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[edit] Cancelled

When was the show Cancelled? or was it? did they jsut stop making the show? I think this article needs some more 'behind the camera' info


[edit] Generic info leads nowhere

"There are many reused side characters in a full body suit with an articulated faces/head include an orange/brown Ceratosaurus, a generic green Theropod, a purple Stenonychosaurus, a tan, turtle-faced dinosaur, and two indistinct females."

Those where used but... Which goal in mind? (for example, there is aside character who operatesthe news, pretty much the same guy always)

The news anchor, Howard Handupme, is always the same character, and always in the same costume (actually, it's a hand puppet). But some costumes are used for more than one character. For instance, there's one dinosaur named Sexual Harris who played a large role in one episode. The same costume has been used for a different dinosaur, the one who works at the marriage licensing building. I think the costume was also used for the job wizard. It's easy to see that these dinosaurs all look the same; you're supposed to suspend your disbelief. This allowed the creators of the show to not spend all the money on many different costumes. I hope I answered your question. --Brandon Dilbeck 22:53, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] naming

Wasn't the grandmother's name Ethyl, adding to the petroleum references in the show? Mike H 01:53, Mar 31, 2005 (UTC)

Worse than that—Ethyl Phillips! —Mulad (talk) July 2, 2005 12:13 (UTC)

I always remember being scared of the puppets whenever the show came on. — 172.156.116.111 11:04, 6 January 2006.

They were scary puppets indeed. They still give me nightmares. --Isequals 06:40, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
Is the upcoming DVD incomplete or were there less than 65 eps?
The upcoming DVD is only the first and second seasons (29 episodes total). Dinosaurs lasted 4 seasons. Season Three has 22 eps and Four has 14 eps.

[edit] Roy Hess

Could Roy Hess be a reference to Harry_Hess the geologist that created the theory of sea floor spreading? This fact would be relevant reference to the setting of Pangaea. Blue Leopard 21:25, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

More probably it's a reference to Hess stations. Recury 00:45, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

What was the time slot of this show? Flyerhell 05:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Earl Sinclair

Isn't the name 'Earl' a pun on the southern pronunciation of 'oil'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.122.29.211 (talk) 20:11, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Updated the Species section

I've added some of the extras and side-characters that appear from time to time in the Species list. Can anyone correct me on some of those? I'm just best-guessing on a lot of them.

[edit] English DVD release

Does anyone know if this will ever happen?

[edit] Dinosaurs on UK TV

The article states that

The show has also aired in the UK on Disney Channel.

However I remember watching it, so it must also have been on one of the four main channels can't remember which though so I can't edit the article to add it.

pjb007 21:47, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whoever edited the Dinosaur Species thing, read this.

I edited the species listing. Whoever changed it before needs to consider this:

-Indosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and others are all recent finds and would not have been used in the design, since these dinosaurs were discovered either during or after the series.

-We can eliminate any of the lesser-known species, since (obviously) these guys didn't know much about dinosaurs. This can also explain Richfield not being a styracosaurus; because Styracosaurs didn't have three prominent horns. Richfield is a highly caricatured Triceratops. They also made a lot of the dinosaurs up, which is particularly evident in Robbie, Charline, and Baby, who are all "mixed breeds" of their parents. As crazy as it sounds, that's what the character designer said in an interview on the first DVD set.

-STOP GUESSING. If the show doesn't tell you, and it's not obvious, don't guess. The DVD answers many of these, but the ones that are not answered should not be replaced with arbitrary guesses.

[edit] The Greatest Story Ever Told

It says in the article under the Adult Themes section that "Potatoism", featured in this episode, is a reference to Christianity. The rest of the paragraph makes it sound as if it were in a way mocking religion At the end of the episode however, after Earl and Robbie have been freed from their punishment for not believing in Potatoism, they wonder out loud whether their is a god who created them and cared about them. Maybe the episode was more of a parody of cults than mainstream religions? I'm not sure, but I'm going to add something in to the paragraph about the speculation at the end of the episode. 71.31.145.245 17:10, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, the title of the episode seemed to set the agenda. But it seemed mostly to be a dig at the credulous, of which the religious minion was portrayed as the archetype. Being an American production, the obvious model would be Christian.

I agree that the episode seems less a condemnation of any religion but more a condemnation of religious zealots, namely televangelists (parodied in the Chief Elder's ranting style of speech during the condemnation of Robbie) and theocracies (the "government slash religious leaders" argue that such actions as giving the government extra money on their tax forms are pleasing to the Great Potato).

Hmm, didn't think about that. Actually, I haven't seen this episode for awhile, so all I could remember was the ending. Somebody can go ahead and change it back if they want. 69.40.246.235 02:27, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Allusions to homosexuality?

Does anyone have actual sources to back up the claims that the show is alluding to homosexuality in the guise of herbivorism? This could refer to any number of things. It should be removed if there is no proof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.229.189.123 (talk • contribs)


I disagee. Whether or not anyone has any proof that the references to herbivorism were allusions to homosexuality, say for example in a recorded interview with a writer or producer saying so, the referenced passage should remain in place in my opinion. The entire tone of the "herbivorism" references on the show, as well as those to "cross eating," are so highly reminiscent of how unconventional sexual practices were discussed in the trashy current events programming of that time that the intended connection is obvious. -- Grant Gussie 10:44, 21 May 2007


I think I was the one who initially added this to the article. The controversy of herbivorism in the show is VERY similar to the controversy in our society concerning homosexuality, or at least at the time the show aired. -- WiccaIrish 18:48, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Inappropriate Link

In the paragraph about the episode "I Never Ate For My Father" the link for "irreverence" links to Reverence / Irreverence
Mullhawk (talk) 02:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List of TV Shows

Is such a gigantic list necessary? Couldn't you just use a few examples? Such a large list just so...unattractive. -Sukecchi (talk) 13:45, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Perfect End to Dinosaurs

I absolutely hated the final episode of Dinosaurs and within minutes of seeing it came up with a far better ending: After somehow reforming or defeating the Wesayso Corporation and solving at least a few of the major problems of Dinosaur society (and maybe having the Sinclair family inherit a fortune from a long lost relative), the show ends on a spectacularly happy note, and we hear the show's closing theme with a pullback from Earth, the continent of Pangaea visible. A few moments of silence are followed by a slowly building dark, ominous score as we see an asteroid tumbling through space on a collision course. Fade to black.

Now that would have been an ending. But oh, Nooo! We had to have a preachy, depressing ending that likely left a lot of viewers besides me in disgust. Given how shows like Family Guy and Futurama have made comebacks (even ALF had a TV movie years after the series ended.), I have to wonder, could Dinosaurs come back and this time around have the superior ending I demand? I can dream, can't I? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.254.116.195 (talk) 01:27, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

You can dream. However, this isn't a discussion forum. The purpose of this talk page is to discuss improvements to this article. — Val42 (talk) 02:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)