- Hello, folks.
It's me, the conductor.
Today, it's the classic in the jurassic
With a running race between the triassic, jurassic,
And cretaceous time periods.
So come on along with me
On the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
[Train whistle toots]
- ♪ Once upon a time ♪
♪ There was a mom ♪
♪ Her name was mrs. Pteranodon ♪
♪ Sitting on her nest ♪
♪ She heard a scratch and then said ♪
- Oh, boy, my eggs are hatching!
- ♪ One by one, the 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 ♪
- ♪ I want to ride ♪
- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
[Train whistle toots]
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- [Roaring]
- Tickets. Tickets, please.
Hello, pteranodon family.
All: hello, mr. Conductor.
- Are you as excited about today's trip as I am?
- I don't know, mr. Conductor. We're pretty excited.
- Sounds like we're all excited, buddy.
In fact, I can barely contain myself
Because we're headed to the classic in the jurassic,
The sporting event of the year.
- We've never, ever been to the classic before.
- Yeah, will you tell us about it?
- Well, I could tell you about it,
But I'd rather sing a song about it,
If you don't mind, of course.
All: a song?
Sing it! Please?
[Syncopated soul music]
- ♪ Oh, every kind of creature ♪
♪ From cretaceous to triassic ♪
♪ We'll meet and greet and then compete ♪
♪ In the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ ♪
- So many kinds of contests.
- Mm-hmm.
- ♪ In fact, it's just fantastic ♪
- Sing it, girl!
- ♪ We'll meet and greet and then compete ♪
♪ In the classic in the jurassic ♪
- ♪ Ha ♪
♪ Oh ♪
- ♪ It's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ Dinosaurs from far and near ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ The sporting event of the year ♪
- ♪ Running, jumping, flying, spinning ♪
♪ Racing, chasing, trying, winning ♪
- ♪ It's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ Dinosaurs from far and near ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ The sporting event of the year ♪
- Hoo!
[All cheering]
- Time tunnel!
Time tunnel approaching!
Next stop, classic in the jurassic sports station
In the jurassic time period.
Follow me to the race course, everybody.
All: ooh.
[Faint cheering]
- Buddy, look, it's mayor kosmoceratops.
- Dinosaurs, pterosaurs, hadrosaurs, ceratopsians,
And other assorted creatures,
Welcome to the greatest sporting event of the mesozoic,
The classic in the jurassic.
[All cheering]
Today's event is a ground race
Between teams of slow-moving turtles
And fast-moving theropods from each time period.
From the cretaceous,
Adocus and ornithomimus!
[Cheers and applause]
All: look, it's oren and ollie!
- I know them. - Hi, you guys.
- I'm actually the one who's competing,
But I never go anywhere without ollie.
- That's why I'm keeping oren company.
- From the jurassic, glyptops and haplocheirus!
[Cheers and applause]
- From the triassic, proganochelys and eoraptor!
[Cheers and applause]
- [Chuckles] hello.
- Don't you know?
- Each team of turtle and theropod will work together
Racing time period against time period.
The first team to get both creatures
Across the finish line wins.
[Cheers and applause]
- [Squawks]
Can we go down and get as close as we can, mom and dad?
- Sure, tiny. We're right behind you.
- So which team are we rooting for?
- Well, the cretaceous, I guess.
We're friends with adam and oren and ollie.
- But what about erma and pauline on team triassic?
They're our friends too.
- But we come from the cretaceous, buddy.
So go, team cretaceous!
- Hi, team cretaceous.
How are you feeling about your chances
Of winning the race today?
- Pretty good, actually.
I may be slow, but I figure I can hold my own
Against those other turtles.
- Adam's right.
The other turtles are about the same size.
They probably go at the same speed,
Which isn't very fast.
But oren and ollie are the speediest creatures
I've ever seen.
We can't lose.
- Yes! Go, team cretaceous!
[Squawks]
- Hi. So you're a glyptops?
- Yep, sure am.
- I like comparing features between different species.
So can you retract your head into your shell like adam can?
- You mean like this?
- [Laughs] cool, thanks.
- Hey, I see you're a theropod like me, buddy.
- Yeah, but you've got three-fingered claws,
And I've only got two.
And your legs are really long.
- Yep, the better for running with, right?
- Wow, he looks fast.
Should we be worried about team cretaceous?
- I don't think so, tiny.
Between the three theropods,
I'd say that oren and ollie are still the odds-on favorite.
- Race you to that bush and back!
- Hey, team cretaceous, don't forget to focus on the race.
Remember to run from start to finish
And cross the finish line.
- Okay, tiny. I'll do my best.
- [Squawks] I'm not worried about adam.
I'm worried about oren and ollie.
- Race you around in circles.
- [Sighs]
Buddy, I think I'll fly after our team
And try to keep an eye on 'em.
- [Squawks] me too!
- And I'll stay with the turtles and cheer 'em on.
[All cheering]
- And now, runners, take your marks.
On your mark. Get set.
Go!
Both: we'll watch the theropods.
- Okay, we'll stay with the turtles.
- Beautiful day for a race, isn't it?
Both: it certainly is.
Both: mm, bushes!
- [Squawks] um, you guys!
What are you doing?
- Having a quick snack.
- Fast runners have to eat a lot.
Both: and often.
- Oh, right. I forgot.
But don't forget the race.
You don't want to fall behind.
Look! There go the other theropods!
Both: we're on it!
Running. Bye, tiny!
- You keep an eye on oren and ollie.
I'll fly ahead and follow erma.
[Squawks] hi, erma.
How are you doing?
- Well, howdy, miss shiny.
Reckon I'm doing pretty good.
- You sure are.
- Who would've thunk it?
A triassic theropod in the lead.
I might actually win this little, old classic
In the jurassic thing, don't you know?
- But both the theropod and the turtle from each team
Have to cross the finish line to win, right?
- Mm-hmm.
Wonder how pauline is doing right now.
- Well, imagine, here we are,
Racing in the classic in the jurassic.
- Yep, and we're still neck and neck.
- Hello. Look up ahead.
Some big rocks.
[Both giggling]
- I think I'll walk around them.
- I'll just climb over them.
- Suit yourself.
- Uh, I seem to have flipped over.
A little help?
- I wonder if it's okay to help.
Maybe it's against the rules.
- Don't worry, buddy.
We've got it.
[Both grunting]
- There. Thank you very much.
Both: you're entirely welcome.
- Yay! - Yeah!
Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
[All cheer]
- Hi, you two. Exciting race.
- Yep.
In fact, I can't remember the last time I was this excited,
Don't you know?
[Both laughing]
Both: ow!
[All gasp]
- Well, that was exciting.
I'd call it a three-way tie, mr. Mayor.
- Bless my decorative horns.
It's a three-way tie!
- But if it's a tie, which time period wins the classic?
- Well, shiny, the trophy would go to whichever turtle
Crosses the finish line first.
- The conductor's right.
It's now all on those slow and steady turtles.
- [Squawks]
Then let's go see how the turtles are doing.
- Great idea. - We'll come too!
Both: come on!
Both: hooray! You're almost there.
- Come on. That's it.
Walk! Walk fast.
Both: you're in the home stretch.
[All cheer]
- Well, bless my spiky tail.
We're nearly at the finish line.
- Yep, it's a close one.
It's neck and neck, as they say.
- Speaking of which,
I can't help but admire your neck, pauline.
It's all armor-plated
And covered with those amazing spikes.
Yes, it is.
Thank you.
It's armor-plated because triassic turtles
Can't retract our heads into our shells like you can.
Both: oh, you mean like this?
- The winner, by a non-retractable neck,
Is pauline proganochelys.
- Really?
Didn't we all go across the finish line together?
- No, that was right when we retracted our heads
Into our shells.
Talk about bad timing.
- Then the winner of the classic in the jurassic
Turtle and theropod race is the triassic time period.
[All cheering]
- Gosh, thank you.
- Don't you know?
- Nice try anyway, team cretaceous.
- And team jurassic.
- [Squawks] yeah, what a fun day.
- And what a great race.
[Train whistle toots]
- Whoop, there's the whistle, kids.
Time to get back to the train.
- Race you.
[Laughs] just kidding.
[Both laugh]
- ♪ Running, jumping, flying, spinning ♪
♪ Racing, chasing, trying, winning ♪
- ♪ It's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ Dinosaurs from far and near ♪
♪ Yeah, it's the classic in the jurassic ♪
♪ The sporting event of the year ♪
- Hoo!
- Hi there.
I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.
Turtles are amazing creatures.
They were around with the very first dinosaurs,
And they've remained almost unchanged
For millions and millions of years.
And they're still around today.
How have turtles been able to survive for so long?
One reason is the protective shell that covers the body.
Most turtles, like the ancient adocus
And this modern turtle, have hard shells.
Others, like the huge cretaceous turtle archelon
And the leatherback turtle that's alive today,
Have softer shells.
Many turtles also have retractable necks.
This means the turtle can pull its neck into its shell
To protect the head from predators.
There goes the neck of adocus.
And there goes glyptops' neck.
Now, watch this little turtle retract its neck into its shell.
But not all turtles can retract their necks.
The triassic turtle proganochelys couldn't.
So as protection, its head and neck were covered
With armored plates and pointy spikes.
Pretty cool, huh?
And here's a modern-day turtle that can't pull its neck in,
The sea turtle.
Some sea turtles, like the leatherback,
Protect themselves by growing very large.
Okay, get outside, get into nature,
And make your own discoveries.
- Hello, folks.
It's me, the conductor.
Today, we'll meet a giant theropod
Who's a cousin to laura giganotosaurus!
He makes a mean carrion casserole too.
So come on along with me
On the dinosaur train.
All aboard!
- [Squawks]
That was the hugest, tastiest,
Most fish-tastic-iest lunch ever!
Thanks, mom. - You're welcome.
It sure was good.
[Stomach rumbles]
- Buddy, is that your belly agreeing?
Is it making yummy tummy full noises?
- Um, those are hungry tummy empty noises, tiny.
- But, buddy, how can you be hungry?
We just ate so much fish.
- Oh, should I go catch some more?
- Uh, no, thanks, mom.
I had plenty. It's just...
- It's just that you're a t.rex,
And fish doesn't satisfy you like meat does.
- You're right, mom.
If I could eat a pile of carrion as big as this fish lunch,
I'd be so happy I'd roar!
- Well, I want my kids to be happy.
And I happen to know a place
That serves the best carrion around.
Both: the dinosaur train!
- Exactly.
And since dad took shiny and don on a flying play date,
I say let's go on our own adventure.
Both: yay!
To the dinosaur train!
- Well, of course buddy's craving meat.
He's a carnivore.
And if there's one thing carnivores need, it's meat.
[Stomach rumbles] - and soon.
- Well, you're in luck, buddy.
Just today, we got a whole new shipment of meat.
- Did someone say, "whole new shipment of meat"?
Both: laura!
- Why, hello, laura.
Are you hungry for meat too?
- Oh, yes. I'm a carnivore.
I'm always hungry for meat.
- Then let's make fleet feet to greet the meat.
To the dining car.
- Wow, buddy, I knew you were hungry,
But this is really hungry.
- I guess I just really wanted meat.
And this meat is so good.
- You haven't seen anything yet.
Carrion kebobs, the special of the day,
Along with carrion on crackers, carrion crunchers,
And carrion chowder.
- Amazing.
I never knew there were so many dishes to make with carrion.
- Oh, once I had a cavalcade of carrion casserole
That contained six different kinds of meat.
- Six different kinds of meat?
That sounds like a lot.
- Yes, it is, especially for a juvenile like you, buddy.
But I'm full grown.
Oh, that casserole was served with crispy carrion cakes
And meat gravy sauce,
The best meal I ever ate.
- Wow, that even sounds good to me,
And I'm a piscivore.
I eat fish.
- Where did you eat that meal, laura?
- The same place I had all my favorite meals,
In another part of the cretaceous
With my distant cousin carson carcharodontosaurus.
- Oh, you mean chef c.
- Mr. Conductor, do you know laura's cousin?
- Do i?
He's only the most famous chef in the mesozoic.
Carnivores from all around take the dinosaur train
To get a taste of chef c.'S carrion creations.
- How have I not heard of him?
- Well, mrs. P., You're not a meat eater.
But chef c. Is someone you should know, buddy.
Oh, you'd like him too, tiny.
I'll tell you all about him.
- Cousin carson!
- He looks a little like you, laura.
- He kind of looks like a t.rex too.
- Correct, tiny.
Carcharodontosaurus is more closely related
To giganotosaurus,
But it's about the same size as an adult t.rex.
- Looks like he has sharp teeth like a t.rex too.
- Good eye.
"Carcharodontosaurus" means "sharp-toothed lizard"
And look, long, bladelike teeth.
- To help him chew through meat?
- Lots of meat.
- Wait a minute.
I think these teeth are a lot narrower
Than t.rex teeth.
Open wide, buddy.
- Ah!
- [Squawks]
Yep, t.rexes have wider teeth with notches.
- You're right, tiny.
But wide or narrow,
Carson and laura's teeth are perfect for tearing into meat.
- And carson knows everything about all kinds of meat.
That's what makes him a great chef.
- And don't forget, he's a hyper carnivore.
Both: a hyper carnivore?
- Indeed.
"Hyper" means "a lot of."
And carson likes a lot of meat.
That makes him a hyper carnivore.
He eats more meat than most carnivores.
- Are buddy and laura hyper carnivores too?
- Among the hyperist!
- Hyper carnivore; sounds like a meat-eating superhero.
- Hungrier than the hungriest triceratops!
Able to eat large piles of carrion in a single gulp!
- [Slurps, belches]
- It's a dinosaur. It's a theropod.
It's hyper carnivore!
[All laughing]
- Mr. Conductor, do you think we could meet chef c.
And maybe try some of his amazing carrion dishes?
- That's a wonderful idea, buddy.
Cousin carson would love to meet you...
And eat you.
I mean feed you.
- I'd be happy to take you there.
If we leave now, we'll b*at the dinner rush.
- Can we go, mom? Please?
- I don't know if I'm up for eating meat,
But I know buddy and laura are.
And chef c. Sounds amazing.
[Squawks] let's do it.
[All cheering]
- Next stop: carcharodontosaurus carrion station
In the cretaceous time period.
Have fun with chef c.
Oh, and if you could bring back a few of those
Crispy carrion cakes, I'd surely appreciate it.
Both: we will.
- Laura, where do we find chef c.?
- There is only one sure way.
[Sniffing]
Follow the smell of fresh carrion.
Cousin carson is always preparing some.
- Well, no one's got a better nose for carrion
Than you, buddy.
Think you can find him?
- [Sniffing]
Mm.
I smell carrion, and it smells delicious.
This way. Come on.
- So what do we got on this stove?
We got a mix of three top quality carrions here,
But it is nothing until it's got the--
All: kazaam!
- That's right, kazaam.
And these dishes here too.
Kazaam, kazaam.
Ka--laura.
Wow, everyone, it's my favorite cousin, laura giganotosaurus.
Sure hope you brought your appetite.
- I did.
And I brought my friends, mrs. Pteranodon and her kids,
Tiny pteranodon and buddy the t.rex.
- A t.rex?
All right, we have another carnivore in the canyon.
- Yep!
I'm a hyper carnivore, just like you and laura.
- That's right, buddy.
We're all hyper carnivores here.
- Yeah! And we're hyper hungry.
- Keep your horns on there, humphrey.
Believe me, the food's coming.
- Excuse me, mr. Carson, sir?
- Come on. Call me chef c.
- [Squawks]
Chef c., We learned that carcharodontosaurus
Have narrow but sharp teeth.
Is that true?
- Well, you tell me. What do you think?
Which of us hyper carnivores have the sharpest teeth,
Me, laura, or buddy here?
All: ah!
- Wow, you all have really sharp teeth,
But chef c.'S might be the narrowest and sharpest of all.
- Well, they certainly help me do what I do best; eat meat!
And it's just about ready.
Wait till you see the meal I'm putting together.
I got hot rock carrion, double double carrion burgers,
Leaf-wrapped carrion, carrion on the half gourd,
And of course, my famous cavalcade of carrion casserole.
- The one made with six different kinds of meat?
- And served with crispy carrion cakes and meat gravy sauce?
- I might've mentioned it was the best meal I ever ate.
- Well, let's see if it's still as good as you remember it.
One way to get everything done a bit faster
Is with a little help.
- Can we help you, chef c.?
- You can all help me!
Laura, please grab me down some giant leaves.
Tiny, that casserole could use some stirring.
And, buddy, I'll put you on skewer duty.
Is everybody ready?
If you are, give me a kazaam on three.
One, two, three.
All: kazaam!
- And now for the final touch.
Buddy, tiny, reach into my bowl of super secret spice mix
For one last...
Both: kazaam!
- So tell me, everyone, who is hungry for some carrion?
[All cheering]
- We did it.
We helped chef c. Feed everybody.
[Stomach rumbles]
- [Giggles] almost everybody.
- [Chuckles] what?
You think I'm gonna let my best assistants go hungry?
I put a little something together for you
While you was working.
And don't worry. This one's just for you.
Fish a la kazaam!
Both: yum.
Thanks, chef c.
- Mm-mm! This tastes so good!
- Pace yourself, buddy.
I'd hate for you to get a carrion tummyache.
Just take your time. Eat slowly, like this.
Mm, this is...
Mm-mm. Oh, this is incredible.
Well, I've never had fish like this.
[All laugh]
Both: pace yourself, mom.
- Don't worry, kids.
I always do.
I wouldn't want to get a fish tummyache.
Oh, chef c., Please,
You have to tell me the recipe.
- Well, a true chef never reveals his secrets.
- Of course. I understand.
- Except to his closest friends.
[Chuckles]
Pinky claw promise you won't tell anyone else?
- Pinky claw promise.
- Now, laura, you said my casserole
Was the best meal that you ever had.
I made a few little adjustments.
And I got to know, is it still the best?
- Wow. It's incredible.
- Mm, even better than before.
Oh, cousin carson, you have outdone yourself.
- [Chuckles] thanks.
Enjoy, but go slow.
No tummyaches, eh?
- Chef c., That was the best meal I've ever had, ever.
[Train whistle toots]
- Sadly, cousin, we must return to the train.
Oh, but thank you for a most wonderful, unforgettable meal.
- And you'll come back soon, right?
That goes for you too, buddy, tiny, and mrs. P.
You're regulars now.
Both: hooray!
- We'll come back anytime!
- Next time with our whole family.
- Pinky claw promise?
- [Squawks]
Okay, kids, let's go.
Let's go slowly.
- Now, speaking of carrion,
I put together a little something for you
To carry on home;
A dino bag of carrion treats.
One for you
And one for a certain conductor we all know, huh?
Both: he'll love it.
Bye, chef c.!
- [Sniffs]
Bliss. Pure bliss.
Oh, thank you, buddy.
Shall we dig in?
- You can, mr. Conductor,
But I'm afraid buddy's had plenty of carrion for now.
- Yeah, mom's right.
But now that I know about chef c.,
I can get the best meat in the mesozoic anytime.
- So you'll never have to be a hyper hungry hyper carnivore
Ever again.
[All laughing]
- Hi there.
I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.
Have you ever heard an african lion
Called the "king of the jungle"?
People call lions kings because they're top carnivores
Of their habitat.
But way back in the cretaceous time period,
There was a different top carnivore in africa:
Carcharodontosaurus.
It was a giant theropod dinosaur about the same size as t.rex
And giganotosaurus.
All these big guys loved to eat meat.
How much?
Well, the bigger the carnivore, the more meat it had to eat.
So giants like carcharodontosaurus ate a lot,
A whole lot.
They probably hunted live animals and fed on carrion,
The remains of animals that were already dead.
Today, almost every habitat has a top carnivore,
Whether it's lions in africa, polar bears in the arctic,
Or orca whales in the seas.
Okay, remember, get outside, get into nature,
And make your own discoveries.
- We love playing games...
- Like all aboard.
- You can play too online at:
- And lots of other games.
- There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs.
Both:
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ Dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
- ♪ We're gonna ride ♪
- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪
[Train whistle toots]
- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪
03x03 - Classic in the Jurassic: Turtle and Therapod Race/Hungry, Hungry Carnivores
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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