Dinosaurs Review

[@RavenFoxAudio]

QUESTION OF THE REVIEW: Jim Henson possessed a genius imagination. He put Dinosaurs in an 80s sitcom! But with what other sort of creatures/beings/etc could you imagine Jim Henson making an 80s sitcom? Aliens? A world like Zootopia but the humans in in zoos? Sentient kitchen appliances? Post your answers in reply to this comment and Bobsheaux or I just might read and discuss your answer at the end of the next review. Include details to make your answer stand out! (Please note, we are still figuring out how we're going to do this. The upcoming review will have a segment at the end where all the "Into The Hensonverse" questions will be discussed. Stay tuned to see if your answer grabs our attention!)

[@RavenFoxAudio]

@Edward Lee Miller Details?

[@shaynabarnhard2274]

Maybe he would've made a story in a fantasy world kind of similar to the Pixar movie "Onward." Though, if it was made 80's or 90's, the technology would be VCRs and Walkmans and such.

[@MichaelBurmy]

I could see him making a sitcom about a family of underwater folk. (Whether they be Atlanteans or Swamp Things/Man-Things)

[@Bobsheaux]

I'd like to see the Henson people get the rights to continue Short Circuit. The 2nd movie ends with Johnny 5 being formally recognized as a U.S. citizen, but what does that mean for a robot? He's the co-creator of Input Inc., one of the most successful overnight sensations in the world, but how does he handle his wealth when he doesn't hold money with the same value that humans do? How do his employees take to having their paychecks written by a machine? I very much doubt that his continued relations with Newton and Ben wouldn't eventually lead to the creation of OTHER robots like himself, but how would he deal with the notion of figuring out how to make them sentient like himself VS. making them as comparatively dumb as his former S.A.I.N.T. brethren? How would OTHERS react to that kind of artificial intelligence becoming more commonplace? Johnny 5 removes his laser weapon because he's repulsed by his original function as a tool of war, but how would he react if he accidentally killed someone with something else that he always thought was nonlethal? How would he react to a loved one dying compared to his own existence which could be (as far as anyone can tell) indefinite? If ANYONE could take a stab at answering these questions, Henson's people could. ;)

[@vinniy32]

Why not try to expand the Spaceballs universe, of sorts? It doesn't have to be canon, but just imagine a planet full of Mogs and Pizza the Hutts. Maybe even some droids, all with a comedic twist?

[@RoninCatholic]

"I carried your groceries, now you have to marry me" "Ew, a woman with independent thought and her own desires, nevermind" This joke resonates even more nowadays somehow.

[@maguma3419]

Fun fact: The depressing final episode for this show... wasn't actually meant to be the ending. Unfortunately, the fifth season was cancelled so it was stuck on that downer note forever.

[@newbiegamelover4767]

It was probably the most appropriate ending anyway. Unfortunately.

[@Moonbeam143]

They got cold feet making the 5th season!

[@ryandowney8743]

What was the plan for the fifth season if it was going to pick up where season 4 ended?

[@keshiaanders6452]

@@ryandowney8743 On the DVD set of Seasons 3 & 4, there are at least five episodes of Season 5 that were made, but never aired on TV. The episodes include one where Charline getting a scent glance & the janitor falling for her (eww!😖), and a parody of Barney the Dinosaur.

[@ryandowney8743]

@@keshiaanders6452 Uhhhh, okay maybe the cancellation was a good thing to happen to the show.

[@Karuminu2]

I was the baby in my family and I still have a picture of me as a toddler wearing a Dinosaur sweater of The Baby with his catchphrase 'I'm the Baby, Gotta Love Me'

[@Hinatachan360]

That sounds adorable.

[@homecruz7743]

The Land Before Time: The Sitcom!🦕🦖

[@mechazoic]

*”Earl Sneed Sinclair!!!”* _”Oh God, my whole name!”_

[@ellnats]

you know someones mad at you if they say your full name

[@octodaddy877]

It must suck being a T-Rex in this world, they've got tiny little arms and pretty much everything in this universe requires you use your arms.

[@dionysus-sama6338]

I'm sure they have special stuff for themselves, like how we have handicap ramps

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

It would suck even more to be a _Carnotaurus_ , since their arms were vestigial. That is to say, their arms didn’t function at all.

[@kenthuang436]

I love this show so much! Baby Sinclair always made me think of a mischievous dinosaur version of Elmo that liked slapstick comedy a bit too much.

[@storybeauty4517]

Funny you say that. The puppeteer for Baby Sinclair is also Elmo! :)

[@kenthuang436]

I know. That why I refer to Baby as the sadistic Elmo.

[@grapeshot]

This series finale was one dark ending. Sort of like that movie that a lot of people don't know about called, These Final Hours.

[@johnny2x47]

That moment you realize there's nothing that they can do but wait and wait as a new era sets in the ice age

[@ForrestFox626]

It feel like the current course we are heading on

[@johnny2x47]

@@ForrestFox626 As the planet begins to heat I'm curious but also worried on what new era humanity is heading into now

[@clarecarey2594]

@@johnny2x47 Do you think Bobsheaux would review the series final ?

[@avacornthelastponybender8583]

I know. I want the last words on my tombstone. Good night......Good bye :,)

[@AI-ig9qn]

That rainbow with zebra stripe manicure is amazing Raven ❤️

[@RavenFoxAudio]

Thank you! ❤️

[@PoeticProse7]

I also love that 'The Howling' episode shows that there are more benefits than logical effect to having traditions; they're links to our past in some ways even if we don't keep them the same exact way our ancestors did. I personally also love the episode where they have the naming ceremony! "You don't deserve the 'cake dream'." Funniest dream-sequence line ever! PS, I'd send you some of my city-famous magic cookies if I thought they wouldn't sit in the PO Box too long, lol!

[@Moonbeam143]

I just realized that the first episode is about birth, and the last episode is about death. Seems fitting. There's the whole life things, but there's also the birth and death of the show itself.

[@NinjaLawyerSteve]

"I just think carnivore teeth would have more bite to them." Tell that to all the crocodiles that have been bitten in half by hippos!

[@dianakosianka5344]

I remember seeing a video of a crocodile accidentally stumbling across a watering hole filled with hippopotami. It was a miracle they somehow survived

[@Dwayne_MitchellYT]

See, this is a perfect example of what live-action cartoon looks like... the costumes and animatronics, etc. I loves Dinosaurs... look how tall they are, they are huge.

[@spmscout]

I really liked the series finale "Changing nature" due to its more serious tone as far as something made for families goes, kinda happy most family aimed shows these days have warmed up to seriousness more since the 1990's.

[@WhispersFromTheDark1]

This was my childhood. I also had the baby toy. It was a pullstring toy. It's started talking on its own. It got thrown in the woods behind our house. Still made that sound but all messed up. Dad said it was haunted

[@ellnats]

my mom and dad actually knew one of the writers of the show, i dont know which one, but he wrote the first joke in the show, the meteor reported to crash, but then it misses also, NOT THE MOMMA!!!

[@devonhall3785]

Hey raven , bob if jim henson was alive today what question would you ask him in person ?

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

If they ever made a film adaptation of Dinosaurs they should get John Goodman to voice Earl

[@keshiaanders6452]

I actually wrote an unofficial movie fanfic of "The Dinosaurs" some time ago. It's not finished, but the plot of movie is about the Sinclairs & a few of their friends actually survived the long winter from the series' dark finale & are in our modern day world where they have to avoid being discovered by the government. And there is a subplot where Robbie develops a Tarzan & Jane-like relationship with a human girl who's family takes in the Sinclairs to their home to protect them.

[@SuperSwordman1]

Huh, I kinda want to read that.

[@shaynabarnhard2274]

Where's the link to this story?

[@ForrestFox626]

When you finish it, put it up somewhere.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Huh. Neat.

[@Hinatachan360]

I love Dinosaurs! One of my favorite Muppeteers, Kevin Clash (my bf's first cousin) was Baby Sinclair.

[@rainbowstreak9615]

I'm shocked you didn't talk about the series finale where everyone dies

[@RavenFoxAudio]

He only reviewed the first season season. 🙄

[@nathanschmitz2302]

What happened, a metror?

[@wd3185]

@@nathanschmitz2302 No. Earl messes up the environment and, long story short, it all ends with a blizzard causing them all to freeze and/or starve to death.

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@wd3185 Wow, so not only do they die, but Earl is also to blame? Damn, I knew the finale was dark, but I didn't think it was THAT dark.

[@BrandonCroker]

I’d say walk the dinosaur, but that’d probably be too obvious a joke.

[@KingNexusMOCs]

You'd think...

[@LaDracul]

Baby Sinclair robbing a liquor store...funniest s--t ever.

[@ethanschenck9714]

Dinosaur Bob and Raven aren't real, they can't hurt you. Dinosaur Bob and Raven:

[@SirPaladin]

To this day, Baby Sinclair remains housed in the Jim Henson Creature Shop- he is officially the LAST SURVIVOR from this show; all other suits have disintegrated.

[@TheNotverysocial]

The animatronics and bodies are intact. The latex skins are not. They could be easily revived if need be.

[@grapeshot]

This was always The Simpsons but in dinosaur form.

[@homecruz7743]

I thought that was The Flintstones

[@grapeshot]

@@homecruz7743 I have heard from numerous sources that this show Dinosaurs was nothing more than a parody of The Simpsons.

[@mechazoic]

“These talking dinosaurs are more real than most real families on TV” _- Lisa Simpson in the episode “Black Widower”_

[@cottontail1039]

@@mechazoic Father Dinosaur: Will you turn down that rocking rock music?! Son Dinosaur: Hey, don't have a stegosaurus man.

[@LauraM-kr9wv]

It literally isn't at all, except for it being based around a family. Even The Simpsons creators had to admit it was wrong of them to act like it was the same show (source: someone who actually watched the show).

[@koda_dawgg]

i'm currently binging this series and i love it so much. this show is great and i love all of the jokes and dynanics between the characters.

[@ryandowney8743]

"We're going to need another Timmy!"

[@thema1998]

This episode just revived my interest in watching "Dinosaurs"! 🤓

[@tomjackson6077]

Fun Fact: in the episode “And The Winner Is” The Baby was called “Augh Augh I’m Dying You Idiot Sinclair” after one of the elders were actually dying

[@cottontail1039]

This brings back so many childhood memories, but I never knew this show had anything to do with Jim Henson.

[@Nickel_The_Wise]

(clicks video, settles in for another delightful Bobsheaux) (sees title card graphics, promptly screams in abject terror before passing out from asphyxia) (awoken by grouchy roommate, promptly resumes video)

[@RavenFoxAudio]

ROFLMAO

[@Cheycartoongirl8]

I'm glad I got a VCR tape to this. I love putting it in and rewatching it. I had fun bopping to the music video "I'm the Baby." It's still stuck in my head all these years.

[@Hinatachan360]

🎶 I'm the Baby 🎶Gotta love me 🎶With big purple eyes and very cuddly

[@baliyae]

I remember this show very fondly. It was one of the staples of my childhood. One of my favorite shows in the TGIF lineup.

[@laranjaghirga5058]

In Brazil , dinosaurs was the pop hit , there were merchs and many things about dinosaurs.

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

Since you mentioned it last stream The Percy Jackson movies are hated by Fans. You could watch "Lost on Adaptation" and you see how the movie and book have NOTHING in common.

[@mechazoic]

@Max's Channel Sadly “Artemis Fowl” seems to have suffered the same fate

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

@@mechazoic I actually didn't read or see that. I want since it sounds very interesting

[@Tundra0stalker]

Max's Channel Don't forget about the OG bad adaptation of a YA fantasy series: The Eragon movie, which did the same thing for the Inheritance Cycle, but even earlier than Percy Jackson. It didn't even get a sequel let alone that upcoming show like PJ.

[@inkystars19]

*common

[@maxhatterschannel5140]

@@inkystars19 Sorry, not a native speaker

[@Spectra651]

I loved this show so much as a kid I even had the Dinosaurs 'Big Songs' album they released. I about wore my tape player out listening to it over and over XD

[@avacornthelastponybender8583]

Dinosaur was to 90's kids as Backyardigins was to 2000's kids. It somehow faded into obscurity & was a huge part of their childhood at the same time!:/

[@TrevortheTrainFan]

I LOVED this show when I was little, and I still do!

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

Dinosaurs vs ALF. Was the original Friends vs Seinfeld.

[@back2s0ul]

I never thought this show was that bad during it's original run, though I was pretty young, and I also watched reruns years. Most of what I've come across online about it has been negative, until this review. Glad I'm not crazy to have thought the show had some positives, though maybe a little crazy to have thought Robbie was kinda cute.

[@Matkaizer08]

Beautiful review as always you two BTW as for what type of dinos Robbie and Charlene are supposed to be, Robbie is some type of Hypsilophodon while Charlene is a Protoceratops I know its weird that two carnivores gave birth to an omnivore and a herbivore but hey these are Dinosaurs that talk and act like humans so I don't question it

[@MrPetesubzero]

So I guess the next review would be Dog City if we are talking about obscure things Henson made, and I am looking forward to it.

[@otakon17]

3:43 Oh Bob, Mr. Richfield eats anything smaller than him(anyone too!) Also, he was actually a hand puppet like the anchor "Mike Handupme", really good effect huh?

[@marshallhuffer4713]

I loved Dinosaurs. Baby was my favorite character.

[@haleighcrawley7713]

I remember hearing about the show, but I was *WAY* too busy to notice it until now.

[@jasongretencord3326]

The VHS joke actually seems more fitting in the 21st century where it's extinct too.

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

"I'm gonna bite you now!" my cat sitting on my lap when i move my leg

[@jacksparrowismydaddy]

the funny think is most of the species designs look like vegetarian dinosaurs. the predator/prey jokes are funny but it still bugged me.

[@mechazoic]

I know right? Like how Earls boss was a Styracosaurus (herbivore) but constantly ate other dinosaurs.

[@tylerfish2701]

The Wikipedia says Robbie is a Hypsilophodon and Charline is a Protoceratops, while Ethel is an Edmontonia.

[@darthnecrosis1705]

Ethyl always cracked me up especially since I had a great aunt with the same name and she hated this show since me and my dad use to mess with her about it.

[@mofftarkin6010]

That series finally scared the hell out of me as a kid. That was hella messed up. Even as an adult it still scares me.

[@ericjohnson5462]

I remember I used to love this back in the day

[@HalloranIllustrations]

Awesomely cool review. I wasn't a regular watcher of the show as my work schedule varied at the time of broadcasting. What I did see was fun and enjoyable.

[@ActuallyAFungus]

I love everything about this video other than the terribly jarring shifts in audio. Also, Electric Sheep is the best screensaver.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

The final episode of the show is pretty sad

[@avacornthelastponybender8583]

Jim Henson was like the Pixar before Pixar. He made beautiful work with deep massages. Examples, the end of dinosaur & the end of fraggles.

[@livelybubbs6242]

God, I love this show. Bonus love for the best rebellious character: Spike

[@FierceHowler11]

I loved this as a child

[@RedShirtRemyStarship]

Holy Mesozoic Bobsheaux! The Dinosaurs is classic 90’s prime time tv.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Yes another bob show the god has returned, I love your reviews dude

[@stykkz8738]

Dilophosaurus are actually a slightly larger than a 6ft person, but also good point, If I were to guess is the timing of the show release and how much they really knew about it at the time, a good dinosaur that represent this is Spinosaurus

[@GermanLeftist]

The show came out roughly the same time as Jurassic Park. Look at the Dilophosaurus there.

[@stykkz8738]

@@GermanLeftist in there it was said that it was only a baby dilo

[@ironvlogger9712]

NOT THE MOMMA 🤣

[@sonadowfangirl30869]

1- Does one nice thing for a woman, expects her to get with him even though she's MARRIED. 2- Acts like he deserves her for one act of general kindness. 3- Woman stands up for herself and her husband, he calls her a bitch. That dilophosaurus was a Nice Guy.

[@LittleJoeTheMoonlightCat]

And Yes I've been a Subscriber Ever since I Saw The Ringing Bell Review, I AM A RAM! POW!, And I Rang the Bell Notifier.

[@2chaskell]

Loved this show, it was way ahead of its time. Also, U lucky bastard, I see on ur desktop u have that 3rd party BW Dinobot figure. Damn I want one of those Also show Charlene some love, she was the only fam member who grew as a character as the series progressed

[@reptilitronousprime9213]

I always thought Fran was a Dilophosaurus because of her crests

[@christhornycroft3686]

What made this a classic was the social commentary throughout. Otherwise, it was just another very well done 90s kids show with cutesy dialogue.

[@n.d.engleson6499]

Baby Sinclair was my favorite character; HE’S HILARIOUS AS FUCK!

[@gabriellavedier9650]

Charlene sort of grew on me but I tended to like the side characters most. Spike was a shockingly good friend to Robbie, even if he was played as a standard bad influence, and Monica was always such a nugget and precious cinnamon roll. I genuinely wished her relationship with Earl's friend had gone somewhere

[@hannahryan3229]

Not the mama! I have a stuffed animal of the baby and I always loved this series

[@loneronin6813]

I've actually never seen this show, but now I actually would like to. I especially like the howling episode as it seems that while some believe in it due to tradition and others for more personal reasons, I actually have a conclusion of my own. To me it seems that in a way you could argue that the superstition could be true. One could say that the darkness that will bring an end to dinosaur kind could be the aggression that the males experience before the event itself. If they went unchecked by not howling, those tensions could build to a boiling point that could lead to their destruction. What I'm getting at is that perhaps the real darkness being conquered is that which lies inside of us that must be confronted and conquered. Well that's my take on it anyway. Side-Note: Great review as always you guys, and thanks so much for introducing me to this show! :D I'm so happy to see that you two are thriving and that your love for one another is as strong as ever. You two really are a wonderful couple as well as some of my favorite people that create content on KZbin.

[@sustelsuk]

I got dinosaurs dvds set and watched them as teen and love it Also the ending was... yikes!

[@bizarroguy6570]

Huh, does anyone else think the opening theme sounds similar to Cave Guy’s theme from Freakazoid? It’s not a complaint just an observation.

[@0ne0nlyLarry]

I always say Charlene as a teenage version of Baby Bop from Barney.

[@RavenFoxAudio]

I can totally see that!

[@wiibrockster]

Oh shit! That's a strange connection

[@storybeauty4517]

Heh, now I'm imagining a 50 foot dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park which would be more terrifying. Seriously if you read the novel they're more disturbing than the movie version.

[@shadowfang1742]

Bobsheaux do you plan on reviewing Jim henson's dog city movie or his other dog city that was a TV series that lasted three seasons in the future ?

[@MrJomalley123]

Better hurry and watch this before KZbin takes it down again

[@metalkage]

Earls boss BP richfield did eat his daughters boyfriends in one episode

[@chilathecreativefox9098]

Okay

[@ZetaEntity101]

I do enjoy watching some of your videos my dude

[@nataliasclarandi8204]

Baby Sinclair is Elmo’s trillion year old ancestor

[@L_back]

If The Land Before Time had a sitcom... Nice video!

[@nathanforester5993]

I could honestly imagine a grand-scale Jim Henson halloween special with Muppet characters, or something like Monster High where the students are the relatives of Jim Henson characters.

[@christiantracey1479]

Dinosaurs was a huge part of my childhood. I always watched this as a kid.

[@anamericangrizzlybear8315]

yey, Bobsheaux review!

[@TheSomewareMan]

I remember watching the same few episodes on VHS over and over when I was little. Love this show

[@luxtenax9175]

It's been a very long time since I sat down to watch one of your reviews. I don't know why but you kinda stopped showing up in my radar. Anyway, this video was quite alright and it cheered me up, I've been feeling like shite lately.

[@librahoshino6752]

"I'm the guy who carried your groceries." Ladies and Gentlemen, the first Incel.

[@kobemarion1137]

23:47 I just heard my name and it felt weird hearing it here! 😅

[@Rayrard]

They need to reboot the show just for the sole reason to make the final episode of the 90's series less depressing! Even if it was just a movie showing how they somehow survived extinction but were slowly replaced by the humans after the Sinclair family died. They could have the Baby (as an old dinosaur) be the last of his kind telling the story in a flashback or something?

[@geardog24]

*Din🥚saurs* The funniest sitcom with the most depressing ending

[@eve123princess9]

Glad to see you are reviewing tv shows now.

[@sianbrock1537]

Baby-NoAMama NoAmama lol and oh man loved this show lol

[@marklane2718]

How the hell did “NOT THE MOMMA” become a catchphrase??

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

If Raven doesn’t like the girl dinosaur, she should just watch something like _Punky Brewster_ or _Laverne & Shirley_ .

[@kingofnerds1841]

I can die a happy man now! :D Thank you so much!

[@JackOfen]

I really enjoyed this review, I hope you will get around to review the other seasons as well some day.

[@Seanatonin]

Let's visit the Hensonverse more often

[@the-nina-beans88]

Ever wonder what Elmo from Sesame Street be like if he was a brat?.... that’s the Baby gotta love him!

[@clarecarey2594]

I really enjoyed this review. What do you have in store for the end of the month ? (If you can tell me) Also Do you have more time to make reviews since this whole Quintana thing started ? Becuase I know you said your job caught your hours

[@garthdavis4320]

We never even got to see what this “Dark Spirit” looks like.