| Dinosaur Train | |
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| Also known as | Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train |
| Genre | Educational |
| Created by | Craig Bartlett |
| Directed by | Craig Bartlett Terry Izumi |
| Presented by | Dr. Scott D. Sampson |
| Voices of | Phillip Corlett Claire Corlett Erika-Shaye Gair Alexander Matthew Marr Ian James Corlett Natasha Calis Colin Murdock Ellen Kennedy Sean Thomas Laura Marr |
| Opening theme | "Dinosaur Train" |
| Ending theme | "Dinosaur Train" |
| Composers | Jim Lang Mike Himelstein Michael Silversher |
| Country of origin | |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (+1 direct-to-TV movie)[1] (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Craig Bartlett Brian Henson Lisa Henson Halle Stanford |
| Producer | Sue Bea Montgomery |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
| Production companies | Infocomm Media Development Authority Sparky Animation The Jim Henson Company FableVision Snee-Oosh, Inc. (uncredited) Tail Waggin' Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS Kids |
| Release | September 7, 2009 – April 12, 2021 |
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Dinosaur Train is an animated television series aimed at preschoolers ages 3 to 6 and created by Craig Bartlett, who also created Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!.[2] The series features a Tyrannosaurus rex named Buddy who, together with the rest of his family, who are all Pteranodons, takes the Dinosaur Train to explore the Mesozoic, 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 September 2018,[update] PBS Kids had ordered 11 more episodes, taking the total number of episodes to 100.[3][4][5] A film based on the series from Universal Pictures and Universal 1440 Entertainment titled, Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island premiered on April 12, 2021.[6]
- ^ "Henson Moving Forward with "Dinosaur Train" and "The Skumps"". Muppet News Flash. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-1-5381-0373-9.
- ^ "The Jim Henson Company Celebrates 100-Episode Milestone For Award-Winning Preschool Animated Series Dinosaur Train™ With New Season Five Episodes For PBS KIDS®" (Press release). Jim Henson Company. September 25, 2018. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "r/IAmA - This is Craig Bartlett, animation creator of Ready Jet Go!, Hey Arnold!, and Dinosaur Train – ask me anything!". reddit. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Hobson, Jane (September 26, 2018). "Henson roars for more Dinosaur Train". kidscreen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- ^ "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"". Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2020.