use our arms for much. We just
Kind of use our big heads to grab things.
Yeah, like lunch. [Munching] wow, buddy, looks like your
Arms are pretty much as big as they're ever gonna get.
Yeah. Well, at least I'll have a gigantic head, so
Remember, someday I'm gonna be one of the biggest carnivores
On land. Dar!
Rowr!
[Heavy footsteps] [roars]
[Birds squawking] [laughter]
We'll catch the next train back so we're in time for dinner
With the rest of the family.
How many kids do you have?
There's more little pteranodons--shiny and don.
So, you're the only t. Rex in your family? That must be
Kind of weird.
Huh?
Well, you don't look like they do.
Some kids look like their parents and some don't.
What matters is my family loves me.
Well, now that you know you're a t. Rex, don't you want
To live in rexville with your same species?
No. I can't wait to get home to pteranodon terrace, because
That's where my family lives.
I want to be with my mom and dad and sisters and brothers.
[Squawk] [train's whistle blows]
[Giggles] [engine chugging]
Bye! Thanks for lunch!
Come visit us again soon!
Thanks for helping me figure out what my species is!
Yeah, buddy! You're a t. Rex!
Mr. Conductor, guess what?
I found out what species I am.
I'm a t. Rex!
Why, bless my scales and feathers. Of course you are.
I should've put it all together.
You got the eyes, the nose, the teeth, the tail. Yeah, you're a
T. Rex.
And now that I know it, I'm more interested in finding out
About different dinosaurs than ever.
♪ I used to wonder who I was why this tail
And teeth and claws but now I know, I've got a plan
Guess what kind of species I am?
T. Rex, rawr!
I'm a tyrannosaurus I'm the biggest carnivore
In the cretaceous forest gonna grow some giant legs
Gonna grow enormous feet gonna stomp around and gnash
My teeth and eat and eat and eat! [Munch] tyrannosaurs love
To eat [slurp] the thing he loves to eat
Is meat my nose is powerful, so they say
I can smell my food from a mile away [munch]
I'm gonna be as tall as a tree I'm gonna roar till your
Ears get sore I'm gonna grow up big and strong
But I guess my arms won't get too long
Because I'm a t. Rex yeah, I'm a t. Rex, a-roaring
'Round the forest!
Tyrannosaurus rex!
T. Rex, rawr! I'm a tyrannosaurus
I'm the biggest carnivore in the cretaceous forest
Gonna romp and stomp around the biggest dinosaur in town!
A-roaring 'round the forest!
Tyrannosaurus rex!
[Applause and cheering] roar! ♪
Yeah, I sorta had a feeling he was a t. Rex.
Good night, kids.
Good night.
Nighty-night-night.
[Laughter] buddy, that was so great that
You found out what your species is.
I know. Tiny?
What?
I'll always look out for you, even when I'm a giant t. Rex.
Wow. Thanks, buddy.
When you're a giant t. Rex, I'm gonna ride around on your
Head!
[Laughter] I mean, can i?
Sure, don.
Go to sleep now, kids.
[Squawk] [laughter]
Hi. I'm dr. Scott, the paleontologist, and this
Is a tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Tyrannosaurus rex.
Do you know what scientists call animals that eat meat?
[Roaring] carnivore!
That's right. Tyrannosaurs like buddy and annie were
Carnivores, so they had to hunt for their food. Can you think of
Any animals that you've seen, maybe at the zoo, that are
Carnivores?
Lions!
[Roaring] absolutely. Lions have a lot
Of the same features as t. Rex.
Of course, both have big, sharp teeth that are great for eating
Meat, and the teeth also help them hunt other animals.
[Roar] paleontologists can tell from
Looking at t. Rex skulls that this dinosaur had excellent
Eyesight. That's something else they share with lions. Another
Cool trait that helped t. Rex find food was a great sense of
Smell.
[Sniffing] lots of living animals like
Lions and wolves have a much better sense of smell than we
Do, so they can sniff animals from a long way away. Dinosaurs
Like t. Rex may have done the very same thing using keen
Eyesight and a super sense of smell to hunt for their food.
[Roaring] we are meat eaters!
[Roar] keep watching for more
Dinosaur discoveries.
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 means an idea
You can test.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ All aboard, all aboard ♪ ♪ rattle and bang
Rumble and roar she's huffin' and a-puffin'
Like a hurricane [train's whistle blows]
Let's take a ride on the dinosaur train ♪
[Cheering] hello, folks. It's me, the
Conductor.
Today we're going to visit a brachiosaurus. That's a
Quadruped with a really long neck. So come on along with me
On the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
All aboard!
No, buddy. It's more like...
"All abo-oard!"
I think the conductor sounds like..."All abo-o-o-ard!"
Well, I may not sound like the conductor, but I can do
This.
[Squawks loudly] whoa! The dinosaur train's
Here?
That's not the dinosaur train. That's tiny.
[All giggling] [whistle blows]
Whoa! The dinosaur train is here!
That's what I said.
[Squawks] and that means we have to get
To the station, buddy and tiny.
Yeah. Remember?
How could I forget? Today's the day we become...
Dinosaur train junior conductors!
Ooh, goodie! That means it's time for dad to take me and don
To junior pteranodon fishing club!
Um, junior pteranodon fishing club.
Heh heh! Oh, don.
Good luck fishing.
♪ We're going to be junior conductors
We're going to be junior conductors ♪
Well, after we do our special tasks that the
Conductor told us about.
You mean jobs?
Right, and then we'll be junior conductors.
Oh, yeah, right. I really hope we do our tasks ok.
You'll both do a great job, tiny.
Yeah, 'cause we'll have ned to help us. He's already a
Junior conductor.
[Whistle blows] well, hello, mrs. Pteranodon.
And look who we have here.
Possibly our newest junior conductors. I know you can do
It, and you'll have help.
Besides me, you have a friend on-board.
Ned!
Heh! Yep. He's waiting for you. All aboard!
[Whistle blows] now that guy sounds just
Like a conductor.
[Giggles] oh, buddy.
Ned! Where are you?
Yoo hoo!
Where is he?
You mean me?
Ned!
Hi, guys. What's up?
I think you grew even more since the last time we saw you.
Well, I am a brachiosaurus, and some day I'll grow bigger
Than this whole train car.
Actually, I think I'll grow bigger than train cars.
Isn't it great being on the dinosaur train? You guys love it
Like I do, right? I love everything about it: the
Coaches, engine.
The tickets, the snack cart, your really cool junior
Conductor hat.
[Whistle blows] the whistle. Ha ha!
[Squawks] ha ha ha! I like it, too,
Tiny. And the whistle means it's time to go.
All right, buddy and tiny.
Today you need to perform special tasks. One--collect
A ticket from a passenger and punch a hole in it. Two--explore
The train until you find a picture of your own species.
And your third task is to yell out "time tunnel" when we get
There. When you've completed those tasks, you'll both be
Dinosaur train junior conductors, just like ned.
Yeah, and you'll get your junior conductor hats. I wear
My hat whenever I ride the train, and I ride the train
A lot, like every day, 'cause I ride to brachiosaurus school.
[Sighs] I like trains.
[Giggling] we love trains!
All righty, then. Time for your first task. Collect
A ticket from a passenger and punch a hole in it. I know
You'll find a way.
Good morning. My name is buddy.
And I'm tiny. Tiny pteranodon.
Tickets! Tickets, please!
Why, certainly, buddy and tiny. You are both very polite
Ticket takers.
Thank you!
Now we have to punch a hole in it. How about your beak?
Nice job, buddy.
Eh.
Well done, buddy and tiny.
Good thinking. You have successfully completed your
First special task.
Yeah!
Now, for your second task, you must take a tour and
Explore-- you mean observe really
Closely?
That's right. Explore the other cars of the dinosaur
Train. Discover what they're used for, and remember, in one
Of the cars, you must find a picture of your species.
And I'll help you guys.
I know everything about the dinosaur train. Ready to
Explore?
Can we, mom? Please?
[Squawks] sure. But stick with ned.
Wait. What happened to ned?
I'm a-coming. Oh, I'm not that speedy. I'm a
Brachiosaurus. I've got long legs and I move really slowly.
Plus, I'm a quadruped.
What's a quadruped?
Quadruped means I have legs. That's why they call me
Ned. Ned the quadruped.
, , , . And we have two legs.
Yup. Not all quadrupeds are slow, but brachiosaurus are.
That's ok, ned. We just won't run too fast, so you can
Keep up with us.
Thanks. Ok, first we inspect the observation car.
Hello, laura the giganotosaurus.
Well, hello, ned. Hi, tiny and buddy. Welcome to the
Observation car.
Hello, laura the giganotosaurus.
Let me guess. Do you observe things in this car?
Exactly, buddy. From this car, we can observe things in
The outside world.
Wow! I can see all the way to the volcano.
I can see all the way to the big pond. But I don't see
A picture of our species in here.
Ooh! I can see way ahead.
There are some trees with really tasty-looking leaves way up
High.
How can you reach those leaves? You can't fly, ned.
Tiny, I observe that ned's front legs are really long, so
I have a hypothesis. Maybe ned's front legs can help him climb
Up high.
But how can we test that?
Here come the leaves. Watch this.
Mmm, these leaves are tasty.
Buddy, your hypothesis was right. Ned used his legs to
Reach the leaves. He's amazing!
[Chuckles] thanks. Well, let's keep
Touring the train. Have you guys ever been in the caboose?
You know, the small car at the end of the train?
The caboose? Never!
Can we go?
Right through those doors.
You guys go ahead. I'll meet you there.
What took you so long?
Ned, where did you come from?
I never left the observation car.
Ha ha ha!
Boy, your neck comes in handy.
Yeah. Long necks are great.
Ah! Tiny and buddy and ned.
Welcome to the caboose. This is where we troodons like to take
A tea break.
Wow. Look at all these knobs and switches. What are they for?
I'll show you. Look at this one. If you turn this knob, it
Changes the sound of the train's whistle.
What? Really?
Go ahead and try it, tiny.
Hey, look. There's a quadruped like ned. , , , .
Legs.
Now pull down on the chain.
[Whistle blows] [all laughing]
Tiny, remember our special task?
To find a picture of our species.
There's a t-rex.
[Whistle roars] [both giggling]
And there's a picture of a pteranodon. It kind of looks
Like me. I bet it'll sound like me.
[Whistle squawks] [all laughing]
It does sound like me.
[Squawks] good job exploring, buddy
And tiny. And congratulations.
You each found a picture of your species.
Cool!
[Ding] ooh! Oh, goodness me! Ned,
It's almost time!
Ooh! Come on, you guys. Your last special task. You have to
Call out "time tunnel" to the passengers.
Right! Task number ! Yeah!
I'm a-coming.
Ok, kids. Time to announce it. Today we're traveling all
The way back to the jurassic time period.
That's the time period I live in.
[Ding ding ding] uh, tunnel time! Tunnel time!
Uh...time tickle!
Ooh, I think I'm nervous.
That's ok. I'll say it with you. , , .
Time tunnel!
[Bell ringing] now entering the jurassic
Period. Next stop, brachiosaurus gardens.
This is my stop.
Hey, look, there's mom and dad.
Hey, mom! Hey, dad!
Hey, ned. Welcome home.
Well, we need to head back to the cretaceous time period.
Got to keep on schedule. Buddy and tiny?
You both did a great job today.
Ahem. Well, then, ahem! Buddy tyrannosaurus and tiny
Pteranodon, I hereby declare that you have successfully
Completed your special tasks, making you both dinosaur train
Junior conductors!
Woo hoo!
Yeah!
I'm so proud of you kids.
Ahem.
[Chuckles] so, now that you're junior
Conductors, what's the first thing you want to do?
All aboard!
Ha ha ha ha!
Bye! See you soon, buddy and tiny.
Yeah! On the dinosaur train!
Good-bye, ned. Thanks for all your help.
Bye-bye! See ya!
[Whistle blows] hi. I'm dr. Scott, the
Paleontologist, and this is a brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Brachiosaurus.
Can you think of an animal alive today that has a long neck
And reaches way up high into trees to eat leaves?
Giraffe.
Giraffes, and they are herbivores, which means they
Only eat plants. That's just like the brachiosaurus. They
Love plants, too, and both the brachiosaurus and the giraffe
Are really tall. And they both have super long necks, so they
Can eat leaves from the bottom and the middle and the tops of
Trees. Brachiosaurus was so tall that they could reach leaves
Over feet off the ground.
That's like school buses stacked on top of each other.
[Bus horns honk] now that's tall.
Wow.
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.
♪ If I could wish for just one dish
My greatest wish would be more-- ♪
Let me guess. Fish?
Yeah. Fish. Ha ha ha!
♪ Dinosaur train
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 ♪