Dink, the Little Dinosaur

Dink, the Little Dinosaur
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Starring	R. J. Williams Anndi McAfee Ben Ryan Ganger S. Scott Bullock Frank Welker
Country of origin	USA
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (42 segments)
Production
Running time	30 minutes (2 segments)
Production company(s)	Ruby-Spears Productions Hanna Barbera Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 16, 1989 – November 3, 1990

Dink, the Little Dinosaur is an animated series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and co-produced by Hanna Barbera Productions. The series originally aired on the CBS Kids block on CBS from 1989 to 1991. Several of the series' episodes were combined into the 1989 video movie Dink the Little Dinosaur while further episodes combined to form the Land of No Return on September 14, 1994.

Plot

The series followed Dink, a dinosaur, and his four friends as they explore and dwell in the volcanic landscape of prehistory in a place called Green Meadow. Its outlines fostered positive behaviors, such as caring about oneself and others, tolerance, ecology, problem-solving and teamwork.

The second season introduced a weekly segment called "Factasaurus" that taught lessons and fun facts educating children about different dinosaur species.

Characters

Main Characters
Name	Species	Voice	Description
Dink	Brontosaurus	R. J. Williams	Kind, brave, smart and has a strong bond with his friends.
Amber	Corythosaurus	Anndi McAfee	A close friend of Dink's, she is like a big sister figure.
Scat	Compsognathus	Frank Welker	Tends to be paranoid, but has a humongous appepite and he speaks in third person.
Shyler	Edaphosaurus	Ben Ryan Ganger	A shy friend of Dink, with a speech impediment and looks up to Dink and Amber as older siblings.
Flapper	Pteranodon	S. Scott Bullock	Tends to be a braggart and a jokester and he speaks with a slight lisp. He constantly tries to land in water, but always fails.
Crusty	Proganochelys	Frank Welker	Mentors the dino youngsters and tells them stories that often help teach them valuable lessons.
Allies
Name	Species	Voice	Description
Ariel	Parasaurolophus	Jennifer Darling	Exceptionally courageous and self-sacrificing, she lives at the Lake of Mists and is viewed by other dinosaurs as an almost supernatural figure.
Uncle Longbeak	Pteranodon	Hamilton Camp	Flapper's uncle, whom he talks about a lot.
Pearl	Edaphosaurus		A female friend of Shyler.
Scratcher	Deinonychus	Dick Beals	A Herbivore by his own choice.
Red	Brachiosaurus		Sometimes called Thundermaker. Actually a spirit who lived in the Cave of Spirits.
Earthshaker	Ultrasaurus	Frank Welker	Shakes the ground when he walks and talks. None too fond of smaller creatures, but willing to return a favor.
Dippo	Diplocaulus	Dana Hill	Afraid of what other dinosaurs think of his kind. Good friends with Shyler.
Opo	Opisthocoelicaudia		Friend of the gang who helps Ariel to escape from Tyrannor.
Dim	Rebbachisaurus		A dimwitted friend of the gang.
Tubble & Hubble	Diplodocus	Jim Cummings, Jack Angel	An old pair of pathfinders for their herd.
Squirt	Stegosaurus	Russi Taylor	Once thought Crusty was his mother.
Shortspike	Scelidosaurus		Friend of Dink and separated from his parents due to a volcano trouble.
Cornelius	Iguanodon		Once a rival of Dink's.
Trail Blazer	Brontosaurus		Used his tail to create Green Meadow and Tarpit Pass (which protects Green Meadow from Hunters like Tyrannor).
Patch & Ridetail	Brontosaurus"		Trail Blazer's children.
Strongfoot Brontosaurus		Once Trail Blazer's rival.
Tiny	Megazostrodon	Joey Camen	A friend in need, helped by Dink to get fruit guarded by a bullish Dicraeosaurus.
Brighteyes	Titanosaurus	Jodi Carlisle	A mother to be. Helped by the gang to protect her eggs from Egghunters.
Buttercup	Proganochelys	Billie Hayes	Crusty's childhood turtle friend.
Beast	Saurolophus	Michael Bell	Has a disfigured body structure.
Iggy	Camptosaurus		Shyler helps him find his way home.
Nobbie	Pachycephalosaurus		A good friend of Shyler.
Daisy	Barosaurus		Scar once had a crush on her.
Brusier	Barosaurus		Daisy's boyfriend.
Glowy	Firefly		Shyler wanted to keep.
Melodi	Supersaurus	Kath Soucie	Then gang helps her save her mate.
Forest	Corythosaurus	Cam Clarke	Once made Dink jealous one time.
Stormfoot	Centrosaurus	Dana Hill	Fought Dink in the "Challenge of the Desert" duel.
Jerry	Gerrothorax		Tail gets stuck under a rock but is rescued by Crusty.
Mama Triceratops	Triceratops		Once thought Scat was her son.
Enemies
Name	Species	Voice	Description
Tyrannor	Tyrannosaurus		Chases Dink and his friends all over their prehistoric world. He is feared by every known dinosaur.
Hunters	Megalosaurus Dromaeosaurus Gorgosaurus Allosaurus Troodon Albertosaurus Baryonyx Dryptosaurus Dilophosaurus Spinosaurus Deinosuchus Carnotaurus Velociraptor Deinonychus		Various carnivorous dinosaurs that mostly reside in Hunter's Grove.
Scavengers	Pterodactylus	Frank Welker	A troublesome flock.
Fleetfoot	Ornitholestes	Jim Cummings	Hunts Pterosaurs.
Honeyfruit Monster	Iguanodon
Sharptooth	Allosaurus		According to Crusty, he would even scare Tyrannor. He had fought Trail Blazer with the resulting fight creating Green Meadow and Tarpit Pass.
Snakenecks	Elasmosaurus
Sandtooth	Dinilysia
Watertooth	Nothosaur
Shelleater	Baryonyx		Known to prey on turtles.
Bolderbuns	Zigongosaurus	Frank Welker
Waterhunters	Kronosaurus, Liopleurodon
Egghunters	Acanthopholis		A trio that targets Brighteyes' eggs.
Sharpmouth	Albertosaurus
Slidetooth	Gigantophis

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Shell Game"	TBA
2	"Shyler's Friend"	TBA
Shyler is unsure of how to approach and befriend Pearl and his friends' assistance isn't helping.
3	"Dink, Come Home"	TBA
4	"White Beauty"	TBA
5	"Crusty's Baby"	TBA
Crusty becomes the unwitting mother of a newly hatched Stegosaurus he names Squirt. However Squirt doesn't eat well, forcing Crusty to unite him with his actual mother.
6	"The Gentle Hunter"	TBA
Scat meets a plant-eating Deinonychus named Scratcher. Scratcher is driven away by a Styracosaurus herd, so Dink has to save him from becoming a hunter.
7	"Phantom Of The Cave"	TBA
Dink and his friends explore the Cave of Spirits to find out more about the Thundermakers. They find one named Red, who is having trouble with Scavengers.
8	"Dry River"	TBA
A rockfall has dammed up the river and Earthshaker is not willing to unblock it until Dink extracts a thorn from his foot.
9	"Tricera-Scat"	TBA
Scat dozing inside an eggshell is mistaken by a mother Triceratops for one of her newly hatched babies.
10	"Search"	TBA
Flapper does impractical pranks on various dinosaurs, but puts a stop to it when Shyler is in need of rescuing.
11	"Amber's Crusade"	TBA
Marooned on an island, Amber and Shyler have to look after three baby Psittacosauruses. After a close call from Tyrannor, they make it homewards.
12	"Old Timers"	TBA
13	"Uncle Longbeak"	TBA
14	"Surprise"	TBA
Dink goes to get a reflecting stone for Amber's Hatching Day. With aid from Tiny and two Ichthyosauruses he finds it.
15	"The Hollow Tree"	TBA
Dink investigates a mysterious inhabitant of a hollow tree. It turns out to be a Diplocaulus named Dippo whose looks are ridiculed, but Flapper rescues him and Shyler from a storm.
16	"Badge Of Courage"	TBA
During a hike to Firetop Mountain, Dink meets Shortspike and goes with a Firebug to rescue his family.
17	"Wish Mountain"	TBA
Shyler's attempt to make a wish with his loose tooth is interrupted by a Oviraptor and a Ankylosaurus.
18	"Crusty's New Home"	TBA
Tired of fixing his cave, Crusty moves elsewhere. Not finding a new home to his liking, he returns to find Dink and his friends have fixed his old home.
19	"Small Stuff"	TBA
Two Erythrotheriums ruin Dink and his friends' digging efforts to protect their home. Dink compensates them after saving their lives.
20	"Lights Out"	TBA
Amber gets a crystal rock, which she thinks is magical due to coincidental good events, but when the rock breaks Flapper has his own tricks against Tyrannor.
21	"Mystery Of The Broken Claw"	TBA
Amber is blamed for destroying a water hole, so she investigates with her friends. They find the hunters did it and manage to thwart a hunter ambush and restore the water hole.
22	"Encounter At Flatrock"	TBA
Crusty gets lost trying to find Flatrock. Dink having failed to accompany him, goes off to save his from the Shelleater.
23	"The Sky Is Falling At Green Meadow"	TBA
24	"Sea Rescue"	TBA
Scat is lost from a tsunami. Dink and his friends accompanied by marine creatures locate and rescue Scat amidst a storm.
25	"Raiders Of The Lost Nest"	TBA
26	"Land Of No Return"	TBA
Dink and his friends lure Tyrannor into the 'Land of No Return'. Flapper comes to their rescue, then they rescue Tyrannor himself.
27	"Scavengers"	TBA
28	"Tar Troubles"	TBA
Against Crusty's advice, Dink interferes with a tar pit and frantically tries to stop it spreading, but end up starting a major fire.
29	"Honeyfruit Hero"	TBA
Scat tries to a hero by saving the Compsognathuses' Honeyfruit supply from a monster, which turns out to be an Iguanodon instead of mere bugs.
30	"Tall Tale"	TBA
Crusty tells the story of Trail Blazer, his herd's survival, the battle against the Sharptooth and the formation of Green Meadow many years ago.
31	"Crusty's Reunion"	TBA
32	"Tale of the Beast"	TBA
A disfigured Saurolophus is believed to be a menacing beast. Amber whom Beast rescued is able to clear the misunderstanding.
33	"Scat-ter Brained"	TBA
A close encounter with Tyrannor and a bump on the head, convinces Scat that he is a T-Rex. Meeting Tyrannor again during a rockfall restores Scat.
34	"Fraidy Scat"	TBA
Scat's fear of night things makes him sleepy in daytime. He overcomes his fear to rescue his friends trapped under a fallen tree.
35	"The Reluctant Head-Banger"	TBA
Shyler befriends Nobbie, but his appetite is too big for Dink's lot to handle. However Nobbie rescues them from being buried under a rockfall.
36	"Wrongs of Spring"	TBA
37	"Overrun"	TBA
38	"The Last Of Their Kind"	TBA
Shyler catches a Firebug he calls Glowy. A distressed Supersaurus named Melodi is looking for her mate. Shyler and his friends find and rescue Melodi's mate.
39	"Day Of The Snake"	TBA
40	"Rivals"	TBA
41	"Challenge"	TBA
42	"The Secret"	TBA

External links

• Dink, the Little Dinosaur at TV.com
• Dink, the Little Dinosaur at IMDb