The "Dinosaurs" Series Finale

2011-04-29T16:29:00.001-04:00

If you don't remember the show Dinosaurs, it was a relatively successful sitcom that ran on ABC during the then popular TGIF block of programming. It was the concept of Jim Henson and his muppetworks brought a relatively crazy concept to the network: A family of dinosaurs complete with wife, blue-collar husband, 2.5 kids. It was really something cool to see, growing up, and it was also in that time when catch phrases existed - something you never see anymore. It had the dumb baby, named Baby, that would say "I'm the Baby" and hurt someone.

What I'm getting at is it was just like any other light hearted show, until the 4th season closer, which was the determined series finale. How did it end? You can watch a runthrough below. The gist is the company Earl works for, led by BP richfield, builds a factory on the breeding ground of a beetle that helps rid the land of a particular vine. When this doesn't happen, BP decides to bomb the world, spraying a mist to destroy the vines, which also eradicates all plant life on Earth and begins the Ice Age. The Sinclair family, after a heartbreaking dialogue between the father and the baby about mortality, freeze to death huddled together in their home.

Yeah, its that heavy. The show did try to have episodes dealing with serious social events, but this was a major surprise and something I never remember seeing in my youth.

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The "Dinosaurs" Series Finale