Dink, the Little Dinosaur

Dink, the Little Dinosaur
Starring R. J. Williams
Anndi McAfee
Ben Ryan Ganger
S. Scott Bullock
Frank Welker
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 21
Production
Running time 30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run September 16, 1989 – 1991

Dink, the Little Dinosaur is an animated series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. The series originally aired on the CBS Kids block on CBS from 1989 to 1991. The series was developed for television by Karen Willson and Chris Weber. Reruns were previously seen on the Cartoon Network, and can now be seen on Boomerang. This has not yet been released on DVD.

Contents

Production

Starting with the second season, the show introduced a weekly segment called “Factasaurus” that taught lessons and fun facts educating children about different dinosaur species.

Several episodes were later combined into the 1989 video movie Dink the Little Dinosaur while further episodes combined to form the Land of No Return in 1994. Its storylines fostered positive behaviors, such as caring about oneself and others, tolerance, ecology, problem-solving and team work.

It received a "Humanitas Prize" and was nominated for an Emmy.[1]

Plot

The series followed Dink the Apatosaurus as he roams the volcanic landscape of prehistory in a place called Green Meadow.

Characters

Allies

Villains

Points of interest

Episode guide

Season 1

  1. Shell Game/Shyler's Friend (9/16/1989)
  2. Dink, Come Home/White Beauty (9/23/1989)
  3. Crusty's Baby/The Gentle Hunter (9/30/1989)
  4. Phantom of the Cave/Dry River (10/7/1989)
  5. Tricera-Scat/Search (10/14/1989)
  6. Amber's Crusade/Old Timers (10/21/1989)
  7. Uncle Longbeak/Surprise! (10/28/1989)
  8. The Hollow Tree/Badge of Courage (11/4/1989)
  9. Wish Mountain/Crusty's New Home (11/11/1989)
  10. Small Stuff/Light's Out (11/18/1989)
  11. Mystery of the Broken Claw/Encounter at Flatrock (11/25/1989)
  12. The Sky is Falling/Sea Rescue (12/2/1989)
  13. Raiders of the Lost Nest/Land of No Return (12/9/1989)

Season 2

  1. Scavenger/Tar Troubles (9/15/1990)
  2. The Honeyfruit Hero/Tall Tale (9/22/1990)
  3. Crusty's Reunion/Tale of the Beast (9/29/1990)
  4. Scat-ter Brained/Fraidy Scat (10/6/1990)
  5. The Reluctant Head-Banger/Wrongs of Spring (10/13/1990)
  6. Overrun/The Last of Their Kind (10/20/1990)
  7. Day of the Snake/Rivals (10/27/1990)
  8. Challenge/The Secret (11/3/1990)

Voices

Additional Voices

Crew

External links

See also

First-run animated series
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle • The All-New Popeye Hour (1978–1983) • Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1984) • Tarzan and the Super 7 • The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show • Drak Pack (1980) • The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour • The Kwicky Koala Show • Trollkins • Blackstar (1981–1982) • Gilligan's Planet (1982–1983) • Pandamonium (1982–1983) • The Dukes (February 5, 1983 – October 29, 1983) • The Biskitts (1983–1984) • Saturday Supercade (1983–1986) • Dungeons & Dragons (1983–1985) • The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983–1986) • The Get Along Gang (1984–1985) • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1991) • Pole Position (1984) • Inspector Gadget • The Berenstain Bears • The Wuzzles (1985) • Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters • Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (1985–1987) • Wildfire • Galaxy High (1986–1987) • Teen Wolf • Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater (1987–1988) • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures • Popeye and Son (1987–1988) • Dennis the Menace (1986–1988) • The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (1988–1990) • Superman • Garfield and Friends (September 17, 1988-October 1995) • Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989–1991) • The California Raisin Show (1989–1990) • Rude Dog & the Dweebs
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First-run animated series
Dink, the Little Dinosaur (1989–1991) • Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (1984–1991) • The California Raisin Show (1989–1990) • Garfield and Friends (September 17, 1988-October 1995) • Rude Dog & the Dweebs • The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (1988–1990) • CBS Storybreak (1985–1990) • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990–1996) • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990) • Mother Goose and Grimm (1991–1992) • Back to the Future (1991–1993) • Where's Waldo? (1991–1992) • Fievel's American Tails (1992–1993) • The Little Mermaid (1992–1995) • Raw Toonage (1992–1993) • Marsupilami (1993–1994) • All-New Dennis the Menace • Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993–1994) • Conan and the Young Warriors • Beethoven (1994–1995) • Aladdin (1994–1996) • Skeleton Warriors • Wild C.A.T.s • The Adventures of Hyperman • Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1997) • The Mask • Santo Bugito (1995–1996) • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997) • Project G.e.e.K.e.R. • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1995–1997) • Anatole • Dumb Bunnies (1998–1999) • Flying Rhino Junior High (1998–2000) • Birdz (1998) • Mythic Warriors (1998–2000) • New Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1999–2000)
First-run live-action series
Rebroadcasts
Schedules
Related programming and topics