Dinosaur Train: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dinosaur Train is an animated series created by Craig Bartlett. The series features a curious young Tyrannosaurus Rex named Buddy who, together with his adopted Pteranodon family, takes the Dinosaur Train to meet, explore, and have adventures with all kinds of dinosaurs. It is produced by The Jim Henson Company in association with Media Development Authority, Sparky Animation, FableVision, and Snee-Oosh, Inc.

It is the second show by The Jim Henson Company to use CGI animation.

Series details

• Title: Dinosaur Train
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 2009-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-06-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 22 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 6457
• IMDb ID: tt1460205
• TVDB ID: 116291

Cast and credited roles

• Ian James Corlett — Mr. Conductor
• Colin Murdock — Mr. Pteranodon
• Phillip Corlett — Buddy

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-09-07; final listed air date 2011-05-06; episode order: 80.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-09-06; final listed air date 2013-02-22; episode order: 52.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-01-21; final listed air date 2015-07-01; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-12-07; final listed air date 2017-02-20; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 2019-08-26; final listed air date 2020-06-15.

Source and licence

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