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The Worst Episodes of Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 1 - Nature Calls
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Nature Calls

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Brian Henson
    Writers:Andy Goodman, Kirk R. Thatcher

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  2. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 14 - Out of the Frying Pan
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Out of the Frying Pan

    S3:E14

    Baby becomes a hit sensation when he and Earl star in a series of commercials for a new frying pan. Earl is fired from the commercials and he and Monica start to worry that fame is going to the Baby's and Fran's heads.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Dava Savel

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  3. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 7 - When Food Goes Bad
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - When Food Goes Bad

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Patrick Johnson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dinosaurs Season 4 Episode 11 - Life in the Faust Lane
    6.8/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Life in the Faust Lane

    S4:E11

    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

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  5. Dinosaurs Season 1 Episode 4 - High Noon
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - High Noon

    S1:E4

    A monstrous male who notices Fran in the supermarket challenges Earl to a fight to the death.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:Victor Fresco

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  6. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 10 - How to Pick Up Girls
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - How to Pick Up Girls

    S2:E10

    Robbie gets pointers on how to approach girls from a streetwise contemporary named Spike.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Andy Goodman

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  7. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 11 - Switched At Birth
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Switched At Birth

    S2:E11

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

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:Tim Doyle

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  8. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 23 - Leader of the Pack
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Leader of the Pack

    S2:E23

    When Robbie can't beat a gang of hoods (who keep beating him), he joins them.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Kirk R. Thatcher

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  9. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 5 - Little Boy Boo
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Little Boy Boo

    S3:E5

    Robbie weaves a frightening tale for the Baby about Robbie turning into a caveman monster, which proves a little too hairy for the little guy.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:Kirk R. Thatcher

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  10. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 6 - Germ Warfare
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Germ Warfare

    S3:E6

    The Baby becomes sick from a dirty pacifier and a visit to the modern doctor has the family suspecting he is selling them high priced snake oil.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writers:Adam Barr, Peter Ocko

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  11. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 7 - Hungry for Love
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Hungry for Love

    S3:E7

    Robbie dates Richfield's daughter, whose gluttonous reputation gives Robbie food for thought: he may be her next meal.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Lawrence H. Levy

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  12. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 8 - License to Parent
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - License to Parent

    S3:E8

    When Earl is caught by the Parent Police losing his temper at the baby, he loses his parenting license.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Andy Goodman

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  13. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 12 - Getting to Know You
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Getting to Know You

    S3:E12

    Charlene signs up for a foreign student exchange program to get away from her family who doesn't understand her; and the Sinclairs get a bitter taste of a different culture when a French bird moves in with them in Charlene's place.

    Director:Mark Brull
    Writers:Brian LaPan, David A. Caplan

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  14. Dinosaurs Season 4 Episode 4 - Driving Miss Ethyl
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Driving Miss Ethyl

    S4:E4

    Earl drives Ethyl to her reunion, and the kids drive Fran crazy when she tries to get them to pose for a portrait.

    Director:Jeff McCracken
    Writers:Adam Barr, Jane Espenson, Peter Ocko, Tim Doyle

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  15. Dinosaurs Season 4 Episode 5 - Earl's Big Jackpot
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Earl's Big Jackpot

    S4:E5

    A workplace injury ends up costing Earl his job but it pays off big for him in court.

    Director:Mark Brull
    Writer:Tim Doyle

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  16. Dinosaurs Season 3 Episode 21 - Charlene and Her Amazing Humans
    7.2/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Charlene and Her Amazing Humans

    S3:E21

    Charlene feels her family is neglecting her, so she gets their attention by winning the school talent show but her rising fame is riding on the backs of three young cavelings she found in the forest whose mother is looking for them.

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Dava Savel

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  17. Dinosaurs Season 1 Episode 5 - The Howling
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Howling

    S1:E5

    Robbie questions howling as a rite of passage--an act that puts Earl and Roy at odds with each other.

    Director:Jay Dubin
    Writer:Rob Ulin

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  18. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 6 - Employee of the Month
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Employee of the Month

    S2:E6

    Earl anticipates a promotion as he awaits a dinner with Richfield; Robbie brings home a "pet" human.

    Director:Reza Badiyi
    Writers:Brian LaPan, David A. Caplan

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  19. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 8 - Career Opportunities
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Career Opportunities

    S2:E8

    Robbie objects to the career--tree pusher--assigned to him by the "Job Wizard."

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Richard Day

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  20. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 13 - What Sexual Harris Meant
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - What Sexual Harris Meant

    S2:E13

    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
    Writers:Brian LaPan, David A. Caplan

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  21. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 1 - The Golden Child
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The Golden Child

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writer:Dava Savel

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  22. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 2 - Family Challenge
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Family Challenge

    S2:E2

    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

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  23. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 17 - A New Leaf
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - A New Leaf

    S2:E17

    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

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  24. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 18 - The Last Temptation of Ethyl
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Last Temptation of Ethyl

    S2:E18

    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

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  25. Dinosaurs Season 2 Episode 19 - Nuts To War (1)
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Nuts To War (1)

    S2:E19

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

    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Steve Pepoon

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Nature Calls" is the worst rated episode of "Dinosaurs". It scored 6.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Brian Henson and written by Andy Goodman, Kirk R. Thatcher, it aired on 9/18/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Out of the Frying Pan".