Home > Dinosaurs > Season 1 « TV Series Page Dinosaurs: Season 1 (1991) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Dinosaurs Critics Consensus Dinosaurs marries astonishingly expressive puppetry with genuinely funny satire of social norms, making for a forward-thinking prehistoric sitcom. 93% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 15 88% Audience Score User Ratings: 8 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. The Mighty Megalosaurs Air date: Apr 26, 1991 Earl lays an egg when he asks his boss for a raise, and Fran lays an egg---literally. Voices: Sherman Hemsley, Sam McMurray, Stuart Pankin, Florence Stanley and Sally Struthers. View Details 2. The Mating Dance Air date: May 3, 1991 Family duties and the baby combine to frazzle Fran, and Earl can't figure out her problem. Voices: Sherman Hemsley, Sam McMurray, Stuart Pankin and Florence Stanley. View Details 3. Hurling Day Air date: May 10, 1991 Earl has the honor of tossing his mother-in-law into the tar pits on "Hurling Day." Voices: Sherman Hemsley, Sally Struthers, Jessica Walter, Jason Willinger, Sam MacMurray, Stuart Pankin. View Details 4. High Noon Air date: May 17, 1991 A monstrous male who notices Fran in the supermarket challenges Earl to a fight to the death. Voices: Stuart Pankin, Jessica Walter, Sam McMurray, Sally Struthers, Florence Stanley, Kevin Clash. View Details 5. The Howling Air date: May 24, 1991 Robbie questions howling as a rite of passage---an act that puts Earl and Roy at odds with each other. Voices: Sam McMurray, Kevin Clash, Stuart Pankin, Jason Willinger, Jessica Walter, Sally Struthers. View Details Dinosaurs: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (7) Tv Season Info Genre: Network: ABC Premiere Date: Apr 26, 1991 Cast & Crew Kevin Clash Sherman Hemsley Jessica Walter Sam McMurray Jason Willinger Robbie Sinclair Florence Stanley Grandma Ethyl Stuart Pankin Sally Struthers Charlene Sinclair Michelan Sisti Mr. Ugh Brian Henson Harold Gould Dinosaur Chief Richard Portnow Steve Landesberg Show all Cast & Crew Episodes 1. The Mighty Megalosaurs Air date: Apr 26, 1991 Earl lays an egg when he asks his boss for a raise, and Fran lays an egg---literally. Voices: Sherman Hemsley, Sam McMurray, Stuart Pankin, Florence Stanley and Sally Struthers. View Details 2. The Mating Dance Air date: May 3, 1991 Family duties and the baby combine to frazzle Fran, and Earl can't figure out her problem. Voices: Sherman Hemsley, Sam McMurray, Stuart Pankin and Florence Stanley. View Details 3. Hurling Day Air date: May 10, 1991 Earl has the honor of tossing his mother-in-law into the tar pits on "Hurling Day." Voices: Sherman Hemsley, Sally Struthers, Jessica Walter, Jason Willinger, Sam MacMurray, Stuart Pankin. View Details 4. High Noon Air date: May 17, 1991 A monstrous male who notices Fran in the supermarket challenges Earl to a fight to the death. Voices: Stuart Pankin, Jessica Walter, Sam McMurray, Sally Struthers, Florence Stanley, Kevin Clash. View Details 5. The Howling Air date: May 24, 1991 Robbie questions howling as a rite of passage---an act that puts Earl and Roy at odds with each other. Voices: Sam McMurray, Kevin Clash, Stuart Pankin, Jason Willinger, Jessica Walter, Sally Struthers. View Details Critic Reviews for Dinosaurs Season 1 All Critics (15) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (1) Dinosaurs stomps a path into ABC`s prime-time schedule with undeniable charm and superlative special effects but with less of the edgy humor I`d been expecting. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Rick Kogan Chicago Tribune Top Critic Dinosaurs, an endearingly bizarre little half-hour that is never quite as funny as it should be, but funny and different enough to invite tuning in again. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times Top Critic At its most ambitious, Dinosaurs is smart, charming, if slightly pat family satire; at its laziest, it's an interchangeable mid-nineties sitcom with fancy puppets. Feb 6, 2019 | Full Review… Amanda Dobbins New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic Dinosaurs was also legitimately one of the most insane TV shows we've ever seen. The leading characters weren't human, but the juxtaposition between their true nature and their human-like identities made for some truly bizarre moments. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Courtney Enlow Syfy Wire This posthumous Jim Henson concept didn't have particularly memorable characters but it went further with social commentary than anybody expected. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… T Campbell Screen Rant Sure, the costumes are a bit clunky, and "I'm the baby" is one of the most annoying catchphrases in the history of television, but you have to give Jim Henson credit for thinking outside of the human sitcom box. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Lauren Le Vine Refinery29 The show's look is enchanting. The animatronics gimmick is a winner. Judging by my 4-year-old's enraptured response, these characters won't be extinct for a long time. Feb 7, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review… David Hiltbrand People Magazine From both a critical and fan perspective, this show does surprisingly well for itself. Yes, it is your standard family sitcom. But Dinosaurs does this in a way that's unique, charming, and, perhaps most importantly, hilarious. Feb 7, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review… Filip Vukcevic IGN Movies The series was technically and visually stunning. The puppets and sets were absolutely incredible. However, the story wasn't all that funny. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Scott Chitwood ComingSoon.net The prehistoric sitcom was often far more thought-provoking than its TGIF neighbors, tackling fairly deep subject matter for a show in which Jessica Walter is the voice of a bipedal dinosaur housewife. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Nick Venable CinemaBlend ABC's INVENTIVE new Dinosaurs has all the ingredients of a breakout hit. But it shows in its premiere episode that it still has to adjust the seasoning a little if it's going to become a staple of the American television diet. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Michael Hill Baltimore Sun [Dinosaurs] was something like Eddie Izzard's non-starter Cows, just, you know, funny. Feb 7, 2019 | Full Review… Louisa Mellor Den of Geek View All Critic Reviews (15) Audience Reviews for Dinosaurs: Season 1 Feb 15, 2020 Dinosaurs was a show that absolutely should be seen by everyone. The puppets may look really outdated at this point, but for 1991, it's really well-made. The biggest surprise of the show, however, is not in the puppets or Baby Saur's cute antics, but in how the social commentary and satire manages to remain fresh until the 21st Century and onwards. Themes that were hard to be talked about, especially in a show that had somewhat of a kids appeal, were brilliantly tackled here, such as teenagehood's difficulties, environmental risks, feminism, religions and worker's conditions. Plus, it manages to satire the whole concept of the 'Family Sitcom' with maestry. Still fresh, Dinosaurs is a must for the ones who like reflection and a good dose of fun. Andrei M Nov 19, 2019 A show way ahead of it's time Joe E Dec 26, 2018 This show is surprisingly amazing,from great jumpier for all ages to the look of the anamitronics,also with the extremely dark and life teaching finale Jamie%20 L See all Audience reviews News & Features Best Horror Movies Top 200 of all time "Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong" Our new podcast Worst Superhero Movies Thanks, <em>Squad</em> Best Netflix Series and Shows What to binge right now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Best Horror Movies of 2020 Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Inception – Rotten Tomatoes All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Quibi Shows to Stream Now – Rotten Tomatoes The 64 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes Sundance 2020 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines Go back More trailers