Tooniversary: Dinosaur Train (2009)

Our featured Famous First for September is for a series marking its 10th anniversary this year.

PBS' Dinosaur Train launched in 2009 after a pilot episode had been presented 18 months earlier. The reason the series has had just 5 seasons over 10 years has to do with the CGI animation needed for the show.

Series creator Craig Bartlett is well versed using animation as a teaching tool. Did the same thing several years earlier with Nickelodeon's Hey, Arnold!. Train is co-produced by the Jim Henson Company, and the late puppeteer was, of course, associated with the long running Sesame Street (turning 50 in November) for many years until his passing.

So, let's not wait any longer. Here's the intro:

Edit, 1/2/21: Have to change the video, hence the intro:



While PBS is waiting for new episodes to arrive, the series can be seen on the PBS Kids channel as well as on the core PBS network.

Rating: A.