The Failure of EXTREME DINOSAURS - A Street Sharks Spin-Off

[@TheNewSam]

I was selling a couple Extreme Dinosaurs figures at a convention once. Only two people in attendance even knew what it was, and one of them only knew because he was in the cartoon. He subsequently bought the toys I had on hand.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

Neat. Was he Scott McNeil?

[@TheNewSam]

@aaronlaluzerne6639 Not Scott, though I've met him a fair few times. No, it was Sam Vincent, voice of Stegz, and quite a bit more throughout the years.

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

@TheNewSam Cool.

[@Dinobolt1]

If I had been there I would have recognized the figures. I always loved this show!

[@armondo74]

Would have bought them to

[@shadowraygun4000]

4:28 “land before time” had over a dozen sequels which is yet another example of the timelessness of dinosaurs. And let’s not forget that jurassic world 4 will come out later this year.

[@immediateegret2120]

I didn't even realize there was already a Jurassic World 3

[@unklejohn8575]

Don’t forget about “Dinosaucers” and “ Stunt Dawgs”!

[@BATCHARRO]

And T-Rex. The Prohibition era superhero dinosaur show that's hard to google!

[@Owl_Space]

@@BATCHARRO Man, I loved T-Rex. Unfornutely, it aired at 230pm in my area and my mother saw no need to have a VCR. Which meant I only got to watch it if school was out or that brief glorious week where I had five classes instead of six and could go home early. Unfortunately for my animation junkie heart, I also turned out to be very, very good at history class and the school wanted me in Advanced History. I wasn't interested, but they said it was good for me, so Mom kowtowed and I was back to a six period schedule again. I'm still low-key mad about it.

[@Owl_Space]

Stunt Dawgs was one of those shows that just was in a category of its own for how much it operated on the Rule of Absurdity,

[@BATCHARRO]

@Owl_Space Cartoon blocks where I grew up in where always a solid mix of "Last Years Most Popular Show now that they're done dubbing it" and "Some weirdo shit from Australia about Basketball Kangaroos that you're not gonna EVER hear about after this" and I think T-Rex fell into the latter category. I do remember noticing they lifted a plot directly from TMNT once. Something about mothballs or something. I did like it though.

[@Andres33AU]

Also the Flintstones movie and live-action Super Mario Bros movie featured dinosaurs, you really couldn't escape it, and kid me loved it, lol.

[@alitain8135]

While it doesn't have the same grab as TMNT, or even Street Sharks for me, I still enjoyed Extreme Dinosaurs. Though it is funny that it spun off of Street Sharks but also is different from what they were there.

[@Renkencen]

I only remember this franchise for two things- 1 Had a crossover with Street Shark. 2 My mum said it will be the "last" toy I buy off from her. I was begging my mum to get me the Stego figure cos he look cool (wasn't into the show all that much). Needless to say Stego wasn't the last toy my mum got me!

[@Joe85IBMOR]

I knew that they did a crossover with the Street Shark

[@AutisticPhantomOtaku]

I love the Extreme Dinosaurs! I don't remember watching them when I was younger, but I have watched them in recent years.

[@LegalLip]

Dan becomes Jonathan Frakes from Beyond Belief just a little bit each day

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

I LOVED this show, and got one of the toys for Christmas as a kid. Lost it a few weeks later, still bitter over 25 years later. 9:08 I had that Mighty Ducks action figure! Lost the discs, but it was still perfectly built for punching things.

[@bigbenchusapltx]

I'm 38 and can still sing this theme song from memory. One of my favorites.

[@stanleysmith7551]

For some reason, this show was extremely (😏) popular in Europe. Literally every channel aired these. The Germans (Super RTL), the Hungarians (RTL Klub), heck even the Slovaks (Markíza). In 1999/2000 this cartoon was everywhere.

[@BadBeepBoy]

Several years before the Blu-ray release in the US I was able to import the complete series on DVD from Germany.

[@goranisacson2502]

Really? That's interesting to know, I was into Street Sharks but can't remember seeing anything of this in my corner of Europe (Sweden). Maybe it sold better in central / west Europe?

[@joe5462]

I was not ready for Vin Diesel to yell “ hand shark” 🤣🤣

[@notgingercarnage4515]

Dude I thought you were trolling or something, I was not ready for that. I think I'm scarred for life. 😂

[@PepperPawbs]

@@notgingercarnage4515 You guys gotta look up that entire video. It's adorable.

[@Stewart118Tyler]

😂

[@ericb9252]

That theme still goes hard. "Something's really rocking on planet number 3. Modern man's got prehistoric company. A Colossal fossil feud unlike anything before, between those reckless raptors and the Extreme Dinosaurs!!!"

[@emerje0]

Being from Maine it's kinda wild seeing our local Sam's Italian Foods chain featured in a toy video. I guess that's what happens when the video is made in New Hampshire.

[@UncleJuneteenth]

I was a huge Extreme Dinosaurs fan. Had that and General Savage GI Joe on VHS and wore the tapes out

[@Chill59190]

"Something really rocking... On planet number 3, modern man's got prehistoric company." That theme song had me and my cousin singing it every weekday mornings before school when it came on UPN😂

[@jinpei05]

Ah, the 90s. When everyone was still chasing the Ninja Turtles gravy train even when it was running dry. Thanks for a great kickoff to 2025!

[@Flyingfoxman]

I can at least appreciate that the dinosaurs know about Hanukkah.

[@jessragan6714]

Ever since the Pee-Wee Herman Christmas special!

[@Cole205]

Common reptoid ancestry

[@Templar462]

@@Cole205 not funny, and extremely anti-semitic.

[@Ratralsis]

I was 13 in 1997, so a little too old for this show, but what always gets me is that I loved almost every one of these shows I found, probably even at that age. But watching the show isn't the same as buying the toys, so I guess I understand why so many of them where "failures."

[@DuraikenGatewae]

One weird thing I noticed during the intro about the Extreme Dinosaurs - from the transformation of 'normal dinosaurs' to the mutated humanoid dinosaurs they end up as in the show, there seems to be no change in size. And yet they were supposed to start as normal dinosaurs and end up as human-sized humanoid dinosaurs, but there was no apparent size change when the mad scientist worked on them. Seems like a big error in that part of the first episode of the cartoon.

[@d.w.saurus5831]

i mean there is also the fact a stegosaurus is there when everyone else is from the cretaceous lol

[@DuraikenGatewae]

@@d.w.saurus5831 I guess we're just supposed to accept that it was a cartoon and leave it at that... instead of acknowledging that the makers of the cartoon either 'Failed To Do The Research,' or 'Didn't Care Enough To Bother." Honestly not sure which would've been worse. Incidental problem - failing to think through details like that on something that's allegedly an educational kid's cartoon? Just drives home that the people in charge of Extreme Dinosaurs were only thinking about that precious toy money.

[@blackhood7200]

I hope to make my own TMNT inspired show one day. It's gonna be street gangsters as heroes like Attack The Block. That movie is one of my biggest inspirations.

[@IOnlyWantToWatchIt]

I wish you do man! I would of loved that shit as a kid!

[@blackhood7200]

@@IOnlyWantToWatchIt thanks a lot. I really hope to bring it to life soon. Glad to see someone like you interested.

[@JimMilton-jq1vd]

@@blackhood7200 you need to have a XL bully as the protector sidekick

[@TitularHeroine]

That sounds awesome. I hope you succeed in making this happen!

[@Randomark3087]

I hope you do! I loved all the TMNT-like shows. Street Sharks, Extreme Dinosaurs, Biker Mice From Mars, Stone Protectors, Creepy Crawlers, Mummies Alive, the list goes on.

[@shartslaw322]

You forgot to mention that the street sharks Introduction for the extreme dinosaurs, and the TV series extreme dinosaurs swapped its voice actors around for the characters, and both had different introductions to the characters as well.

[@seanmckelvey6618]

I LOVED the show as a little kid. Me and some of my neighbors even had some of the action figures. Might have been a commercial failure, but it was a massive success for kids like me. One of those "if you know, you know" things for sure.

[@Sayacalbees87]

Dinosaurs are timeless. My three year old walks around on his tippie toes and sticks out two fingers roaring like a T. rex all the time.

[@knuclear200x]

@@Sayacalbees87 dinosaurs are the dragons of the real world

[@genthba]

I barely remember the show existing but that toy commercial is imprinted on my brain.

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

Yeah, I remember the toy commercial, but didn't know there was a show.

[@ampjr99]

This will always be one of my absolute favorite cartoons ever. My and my cousin used to watch this all the time together

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

I remember the Extreme Dinosaurs the Spin off of Street Sharks back in the 90s, I enjoyed watching the Series back then and still be able to watched the episodes on KZbin. But I am very happy to get the whole Series at last on SDBD Blu-ray thanks to Discotek Media and I do hope they'll released my favourite past cartoon/anime series like Biker Mice From Mars, Blazing Dragons, Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa, Creepy Crawlers, Mucha Lucha, Mary Kate and Ashley in Action, Spider Riders, Yo Kai Watch and Cardcaptors (Nelvana) because they deserved to be released at last.

[@gundambassexe31]

Happy new year secret galaxy!

[@LarkManEXE]

“Let’s Fossilize ‘Em!”

[@Felinius]

I always get Street Sharks and Tigersharks confused in my mind XD

[@Winterydee]

In the early 1990's it was easy for anyone with half a brain to know if something was goings to suck or was past its golden age... because the marketing teams either labeled it or relabeled it with "EXTREME!!!"

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

Another random fact about this show is that Scott McNeil was the voice actor of the Trex guy.

[@XJeyX]

"Extinction stinks" is a brilliant line.

[@riptarozone]

I loved this show as a kid. I rewatched it recently and it's still pretty fun and unhinged in parts.

[@ericb9252]

Extreme Dinosaurs had some incredible voice acting. Scott McNeil was great as T-Bone and Gary Chalk as Badrap was perfectly menacing.

[@aaronorenstein5963]

DIC and Bohbot really made good use of the Vancouver-based Ocean Productions and their talent pool throughout the decade, even if a lot of the shows weren’t much to write home about.

[@ilikethecokev2]

And the theme song still kicks ass

[@shibumi8]

I remember the toys more than the show. It didn’t help that it’s time slot came on right when I was leaving for school so the few times I could see it was on holidays or breaks.

[@jrockudont]

I so appreciate the humour on this channel. It would be so hard to explain to someone who didn’t grow up with all these ip’s

[@aaronorenstein5963]

To this day, the only toy I have from this line is the ‘war paint’ version of T-Bone. Thank goodness for Discotek!

[@timidwolf]

Spent half the video thinking "Do I remember these?", then you played the toy advert and I immediately thought "Yes, yes I do!"

[@btetschner]

11:03 WOW, that is crazy! The 80s and 90s produced an extreme amount more of animated tv series created for syndication!

[@sgauden02]

Actually, I remember really liking this show.

[@Harpoquondrax]

Can't say I recall this property... but those toys look unhinged in the best way!

[@nine_tails137]

As a kid who watched a lot of Dinosaur themed cartoons, sadly Extreme Dinosaurs wasn't one of them. Which is a real bummer because this looks like something I would have LOVED as a kid!

[@smbcollector]

My brother and I both got one of these toys each when we were very young. I got a brown T-Rex and he got a purple one, I think a Pterodactyl. I love the random action figures of my childhood, I'm glad I still have most of them.

[@tonytheriault1186]

Thank you for mentioning the Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters! They're really not given then respect that they're due. They may be obscure, but I've always liked them.

[@14bis42]

Ah yes , in a world full of violence , since pre-histotic times , some modern time Karens at home think that removing violence from Cartoons will make any difference .

[@Randomark3087]

"Let's fossilize 'em!"

[@gorogg_]

Holy shit. EXTREME DINOSAURS was totally one of those shows that felt like a fever dream to 10 year old me. But also, oh my god, those toys looks amazing. I honestly can't say that I ever saw them on toy shelves.

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

The Captain America Replacement Show Commissioned by Saban the history of Secret Files Of The Spy Dogs

[@KAIJUEXPERTAL]

Also I loved this show as a kid wish I still had the toys they're expensive now

[@Basillikos]

I marked out like crazy when Discotek announced a dvd release of this show 2 years ago. It doesnt come close to the best cartoons of the 90s, but it was fun for what it was. Perfect show to watch at 2 in the afternoon before Fox Kids would start.

[@JangoFettuccine]

I’ve had the theme song to Extreme Dinosaurs stuck in my head since the 90s. I still have my VHS we recorded of the show. Lol

[@Yashael341]

"Teeth! Claws! Muscles and jaws!" "Extinction stinks!" "I'm gonna have you for lunch!" All these things rang a serious bell in my mind, but I still can't conjure a real memory of this show.

[@banzaibobA7V]

Happy New Year! New year, new member (although I've been watching your content for years now).

[@MightyMurloc]

I had a few episodes on VHS, but I don't think I've ever seen the first few episodes setting up the backstory... strangely it never occurred to me to question who created the dinosaurs or why, they were cool enough to overshadow such things as Backstory and Meaning.

[@MSKS-jl2qk]

I started watching it online when I was 11 or 12. Got hooked.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Extreme Dinosaurs should never been canceled in the first place. 😀👍

[@LamangoKaijura]

Always pissed me off that Spittor didn't get an action figure. I had Haxx and Badrap. NEVER could find Hardrock. They also made a prototype of Ridge the Dilophosaurus that teamed up with the Dinosaurs for a mini-story arc.

[@hannahmabbott7370]

I remember extreme ghostbusters! Could you do an episode on it? My favourite was Garrett mainly because he was in a wheelchair but still could do things that the regular ghostbusters could do. Shame he never got a toy though.

[@MrBeardsley]

I missed out on Street Sharks, I was aware of them but by 1994 I was getting into more “grownup” media and wasn’t really checking out new cartoons. By ‘96-‘97 I was starting high school so Extreme Dinosaurs wasn’t on my radar until this video popped up in my feed today.

[@wethefreeproductions]

Finally I see this thing again, had one of the triceratops toys and lost in a bush or something. Never knew what to call it.

[@montanajackson3713]

The show’s theme song is implanted in my brain.

[@supakitkat]

I liked the show, I preferred it over street sharks. I had the toy of bullseye

[@elcowabungahe-man6156]

Love the series my son and I love dinos got my extreme dinosaurs with my sharks good video.

[@act.adrake]

I had the Bullseye figure as a kid. It was one of my favorite toys.

[@EGT392]

sam's italian sandwich shop you never had it so good.

[@mattr75]

I remember having a few figures from this toyline and 2 of the VHS tapes

[@robshimer]

This is the first time I've ever heard of Extreme Dinosaurs. I remember Denver the Last Dinosaur and Dino-Saucers.

[@TAURON85]

You are too old, that's why.

[@DerHerrMitR]

Me getting pumped up right now because that theme song kicks MAJOR ASS!!!

[@daltonburroughs3811]

Ive had one of these toys since I was little but never knew what it was from until recently. Cool to get a video on in now

[@OdesseyAchilles-ih5qb]

So proud you’re from my home state of NH! Keep the awesome videos coming ♥️

[@michaelgutierrez4912]

Why were Bad Rap and Haxx the only Raptors in the toyline. By the way, as a kid I only had the figures from the 1st wave.

[@protox07]

Have a happy new year Secret Galaxy

[@Brawndo27]

I had a T-bone figure but had never seen the show, and indeed did enjoy the play style regardless. now I want the other 3 main Dinos!

[@joltsreviews]

That was a nice nostalgia trip

[@Andres33AU]

I was huge into Street Sharks, and remember the crossover with the new Extreme Dinosaurs, but yeah, it felt like the latter didn't last very long. Perhaps all things Extreme is very 90s, but the fascination with dinosaurs is eternal, lol.

[@patwalsh1045]

i had these toys as a kid and always assumed they were a spinoff of street sharks but never knew there was a tv series and direct tie in

[@jam258420]

Extreme Dinosaur 🦖 I remember having some of these recorded on VHS

[@ObiClon]

I have to admit I used to watch this show back when it came on as I did a lot of the other TMNT clones (Biker Mice from Mars, Street Sharks,etc) and enjoyed it. Not sure how it would hold up now but I'm curious to find out

[@peacekeeper3363]

I didn’t know Extreme Dinosaurs was on prime until this video. I think some of some of the episodes are missing because I can’t find the episode “Jurassic Art”

[@ceno10101]

Dan sounds like he has a cold in this one, thanks for powering through!

[@MrToastofdeath]

In contrast to the states,the show was really successfull in Germany, it ran on Super rtl and was one of the hit shows at that time, Street Sharks was relatively unknown at that time because it aired REALLY early (4 or 5 in the morning) on an tv channel (TELE5) that was not widely available on cable.

[@trompstudios]

Extreme dinosaurs are available on KZbin too.

[@willwidrick8039]

I really enjoyed this show back then. I wonder if it still holds up

[@ernestoosornoviquez2641]

Never had the chance to watch it, just Street Sharks and the chapters they were in.

[@JimMilton-jq1vd]

I loved extreme dinosaurs

[@DNOstalgia]

Happy New Year! 😂😊🎉❤

[@bastien-]

The Cowboys of Moo Mesa theme song alone is worth this whole anthropomorphic muscle beast trend

[@M567dk]

I remember the awesome theme song for that animated show. It was memorable in a way.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

7:35 - love that one of the "acts of violence" cited by this watchdog group can be summed up as "woman defends herself" #24.

[@phillipwalters7702]

Have An Extremely Awesome New Year's.

[@JediMasterKal]

I totally had that tbone figure. Loved him.

[@rodneyadderton1077]

Street Sharks! That's my jam! 😂

[@Supermuttt]

I started collecting these right after Steer Sharks, didn't have either as a kid.

[@ryutou-ki4dl]

"52 episodes for a single season" lmaooo

[@toymanoids]

Time to buy up some Extreme Dinosaurs before that Secret Galaxy bump sends those prices up 😉. Awesome video. I hope like the Street Sharks getting a modern update that maybe Extreme Dinosaurs are soon to follow.

[@allangarddegriss6798]

Paul Guillman a very famous metal singer did the Spanish version of their theme song. I used to be into this shit as a kid

[@rebal180]

Man being a child of the 90's I can tell you that it was a very try hard time to live. Dinosaur superheroes man. It looks kind of cool but, what a concept.

[@alexconsoli5599]

Yes, that was Vin Diesel you saw in the Street Sharks commercial clip.

[@crowvalclamore3320]

Duuude! Street Sharks was like totally awesome yo!

[@gjtrue]

We need a *Street Sharks & Extreme Dinosaurs vs TMNT & Battletoads* someday. Would be the ultimate crossover. 🔥🔥🔥