Dinosaurs

The Mighty Megalosaurus

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 4/26/91

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In the first episode of the series, Earl Sinclair talks to his newborn son about how his life was before Baby was born. He talks to him about the stress between his family and how his wife, Fran Sinclair, had been dealing with a lot of troubles and situations over the past. Earl also talks about how he wanted his boss, B.P. Richfield, to give him a first raise.moreless

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Sherman Hemsley

B.P. Richfield
Sam McMurray

Voice of Roy Hess
Sally Struthers

Charlene Sinclair

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Good First Episode

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By cdogg6705isback, Apr 11, 2010 Report Abuse

I think that this first episode of Dinosaurs was good for being the first episode of the series. It introduced you to the family and showed you how life was right before the baby was born. I think that the best character in this episode and the funniest character in this episode is the baby. The baby is really funny and makes me and my sister laugh. The dad Earl also had some funny lines in this episode and it was cool to see where he worked and the cavemen that were outside of their house. Overall this was a good first episode for a great television show.moreless

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The Baby bugs Earl to tell him a story, and he does.. the story of how the baby was introduced into everyone's lives.

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By imdababy89, May 22, 2006 Report Abuse

Out of all the episodes, I have to say that this one was my least favorite. Many people may argue, but it didn't do the very first episode justice. It didn't really tell the story of the Sinclairs all too well. You would think that they would have had the story of how Fran and Earl met and got married. Afterall, they are the parents of the show. Not that I'm dissing the Baby by any means, but he doesn't seem to me to the that important enough to be the soul theme of the FIRST episode. He's only really the comic relief in the show, and he shares that title with Ethyl.moreless

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- Earl exclaims "oh god!" over and over when the egg hatches. But, you will find out much later in episode The Greatest Story Ever Sold they had no higher power or deity they believed in... Why would they exclaim "oh god" then? Edit
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- Marco Zappia was nominated for the 1991 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Editing for a Series - Single Camera Production" for this episode. Edit
- This episode added to the Dino-Volume 1 along with "Hurling Day". Edit
- We see in the dinosaurs decade that their calendars go backwards as Robbie mentioned to his father, Earl. Edit
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- Earl: There's no dinner, there's no vegetables. Fran: Dinner ate the vegetables. Earl: And left just like that, without coffee? Well, he's never coming back here again. Edit
- Earl: I went to work. Baby: Why? Earl: Your mother makes me. Edit
- Fran: (sternly) Earl Sneed Sinclair! Earl: Oh, God. My whole name. Edit
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- HSN: While Fran is cooking dinner for the family, the Dinosaur Shopping Network(DSN) plays in the background. This is an allusion to the Home Shopping Network thatis provided on most basic cable. Edit
- Big Oil Companies: The names of many of the main characters are based off of some of the biggest oil companies in the world. Sinclair- Sinclair Oil, an American gas company B.P. Richfield- British Petroleum, Richfield used to have stations across the West Coast of the US. Roy Hess- Hess Gasoline Grandma Ethyl- The Ethyl Corporation manufactured a lead-based anti-knock gasoline additive in the early to mid 20th Century. Ethyl became a synonym for premium gasoline. In some regional dialects, "oil" is pronounced as "earl". Edit
- The Honeymooners It has been said that Earl and Roy are very much based on the characters of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton from The Honeymooners. It is more evident in Roy than in Earl. Edit