Dinosaurs: The Last Temptation of Ethel

Air Date

Wednesday February 12, 1992

Production Code

D323

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• Guest Cast

  • Buddy Hackett Louie

• Stars

  • Sam McMurray Voice of Roy Hess
  • Leif Tilden Robbie Sinclair
  • Jason Willinger Robbie Sinclair
  • Kevin Clash Baby Sinclair
  • Pons Maar Roy Hess
  • Jessica Walter Fran Sinclair
  • Gary Owens Narrator
  • Stuart Pankin Earl Sinclair
  • Florence Stanley Grandma Ethel
  • Sally Struthers Charlene Sinclair

• Directors

  • Tom Trbovich Director

• Writers

  • Dava Savel Writer
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• Earl's card to Fran: What can I say when I've ruined your day and made you all angry and surly? How could I make such a thoughtless mistake and bury your mother too early? [edit]

• Louie: They sent me here with a message, stop pushing the afterlife.
  Ethyl: But Louie, it's so beautiful up here.
  Louie: It's more beautiful where you are precious, it's more beautiful because it's life, and you only get a little bit of it, and if you don't live every day of your life to the fullest, you have an eternity to regret it.
  Ethyl: But Louie I miss you.
  Louie: I miss you too, sweetheart, but it's not your time yet.
  Ethyl: Will we be together soon?
  Louie: Soon enough cupcake, but you've gotta go back now, and quit trying to make a buck off the afterlife. Dinosaurs who sell the afterlife might not see the afterlife, they might end up someplace not so nice. [edit]
• Charlene: Grandma, can you say something?
  Robbie: Hey look look look, I think she's coming around.
  Earl: No no no, no the hole's already dug, let's get on with it.
  Ethyl: Not so fast, fat boy. (hits Earl in the face with the shovel)
  Earl: I knew I should've cremated her. [edit]
• Robbie: Wow Grandma, that's amazing to have pulled yourself out of all that dirt without the use of either of your legs.
  Ethyl: And the tough part was dragging the wheelchair in my teeth.
  Baby: Did you get worms and bugs up your nose?
  Robbie: Ew. [edit]

• The Last Temptation of Christ:
  
  The title of this episode is a reference to the novel, and the 1988 film, The Last Temptaion of Christ. [edit]
• The Untouchables
  
  Host: I was touched. And normally, I'm untouchable.
  Furthering the parody, the dino-host is dressed and voice to mimic Robert Stack- the host of "Unsolved Mysteries."
  
  This quote is a reference to Stack's role in the TV series The Untouchables [edit]
• Televangelists
  
  After Ethyl introduced the concept of an Afterlife, televangelism was sure to follow.
  
  And it did, in the form of The Afterlife Show, which had Ethyl telling her stories from beyond, and the host then turns it into a money-making scheme to get money out of people in order for hopes of a great life after death. [edit]