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'''''Dinosaur Train''''' is an [[Animated series|<!-- Do not add 'American-Canadian-Singaporean' to the lead section; this violates the [[WP:MOS|Manual of Style]] on Wikipedia -->animated television series]] aimed at preschoolers ages 3 to 6 and created by [[Craig Bartlett]], who also created [[Nickelodeon]]'s ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-0373-9 |pages=156–157 }}</ref> The series features a ''[[Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' named Buddy who, together with the rest of his family, who are all [[Pteranodon]]s, takes the Dinosaur Train to explore his time period, and have adventures with a variety of dinosaurs. It is co-produced by [[The Jim Henson Company]] in association with the [[Infocomm Media Development Authority]] (formerly the [[Media Development Authority]]), [[Sparky Animation]], [[FableVision]], [[Snee-Oosh, Inc.]], [[Reel FX]], and Sea to Sky Entertainment. {{As of|2018|9|post=,}} [[PBS Kids]] had ordered 11 more episodes, taking the total number of episodes to 100.<ref name=henson-100ep>{{cite press release |date=September 25, 2018 |title=The Jim Henson Company Celebrates 100-Episode Milestone For Award-Winning Preschool Animated Series Dinosaur Train™ With New Season Five Episodes For PBS KIDS® |publisher=Jim Henson Company |url=https://www.henson.com/press-release-2018-09-25/ |access-date=2021-08-16 |archive-date=August 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815225900/https://www.henson.com/press-release-2018-09-25/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/8935z1/this_is_craig_bartlett_animation_creator_of_ready/|title=r/IAmA - This is Craig Bartlett, animation creator of Ready Jet Go!, Hey Arnold!, and Dinosaur Train – ask me anything!|website=reddit|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312011434/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/8935z1/this_is_craig_bartlett_animation_creator_of_ready/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jane |last=Hobson |date=September 26, 2018 |website=kidscreen |url=http://kidscreen.com/2018/09/26/henson-roars-for-more-dinosaur-train/ |title=Henson roars for more Dinosaur Train |publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd. |access-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927050512/http://kidscreen.com/2018/09/26/henson-roars-for-more-dinosaur-train/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A film based on the series from [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Universal 1440 Entertainment]] titled, ''Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island'' premiered on April 12, 2021.<ref name="instagram.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CC8z2JwpZPb/ | title=Craig Bartlett on Instagram: "I'm thrilled to be mixing the Dinosaur Train movie today! 85 minutes of thrills and spills! Tons of songs! All aboard!! #dinosaurtrain" | access-date=September 2, 2020 | archive-date=March 23, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323201331/https://www.instagram.com/p/CC8z2JwpZPb/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

 

==Overview==

''Dinosaur Train'' is co-produced and animated by Sparky Animation Studios in Singapore,<ref name=henson-100ep/> with casting by Vidaspark and voice-overs recorded at Kozmic Sound in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} It premiered on Labor Day 2009<ref name=seattletimes2009/><ref name="postgazette"/> and airs daily on PBS Kids, and in various countries around the world.<ref name=henson-100ep/> 40 half-hour episodes were ordered by [[PBS Kids]] for the 1st season. After that 49 additional episodes were made.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} Each episode is followed by a live-action segment featuring ''Dinosaur Train'' educational consultant and paleontologist Dr. [[Scott D. Sampson]], who appears onscreen to explain the show's dinosaur curriculum in greater detail.<ref name=parents-about>{{cite web |title=About Dinosaur Train |website=PBS KIDS for Parents |url=https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/dinosaur-train/about/ |access-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826204537/https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/dinosaur-train/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

 

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== Reception ==

 

==Home media==

[[Category:American children's animated adventure television series]]

[[Category:American children's animated musical television series]]

[[Category:American computer-animated television series]]

[[Category:American preschool education television series]]

[[Category:Canadian children's animated adventure television series]]

[[Category:Canadian children's animated musical television series]]

[[Category:Canadian computer-animated television series]]

[[Category:Canadian preschool education television series]]