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The Worst Episodes of Dinotopia

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 2 - Making Good
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Making Good

    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

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  2. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 3 - Handful of Dust
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    #2 - Handful of Dust

    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

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  3. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 4 - Le Sage
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    #3 - Le Sage

    S1:E4

    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

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  4. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 5 - Car Wars
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    #4 - Car Wars

    S1:E5

    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:Simon Moore, Nick Harding, James Gurney

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  5. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 6 - The Matriarch
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    #5 - The Matriarch

    S1:E6

    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:Simon Moore, James Gurney, Judy Morris

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  6. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 7 - Night of the Wartosa
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    #6 - Night of the Wartosa

    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

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  7. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 8 - The Big Fight
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    #7 - The Big Fight

    S1:E8

    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:Simon Moore, James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

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  8. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 9 - Contact
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Contact

    S1:E9

    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:Simon Moore, James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

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  9. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 10 - Lost and Found
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    #9 - Lost and Found

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Mario Azzopardi
    Writers:James Gurney, Raymond Khoury

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  10. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 11 - The Cure (1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Cure (1)

    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

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  11. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 12 - The Cure (2)
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    #11 - The Cure (2)

    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

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  12. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 13 - Crossroads
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Crossroads

    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

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  13. Dinotopia Season 1 Episode 1 - Marooned
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Marooned

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Making Good" is the worst rated episode of "Dinotopia". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Thomas J. Wright and written by James Gurney, Raymond Khoury, it aired on 11/28/2002. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Handful of Dust".