Dinosaur Train
Seen it?2009 | 6 seasons | 11 min | Animation, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, families and animation lovers. If you loved Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 6 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 11 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Join Buddy, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and his adoptive Pteranodon family on a whimsical voyage through prehistoric jungles, swamps, volcanoes and oceans, as they unearth basic concepts in life science, natural history and paleontology.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 6 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 100K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 6 is the high point.
- Season 12009 · 80 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 22011 · 52 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 32014 · 26 episodesNot rated yet
Season 42015 · 20 episodes · 2.5 out of 10Monday- Season 52019 · 22 episodesNot rated yet
Season 62025 · 7 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Craig Bartlett