02x03 - Haunted Roundhouse/Big Pond Pumpkin Patch

[bunniefuu]

Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today, we travel to

Troodon town for a spooky visit to their haunted roundhouse,

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 ♪

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Tick-yets! Tick-yets,

Pleeeease! Mwa ha ha ha haww!

Hello, mr. Conductor.

Huh? I didn't scare you?

Well, sure, mr. Conductor.

Oh, goody. Ha! Oh! We have a very special evening planned

For you, pteranodon clan.

Really? What's gonna happen?

Well, this night train is taking us to troodon town,

Where under the full moon we'll make a spooky visit to the

Haunted roundhouse...

And have a big party!

Wait. A haunted roundhouse?

It will be fun, shiny. Don't be scared.

Pfft. I'm not scared. Aah!

Aah!

Never fear, passengers.

Troodons can see in the dark.

We're nocturnal.

Awk! Nocturnal means they're mostly active at night.

I know what nocturnal means, tiny.

Don't worry, shiny. You'll have a great time. The troodons

Are gonna come up with all kinds of made-up spookiness.

That's just their idea of fun.

Ok.

I'll be right by your side the whole way, and you know

Your old dad is not afraid of anything.

And neither am i!

Heh. Good. Bring on the spooky!

Yeah! Whoo-hoo!

Hooray.

Time tunnel! Time tunnel approaching!

Next stop, troodon town in another part of the cretaceous

Time period.

[Indistinct chatter] follow me to the haunted

Roundhouse! Mwa ha ha ha!

[Indistinct chatter] how you doing, shiny?

Ok, I guess. How can I tell if this spookiness is made up

Or real?

You can ask me. There's an explanation for everything, and

It will all turn out right.

Good.

So what are we waiting for?

Let's go to the haunted roundhouse!

Ooh! Ahh!

Enter...if you dare!

You ready, shiny?

Awk.

Ready.

Wow! They've really changed things in here.

Awk! Yeah. They moved all the extra train cars out of the

Stalls and made them spooky. Ha ha ha ha!

Observe! Snacks for creepy carnivores, awe-inspiring

Omnivores, and horrifying herbivores.

Leaves!

Ooh, t*nk. Go easy on the snacks. Make sure to leave some

For the other guests.

Mwooh ha ha ha! Look into the mystical chambers of the

Haunted roundhouse!

Eep! I have to walk through those?

Oh, they're just to make the place more spooky. They aren't

Real spider webs.

Oh, yeah? They're real, and I've been working all day on

Them. I'm exhausted. So a little appreciation, please.

Oh. Your webs are...very spooky.

Oh, thank you very much.

You're--you're welcome.

Good evening!

Aah! Ha ha ha ha!

Care to feel a bowl full of dinosaur eyeballs?

Eww!

Gross!

Eyeballs!

Dad, those aren't really eyeballs, are they?

Naw. I wouldn't think so.

Nah. It's peeled berries and stuff. They're just supposed to

Feel like eyeballs.

Well, they feel kind of like eyeballs, I guess. I've never

Really felt eyeballs before.

Awk! Me neither. Yuck!

Pretty spooky, though, huh?

Ha ha ha! It is spooky but fun.

Excellent! Mwa ha ha ha!

This is so great. It's the best haunted roundhouse ever.

Yeah. Come on, you guys.

Let's check out that next stall. I wonder what kind of

Spooky thing we'll find this time.

Oooooh!

Ok. That is scary. Is it a ghost?

Is it, dad?

Well, let's find out.

Ohhhhhh!

[Gasp] t*nk?!

Erp! Excuse me. Oh, hi, guys.

That was you making the noise?

Yeah. My mom was right. I have a tummy ache. I think I

Ate too fast.

What did you eat?

I don't know. I guess it was supposed to be something

Spooky, but it was green, and it looked really tasty.

Ha ha ha! Oh, you had us going there for a second, t*nk.

We thought you were something really scary.

Me, scary? Naw. But isn't this haunted roundhouse the

Best? Ok. I'm feeling better now. Let's go check out the

Next stall. Maybe there will be food.

[All laughing] ha! There wasn't any ghost.

It was just t*nk with a tummy ache. Awk! Come on, everybody!

So you're not scared, shiny?

Not at all. I-- m-m-m-mrs. Conductor?

Blauuugggh!

Aah!

Hello, kids. I found this empty slab, and I was just

Taking a refreshing nap. Hoo hoo! Like my feathers? I had

Them done up just for the occasion. Ha ha!

Oh. Heh heh.

Well, come on, everybody.

Let's see what else is in this haunted roundhouse. Bring on

The spooky. Ha ha ha! Hello, son.

Hello, mother. You are looking particularly

Frightening this evening.

You think so? Why, thank you.

Are you enjoying yourself, shiny?

Yeah! I think I'm finally not scared anymore.

Ha! Now that's the spirit.

Nothing scares me either.

Aaaah! Aaaah! Ho ho!

That's not me or my stomach.

Aaaah! Aaaah!

Oh, boy! That mr. Conductor can sure make some funny sounds.

Uh, tiny, he's behind us.

Ohhhh!

It must be another troodon making that sound, right, mr.

Conductor?

Actually it's no troodon.

That's a sound I've never heard before.

You haven't?

Aah!

Aaaah! Aaaah! Ha ha ha!

What was that?

Well, I intend to find out.

Right behind you, mr.

Pteranodon.

Aah!

[Screaming] ha ha!

Huh. It's so cute.

Ohh. Hello. My name is vlad.

I'm a volaticotherium. Who are you?

Hi. I'm tiny pteranodon, and this is my family and my

Friends.

Hello!

Ah. I, uh, I hope I didn't frighten you. Ha ha!

Pfft. Not at all. Well, maybe a little.

Hoo hoo! A lot! I'm still spooked actually.

Uh, vlad, I have so many questions, like why were you

Making that shrieking noise?

Oh. I always make that sound when I wake up in case there

Are any other volaticotheriums around.

I notice that you're covered with fur. Are you a mammal?

Ah. Excellent observation, tiny. I am.

But how can a mammal fly?

I don't exactly fly. I glide. I open my wings and

Glide down from up high, but to get up high, I have to climb

With my arms and legs.

Ooh! Just like a microraptor.

Aaaaaah!

But I've never seen you before, sir. You're not from

This part of the cretaceous, are you?

No. I came from far away and a long time ago. I'm a mammal

From the jurassic time period.

See, I rode the dinosaur train all the way to troodon town,

But it was bright daylight when I arrived, so I went inside

This shady roundhouse to sleep until it was dark.

Oh. You must be nocturnal.

Right. I sleep in the day and hunt in the night. A lot of

Mammals are nocturnal.

Really?

Yes. It's easier for little furry mammals to hunt for their

Food at night when most of the huge, scary dinosaurs are

Asleep.

Except for some of us. Ha ha! Like troodons. Blauuugh!

Ha ha ha! You must have sharp eyes to hunt at night,

Right?

Yes, but I have especially great hearing. See, I eat

Insects, and it really helps me to be able to hear the buzzing

Noise that bugs make, and I would have stayed asleep, but

All this music and laughing and screaming, it woke me up.

Oh. I'm sorry, mr.

Volaticotherium.

Eh, call me vlad, and don't worry. I've had enough of a nap

Anyway. It's night now, and I should be out hunting insects.

[Train whistle blows] ooh! That's the sound of

Your night train ride back home, kids.

Mr. Conductor, this was the most fun and spookiest night

Ever.

And now we get to ride the night train.

Ooh! The night train. Ooh, I like that! Ha ha!

[Cheering] here we go.

Are you going to ride home, vlad?

Yep. It's back to the jurassic for me. Plus, how can

I miss this chance to ride the night train? Ha!

All aboard!

[Whistle blows] ♪ choo-choo

The troodon night train whoo-whoo

The troodon night train choo-choo

The troodon night train all the troodons

Are coming out tonight choo-choo

The troodon night train whoo-whoo

The troodon night train choo-choo

The troodon night train ooh, hoo hoo hoo ha ha! ♪

Good night, everybody.

Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. I'm outside in

The forest at night because this is a great place to talk about

Volaticotherium, an amazing mammal that lived millions of

Years ago during the jurassic time period. Volaticotherium was

Probably nocturnal, which means that it was most active at

Night. Whoa! There goes one now.

Paleontologists think that volaticotherium ate insects,

Spent a lot of time in trees, and even glided through the air

From tree to tree.

Volaticotherium didn't have wings but was able to glide

Because it had a large flap of skin stretched between the front

And back legs on each side.

Volaticotherium means "ancient gliding beast." In fact, it's

The only gliding mammal known from the entire age of

Dinosaurs. Although volaticotherium looks a little

Like a bat, it's much more similar to another nocturnal

Animal alive today, the flying squirrel. Just like

Volaticotherium, bats and flying squirrels are nocturnal.

They have excellent hearing, and they zoom through the air. Whoa!

Whoa! Just think.

Volaticotherium was gliding millions years before the first

Flying squirrel or bat and maybe even before the first birds. Ok.

Keep watching for more dinosaur discoveries.

Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today our

Pteranodon family goes to the big pond to see their very

First pumpkins ever, so come on along with me on the

Dinosaur train. All aboard!

Awk! This time toss both sticks up, buddy! We'll each

Catch one!

Ok. , , !

Yeah, nice!

Look! Behind you!

Did you see that? Mr.

Lambeosaurus just walked by, carrying something weird.

Yeah. Are they rocks?

Let's be real quiet and follow him and find out.

Shh.

Gonna quietly see what larry's up to?

[Giggling] heh heh heh.

Small yellow and green gourds here.

I have some big ones, too!

Wait. Those aren't rocks.

They're gourds.

Unh!

Don, shh.

Hey, wha?

Heh heh heh! I thought I heard some noisy neighbors back

There. Come on out now, pteranodons and join the fun!

We, uh, didn't want to bother you.

So, uh, what are you doing with all the gourds, larry?

Glad you asked. As you all know, it's gourd season.

Gourd season?

The time of year when gourds grow. I grew up always

Celebrating this time of year.

And we did, too. It's so fun.

We collect different-sized gourds and put them all around

Our nest area.

So you just celebrate gourds?

Ha ha ha! Actually, buddy boy, it's a celebration of the

Autumn moon.

The autumn moon?

Yep. The big full autumn moon happens once a year,

Always around this time. We call it the autumn equinox, the

Day when it's exactly the same amount of daytime and nighttime.

Tonight's moon is gonna be completely full.

And it will be a certain color.

Hoot! Autumn moooon!

Moooon!

Attaboy.

Ahem. Well, uh, yeah, have fun with your gourds and

Moooon! We have a thing to do, so come on, kids.

What thing do we have to do, dad?

You know, that thing.

But this celebration sounds like so much fun. Can't we stay

And play with the gourds?

Look. This gourd looks like king crylophosaurus' crest.

[As king] thank you very much.

Ha ha! How do you like my horns? They're gourds! Gourds!

Awk! Did someone say gourds?

Hi, mom. It's gourd season.

Oh, mrs. P, welcome to our festivity.

The lambeosaurus family celebrates gourd season at the

Autumn moon.

And they go around collecting gourds.

Hoot! Larry, I found some of these bumpy ones. Oh, hello,

Pteranodon family. Happy gourd season!

Hello, mrs. Lambeosaurus!

Happy gourd season!

Happy gourd season?

We have the whole day planned. Larry, did you tell

Our neighbors about the patch?

The patch?

Ooh. It's the place where the most gourds grow, right

Near the big pond. You've heard of it, right?

Well, can't say I have, and I've been living in this region

For a long time, larry.

You've got to come with us and visit the patch. It's got

The best pum-- wait, wait, wait, wait,

Kids. Maybe we should keep it a surprise. I mean, what's at the

Patch. Hee hee! It will be more fun for the pteranodons!

Yeah! Good idea, dad!

So you'll come with us to the big pond.

Can we, mom and dad, please?

You know we would, but today I have to clean the beach and

Fix the nest. It's pretty broken, so I got to deal with

That.

[Sighs] but you know what? Heh. On

Second thought, team pteranodon will join you! Thanks for the

Invite.

Hey, hey!

Ooh!

Great! Toooo the dinosaur train!

Right behind you, larry.

Tickets, tickets, please.

Hello, pteranodon and lambeosaurus families.

Hello, mr. Conductor!

Oh! The whole neighborhood's here. What, pray tell, is the

Occasion?

We're all going to the big pond. It's the autumn moon

Celebration tonight.

Yep. We're gonna visit the patch.

Ooh! The patch!

But I think that not everyone believes there is a

Patch or a surprise there. Hmm?

Well, mr. P, you just may be pleasantly surprised. After

All, it is gourd season.

Oh, yes. I've heard.

Found these two funny ones yesterday.

Ohh!

Wow! Gourds must be the funniest looking vegetables

Ever.

Vegetables, huh? Interesting.

Voila! Gourds! You call them vegetables, buddy, but are

They? Take a look. All gourds have seeds in the middle.

Therefore, gourds are fruits, not vegetables.

Fruits?

In fact, all fruits have seeds in the middle, and what

Are the seeds for?

To make more gourds?

Correct, don. Now here's one more gourd, the biggest--

Hey, hey, hey. Uh, uh, mr.

Conductor, I wanted to keep this part a special festive

Secret. Hey, ho, oh. That's why I'm doing this funny dance. Oh,

Yeah. Ah ha ha ha!

Yeah, all right. Fine, larry. It will be our secret.

Thanks a lot. I just wanted to surprise the pteranodon

Family when we get to the patch.

How about the moon, dad?

Tell everybody about the moon.

Ooh! Right! Thank you, lily.

Ahem. Tonight there will be a very bright full special autumn

Moon.

Hoot! Autumn moooon!

Yes, indeed. It's the autumn equinox. Today the night and

The day will last just about the same amount of time, and

Tonight's moon will be a different color than normal. It

Will be-- uh, sorry to interrupt you

Again, mr. Conductor, but I wanted to keep the color of the

Full moon a surprise, too.

Yeah, fine. I guess we're done here.

I bet the moon will be colored blue!

I say green.

I hope it's shiny gold colored.

I say orange!

Well, before you know it, all surprises will be revealed

Because we're here! Big pond station! Next stop, big pond!

Enjoy your autumn moon, folks.

Hoot! Autumn moooon!

Huh. So I guess we're lost now.

Almost there, neighbor.

Ready for some big surprises, everyone? Ta-da! The patch!

Wow!

I've never seen anything like this before.

Me neither, buddy.

They're amazing!

You know, larry, I'm impressed. They are amazing.

I know. Aren't they?

So what kind of gourds are they, mr. Lambeosaurus?

Glad you asked, tiny. I call them pumpkins.

Pumpkins.

[Giggling] it's larry's nickname for

Them.

Well, they're so big and orange and special, I thought

These gourds deserved a special name.

[Giggling] well, there certainly are a

Lot of them.

Sure are. So what do you think, neighbors? Let's pick us

Some pumpkins!

Yeah!

And who will find the biggest, most orange pumpkin? I

Think I will as usual.

Well, we'll see about that.

I think I'll find the biggest one.

Awk! I will!

No, I will!

I will!

Ok. Ok, everybody. Line up, and on the count of --

, , , Pumpkins!

[Indistinct chatter]

Ok. On the count of , line up and show us your best. , ,

!

Look! Together, these sort of make a t. Rex.

Mine has a hootin' hadrosaur crest.

Oh, so does mine.

Hoot!

Hoot!

Ha ha ha! Nice one, honey.

This is the shiniest one I could find.

And my pumpkin is really tiny. Awk!

Don and I found this really big one.

[Laughter] well, sorry. I didn't have

Much luck.

Ooh!

I was kidding. Isn't it gorgeous?

Well, mrs. P, you have found the biggest pumpkin of all.

Very good work for a beginner.

Congratulations.

[Cheering] ready to carve faces in our

Pumpkins, dad?

Ooh! Thanks, lily. I almost forgot. Now comes the best part

Of all. We take the top off our pumpkin. Then we scoop out all

The seeds and stuff in the middle.

Eww! Gross!

Let's do it!

[Indistinct chatter] great. Then you carve a face

Into your pumpkin like this.

Wait. You carve a face in a gourd, which you call a

Pumpkin. Heh. I don't get it.

Why?

Awk! Because it's fun, dad!

Then what are we waiting for? Let's get carving!

[Cheering]

Aww.

I know. What fantastic pumpkins.

Oh, and just in time, too.

Look!

The autumn moon is rising!

Ooh! What color will it be?

It's orange!

I was right!

♪ La la moon ♪ everything is ready, pumpkin

Patchers. Now watch this trick.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Happy autumn moooon, everybody!

Hoot! Autumn moooon!

[Cheering and laughter]

Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. Isn't the moon

Amazing? It's a huge world that goes around our planet. The moon

And earth have been circling each other for billions of

Years. Back in the age of dinosaurs, the moon was much

Closer to the earth than it is now, so it looked a lot bigger

To the dinosaurs than it does to us today. A full moon happens

Once a month when the sun is on one side of the earth and the

Moon is on the other side.

During these times, you can see the full circle of the moon

Being lit up by the sun. Now when we see a big full moon in

Autumn, we often think of one thing, halloween!

[Doorbell rings] point of fact! Dinosaurs did

Not celebrate halloween. Thank you.

Well, that's definitely true, but there were big beautiful

Full moons even bigger than the full moons we see today. Ok.

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