Is Dinosaucers The Rarest Toyline? | Oddities #2

On this episode Dan covers possibly the rarest toyline to exist: Dinosaucers.
Released in only 1 part of the world in 1989, these 8 inch 5 POA figures were based on the animated Dinosaucers show that ran in the US for one season in 1987.
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[@MechaWrecka]

Dinosaucers, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, M.A.S.K, and many more. Thank you Shuki Levy for so many great theme songs!

[@ToyBro]

One of my favorite cartoons as a kid that NO ONE remembers, at least in my circle of friends. I found a torrent of the entire series years and years ago that looks awful but damn does this show take me back. Finding these toys is damn near impossible, even at horrifyingly huge prices they're just so damn rare. I'd have gone wild for these as a kid.

[@towermoss]

Toy Bro you're not alone. No one I've asked is familiar with the show.

[@thisisgeorge2117]

Loved it, and can remember the intro perfectly. We 80s kids us such awesome cartoons!

[@mls160]

I feel this way with mighty max

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

Same here no one in my circle remembers this show and I'd honestly put this one up there with Transformers, GI Joe, Tmnt, Real Ghostbusters, Barnyard Commandos, Dino Riders, Computer Warriors, Go Bots, Motu, Thundercats, Silverhawks, I mean to me it's up there with all the heavy hitters so sad this one was highly forgotten... Never even knew there was a toyline until ebay came along I would have loved to seen these suckers in Toys R Us and K-Mart as a kid...

[@scottkrametbauer90]

This was one of my all time favorites as well, but then again I was a huge paleofan till my late teens, aka anything with dinosaurs as a theme had a 100% chance of getting my attention. Some like this series held my attention all the way to the end of its run, others didn't last as long.

[@MoteofLobross]

I had a friend in the 80's that SOMEHOW got his hands on an Ankylo figure. I envied him so much

[@meesterSmeeth4182]

If I were you, I'd sleep with his wife to get even.

[@MoteofLobross]

@@meesterSmeeth4182 Good advice.

[@meesterSmeeth4182]

@@MoteofLobross oh man, I was drinking the other day. I forgot I commented here... Sorry buddy lol

[@_Only_Zuul]

it was like the time i saw a kid in school who had the inspector gadget mobile playing with in the playground.. this was like 1986.. that car was damn hard to get..

[@yokaicustoms]

More pictures! I loved this show. I was 100% in love with anything dinosaur related as a kid.

[@OpaqueVisions47]

Me too

[@micflynn1]

Recently archived all 65 episodes! I loved the show, now I get to watch it when I want to. 😁

[@Getwright-]

i loved the show!! to this day i still think of allosauruses as being the good guy version of a t-rex! never knew about the toys.

[@thisisgeorge2117]

TheBd62 so funny and yep, me too!

[@nickmarkins6746]

Me too ! Lol

[@jcschwarz1]

Wow, I LOVED this show as a kid! I'm shocked to learn how short lived it was though, and had no idea there was a toy line. 7 year old me definitely would have bugged my parents for them. I loved this video, definitely keep up the obscure old school stuff!

[@masontalbot9703]

I was all about dinosaucers. Back in the day. But it wasnt easy to find on any channel. I had no idea there were toys. That wouldve been awesome! Way cooler than tiger sharks.

[@MovableNu]

I thought I had never heard of this show. Then you played the snippet of the theme song and I could sing the whole thing! 😄 Great memories!

[@ino69420]

I was not expecting Brazil to be mentioned on this lol In Brazil they re-released some of them back in 2020 and you could get them at a reasonable price

[@nicklessgarner1456]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I have had so many friends tell me this show didn't exist when I clearly remember it being a highlight of my kindergarten days! You just made my whole month!

[@darkhearsttoys5224]

I was obsessed with this show and the toys. The line had so much more potential.

[@rebeccahovanec6795]

Loved the show growing up, I think I saw most of it when it was on the air. Enjoy watching it again, this time on KZbin.

[@BradTheProducer]

I don't know about other markets, but where I lived, Dinosaucers aired half an hour before grade school let out every day. I knew how to work the timer on my VCR and watched it all the time, but no way was a show on the air that early in the afternoon was ever going to catch on with all the kids.

[@kristopherb8046]

Dinosaucers was one of my favorite shows as a kid

[@badbirdkc]

I loved the show as a kid. Probably watched every episode, even though they only aired at 6:30 AM where I lived. Only recently discovered the toys while doing an eBay search for the DVDs, Had no idea they existed, but the rarity doesn't surprise me.

[@hang10wannabe]

Wow, I remember the show now, but up until this video, I had forgotten about it. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@richardbullard2564]

"8 inch?! That's madness!!! This is Galoob. We go smaller, not bigger!!! Jenkins, you're fired." (I think that's how the meeting went.)

[@keithhachtel4998]

I loved that show! The theme pops in my head every so often. I know it will now... along with Denver The Last Dinosaur

[@SoZ1646]

Dinosaucers and Dino-Riders were so awesome!

[@KingLeek86]

Heck yeah! I remember watching it on USA network back in the day!

[@MakerofCities1144]

I was obsessed with dinosaurs when I was younger, I loved this show when it was out. Such a shame it didn't catch on!

[@papermaniac]

it combines two cool concepts, Dinosaurs and spaceships, I don't get why this Show didn't catched on, maybe it needed a better story ( watching again the show i noticed most episodes are not really that interesting), Why not make a " remake" of the show with better designs for the characters ( more actualized desings as well) more characters, more factions and get rid of the Teenagers.

[@dwingsworld2581]

Still love this show and never knew about the figures. Thanks!!

[@jamesedenfield5039]

I loved this show! I wish it lasted longer. And that theme song!

[@JJ--CAR]

Loved the show back then but didn't know about the figs till now. Thanks Dan

[@GregorySesma]

Loved the show and use to watch it all the time. I didn’t know there was a toy line until I caught a video about them online and then this one of course. Thanks for another informative video Toy Galaxy.

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

You're welcome.

[@Raunadraug]

Loved that show as a kid. I remember seeing commercials for the toys, but they never showed up at any of my local action figure shopping locations. Was always bummed out about that.

[@TheLexusKitsune]

Though I was a 2000s kid and only found out about the show later in my life it has become my absolute favorite 80’s cartoon and one of my all time favorite shows

[@SecretActivator]

One of my favorite shows. I got in trouble for taking a costume jewelry ring from kindergarten because I wanted the rings from this show so bad. Loved it

[@steveburchett9141]

loved that cartoon as a kid you definitely gave me a blast from the past keep up the awesome videos

[@jasonerwin9909]

I watched it back when it was on tv. It was on early in the morning and I would watch it before school. Never heard of the toy line until now though.

[@zachwiginton8108]

Loved this show as a kid! To this day I remember the episode where the kids and dinos go to the Himalayan mountains and meet the abdominal snowmen!

[@samuelmeasa9283]

I remember watching Dinosaucers during summer and school vacation around 8am weekdays on a local independent station. I had never heard about the toys before the 2014, when I started looking for cartoons from my youth to entertain my sisters kids when they where at my apartment.

[@BurnRoddy]

Dinosaucers was MY FAVORITE show! I live in South America and was born in 87 so by 89 I just got hit with the show at full force. And yes we did have reprints of the Brazilian toys down here in Uruguay but sadly I no longer have any of those.

[@GamerToyz]

Another great video! I couldn't agree more with the 3" over the 8". Lives this show as a kid.

[@calebdudley7450]

This channel is fantastic. Seeing beyond the veil of so much nostalgia-laden memories.... Excellent.

[@iBeamer]

I remember Dinosaucers! As soon as I saw the opening clips you played I totally remember watching them. I don't remember any details, but I remember the show.

[@lifeisoverated81]

I remember watching that cartoon when I was younger. Hell, I watched ALL the cartoons I could back in the day. You name it, I've seen it.

[@bobbywoodart6413]

I like the show. Forgot about it till I seen this episode. You bring back so many childhood memories

[@longstoys]

Great episode! I remember the show, the theme song is amazing! I had seen prototype pictures online a few years ago, but never knew some were made in Brazil. These would be perfect for Funko to do in their Savage World toyline

[@thejohnykilroy]

This show was the best. I really wanted one of those toys

[@Fenrir72]

Accidentally encountered your channel. I find it humorous, well researched and informative and the outtakes (hilarious) ! Keep it coming!

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

Excellent. Glad to have you aboard. Thanks for watching.

[@dazwannawzad9272]

I actually enjoyed this cartoon, but never knew about the toys as a kid. That amazing theme song is still a badass intro to this day!!!

[@icarusprime]

40 year old here! Was a huge fan of the show. Would have loved toys for this show. I did buy the tv series on Amazon streaming.

[@markwicker411]

Man, I loved that cartoon when I was a kid. My 3 yr old son loves it now on youtube.

[@alfredogonzalez8573]

Loved the show! Still remember the opening tune. It’s rare that I meet someone who also remembers this show!

[@jerrylashley1958]

Wow, You find some really obscure toy history. That's one reason I enjoy your channel. Keep up the good work

[@Darthbauer951]

Oh Pizza Hut Land Before Time puppets. That sure takes me back...

[@matthewhudson7883]

Back when Pizza Hut pizza tasted a lot better than it does today. I miss the 80s. : (

[@ShinSeikiEvan]

I remember when those came out. They only made four of the dinos and left out the pterodactyl guy. Then for some reason (the home video release maybe) Pizza Hut had a second promotion and finally released him and the T-rex.

[@spoonimefan]

Not 100% sure where they are, but I have (or had?) those. Must have been from the second wave, b/c I remember having the dactyl and Sharp-Tooth. I also remember a couple puppets from the Nickelodeon show Eureka's Castle.

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

I have Cera on my nostalgia shelf right now!

[@CsBTransition]

Did USA Network rerun this show around ‘93? I feel like that’s where I saw it.

[@hunterericson6782]

I don’t know why this show never took off , it’s a perfect formula if you ask me ... I remember it from when I was a kid and it’s actually really cool

[@TheRealSpiderMew]

I loved the show as a kid, but it was on very early in the morning where i lived. I couldn't always wake up that early to watch it, though i would try. I've had that theme song stuck in my head for years.

[@plumeyer]

I was a teen when the show came on the air and I loved it. It was great. It's something that I think would be ideal to be rebooted today for a live action movie series. I had no idea that they had toys, though.

[@Owsley33]

Dinosaucers was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid!

[@MrMegazero91]

My father watched the show back in the day and introduced me to it, definitely a show worth watching! I was hoping to find it on dvd but apparently there is no dvd set available!

[@GazBot]

I watched this as a kid, never knew anything about the toys until the internet came along, and didn't know there was a kickstarter to resurrect the line until this video!

[@PrincePaul1316]

I grew up on every show that you've guys demoed! And this one is no different loved the show!

[@Number767]

I remember this show from when I was a kid but I could never remember the name for it. Nice to finally have a name to go with that memory.

[@bsmnt23]

ok, I did and do like that theme song.

[@ReyDeLasFierasCrocodine]

I am a big fan of dinoplativolos still watch it every now and then on KZbin.

[@EzeHSK]

I'm from Argentina. This show was aired in 1993 here, but as with many (if not most) toylines related to US kids shows it never got here as far as I recall so I wasn't aware of a toyline until now.

[@crisgadelhart]

I'm Brazilian, and my older brother had one of these figures. Never in my dreams i would imagine that they were so rare!

[@alsundayperry]

Dinosauers was a great cartoon series,never knew that they had a toy line,your channel rock.

[@James-sm1lh]

I loved this show, it's so weird to see how the business behind toys and cartoons worked as an adult now, and why i never saw these toys as a kid

[@BK-qu6lj]

Never heard of the toys, but distinctly remember the cartoon and the complex sub arc with Ichy and the Terydactal love interest. Had some funny moments too. Crazy what I remember from the 80s

[@giovannideldio]

I LOVED this cartoon, as a kid. I always wondered, back then, why it didn't have any toys. I would have owned them all, had they. I wish I could get my hands on the rare toy line!!!

[@Robogeek28]

Still hoping that a company like Super7 will pick up the license for these guys.

[@MontviewBlvdBabiez]

Definitely in my top 10 favorite cartoons of all time!!

[@MelkhorX]

The series remains my earliest memory of a cartoon ever. I didn't know there were toys, even though I was very into action figures in my youth. Of course that's no surprise since I was in the US, so there kind of "weren't."

[@benmccall8932]

Loved that show and that theme song was amazing. Dinosaucers and Dino Riders were my jam. Too bad there wasn't one more dino shows, especially with those catchy theme songs

[@hthrun]

Ben McCall How about Denver the Last Dinosaur? That's the only one of the three I was able to watch regularly.

[@iBeamer]

I remember the Dino Rider toys. Loved those. My cousin had a bunch of them and I always wanted my mom and dad to get me some. Even now, I tried to get my kids into Fisher Prices Imaginext Dino toys because they reminded me of the Dino Riders.

[@daniellopes8376]

Cadillac and Dinosaurs was another show I watched.

[@FoxyPiratess]

Ben McCall Oh yes ... I recall Tyco's Dino Riders ... I did have some of those toys.

[@Pewpewpew182]

Dan in the year 2020, brought me here to the year 2017 to check out this awesome video!

[@robertallen2109]

My god, I've been trying to remember what that cartoon was for years! My grandparents had an episode or two on a vhs and I remember wanting more but alas, there were none to be found.

[@limazulu1065]

I loved that show so much when I was a kid. I always wondered why there weren't any toys!

[@matthewhudson7883]

I was only aware of the show when the USA Network aired it in the mid 90s. It was pretty good but obviously meant for a younger audience. I'm not surprised I never heard that it had a toy line.

[@maguffle]

I LOVED this show! I had no idea they even made a toy for it!

[@freddyvidz]

I watched that show every afternoon and loved it!!!

[@The_Ganondork]

Wow! I totally forgot about that show. Soon as I saw them all though I started questioning how I could have ever forgotten about them. Now I gotta go find that theme song.

[@Ixapter]

I had no idea there was a toyline to this! Thanks for the info!

[@BingleBangleBungle]

"The Dinosaucers are leaving bossasaur." "WEEEELL FOLLOW THEEEEEEM!"

[@sharki3232]

I remember the show and absolutely would have wanted toys of it if they made them.

[@CEOdawg]

I loved that show!! I'm good with your assessment of wanting the 3" figures with the playsets.

[@spookerd]

Oh god I remember this show.. WHY DID YOU MAKE ME REMEMBER THIS SHOW?!

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

Was watching a few episodes here on KZbin a couple of months ago! I'm still a big o'l kid!

[@xxbobsetsfirexx4269]

Watched it the morning before 2nd grade...forgot what it was called... This video brought back good memories that Id long since forgotten

[@shaolinlueb]

Man, I wish they would release this show on DVD or Hulu or something. This show was great, but always on during school, only saw it on sick days.

[@TheMichaelJordanofGambling]

I didn’t realize this was considered a obscure show. My friends and I loved Dinosaucers and eagerly awaited a toy line. We settled on pretending to be dinosaucers ourselves.

[@seatspud]

At least Dinosaucers were popular enough to have one of those big mascot-style walk-around suits made for them (BrontoThunder I believe) for a live action "World of DiC" show at Knott's many years back, alongside DiC's more well-known properties at the time. (Heathcliff, Dennis the Menace, Inspector Gadget, Slimer from The Real Ghostbusters, et al.) And I may be the only one who remembers that...

[@matthewmillette9898]

Freaking love the bumper music so much. Great post.

[@alejandrovivas8567]

I loved that show like crazy, it was one of my most favorite from the 80's, I didn't even know there were toys Alo and the Triceratop were my favorites

[@joeferrell2303]

I remember watching the show before school in the morning, i thought it was great!

[@lugaruclone]

So this is one of a handful of cartoons that where not just dubbed in Mexico, but actually completely re-written changing all the dialog. It was hilarious, another example would be Count Duckula.

[@ULTRARADICALTOYWORKS]

This video was awesome! Thanks for some insight into these strange but awesome toys.

[@adanolmeda4413]

1. I do remember the series but I was too wrapped up in other toy lines to care about the show. 2. Never saw, heard or cared about the toy line. 3. Loving the Oddities music! Spooky. Want an earworm song? Remember Bionic 6? Keep up the great work guys!

[@SecretGalaxyTV]

Bionic Six is stuck in my head when Dinosaucers is on its lunch break.

[@Zen_walker]

Liked the show, didn't know about the toys untill I was an adult. I too would have loved small scale figures, like what Thundercats did with well painted plastic miniatures.

[@winterkrash]

I loved the show. And I still remember that opening theme song!

[@nilesbrook4216]

A) I loved this cartoon. The vehicle & tech designs on this show were outstanding. Some of DIC's best B) I had heard there were toys and even seen prototypes on the internet. I had no clue they were actually produced in Brazil! This show truly makes me a better toy collector and all around geek! How about an Oddities on Mighty Orbots? that also had a toy that never came out, had to deal with ABC's "no violence" policy, had a catchy theme song AND breathtaking animation by the Mighty TMS studios, oh, plus it got sued by the makers of God Mars! Keep up the AMAZING work!!!

[@TheMartyrbymoonlight]

LOVED this show as a kid, always wondered why they didn't make a toy line out of it, now I know. Didn't realize it was so obscure to the masses, but I didn't exactly have a massive social circle when I was little. :P

[@KevinArcade87]

In Belgium we had loads of VHS tapes of Dinosaucers they were sold at around the time TMNT was popular

[@BiancaRoughFin]

Im from Brazil, i used to watch the series with my brother and i dont remember well what i used to think of it at that time, being just a kid i just wanted to see the animations and action going on, i wasnt critic of what i was watching. Years ago the opening theme suddenly hit my head and i decided to see if i could find it on KZbin which i did.

[@aqdrobert]

There are many Dinosaucers unopened new-in-box figures at the Isla De Nublar gift shop. Several expeditions sent there were never heard from again.

[@derikdragon80]

Yeah, I watched'em back when they originally aired. But didn't know about them having action figures, until I picked up ToyFare 105.