8.0/10267 votes#1 - 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
7.9/10248 votes#2 - 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
7.7/10232 votes#3 - I Never Ate for My Father
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1991
When Robbie flubs his initiation into the Young Males' Carnivore Association, Earl fears his son may be a herbivore.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: Rob Ulin
7.6/10229 votes#4 - Charlene's Tale
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1991
Charlene gets a tail, which whips up strange feelings in Earl, whose little girl is no longer so little.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: Dava Savel
8.0/10235 votes#5 - 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
7.5/10214 votes#6 - Employee of the Month
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1991
Earl anticipates a promotion as he awaits a dinner with Richfield; Robbie brings home a "pet" human.
Director: Reza Badiyi
Writer: David A. Caplan, Brian LaPan
7.8/10224 votes#7 - 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
7.5/10203 votes#8 - Career Opportunities
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1991
Robbie objects to the career--tree pusher--assigned to him by the "Job Wizard."
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Richard Day
7.6/10203 votes#9 - Unmarried ... With Children
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1991
A liberated single female's ideas make Fran reconsider renewing her marriage license.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: David A. Caplan, Brian LaPan
7.5/10200 votes#10 - How to Pick Up Girls
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1991
Robbie gets pointers on how to approach girls from a streetwise contemporary named Spike.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Andy Goodman
8.0/10225 votes#11 - 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
7.7/10219 votes#12 - Refrigerator Day
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1991
Earl's fridge is repossessed as the dinosaurs celebrate Refrigerator Day and the gift of cold storage.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Victor Fresco
8.0/10226 votes#13 - 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
7.5/10198 votes#14 - Fran Live
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1992
Fran gets a job on TV giving advice to dinosaurs, leaving Earl to learn how to cope with a wife who works.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: Victor Fresco
8.0/10207 votes#15 - 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
6.5/10181 votes#16 - The Clip Show
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1992
An archaeologist documents dinosaurs' way of life as they may have existed long ago, but clips from previous episodes tell a different story.
Director: Jay Dubin
Writer: N/A
8.4/10210 votes#17 - 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
7.9/10205 votes#18 - 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
8.2/10213 votes#19 - 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
7.9/10210 votes#20 - 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
7.8/10190 votes#21 - 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
7.4/10197 votes#22 - Slave to Fashion
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/1/1992
Charlene wants to make a fashion statement with an expensive coat, but the coat leads her into a vain attempt to achieve status.
Director: Tom Trbovich
Writer: Dava Savel
7.3/10179 votes#23 - Leader of the Pack
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 4/22/1992
When Robbie can't beat a gang of hoods (who keep beating him), he joins them.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Kirk R. Thatcher
7.6/10183 votes#24 - WESAYSO Knows Best
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1992
Wesayso insists Roy replace Earl as the father of the Sinclairs, who are selected as the Wesayso spokesfamily.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Victor Fresco
The Best Episodes of Dinosaurs Season 2
Every episode of Dinosaurs Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dinosaurs Season 2!
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
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Golden Child" is the best rated episode of "Dinosaurs" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 267 votes. Directed by Tom Trbovich and written by Dava Savel, it aired on 9/18/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Family Challenge".