Train travel

In a magical garden, Upsy Daisy decides to wander off and look at the flowers while Iggle Piggle wants to ride the Ninky Nonk train. They each follow their own wish around the garden, and when Iggle Piggle finds an especially pretty flower he uses the Ninky Nonk to fetch Upsy Daisy so they can share it. The episode ends with the narrator gently saying goodnight to every character one by one as they settle down to sleep.

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For 3-year-olds

By three, the journey itself starts to make sense. A child this age can follow the idea of getting on somewhere, riding along, and arriving where you meant to go, which mirrors the real trips and waiting he is learning to manage. Stories can now carry a small question or a destination to reach, and he will happily anticipate the stop. Look for clear stages in the trip, characters who explain what is happening, and an ending that actually arrives somewhere rather than trailing off.

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Pretzel and the Puppies

Cone-Do

Delilah, a young dachshund, arrives wearing a cone after hurting her paw and keeps bumping into things during tag and fetch. With Pretzel and her friends she rides a train to the park to find a game that works for her. There she discovers the cone helps her hear faraway sounds, which lets her find a lost pup and reunite it with its mother. The friends turn the discovery into a new game called Hear and Seek, and Paxton makes his own cone so he can play too.

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Jessy & Nessy

Where Else Can We Find Echoes?

Nessy, a purple monster, and his friend Jessy spend the morning waiting for Great Granny Grandmonster to arrive by train for Great Grandmonster's Day. To pass the time, Nessy becomes curious about echoes and the two search a train station, a park and a hilltop before following the sound to a hidden valley full of echoes. Along the way they buy presents, gather flowers and help each other with a heavy wagon. The episode ends with the relative arriving to enjoy the valley and the pile of gifts.

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Dinosaur Train

Triceratops for Lunch

The Conductor invites viewers aboard the dinosaur train to find out what Triceratops eat. Mom Pteranodon and her children prepare lunch for guests, Trudy Triceratops and her son Tank, and discover that Tank is a herbivore who eats only plants, not fish. The family rides to the big pond, where the children compare beaks and teeth and Buddy realises he is not a herbivore and will keep trying new foods. A live-action paleontologist and a herbivore song round out the episode before the closing theme.

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Dinosaur Train

Tiny Loves Fish

In this episode of Dinosaur Train, Tiny the Pteranodon declares how much she loves fish, so Mom and the children board the train and travel to the water to go fishing. Along the way they dive for fish and meet other creatures that eat them, learning how different animals catch their food. The story plays out across a river canyon and open water in the prehistoric world. It closes with a live-action paleontologist explaining real facts about Pteranodons before the credits roll.

S01 E03

Dinosaur Train

The Call of the Wild Corythosaurus

Buddy, a young Tyrannosaurus rex raised by a Pteranodon family, travels on the Dinosaur Train to find a herd of crested Corythosaurus. The family watches and listens as the dinosaurs call to one another, and Buddy forms an idea about how they communicate before testing it with his sister Tiny. The animated story ends with the family back on the train, and a real paleontologist, Dr. Scott, closes the episode out in the field talking about real Corythosaurus. Along the way the characters name dinosaur species and describe how the crested heads help the animals make their sounds.

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Dinosaur Train

Beating the Heat

The Pteranodon mother and her children, including the young T. Rex Buddy, ride the Dinosaur Train and spend a hot day in a prehistoric prairie. There they meet a large green Stegosaurus and work out how its back plates help it cope with the heat. A live-action segment with a paleontologist, Dr. Scott, compares the Stegosaurus to an elephant and shares real facts about the animal. The episode returns to the family before closing.

S01 E03

Super Truck of Car City

The Train

Troy the freight train is lying on his side and cannot move, but his goods still have to be delivered that day. Carl, a truck who can change shape, is fetched and transformed into a locomotive in a garage, then couples the loaded wagons and sets off through the countryside. He drops one container with Tom, who needs parts to repair the cars of Car City, one with Frank the fire truck, and a package with Matt at the last station. Troy thanks Carl for saving the day and Carl heads home.

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Dinosaur Train

Valley of the Stygimolochs