Extreme Dinosaurs


Extreme Dinosaurs is an American animated series produced by DIC Productions, L.P. in 1997 based on a 1996 toy line from Mattel. This show is a spin-off of Street Sharks.
The plot revolves around a group of dinosaurs that survived extinction and were subsequently captured by an extraterrestrial criminal and transformed into mutants to help take over an alien planet. After the dinosaurs rebelled against the criminal, they split into two opposing factions: the first, known as the Raptors, relentlessly attempts to spark global warming to make Earth's temperature more comfortable for dinosaurs. Meanwhile, the other faction, the eponymous Extreme Dinosaurs, goes on an all-out effort to thwart Raptors' designs and save the planet.
The show is in the same vein as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Jurassic Park. Bohbot Entertainment ran Extreme Dinosaurs in syndication as part of their BKN Kids Network block where it aired for one season in 1997.

Plot

The series starred a Tyrannosaurus, a Triceratops, a Stegosaurus, and a Pteranodon that were transformed into super warriors by an interdimensional criminal named Argor Zardok. They rebelled against the alien criminal and battle with Argor's second group of warriors known as the evil Raptors. Eventually, the Raptors' objective is to cause global warming by increasing the Earth's temperature, which will make life on earth more comfortable for dinosaurs.

Characters

Extreme Dinosaurs

The Velociraptors are the archenemy of the Extreme Dinosaurs with the determination of conquering planet Earth or changing its climate by global warming to fit their comfort.
The Quadrainians are a race of blue-skinned humanoids from the largely-unseen Quadrainia.

Releases

The episodes Out of Time, Fossil Fooled, Ick-thysaurus Vacation, Inevitable Eggztinction, Raptoroid, and Bullzeye Surfs the Web were released on four different VHS tapes.
The complete series was released over four DVD volumes by Force Entertainment in Australia. Each DVD volume included a single opening & ending sequence, with 13 episodes in production order.

Pidax Film released the first 13 episodes on DVD in Germany, with English & German audio, on April 6, 2018.

Toy line

Extreme Dinosaurs is a series of toys created by Mattel in 1996. It later spawned a TV Show in 1997 with the same name. Originally called "Dino Vengers," these toys are about a group of college teens who turn into Dinosaurs. The main toys are "T-Bone," "Bullzeye," "Spike," "Stegz," and "Hard Rock." The enemies of the toy line are "Bad Rap," "Haxx," and "Spittor." Later on, the toys expanded into "Dino Vision" toys, which let you see through the Dinosaur character. There were also War Paint and recolors of the toys. The toys were also a spin-off of "Street Sharks", a toy line also by Mattel that later was made into a TV show.