This show follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have televisions, refrigerators, et cetera. The only humans around are cavemen, who are viewed as pets and wild animals.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Stuart Pankin | ... |
Earl Sinclair
(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Allan Trautman | ... |
Fran Sinclair
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(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Jessica Walter | ... |
Fran Sinclair
(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Leif Tilden | ... |
Robbie Sinclair
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(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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Jason Willinger | ... |
Robbie Sinclair
(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Bruce Lanoil | ... |
Charlene Sinclair
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(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| John Kennedy | ... |
Baby Sinclair
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(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Kevin Clash | ... |
Baby Sinclair
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(65 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Bill Barretta | ... |
Earl Sinclair
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(64 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Sally Struthers | ... |
Charlene Sinclair
(64 episodes, 1991-1994)
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David Greenaway | ... |
Roy Hess
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(64 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Michelan Sisti | ... |
Charlene Sinclair
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(63 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Pons Maar | ... |
Roy Hess
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(62 episodes, 1991-1994)
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Tom Fisher | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(62 episodes, 1991-1994)
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Jack Tate | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(61 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Steve Whitmire | ... |
Robbie Sinclair
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(58 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Mak Wilson | ... |
Earl Sinclair
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(53 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Tony Sabin Prince | ... |
Fran Sinclair
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(53 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Julianne Buescher | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(52 episodes, 1991-1994)
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Star Townsend | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(51 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Sam McMurray | ... |
Roy Hess
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(49 episodes, 1991-1994)
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Rickey Boyd | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(34 episodes, 1992-1994)
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| Florence Stanley | ... |
Grandma Ethyl Phillips
(33 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Sherman Hemsley | ... |
B.P. Richfield
(29 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Brian Henson | ... |
Grandma Ethyl Phillips
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(19 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Terri Hardin | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(18 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Suzie Plakson | ... |
Monica Devertebrae
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(14 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Dave Goelz | ... |
Earl Sinclair
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(13 episodes, 1991-1992)
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| Michael McKean | ... |
Ansel
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(12 episodes, 1992-1994)
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| Christopher Meloni | ... |
Spike
(11 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Arlene Lorre | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(11 episodes, 1991-1992)
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Rob Mills | ... |
Robbie Sinclair
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(10 episodes, 1992-1993)
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| Thom Sharp | ... |
Bert
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(9 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Jessica Lundy | ... |
Mindy
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(8 episodes, 1992-1994)
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Mitchel Evans | ... |
Fran Sinclair (body)
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(7 episodes, 1991-1992)
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| Tim Curry | ... |
Chief Elder
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(7 episodes, 1992-1994)
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| Jason Alexander | ... |
Announcer
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(7 episodes, 1991-1993)
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| Michael Dorn | ... |
WeSaySoCorp Announcer
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(5 episodes, 1991-1992)
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| Chuck Varesko | ... |
TV Announcer
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(5 episodes, 1992-1993)
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| Kirk R. Thatcher | ... |
Timmy
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(4 episodes, 1991-1994)
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| Robert Picardo | ... |
Clerk
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(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
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| John Glover | ... |
Babysitter
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(3 episodes, 1992-1994)
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| Paxton Whitehead | ... |
Sir David Tushingham
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(3 episodes, 1992-1993)
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| James Murray | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
(3 episodes, 1991-1992)
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| Kevin Carlson | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
(3 episodes, 1991-1992)
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Michael Earl | ... |
Boy Contestant
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(2 episodes, 1991)
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| Joyce Kurtz | ... |
Brigitte
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(2 episodes, 1994)
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| Glenn Shadix | ... |
Monster
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(2 episodes, 1994)
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| Joe Flaherty | ... |
Chief Elder
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(2 episodes, 1993-1994)
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Jody St. Michael | ... |
Additional Dinosaur Performer
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(2 episodes, 1993)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- ABC Signature (2016) (United States) (DVD)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1994) (United States) (tv)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (Germany) (tv)
- BBC One (1996) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Two (1996) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Video (1993) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Band (1999) (Brazil) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1996) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Japan) (VHS)
- Buena Vista Television
- CTV Television Network (1999) (Canada) (tv)
- Capelight Pictures (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Disney Channel (1995) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Disney Channel (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Disney Channel (2003) (Portugal) (tv)
- Disney Channel (2015) (Germany) (tv)
- Disney+ (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Disney-ABC Domestic Television (1991) (United States) (tv)
- Network Ten (1998) (Australia) (tv)
- Super RTL (1997) (Germany) (tv)
- TF1 (1998) (France) (tv)
- TV Tokyo (1998) (Japan) (tv)
- Televisión Federal (Telefe) (Argentina)
- VID (1999) (Russia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Inter Video (24 frame video services)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Dinosaurs are an animatronics stone-age working-class family created by Jim Henson for Disney. Incredibly overweight, even for a dinosaur, Earl Sinclair (Stuart Pankin) is married to Fran (Jessica Walter) and tries and fails to support fourteen-year-old valley girl Charlene (Sally Struthers), sixteen-year-old Robbie (Jason Willinger) (whose crest eventually turns into a mohawk and gets dyed purple), widowed, cranky Grandma Ethyl Phillips (Florence Stanley), and terrible-twos Baby Sinclair (John Kennedy and Kevin Clash), the true master of the house. Sharp social commentary was featured surprisingly often. Earl is a tree-pusher for the Wesayso Development Corp., which regularly implements schemes to screw their workers even more and destroy the world for marginal profit increment. Chilled, but live prey, are kept in the refrigerator and are helpful when you can't find the milk, and caveman humans make occasional appearances as wild animals and pets. Written by Dave Blake |
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| Taglines | The Funniest Family in 60 Million Years! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I'm a Dinosaur (I Can Do Whatever I Want) See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The Jim Henson Productions logo at the end of the credits features a pterodactyl that does something different from episode to episode (from a small assortment of 3 things, not something unique each time). See more » |
| Quotes |
Earl:
Good morning, my family who loves me. Baby: Not the mama. Earl: All right, that ends right now. I've had it up to here with this "not the mama". I am not "not the nama", I'm your daddy, and you only get one, buster, and that's what you're gonna call me. Daddy. Now say "Daddy". [Baby refuses] Earl: Say "Daddy". [Baby still refuses] Earl: Okay, all right, all right. Say "da". Baby: Da. Earl: Say "dee". Baby: Dee. Earl: Da... Baby: Da... Earl: Dee. Baby: Dee. Earl: Daddy! Baby: Daddy! Earl: Frannie! Baby: Daddy. Earl: [chuckles] Fran! Baby: Daddy. Earl: He loves me, listen to him! Baby: Daddy, Daddy! [sings] Baby: Daddy, Da-Daddy, Da-Daddy, Daddy, Daddy. NOT THE MAMA! See more » |