The 1990s saw some weird TV shows, many of which ended up becoming classics, and one of them has a shocking and devastating ending that makes it very hard to watch a second time. The 1990s were a great decade for TV shows, with many of them now ranking amongthe best TV shows of all time.
Others, however, were too weird to make the cut, but they are still some of the most beloved TV shows. For a weird TV show to succeed in the 1990s, it had to have an engaging premise or setting and address different topics, thus giving it depth. These are just some of the reasons why something as weird asDinosaurssucceeded.
A sitcom focused on a family of dinosaurs might not be something that attracts viewers, but the show found its own style and sense of humor, making it one of the most popular TV shows of the decade – but, sadly, it also has one ofthe most devastating sitcom finales of all time.
Dinosaurs Is A Great ’90s Sitcom, But Its Ending Will Forever Haunt Me
Dinosaurs Went For A Depressing Ending
Created by Michael Jacobs and Bob Young,Dinosaurstook the audience millions of years back in time to follow the Sinclair family: father Earl, mother Fran, son Robbie, daughter Charlene, and the newly arrived Baby.Dinosaursfollowed the daily lives of the Sinclairs, adapting the modern world to life in the year 60,000,000 BC in Pangea.
Earl worked for Wesayso Corporation, with his job consisting of pushing over trees, while Fran was a stay-at-home mother, Robbie and Charlene went to high school, and Baby got himself into many humorous situations and adventures inside and outside the house. A big part of the charm ofDinosaurswas the puppets used for the characters, which were, surprisingly, very expressive.
Dinosaurscurrently holds a 91% critics' score onRotten Tomatoesand an 82% popcornmeter score, and it was a hit thanks to its sense of humor, satire of social norms, how it addressed modern issues, and its characters, especially Baby. However, for its final episode,Dinosaurswent on a heartbreaking route.
InDinosaurs’ final episode, “Changing Nature”, all plant life in Pangaea is killed when a wax fruit factory messes with the cycle of Bunch Beetles. Facing famine, Earl’s boss suggests dropping bombs on volcanoes to make clouds and thus make rain, but that’s not the type of clouds that are generated. Instead,the clouds block off the sun, triggering the Ice Age.
Baby asks if they will move somewhere else, with Earl telling him there’s nowhere to go now, but Charlene and Robbie assure him they will stay together.Dinosaursends with the Sinclairs looking out the window as snow falls, while the news anchor says a final farewell to the audience.
Dinosaurs' Ending Makes The Series Harder To Watch A Second Time
Dinosaurs’ Ending Is Too Heartbreaking
The finale ofDinosaurstook the audience by surprise with how dark it was, which was unlike what the show had done before. Surely, there are some bits of comedy here and there, but the overall concept of the finale is surprisingly grim.Even though the fate of the Sinclairs isn’t shown, everyone knows what happened to themnot long after.
After all the laughter brought by the Sinclair family throughout four seasons, ending with the Ice Age and the inevitable extinction of dinosaurs was very tough and heartbreaking to watch, and it’s even harder to watch again (even more so now as an adult). Still, this doesn’t makeDinosaursany less great, but it definitely cemented its place in TV history.
