Dinosaurs

The Howling

Season 1, Episode 5, Aired 5/24/91

Episode Summary

It's time for the big howl for the next dinosaur generation, but Robbie questions howling as a rite of passage. Earl forces Robbie to do the howling but Robbie still doesn't see the reason why he should howl, when he goes to the top of the mountain to get ready for his howl, he refuses to howl and knows that nothing is going to happen. Meanwhile, Earl's friendship with Roy becomes less than stable when the two fight over after Roy was actually eating his own food and minding his own business that causes Earl to be very selfish and vulnerable.moreless

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Sherman Hemsley

B.P. Richfield
Sam McMurray

Voice of Roy Hess
Sally Struthers

Charlene Sinclair

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Robbie must partake in a timeless tradition where male dinosaurs howl at the moon once a month.

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By imdababy89, May 23, 2006 Report Abuse

This episode was cocused on Robbie, and his never ending questions towards ridiculous tradions among the dinosaurs. Only this time, he's wrong in not doing it. Although, not for the reasons we think. Instead of the world ending, males go into total dissarray after not howling. It's refered to as almost the same ordeal as PMS in women, which is hysterical. The stupidity and naiveness of the Dinosaurs is great in this episode, and the sarcastic tone of Robbie adds to the comedy. You almost wish that the world did end afterall. You also start to feel bad for Roy, being without a family, and you learn just how much he cares about Earl's.moreless

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Notes
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- 1st Season Finale Episode. Edit
- Robbie's official name is Robert Mark Sinclair. Edit
Quotes
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- Earl: You ever come around here again, I'll feed you to my family. Roy: Oh yeah? Then I won't! Earl: Good! Roy: Fine! Earl: Fine! Roy: Good! Robbie: (reading the Sacred Book of Dinosaurs) 'Only by howling do we defeat the dark spirit which will turn dinosaur against...dinosaur', oh... Edit
- Earl: Do you hear that? Fran: No, what? Earl: Shhh...a low grumbling, like the earth's getting ready to open up and swallow us. Robbie: It's the icemaker. Edit
- Roy: Earl, you hurt my feelings and embarassed me in front of my lunch. Earl: Would it be so hard to close your mouth while you're eating? Roy: Would it be so hard to close your eyes while I'm eating? Edit
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- Title: The episode title is the same as the 1981 horror film, The Howling, starring Dee Wallace and Patrick Macnee. This was the first in the long-running series of werewolf films. Edit
- ABC: After the sun rose, the TV screen changed from being off the air to the station lead in for ABC, the Anteduluvian Broadcasting Company, a nod to the network that aired Dinosaurs. Antediluvian can be used to refer to something with great age. Edit
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles In Robbie's room, there is a poster of Teenage Mutant Ninja Cavemen, with similar art as to that of the TMNT comics. Edit