Dinosaurs 1x05 The Howling

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First Aired: May. 24, 1991 on ABC

Summary: It's time for the big howl for the next dinosaur generation, but Robbie questions howling as a rite of passage. Earl forces Robbie to do the howling but Robbie still doesn't see the reason why he should howl, when he goes to the top of the mountain to get ready for his howl, he refuses to…
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Main Characters in this Episode

Guest Stars

Earl Sinclair	played by Dave Goelz
Earl Sinclair	played by Bill Barretta
Fran Sinclair	played by Allan Trautman
Fran Sinclair	played by Mitchel Evans
Fran Sinclair	voiced by Jessica Walter
Robbie Sinclair	played by Steve Whitmire
Robbie Sinclair	voiced by Jason Willinger
Charlene Sinclair	played by Bruce Lanoil

Episode Quotes

Earl: It's not important to know why you do something. I howl because I believe in it... I don't know why I believe in it, I just do.

Charlene Sinclair: Mom, is it just me or is daddy in like a really BAD mood?
Fran: No, your father just gets cranky before howling.
Grandma Ethyl Phillips: They all do, it's pre-howling syndrome. PHS.
Charlene Sinclair: I'm so glad I'm a girl.

Robbie: This isn't the dark ages. This is 60,000,000 B.C.

Trivia

In Robbie's room, there is a clearly displayed poster for the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Cavemen". This is a double reference, as not only was this show running while the TMNT craze was white-hot, but the Jim Henson company worked on the first two Ninja Turtles movies. Many of the Ninja Turtle suit actors even worked as various Dinosaur suit actors for the series