Saturday Morning Cartoons – Dinosaucers

It’s the best time of the week! Time to kick back, relax and get ready to enjoy some classic animation…it’s time for Saturday Morning Cartoons!

This week we’re checking out a blast from the past – DINOSAUCERS! Let’s get to it!

Dinosaucers is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada; developed and produced by DIC Animation City in association with Lightyear Entertainment and Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created by producer Michael E. Uslan, who considered it a “harebrained idea”. A total of 65 episodes were made for the show’s first-run syndication, but it only lasted one season.

The show follows the Dinosaucers and their battles against the evil Tyrannos.Each group is composed of intelligent anthropomorphic dinosaurs or other prehistoric saurian species. The Dinosaucers are also allied with four humans known as the Secret Scouts. The two groups originally come from a planet in a counter-Earth orbit known as Reptilon. Most of the characters are named after the type of prehistoric animal they are based on, or some pun of the name.

Both groups have a central base of operations. The Dinosaucers’ base is called Lava Dome and is located in a mountain area in a dormant volcano. The Tyrannos’ base is located under a tar pit which is next to an abandoned amusement park. Each of the groups’ members save for Teryx and Terrible Dactyl–who can themselves fly–have flying ships in which they can travel and do battle. Most ships actually resemble the personae of their respective owners. Along with their individual ships, both groups have a large mothership of sorts as well.

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How fun is that?! It’s been so long since I’ve had the chance to watch Dinosaucers that now I’ll have to binge it with my boys!

I hope you enjoyed todays cartoon session! See you next Saturday morning for more!