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Jean-Claude

**Jean-Claude** is the French accented leader of the Parents Resistance in the *Dinosaurs* episode "Georgie Must Die." With his wife Brigitte, they serve as freedom fighters to save the sanity of parents from the insipid menace of Georgie and his television show. He uses a hard baguette to break into Earl's jail cell and recruit him for the resistance. To Brigitte's dismay, he feels romantic passion (even kisses) should be saved until after their goals are met.
The Predator

**The Predator** is a large monster with horns and fangs who made several appearances on *Dinosaurs*. The creature first appeared in the second season episode "I Never Ate for My Father" where it was referred to as a swamp monster and consumed Earl and Robbie. The swamp monster is a hand puppet, matted to look like a giant creature.

Every swamp monster seen on *Dinosaurs* looks identical. It takes a few days for the monster to digest his meals.

In its second appearance, in "Slave to Fashion," the puppet was used as the title character for the  TV series *Totally Hidden Predator*. This was the first reference to it as "The Predator," and no other official name is known. The monster would continue to be seen both on television and encountering the Sinclairs in the wild.

This puppet originally appeared in *Monster Maker*. A photo caption in *No Strings Attached* refers to this creature as a demon.

## Appearances

* *Dinosaurs*
	+ Episode 203: I Never Ate for My Father
	+ Episode 222: Slave to Fashion
	+ Episode 310: Wilderness Weekend
	+ Episode 406: Terrible Twos
	+ Episode 413: Into the Woods
Episode 318: Swamp Music

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Spike, who can't stand Robbie's choice of music, decides to expose Robbie to a whole different world and different style of music by taking him to the Swamp Shack. The swamp and this club are home to blue-hued mammals who have been restricted from contact with dinosaurs and lead difficult, depressing lives. Initially fearful of this different species, Robbie is completely taken with this new music and band members Howlin' Jay and his son, Sonny. Their repertoire includes "I'm a Mammal."

Robbie plans to bring this new sound to the dinosaurs, who he believes will go crazy for it. Howlin' Jay is reluctant due to his previous contact with dinosaurs ("The Lizard"), but Robbie and Sonny take a demo of their music to Ty Warner, the head of Volcanic Records. Warner isn't interested in mammal music but changes his mind after listening to the tape and signs Howlin' Jay and his band. Meanwhile, Robbie introduces Howlin' Jay and Sonny to the Sinclair family, and Earl and Jay bond over the perceived idiocy of their sons.

However, Robbie discovers that Volcanic Records has hired pop singer Perry Llewelyn (a Perry Como take-off) to record "I'm a Mammal" and the bands' other songs, with Warner insisting that they need a mainstream dinosaur to make the music palatable (and profitable) to the Pangaean public. Robbie has to break the news to Howlin' Jay that they have been ripped off again by dinosaurs. Sonny is aghast and tells his father that he was right about dinosaurs and that he's never leaving the swamp again. Howlin' Jay is disturbed to hear Sonny making the same complaints he's always made about dinosaurs and decides their best option is to start their own record label, created for and run by mammals. As a sign of possible further bonding, Earl arrives with an accordion (the cable was on the fritz and he was feeling low) and starts a jam session with the band.

## Guest Stars

* Kevin Clash (Howlin' Jay), Steve Whitmire (Sonny), Julius Carry (Mudbelly), Jon Polito (Ty Warner)

## Notes

* Taped on December 14, 1992.
* This is one of two episodes where Charlene Sinclair does not appear, the other being "Earl's Big Jackpot".
* This is one of the few episodes to have new footage during the end credits, instead of a still from a previous scene. Other episodes to do this include "License to Parent," "Changing Nature," "Earl and Pearl", and "Georgie Must Die."

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

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Episode 209: Unmarried... with Children

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Earl and Fran's marriage license expires. When Earl bungles the renewal test by displaying complete ignorance of the details of his marriage, Fran considers not picking up Earl's option. Earl is forced to move in with Roy, while the Sinclair's new next door neighbor, Monica -- a brontosaurus and the first divorced female in history -- shows Fran that the single life has possibilities.

## Notes

* Taped on October 11, 1991
* The title of this episode is a reference to the FOX sitcom *Married... with Children*, which ran from 1987 to 1997.

## Video releases

* *Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons* (2006)

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Earl Sinclair

**Earl Sinclair** is one of the lead characters in the television series *Dinosaurs*. Identified as a megalosaurus, Earl is the 43-year-old head of his family, consisting of wife Fran, teenage children Robbie and Charlene, mother-in-law Ethyl Phillips, and infant son Baby Sinclair. Married for over 15 years, Earl tends to take his more sensible wife for granted, who often brings him down to earth with a sharp "Earl Sneed Sinclair!". Earl's own family background is seldom delved into, but he was the class runt in high school and has an estranged sister, the country singer Pearl Sinclair ("Earl and Pearl"). He is given three common nicknames: *Pally Boy* by Roy Hess, *Fat Boy* by Ethyl, and *Not the mama* by Baby.

Employed as a low level tree pusher for the voluminous WESAYSO Corporation, Earl is old-fashioned and resentful as his family often tries to break with dinosaur tradition, yet usually caves in (though in the show's final episode, "Changing Nature", he is very supportive of new technology). Earl's best friend is Roy Hess, and it's sometimes unclear whether work is a refuge from home or home is a refuge from work. In particular, Earl struggles with being a new father again, and Baby Sinclair's continual address of "Not the Mama" over "Daddy" is a source of frustration. One such attempt to win his youngest son's approval involved adopting the superhero persona Captain Impressive ("Earl Don't Be a Hero"). Another parenting conflict he has been through is when he struggled to come to terms with the fact that Charlene was growing up in "Charlene's Tale". Earl's other desire, outside of being left alone to snack and drink beer, is to achieve recognition from B.P. Richfield and the outside world, whether by becoming "Employee of the Month" or through laying claim as the discoverer of Sinclair City ("The Discovery").

Though usually content to watch television and avoid serious thought, Earl could be occasionally galvanized into action, by either his family or a delayed conscience.
His achievements during the series' short run included running for Chief Elder ("And the Winner Is..."), becoming the network's lead television programmer ("Network Genius"), and trading places with a tree ("If I Were a Tree"). Earl also used to play accordion and was surprisingly good at it ("Swamp Music").

Despite his occasional moments of enlightenment, the well-meaning but dense Earl ultimately contributes to the extinction of his entire species ("Changing Nature").

## Behind the Scenes

Earl was a full-bodied, realistic animatronic puppet, with the facial radio controls operated by Dave Goelz in season 1 and the first part of season 2 and by Mak Wilson for the rest of the run. The body suit was performed by Bill Barretta (in one of his earliest Henson projects) and, on occasion, Tom Fisher.

## See also

* Earl Sinclair's Alternate Identities and Ages
Episode 319: If I Were a Tree

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It's story time for the Baby, and Grandma Ethyl reads him a tale about a dinosaur (Earl) who is pushing down trees when a thunderstorm approaches. Just as he is about to push down a large tree, lightning simultaneously strikes him and the tree causing them to exchange souls. The Tree is excited to learn it has become a dinosaur, able to move freely. In the Sinclair home, the Tree, as Earl, is thoughtful and kind causing confusion amongst his family. Meanwhile, the real Earl is besides himself being stuck in a Tree's body with a pesky bird and animal living in him. The Tree, as Earl, confronts B.P. Richfield about the ruination of the Earth and Richfield commits him to a mental institution. This, coupled with the daily hardships of dinosaur life, causes the Tree to return to the forest. During this time, Earl is in a race to save the creatures living in him because he is marked for clearing. Both realize they have to return to their original forms and unite in trying to save the forest.

## Guest Stars

* David Warner (Spirit of the Tree), Michael McKean (Kyle)

## Notes

* Taped on November 23, 1992.
* Received an Environmental Media Award

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

## See also

* Impersonations of Plants

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Episode 403: The Greatest Story Ever Sold

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The Council of Elders is convened to determine answers to the Great Question of Life, and the answer is found to be Potatoism. Soon it's stake-and-potatoes for Robbie and Earl, when Robbie rejects the Elders' wisdom, and the duo is sentenced to be burned as infidels. A gust of wind extinguishes the fire, and with it dies the dinosaurs' belief in the message of the Great Potato.

## Guest Stars

* Tim Curry - Chief Elder
* Suzie Plakson - Elder #3
* Sam McMurray - Elder #2

## Notes

* Taped on July 28, 1993
* The title is a spoof on the feature film, *The Greatest Story Ever Told*.
* In the theme sequence, the sound effects are removed.

## Seen on TV

* *TGYWA* (*Thank Goodness You'll Watch Anything*)
* *Livin in a House!*
* *DNN Special Report*

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

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Edward R. Hero

**Edward R. Hero** appeared in the *Dinosaurs* episode "And the Winner Is...." A revered senior political analyst for DNN, Hero asked probing questions of both Earl Sinclair and B.P. Richfield during the campaign for Chief Elder. Hero's intelligence and integrity impressed the Pangaean voters, and despite his non-candidacy, the newsman finds himself elected as the new elder.

The name is a play on that of journalist Edward R. Murrow, who famously criticized Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954.
The Mating Dance

**The Mating Dance** is a ritual done in the *Dinosaurs* universe in order for male dinosaurs to "woo and win" a mate. The practice, introduced in "The Mating Dance", is described by Roy as "the ultimate expression of a male's absolute commitment to a female." He adds "I myself do it three or four times a week!"

In the same episode, Earl Sinclair finds that he has forgotten how to do the Mating Dance altogether. He takes a trip to Mel Luster's Mating Dance Academy in order to relearn the dance and save his marriage. Its considered effective enough that Chang Chang the caveman is taken to Mel Luster's school in an attempt to teach him the dance. Later, the Mating Dance is shown to be effective in lulling Baby Sinclair to sleep.

The dance itself consists of a series of bobs, dips, weaves, and kicks, turns, and neck and chin motions.
Thighs of Thunder

**Thighs of Thunder** is an attractive female dinosaur in the *Dinosaurs* episode "The Discovery." Thighs of Thunder was abandoned by her parents as a child, and adopted by a tribe of cavepeople, who raised her as their own. She acts as the tribe's interpreter and tries to encourage Robbie and Earl to spare their land.
Fran Sinclair

**Frances "Fran" Sinclair** is an allosaurus, and one of the stars of *Dinosaurs*. The daughter of Louie and Ethyl Phillips, she is married to Earl Sinclair. Fran and Earl have three children -- Robbie, Charlene, and Baby Sinclair.

She is very sensible and does nearly all of the housework, especially in the kitchen. She often feels unappreciated and wishes the family would spend more time talking together.

## Episodes about Fran

* Episode 102: The Mating Dance
* Episode 214: Fran Live
* Episode 317: Honey, I Miss the Kids

## Trivia

* Although she is officially an Allosaurus and her two fin-like crests and wrists like a Dilophosaurus .
Blarney

**Blarney** is a hand-puppet red Deinonychus on *Dinosaurs*, intended as a spoof of Barney the Dinosaur. He appeared in Dinosaur TV segments in two fourth season episodes -- "Terrible Twos" and "Into the Woods."

Blarney is adored by young children but is less popular with older viewers. He appears on videotapes released as part of the Blarney Home Video Library. Parents who order will "get a new video delivered to their child every hour for the next decade." Titles spoof not only the Barney franchise, but other commercials for mail-order videos, from fitness and health tapes to bridge, computers, and semi-religious quests.

A similar *Barney* spoof, Georgie, appeared as a full-bodied character in "Georgie Must Die."

## The Blarney Home Video Library

* *Blarney at the Zoo*
* *Blarney on the Farm*
* *Blarney on the Bottom of the Ocean*
* *Blarney Just Sits There*
* *Blarney Reads From the Phone Book*
* *Blarney and Omar Sharif Teach You Contact Bridge*
* *Blarney Improves Your Golf Swing*
* *Hooked on Blarney*
* *Blarney's No-Money-Down Real Estate System*
* *Blarney Helps You Stop Stop Smoking*
* *Blarney Increases Your Personal Power*
* *Blarney's Juice Your Way to Better Health*
* *Blarney Helps you Organize Your Blarney Video Tapes*
* *Blarney! Blarney! Blarney!*
* *Blarney's Greatest Bloopers*
* *The Making of Blarney*
* *Blarney's Cure for Baldness*
* *Blarney's Search for Noah's Ark*
* *Blarney Teaches You Microsoft Windows*
* *Blarney's Forty Days to a Flatter Stomach*
Little Grey

Full Name = Little Grey
Gender = Male
Occuupation = Student at Fat Goats School
Eye Color = Black
Family = Grey Wolf (Father)
Red Wolf (Mother)
Night Wolf (Uncle)
Martial Wolf (Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather)
Resides = Green Green Grassland
Wolf Castle (Formerly)
Wolf Mansion

**Little Grey** (In Simplified Chinese 小灰灰) is a minor but later supporting character in the Pleasant Goat and Grey Wolf cartoon. He is the son of Grey Wolf and Red Wolf. Unlike the other wolves, he likes the goats and does not want to eat them, just have fun with them. So he failed Wolf School and had to go into the Fat Goats School with the other goats. He likes Lazy Goat the best. Also, in the end, he sometimes yells so loud at his father by saying, "爸爸，你又骗我!" which makes him fly away.
Elias Turner Kit

At the beginning of tKoC:

1. Name: Elias Turner
2. Age: 11997 DOB, 22 in 12019.
3. General physical description: White, at least 6'2".
4. Hometown: New York City
5. Type of home/ neighborhood: Underground Slums
6. Relationship status: Single
7. Current family: Unnamed mother
8. Family background (parents, previous marriages, etc.): Single mother
9. Friends: Fiona Yang, Lee Fang
10. Other close relationships:
11. Relationship with men: Watchful/Obedient
12. Relationship with women: Inexperienced
13. Job: Engineer/Mechanic
14. Strongest positive personality trait: Adaptable and Clever
15. Strongest negative personality trait: No confidence/ easily influenced
16. Sense of humor: Situation based
17. Temper: Great
18. Consideration for others: Replicates what he has been told is good.
19. How other people see him/her: Tough
20. Opinion of him/herself: Overwhelmed/Underqualified
21. Other traits, especially those to be brought out in story: Genuine, strong-willed
22. Ambitions: Rise out of poverty
23. Philosophy of life: undeveloped
24. Most important thing to know about this character: He is the hero
25. Will readers like or dislike this character, and why?: Elias Turner is the hero; he is the one they grow with in understanding not only Cydonia, but also the American Empire. They are meant to like him.
Moola the Cash Cow

**Moola the Cash Cow** is the mascot for Wesaysoland in the *Dinosaurs* episode "Variations on a Theme Park." A cartoonish caricature of a cow, played by a teenage dinosaur in need of a summer job, Moola is Wesaysoland's cheerful, heavily copyrighted, legally unassailable icon. He wanders the park spouting bad bovine based puns, often using the phrase "udderly," and terrifies Baby Sinclair. His name is a "cash-in" on a slang term often used for money.
Juhitan

Juhitans are a humanoid species, they are well rounded in both combat and defence, are highly strategical and intelligent, making them a difficult to beat foe. They are known for their elegance and beauty, along with their strength. Juhitians are allies of Zarkanians, Takains, and Araneae.

## Biology

### Skeletal Structure

Juhitans have an extremely long and flexible spine, with many small vertebrae. They have long limbs due to living in the canopies of trees and a long, strong tail, which they use to hang from branches and to keep themselves balanced. When on the ground, the tail can be used as a 'rudder' to help them turn when sprinting on all fours. Their feet and hands have a mostly similar structure, both can be used to easily grab onto things.

### Habitat

Juhitans live in the canopies of forests on Mormo. They rarely set foot on the ground, spending most of their days gathering supplies and performing rituals. They prefer humid climates to all others. Their housing is made from Araneae silk and hangs from tree branches, and are only used for sleep.

### Diet

Their diet consists mostly of fruits, vegetables and herbs, and they only eat meat on the Blood of the Ancients festival, which happens once every twenty years.

## Culture

Juhitian's culture is based on nature. They pay great respect towards all animal, plant & fungi life; for every tree they cut down they plant 5, food is not wasted and animals are worshipped.

### Rituals & Practices

#### Reincarnate Festival

At the end of each year, Juhitans flock to the 'mother tree', which is a large tree in the middle of the forest they reside in. The tree is decorated with the prized objects of the deceased. At the festival, the prized objects of those who deceased in the year gone are strung up into the tree by the Araneae.

#### Blood of the Ancients Festival

Every twenty years, Juhitans only eat meat for a week. It is believed that the power and wisdom of the ancient gods is passed onto them at the time by killing and eating a sentient being.

### Clothing & Fashion

#### Male

Male Juhitans commonly wear Araneae silk drapes that go from the hips to the knee, with a necklace made from Araneae silk string and beads carved from fallen trees. The richer Juhitans wear the same, however with a sash going from the left shoulder and then wrapped around the right leg, with the drapes being put on top of that.

#### Female

Female Juhitans commonly wear Araneae silk drapes that come down from the waist to the ankles and a simple wrap around the bust, with three to five necklaces made from Araneae silk string and beads carved from fallen trees, along with a bracelet on the right arm made from fallen trees. The richer Juhitans wear the same, however with silk drapes wrapped around the wrists connected to the wrap around the bust.

## Characteristics

Intelligence: 7/10

Wisdom:8/10

Charisma: 4/10

Strength: 9/10

Agility: 9/10

Dexterity: 8/10

Morale: 10/10

## Abilities

Science: 5/10

Combat: 9/10

Strategy: 10/10

Defence: 9/10

Medicine: 7/10

Weaponry: 8/10
Big Songs

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***Big Songs*** is a 1992 album based on the *Dinosaurs* series and characters. This album was produced by Ray Colcord, who co-wrote most of the songs.

The album features the show's regular cast performing, including Stuart Pankin (Earl), Jessica Walter (Fran), Jason Willinger (Robbie), Sally Struthers (Charlene), Kevin Clash (Baby Sinclair), Sam McMurray (Roy), Florence Stanley (Grandma Ethyl), Sherman Hemsley (B.P. Richfield), Christopher Meloni (Spike) and Suzie Plakson (Monica DeVertebrae). The Refrigerator Creatures are voiced by puppeteers Bill Barretta, Julianne Buescher, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden and Mak Wilson.

## Track listing

1. I'm a Dinosaur (I Can Do Whatever I Want) - Baby Sinclair
(Colcord/Katz)
2. In a Perfect World - Charlene Sinclair
(Colcord/Katz)
3. I Wanna Be King - Robbie Sinclair, Spike
(Colcord)
4. Grandma's Comin' - Earl Sinclair
(Colcord/Katz)
5. Stone Age Bayou - Monica DeVertebrae
(Morris/Feather)
6. I'm the Baby (Gotta Love Me) - Baby Sinclair
(Colcord/Pankin)
7. Coldblooded Guy - B.P. Richfield
(Harby/Zimmerman)
8. He's a Lizard - Fran Sinclair, Ethyl Phillips
(Colcord/Pankin)
9. Poor Slobs with Terrible Jobs - Earl Sinclair, Roy Hess, B.P. Richfield
(Colcord/Feather)
10. Eon After Eon (A Dinosaur Love Song)
(Colcord/Katz)
11. Be a Herbivore - Refrigerator Creatures, Earl Sinclair
(Colcord/Feather)
12. Snoozin' Time - Fran Sinclair
(Colcord/Katz)

## Credits

* Album produced by Ray Colcord
* Executive Producers: Michael Jacobs and Harold J. Kleiner
* Creative Consultant: Bob Young
* Album arranged by Ray Colcord, Richard Bellis, Jimmy Bryant and Randy Kerber
* Vocal arrangements by Jon Joyce, Susan Boyd and Ray Colcord
* Engineered by Jim Hill and Avi Kipper
* Cover illustration by David Christensen
* Music Contractor: John Rosenberg
* Background vocals: Jon Joyce, Susan Boyd, Debbie Hall, Gloria Bellis, Patti Brooks, Alex Brown, Randy Crenshaw, Donna Davidson, Jimmy Haas, David Joyce and Joe Pizzulo
* Additional vocals: Susan Boyd, Chuck D., Phillip Ingram, Shaun Mariani
Baby Cuddlebunny

**Baby Cuddlebunny** appeared in the *Dinosaurs* episode "Network Genius." He was a parody of *Dinosaurs*’s own Baby Sinclair. His body was identical to Baby's, but his head was significantly different.

Baby Cuddlebunny appears as a patient on the dramatic pilot *Dr. Kirk Marcus, M.D.*, who constantly screamed "Not the pajamas!" Earl Sinclair liked him, and requested that he be the doctor, changing the show to *Baby Cuddlebunny, M.D.* Baby Sinclair also became a fan of the character, wearing a Baby Cuddlebunny shirt and quoting his catchphrase ("Not the pajamas!"), while Ethyl Phillips wondered how his catchphrase could be so popular.

After it was decided to make Baby Cuddlebunny the star, the network executives considered making a Baby Cuddlebunny doll who could talk when its string was pulled.

The Baby Cuddlebunny puppet, sans eyelashes, was later reused in "License to Parent."

The Dinosaur TV show *Baby Cuddlebunny, M.D.* was a parody of the ABC sitcom *Doogie Howser, M.D.*.
Episode 208: Career Opportunities

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Robbie is assigned Tree Pusher as his life's vocation by the all-powerful The Job Wizard. In the process of showing an unenthusiastic Robbie how wonderful a job Tree Pusher is, Earl comes to realize instead how pointless his own life actually is, and retires to bed unable to move (and dreaming of being a choreographer). When Robbie has to replace Earl at the worksite, he gets into trouble and Earl must rally to rescue his son. They return to the Job Wizard, who says he never wanted this. The episode ends with Earl teaching the Job Wizard how to dance.

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons

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Episode 309: License to Parent

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After Earl is repeatedly ticketed by an overzealous officer of the Parent Patrol for yelling at Baby Sinclair, setting a bad moral example of a cheap attempted bribery with stating his first ticket having Earl's name and a crisp dollar bill has "Bettelheim's" name written, and for taking Baby Sinclair's cupcake (which is something that Fran gave him to make the experience with the doctor visit more positive) and ate it right in front of him, he is sent to "Parents Ed" along with a spikeback unisaur and his green son resembling Aubrey Moehill stating he read the manuel cover to cover, and a Longsnout unisaur with his daughter who lost his license for missing a diaper change and had crammed the whole manuel all night, but fails miserably by the Parent Examiner Officer Brazalten and is ordered not to parent for thirty days until he retakes the test. The ticketing officer is assigned to live with the Sinclairs' to observe Earl, making Fran the only authority figure in the house. A frustrated Earl points out Fran's parental inadequacies such as letting Baby be up for a half an hour ("Small children are creatures of habit and needed a perfect naptime" stated by Earl, as Bettelheim states "An alteration of a sleeping schedule can upset a child"), never letting Robbie arrange his own schedule ("Teenagers learn to make choices by having choices"), and for yelling at Baby Sinclair for causing the folded clothes unfolded when he "wanted to help", causing her to lose her parental license too. Their home returns to normal after the officer "loses it" while trying to care for Robbie, Charlene, and the Baby when Charlene deliberately big mouthed of Robbie scratching the new car when he ram into Bettelheim's motorcycle while Fran realize that while good parenting comes from the heart, the parenting manual can be of help, too. This cause Earl to look at the viewers and say "Now, there's something you don't see on TV", ending the episode.

In an epilogue at the credits, Officer Bettleheim got kicked out of the Parent Patrol until he learns to be nicer, Robbie Sinclair got grounded 6-10 years for wrecking the new car, and Baby Sinclair got charged for whacking things with a frying Pan, protesting that "he was framed".

## Notes

* Officer Bettelheim's name is a reference to noted child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim.
* Taped on September 4, 1992
* This is one of only a few episodes to include original footage during the closing credits, as opposed to just showing a still image of a scene from the episode. "Swamp Music," "Changing Nature," "Earl and Pearl," and "Georgie Must Die" also use this format.
* Upon receiving a ticket, Earl utters the word "smoo," a form of dinosaur profanity previously mentioned in "Baby Talk."

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

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The Great Potato

**The Great Potato** is temporarily adopted as Pangaea's deity in the *Dinosaurs* episode "The Greatest Story Ever Sold." The Great Potato is an all-knowing, omnipotent, starchy tuber who purportedly created all dinosaurs like him, with eyes and full of potassium.

When the dinosaur population becomes racked by theological doubts and fears, the government convenes to select a belief system. Following the reactions of Earl Sinclair and Baby Sinclair, they adopt "Potatoism," an ideology which requires faith in the Great Potato as creator of the universe and provider of nutrition to all.
Episode 218: The Last Temptation of Ethyl

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Ethyl's near death experience lands her a television show pitching the afterlife.

## Story

While Fran and Baby go to the swamp, Ethyl decides to stay at home and watch the Professional Grass-Growing Association on the kitchen TV. Earl and Roy stay in as well, watching TV in the living room. Ethyl passes away, and Earl realizes this when Ethyl fails to insult or hit him when he goes into the kitchen. He and Roy waste no time in burying her.

Meanwhile, Ethyl arrives in the afterlife, only to discover that it is not her time yet. She returns to mortal life and manages to dig herself out of her grave, where she fascinates the family with tales of the afterlife. She is soon recruited to appear on the TV show *Mysteries That Haven't Been Solved Yet*, and thence to her own TV show. However, Fran begins to worry of the effect Ethyl's show will have on simpleminded people, and Ethyl's show is clearly trying to swindle people out of their money.

Ethyl dies again on the set of her show, and again goes to the afterlife. She sees her deceased husband, Grandpa Louie, who reiterates that it is not her time. Louie tells Ethyl that although she is fascinated with the afterlife and wants to be with Louie, she needs to enjoy the rest of her life, as it's the only one she'll get. He also cautions her against using the afterlife for monetary gain, saying she might end up in someplace "Not So Nice" (a room full of Earls). Ethyl again returns to mortal life, vowing to start living her life.

## Guest Stars

* Buddy Hackett - Grandpa Louie (voice)
	+ Allan Trautman - Grandpa Louie (performer)
* John Glover - Lucius (voice)
	+ David Greenaway - Lucius (performer)
	+ Jack Tate - Lucius (performer)
* Julianne Buescher - Additional Dinosaur Performer
* Tom Fisher - Additional Dinosaur Performer
* Terri Hardin - Additional Dinosaur Performer
* Star Townshend - Additional Dinosaur Performer

## Notes

* Taped on December 20, 1991.
* Earl and Fran's discussion on whether a puppet show can be enjoyed by adults as well as kids is similar to a conversation they had in How to Pick Up Girls.

## Video releases

* Volume 4 (VHS)
* Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons

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Dinosaurs TV series Wikia

## Welcome to the **Dinosaurs TV series Wiki**

***Dinosaurs*** was a half-hour sitcom which aired on ABC. The series, conceived just before Jim Henson's death, focused on a family of dinosaurs, the Sinclairs, and used ground-breaking full body, animatronic puppets.

The show was a joint venture that merged the talents and resources of Michael Jacobs Productions, The Jim Henson Company, and Disney's Touchstone Entertainment. Dinosaurs made use of a system known as animatronics to express and alter the dinosaurs' facial movements, a process developed by Brian Henson and his team at the London Creature Shop.

The show was an effective parody of human life and the American sitcom. Dinosaurs was set in the year 60,000,003 BC. Just a million years earlier, the dinosaurs behaved like animals, eating their offspring and living in swamps. But now they had evolved, raising families, living in houses, working, and paying taxes.

Earl Sneed Sinclair, a megalosaurus, works for the WESAYSO Development Corporation, under the direction of triceratops B.P. Richfield, leveling forests to make way for housing developments. Earl's wife Fran, an allosaurus, runs the house and family. The Sinclairs have three children: 14-year-old son Robbie a hypsilophodon; 12-year-old daughter Charlene a pachyrhinosaurus; and 1-year-old Baby Sinclair, whose birth is recounted in the pilot.

The series has been released on DVD by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The first box set, Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons, was released in May 2006. The second set, Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons, was released in May 2007.

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The Sinclair House

**The Sinclair Home** is the prehistoric dwelling of Earl and family on *Dinosaurs*. In traditional sitcom fashion, the house is frequently shown in establishing shots between scene changes and commercial breaks. A miniature model was used for these scenes. An attached garage is depicted but never actually used as an interior setting.

The interior of the home features dirt walls (so hard to keep clean), and the two most treasured appliances, the refrigerator (home of the Refrigerator Creatures), and the television set. All of the bedrooms are upstairs. Robbie, Charlene, and Baby Sinclair all sleep in their own rooms.

In "Monster Under the Bed," it was revealed that the Sinclair Home was unknowingly built above the monster's hole until it was moved so that it wasn't on top of his home anymore.

Fran Sinclair's friend Monica DeVertebrae's body peeking out of the Sinclair Home while visiting
Episode 216: The Clip Show

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Sir David Tushingham, a self-important paleontologist, attempts to shed light upon the mysterious world of the dinosaurs in a mock-documentary featuring clips from the first eleven episodes that proves the theories of modern science to fall far short of the real world in which Earl and his family inhabited millions of years ago.

## Guest Stars

* Paxton Whitehead (Sir David Tushingham), Eileen Dunn (Miss Honeywell), Jarrett Lennon (Kid), Bill Capizzi (Worker)

## Notes

* Taped on September 23, 1991
* These are the episodes the clips originated from
	+ Episode 101: The Mighty Megalosaurus
	+ Episode 102: The Mating Dance
	+ Episode 103: Hurling Day
	+ Episode 104: High Noon
	+ Episode 105: The Howling
	+ Episode 201: The Golden Child
	+ Episode 202: Family Challenge
	+ Episode 203: I Never Ate for My Father
	+ Episode 204: Charlene's Tale
	+ Episode 205: Endangered Species
	+ Episode 206: Employee of the Month
	+ Episode 207: When Food Goes Bad
	+ Episode 208: Career Opportunities
	+ Episode 210: How to Pick Up Girls
	+ Episode 211: Switched at Birth
	+ Episode 214: Fran Live
	+ Episode 215: Power Erupts

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons

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Dinosaurs action figures

Hasbro released a series of six *Dinosaurs* action figures in 1993.

The figures were made of soft plastic. The figures were detailed plastic sculptures, but their only point of articulation was at the waist. Each figure came with two accessories; B.P. Richfield was the only figure able to hold an accessory in his hand.

The following figures were made:

* Baby Sinclair with bottle of meat (on feet) and egg rattler
* Earl Sinclair with helmet and lunchbox
* Fran Sinclair with pot and frozen dinner
* Robbie Sinclair with skateboard and basketball
* Charlene Sinclair with necklace and telephone
* B.P. Richfield with megaphone and notepad

Baby Sinclair not from this setcustom billboard not from this set
## Notes

* The figures were available internationally, and sold in Germany, among other countries.
Refrigerator Day

**Refrigerator Day** is the *Dinosaurs* analogue to Christmas and the titular celebration in episode 212. Refrigerator Day, or Fridge Day for short, celebrates the development of the greatest boon to modern dinosaur, the refrigerator. Thanks to the development of this magical cold box, dinosaurs could store food and no longer had to continually roam, and thus were able to settle down and start families. Fridge Day is traditionally marked with gift-giving, a pageant recalling the first Refrigerator Day, festive decorations, a Fridge Day bonus, and jolly Refrigerator Day carols used to promote commercial goods. One drawback about the holiday is that dinosaurs often have to fast for two days before Fridge Day. Dinosaurs who fast for this occasion include the Sinclairs and Roy Hess (though Roy only does so between meals).

The Sinclairs also gave a store, Kave Mart, the idea of having a return policy when they attempted to return their presents to buy their refrigerator back.

The Sinclairs Fridge Day pageant was narrated by Grandma Ethyl from a book entitled "And Now It Can Be Told... The True Story of Refrigerator Day."
The Babysitter

**The Babysitter** appeared in in the fourth season *Dinosaurs* episode "Terrible Twos." Having failed to get results from a pediatrician and an animal trainer, the Sinclairs follow Ethyl's suggestion and call in an expert to tame Baby Sinclair.

The Babysitter has experience in expunging evil spirits and battling the forces of darkness. He wears a pacifier as a crucifix to ward off the baby and insists that no dessert be offered until he has eaten his dinner: "The power of rice compels you!" He emphasizes the importance of boundaries and tries reading from "the bedtime book" (*Blue Eggs and Toast*). As a last resort, the Babysitter invokes a time-out and asks Fran and Earl to lock the door and refrain from opening it, no matter what they hear. The Babysitter falters, however, and is defenestrated by Baby Sinclair.

The character, and much of the episode, references *The Exorcist* (1973), with the Babysitter standing in for Father Merrin.
The Sacred Book of Dinosaur

**The Sacred Book of Dinosaur** is an ancient book of dinosaur lore and customs, as featured in two early *Dinosaurs* episodes, "Episode 105: The Howling" and "The Golden Child".

Earl Sinclair described it in "The Howling" as having been written by "some sacred guy," while an Elder in "The Golden Child" calls it "the wisdom of the ages handed down from the beginning of time." The book contains many customs which dinosaurs are commanded to obey (but none so important as the Howling) and various prophecies, which prove in reality to be either metaphorical or of dubious accuracy.

In "The Howling" it causes a different kind of end to civilization as male dinosaurs become increasingly angry and vicious with each other. In "The Golden Child" is foretold that the king of the dinosaurs would be a child with a golden horn, much like the one that had grown out of Baby Sinclair's head, and the child would be born of a noble mother and wise and courageous father. When the Elders realize that Earl is neither couragous nor wise, white-out is used to alter the book's words, correcting the description to read "father shall be a blithering idiot."
Andre

**Andre** is the boorish dinosaur biker gang leader, temporarily replaced by Robbie in the second season *Dinosaurs* episode "Leader of the Pack." When Andre disappears after a drinking binge, it's assumed that Robbie ate him. However, Andre merely developed amnesia, was adopted by beavers, built a couple of dams, remembered who he was, and then ate his new parents.
Under the Water

**"Under the Water"** is a parody of "Under the Sea", a song written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature *The Little Mermaid*.

In the *Dinosaurs* episode "Honey, I Miss the Kids", Baby Sinclair watches *Little Underwater Girl* on TV. A trio of lobsters sing "Under the Water": "Under the water / Under the water / Every son and daughter really oughta / Live under the water."
Гюртель

**Гюртель** (нем. *Gürtel*, «пояс») — важная кольцевая дорога в пределах Вены. Была создана в 1890-х годах на месте бывших фортификационных сооружений, составлявших первую линию обороны города (перед стенами города).

Теперь Гюртель является крупной транспортной магистралью. Он имеет вид бульвара — две односторонние дороги в разных направлениях. Посередине по значительной части Гюртеля проходит эстакада с 6-й линией метро. Гюртель служит границей для районов города.
DTV

**DTV** is the prehistoric equivalent of Viacom's MTV on *Dinosaurs*, and a favorite channel of Robbie Sinclair. It's the proud home of loud, raucous music and "macho idiot rock".

Characters can be seen watching this in Episode 211: Switched at Birth, Episode 222: Slave to Fashion, Episode 318: Swamp Music and the "I'm the Baby" music video.

## Notes

* The Spaceman Dinosaur Landing on the Moon With the DTV Flag Is A Reference to The Very First MTV Ident (The Spaceman On the Moon) Which was also the MTV Films Logo in 2010.
B.P. Richfield's Trailer

**B.P. Richfield's Trailer** is a self-enclosed space at the WESAYSO job site. Referred to as the sales office in the company billboard, the trailer is the domain of executive foreman B.P. Richfield. Richfield seldom leaves the confines of his trailer, though the low roof leads to occasional horn-butting incidents. Amenities within the trailer include a television set, telephone for communicating with the main office, and a stock of liquors. Tree-pushers generally venture into the trailer at their own peril.
Martial Wolf

Full Name = Martial Wolf
Gender = Male
Eye Color = Black
Family = Grey Wolf (Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson)
Red Wolf (Great-Great-Great-Great Granddaughter-In-Law)
Little Grey(Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson)
Night Wolf (Great-Great-Great-Great Nephew)
Resides = Green Green Grassland (Formerly)
**Deceased**

**Martial Wolf** is one of the minor characters in the Pleasant Goat and Grey Wolf cartoon. He is the first wolf leader of his pack, the Wolf Pack, who keep trying to catch the goats. He was the only leader of his pack until his 4th great grandson, Grey Wolf took the job. He is also the wolf ancestor and the rival of Softy.

## History

Martial Wolf is the wolf ancestor. His rival Softy and other goats escaped to the Green Green Grassland to be safe from his pack, the Wolf Pack. Softy's goats built a tall iron fence leaving the other wolves thinking of how break in. Until one day, one of Martial Wolf's wolves had an idea for his leader. It was for him to exercise so much he could slip through the bars. The wolf leader thought of it and agreed. Soon, he was made out of only skin and flesh. Then, he easily slipped through the iron gates. He then saw a white object and thought it was a goat. So, he chewed and swallowed it. Well, the object was actually a big piece of wool on a rock. Martial Wolf's head turned white, and died. After that, the wolves decided to not try to eat the goats or there will be consequences. They howled and mourned every night of hs death, thinking that they should not try to capture the goats or there will be consequences. That was, until Grey Wolf decided to lead next.

## Appearence

Marrial Wolf appears to look like Grey Wolf a little. He is usually shown with a black captain hat. He also has a moustache under his nose and also has a red suit. He even has a sword at his back, making him look like a pirate captain.
Ed

**Ed** appeared in the fourth season *Dinosaurs* episode "Scent of a Reptile." He operates a Foto-Fast stand in the middle of nowhere, in the distant area where the McGuffin Lily was once found. Charlene Sinclair is crushed to find the McGuffin she sought is gone, but Ed tries to console her by offering coupons or to make her a key.
Stenographer

The **Stenographer** for the Bureau of Government Retribution appears in appears in the *Dinosaurs* episode "Charlene's Flat World."

She transcribes the trial of Charlene Sinclair and also reads out the charges for Judge H. T. Stone. She has to remind the judge when he skips past certain aspects of due process (such as the entire trial).
Episode 224: WESAYSO Knows Best

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To improve its public image, the WESAYSO Corporation picks the perfect employee family to be featured in their company advertisement. Earl's dream comes true when his family is chosen, but WESAYSO feels Roy has more audience appeal. When the ad campaign is a hit, Earl moves out of his own house so Roy can move in. Is Earl expendable? Will Roy crack under the strain of parental responsibility? Will Earl allow his family and best friend to be successful without him? Yep. Yep. Not a chance.

## Guest Stars

* Michael Dorn - WESAYSO Commercial Announcer
* Michael Richards - Director (voice)
	+ Bruce Lanoil - Director (performer)
	+ Jack Tate - Director (performer)
* Tom Fisher - Additional Dinosaur Performer
* Star Townshend - Additional Dinosaur Performer

## Video releases

* Don't Cross the Boss! (VHS)
* Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons

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Mr. Otto Lynch

**Mr. Otto Lynch** appeared in the second season *Dinosaurs* episode "What 'Sexual' Harris Meant," as one of the WESAYSO board politicans grilling Monica DeVertebrae. Unfortunately, he rarely succeeds in getting his statements across. (He states that the confrontation between Monica and Al "Sexual" Harris took place ten years before the trial; it was actually on the previous Tuesday.)
Episode 103: Hurling Day

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   The ancient and solemn dinosaur tradition of flinging their elders off a cliff into a pit of tar is challenged by young Robbie, denying Earl the fulfillment of one of his life's greatest dreams -- tossing Fran's acid-tongued mother, Ethyl, into the abyss.

## Supporting Cast

* Dinosaur Chief: Harold Gould (voice), Kevin Clash, Michelan Sisti
* Caveman: Michelan Sisti
* Additional Dinosaur Performers: Terri Hardin, Arlene Lorre, Jack Tate

## Notes

* Tape date: April 17, 1991
* This episode was the first to air featuring Ethyl Phillips, though in fact the character's first appearance chronologically appears to be in "Employee of the Month." In that episode, Ethyl arrives for a visit prior to permanently joining the household.
* This episode marked Tom Trbovich's *Dinosaurs* directorial debut. Trbovich would go on to direct 25 of the show's 65 episodes (more than any other director on the series).

## Seen on TV

* **Raptile** commercial.
* **Mr. Ugh** commercial.

## Video releases

* Volume 1 (VHS) (1991)
* Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons (2006)

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Episode 315: Out of the Frying Pan

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Baby Sinclair becomes an overnight sensation hawking frying pans in a commercial. Both he and Fran get caught up in the glamour of show business - riding in limos, going on talk shows and generally developing "bad" attitudes while neglecting the rest of the family. Earl confronts Fran, who realizes her mistakes, retreats from the "business" and returns the Sinclair home back to normal.

## Story

Baby Sinclair hits Earl on the head with a frying pan again and it breaks. This is the sixth pan to break, so Fran calls the Myman Pan Company. Owner Mr. Myman, after some consideration, creates a new sturdy pan; Baby Sinclair tries it without breaking, and exclaims, "This pan is pretty good!" Mr. Myman is impressed with the line, and the possibilities of Baby Sinclair as commercial spokesman for Myman Pans, with Earl as "the thing" he hits with the pan.

The ad campaign becomes a hit. Monica DeVertebrae warns Fran about the dangers of being too caught up in show business. After polls show that viewers don't notice anything but the baby, Earl is fired (to his relief), but Fran refuses to give up the glamour nor the money, justifying it for the sake of Baby's future education. After an argument with Earl, she has a nightmare in which an adult Baby is now a has-been appearing on a talk show. Baby says that after interest in the frying pans faded, his life went downhill and was without boundaries, until he was arrested for a failed holdup. Recently released from serving "a nickel in the slammer," he then promotes his new book he wrote while imprisoned, *I Blame You, Mommy!*

Fearing the worst, Fran decides to pull Baby Sinclair out of the campaign. Earl is surprised to see Fran at home cooking breakfast again. Mr. Myman visits Fran to persuade her to change her mind, but Fran refuses. Myman then says to Baby that Fran is trying to ruin his career and that his family is not needed. However, Baby hits Myman with a pan and then Earl does the same.

## Guest Stars

* Sam McMurray (John), Elizabeth Collins (Leeza), Michael McKean (Mr. Myman), Suzie Plakson (Sally), Jason Alexander (Grown Baby)

## Notes

* Taped on October 12, 1992.
* One of the scripts offered to the Baby involves him accidentally being left *Home Alone* while his family goes on vacation.

## Video releases

* Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons

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Ansel

**Ansel** is a photographer hired to take The Sinclair Family portrait in the fourth season *Dinosaurs* episode "Driving Miss Ethyl." Ansel is also a licensed family therapist, and when the family's squabbling threatens the integrity of the picture, he intervenes with a group session.

The character is named after the famous American photographer Ansel Adams.