History YMMV / DinosaurTrain

* FoeYayShipping: There are many fans who ship Mr. Conductor with his rival, Thurston.A

* StockParodyJokes:
** Buddy was kidnapped by Mrs. Pteranodon.
** Jokes about the sheer AnachronismStew.
** Mrs. Pteranodon is a cheater -- seemingly an explanation for why [[ChocolateBaby a T-rex egg was in her nest]]. She also has a crush on King Cryolophosaurus, even though ''she's married''.
** Jokes about the inevitable death of the cast, seeing as they are dinosaurs (especially since another Creator/JimHenson [[Series/{{Dinosaurs}} series about dinosaurs had their finale about it]]).
** The characters live in a CrapsaccharineWorld where they secretly eat each other and have to be all nicey-nice to keep up appearances.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The beginning of the "Dinosaur Train Zeppelin" song sounds, appropriately enough, like "Stairway to Heaven" by [[Music/LedZeppelin Led]] '''[[Music/LedZeppelin Zeppelin]]]'''.

* GeniusBonus: Dennis ''Deinocheirus'', the autistic dinosaur introduced in "Junior Conductors Academy", has huge hands that are bent in front of him. This evokes "raptor hands", which some autistic people actually do. Of course, Dennis isn't a raptor, as there are already velociraptors in the series, but the ''Deinocheirus'' is known for its prominent hands.

* HilariousInHindsight: This series started in 2009, and has a ''Spinosaurus'' character named The Old ''Spinosaurus''. It was a fairly accurate reconstruction of the animal based on the science known at that time, but [[ScienceMarchesOn science marched on]] so hard for ''Spinosaurus'' in 2014 with the discovery of a more complete specimen which gives the name ''Old Spinosaurus'' a whole different meaning than originally intended.

* UglyCute: Baby dromaeosaurids have odd facial features (such as large eyes) that elicit this reaction.

* GeniusBonus: Dennis Deinocheirus, the autistic dinosaur introduced in "Junior Conductors Academy", has huge hands that are bent in front of him. This evokes "raptor hands", which some autistic people actually do. Of course, Dennis isn't a raptor, as there are already velociraptors in the series, but the deinocheirus is known for its prominent hands.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments:
** In the learning segment for "Buck-tooth Bucky", Dr. Scott says that he discovered ''Masiakasaurus''. The "point of fact" guy enters the scene... to congratulate him.
** The "Mom's Lullaby" song by Mrs. Pteranodon.
-->''I'll always love you, this is why... I'll always be your mom. That'll never change for you. Not miles or years, or newfound friends, will take that away from you. I'll always be your mom.''
** In "Father's Day", [[spoiler:Mr. Conductor and the kids travel into the future, into the Ice Age, to find the Conductor's father Trevor Troodon, who traveled into the future and wasn't able to return. They all come back to the Age of Dinosaurs, and Trevor is reunited with his wife and son once more]].
** In "Junior Conductors Academy", Buddy is disappointed that Dennis is smarter than him, but still wants to be his friend, since Dennis has a hard time making friends. They do become friends and help each other become Junior Conductors, First Class.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
** Many fans think that, due to his strange behavior, Don has autism or Downs syndrome. There ''is'' a canonically autistic character, Dennis.
** To a lesser extent, Shiny is headcanoned to have OCD.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** ''Utahraptor'' is initially mispronounced as "Ultraraptor" in early renditions of the "Dinosaurs A-Z" song. In a later episode the Conductor explains that this is simply his personal nickname for the genus and that the correct name is indeed ''Utahraptor''.
** The main characters have significantly more anthropomorphic and outdated anatomy compared to most of the other animals, leading to speculation that their character designs were set in stone prior to the involvement of scientific consultants. The Conductor having feathers under his hat may be an attempt to partially remedy this.

* MemeticMutation:
** The asteroid episode is well remembered for this ''very'' dark line:
-->Buddy: Asteroids hardly ever hit the Earth. I mean, what are the odds an asteroid would hit us?

* HarsherInHindsight:
** Everything about the Conductor’s relationship with the Pteranodon kids becomes this [[note]] (as Buddy’s first voice actor Philip Corlett and Tiny’s voice actor Claire Corlett are the children of the Conductor’s voice actor Ian James Corlett) [[/note]] after Claire Corlett wrote [[https://twitter.com/clairemcorlett/status/1591974390920806400?s=46&t=vG_pY6aBmyfZ8jTNkmVjdg a letter on her Twitter revealing her difficult relationship with her parents and why she didn’t invite them to her wedding]], and the huge fallout on Twitter afterwards.

** Everything about the Conductor’s relationship with the Pteranodon kids becomes this [[note]] (as Buddy’s first voice actor and Tiny’s voice actor are the children of the Conductor’s voice actor Ian James Corlett) [[/note]] after Claire Corlett wrote [[https://twitter.com/clairemcorlett/status/1591974390920806400?s=46&t=vG_pY6aBmyfZ8jTNkmVjdg a letter on her Twitter revealing her difficult relationship with her parents and why she didn’t invite them to her wedding]], and the huge fallout on Twitter afterwards.

** Everything about the Conductor’s relationship with the Pteranodon kids becomes this (as Buddy’s first voice actor and Tiny’s voice actor are the children of the Conductor’s voice actor Ian James Corlett) after Claire Corlett wrote [[https://twitter.com/clairemcorlett/status/1591974390920806400?s=46&t=vG_pY6aBmyfZ8jTNkmVjdg a letter on her Twitter revealing her difficult relationship with her parents and why she didn’t invite them to her wedding]], and the huge fallout on Twitter afterwards.

** Everything about the Conductor’s relationship with the Pteranodon kids becomes this (as Buddy’s first voice actor and Tiny’s voice actor being the children of Ian James Corlett) after Claire Corlett wrote a [[https://twitter.com/clairemcorlett/status/1591974390920806400?s=46&t=vG_pY6aBmyfZ8jTNkmVjdg tweet revealing her difficult relationship with her parents and why she didn’t invite them]], as well as the messy social media storm afterwards.

* UncannyValley: The designs of the main kids have this effect on some, especially the EmptyEyes of Buddy and Don.