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The Best Episodes of Dinosaurs

Every episode of Dinosaurs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamily

Best Episodes Summary

"Changing Nature" is the best rated episode of "Dinosaurs". It scored 8.9/10 based on 279 votes. Directed by Tom Trbovich and written by Kirk R. Thatcher, it aired on 7/20/1994. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "A New Leaf".

  • Changing Nature
    8.9/10279 votes
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    #1 - Changing Nature

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/1994

    Efforts to solve an environmental crisis put the dinosaurs on the road to doomsday.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Kirk R. Thatcher

  • A New Leaf
    8.4/10211 votes
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    #2 - A New Leaf

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1992

    A wild plant has a weird effect on the dinosaurs--it makes them dopey and happy, to the exclusion of everything else.

    Director: Mark Brull

    Writer: Rob Ulin

  • Nuts To War (1)
    8.2/10214 votes
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    #3 - Nuts To War (1)

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1992

    The four-legged dinosaurs encroach on the pistachio-nut supply of the "normal" dinosaurs...and that means war.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Steve Pepoon

  • The Greatest Story Ever Sold
    8.2/10168 votes
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    #4 - The Greatest Story Ever Sold

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/22/1994

    Questions about life's meaning plague the population, so the Elders dictate a belief system called "Potatoism."

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Adam Barr, Peter Ocko

  • Terrible Twos
    8.1/10170 votes
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    #5 - Terrible Twos

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/1994

    Fran and Earl face an untimely extinction when the baby enters his "terrible twos."

    Director: Jeff McCracken

    Writer: Tim Doyle

  • The Golden Child
    8.0/10267 votes
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    #6 - The Golden Child

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1991

    When the Sinclair baby sprouts a golden horn, he is trumpeted as the prophesied King of the Dinosaurs.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Dava Savel

  • Endangered Species
    8.0/10235 votes
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    #7 - Endangered Species

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1991

    Earl buys Fran two rare grapdelites for dinner, unaware that they are the last of their species.

    Director: Jay Dubin

    Writer: David A. Caplan, Brian LaPan

  • Switched At Birth
    8.0/10226 votes
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    #8 - Switched At Birth

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1991

    The Sinclairs learn that the baby might have been switched with another.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Tim Doyle

  • What Sexual Harris Meant
    8.0/10227 votes
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    #9 - What Sexual Harris Meant

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1991

    Earl helps Fran's friend Monica get a job as a tree pusher, but she's no pushover when she's harrassed by a predatory male.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: David A. Caplan, Brian LaPan

  • Power Erupts
    8.0/10208 votes
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    #10 - Power Erupts

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1992

    A power struggle erupts between the Wesayso Corp. and Robbie after he invents a way to generate energy as a science project.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Andy Goodman

  • Monster Under the Bed
    8.0/10168 votes
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    #11 - Monster Under the Bed

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/1994

    The Baby swears there's a monster under his bed, but no one believes him--until it starts dragging victims into its hole.

    Director: Brian Henson

    Writer: Adam Barr, Peter Ocko

  • Scent of a Reptile
    8.0/10153 votes
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    #12 - Scent of a Reptile

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 11/10/1995

    Charlene's scent gland comes in and Fran explains the one boy who is attracted to her scent is the one she's destined to marry. But Charlene puts out fumes of burning rubber and attracts the school janitor who aspires to be a tree pusher.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Andy Goodman

  • Family Challenge
    7.9/10249 votes
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    #13 - Family Challenge

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1991

    When the Sinclairs' TV is wrecked, Earl enters the family on a game show to win a new set.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Tim Doyle

  • The Last Temptation of Ethyl
    7.9/10206 votes
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    #14 - The Last Temptation of Ethyl

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1992

    Earl thinks Old Ethyl has died, but she returns from the great beyond with the lowdown on the afterlife.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Dava Savel

  • Nuts To War (2)
    7.9/10211 votes
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    #15 - Nuts To War (2)

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1992

    Earl, Roy and Charlene pose as entertainers and rush to the front to retrieve Robbie.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • Network Genius
    7.9/10187 votes
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    #16 - Network Genius

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1992

    Earl is hired as a network executive when his answers on a test for new television shows prove to be surprisingly accurate.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Tim Doyle

  • License to Parent
    7.9/10169 votes
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    #17 - License to Parent

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1992

    It's a nightmare for earl and Fran as parents when there parent license is being taken away from the Parent Patrol Officer Battleheim. fran and Earl feel very ashamed that they have disobeyed the rules and code of parenting; Also after the two's license was taken away, Robbie and Charlene with Baby are causing problems with Battleheim when he puts the gun onall of them, but Fran and Earl immediately rush to stop Battleheim from hurting and scaring the kids. Making sure he doesn't get caught about the situation, he gives back Earl and Fran there parent license and leaves.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Andy Goodman

  • Hurling Day
    7.8/10320 votes
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    #18 - Hurling Day

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/1991

    Earl has the honor of tossing his mother-in-law into the tar pits on "Hurling Day."

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Rob Ulin

  • When Food Goes Bad
    7.8/10225 votes
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    #19 - When Food Goes Bad

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1991

    Lurking in the Sinclair refrigerator are delectable creatures that go bad, very bad, while Charlene watches the baby.

    Director: Patrick Johnson

    Writer: N/A

  • And The Winner Is...
    7.8/10191 votes
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    #20 - And The Winner Is...

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/1992

    Earl throws his hat into the ring as a candidate for Chief Elder, but he's likely to have his head handed to him by his opponent, B.P. Richfield.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: N/A

  • Nature Calls
    7.8/10180 votes
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    #21 - Nature Calls

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1992

    Earl is in charge of potty training the baby, who escapes to do his business any way he wants.

    Director: Brian Henson

    Writer: Andy Goodman, Kirk R. Thatcher

  • Baby Talk
    7.8/10185 votes
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    #22 - Baby Talk

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1992

    Earl does the dirty work of organizing a civic protest against the TV powers-that-be when the baby repeats (constantly) a dirty word that he hears on the tube.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Victor Fresco

  • Honey, I Miss the Kids
    7.8/10158 votes
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    #23 - Honey, I Miss the Kids

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/1993

    Feeling a need to have a job outside the home, Fran goes to work at a halfway house for amphibians, leaving Earl to take over the household day shift and look after the kids.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Richard Marcus

  • Life in the Faust Lane
    7.8/10144 votes
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    #24 - Life in the Faust Lane

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/7/1995

    Earl makes a deal with the devil (which is a wierd inconsistency in the show) after watching a late night show, "Lifestyles of Those We Envy".

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Mark Drop

  • Earl and Pearl
    7.8/10149 votes
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    #25 - Earl and Pearl

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 11/9/1995

    Robbie and Charlene go against Earl's orders and sneak out to see his estranged sister, Pearl, a country star, perform. Roy falls in love with Pearl and plans to settle down with her, despite Earl's protests.

    Director: Tom Trbovich

    Writer: Tim Doyle