Dinosaurs (1991)


Dinosaurs
Release Date26 April 1991
GenreAnimation, Comedy, Family
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor

Dinosaurs is an American family sitcom that was originally broadcast on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994. The show, about a family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs, was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Jim Henson Television in association with Walt Disney Television and Buena Vista Television.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Earl Sinclair

Fran Sinclair

Jason Willinger
Robbie Sinclair

Leif Tilden
Robbie Sinclair

Allan Trautman
Fran Sinclair

Bruce Lanoil
Charlene Sinclair

David Greenaway
Roy Hess

John Kennedy
Baby Sinclair

Charlene Sinclair

Baby Sinclair

Bill Barretta
Earl Sinclair

Charlene Sinclair

Pons Maar
Roy Hess

Tom Fisher
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Jack Tate
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Robbie Sinclair

Mak Wilson
Earl Sinclair

Tony Sabin Prince
Fran Sinclair

Julianne Buescher
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Star Townsend
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Roy Hess

Rickey Boyd
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Grandma Ethyl Phillips

B.P. Richfield

Grandma Ethyl Phillips

Terri Hardin
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Monica Devertebrae

Earl Sinclair

Arlene Lorre
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Thom Sharp
Bert 

Robbie Sinclair

Mindy 

Mitchel Evans
Fran Sinclair

Chief Elder 

Announcer 

Chuck Varesko
TV Announcer 

Babysitter 

Clerk 

Kevin Carlson
Additional Dinosaur Performer

Elders 

Additional Dinosaur Performer

Sir David Tushingham

Jody St. Michael
Additional Dinosaur Performer 

Mel Luster

Glenn Shadix
Monster 

Joyce Kurtz
Brigitte 

Narrator

David Wohl
Bob

Additional Dinosaur Performer

Michael Earl
Boy Contestant 

Chief Elder 

Director

Tom Trbovich

Bruce Bilson

Mark Brull

Reza Badiyi

Writer

Mark Drop

Dave Caplan

Victor Fresco

Michael Jacobs

Bob Young

Andy Goodman

Lawrence H. Levy

Richard Marcus

Peter Ocko

Dava Savel

Rich Tabach

Kirk R. Thatcher

Producer

Mark Brull
producer / supervising producer

producer

Kirk R. Thatcher
co-producer

Original Music

Ray Colcord

Cinematographer

Robert E. Collins

Tony Cutrono

Editor

Duane Hartzell

Marco Zappia

Production Designer

John C. Mula

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Doug Corring
dga trainee

Ronald Chong
second assistant director

Dirk Craft
second assistant director

Ricardo Méndez Matta
second assistant director

Art Department

Greg Aronowitz
key sculptor / paint shop supervisor

Dragon Dronet
specialty props

Joshua Meltzer
property master

Andrew M. Siegel
on-set assistant property master

Kirk R. Thatcher
designer: dinosaurs

Sound Department

Bruce Nazarian
supervising sound editor

Mike Getlin
sound re-recording mixer

Patrick M. Griffith
supervising sound editor

Jason King
sound effects editor

Dean Okrand
sound re-recording mixer

supervising adr editor

Brian Risner
sound effects editor

Bill Thiederman
sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects

Peter Abrahamson
animatronics

Norman McGeoch
animatronics

Michael Earl
animatronic puppeteer

Chris Barton
creature shop

Andy Clement
animatronic paint department head

Chris Fitzgerald
painter / sculptor

Chris 'Flimsy' Howes
animatronics designer

Ian Hubbard
creature effects crew

Martin Simon
creature special effects

Visual Effects

digital effects compositor

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Cardone
camera operator

Ed Barger
camera operator: "a" camera

Kevin Kuhn
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Bruce M. Pasternack
camera operator: "a" camera

Robert Schoenhut
camera operator

Rick Taylor
second assistant camera

Joseph F. Valentine
camera operator: "a" camera

Tom Yatsko
camera operator: "a" camera

Animation Department

Mike Scanlan
animatronic designer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Laura Baker
set costumer

Karen Keech-Swerling
seamstress

Editorial Department

Steve Porter
final colorist

Stephen Kanter
post-production coordinator

Keith Gore
assistant editor

Music Department

composer: theme music

Avi Kipper
music scoring mixer

Other Crew

Patrick Halm
shop manager

Adam Rosen
production assistant

Darryl Worbey
puppet designer/builder

David Skelly
muppet workshop

Michael Earl
additional muppet performer

Andrew Eio
computer and electronics supervisor: creature shop

Kim Giancaterino
electronic graphic artist / title designer: end credits

Terri Hardin
puppeter

Patience Thoreson
script supervisor

Allan Trautman
puppeteer

Mak Wilson
lead puppeteer: "Earl"

Production Company

Jim Henson Company, The
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Jim Henson Productions
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Michael Jacobs Productions
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Walt Disney Television
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Distributor

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD)

Buena Vista Television
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Disney Channel

Disney Channel

Televisión Federal (Telefe)

Special Effects

Jim Henson's Creature Shop
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MGM-International Dist.
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Miscellaneous

Inter Video
24 frame video services






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