6.4 /10 3 Votes
3.1/10 Directed by J. J. Johnson Country of origin Canada First episode date 11 May 2009 Writers J. J. Johnson | 5.4/10 IMDb Created by J. J. Johnson Theme music composer Michael Paul-Ella Original language(s) English Program creator J. J. Johnson Networks Noggin, Nick Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Jason SpevackSydney KuhneIsaac DurnfordJaclyn ForbesAllana HarkinRicardo HoyosTrek BuccinoKeana BastidasSarah CarverAndrea MartinJayne EastwoodMark McKinney Similar Dinosaur Train, Zerby Derby, Doki, Dora and Friends: Into the C, Franklin and Friends |
Dino Dan is a Canadian television series that was created and is directed by J. J. Johnson. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada on January 4, 2010 and on Nick Jr. in the United States on October 17, 2010. The series also airs on Access, Knowledge Network, and SCN. The series is produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment, in association with TVOKids, Access, Knowledge Network, and SCN. A third season of the series, Dino Dana, is currently in production.
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Plot

In this series that combines live action with CGI animation, preschoolers are invited to join paleontologist-in-training Dan Henderson and his friends on a journey to an adventure-filled modern-day world where dinosaurs roam freely. There, they uncover clues about the past and teach kids scientific information from new species to dinosaur vocabulary.
Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures

A follow-up season starring Dan's younger brother, Trek, began airing in 2013. Trek, now age ten, is also able to see dinosaurs and spends his time learning about them as his brother did. There are 15 new dinosaurs from Albertosaurus to Microraptor in this series. There was one season of 26 episodes.
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Awards
2009: Nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Preschool-to-4th Grade Program or Series
2009: Won the Shaw Rocket Prize for best independently produced Canadian children's, youth, or family program
2010: Won the Young Artist Award for Most Outstanding Young Ensemble In A TV Series
2015: Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series
2016: Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

