Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons [1991] (4 discs)
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Composer:

Bruce Broughton
Ray Colcord

Length:	696 minutes (11 hours 36 minutes)
MPAA Rating:	TV-PG
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IMDB Rating:	7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes Rating:	96%
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Synopsis: Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TVs, fridges, etc. The only humans around are cavemen, who are viewed as pets and wild animals.

Reaction: Fun. Funny. Iconic. Creative. Foam Rubber. There's no end of fun words to describe this show.

Personal Rating: 8/10

Select Guest Cast

Bill Capizzi

Worker ^{(The Clip Show)}

Eileen Dunn

Miss Honeywell ^{(The Clip Show)}

Jarrett Lennon

Kid ^{(The Clip Show)}

Paxton Whitehead

Sir David Tushingham ^{(The Clip Show)}

Buddy Hackett

Louie ^(voice) ^{(The Last Temptation of Ethyl)}

John Glover

Lucius ^(voice) ^{(The Last Temptation of Ethyl)}

Christopher Meloni

Spike ^(voice) ^{(How to Pick Up Girls)}

Chuck Varesko

USO Stage Manager ^{(Nuts to War: Part 2)}

G.W. Bailey

Sarge ^(voice) ^{(Nuts to War: Part 2)}

Jason Alexander

General H. Norman Conquest ^(voice) ^{(Nuts to War: Part 2)}

David Leisure

Mr. Teddy Wolfe ^(voice) ^{(What 'Sexual Harris' Meant)}

Jack L. Harrell

Mr. Harold Heffer ^(voice) ^{(What 'Sexual Harris' Meant)}

Jason Alexander

Sexual Harris ^(voice) ^{(What 'Sexual Harris' Meant)}

David Rudman

Additional Dinosaur Performer ^{(Family Challenge)}

Michael Earl

Boy Contestant ^(voice) ^{(Family Challenge)}

Peter Bonerz

Insurance Agent ^(voice) ^{(Family Challenge)}

David Wohl

Bob ^(voice) ^{(Unmarried... with Children)}

Suzie Plakson

Monica Devertebrae ^(voice) ^{(Unmarried... with Children)}

Edie McClurg

Shopper ^(voice) ^{(Power Erupts)}

John Vernon

Mr. Ashland ^(voice) ^{(Power Erupts)}

William Schallert

Wesayso Scientist ^(voice) ^{(Power Erupts)}

Gary Owens

Narrator ^{(Nuts to War: Part 1)}

George Gaynes

Elder in Chief ^(voice) ^{(Nuts to War: Part 1)}

Harold Gould

Dinosaur Chief ^(voice) ^{(Hurling Day)}

Heather McPhaul

Caller ^(voice) ^{(Fran Live)}

Tony Shalhoub

Jerry Valentine ^(voice) ^{(Fran Live)}

James Murray

Additional Dinosaur Performer ^{(When Food Goes Bad)}

Tim Doyle

General Chow ^(voice) ^{(When Food Goes Bad)}

Jason Alexander

Gus Molehill ^(voice) ^{(Switched at Birth)}

Michael Dorn

Solomon The Great ^(voice) ^{(Switched at Birth)}

Mimi Kennedy

Glenda Molehill ^(voice) ^{(Switched at Birth)}

Jason Alexander

The Job Wizard ^(voice) ^{(Career Opportunities)}

Jason Bernard

Edward R. Hero ^(voice) ^{(And the Winner Is...)}

Jessica Lundy

Mindy ^(voice) ^{(Slave to Fashion)}

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Heather Worthington ^(voice) ^{(Slave to Fashion)}

Tim Curry

Fox Jacket ^(voice) ^{(Slave to Fashion)}

Ken Hudson Campbell

Crazy Lou ^(voice) ^{(Leader of the Pack)}

Stephen Caffrey

Scabby ^(voice) ^{(Leader of the Pack)}

Tim Curry

Pterodactyl ^(voice) ^{(Leader of the Pack)}

Kevin Carlson

Additional Dinosaur Performer ^{(Refrigerator Day)}

Thom Sharp

Richard ^(voice) ^{(Refrigerator Day)}

Michael Dorn

Elders ^(voice) ^{(The Golden Child)}

Michael Dorn

Television Announcer ^(voice) ^{(Wesayso Knows Best)}

Michael Richards

Director ^(voice) ^{(Wesayso Knows Best)}

Paula Marshall

Cavewoman ^{(Employee of the Month)}

Richard Portnow

Mel Luster ^(voice) ^{(The Mating Dance)}

Steve Landesberg

Gary ^(voice) ^{(High Noon)}

Tom Fisher

Additional Dinosaur Performer ^{(High Noon)}

Steven Banks

Folk Singer ^(voice) ^{(I Never Ate for My Father)}

Select Cast and Crew

Bruce Bilson

Director

Jay Dubin

Director

Mark Brull

Director

Patrick Read Johnson

Director

Reza Badiyi

Director

Tom Trbovich

Director

William Dear

Director

Andy Goodman

Writer

Bob Young

Writer

Brian LaPan

Writer

Dava Savel

Writer

Dave Caplan

Writer

Kirk R. Thatcher

Writer

Michael Jacobs

Writer

Richard Day

Writer

Rob Ulin

Writer

Steve Pepoon

Writer

Tim Doyle

Writer

Victor Fresco

Writer

Bruce Broughton

Composer

Ray Colcord

Composer

Jim Henson

Original idea ^(uncredited)

Allan Trautman

Fran Sinclair

Arlene Lorre

Charlene Sinclair (body)

Bill Barretta

Earl Sinclair (body)

Brian Henson

Arthur Rizzic ^(voice)

Bruce Lanoil

Charlene Sinclair

Dave Goelz

Earl Sinclair (face)

David Greenaway

Roy Hess / The Doctor

Florence Stanley

Ethyl ^(voice)

Jack Tate

Elders

Jason Willinger

Robbie Sinclair ^(voice)

Jessica Walter

Fran Sinclair ^(voice)

John Kennedy

Baby Sinclair

Julianne Buescher

Additional Dinosaur Performer

Kevin Clash

Baby Sinclair ^(voice)

Leif Tilden

Robbie Sinclair (body)

Mak Wilson

Earl Sinclair

Michelan Sisti

Additional Dinosaur Performer / Caveperson

Mitchel Evans

Fran Sinclair (body) (as Mitchel Young Evans)

Pons Maar

Roy Hess (body)

Sally Struthers

Charlene Sinclair ^(voice)

Sam McMurray

Roy Hess ^(voice)

Sherman Hemsley

B.P. Richfield ^(voice)

Star Townsend

Additional Dinosaur Performer (as Star Townshend)

Steve Whitmire

B. P. Richfield / Robbie Sinclair (face)

Stuart Pankin

Earl Sinclair ^(voice)

Terri Hardin

Additional Dinosaur Performer

Tony Sabin Prince

Fran Sinclair

Random Trivia For This Title:

Jim Henson originally got the idea of a live action show featuring animatronic dinosaurs after he was impressed by the technology his Creature Shop was developing for the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. When the show went into production, the same technology was used to create the Dinosaurs. Many of the Ninja Turtle suit actors worked as various Dinosaur suit actors for the series.
None of the Sinclair family has the same coloured eyes.
Earl often sighs as he walks across a room. This allowed the person inside the costume a chance to see where he was going. He could only see through the open mouth.
The Mating Dance: The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Series.
The Mighty Megalosaurus: Even though "Dinosaurs" is a family friendly show "The Mighty Megalsaurus" is rated PG because Earl swears in this episode.
Most of the characters' names are of petroleum corporations (Sinclair, Hess, BP, Phillips).
How to Pick Up Girls: When Earl and The Baby are watching a sock puppet show, Fran says the show's for kids. Earl's response is that though the show has an aesthetic that appeals to kids the dialogue is clearly directed to adults. This is a direct reference to the style of Dinosaurs.
Power Erupts: The title is based on an observation by ^[?] Lord Acton in 1887: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
The Golden Child: On the TV show that Baby Sinclair is watching, the unnamed chemical that Mr. Lizard has Timmy make by mixing potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur (which then explodes after he ignites it) is gunpowder.
What 'Sexual Harris' Meant: One of three episodes never shown in syndication on the Disney Channel.
{The Simpsons: Black Widower (1992)} features a parody of this show, and implies that it's a rip-off of [The Simpsons (1989)]. Jim Henson conceived of the idea before the ["The Simpsons"] aired. His idea was deemed too weird until the popularity of that series.
Jim Belushi turned down the role of Earl Sinclair, wanting to pursue a film career,
Power Erupts: In Wesayso's smear campaign toward Robbie Sinclair, it is mentioned that he supports furloughs for convicted murderers. This is in reference to ^[?] Michael Dukakis' presidential bid in the mid '80s, in which an ad against him pointed out Dukakis' support of furloughs for convicted murderers.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop designed the Dinosaur's animatronics with the requirements of a long-running series in mind. They were engineered to be far more robust and easy to maintain than would be necessary for a film.
The full-size dinosaur costumes came in two parts, a full body suit and a separate animatronic head. The head contained radio-controlled motors that moved the jaw, lips, eyes, and eyebrows. For closeup speaking and lip-sync, the heads were separated and operated by a team of puppeteers.
It is speculated that Earl Sinclair may had been modeled after actor Ernest Borgnine.

Episode List:
Episode Name	Season	Year	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB
The Mighty Megalosaurus	1	1991	1	1	William Dear	Michael Jacobs Bob Young	Earl tells Baby the story of how he came into the world... a story in which he asks for a raise from Mr. Richfield and has to choose between buying Fran a new cookware set or buying himself a 90-inch television set.	7.7
The Mating Dance	1	1991	1	2	Reza Badiyi	Michael Jacobs Bob Young	Fran grows sick of her marital life, but Earl has no idea what the real problem is. So she leaves for a while in order for Earl to better himself, which he does by taking a class on the so-called "Mating Dance."	7.6
Hurling Day	1	1991	1	3	Tom Trbovich	Rob Ulin	It is a dinosaur custom that when they turn 72, they are to be hurled off a cliff into a tar pit. Ethyl's time is coming near, and Earl (as the ceremonial son-in-law) is looking forward to tossing her... until Robbie realizes Ethyl still has a lot to live for.	8.0
High Noon	1	1991	1	4	Tom Trbovich	Victor Fresco	At the market, a t-rex named Gary hits on Fran, then-- according to dinosaur law-- shows up outside the house one day to challenge Earl to a fight to the death. The prize: Fran.	7.6
The Howling	1	1991	1	5	Jay Dubin	Rob Ulin	The Howling is a sacred dinosaur tradition in which, to avert prophesied disaster, male dinosaurs of age climb a cliff and howl at the moon. But when Robbie refuses to participate, it looks like he has, in fact, brought about the apocalypse!	7.6
The Golden Child	2	1991	2	1	Tom Trbovich	Dava Savel	A massive sugar high has Baby bouncing off the walls, which is how he gets a mysterious bump that morphs into a majestic golden horn. It turns out that the horn is the sign of the prophesied leader of the dinosaurs, so Baby becomes the king... which is perfectly fine with Earl.	8.2
Family Challenge	2	1991	2	2	Bruce Bilson	Tim Doyle	Fran thinks that the family spends far too much time in front of the TV. So when a freak accident destroys it, she sees it as a blessing-- but Earl is looking for another way out. So he enters the family in a game show in which the prize is a deluxe television set.	8.4
I Never Ate for My Father	2	1991	2	3	Tom Trbovich	Rob Ulin	Earl insists Robbie isn't acting carnivorous enough, so the teen stages a protest by becoming-- gasp!-- a vegetarian.	7.7
Charlene's Tale	2	1991	2	4	Tom Trbovich	Dava Savel	Charlene notices that the other females are getting their tails before her. So while Fran tries to teach her that a beautiful body doesn't make a beautiful mind, Charlene thinks of quick fixes and the males in the house tease.	7.7
Endangered Species	2	1991	2	5	Jay Dubin	Dave Caplan Brian LaPan	It's Fran and Earl's twentieth anniversary. To make it very special, Earl buys a delicacy for dinner: a species called grapdelites, who, thanks to his fellow snackers, are virtually extinct. While Earl desperately tries to keep everybody's prying paws off of his, Robbie fights to save their species.	7.9
Episode Name	Season	Year	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB
Employee of the Month	2	1991	2	6	Reza Badiyi	Dave Caplan Brian LaPan	To drive up employee morale (or possibly to keep from getting sued), Mr. Richfield decides to create an idiot example of perfection and call him the "Employee of the Month." And who should make the grade but Earl?	7.8
When Food Goes Bad	2	1991	2	7	Patrick Read Johnson	Tim Doyle Kirk R. Thatcher	Fran and Earl go out to dinner, leaving Robbie and Charlene alone to watch Baby. However, that's the perfect opportunity for a group of oppressed food items to revolt by kidnapping the youths!	8.2
Career Opportunities	2	1991	2	8	Bruce Bilson	Richard Day	Robbie goes to see the Job Wizard who dictates what careers everybody has for the rest of their lives. He hopes to be picked to be a rock legend but his dream falls flat when it's announced he's going to be a tree pusher like his father.	7.9
Unmarried... with Children	2	1991	3	1	Tom Trbovich	Dave Caplan Brian LaPan	After meeting new neighbor Monica, Fran learns that dinosaurs have to renew their marriage licenses after a certain amount of time... and then realizes that her marriage to Earl is technically invalid. Which is fine, until she realizes Earl doesn't know her at all.	7.9
How to Pick Up Girls	2	1991	3	2	Bruce Bilson	Andy Goodman	Robbie realizes he has no idea how to talk to girls. Desperate, he asks for help from Spike, a troublemaker who does very well with the ladies. Unfortunately, Spike's advice causes more harm for Robbie than good.	7.8
Switched at Birth	2	1991	3	3	Tom Trbovich	Tim Doyle	After Fran realizes she switched nests in Lamaze Class with Glenda Molehill, she starts to think that Baby isn't their baby. Her fears don't seem well-founded, though... until she meets the Molehill baby, Aubrey, who looks like Baby with Earl's green skin! After an unbearable baby swap, the two families ask for help from the wise Solomon the Great.	8.3
Refrigerator Day	2	1991	3	4	Bruce Bilson	Victor Fresco	Refrigerator Day is a day to celebrate dinosaurs' crowning achievement: the fridge. However, Earl's plans to give great presents does not sit well with the fact that he's not getting a Fridge Day bonus this year. So when authorities come to take back their presents (and fridge), the entire family loses the holiday spirit.	8.1
What 'Sexual Harris' Meant	2	1991	3	5	Tom Trbovich	Dave Caplan Brian LaPan	Monica gets a job pushing down trees for Wesayso but is fired after refusing the advances of new coworker Al "Sexual" Harris, popular for his double entendres. Determined not to let the males in the workforce hold her down, she takes the matter to court but doesn't get much help in her case.	7.9
Fran Live	2	1992	3	6	Tom Trbovich	Victor Fresco	Fran watches a TV show, Just Listening, where the host takes calls from troubled dinosaurs but doesn't offer to help them. When she suggests to the host he advise his callers about their problems, he refuses and Fran becomes the new host of the show, Just Advising, much to Earl's dismay.	7.9
Power Erupts	2	1992	3	7	Bruce Bilson	Andy Goodman	Robbie designs a science project that if executed in real life, could naturally power dinosaurs' houses and lower their heating bills. This proves to be bad business for Wesayso and B.P. Richfield is out to ruin Robbie's image and credibility to the public.	8.1
Episode Name	Season	Year	Disc	Disc Order	Directors	Writers	Synopsis	IMDB
The Clip Show	2	1992	3	8	Jay Dubin	Dava Savel Rob Ulin	A paleontologist speculates on the amazing survival instincts of dinosaurs.	6.9
A New Leaf	2	1992	4	1	Mark Brull	Rob Ulin	An important lesson is learned by all when Robbie brings home a mysterious happy plant which makes everyone feel all groovy-like. As things spiral out of control, Fran finally has to put her foot down.	8.4
The Last Temptation of Ethyl	2	1992	4	2	Tom Trbovich	Dava Savel	When Ethyl unexpectedly dies, she goes to the afterlife and finds out how beautiful it is. Before she can be reunited with her husband, it's revealed she's only unconscious and will wake up. Anxious to soon return to the afterlife, Ethyl goes on TV and tells the viewers how wonderful it is. But the afterlife has its own message for Ethyl.	8.3
Nuts to War: Part 1	2	1992	4	3	Bruce Bilson	Steve Pepoon	A news bulletin announces a nationwide shortage of pistachio nuts, which is blamed on the four legged dinosaurs. War breaks out between the two-leggers and four-leggers and Robbie and Spike are drafted into the battle. Earl supports the fight at first but questions how truthful the government is being with them after a news reporter mistakenly reveals all is not going as well as planned.	8.3
Nuts to War: Part 2	2	1992	4	4	Bruce Bilson	Dave Caplan Brian LaPan	Earl and Roy impersonate USO girls and go with Charlene to the front to find out what's happened to Robbie. Earl returns home without his son and he and Fran are moved to panic and grief when the news reports one of the soldiers was killed in battle.	7.9
And the Winner Is...	2	1992	4	5	Tom Trbovich	Rob Ulin Tim Doyle	The Chief Elder dies after naming the Baby, and B.P Richfield runs for new Chief Elder. His picks Earl for his opponent to beat; Earl is fine with running against Richfield and losing, until his conscience convinces him it's in everybody's best interest not to let Richfield become ruler over the public. But is he cut out to win the election?	8.1
Slave to Fashion	2	1992	4	6	Tom Trbovich	Dava Savel	Charlene thinks having an expensive coat will make it easier for her to fit in with the popular girls. But once she acquires the talking coat, it does help her to become popular, at the price of alienating herself from her friends and turning against her family.	7.7
Leader of the Pack	2	1992	4	7	Bruce Bilson	Kirk R. Thatcher	Robbie is fed up with being beaten up by a wild pack. So he enlists the help of his friend, Spike, to help him. Spike introduces Robbie to the other members of his gang, the Scavengers; but Robbie finds himself in more trouble when after a night of drinking with the Scavengers, it seems he's eaten their leader.	7.8
Wesayso Knows Best	2	1992	4	8	Bruce Bilson	Victor Fresco	Wesayso attempts to present a positive image of its company to the public with the perfect family, 'The Wesayso Family'. However, the company decides that it would be better if Roy becomes the head of the Sinclair household, and Earl moves out.	8.0

Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons [1991] (4 discs)Pick a Random Episode

Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons [1991] (4 discs)
Pick a Random Episode