Dink, the Little Dinosaur is an American animated series created by Karen Willson and Chris Weber, produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises. The series originally aired as part of CBS's Saturday morning line-up from 1989 to 1990.
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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. 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.
The second season introduced a weekly segment called "Factasaurus" that taught lessons and fun facts, educating children about different dinosaur species.
Episodes
Main cast
R. J. Williams as Dink
Anndi McAfee as Amber
Ben Ryan Ganger as Shyler
Frank Welker as Scat and 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 and Fleetfoot
Jennifer Darling as Ariel
Debi Derryberry as Pearl
Ron Feinberg
Billie Hayes as Buttercup
Whit Hertford
Dana Hill as Dippo, Stormfoot
Katie Leigh
Tress MacNeille
Kenneth Mars as Narrator
Pat Musick
Hal Rayle as Red
Neil Ross as Trail Blazer
Steve Schatzberg as Mike
Kath Soucie as Melodi
Russi Taylor
Voice director
Ginny McSwain
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.