Dinosaurs (TV series) - Wikipedia. Dinosaurs is an American family sitcom comedy television series that was originally broadcast on ABC from April 2. July 2. 0, 1. 99. The show, about a family of anthropomorphicdinosaurs (portrayed by puppets), was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Jim Henson Productions in association with Walt Disney Television and distributed by Buena Vista International, Inc.[3][4] The characters were designed by Henson team member Kirk Thatcher. Origins[edit]News stories written at the time of the show's premiere highlighted Dinosaurs' connection to Jim Henson, who died the year before. Henson conceived the show in 1. New York Times article, adding he wanted it to be a sitcom, but about a family of dinosaurs.

Until the success of The Simpsons, according to Alex Rockwell, a vice president of the Henson organization, "'people thought it was a crazy idea.'"[5]In the late 1. Henson worked with William Stout, a fantasy artist, illustrator and designer, on a feature film starring animatronic dinosaurs with the working title of The Natural History Project; a 1.

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The New Yorker said that Henson continued to work on a dinosaur project (presumably the Dinosaurs concept) until the "last months of his life."[6]The television division of the Walt Disney Company began working on the series in 1. CBS before the series landed on ABC, which Disney eventually acquired.[7]Dinosaurs is initially set in 6.

BC in Pangaea. The show centers on the Sinclair family: Earl Sinclair (the father), Fran Sinclair (née Phillips - the mother and Earl's wife), their three children (son Robbie, daughter Charlene, and Baby Sinclair) and Fran's mother, Ethyl. Earl's job is to push over trees for the Wesayso Corporation with his friend and coworker Roy Hess where they work under the supervision of their boss Bradley P. Richfield. Characters[edit]The focus of the show's plot is the Sinclair family: Earl, Fran, Robbie, Charlene, Baby, and Ethyl. Character and family names throughout the series often referred to petroleum companies and/or petroleum products.

For example: Sinclair, Phillips, Hess, B. P., Richfield, and Ethyl, among others. Main characters[edit]Character. Voice. Body. Face/Head. Species. Summary.

Earl Sneed Sinclair. Stuart Pankin. Bill Barretta. Tom Fisher (occasionally)Dave Goelz (Seasons 1–2)Mak Wilson (Seasons 2–4)Megalosaurus. The patriarch of the Sinclair family, Earl is the protagonist. He is a Megalosaurus and is depicted as being thick- headed and suggestible. Earl works as a Tree Pusher at the WESAYSO Development Corporation. Frances "Fran" Sinclair (born Phillips)Jessica Walter.

Mitchel Young Evans (Seasons 1–2)Tony Sabin Prince (Seasons 2–4)Pons Maar (occasionally)Allan Trautman. Allosaurus. The mother and homemaker of the Sinclair family. Fran is mentioned on the show as being an Allosaurus. Her four fins and wrists make her resemble a Dilophosaurus as well. On rare occasions, Fran wears fuzzy house slippers.

Earl affectionately calls his wife "Frannie". Robert Mark "Robbie" Sinclair. Jason Willinger. Leif Tilden.

Steve Whitmire. Rob Mills (occasionally)Julianne Buescher (eyes)Hypsilophodon. Earl and Fran's son and oldest child, he is a Hypsilophodon. Robbie stands out with his red varsity jacket and bright red sneakers. However, there are three other Dinosaur characters that also wear shoes in this series. Charlene Sinclair.

Sally Struthers. Michelan Sisti. Star Townshend (occasionally)Arlene Lorre (Season 1, episode 1 only)Bruce Lanoil. Protoceratops. Earl and Fran's daughter and middle child, she is a Protoceratops. Jade Full Movie In English. Charlene stands out by wearing sweaters, necklaces, and earrings. Baby Sinclair. Kevin Clash.

1. Origins. News stories written at the time of the show's premiere highlighted Dinosaurs' connection to Jim Henson, who died the year before. Henson conceived the show.
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Kevin Clash (body)Terri Harden (arms, Season 1–3)Julianne Buescher (arms, Season 4)Kevin Clash (head & mouth)John Kennedy (eyes)Megalosaurus. Earl and Fran's son and youngest child, he is a Megalosaurus as stated by Earl. In the episode "Out of the Frying Pan," Baby is shown as a Ceratosaurus. His legal name is Baby Sinclair, which was given to him by the Chief Elder. Baby is sarcastic and wisecracking. His favorite thing to do is to hit Earl on the head with a frying pan. His catch phrases are "I'm the baby.

Gotta love me." and "Not the mama!". Earl will often call his youngest son Junior. Supporting characters[edit]Character. Voice. Body. Face/Head.

Species. Comments. Ethyl Hinkleman Phillips.

Florence Stanley. Brian Henson (seasons 1–2)Rickey Boyd (seasons 3–4)Kevin Clash (occasionally)David Greenaway (occasionally)Julianne Buescher (face, occasionally)Edmontonia. Ethyl is an Edmontonia who is Fran's mother, Earl's mother- in- law, and the maternal grandmother of Robbie, Charlene, and Baby. Ethyl comes to live with the Sinclairs, and is revealed to have a son named Stan (Fran's brother). Ethyl always wears house slippers and is wheel chair bound. Ethyl enjoys making fun of Earl and hitting him with her cane. Roy Hess. Sam Mc.

Murray. Pons Maar (body)Julianne Buescher (arms)David Greenaway. Tyrannosaurus rex. Roy is Earl's co- worker at the WESAYSO Development Corporation and best friend.

He is a dull witted Tyrannosaurus rex who also has a brother named Roy. Bradley P. "B. P." Richfield.

Sherman Hemsley. Steve Whitmire. Rob Mills (occasionally)Allan Trautman (occasionally)Steve Whitmire. Rob Mills (occasionally)Triceratops.

B. P. Richfield is Earl, Roy, Ralph, Gus, and Sid's heartless boss at the WESAYSO Development Corporation where he oversees the Tree Pushers. He is a Triceratops, with the horns on the frill making him look like a Styracosaurus.

In "Hungry for Love," it is revealed that Mr. Richfield has a daughter named Wendy. Monica Devertebrae. Suzie Plaksonn/a. Julianne Buescher. Apatosaurus. An Apatosaurus and Fran's best friend who is the only four- legged dinosaur on the show.

She is usually seen from the neck up where it took up to three to four people to operate the neck and head. Spike. Christopher Meloni.

David Greenaway. N/APolacanthus. He is a semi regular character who resembles a Polacanthus with a bandana, a black leather jacket, and biker boots. Spike is Robbie's best friend who often refers to him as "Scooter."Ralph Needlenose. Various. Various.

Various. Troodon. A Troodon who is a co- worker of Earl and Roy at the WESAYSO Development Corporation. The Full- Bodied costume used for Ralph is often used for one- appearance minor characters. Gustav "Gus" Spikebake. Various. Various. Various. Ceratosaurus. A Ceratosaurus who is a co- worker of Earl and Roy at the WESAYSO Development Corporation.