The First Dinosaur Movie Knockoff

With the long line of history of knockoff dinosaur films, I wanted to talk about what could very well be the first example of one. Let’s take a look at Gertie the Dinosaur!
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Chapter Selection
0:00 Introduction
2:58 Winsor McCay and 1914’s Gertie the Dinosaur
20:08 J.R. Bray and 1915’s Gertie the Dinosaur
32:11 The Aftermath
36:46 Final Thanks
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1914’s Gertie the Dinosaur
• Gertie the Dinosaur (1...
1915’s Gertie the Dinosaur
• Fake Gertie the Dinosa...
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“I Found Me” by Lakey Inspired
• I Found Me
“Together With You” by JR Tundra
• Together With You
“With a Stamp” by Twin Musicom
• With a Stamp
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• Nighttime Stroll
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[@frilliflove2424]

Thanks for the shout out, mon ami!!!!

[@SuperKingGhidorah]

Bray is the "let me copy your homework" guy

[@MrKoala3000]

Ong

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

Gertie’s animation makes my wrist cramp. The animation is so smooth and the amount of drawings used in it… ouch

[@DarkOverlord96]

I can only describe the comparison between both Gerties with just three words: *SOUL vs. SOULLESS*

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

Mockbuster are one of the human' s cultural part indeed. Perhaps even local folktales all across the world, which have similar story and idea are "knock off" too not just incidental similarity or borrowing other's culture story

[@SL-cl9gt]

It’s crazy how I learned everything Diego knows from the library back in the 90s The internet is a life saver

[@shoddyworkmanship4934]

I didn't know about this guy that copied McCay. I love Winsor Mccay and am glad he's still remembered whereas the other guy is only a footnote.

[@meajur]

It's sad that McCay didn't live to see Mickey Mouse. On the other hand, Bray saw Disney dominate the industry that he had tried to strongarm as his own.

[@amelialonelyfart8848]

There's an old saying out there, that give a lazy man a difficult task and he will find a way to make it easy. It's wild how much Bray embodied that saying, for better or worse.

[@troin3925]

I'd like to see Gertie the Dinosaur return in a movie, either as a cameo or as a guest side character. She's public domain so why not?

[@prasetyodwikuncorojati2434]

True. She basically have same status as Moby Dick, Frankenstein's monster, and Bram Stoker Dracula yet still no one depicted her in modern pop culture? Perhaps her appearance that too "generic" like common cartoon sauropod so people less able to recognized her

[@densetsugojirin5518]

She had a small one panel cameo in the IDW comic book adaptation of Dinosaurs Attack! where she's among a crowd of several other pop culture dinosaurs.

[@falcon_arkaig]

It's always the greedy people who screw passionate people over huh? (Also cannot believe Bray thought he could get away w/ sueing someone that he blatantly stole from. Glad that didn't work)

[@dareka9425]

Gerty is a menace. She entered the scene and immediately gobbled up a rock like a boss. A water serpent and pterosaur fled from her. She ripped out and swallowed a whole tree. And she effortlessly chucked a mammoth into the lake.

[@jonahsbonah6244]

There's a Little Nemo comic painted on the side of a building in Cincinnati as a tribute to McCay! I forgot about it until watching this

[@jurassicswine]

An interesting tale I’ve been aware of for some time now, it’s cool to see this historical oddity getting feature focus!

[@mathieuleader8601]

Gertie is a golden oldie

[@stubonk6346]

Truly peak (also holy shit cetacean alternative mention)

[@Morrison-saber-tooth]

Never heard of it but looks and sounds interesting!

[@betsyberezin7569]

Doyle also wrote two more novels and two short stories featuring Prof. Challenger.

[@jjdrucker953]

WAB SHOUTOUT LESGOOO

[@lucanigro7316]

We be ballin

[@TheOnlyCrow.]

36:52 holy crap TF2 reference!

[@MrEmilable]

the Whole Tracer Wars started back in the Gertie days

[@voronOsphere]

A very important and excellent documentary! Thank you for doing such a solid job on this!

[@spramazd]

Is it just me, or is that JarJarSaurus eating the tree at 10:41?

[@Fede_99]

1:00 LMAO Chicken Park! Really the dinosaur movie of all times

[@superiorcybergodzilla5670]

I love The Lost World (1925) & King Kong (1933)

[@ShadeMeadows]

That's a new one! 😮

[@RudiW1510]

In the beginning there was Gertie.

[@mattmanard8817]

Best video you've ever done!

[@lonlylucario5324]

It truly pisses me off that a great man who truly loved and cared for his work died so much younger then a cold heartless monster who twisted his own passion into a cold buisness asset. Acting like a mobster to get his way when together these 2 couldve literally started a studio together that wouldve rivaled what walt disney was later able to achieve

[@eldoblixtlo1058]

I don't know why but I thought Gertie eating that tree like a giant broccoli was oddly satisfying as a kid. Maybe I just liked to watch herbivores eat for some reason and wishes that leaf and grass was more tastier and less sharp and rough in real life.

[@EDhogg25]

🦕🦕🦕

[@GambitVampyr]

YO

[@dagoodboy6424]

I like the gertie #2 design but cmon man. its a rip off if i ever seen. Couldve at least named it differently.

[@user-sw7yk5us4j]

Hello

[@VoidVagabond]

22:14 Cuno if he met with Care Bears [Cuno now fucking cares].

[@Hewylewis]

18:10 Pumpkin, not apple. LOL

[@DinoDiego16]

According to Canemaker's book, McCay used an apple for his vaudeville acts, only to be changed to a pumpkin later when it was re-released by Box Office Attractions

[@Hewylewis]

@@DinoDiego16 Alright.

[@moonstoneuniverse8516]

So Gertie’s name comes from gay men? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 yes mam