Dinosapien facts for kids
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| Genre | Fantasy, Science fiction |
| Starring | Brittney Wilson Bronson Pelletier MacKenzie Porter Jeffrey Watson Suzanna Hamilton James Coombes Alexandra Gingras Brendan Meyer Dean Manywounds |
| Composer(s) | Rob Lord |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Rick Siggelkow Mark Young Arnie Zipursky Tom Cox Martha Ripp Simon Nelson |
| Producer(s) | Jim Corston Jordy Randall |
| Editor(s) | Peter Light |
| Camera setup | Carey Toner |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CCI Entertainment BBC Worldwide |
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| Original network | BBC Kids (Canada) Discovery Kids (United States) CBBC Channel (United Kingdom) |
| Original release | March 24 – June 30, 2007 |
Dinosapien is a fun 15-episode TV show for kids. It mixes fantasy and science fiction. The show was made by BBC Worldwide and CCI Entertainment. It aired on channels like BBC Kids, Discovery Kids, and CBBC.
Each episode is about 21 minutes long. The series was filmed in Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada. It first aired on March 24, 2007, and finished on June 30, 2007. About six minutes of each episode use CGI to bring the dinosaurs to life! Brittney Wilson plays Lauren Slayton. Suzanna Hamilton is Dr. Slayton, and James Coombes plays the bad guy, Dr. Aikens.
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What the Show is About
This show asks a cool question: What if dinosaurs never died out? What if they kept evolving and became super smart? The story takes place at a summer camp called Dinosaur Explorer Camp in Canada. Dr. Hillary Slayton lives there with her daughter, Lauren.
Lauren's dad, Alan, disappeared while looking for fossils in the Badlands. Lauren is still sad about him. One day, she meets an evolved dinosaur. She is the first human to ever meet one! As the show goes on, Lauren makes new friends. She also learns more about dinosaurs and what happened to her father. Dr. Slayton becomes friends with Dr. Aikens, who later turns out to be a villain.
Main Characters
Here are some of the main people you'll meet in Dinosapien:
- Brittney Wilson as Lauren Slayton
- Bronson Pelletier as Kit Whitefeather
- MacKenzie Porter as Courtney
- Jeffrey Watson as Chris Langhorn
- Suzanna Hamilton as Dr. Hilary Slayton
- James Coombes as Dr. Clive Aikens
- Alexandra Gingras as Danny Ort
- Brendan Meyer as Nelson Ort
- Dean Manywounds as Ten Bears
The Dinosaurs
Eno is a friendly teenage dinosaur. He is about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall. He has pale green skin with red and yellow stripes. He also has feathers on his head and tail, like human hair! Eno's eyes look like a hawk's, and he has a short snout. Lauren figures out that Eno's kind evolved from a dinosaur called Dromaeosaurus.
Eno is very smart. He can copy words and use them almost correctly, like a parrot. But his grammar is like a four-year-old's! He makes squawking sounds, like a bird. Eno is very sensitive to loud, high-pitched noises. These sounds can scare him away. He also likes to climb trees to hide. Eno seems to eat both hot dogs and leaves, so he might eat everything (be omnivorous).
The Diggers are two other dinosaurs. They walk on two legs and look a bit goofy. They are a mix between a Prenocephale and a Pinacosaurus. They have tiny arms, like a T. rex. Danny and Nelson call their species "Ornithosapien." The Diggers eat insects.
These two are Eno's enemies. They chase him and everyone else. They seem pretty evil! The Diggers can also make and use tools. But they have a weakness: very bright lights can stop them for a short time. Lauren calls them Green Eyes (the male) and Cerepta (the female). It's thought they might have died in the last episode. But since Dr. Aikens survived, they might have too! Cerepta is the female and the leader, which might mean females are in charge in their species.
Episodes List
There are 15 episodes in Dinosapien. Here's a list of them:
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Dawn of the Dinosaur" | David Winning | Story by : Jeff Biederman & Jeff F. King | March 24, 2007 | |
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A smart dinosaur named Eno escapes from an underground world. This is where the last dinosaurs live, hidden from humans. Two other dinosaurs, the Diggers, hunt Eno. Eno meets 15-year-old Lauren Slayton. Lauren is scared at first, but she leaves behind a special locket from her missing dad.
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| 2 | "Without a Paddle" | David Winning | Jeff Biederman | March 31, 2007 | |
| 3 | "Monster in the Woods" | David Winning | Pat Connolly | April 7, 2007 | |
| 4 | "Critters" | David Winning | David Richard-Fox | April 14, 2007 | |
| 5 | "Trapped" | Dean Bennett | Jeff F. King | April 21, 2007 | |
| 6 | "Camp Visitors" | Dean Bennett | Jeff Biederman | April 28, 2007 | |
| 7 | "No Place Like Home" | Dean Bennett | Pat Connolly | May 5, 2007 | |
| 8 | "Electricity" | Brendan Sheppard | Thérèse Beaupré | May 12, 2007 | |
| 9 | "Dinohunt" | Brendan Sheppard | Jeff F. King | May 19, 2007 | |
| 10 | "The Underworld" | Brendan Sheppard | Pat Connolly | May 26, 2007 | |
| 11 | "Rescue" | Brendan Sheppard | Pat Connolly | June 2, 2007 | |
| 12 | "The Masquerade" | Brendan Sheppard | Pat Connolly | June 9, 2007 | |
| 13 | "The Gate Keeper" | Pat Williams | Thérèse Beaupré | June 16, 2007 | |
| 14 | "Saving Eno" | Pat Williams | Thérèse Beaupré | June 23, 2007 | |
| 15 | "The Thunderbird" | Pat Williams | Thérèse Beaupré | June 30, 2007 | |
When and Where it Aired
Dinosapien first aired in Canada on BBC Kids. It started on March 24, 2007, and ended on June 30, 2007.
In the United Kingdom, the show began on CBBC Channel on May 10, 2007. It started with two episodes back-to-back. Then, one new episode aired every Thursday. The last episode aired on August 9, 2007. The show was available on CBBC until October 14, 2010.
In the United States, Dinosapien was shown as a special miniseries event on Discovery Kids. It ran from July 7 to August 11, 2007. The first four episodes aired together. After that, two episodes aired each week. The last three episodes aired in one block. The show also had reruns on The Hub until March 24, 2012.
See also
In Spanish: Dinosapien para niños
