Dinosaur Train
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!. 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 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 September 2018, PBS Kids had ordered 11 more episodes, taking the total number of episodes to 100. A film based on the series from Universal Pictures and Universal 1440 Entertainment titled, Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island premiered on April 12, 2021.
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| Also known as | Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train |
| 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 |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 100 (+1 direct-to-TV movie) (list of episodes) |
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| 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 |
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| Release | September 7, 2009 – April 12, 2021 |