Dink, the Little Dinosaur

{{Infobox television

| image = Dink the Little Dinosaur title screen.png

| caption = Title screen

| narrated = Kenneth Mars

| composer = John Debney

| starring = R. J. Williams
Anndi McAfee
Ben Ryan Ganger
S. Scott Bullock
Frank Welker

| company = Ruby-Spears Enterprises

| country = United States

| network = CBS

| first_aired = {{Start date|1989|9|16}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1990|11|3}}

| runtime = 30 minutes (2 segments)

| num_episodes = 21 (42 segments)

| num_seasons = 2

}}

Dink, the Little Dinosaur is an American animated series created by Karen Willson and Chris Weber, produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises.{{cite book |last1=Perlmutter |first1=David |title=The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1538103739 |page=156}} The series originally aired as part of CBS's Saturday morning line-up from 1989 to 1990.{{cite web | title=Dink, the Little Dinosaur | url=http://www.80scartoons.net/toons/dink.html | website=80scartoons.net | date=2014 | access-date=July 17, 2015}}

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.{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/66/mode/2up/ |pages=66–67}} Designed to help children navigate the world of friendship and making friends, the stories fostered positive behaviors such as caring about oneself and others, tolerance, ecology, problem-solving and teamwork.{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=251–252}}

The second season introduced a weekly segment called "Factasaurus" that taught lessons and fun facts educating children about different dinosaur species.

Characters

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Name	Voice	Description
Dink \|R. J. Williams \|Kind, brave, smart and has a strong bond with his friends. Dink is a Brontosaurus, similar to Littlefoot from The Land Before Time franchise.{{cite news\|last=Shattuck \|first=Kathryn \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/155001/Dink-the-Little-Dinosaur/overview \|title=Television \|newspaper=The New York Times \|access-date=2016-09-16\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124110632/http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/155001/Dink-the-Little-Dinosaur/overview\|archive-date=November 24, 2015\|url-status=dead}}
Amber \|Anndi McAfee \| Amber is a close friend of Dink's. She is like a big sister figure.
Scat \|Frank Welker{{cite web \|url=http://www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=989 \|title=Dink the Little Dinosaur @ Toonarific Cartoons \|publisher=Toonarific.com \|access-date=2012-09-24 \|archive-date=2012-05-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529115141/http://toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=989 \|url-status=dead}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.frankwelker.net/ \|title=Frank Welker Homepage \|publisher=Frankwelker.net \|access-date=2012-09-24 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828154245/http://www.frankwelker.net/ \|archive-date=2013-08-28 \|url-status=dead}} \|Scat tends to be paranoid, but has a humongous appetite and he speaks in third person. Sometimes his appetite gets him in trouble, especially when it involves his favorite food called honey fruit.
Shyler \|Ben Ryan Ganger \|Shyler is Dink's shy friend, with a speech impediment and looks up to Dink and Amber as older siblings.
Flapper \|S. Scott Bullock \|Flapper tends to be a braggart and a jokester and he speaks with a slight lisp. He constantly tries to land in water, but always fails. He calls him Flap.
Crusty \|Frank Welker \|Crusty is a turtle who mentors the dinosaur youngsters and tells them stories that often help teach them valuable lessons.
colspan="4" style="background: #29AB87;" \|{{center\|Allies}}
Name	Voice	Description
Ariel \|Jennifer Darling \|Exceptionally courageous and self-sacrificing, Ariel lives at the Lake of Mists and is viewed by other dinosaurs as an almost supernatural figure.
Uncle Longbeak \|Hamilton Camp \|Longbeak is Flapper's uncle, whom he talks about a lot.
Pearl \|Russi Taylor \|Pearl is a female friend of Shyler's.
Scratcher \|Dick Beals \|Scratcher is a herbivore by his own choice.
Red \|Hal Rayle \|Red is sometimes called Thundermaker. He is actually a spirit who lived in the Cave of Spirits.
Earthshaker \|Frank Welker \|Shakes the ground when he walks and talks. None too fond of smaller creatures, but willing to return a favor.
Dippo \|Dana Hill \|Dippo is afraid of what other dinosaurs think of his kind. He is good friends with Shyler.
Opo \| \|Opo is a friend of the gang who helps Ariel to escape from Tyrannor.
Dim \| \|Dim is a dimwitted friend of the gang.
Tubble and Hubble \|Tubble: Jim Cummings Hubble: Jack Angel \|Tubble and Hubble are an old pair of pathfinders for their herd.
Squirt \|Russi Taylor \|Once thought Crusty was his mother.
Shortspike \| \|Shortspike is a friend of Dink and separated from his parents due to a volcano trouble.
Cornelius \| \|Cornelius was once a rival of Dink's.
Trail Blazer \| \|Trail Blazer used his tail to create Green Meadow and Tarpit Pass (which protects Green Meadow from Hunters like Tyrannor).
Patch and Ridetail \| \|Patch and Ridetail are Trail Blazer's children.
Strongfoot \| \|Strongfoot was once Trail Blazer's rival.
Tiny \|Joey Camen \|Tiny is a friend in need, helped by Dink to get fruit guarded by a bullish Dicraeosaurus.
Brighteyes \|Jodi Carlisle \|Brighteyes is a mother to be helped by the gang to protect her eggs from Egghunters.
Buttercup \|Billie Hayes \|Buttercup is Crusty's childhood turtle friend.
Beast \|Michael Bell \|Beast has a disfigured body structure.
Iggy \| \|Shyler helps Iggy find his way home.
Nobbie \| \|Nobbie is a good friend of Shyler.
Daisy \| \|Scar once had a crush on her.
Brusier \| \|Brusier is Daisy's boyfriend.
Glowy \| \|Shyler wanted to keep Glowy.
Melodi \|Kath Soucie \|Gang helps Melodi in saving her mate.
Forest \|Cam Clarke \|Forest once made Dink jealous one time.
Stormfoot \|Dana Hill \|Stormfoot fought Dink in the "Challenge of the Desert" duel.
Jerry \|Kath Soucie \|Tail gets stuck under a rock but is rescued by Crusty.
Mama Triceratops \| \|Once thought Scat was her son.
colspan="4" style="background: #29AB87;" \|{{center\|Villains}}
Name	Voice	Description
Tyrannor \| \|A Tyrannosaurus who chases Dink and his friends all over their prehistoric world. He is feared by every known dinosaur.
Hunters \| \|Various carnivorous dinosaurs that mostly reside in Hunter's Grove.
Scavenger \|Frank Welker \|A troublesome flock of Pterodactylus.
Fleetfoot \|Jim Cummings \|Hunts Pterosaurs.
Honeyfruit Monster \| \|
Sharptooth \| \|According to Crusty, he would even scare Tyrannor. He had fought Trail Blazer with the resulting fight creating Green Meadow and Tarpit Pass.
Snakenecks \| \|
Sandtooth \| \|
Watertooth \| \|
Shelleater \| \|Known to prey on turtles.
Bolderbuns \|Frank Welker \|
Waterhunters \| \|
Egghunters \| \|A trio that targets Brighteyes' eggs.
Sharpmouth \| \|
Slidetooth \| \|

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Name

Voice

Description

Dink

|R. J. Williams

|Kind, brave, smart and has a strong bond with his friends. Dink is a Brontosaurus, similar to Littlefoot from The Land Before Time franchise.{{cite news|last=Shattuck |first=Kathryn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/155001/Dink-the-Little-Dinosaur/overview |title=Television |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2016-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124110632/http://www.nytimes.com/tv/show/155001/Dink-the-Little-Dinosaur/overview|archive-date=November 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Amber

|Anndi McAfee

| Amber is a close friend of Dink's. She is like a big sister figure.

Scat

|Frank Welker{{cite web |url=http://www.toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=989 |title=Dink the Little Dinosaur @ Toonarific Cartoons |publisher=Toonarific.com |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-date=2012-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529115141/http://toonarific.com/show.php?show_id=989 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.frankwelker.net/ |title=Frank Welker Homepage |publisher=Frankwelker.net |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828154245/http://www.frankwelker.net/ |archive-date=2013-08-28 |url-status=dead}}

|Scat tends to be paranoid, but has a humongous appetite and he speaks in third person. Sometimes his appetite gets him in trouble, especially when it involves his favorite food called honey fruit.

Shyler

|Ben Ryan Ganger

|Shyler is Dink's shy friend, with a speech impediment and looks up to Dink and Amber as older siblings.

Flapper

|S. Scott Bullock

|Flapper tends to be a braggart and a jokester and he speaks with a slight lisp. He constantly tries to land in water, but always fails. He calls him Flap.

Crusty

|Frank Welker

|Crusty is a turtle who mentors the dinosaur youngsters and tells them stories that often help teach them valuable lessons.

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Name

Voice

Description

Ariel

|Jennifer Darling

|Exceptionally courageous and self-sacrificing, Ariel lives at the Lake of Mists and is viewed by other dinosaurs as an almost supernatural figure.

Uncle Longbeak

|Hamilton Camp

|Longbeak is Flapper's uncle, whom he talks about a lot.

Pearl

|Russi Taylor

|Pearl is a female friend of Shyler's.

Scratcher

|Dick Beals

|Scratcher is a herbivore by his own choice.

Red

|Hal Rayle

|Red is sometimes called Thundermaker. He is actually a spirit who lived in the Cave of Spirits.

Earthshaker

|Frank Welker

|Shakes the ground when he walks and talks. None too fond of smaller creatures, but willing to return a favor.

Dippo

|Dana Hill

|Dippo is afraid of what other dinosaurs think of his kind. He is good friends with Shyler.

Opo

|Opo is a friend of the gang who helps Ariel to escape from Tyrannor.

Dim

|Dim is a dimwitted friend of the gang.

Tubble and Hubble

|Tubble: Jim Cummings
Hubble: Jack Angel

|Tubble and Hubble are an old pair of pathfinders for their herd.

Squirt

|Russi Taylor

|Once thought Crusty was his mother.

Shortspike

|Shortspike is a friend of Dink and separated from his parents due to a volcano trouble.

Cornelius

|Cornelius was once a rival of Dink's.

Trail Blazer

|Trail Blazer used his tail to create Green Meadow and Tarpit Pass (which protects Green Meadow from Hunters like Tyrannor).

Patch and Ridetail

|Patch and Ridetail are Trail Blazer's children.

Strongfoot

|Strongfoot was once Trail Blazer's rival.

Tiny

|Joey Camen

|Tiny is a friend in need, helped by Dink to get fruit guarded by a bullish Dicraeosaurus.

Brighteyes

|Jodi Carlisle

|Brighteyes is a mother to be helped by the gang to protect her eggs from Egghunters.

Buttercup

|Billie Hayes

|Buttercup is Crusty's childhood turtle friend.

Beast

|Michael Bell

|Beast has a disfigured body structure.

Iggy

|Shyler helps Iggy find his way home.

Nobbie

|Nobbie is a good friend of Shyler.

Daisy

|Scar once had a crush on her.

Brusier

|Brusier is Daisy's boyfriend.

Glowy

|Shyler wanted to keep Glowy.

Melodi

|Kath Soucie

|Gang helps Melodi in saving her mate.

Forest

|Cam Clarke

|Forest once made Dink jealous one time.

Stormfoot

|Dana Hill

|Stormfoot fought Dink in the "Challenge of the Desert" duel.

Jerry

|Kath Soucie

|Tail gets stuck under a rock but is rescued by Crusty.

Mama Triceratops

|Once thought Scat was her son.

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Name

Voice

Description

Tyrannor

|A Tyrannosaurus who chases Dink and his friends all over their prehistoric world. He is feared by every known dinosaur.

Hunters

|Various carnivorous dinosaurs that mostly reside in Hunter's Grove.

Scavenger

|Frank Welker

|A troublesome flock of Pterodactylus.

Fleetfoot

|Jim Cummings

|Hunts Pterosaurs.

Honeyfruit Monster

Sharptooth

|According to Crusty, he would even scare Tyrannor. He had fought Trail Blazer with the resulting fight creating Green Meadow and Tarpit Pass.

Snakenecks

Sandtooth

Watertooth

Shelleater

|Known to prey on turtles.

Bolderbuns

|Frank Welker

Waterhunters

Egghunters

|A trio that targets Brighteyes' eggs.

Sharpmouth

Slidetooth

Episodes

= Season 1 (1989) =

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=1a

|Title=The Shell Game

|WrittenBy=Karen Wilson & Chris Weber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|16}}

|ShortSummary= Scat's appetite gets him and his friends in trouble when Tyrannor gets Crusty's shell in his jaws.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=1b

|Title=Shyler's Friend

|WrittenBy=Michael Chain

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|16}}

|ShortSummary= Shyler is unsure of how to approach and befriend Pearl and his friends' assistance isn't helping.

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{{Episode list

|Title=Dink, Come Home

|WrittenBy=Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|23}}

|EpisodeNumber=2a

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2b

|Title=White Beauty

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|23}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3a

|Title=Crusty's Baby

|WrittenBy=Ted Field

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|30}}

|ShortSummary= Crusty becomes the unwitting parent of a newly hatched Stegosaurus and names him Squirt, but the latter doesn't eat well, forcing Crusty to unite him with his actual mother.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3b

|Title=The Gentle Hunter

|WrittenBy=Buzz Dixon

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|9|30}}

|ShortSummary= Scat meets a plant-eating Deinonychus named Scratcher, who gets driven away by the Styracosaurus herd, so Dink has to save Scat from becoming the hunted.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4a

|Title=Phantom of the Cave

|WrittenBy=Gary Greenfield

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|7}}

|ShortSummary= Dink and his friends explore the Cave of Spirits to find out more about the Brachiosaurus. They find one named Red who is having trouble with a pack of scavenging Velociraptor.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4b

|Title=Dry River

|WrittenBy=Michael Chain

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|7}}

|ShortSummary= A fall has dammed up the river and the Ultrasaurus, Earthshaker, is not willing to unblock it until after Dink and his friends extract a thorn from his foot.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5a

|Title=Tricera-Scat

|WrittenBy=Meg McLaughlin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|14}}

|ShortSummary= Scat dozing inside an eggshell is mistaken by a mother Triceratops for one of her hatched babies.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=5b

|Title=The Search

|WrittenBy=Janis Diamond

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|14}}

|ShortSummary= Flapper does impractical pranks on some various dinosaurs of the era, but puts a stop when Shyler is in need of rescuing him.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6a

|Title=Amber's Crusade

|WrittenBy=Meg McLaughlin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|21}}

|ShortSummary= Marooned on a beach, Amber and Shyler have to look for three baby Psittacosaurus. After a close call from Tyranno, they make it soon afterwards.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=6b

|Title=Old Timers

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|21}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7a

|Title=Uncle Longbeak

|WrittenBy=Karen Wilson & Chris Weber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|28}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=7b

|Title=Surprise!

|WrittenBy=Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|10|28}}

|ShortSummary= Dink goes to get a stone for Amber's Hatching Day. With aid from Tiny and two Ichthyosaurus, he finds it in a nearby store.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8a

|Title=The Hollow Tree

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|4}}

|ShortSummary= Dink investigates a mysterious inhabitant of a hollow tree. It turns out to be a Diplocaulus named Dippo whose looks are ridiculed, but Flapper rescues him and Shyler from a storm.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=8b

|Title=Badge of Courage

|WrittenBy=Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|4}}

|ShortSummary= During a hike to Fire Mountain, Dink meets Shortspike and goes with a Fire Bug to rescue his father.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=9a

|Title=Wish Mountain

|WrittenBy=Bob Carrau

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|11}}

|ShortSummary= Shyler's attempt to make a wish with his loose tooth is interrupted by an Oviraptor and a Euoplocephalus.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=9b

|Title=Crusty's New Home

|WrittenBy=Ted Field

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|11}}

|ShortSummary= Tired of fixing the cave, Crusty moves elsewhere. Not finding a new home to his liking, he returns to find Dink and his friends have fixed his old home.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=10a

|Title=Small Stuff

|WrittenBy=Michael Reaves & Brynne Stephes

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|18}}

|ShortSummary= Two Erythrotherium destroy Dink and his friends' digging plans to protect their home. Dink compensates them after saving their lives.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=10b

|Title=Lights Out

|WrittenBy=Mark Cassutt

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|18}}

|ShortSummary= Amber gets a crystal rock, but when the rock breaks, Flapper has his own tricks against Tyrannor.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=11a

|Title=Mystery of the Broken Claw

|WrittenBy=Gary Greenfield

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|25}}

|ShortSummary= Amber is blamed for destroying a watering hole when trying to get a spot there, so she investigates with her friends. They find the real culprit to be a Spinosaurus and manage to thwart its pack's ambush at another watering hole and restore the usual watering hole.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=11b

|Title=Encounter at Flatrock

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|11|25}}

|ShortSummary= Crusty gets lost while trying to find the Rock. Having failed to join him, Dink goes off to save him from a turtle-eating Segnosaurus.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=12a

|Title=The Sky Is Falling at Green Meadow

|WrittenBy=Ted Field

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|2}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=12b

|Title=Sea Rescue

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|2}}

|ShortSummary= Scat is lost from a tsunami. Dink and his friends, accompanied by marine creatures, locate and rescue Scat from a storm.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=13a

|Title=Raiders of the Lost Nest

|WrittenBy=Karen Wilson & Chris Weber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|9}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=13b

|Title=Land of No Return

|WrittenBy=Larry Huber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1989|12|9}}

|ShortSummary= Dink and his friends lure Tyrannor into the 'Land of No Return'. Flapper comes to the rescue, but then, they rescue Tyrannor himself.

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= Season 2 (1990) =

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=14a

|Title=Scavengers

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|9|15}}

|ShortSummary= The kids save an Ornitholestes named Fleetfoot from a flock of Pterodactylus, but Fleetfoot turns out to be a hunter of flying animals and tries to get Flapper.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=14b

|Title=Tar Troubles

|WrittenBy=Larry Huber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|9|15}}

|ShortSummary= Against Crusty's advice, Dink interferes with a tar pit and frantically tries to stop it spreading, but ends up starting a fire.

|LineColor=29AB87

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=15a

|Title=The Honeyfruit Hero

|WrittenBy=Cathyrn Perdue

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|9|22}}

|ShortSummary= Scat tries to become a super hero by saving the Compsognathus Honeyfruit supply from a "Honeyfruit Monster", which turns out to be an Iguanodon, instead of bugs.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=15b

|Title=Tall Tale

|WrittenBy=Richard Merwin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|9|22}}

|ShortSummary= Crusty tells the story of Trail Blazer, he tells him about he and his herd's survival, the battle against the Allosaurus, Sharpteeth and the formation of Green Meadow many years ago.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=16a

|Title=Crusty's Reunion

|WrittenBy=Larry Huber

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|9|29}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|Title=Tale of the Beast

|WrittenBy=Cathyrn Perdue

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|9|29}}

|EpisodeNumber=16b

|ShortSummary= A disfigured Saurolophus is believed to be a menacing beast. Amber, whom Beast rescued, is able to clear the misunderstanding.

|LineColor=29AB87

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=17a

|Title=Scat-ter Brained

|WrittenBy=Meg McLaughlin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|6}}

|ShortSummary= A close encounter with Tyrannor and a bump on the head, convinces Scat that he is a Tyrannosaurus. Meeting Tyrannor again during a fall restores Scat.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=17b

|Title=Fraidy Scat

|WrittenBy=Tony Marino

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|6}}

|ShortSummary= Scat's fear of animals (possibly monsters, snakes, lizards, spiders, ghost stories or ants) makes him sleepy in the daytime. He overcomes his fear to rescue his friends stuck under a hidden tree.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=18a

|Title=The Reluctant Head-Banger

|WrittenBy=Don Glut

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|13}}

|ShortSummary= Shyler befriends a Pachycephalosaurus named Nobby, but his appetite is too big for Dink's lot to handle. However, Nobby rescues them from being buried under the fall.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=18b

|Title=Wrongs of Spring

|WrittenBy=Cathyrn Perdue

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|13}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=19a

|Title=Overrun

|WrittenBy=Michael Reaves & Brynne Stephens

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|20}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=19b

|Title=The Last of Their Kind

|WrittenBy=Cathyrn Perdue & Richard Merwin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|20}}

|ShortSummary= Shyler catches a Fire Bug he calls Glowy. A distressed Supersaurus named Melodi is looking for her mate. Shyler and his friends find and rescue Melodi's mate.

|LineColor=29AB87

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=20a

|Title=Day of the Snake

|WrittenBy=Michael Reaves & Brynne Stephens

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|27}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=20b

|Title=Rivals

|WrittenBy=Cathyrn Perdue

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|10|27}}

|ShortSummary=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=21a

|Title=Challenge

|WrittenBy=Ralph Sanchez

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|11|3}}

|ShortSummary= The kids challenge a herd of Centrosaurus when they drink from their water hole somewhere in the desert. Dink must fight the herd leader's son, Stormfoot in a "Challenge of Desert".

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=21b

|Title=The Secret

|WrittenBy=Richard Merwin

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1990|11|3}}

|ShortSummary=

|LineColor=29AB87

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Cast

R.J. Williams as Dink
Anndi McAfee as Amber
Ben Ryan Ganger as Shyler
Frank Welker as Scat, Crusty
S. Scott Bullock as Flapper

= Additional cast =

Jack Angel as Hubble
Richard Beals as Scratcher
Michael Bell as Beast
Joey Camen as Tiny
Hamilton Camp as Uncle Longbeak
Jodi Carlisle as Brighteyes
Nancy Cartwright as Shortspike
Cam Clarke as Forest
Townsend Coleman as Shortspike's father
Brian Cummings
Jim Cummings as Tubble, Fleetfoot
Jennifer Darling as Ariel
Debi Derryberry as Ariel's mother
Billie Hayes as Buttercup
Dana Hill as Dippo, Stormfoot
Kenneth Mars as Narrator
Hal Rayle as Red
Steve Schatzberg as Mike
Kath Soucie as Melodi
Russi Taylor as Squirt
Janet Waldo
Frank Welker as Earthshaker, Scavenger, Bolderbuns, Tyrannor, Slidetooth, Bilal, Johnny

Home media

=VHS release=

Five years after its television broadcast, Dink, the Little Dinosaur was released on VHS by Turner Home Entertainment under the Hanna-Barbera label on September 14, 1994. Its six volumes are Land Of No Return, Shyler's Friend, The Sky Is Falling, Lights Out, Rivals and Phantom Of The Cave. Each Dink videocassette contains over five episodes from the series. Turner also distributed these videos internationally in different countries such as the United Kingdom through First Independent Films, in Australia through Rainbow Products, and in Germany through Fox Video.

=DVD release=

Warner Archive released the complete series on October 10, 2017 in Region 1.{{cite web|title=Dink, the Little Dinosaur - 'The Complete Series' of the 1989 Ruby-Spears Cartoon! Available online as an MOD release next month from the Warner Archive Collection|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dink-Little-Dinosaur-The-Complete-Series/23676|website=TVShowsOnDVD|access-date=21 September 2017}}

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