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