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All member reviews for Dinosaur Train

Parent of 2 year old
January 8, 2010
 
I LOVE THIS SHOW... as does my 2 yr old son. I hope they make some DVDs/ toys soon!!!
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Parent
June 10, 2011
 
What happened to "All GODS creatures"/
I love this show and so does my 8month old, as soon as he hears the opening song he turns towards the TV and starts bouncing. However, I noticed this morning that the mother does not say "We are all GODS creatures" in the opening song. That bothers me VERY much.
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Parent of 2 year old
January 15, 2010
 
teaches kids to accept differences in people and more
I was skeptical but started watching it with my 2 1/2 year old son who loves it. I really love this show for the following reasons: 1) encourages kids to accept peers (and family members) that may be different from them, for example Buddy is not the same species as his brothers and sisters 2) does a great job of explaining new terms, such as "herbivore," and again expresses how animals can be different from each other (herbivore versus carnivore versus omnivore) 3) as the review says, it also teaches patience. All the adult dinos are patient, and they teach the kids to be that way, too.
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Parent of 4 and 6 year old
May 9, 2010
 
Wonderful show for 3-5 year olds, great values, non-violent
Great show - my four year old's favorite. My six year old finds it boring but will watch it as a compromise. The premise is sweet - a mother dinosaur finds an extra egg that hatches with a different-looking dinosaur, but she declares it's hers in every way and she'll love the boy as her own. Then the kids find themselves with a question that the mom and dad answer by traveling through time on the dinosaur train. Great premise, terrific educational value, and great overall family values. Now if we could have an older kid version about dinosaurs that was also ad free, that would be even better!
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Parent of 2 year old
April 21, 2011
 
Excellent Show!
Best show for preschoolers! Even though my daughter is too young to say 'corinthasaurus' it still holds her attention. Not too flashy, fun music, educational and the best part? My husband and I love to watch it too! I wish I could find more shows like this!
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Parent of 2 and 3 year old
January 14, 2010
 
Wonderful Educational show for Pre-schoolers!
My 3 year old boy LOVES this show and has learned so much dinosaurs (as have I). My 2 year old also likes, more because it is colorful and has fun songs. It is mostly over his head, but my 3 year understands most of it and tells us all about dinosaurs, knows which ones are herbivores, carnivores and omnivores (and proudly annouces that he is an omnivore!) It has also helped me learn how to pronouce many of the dinosaur names that I struggle with while reading dinosaur books to my children.
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Teen, 14 years old
November 3, 2010
 
Good show but might not be too apporite for 2 year olds.
Now, this show is good but there was one bad episode I saw with my 2 year old sister and my 5 year old cousin called "Dinosaur poop", made me sick to my stomach and my 2 year old sister was confused but my 5 year old cousin was not bother by that. But that episode made me freaking sick and really confused my sister. So this show is fine but dont watch that "Dinosaur poop" episode unless your child is over 3.
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Parent of 3 year old
March 16, 2010
 
Prefect for Preschoolers!
I love this show- it is every kids dreams- the combination of trains and dinosaurs which are 2 things my 3 year old loves. Some of it might be a bit over a 2 year old's head but they can still enjoy the show. My 3 yr old daughter has learned the names of all different dinosaurs and some facts about them thanks to this show.

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Parent of 3 year old
April 1, 2011
 
Content more for kindergarden age...
The show is educational when it comes to content on the "dinosaur-era" and such. What I like are the excerpts after each segment with the palentologist explaining a few key things about the dinosaur or plant highlighted in the episode. It may be a bit much to take in for those younger than kindergarden age content-wise, but the style of animation and characters seem geared more towards the preschool and younger age. My son is 3 and loves the show for the dinosaurs, their games and of course the train. He seems to enjoy learning the different names of the dinosaurs, but I'm not sure he thoroughly understands all the details and such. On the "dinosaur poop" epsiode, we have yet to come across that one ourselves, but I have a bit of an idea of what it may be about and I'm wondering why anyone would be seriously freaking out about it. Some people worry about an episode as such, but not about reading a book about little kids going potty or explaining to their child about "poop" when it comes to potty training. It's all a part of life people.
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Parent
February 2, 2011
 
Both my kids loved watching this show. The oldest has just turned away from it now (he is 7) and that is only because he hasn't seen anything new lately.
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Teen, 15 years old
May 27, 2011
 
Ride The Dinosaur Train
I admit I had a much more strict review before, but now I realize it's educational and suitable for all ages. Some minor laughs for adults like an Elvis impersonating dinosaur. The show is cuter than Sid the Science Kid by far.
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Teen, 14 years old
October 10, 2010
 
Out. Of. Your. Minds.
Has anyone seen the episode 'Dinosaur Poop!' out of the reviewers? That episode would get this rating, however I'd say other episodes are okay but boring for kids over 5.
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Parent of 2, 4, and 4 year old
January 19, 2010
 
Don't like the evolution tid bits thrown in after each section.

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Parent of 5 and 9 year old
March 24, 2011
 
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Parent of 2 and 4 year old
March 17, 2011
 
My whole family loves this show!
My 4 yr old son has been watching this show for over a year. They teach such great scientific concepts in a language preschoolers can understand. I have a 1 1/2 year old girl who loves the music in the opening scene. Some of the shows have dancing/singing segments that she watches. I sit down and am captivated by the material and have learned new things!
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Parent of 3 year old
November 2, 2010
 
Love it - Everyone should give it a try!!!!!
Love this - I have a 3 year old and within 2 months of wathing an say just about any dinosaur name and an tell people different from leaf and meat eaters and which dinosaurs eat what. Also has messages about basic toddler show stuff like sharing and what not. Also is a postive model for adopted children because the main haracter, Buddy the t-rex, is adopted by a pteradon family and talks about being different and how its cool. Also has great music - mix between johnny cash and elvis. Very enjoyable for parents and has a real palentologist talking at the end explaining different things. Very good on science education - especially for environment, animal, and family participation topics.
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Teen, 16 years old
February 29, 2012
 
Worst PBS Kids show ever.
This show is super lame & boring.The characters and voice acting are ANNOYING! I really hate the animation in this show as well.

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Parent
October 11, 2011
 
We Love It
My 4-year old daughter is hooked on this awesome show and I am really glad. It is very well done - great animation, character development, relationships, and educational material. We know all the words to the opening song by heart and sing it all the time - there are no references to god in it - despite what some of these reviewers are saying. Google the lyrics if you don't believe me.
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Parent of 2 year old
August 25, 2010
 
Very educational
Very educational for the whole family. My son loves it. I've learned a ton of dinosaurs from watching
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Kid, 9 years old
July 28, 2010
 
children under 4 are scared of dinosaurs
OOOOOOOOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOH OOOOH OH OH OH oH oh this is innaproppraite for the older kids for ages 4-6 it is ranked on my top 5 worst shows in the universe as #4 #5 dora the explorer #3 specail agent oso #2 sesame street #1 barney and friends
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