02x25 - Dinosaur Train Submarine: Maisie Mosasaurus/Date Night
Posted: 02/28/24 10:56
Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today the pteranodon
Family goes underwater on the dinosaur train submarine, where
They'll meet a mosasaurus, 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]
Rawk! Let's play move like your favorite creature. Move
Like a troodon.
Now move like an ornithomimus.
Move like a big lizard with big flippers in the water.
[Humming] [all humming]
I wonder if there really is a big lizard with flippers that
Lives in the water.
A lizard with flippers?
Let's ask mom.
Mom!
Do you know any big lizards with big flippers that live in
The water?
Hmm. I was not expecting that question, but let me think.
Ehh.
Well, there's crocodilians, but they don't have big
Flippers, and ichthyosaurs aren't lizards, but I know who
Does know the answer to all your questions.
The conductor! Can we go ask him?
I think we may just have to.
And where can we find the conductor?
On the dinosaur train!
Ha ha ha! Let's go, team!
Yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Let's go!
Tickets, tickets, please.
Mr. Conductor?
Yes, buddy, my buddy?
Do you know any lizards that live in the water?
Hmm. Let's see, buddy. A lizard that lives in water.
Interesting. Ooh! I know of a wonderful creature called
Mosasaurus. Let's take a look.
Mosasaurus is a huge aquatic lizard. An adult can grow to be
Feet long and weigh tons, and look. The mosasaurus has a
Huge head and big jaws, and get a load of its long tail and
Powerful flippers.
It sort of looks like a crocodile.
But it's a really huge dinosaur.
Actually, shiny, mosasaurus is not a dinosaur. It's a huge
Lizard and can be quite an active predator.
How does the mosasaurus move? Does he swim by wiggling
His body like this and...
[Humming] uh, not quite, don.
Mosasaurus swim by holding their bodies very still and
Using their flippers to propel--that moves it
Forward--super-duper-fast.
Fast! I knew it!
Hmm. You know, we could go to see the real thing. Would
You like to go visit a mosasaurus on the dinosaur
Train submarine?
The dinosaur train submarine?! Yes!
How can we say no to a trip on the submarine?
To the dinosaur train submarine!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo indeed! Time tunnel! Time tunnel
Approaching, and this one's taking us under the sea!
Whoa! Fish!
[Cheering] all aboard the dinosaur
Train submarine!
Whoo-hoo!
Yes!
Ahead full and deeper into the cretaceous ocean.
I hope we get to go really, really deep down in the water
Today.
Yeah, me, too!
Uh, it's ok with me if we stay up closer to the surface.
Don't worry, shiny. Wherever we go on the submarine, we'll
Be together and safe.
Thanks, dad.
I bet we have to go down deep to find that mosasaurus
Sea lizard.
They're huge, so they can swim anywhere they want, so they
Probably go really deep, maybe to the bottom of the ocean.
Yeah! I bet they go there to hunt for food.
[Sigh] I guess we are going to the
Bottom of the ocean.
Rawk! What was that?
There it is again, and I see flippers!
Hello. Are you a mosasaurus?
Yes, I am. I'm maisie mosasaurus.
I'm tiny pteranodon, and this is my sister shiny and my
Brothers buddy and don and our mom and dad.
Hi, maisie!
Heh heh. Nice to meet you all. What's this thing you're
In?
It's the dinosaur train submarine. It can take us to
Any part of any ocean.
Don't forget the captain--mr. The conductor!
So this is the submarine.
I've heard of it, but I've never seen it.
And we've heard of mosasaurus but have never met
One till now, maisie.
I can't believe how fast you were swimming just now.
That's the great thing about being a mosasaurus. We can swim
Really fast.
Yeah. With your huge flippers.
Maisie, can we please see your teeth?
Sure. Look at these. Ahh!
Oops. I hope I didn't scare you. I just like to show of my
Choppers. That's what my dad calls teeth. He should be here
Any minute.
Buddy has some nice choppers, too. They help him
Eat meat.
Really? Let me see them, buddy!
Ok. Here are my choppers.
Ahh!
Wow! Best dinosaur teeth I've ever seen!
Do you want to see our pteranodon teeth?
Yep.
Ahh! Surprise! We're toothless!
[Rim shot] ha ha ha!
I bet with all your big teeth you can hunt and catch
Fish all over the ocean, especially way down deep.
Heh heh heh. Well, I'm not gonna swim down deep right now,
But how about if I swim really fast right here?
Whoa!
Cool!
So how fast can your sub go?
Pretty fast.
Hey. We should race. Maisie, let's race down deep into the
Ocean and then back up top here.
What?!
What?! Um, well, can we just race up here by the surface?
See, I'm waiting for my dad.
Did someone say dad?
Daddy! This is the pteranodon family and the
Conductor of the dinosaur train submarine.
Ha ha! Hey, everyone. Marvin mosasaurus. Ooh. That's a very
Nice contraption you got there.
Wow! What great choppers!
Ha ha ha!
I didn't know underwater lizards had such big teeth. I
Didn't even think that there really were underwater lizards
Till we met you today.
Yep! That's us.
Mr. Mosasaurus, I observe that you move just like the
Conductor said. You hold your bodies really still, and you
Use your flippers to move forward.
Ha ha ha! We have a name for it. We call it the mosasaurus
Move.
[Humming] maybe I can do the
Mosasaurus move, too. Rawk.
[Humming] [giggling]
Rawk! I know! How about if we race you in the submarine?
Oh, nothing wrong with a friendly competition, I like to
Say. Mom, dads?
Oh, sure!
I got to warn you, maisie and I are really fast.
But the submarine can go really fast, too.
Sounds like we have a contest.
Let's race to that wavy red plant over there.
Ready, on your mark...
Get set, go!
Come on! Faster, faster!
Whoo!
Good race, maisie!
Your submarine is fast, but I think we have more practice
Swimming underwater.
Maisie, now can we all race down deep? Let's see how deep
You can go.
, , , Go!
Wait! Come back up top. We have something to tell you.
[Inhale] I should have told you. We
Mosasaurus like to stay up near the surface of the water.
Really? I figured you loved swimming way down to the bottom
Of the ocean.
No. We like it up here. I'm glad I told you. I was worried
I'd have to swim down deep.
See, up here at the surface, we can catch and eat all different
Kinds of food, like fish, squid, ammonites.
We're not dive-down-deep creatures. We have to go out of
The water to breathe air. Then we come back underwater here.
I also like it up here because I can see the water
Surface--ha ha--and the sun!
I'm kind of scared of diving down deep.
Rawk? I feel the exact same way, maisie. To me, it feels
Icky and weird going down so deep.
Oh, I know. Plus, really, all the good fish are up here.
Well, I'm glad you told us, maisie.
Guess what! Our family--well, except buddy--we
All dive for fish that are just under the surface of the water.
Really? You do? Can we see how you pteranodons dive and
Fish?
Rawk! I'd love to show you.
And can we see how you and your dad catch fish, maisie.
I like it. It will be fun and educational.
And probably very yummy.
Fun, educational, and yummy?
Hoo hoo hoo! Let's do it!
Up submarine!
[Bell dings]
Rawk! Let's show them, team!
I see fish!
, , , Pteranodon!
Wow! Way to go, pteranodons!
Your turn, mosasaurus family.
, , ...
[Chomp] [cheering]
Way to go, my surface sister. Ha ha ha!
Rawk! Let's catch more fish!
[Chiming] folks, I'm sorry to break up
The party, but it's time to go back to the undersea station.
The dinosaur train has to keep on schedule.
Aww.
Great to meet you, maisie.
You, too, shiny! Bye, everyone!
Bye, maisie and marvin!
So long!
Great to see your choppers.
Hey. Let's see you do that mosasaurus move. Work those
Flippers.
[All humming] [giggling]
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. During the age
Of dinosaurs, while giant carnivores like t. Rex hunted
Animals on land, giant predators just as large swam in
The oceans, and one of the biggest of them all was
Mosasaurus. Mosasaurus was huge! It had a huge head, huge
Teeth, huge, powerful flippers, and a huge tail. The largest
Mosasaurus grew to about feet long and weighed tons!
That's bigger than t. Rex!
Mosasaurus was a predatory reptile, but it wasn't a
Dinosaur. Nope. It belongs to the same group of reptiles as
Lizards. In fact, some of the closest living relatives of
Mosasaurus alive today are giant land lizards like the
Komodo dragon. You can see they have a lot in common. For
Example, they both have big heads with plenty of sharp
Teeth, as well long, strong tails, but mosasaurus had
Flippers instead of legs and probably couldn't even come out
Of the water. Instead, it was an expert swimmer and a great
Hunter, feeding on fish, squid, and shelled creatures like
Ammonites. Isn't it amazing that millions of years ago
Reptiles living in the oceans were bigger than most dinosaurs
Roaming around on land? Ok.
Keep watching for more dinosaur discoveries!
Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today the
Pteranodon kids get their first baby-sitter and try to
Figure out what kinds of food she likes to eat, so come on
Along with on the dinosaur train. All aboard!
♪ Go, tiny go, don ♪
Don't drop them!
You're almost there! Keep going! Don't drop the nuts!
♪ Go, shiny go, buddy ♪
Waaugh!
Ohh!
Nice job, kids. It's a tie!
Yay! Good catch, mom!
Happy anniversary, hon!
Rawk! Aw. Thank you, dear.
You are the best husband ever.
Do you want to help me tell the kids about tonight's plan?
Oh. Tonight? We have a plan?
Very funny. Come here, kids.
We have something exciting to tell you. So you know that
Tonight is our anniversary, a celebration of the day that dad
And I met years ago.
Congratulations!
So to celebrate, something very special will happen
Tonight.
A party?
At troodon town?
With music, games, and food?
And shiny seashells for everyone?
Even better! You're going to have a baby-sitter.
[Gasp] heh heh. How great is that?
What do you think, team pteranodon?
Ok. Sounds fun, mom and dad.
Have a great time.
Awk! Hold it. We've never had a baby-sitter before.
I know, and that's why I found the best, most
Responsible, highly recommended baby-sitter around.
Plus we're not babies.
Just give it a chance, sweetie.
So, mom, just wondering.
Where did you find this baby-sitter, and what's her
Name? Will she feed us? What if someone gets hurt?
Calm down, kids. No one will get hurt, and everyone will eat.
I'm not expecting that anyone will get hurt, tiny.
What I do expect is that you will all listen to her and do
What she says.
The baby-sitter knows it's her job to keep you safe, and
Now you know it's your job to be on your very best behavior,
Right?
Right!
Oh. Here's keira now.
Hi, mr. And mrs. Pteranodon.
Hey, kids. I'm keira.
Hi.
Well, we're just having dinner on the dinosaur train,
So we won't be gone for very long.
Aw, take your time. We'll be fine.
It's the kids' first time with a sitter, but I know they
Will have so much fun with you.
I'm buddy! What kind of dinosaur are you?
What do you think I am?
Hmm. Feet with toes, sharp claws on your hands, a lot of
Feathers. I think you're a chirostenotes.
Wow! Great job, buddy. You really know your dinosaurs. Ok.
My turn to guess. Let's see.
Shiny, tiny, don.
Rawk! Perfect!
Do you have any experience baby-sitting, keira?
I do. I've sat for t*nk triceratops, arnie
Argentinosaurus, the oviraptor kids, and sally and simon
Stegosaurus. We played the slowest game of tag ever.
So you see? We're leaving you in good hands.
You'll be fine. You'll have a great time. No need to worry.
Bye! We'll be back soon!
Rawk!
Ok. What should we do first?
Don, what are you doing?
I'm not coming out until the baby-sitter is gone.
Too bad. You'll miss all the fun.
Well, I'm gonna visit the lambeosaurus kids.
Not this time, tiny. Today everyone will stay near the
Nest.
[Sniffs] mom lets us visit our neighbors.
Ok. Fine. I'll just draw a picture of keira.
Tiny, that's not very nice.
Heh. Here, tiny. You forgot my crest.
Wow, keira! Your claws are sharp.
Mom wouldn't draw on tiny's picture.
Ahem.
[Gasp] nice catch, keira! So I see
That your beak can catch food.
Heh heh. If you like that, watch this.
She eats nuts! Mom would definitely never do that.
So keira eats nuts. Is she a carnivore who eats meat or
Herbivore who eats plants or an omnivore that eats some of both?
I don't know, but if anyone needs me, I'll be digging more
Holes.
Why don't you guys tell me?
It's up to you to figure out what kind of eater I am.
All aboard the date night night train!
Ahh. Isn't this romantic, dear?
Yes. It's very nice.
Makes me think of our first date. Remember?
Heh. Sure. We visited that sea cove you like so much, and
Then I think we had fish.
Rawk! Who knew that years later we'd have beautiful
Kids?
Yeah. Speaking of the kids, I wonder how they're doing.
The kids? Oh, I'm sure they're having a great time
With keira.
Yeah. That's just what I was thinking. Nothing to worry
About.
Welcome to date night on the dinosaur train. Please have a
Look at our special romantic menu.
Well, you know, that's not really necessary. We're not
Staying for very long.
We'd love to see the menu, mr. Conductor.
Which meal can you make the fastest?
Hon, please relax. It's our special date night out.
Everything is fine back at the nest.
Well...
Mmm! Tasty.
So maybe keira's a herbivore.
Hey. Want to go down to the beach?
Sure! Don, come out so we can all go down to the beach.
Please tell the baby-sitter that I will go with you.
Um, sure, don.
This is so lovely. Oh! Look how the big pond sparkles in
The sunset.
Yeah. The pond is so much fun...with our kids. I miss
Them.
Tonight's special, our delish fish on a dish. Enjoy.
Thank you. Mmm. Smells heavenly. Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Heh. This makes me think about diving into the water
With the kids.
Eat your fish, dear.
Tiny sings a ditty about fish.
It's sweet that you miss the kids, hon, but tonight is about
Us.
Right. Us. Heh heh.
Mmm! Delicious! Let's go!
Hon, us. I'm sure the kids are having a great time with
Keira.
What's the baby-sitter making?
A sand pteranodon.
Ta-da! It's a...pteranosand.
Ha!
Tell the baby-sitter to make the wings bigger.
Ok. How's that, don? Oh.
Wouldn't these be nice as...
Jewelry! I love it!
Can we help?
Sure!
Ooh! A clamshell! That's meat! Maybe keira's a carnivore
Like us.
I knew it. Keira's eating meat.
She's a carnivore.
But she ate leaves before, and now look. She has seaweed.
So are you sure I'm a carnivore?
Ok. I think I know what you are. You're an--
Wait, buddy. I still want to guess.
Yeah! Me, too!
Ha ha ha!
Rawk. Everything is so good.
Even the water is tasty.
Shiny and tiny like water.
And just feel the evening breeze. The air is so nice and
Warm.
Buddy and don breathe air.
Hon, please relax. It's our date night. Let's enjoy it.
You're--you're right. Ok.
Heh heh. I'm--i'm relaxed.
Oh, ho! Oh, listen to that.
Wow!
♪ So you two are out for the night
Don't things look nice by candlelight
Mom's never looked prettier dad's never seemed wittier
Now here comes our lovely refrain
It's date night on the dinosaur train
Just our two favorite passengers remain
Poor dad was feeling nervous ♪
Not anymore!
♪ Love the service 'cause it's date night
On the dinosaur train ♪ oh. That was wonderful!
Yeah! I loved it! You know who else would have loved
It? The kids.
Hon.
Heh heh.
Mmm. Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Ew! She eats bugs!
She does? I eat bugs, too.
Lots of creatures eat bugs.
They're called insectivores.
So we've seen keira eat nuts and leaves.
And clams and bugs. It doesn't make any sense.
Don't forget she also ate seaweed.
[Scratching] wow! You're a great digger.
Oops! I just talked to keira.
Hey, buddy. Please tell the baby-sitter she dug the best
Hole ever.
Don says you dug the best hole ever. Don, I think you can
Talk to keira now. Come on. Try it.
Keira, you eat meat and plants and insects. Are you an
Omni, uh--omni-d-d-d-- omnivore!
Excellent, don! You're all correct. I am an omnivore.
Omnivores eat all kinds of things, meat, bugs, and plants.
We knew it!
You know, I actually did have fun on our date. Sorry if
I was nervous. Heh. Just miss the kids so much.
Rawk. That's sweet. I miss them, too. Let's head back.
It's getting late.
Right. Let's go, let's go, lets go!
Thanks for everything! Bye!
They probably missed us so much.
Yeah. I bet they cried the whole time.
[Laughing] and then we ran and ran and
Escaped the volcano, and then my mom gave us leaves and fish
And meat and nuts. We had a huge feast.
Wow! Great story! Thanks, keira!
Keira, I'm sorry I wouldn't talk to you when you first got
Here.
Rawk. And we were kind of mean.
We're sorry, too.
Kids, we're home!
Oh. Hi, dad.
Heh. You see, hon? You didn't have to worry at all.
Hey, dad. Maybe tomorrow night--
You want to have a special family night? Absolutely.
Um, actually, I was thinking that maybe you and mom could go
On another date night.
Yeah! And keira can come back!
Ha ha ha! Well, whenever you want, I'd love to baby-sit
Again. Anytime! Bye, pteranodon family. See you next time!
Bye, keira!
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the
Paleontologist, and, this is chirostenotes. It was a
Feathered dinosaur with a toothless beak, a bony crest,
And big claws. Paleontologists
Think that chirostenotes was an omnivore. That means it ate
Plants and animals. Another dinosaur that might have been
An omnivore is troodon, like the conductor. There are lots
Of omnivores alive today. You probably know some of them.
Crows, bears, squirrels, and pigs are all omnivores. Another
Omnivore I bet you've heard of is--hey. Wait a minute! That's
Me! Well, I am an omnivore just like you are! Yup. We humans are
Omnivores, too! We eat fruits and vegetables and beef,
Chicken, and fish. Don't forget to eat a balanced diet,
Including plenty of fruits and vegetables, so you'll grow up to
Be strong and healthy. Ok.
Omnivores, remember, get outside, get into nature, and
Make your own discoveries!
We love playing games!
Like all aboard!
You can play, too, online at pbskids.org!
And lots of other games!
There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs!
♪ 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 ♪
Family goes underwater on the dinosaur train submarine, where
They'll meet a mosasaurus, 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]
Rawk! Let's play move like your favorite creature. Move
Like a troodon.
Now move like an ornithomimus.
Move like a big lizard with big flippers in the water.
[Humming] [all humming]
I wonder if there really is a big lizard with flippers that
Lives in the water.
A lizard with flippers?
Let's ask mom.
Mom!
Do you know any big lizards with big flippers that live in
The water?
Hmm. I was not expecting that question, but let me think.
Ehh.
Well, there's crocodilians, but they don't have big
Flippers, and ichthyosaurs aren't lizards, but I know who
Does know the answer to all your questions.
The conductor! Can we go ask him?
I think we may just have to.
And where can we find the conductor?
On the dinosaur train!
Ha ha ha! Let's go, team!
Yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Let's go!
Tickets, tickets, please.
Mr. Conductor?
Yes, buddy, my buddy?
Do you know any lizards that live in the water?
Hmm. Let's see, buddy. A lizard that lives in water.
Interesting. Ooh! I know of a wonderful creature called
Mosasaurus. Let's take a look.
Mosasaurus is a huge aquatic lizard. An adult can grow to be
Feet long and weigh tons, and look. The mosasaurus has a
Huge head and big jaws, and get a load of its long tail and
Powerful flippers.
It sort of looks like a crocodile.
But it's a really huge dinosaur.
Actually, shiny, mosasaurus is not a dinosaur. It's a huge
Lizard and can be quite an active predator.
How does the mosasaurus move? Does he swim by wiggling
His body like this and...
[Humming] uh, not quite, don.
Mosasaurus swim by holding their bodies very still and
Using their flippers to propel--that moves it
Forward--super-duper-fast.
Fast! I knew it!
Hmm. You know, we could go to see the real thing. Would
You like to go visit a mosasaurus on the dinosaur
Train submarine?
The dinosaur train submarine?! Yes!
How can we say no to a trip on the submarine?
To the dinosaur train submarine!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo indeed! Time tunnel! Time tunnel
Approaching, and this one's taking us under the sea!
Whoa! Fish!
[Cheering] all aboard the dinosaur
Train submarine!
Whoo-hoo!
Yes!
Ahead full and deeper into the cretaceous ocean.
I hope we get to go really, really deep down in the water
Today.
Yeah, me, too!
Uh, it's ok with me if we stay up closer to the surface.
Don't worry, shiny. Wherever we go on the submarine, we'll
Be together and safe.
Thanks, dad.
I bet we have to go down deep to find that mosasaurus
Sea lizard.
They're huge, so they can swim anywhere they want, so they
Probably go really deep, maybe to the bottom of the ocean.
Yeah! I bet they go there to hunt for food.
[Sigh] I guess we are going to the
Bottom of the ocean.
Rawk! What was that?
There it is again, and I see flippers!
Hello. Are you a mosasaurus?
Yes, I am. I'm maisie mosasaurus.
I'm tiny pteranodon, and this is my sister shiny and my
Brothers buddy and don and our mom and dad.
Hi, maisie!
Heh heh. Nice to meet you all. What's this thing you're
In?
It's the dinosaur train submarine. It can take us to
Any part of any ocean.
Don't forget the captain--mr. The conductor!
So this is the submarine.
I've heard of it, but I've never seen it.
And we've heard of mosasaurus but have never met
One till now, maisie.
I can't believe how fast you were swimming just now.
That's the great thing about being a mosasaurus. We can swim
Really fast.
Yeah. With your huge flippers.
Maisie, can we please see your teeth?
Sure. Look at these. Ahh!
Oops. I hope I didn't scare you. I just like to show of my
Choppers. That's what my dad calls teeth. He should be here
Any minute.
Buddy has some nice choppers, too. They help him
Eat meat.
Really? Let me see them, buddy!
Ok. Here are my choppers.
Ahh!
Wow! Best dinosaur teeth I've ever seen!
Do you want to see our pteranodon teeth?
Yep.
Ahh! Surprise! We're toothless!
[Rim shot] ha ha ha!
I bet with all your big teeth you can hunt and catch
Fish all over the ocean, especially way down deep.
Heh heh heh. Well, I'm not gonna swim down deep right now,
But how about if I swim really fast right here?
Whoa!
Cool!
So how fast can your sub go?
Pretty fast.
Hey. We should race. Maisie, let's race down deep into the
Ocean and then back up top here.
What?!
What?! Um, well, can we just race up here by the surface?
See, I'm waiting for my dad.
Did someone say dad?
Daddy! This is the pteranodon family and the
Conductor of the dinosaur train submarine.
Ha ha! Hey, everyone. Marvin mosasaurus. Ooh. That's a very
Nice contraption you got there.
Wow! What great choppers!
Ha ha ha!
I didn't know underwater lizards had such big teeth. I
Didn't even think that there really were underwater lizards
Till we met you today.
Yep! That's us.
Mr. Mosasaurus, I observe that you move just like the
Conductor said. You hold your bodies really still, and you
Use your flippers to move forward.
Ha ha ha! We have a name for it. We call it the mosasaurus
Move.
[Humming] maybe I can do the
Mosasaurus move, too. Rawk.
[Humming] [giggling]
Rawk! I know! How about if we race you in the submarine?
Oh, nothing wrong with a friendly competition, I like to
Say. Mom, dads?
Oh, sure!
I got to warn you, maisie and I are really fast.
But the submarine can go really fast, too.
Sounds like we have a contest.
Let's race to that wavy red plant over there.
Ready, on your mark...
Get set, go!
Come on! Faster, faster!
Whoo!
Good race, maisie!
Your submarine is fast, but I think we have more practice
Swimming underwater.
Maisie, now can we all race down deep? Let's see how deep
You can go.
, , , Go!
Wait! Come back up top. We have something to tell you.
[Inhale] I should have told you. We
Mosasaurus like to stay up near the surface of the water.
Really? I figured you loved swimming way down to the bottom
Of the ocean.
No. We like it up here. I'm glad I told you. I was worried
I'd have to swim down deep.
See, up here at the surface, we can catch and eat all different
Kinds of food, like fish, squid, ammonites.
We're not dive-down-deep creatures. We have to go out of
The water to breathe air. Then we come back underwater here.
I also like it up here because I can see the water
Surface--ha ha--and the sun!
I'm kind of scared of diving down deep.
Rawk? I feel the exact same way, maisie. To me, it feels
Icky and weird going down so deep.
Oh, I know. Plus, really, all the good fish are up here.
Well, I'm glad you told us, maisie.
Guess what! Our family--well, except buddy--we
All dive for fish that are just under the surface of the water.
Really? You do? Can we see how you pteranodons dive and
Fish?
Rawk! I'd love to show you.
And can we see how you and your dad catch fish, maisie.
I like it. It will be fun and educational.
And probably very yummy.
Fun, educational, and yummy?
Hoo hoo hoo! Let's do it!
Up submarine!
[Bell dings]
Rawk! Let's show them, team!
I see fish!
, , , Pteranodon!
Wow! Way to go, pteranodons!
Your turn, mosasaurus family.
, , ...
[Chomp] [cheering]
Way to go, my surface sister. Ha ha ha!
Rawk! Let's catch more fish!
[Chiming] folks, I'm sorry to break up
The party, but it's time to go back to the undersea station.
The dinosaur train has to keep on schedule.
Aww.
Great to meet you, maisie.
You, too, shiny! Bye, everyone!
Bye, maisie and marvin!
So long!
Great to see your choppers.
Hey. Let's see you do that mosasaurus move. Work those
Flippers.
[All humming] [giggling]
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist. During the age
Of dinosaurs, while giant carnivores like t. Rex hunted
Animals on land, giant predators just as large swam in
The oceans, and one of the biggest of them all was
Mosasaurus. Mosasaurus was huge! It had a huge head, huge
Teeth, huge, powerful flippers, and a huge tail. The largest
Mosasaurus grew to about feet long and weighed tons!
That's bigger than t. Rex!
Mosasaurus was a predatory reptile, but it wasn't a
Dinosaur. Nope. It belongs to the same group of reptiles as
Lizards. In fact, some of the closest living relatives of
Mosasaurus alive today are giant land lizards like the
Komodo dragon. You can see they have a lot in common. For
Example, they both have big heads with plenty of sharp
Teeth, as well long, strong tails, but mosasaurus had
Flippers instead of legs and probably couldn't even come out
Of the water. Instead, it was an expert swimmer and a great
Hunter, feeding on fish, squid, and shelled creatures like
Ammonites. Isn't it amazing that millions of years ago
Reptiles living in the oceans were bigger than most dinosaurs
Roaming around on land? Ok.
Keep watching for more dinosaur discoveries!
Hello, folks. It's me the conductor. Today the
Pteranodon kids get their first baby-sitter and try to
Figure out what kinds of food she likes to eat, so come on
Along with on the dinosaur train. All aboard!
♪ Go, tiny go, don ♪
Don't drop them!
You're almost there! Keep going! Don't drop the nuts!
♪ Go, shiny go, buddy ♪
Waaugh!
Ohh!
Nice job, kids. It's a tie!
Yay! Good catch, mom!
Happy anniversary, hon!
Rawk! Aw. Thank you, dear.
You are the best husband ever.
Do you want to help me tell the kids about tonight's plan?
Oh. Tonight? We have a plan?
Very funny. Come here, kids.
We have something exciting to tell you. So you know that
Tonight is our anniversary, a celebration of the day that dad
And I met years ago.
Congratulations!
So to celebrate, something very special will happen
Tonight.
A party?
At troodon town?
With music, games, and food?
And shiny seashells for everyone?
Even better! You're going to have a baby-sitter.
[Gasp] heh heh. How great is that?
What do you think, team pteranodon?
Ok. Sounds fun, mom and dad.
Have a great time.
Awk! Hold it. We've never had a baby-sitter before.
I know, and that's why I found the best, most
Responsible, highly recommended baby-sitter around.
Plus we're not babies.
Just give it a chance, sweetie.
So, mom, just wondering.
Where did you find this baby-sitter, and what's her
Name? Will she feed us? What if someone gets hurt?
Calm down, kids. No one will get hurt, and everyone will eat.
I'm not expecting that anyone will get hurt, tiny.
What I do expect is that you will all listen to her and do
What she says.
The baby-sitter knows it's her job to keep you safe, and
Now you know it's your job to be on your very best behavior,
Right?
Right!
Oh. Here's keira now.
Hi, mr. And mrs. Pteranodon.
Hey, kids. I'm keira.
Hi.
Well, we're just having dinner on the dinosaur train,
So we won't be gone for very long.
Aw, take your time. We'll be fine.
It's the kids' first time with a sitter, but I know they
Will have so much fun with you.
I'm buddy! What kind of dinosaur are you?
What do you think I am?
Hmm. Feet with toes, sharp claws on your hands, a lot of
Feathers. I think you're a chirostenotes.
Wow! Great job, buddy. You really know your dinosaurs. Ok.
My turn to guess. Let's see.
Shiny, tiny, don.
Rawk! Perfect!
Do you have any experience baby-sitting, keira?
I do. I've sat for t*nk triceratops, arnie
Argentinosaurus, the oviraptor kids, and sally and simon
Stegosaurus. We played the slowest game of tag ever.
So you see? We're leaving you in good hands.
You'll be fine. You'll have a great time. No need to worry.
Bye! We'll be back soon!
Rawk!
Ok. What should we do first?
Don, what are you doing?
I'm not coming out until the baby-sitter is gone.
Too bad. You'll miss all the fun.
Well, I'm gonna visit the lambeosaurus kids.
Not this time, tiny. Today everyone will stay near the
Nest.
[Sniffs] mom lets us visit our neighbors.
Ok. Fine. I'll just draw a picture of keira.
Tiny, that's not very nice.
Heh. Here, tiny. You forgot my crest.
Wow, keira! Your claws are sharp.
Mom wouldn't draw on tiny's picture.
Ahem.
[Gasp] nice catch, keira! So I see
That your beak can catch food.
Heh heh. If you like that, watch this.
She eats nuts! Mom would definitely never do that.
So keira eats nuts. Is she a carnivore who eats meat or
Herbivore who eats plants or an omnivore that eats some of both?
I don't know, but if anyone needs me, I'll be digging more
Holes.
Why don't you guys tell me?
It's up to you to figure out what kind of eater I am.
All aboard the date night night train!
Ahh. Isn't this romantic, dear?
Yes. It's very nice.
Makes me think of our first date. Remember?
Heh. Sure. We visited that sea cove you like so much, and
Then I think we had fish.
Rawk! Who knew that years later we'd have beautiful
Kids?
Yeah. Speaking of the kids, I wonder how they're doing.
The kids? Oh, I'm sure they're having a great time
With keira.
Yeah. That's just what I was thinking. Nothing to worry
About.
Welcome to date night on the dinosaur train. Please have a
Look at our special romantic menu.
Well, you know, that's not really necessary. We're not
Staying for very long.
We'd love to see the menu, mr. Conductor.
Which meal can you make the fastest?
Hon, please relax. It's our special date night out.
Everything is fine back at the nest.
Well...
Mmm! Tasty.
So maybe keira's a herbivore.
Hey. Want to go down to the beach?
Sure! Don, come out so we can all go down to the beach.
Please tell the baby-sitter that I will go with you.
Um, sure, don.
This is so lovely. Oh! Look how the big pond sparkles in
The sunset.
Yeah. The pond is so much fun...with our kids. I miss
Them.
Tonight's special, our delish fish on a dish. Enjoy.
Thank you. Mmm. Smells heavenly. Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Heh. This makes me think about diving into the water
With the kids.
Eat your fish, dear.
Tiny sings a ditty about fish.
It's sweet that you miss the kids, hon, but tonight is about
Us.
Right. Us. Heh heh.
Mmm! Delicious! Let's go!
Hon, us. I'm sure the kids are having a great time with
Keira.
What's the baby-sitter making?
A sand pteranodon.
Ta-da! It's a...pteranosand.
Ha!
Tell the baby-sitter to make the wings bigger.
Ok. How's that, don? Oh.
Wouldn't these be nice as...
Jewelry! I love it!
Can we help?
Sure!
Ooh! A clamshell! That's meat! Maybe keira's a carnivore
Like us.
I knew it. Keira's eating meat.
She's a carnivore.
But she ate leaves before, and now look. She has seaweed.
So are you sure I'm a carnivore?
Ok. I think I know what you are. You're an--
Wait, buddy. I still want to guess.
Yeah! Me, too!
Ha ha ha!
Rawk. Everything is so good.
Even the water is tasty.
Shiny and tiny like water.
And just feel the evening breeze. The air is so nice and
Warm.
Buddy and don breathe air.
Hon, please relax. It's our date night. Let's enjoy it.
You're--you're right. Ok.
Heh heh. I'm--i'm relaxed.
Oh, ho! Oh, listen to that.
Wow!
♪ So you two are out for the night
Don't things look nice by candlelight
Mom's never looked prettier dad's never seemed wittier
Now here comes our lovely refrain
It's date night on the dinosaur train
Just our two favorite passengers remain
Poor dad was feeling nervous ♪
Not anymore!
♪ Love the service 'cause it's date night
On the dinosaur train ♪ oh. That was wonderful!
Yeah! I loved it! You know who else would have loved
It? The kids.
Hon.
Heh heh.
Mmm. Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Ew! She eats bugs!
She does? I eat bugs, too.
Lots of creatures eat bugs.
They're called insectivores.
So we've seen keira eat nuts and leaves.
And clams and bugs. It doesn't make any sense.
Don't forget she also ate seaweed.
[Scratching] wow! You're a great digger.
Oops! I just talked to keira.
Hey, buddy. Please tell the baby-sitter she dug the best
Hole ever.
Don says you dug the best hole ever. Don, I think you can
Talk to keira now. Come on. Try it.
Keira, you eat meat and plants and insects. Are you an
Omni, uh--omni-d-d-d-- omnivore!
Excellent, don! You're all correct. I am an omnivore.
Omnivores eat all kinds of things, meat, bugs, and plants.
We knew it!
You know, I actually did have fun on our date. Sorry if
I was nervous. Heh. Just miss the kids so much.
Rawk. That's sweet. I miss them, too. Let's head back.
It's getting late.
Right. Let's go, let's go, lets go!
Thanks for everything! Bye!
They probably missed us so much.
Yeah. I bet they cried the whole time.
[Laughing] and then we ran and ran and
Escaped the volcano, and then my mom gave us leaves and fish
And meat and nuts. We had a huge feast.
Wow! Great story! Thanks, keira!
Keira, I'm sorry I wouldn't talk to you when you first got
Here.
Rawk. And we were kind of mean.
We're sorry, too.
Kids, we're home!
Oh. Hi, dad.
Heh. You see, hon? You didn't have to worry at all.
Hey, dad. Maybe tomorrow night--
You want to have a special family night? Absolutely.
Um, actually, I was thinking that maybe you and mom could go
On another date night.
Yeah! And keira can come back!
Ha ha ha! Well, whenever you want, I'd love to baby-sit
Again. Anytime! Bye, pteranodon family. See you next time!
Bye, keira!
Hi, there. I'm dr. Scott the
Paleontologist, and, this is chirostenotes. It was a
Feathered dinosaur with a toothless beak, a bony crest,
And big claws. Paleontologists
Think that chirostenotes was an omnivore. That means it ate
Plants and animals. Another dinosaur that might have been
An omnivore is troodon, like the conductor. There are lots
Of omnivores alive today. You probably know some of them.
Crows, bears, squirrels, and pigs are all omnivores. Another
Omnivore I bet you've heard of is--hey. Wait a minute! That's
Me! Well, I am an omnivore just like you are! Yup. We humans are
Omnivores, too! We eat fruits and vegetables and beef,
Chicken, and fish. Don't forget to eat a balanced diet,
Including plenty of fruits and vegetables, so you'll grow up to
Be strong and healthy. Ok.
Omnivores, remember, get outside, get into nature, and
Make your own discoveries!
We love playing games!
Like all aboard!
You can play, too, online at pbskids.org!
And lots of other games!
There's so much to learn about all kinds of dinosaurs!
♪ 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 ♪