DinoSquad


DinoSquad is an American animated television series that was produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation and aired on the KEWLopolis block on CBS from November 3, 2007 – December 6, 2008.
The show was about five teenagers, each with the power to turn into a respective dinosaur. They use this power to fight the villainous Victor Veloci, who is intent on returning the world to the age of dinosaurs by turning humans and animals into new mutant dinosaurs and accelerating global warming.
This show, along with Sushi Pack, were the final two series produced by DIC before their acquisition with Cookie Jar Entertainment.

Show summary

Five teenagers, Rodger, Max, Caruso, Fiona and Buzz, gain the power to turn into dinosaurs by getting covered in ooze that mutated their DNA on a school field trip to the tide pools when they were rescuing Rump. With the help of their mysterious science teacher, Ms. Moynihan, they learn to use their unique abilities to protect the planet from Victor Veloci. Victor is widely known as the head of company Raptor Dyne, but is also a 65-million-year-old anthropomorphic Velociraptor. His secret identity is unknown to everyone except himself and the audience. His true plan is to turn everyone into dinosaurs and increase the climate to that of the Mesozoic era with the goal of returning the world to how it was when dinosaurs ruled and tries capturing them in their dinosaur forms, not knowing they are humans. However, his plans always backfired and thus the return to the age of the dinosaurs was never meant to be. Dino Squad is set in Kittery Point, Maine.
Season 2 episodes began airing online on August 4, 2008 before airing on CBS on September 13, 2008.

Dino Squad members

Season 1: 2007–2008

Season 2: 2008

Broadcast history

The series originally aired on CBS on the KEWLopolis block until being removed during the blocks rebranding to Cookie Jar TV in 2009.
The series later reaired on the Syndicated Cookie Jar Kids Network block, and on This TV's Cookie Jar Toons block from 2011 until the block's end in 2013.

Home Media and Streaming releases

From April 2009 until July 2010, NCircle Entertainment released 5 DVDs of the series, each containing 3 episodes.
DVD/VHS nameEpisodesRelease date
Go Dino!The Beginning
Growth Potential
T-Rex Transformation
April 14, 2009
Raptor Attack!Tangled Web
Zoom In On Zoom
Who'll Stop the Rain
April 14, 2009
Prehistoric Problems!The Lost World Wide Web
Headline Nuisance
Who Let The Dog Out
August 18, 2009
Mutant Mayhem!A Mole Lotta Trouble
Pet Peeve
The Not So Great Outdoors
February 2, 2010
Fire & Ice!Bully 4 U
Fire & Ice
One Percent Inspiration
Howa Loa Can You Goa
July 13, 2010

The series was also available to stream on Netflix from September 2014 until January 1, 2018, and is currently available to stream through Kid Genius and CONtv.