Dinotopia backdrop
Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Action & Adventure

The Best Episodes of Dinotopia Season 1

Every episode of Dinotopia Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dinotopia Season 1!

Binge this in 9h 18m•Peaking at 6.4/10

Frank Scott, a wealthy American, crashes his plane into the Caribbean. His two teenaged sons, Karl and David, survive, only to find themselves castaways on Dinotopia. Karl and David are constantly at odds, even as

Airs on
ABC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons1

All1

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 1 - Marooned
    6.4/10(58 votes)

    S1:E1

    The two-hour opener begins a month after the plane accident that stranded Frank Scott and his sons, Karl and David, in Dinotopia. As they attempt to adjust to this new land, a renegade group, the Outsiders, discovers a mysterious amulet that allows them to control the Tyrannosaurs and the pteranodons. The rebels intend to capitalize on their good fortune, but Karl and David aim to stop them.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 2 - Making Good
    6.3/10(46 votes)

    S1:E2

    The two-hour opener begins a month after the plane accident that stranded Frank Scott and his sons, Karl and David, in Dinotopia. As they attempt to adjust to this new land, a renegade group, the Outsiders, discovers a mysterious amulet that allows them to control the Tyrannosaurs and the pteranodons. The rebels intend to capitalize on their good fortune, but Karl and David aim to stop them.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 13 - Crossroads
    6.3/10(37 votes)

    S1:E13

    While trying to decide whether to return to their modern world, Karl, David and Frank must make even tougher decisions: will Marion go with them and who is plotting Dinotopia's downfall?

    Director:Mario Azzopardi
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 4 - Contact
    6.2/10(42 votes)

    S1:E4

    Karl discovers a radio in a wrecked ship and manages to get it to work, dreaming of using it as a way to leave Dinotopia. However, no one else agrees with him. Then the radio picks up a distress call from an outside world.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Marco Brambilla
    Writers:Raymond Khoury, James Gurney, Simon Moore

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 6 - The Big Fight
    6.2/10(42 votes)

    S1:E6

    Frank arranges a boxing match between David and Alano, one of LeSage's Outsider crew. Meanwhile, Frank and LeSage become friends, and the senate tries to find a way to ban the fight.

    Directors:David Winning, Mike Fash, Marco Brambilla
    Writers:Raymond Khoury, James Gurney, Simon Moore

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 8 - Le Sage
    6.2/10(44 votes)

    S1:E8

    Crop-harvesting dinosaurs are infected by a virus, and Le Sage has stolen the only medicinal plant that can help.

    Directors:David Winning, Mike Fash, Marco Brambilla
    Writers:Howard Ellis, Nick Harding, James Gurney

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Dinotopia

    READ
  7. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 10 - Lost and Found
    6.1/10(39 votes)

    S1:E10

    Karl finds a lost civilization within Dinotopia, who have never even heard of Dinotopia.

    Director:Mario Azzopardi
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 5 - The Matriarch
    6.0/10(41 votes)

    S1:E5

    The theft of a dinosaur egg during a special celebration sparks an incident with the Outsiders and Le Sage when it's discovered a dinosaur egg has been switched with that of a T-Rex, which hatches and wreaks havoc at the dinosaur nursery.

    Directors:Mario Azzopardi, Marco Brambilla
    Writers:James Gurney, Simon Moore, Judy Morris

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 7 - Night of the Wartosa
    6.0/10(45 votes)

    S1:E7

    Karl must learn some lessons in love, when a toad, the Wartosa Vulgaris, sends him into a time loop. Stuck in time, he has to keep reliving the same passionate moment with Marion until he gets it right.

    Directors:David Winning, Marco Brambilla
    Writers:Nick Harding, James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 11 - The Cure (1)
    6.0/10(36 votes)

    S1:E11

    When Karl is bitten by a poisonous mosquito, Dinotopia cannot provide him with an antidote, so David must embark upon a dangerous mission through a secret portal back to the world he used to call home.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 3 - Handful of Dust
    5.9/10(41 votes)

    S1:E3

    A deranged alchemist named Cortez discovers a potion that restores youth, but it requires the tail spikes from stegosauruses, which he is systematically hunting and killing. While investigating the dinosauricides, Karl and Marion have a run-in with the Outsiders.

    Director:David Winning
    Writers:Nick Harding, James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 9 - Car Wars
    5.9/10(41 votes)

    S1:E9

    Frank creates a car but when it begins to pollute Dinotopia, Mayor Waldo bans it. Frank, out of revenge, runs for mayor and wins, and allows the car to continue. However Frank soon learns the error of his ways, and resigns, allowing Waldo to return to his job.

    Director:Mario Azzopardi
    Writers:James Gurney, Nick Harding, Simon Moore

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 12 - The Cure (2)
    5.7/10(38 votes)

    S1:E12

    The rescue mission is thrown into chaos when David, LeSage and the Chasmosaur take a wrong turn: instead of arriving in New York, they find themselves in Budapest.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Marooned" is the best rated episode of "Dinotopia" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by James Gurney, Raymond Khoury, it aired on 11/28/2002. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Making Good".