''Dino Dan'' is a Canadian television series created and directed by J. J. Johnson. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada on January 4, 2010, and ended on August 23, 2019. In the US, the series premiered on the

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on October 17, 2010. The show was produced by Sinking Ship Entertainment, in association with TVOKids,

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, and SCN. A sequel of the series, '' Dino Dana'', premiered on

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on May 26, 2017. The show premiered on Universal Kids on October 6, 2018, three years after Nick Jr.'s rights to the series expired. On February 4, 2013, it was reported that

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had acquired and secured rights to air the series in the UK and eventually to re-air it on the channel.

Plot

In this series that combines live action with CGI animation, paleontologist-in-training Dan Henderson and his friends take a journey to a modern-day world where dinosaurs roam freely in the world. There, they have adventures, uncover clues about the past and teach children scientific information ranging 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 fifteen new dinosaurs from ''

Albertosaurus ''Albertosaurus'' (; meaning "Alberta lizard") is a genus of large tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in northwestern North America during the early to middle Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period, about 71 million yea ...

'' to ''

Microraptor ''Microraptor'' (Greek language, Greek, μικρός, ''mīkros'': "small"; Latin language, Latin, ''raptor'': "one who seizes") is a genus of small, four-winged dromaeosaurid dinosaurs. Numerous well-preserved fossil specimens have been recovere ...

'' in this series. Dan did not have time to do his experiments because he has to help his father, so he asks Trek to do them for him. Although Trek becomes the main character for the episodes, Jason Spevack made periodic appearances as Dan throughout ''Trek's Adventures'', though much of the adult cast remained largely unchanged.

''Dino Dan'' cast

* Jason Spevack as Dan Henderson * Sydney Kuhne as Angie * Isaac Durnford as Cory Schluter * Jaclyn Forbes as Kami * Allana Harkin as Mom (Melissa Jessica Henderson) * Ricardo Hoyos as Ricardo Sanchez * Trek Buccino as Trek Henderson * Keana Bastidas as Jordan * Sarah Carver as Mrs. Carver *

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as Mrs. Hahn *

Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in '' Finders Keepers'' (1984), Judy the Waitress in '' The ...

as Dan's grandmother (Ms. Currie) * Mark McKinney as Mr. Drumheller * Jon Dore as Uncle Jack * Jason Hopley as Jim the

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* Sean Cullen as Mr. Paluxy * Pat Thornton as Mr. Schluter, Cory's dad

Trek's Adventures

* Trek Buccino as Trek Henderson * Jordyn Negri as Hannah Schluter * Katherine Forrester as Penelope * Colin Petierre as Bobby * Allana Harkin as Mom (Melissa Jessica Henderson) *

as Trek's grandmother (Ms. Currie) * Connor Price as Liam, Penelope's brother * Sarah Carver as Mrs. Carver * Jason Spevack as Dan Henderson * Sean Cullen as Mr. Paluxy * Pat Thornton as Mr. Schluter, Hannah's dad * Dale Yim as Mr. Caperaz, Bobby's dad * Naomi Snieckus as Penelope's mom

Episodes

Awards

2009: Nominated for a

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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

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for Most Outstanding Young Ensemble In A TV Series 2015: ''Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures'' won the

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for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series 2016: ''Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures'' was nominated for the

for Outstanding Pre-School Children's Series

References

External links

''Dino Dan'' on TVOKids
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''Dino Dan: Trek's Adventures'' on TVOKids
* {{Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series 2010s Canadian children's television series 2010 Canadian television series debuts 2019 Canadian television series endings Canadian children's adventure television series Canadian children's fantasy television series Canadian preschool education television series Canadian television series with live action and animation TVO original programming Nick Jr. original programming Television shows filmed in Toronto Television series about children Television series about dinosaurs 2010s preschool education television series Canadian English-language television shows