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The History of Dino-Riders: How Could It Fail?

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Kids love dinosaurs and kids love war. Put them together and you get Dino-Riders.

It was supposed to be huge with a full out marketing and merchandising blitz with tons of intricately sculpted toys but it failed after just one season and 14 episodes.

But that sculpting work did have a second and third life. This is the history of Dino-Riders.

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20 Comments

@silverthorn9759 7 years ago

That's about the right amount of Peter Cullen and Frank Welker for a 80s cartoon

@episodenull 7 years ago

I still can't believe there hasn't been a DinoRoders reboot. In an age where there's everything from Tranafomers movies to a freaking Ouija movie, I'd think it would be a shoo-in. CGI dinosaurs, plus aliens, plus space ships, plus lasers and armor? Give this a $200 million budget right now!

@SmartFool24 6 years ago

That T-Rex toy was a great Christmas present when I was a kid.

@bigdoublej74 7 years ago

I loved Dino Riders. I actually had several of the toys.

@AlmostAnimixers 7 years ago

You know, if you told me that Frank Welker actually voiced every single cartoon character in the 80s, and that all those other actors were just pseudonyms he was using to get around some weird actors guild rules about how many times an actors name can appear in the credits, I'd probably believe you.

@IDidntBuildTheEffinThing 7 years ago

I had this on VHS, but never got the toys sadly. More awesome childhood feels. 80s kids unite!

@InvisibleAvenger 7 years ago

Don't forget about the TOY STORY THAT TIME FORGOT T.V. special -- Trixie the Tricertops gets armor and missiles and Rex gets robot arms -- all clearly inspired by DinoRiders.

@wedgeantilles4712 7 years ago (edited)

Dinosaurs being used as weapons in an intergalactic war.
Seriously, how in the HELL did this never catch on.

@travis_thompson 7 years ago

god I loved dinoriders, still got my toys and the 2 VHS tapes.

@gabrieljustus7409 7 years ago

So glad to see Dinoriders get some attention! Not successful commercially, but I still hope for a resurgence to this day.

@MajBaggs 7 years ago

Funhaus! Talking Stalkings!! We love you James Willems!!!

@GuitarNewz 34 minutes ago

Great. Ideo! But, did we exist together? ;) plenty evidence we did, and maybe it was the inspiration for this line..?

@Kev-A 7 years ago

I had the T-Rex as a kid. Wish I still had it!

@quinnpd 7 years ago

DinoRiders, the toys so expensive you don't even ask for them.

@RyanParreno 7 years ago

Knowing toys are made of crude oil, the commodification of what are more or less dinosaur fossils into dinosaur toys is the most fitting thing ever

@STABloid 5 years ago

That VHS pilot is the only reason I became aware of Dino-Riders as a kid. I watched that countless times, including the commercials.

@MistaJonz 7 years ago

Yes!!!!! I was OBSESSED with this franchise as a kid. Must have watched the promotional pilot VHS (which I still have and own) every day for several years to the point where I could recite the episode word for word even the included commercials. I wish I could easily re-acquire so many of these toys easily today! Great video as always man!