03x11 - Best Ever Babysitter/Plant a Tree

[bunniefuu]

- Hello, folks.

It's me, the conductor.

Today the pteranodon kids stay at home

With their favorite babysitter, kiera,

And learn all about bug habitats.

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, her 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 ♪

- ♪ We're gonna ride ♪

- ♪ Ride, ride, ride, ride ♪

[Train whistle toots]

- ♪ The dinosaur train ♪

- [Roaring]

- I'm open, shiny!

- Go get it, don!

- Hiyah!

- Look up!

[Grunts]

- [Laughs, grunts]

- [Grunts]

Both: goal! Whoo-hoo!

- [Chuckles] hey, good game, kids.

Nice teamwork!

- [Squawks]

Come here, everyone.

We have a surprise.

- What's the surprise?

Are we getting a bigger nest?

- Or all the fish in the world?

- Even better.

Your dad and I

Are going on a special date night

And someone is coming over to babysit:

Kiera chirostenotes.

Kids: hooray!

Hi, kiera!

[Kids laugh]

- [Laughs] hi, guys.

What a greeting.

- I'm glad kiera could come today.

The kids love her so much.

- Yeah, she's the greatest.

[Gasps] oh, no.

- What's wrong?

- I forgot to get you--

Tap, tap!

A bouquet for you, hon.

- Aw.

- You look great, mom!

Dad, tell her she looks great.

- You look great, hon.

- Did you do something different with your wings, mom?

- Why, no, I just--

- Well, they look great!

Okay, you don't want to be late.

- Order extra dessert!

Kids: bye, mom and dad!

[Both laugh]

- Kids.

- All right.

Have a great time with kiera.

Listen to her,

Be nice to each other,

And don't fight.

- Don't worry.

Your kids are the best.

We'll have fun.

You should too.

Both: okay, then!

Bye!

- [Squawks]

- So what should we do first?

- Let's rearrange my whole nature collection.

We can start with the rocks and pebbles

And then twigs.

- Let's make a feast!

Dessert can be a seven-layer fish cake.

- No, let's build a nest on the beach

Covered with really, really shiny shells!

- We could play a game.

- A game! Now, that sounds manageable.

- Yeah!

A running, flying, diving, climbing game!

We can even give out awards at the end.

- Wow, you guys have a lot of ideas.

- [Squawks]

Here's our date night train.

- Hello, pteranodons.

All aboard for a special date night.

[Upbeat music]

- It looks lovely in here.

- Please have a seat.

Your waiter will be with you shortly.

Both: thank you.

- It's so nice to relax and know

That kiera has everything under control back at the nest.

- Yeah, the kids are so happy when they're with her.

[Kids shouting excitedly]

- Let's do my collection!

- Let's play a game!

A nature game!

- Let's make a big meal! Come on!

- Let's do my idea!

You'll love making a nest

And doing what I say!

- [Whistles loudly]

[Chuckles] I like all your ideas,

But first, I have something to show you.

Follow me.

- Tonight's date night dinner

Will be one you'll remember forever!

It'll be served on the beach at the big pond.

- Really?

Ooh, I can't wait!

- I love the beach

And the big pond

And eating.

- And on the way there,

I thought it might be fun

To visit some of the train cars

That you don't usually see at night.

Follow me!

- It's just around this bend.

There.

- Um, that's a big dead log.

- Right!

- Are we going to play...

A balancing game on it?

- Or plant a new garden inside it?

- Great guesses, but, actually,

We are going to discover a whole new world

Right underneath it.

[Grunts]

- Wow!

- Cool.

- Bugs.

- Ew.

- I forgot how beautiful it is here.

- And relaxing.

- And friendly.

Both: oh! Laura. Hi.

- I trust you are enjoying your special date.

- We certainly are.

- I wonder if you'd like me

To draw a special picture of you two

To commemorate your evening.

- Oh, sure.

We'll pose.

Come on, hon.

- Oh, there!

That's perfect.

[Laughter]

- There's one with antennae,

And that one has black eyes.

Ooh! And here's one.

- With a bunch of eyes

And so many feet!

- Okay, so they have a lot of feet,

But I don't get what's so great

About poking around under an old dead log.

- Hmm, did you know

That even though the log is dead

There's more life in an old rotting log

Than in a whole living tree?

- Really? How?

- Dead trees are a source of food

For lots and lots of different creatures.

- Like these bugs? [Gasps]

- Exactly.

Everything that lives,

Including trees,

Decomposes into food

That helps other living things survive and grow.

- [Squawks]

That's pretty amazing

For a rotten log.

- So nothing gets wasted?

- Right, shiny.

There's no waste in nature.

- What else is under there?

- Ooh, look at that!

- That's great!

- Ready for your specially-prepared,

One-of-a-kind, date night dinner?

- [Squawks] yes!

I'm so excited.

- I'm so hungry...

[Chuckles] and excited.

- Perfect!

'Cause we're here.

Big pond station,

Next stop!

[Train hisses]

- Look.

Mine is kicking its feet.

- Mine's eating a dead leaf!

- Mine is really good at squirming.

- Mine has the shiniest shell.

- Yep, those are all great insects.

- Ooh, kiera, can we bring the log

Over to the nest?

Then we could play with our bug friends

Whenever we want.

- That would be fun,

But not so much fun for the bugs.

Their whole habitat

Would really get shaken up by the move.

- Yeah, they're so tiny.

Moving it would be like an earthquake for them.

- Right; it's better just to leave the log here

Where we found it.

- [Sighs]

At least we can still visit.

- Two open-faced fish-wich grandes

For your date night dining pleasure.

- Oh! Everything is so beautiful.

- Mmm, yeah! And delicious.

[Gulps]

- How is your meal?

- Delightful!

So tasty.

- Then you'll love your next course.

Shellfish a la big pond.

- Ooh, look at you,

Eating shellfish for once.

- [Chuckles] well, it's just served up so nice.

I can't help myself.

Besides, I wouldn't want them

To think we're not having a good time.

- Because we are.

- Wait till you get to dessert!

It's simply amazing!

- [Slurps, gulps]

We're ready!

- And so are we.

A frothy fish pudding for two.

Both: oh, amazing!

- Told you!

- Okay, guys, time to get ready for--ah!

- It's just for one night.

- It's a bug sleepover.

- They're our new nature tracker log friends.

- [Laughs nervously]

I think he loves me.

- [Chuckles] aw.

Don't you all like to sleep in your own nest?

Kids: yes.

- The bugs do too.

They'll be happier in their log home.

Come on.

Let's take 'em back.

Kids: okay.

- I'll miss you, squirmy.

- Don't worry, don.

We'll go visit squirmy tomorrow.

- [Sighs]

What a perfect evening.

- Yeah, I don't know.

It seems like it's missing one thing.

- Beautiful views,

Amazing dinner,

A gorgeous drawing.

The perfect date.

What's possibly missing?

- This.

[Romantic acoustic guitar music]

- [Swoons]

- ♪ The sun has set ♪

♪ It's a lovely view ♪

♪ But no one is lovelier than you ♪

♪ Our food was tasty ♪

♪ Every plate ♪

♪ Even our babysitter's great ♪

♪ And now we're all alone, my queen ♪

♪ The prettiest pteranodon ♪

♪ That I have ever seen ♪

[Trills]

- Oh!

[Squawks]

When did you take guitar lessons?

[Train screeches]

- Come back for another date!

- [Squawks]

Oh, it was wonderful.

Thank you so much.

- A great night, mr. Conductor.

Thanks.

- Well, that was just perfect.

- It was fantastic.

- And I'm so thankful for kiera.

She makes it easy to relax

When we know the kids are safe and happy with her.

- [Chuckles] yeah.

We're pretty great parents, aren't we?

- [Whispers] everything is so quiet.

- [Whispers] yeah, kids must be asleep.

Let's just sneak over and peek at them.

- [Squawks loudly]

- Oh, my gosh! Where are the kids?

- Where's kiera?

Look in the trees!

Check the beach!

And the cave.

- Track their claw prints!

- Whose claw prints?

[Both sigh]

- Hey, mom and dad.

You're home.

- Oh, you're home!

- We didn't know where you were is all.

- Everyone is fine.

We were just putting some things

Back where they came from.

- We like bugs now!

- And dead logs!

- I always liked bugs.

- Guess what!

Dead trees have more living stuff in them

Than live trees.

- Well, it looks like

Everyone had a great time.

- And learned a lot.

Thank you so much, kiera.

- Anytime.

Your kids are lots of fun.

Bye, everyone!

- I feel a group hug coming on.

- You're so fun!

- Bye!

- Please babysit us again soon!

- Really soon!

- I'll let you hold squirmy.

- [Laughs]

- [Yawns]

Well, I for one am tired.

[Chuckles] let's go to sleep.

- The perfect ending to the perfect day.

Good night, kids.

Kids: good night, mom!

Good night, dad!

[All snoring]

- [Squawks]

What's that under my head?

[Dramatic music]

- [Gasps]

- [Laughs]

Well, I took most of the bugs back to their log.

- This is only some of the bugs?

- Yep, and they all live in a rotting log.

That's jakey. That's sam.

He's the shiny one.

Those ones over there

Are kylie and cole and reese!

- [Sighs] oh, don.

- Hi there.

I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.

Check out this amazing tree.

Trees are nice to look at,

And they also help the environment

By making the oxygen we breathe

And by providing homes

To all kinds of animals,

Like birds, squirrels,

Monkeys, and raccoons.

But did you know

That trees continue to help the environment

Even after they've d*ed?

Take a look

At this rotting, old, fallen tree.

It's going through something called decomposition.

That means the tree is slowly breaking apart

As it's eaten by animals like termites and worms.

Smaller trees might take just a few years to decompose,

But a large tree can take hundreds of years to decompose.

And in the meantime,

A decomposing tree makes a great home

And food source

For lots of different creatures,

Like beetles, ants, wasps, and spiders.

Along with other really small animals,

Like millipedes and wood lice,

They make sure that no part of an old tree

Goes to waste.

In a way, these animals are actually recycling

The decomposing tree.

So trees play a very important role in the forest

When they're alive and healthy

And even after they've stopped living.

Okay, remember, get outside,

Get into nature,

And make your own discoveries.

- Hello, folks.

It's me, the conductor.

Today the pteranodon kids

Are having a special day with their grandparents,

And they get to plant their own tree!

So come on along with me

On the dinosaur train.

All aboard!

[Kids giggling]

- Okay, nature trackers,

Ready to play catch the sticks?

- [Squawks] ready!

- Throw 'em, buddy.

- [Grunts]

- [Chomps]

- [Grunts]

- [Grunts]

- Hey, where did tiny go?

- She's not there.

I think she's hiding.

- Well, then, let's find her.

Come out, come out...

All: wherever you are!

- Oh, well.

Let's head back, then.

- [Gasps] I knew it!

You're in your tiny place.

- [Squawks] yep!

I'm in my very own tiny place.

- Wait, how come tiny's the only one

With her own tree?

I wish I had my own tree

With a don's place in it.

- I guess I got the idea from dad.

He's got his own tree too.

[Together] oh, yeah!

Let's go see it!

[Kids laugh and squawk]

Hey, dad!

- What's the password?

- Um, fish?

- Correct!

[Laughs] hi, kids.

I was just hanging out in my tree.

It's kind of my dad place.

- What kind of tree is this, dad?

- Well, this is a sycamore tree, buddy,

Like a lot of the trees in this area.

- [Squawks] time to go to the train station, kids.

- Oh, right, of course.

Today's your special visiting day with...

Kids: grandma and grandpa!

- Should we bring anything to grandma and grandpa's nest?

It's a long trip,

- Actually, grandma and grandpa

Are coming here for the day

To stay with you kids.

Kids: really? Yay!

- And while you play with grandma and grandpa,

Your mom and I are gonna have a day at the beach,

Just the two of us.

Both: ooh! Fun!

- Time to meet the dinosaur train

At the station.

All: to the dinosaur train!

[All squawk and roar]

- [Giggles]

[Train screeches and hisses]

- Pteranodons, t. Rex, omnivores, and carnivores,

Please, flap your wings and clap your hands

For the two pterosaurs we all adore,

Grandma and grandpa pteranodon!

[Kids cheering]

- Ooh, hoo-hoo-hoo!

Hi, kids!

Great to see you.

- Group hug.

[All laughing]

- Well, pteranodon family,

Have a fantastic day together!

Bye!

All: bye, mr. Conductor!

[Train whistle toots]

- Well, team, let's fly back to our nest.

- We can make a big meal and play dinoball.

- We can find new shells!

- I'll show you my collection section.

- This is gonna be a great nature trackers day!

- Ooh, I like all your plans.

- I have other ideas! - Me too!

- Me three! - Me four!

- Now, kids, calm down.

Try not to all talk at once.

Kids: okay! We'll try not to!

- Remember, play nice,

Listen to grandma and grandpa,

Don't fight, and--

- Go on, hon.

Have fun.

Don't worry about the kids.

- Or us! [Chuckles]

We know what we're doing.

Remember, this used to be our nest.

We lived here when your daddy was a kid.

- A kid?

Oh, right. I knew that.

- Okay, grandma and grandpa, thanks!

We'll go now.

[Together] bye!

See you later!

Kids: bye!

[Laughter]

- Okay, grandma, can we go fishing?

- Or explore the cave?

- Or get a tree that's my very own?

- Wait, did you say,

"Get your own tree," don?

I think you read my mind.

- I didn't know I was reading anything.

- Kids, we can all fish, explore caves,

And collect shells

After our special nature trackers activity.

[Kids cheering]

- So what's the nature trackers activity?

- I'm trying to read what you're thinking.

- I think it has something to do with trees.

- I was just gonna say that!

Buddy, you read my mind.

[Laughter]

- Maybe he did, don.

[Trills loudly]

Okay, team pteranodon,

Let's stroll!

We're going someplace that you've been to before,

But we have a surprise waiting there.

Kids: ooh! A surprise?

- So, grandpa, what's the surprise?

- Well, if I tell you,

Then it won't be a surprise anymore.

- Ah, okay. I understand.

So what's the surprise?

- Look at all these wonderful trees.

- I've known this tree for a long time.

In fact, the first time I saw it

Was when it was this high.

- [Laughs] wow!

That's so tiny! And I know tiny.

- Trees are never that small. Are they?

- All sycamore trees start off that small as babies.

- Wait, this is a sycamore tree too?

- Dad told us that a lot of the trees around here

Are sycamores.

- Well, your dad's right.

Want to know a little more about sycamores?

- Yeah, 'cause we're the...

Kids: nature trackers!

- Yeah! - Whoo-hoo!

- Yeah! - All right!

- Ah, the sycamore tree.

This tree has an interesting life cycle.

It grows from seed balls

That fall to the ground.

As they fall,

Little hairs on the seeds

Act like parachutes,

Helping to spread them over a wide area.

Then the seeds get covered with soil,

Watered by rain,

Warmed by sunshine,

And they grow and grow!

After years, a baby tree

Becomes large, strong, and leafy,

And even grows flowers.

- [Squawks] really?

- Yes, really.

Sycamore trees belong to the group

Called flowering plants.

- And look how tall they can grow!

- Oh, sycamores can grow

Up to feet tall!

That's taller than ned brachiosaurus' neck

Stretched all the way up!

Kids: wow!

- Plus, they're all covered with leaves!

- Mm-hmm.

Sycamores make the perfect shade tree.

- No wonder dad likes them so much.

- Once a year,

The green leaves turn gold,

And they all fall off.

The word for trees that drop their leaves

Is "deciduous."

- Wow, grandma and grandpa,

You both know so much about sycamore trees.

- Yeah! You're so smart!

- Well, we've been around for a long time.

- [Laughs] yeah, but not as long as sycamore trees.

They can live over years.

- Years?

That's almost years older than me!

- Hey, here's dad's favorite tree.

- Dad's is a sycamore, too, grandma and grandpa.

- [Squawks] that's right, buddy.

- You know, some young kids

Planted both these trees a long time ago.

- Those kids were just about your age.

- What?

Kids can't plant trees.

- [Chuckles] why, they sure can, shiny.

A kid planted this one,

And that kid was me.

I was this little when I planted this

With my mom and dad.

Both: really, grandpa?

- Can any of you guess who the kid was

That planted this tree?

That kid visited it many times

To see if it grew.

- Did you plant it, grandma?

- Or mr. The conductor?

Both: your dad planted it!

- [Gasps] [together] dad?

- The one we know?

- But where did he get a tree to plant?

- Well, we gave it to him.

He dug the hole,

And he put the little sycamore sapling in it.

- And then packed soil all around it.

- Wow, dad's so lucky to have his own tree.

- Would you like your own tree, don?

- Oh, yes!

But that wouldn't happen

Till I'm much bigger and older.

- [Chuckles] or...now.

[Wheels squeaking]

- [Panting]

Am I late?

- You're right on time, mr. Conductor!

[Together] ta-da!

Your own trees to plant!

[Kids gasp]

Kids: these are really ours?

- My...own...tree.

- Yes, these are your own trees.

Thank you, mr. Conductor, for your help.

Kids: thank you, mr. Conductor!

- Oh, I will have a sip of this water,

If you don't mind, grandma pteranodon.

- So are you ready

To plant your trees?

Kids: yes!

We planted our trees!

- Yay! - Whoo-hoo!

- Hi, tree.

I'm gonna call you leafy.

We're gonna have fun

Growing bigger and taller together.

I just know it.

- I know my tree will grow

Just like dad's.

- [Squawks]

Did someone mention dad?

- Dad!

Do you remember planting your tree?

- Did you plant it with grandma and grandpa?

- Did you know how tall it would grow?

- [Chuckles]

I do remember planting this tree

Like it was yesterday.

Oh, I was so excited.

Your grandma and grandpa helped me plant it,

And I came to visit it a lot.

- Look at our new little trees, dad and mom.

Mine's named leafy.

- Oh, that's great! - Oh, look at that!

- Oh, I can't believe

How tall your little tree has grown, son.

You were so excited that day

When we planted it.

- Now as you kids grow,

Your trees'll grow too.

Oh, they'll be here for a long, long time,

Maybe years!

- Yeah, that's even older than me!

- And hopefully, someday your grandkids

Will come here with you to look at your tree.

- [Creaky voice] grandkiddies, this is my tree

I planted way back when I was a little kid.

It was a baby tree then,

And look at it now.

La-la-ooh!

[Laughter]

- So, dad, do you remember our race to the top game?

- [Laughs] of course I do!

And no, I'm not too old to race to the top

Of your tree, son.

[Both squawk]

Both: can we race too?

- [Laughs] sure.

Both: the more, the merrier.

- On your marks.

Get set.

Go!

I say...

It's a tie!

- I love your tree, dad.

I want to come here all the time.

- Ooh, speaking of time,

It's time for dinner!

Both: can we go fishing?

- Aw, do we have to leave our trees now?

- [Squawks]

I have an idea.

Everyone, wait here.

I'll be right back.

- Ah, what a feast, hon.

Kids: yeah! Thanks, mom!

- This has been the best visit

With grandma and grandpa ever.

- Yeah, we got our own trees.

Kids: thanks, grandma and grandpa!

Both: you're so welcome, kids!

- I can't wait till leafy grows really tall.

Then I can have my own don's place.

It'll be so great.

I'll have a double-decker nest in my tree.

- Ooh, I like the sound of that.

- And I'll have lots of fish-wiches

To eat all the time

And a special collection section

That only you guys can see,

And it'll be so great!

- Sounding better and better, don.

- Hi there.

I'm dr. Scott the paleontologist.

Have you ever helped to plant a garden?

It's a great way to learn about nature

And a lot of fun.

There's lots of different kinds of gardens:

Flower gardens, rock gardens,

And my personal favorite, vegetable gardens.

To grow a garden of vegetables,

You need to plant seeds,

Water them,

And let the sun

Give the plants energy to grow.

Even if you live in a big city,

You can plant a community garden,

Where everyone pitches in.

You can help plant, water, and pick what you grow.

Eventually, you get to enjoy

The best part of growing vegetables:

Eating them!

Wow! Carrots!

Strawberries!

Peas!

What a great garden.

- Point of fact:

Dinosaurs did not grow gardens.

Thank you.

- That's true,

But you kids can grow your own gardens.

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 ♪