7.2 /10 1 Votes
6.7/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of episodes 21 (42 segments) Final episode date 3 November 1990 Number of seasons 2 | 7.6/10 IMDb No. of seasons 2 First episode date 16 September 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring R. J. WilliamsAnndi McAfeeBen Ryan GangerS. Scott BullockFrank Welker Running time 30 minutes (2 segments) Genres Animation, Children's television series Cast Similar The Kwicky Koala Show, The Adventures of Don C, The Biskitts, Goober and the Ghost Ch, Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dink, the Little Dinosaur is an animated series produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises and Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series originally aired on the CBS Kids block on CBS from 1989 to 1990. Several of the series' episodes were combined into the 1989 video movie Dink the Little Dinosaur while further episodes combined to form the Land of No Return on September 14, 1994.
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Plot
The series followed Dink, a dinosaur, and his four friends as they explore and dwell in the volcanic landscape of prehistory in a place called Green Meadow. Its outlines fostered positive behaviors such as caring about oneself and others, tolerance, ecology, problem-solving and teamwork.
The second season introduced a weekly segment called "Factasaurus" that taught lessons and fun facts educating children about different dinosaur species.
Home video
In 1994, Dink, the Little Dinosaur was released 6 individual videos. Titled Land Of No Return, Shyler's Friend, The Sky Is Falling, Lights Out, Rivals And Phantom Of The Cave. Each of the 6 Dink, the Little Dinosaur videos contains over 5 episodes.
Reception
One of very many children's animated series of the 1980s, Dink didn't leave a lasting impression on many viewers. In 2014, listing it among twelve 1980s cartoons that did not deserve remembrance, io9 characterized it as a cartoon "where all the dinosaurs hung out two feet apart from each other in complete peace and friendship except for when they went on waterslides together and abused elderly turtles."