Super Dinosaur (TV series)
| Super Dinosaur | |
|---|---|
 Series title card | |
| Genre |
Action-adventure Science fantasy Comedy |
| Based on | Super Dinosaur, by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard |
| Developed by |
Kevin Burke Chris Wyatt |
| Directed by |
William Lau Ken Cunningham |
| Voices of |
Valin Shinyei Mac Heywood Alessandro Juliani Marco Soriano Kathleen Barr Shannon Chan-Kent Brian Drummond Dean Redman Brian Dobson |
| Theme music composer | Rich Walters |
| Composer(s) | Rich Walters |
| Country of origin |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
David Alpert Robert Kirkman Catherine Winder Laura Clunie Jennifer Dodge Ronnen Harary Kevin Burke Chris Wyatt |
| Producer(s) | Kylie Ellis |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Spin Master Entertainment Atomic Cartoons Skybound Entertainment Corus Entertainment |
| Distributor | Spin Master Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Teletoon (Canada) |
| Original release | September 8, 2018 – present |
Super Dinosaur is a Canadian-American CG-animated television series produced by Spin Master Entertainment, Atomic Cartoons and Skybound Entertainment based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard. The show debuted on September 8, 2018 in Canada on Teletoon.[1]
Characters
Heroes
- Derek Dynamo (voiced by Valin Shinyei) - Fun loving, highly intelligent energetic son of Dr. Dexter Dynamo. Alongside his father and best friend Super Dinosaur, Derek works for Earth Core protecting the planet from various hazards. He rides around on Wheels, a robot he built.
- Super Dinosaur (voiced by Mac Heywood) - A genetically altered Tyrannosaurus Rex created by Max Maximus, Super Dinosaur lives with the Dynamos and is Derek's best friend, who often refers to him as SD. He loves to play video games, ride skateboards and is a vegetarian. Super Dinosaur accidentally adopts a penguin as a pet on a mission. In battle, he uses an interchangeable harness with robotic arms.
- Dr. Dexter Dynamo (voiced by Alessandro Juliani) - Derek's father, a genius who helps create the gear his son and Super Dinosaur use on their missions. His cognitive abilities are diminished after Max Maximus poisons him with a mind decaying virus.
- The Kingstons - A family of mechanics sent to live in the Dynamo Dome by General Casey; responsible for building and repairing Derek and Super Dinosaur's combat equipment
- Bruce (voiced by Brian Dobson) - Husband to Sarah and father to Erin and Erica.
- Sarah (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - Wife to Bruce and mother to Erin and Erica.
- Erin (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) - A charismatic and curious girl who makes quick friends with Derek upon the Kingston's arrival to the Dynamo Dome. She is fascinated by all the amazing technology created by Doctor Dynamo and Derek and responds to her family's move much more positively than her sister. Derek builds her Pixie, a robot similar to Wheels.
- Erica (voiced by Shannon Chan-Kent) - Annoyed about moving from Washington D.C., she's initially far less receptive to the Dynamos than her sister. She has a pet spider named Sherman.
- General Casey (voiced by Dean Redman) - Earthcore military administrator to the Dynamos and their super-heroic activities; oversees the majority of their funding, deployment into combat situations, and imprisonment of defeated super-villains at Earthcore Headquarters.
- Eliot Casey (voiced by Tevon Herbert) - The general's son, who's around the same age as Derek. He's shown to be impulsive and pulls a dangerous prank on the Dynamo Dome to get his father's attention. He used the alter-ego of Battle Shock when taking control of the Dynamo Dome.
Villains
- Max Maximus (voiced by Marco Soriano) - An evil scientist who created Dynore, an incredibly powerful energy source. He seeks to destroy the Dynamos and take control of the world. He commands an army of genetically engineered Dino-Men.
- Dino-Men (voiced by various) - Maximus' army of subservient human/dinosaur hybrids. While many are little more than dimwitted henchmen, some are more intelligent:
- Tricerachops (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - A female triceratops who wields a battle-axe. She is Maximus' most favored servant and is shown to be more empathetic than other Dino-Men.
- Dreadasaurus (voiced by Chris Nielsen) - A stegosaurus with a shield that shoots spikes.
- Terroropterx (voiced by Bart Batchelor) - A pterodactyl with shoulder-mounted weaponry and duel sabers.
- Squidious (voiced by Brian Drummond) - A super-intelligent giant squid fed up with humans interacting with the sea. He leads an army of Sharkmen to do his bidding to protect their underwater domain.
- KAL (voiced by Vincent Tong) - An Earthcore robot meant to assist Derek and Super Dinosaur on their missions. He views himself as a rival to Super Dinosaur for the status of Derek's best friend, often berating the rex by calling him "Average Dinosaur". On their first mission together, KAL gets engulfed in lava, transforming him into villainous Erupticus.
Production
An animated adaptation of Super Dinosaur was first revealed by KidScreen on November 22, 2017, as a production between Spin Master Entertainment, Atomic Cartoons and Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment.[2] The series was formally announced by Robert Kirkman at the Skybound Entertainment panel during the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.[3] At the company's Fall 2018 upfronts, Corus confirmed that the show would air on Teletoon later that year.[4] The series debuted on the channel on September 8.[5]
Super Dinosaur is primarily a CG-animated series made with Autodesk Maya.[6] The show also utilizes super deformed 2D-animation for cutaway gags and is presented in a letter boxed aspect ratio with matte break effects to emphasize action and comedy.[7]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "My Best Friend is A Dinosaur" | William Lau | Kevin Burke Chris Wyatt | Louie Escauriaga Jun Kumagai | September 8, 2018 | 101 |
| Derek Dynamo and his best friend Super Dinosaur foil a plot by Max Maximus to take over the world by stealing the powerful Dynore energy source. The poor shape of the Dynamo's equipment (caused by Dr. Dynamo's failing mind) encourages Earthcore's General Casey to send help. | ||||||
| 2 | "Under the Dome" | William Lau Ken Cunningham | Jacob Semahn | Louie Escauriaga Jun Kumagai Vincent Smith | September 9, 2018 | 102 |
| On the behest of General Casey, the Kingston family moves into the Dynamo Dome, initially causing friction between Derek and his new housemates. Tricerachops breaks Terroropterx out of Earthcore's prison. Derek starts to warm up to the Kingstons after their expertise comes in useful during their fight with Tricerachops. They promise to keep Dr. Dynamo's declining mental abilities a secret. | ||||||
| 3 | "Rise of the Sharkmen" | William Lau | Sterling Gates | Sherwin Macario Vincent Smith | September 15, 2018 | 103 |
| At the Dynamo Dome, the Kingston's daughters Erica and Erin continue to squabble with Derek and Super Dinosaur, coming to a head in a disastrous dinner. General Casey sends Derek and Super Dinosaur to the arctic after an Earthcore research outpost is mysteriously attacked and the agents go missing. There they confront Squidious, a sentient squid king who, alongside his army of Sharkmen, kidnapped the Earthcore team due to mounting frustration with humanity's interference in the sea. After the mission is over, the Kingstons and Dynamos bond over dessert. | ||||||
| 4 | "Battle Shock" | William Lau Ken Cunningham | Merrill Hagan | Jun Kumagai Clinton Morris Wei Li | September 16, 2018 | 104 |
| Sarah and Bruce Kingston attend an Earthcore seminar, leaving the Dynamo Dome understaffed just as General Casey and a few agents begin to open the hatch to Inner Earth. The Dome is then suddenly attacked, knocking the power out, allowing a giant spider to escape from Inner Earth. Derek eventually unmasks the attacker as General Casey's son, Eliot. Derek, Super Dinosaur and Eliot are coached by Erica to peacefully lead the spider back into Inner Earth. When the dust is settled, General Casey scolds his son for doing such a dangerous stunt, but admits that maybe he hasn't given Eliot enough attention. | ||||||
| 5 | "Jurassic Golf" | William Lau | J.T. Krul | Sherwin Macario Vincent Smith Clinton Morris Samantha Wheeldon | September 22, 2018 | 105 |
| Derek and the Kingstons attempt to unwind by going mini-golfing, leaving Super Dinosaur feeling abandoned. Tricerachops seizes the opportunity by attempting to convince him to join her and the Dino Men, but fails once Max Maximus attacks. | ||||||
| 6 | "Temple of Secrets" | Ken Cunningham | Geoffrey Thorne | Jun Kumagai Clinton Morris Wei Li Samantha Wheeldon | September 23, 2018 | 106 |
| An Earthcore researcher secretly working for Max Maximus convinces General Casey to bring the Dynamos out to an ancient temple with a hidden entrance to Inner Earth. After the team narrowly avoids the temple's traps, Maximus attacks and reveals that he had infected Dr. Dynamo with a virus that is slowly eroding his mind. In Maximus' haste to enter Inner Earth, the temple's self destruct mechanism is activated, allowing Super Dinosaur to finally pull off an impossible skateboarding move he tried to master earlier. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Great Race" | William Lau | Kevin Burke Chris Wyatt | Sherwin Macario Vincent Smith Clinton Morris Samantha Wheeldon | September 29, 2018 | 107 |
| Noticing Erin's love for his robotic transportation companion Wheels, Derek builds one for her named Pixie. This prompts a race between the two around the Dynamo Dome, but their fun is cut short after Derek and Super Dinosaur are called onto a mission. Squidious has partnered with Max Maximus to gain access to Dynore. After ingesting the substance, Squidious grows to an enormous size, but unbeknownst to him, Maximus slowly gains control of his body. Erin accidentally joins Derek and Super Dinosaur on the mission. Squidious begs Derek for help, and together they're eventually able to break Maximus' mind control as well as return him to his normal size. While thankful for the assistance, Squidious warns that their truce will be short lived. | ||||||
| 8 | "BFF's" | Ken Cunningham | J.T. Krul | Clinton Morris Samanth Wheeldon Jun Kumagai Wei Li | September 30, 2018 | 108 |
| General Casey introduces KAL, a new robot assistant designed by Earthcore meant to help Super Dinosaur and Derek while on missions. While KAL's personality is grating, the extra hands couldn't have come at a better time, as Derek is forced to finish his final exam of the semester or face being removed from the Dynamo Dome. General Casey sends Super Dinosaur and KAL on a Volcano rescue mission. There, KAL's careless behaviour sees him become engulfed in lava, transforming him into the villainous Erupticus. With the aid of Erin and Erica, Derek is able to ditch the exam to help Super Dinosaur defeat Erupticus. Back at the Dynamo Dome, Derek's teacher, Ms. Finkle, discovers what's happened and originally fails him for skipping class. After Derek accepts responsibility for his actions and mentions how history helped him complete the mission, she changes her mind and gives him a barely passing grade. Back at the volcano site, Earthcore load up the remains of Erupticus, which triggers his face to turn on once again. | ||||||
| 9 | "Big Brother" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 6, 2018 | 109 |
| 10 | "Island of the Forgotten" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 7, 2018 | 110 |
| 11 | "Dynore Quest" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 13, 2018 | 111 |
| 12 | "Invasion of the Dynamo Dome" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 14, 2018 | 112 |
| 13 | "Minimum Requirements" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 20, 2018 | 113 |
| 14 | "The Legend of the Ghost Lizard" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 21, 2018 | 114 |
| 15 | "Storming the Castle" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 27, 2018 | 114 |
| 16 | "Out of Our Depth" | TBA | TBA | TBA | October 28, 2018 | 114 |
References
- ↑ Hobson, Jane (August 31, 2018). "Super Dinosaur stomps onto Teletoon in September". KidScreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ Foster, Elizabeth (November 22, 2017). "Spin Master's new dino-might". KidScreen. Brunico Communications. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ Levine, Daniel (July 21, 2018). "'The Walking Dead' Creator Announces 'Super Dinosaur' Animated Series". ComicBook.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "CORUS ENTERTAINMENT DELIVERS ROBUST SPECIALTY SLATE FOR 2018/2019" (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. June 4, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "TELETOON BOLSTERS ITS POSITION AS CANADA'S ANIMATION STATION WITH FOUR BRAND NEW ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES PREMIERING THIS FALL" (Press release). Toronto: Corus Entertainment. August 30, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Super Dinosaur". Atomic Cartoons. Thunderbird Entertainment. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Super Dinosaur stomps onto Teletoon". ToonBarn. September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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