Dinosaurs: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dinosaurs Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Golden Child
Sep 18, 1991
When the Sinclair baby sprouts a golden horn, he is trumpeted as the prophesied King of the Dinosaurs.
Family Challenge
Sep 25, 1991
When the Sinclairs' TV is wrecked, Earl enters the family on a game show to win a new set.
I Never Ate for My Father
Oct 2, 1991
When Robbie flubs his initiation into the Young Males' Carnivore Association, Earl fears his son may be a herbivore.
Charlene's Tale
Oct 9, 1991
Charlene gets a tail, which whips up strange feelings in Earl, whose little girl is no longer so little.
Endangered Species
Oct 16, 1991
Earl buys Fran two rare grapdelites for dinner, unaware that they are the last of their species.
Employee of the Month
Oct 23, 1991
Earl anticipates a promotion as he awaits a dinner with Richfield; Robbie brings home a "pet" human.
When Food Goes Bad
Oct 30, 1991
Lurking in the Sinclair refrigerator are delectable creatures that go bad, very bad, while Charlene watches the baby.
Career Opportunities
Nov 6, 1991
Robbie objects to the career--tree pusher--assigned to him by the "Job Wizard."
Unmarried ... With Children
Nov 13, 1991
A liberated single female's ideas make Fran reconsider renewing her marriage license.
How to Pick Up Girls
Nov 20, 1991
Robbie gets pointers on how to approach girls from a streetwise contemporary named Spike.
Switched At Birth
Nov 27, 1991
The Sinclairs learn that the baby might have been switched with another.
Refrigerator Day
Dec 11, 1991
Earl's fridge is repossessed as the dinosaurs celebrate Refrigerator Day and the gift of cold storage.
What Sexual Harris Meant
Dec 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.
Fran Live
Jan 8, 1992
Fran gets a job on TV giving advice to dinosaurs, leaving Earl to learn how to cope with a wife who works.
Power Erupts
Jan 15, 1992
A power struggle erupts between the Wesayso Corp. and Robbie after he invents a way to generate energy as a science project.
The Clip Show
Jan 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.
A New Leaf
Feb 5, 1992
A wild plant has a weird effect on the dinosaurs--it makes them dopey and happy, to the exclusion of everything else.
The Last Temptation of Ethyl
Feb 12, 1992
Earl thinks Old Ethyl has died, but she returns from the great beyond with the lowdown on the afterlife.
Nuts To War (1)
Feb 19, 1992
The four-legged dinosaurs encroach on the pistachio-nut supply of the "normal" dinosaurs...and that means war.
Nuts To War (2)
Feb 26, 1992
Earl, Roy and Charlene pose as entertainers and rush to the front to retrieve Robbie.
And The Winner Is...
Mar 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.
Slave to Fashion
Apr 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.
Leader of the Pack
Apr 22, 1992
When Robbie can't beat a gang of hoods (who keep beating him), he joins them.
WESAYSO Knows Best
May 8, 1992
Wesayso insists Roy replace Earl as the father of the Sinclairs, who are selected as the Wesayso spokesfamily.