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Denver, the Last Dinosaur

Season 1 · 24 episodes · Sep 12, 1988

  1. Episode 1

    Pilot

    Sep 12, 1988

    It is late Spring when Wally, Jeremy, Shades and Mario are at the La Brea Tar Pits working on a school research project and discover a mysterious tar egg that cracks open to reveal a friendly dinosaur.

  2. Episode 2

    In the Chips

    Sep 13, 1988

    Denver follows Jeremy to his job at the supermarket, where he hides in the storeroom and stuffs himself full of potato chips.

  3. Episode 3

    Videooh

    Sep 14, 1988

    Wally borrows his sister Heather's video camera and the starry-eyed kids set out to make a video starring themselves.

  4. Episode 4

    The Monster of Lost Lake

    Sep 15, 1988

    While camping at a mountain lake with the boys, Denver is mistaken for a horrible lake monster.

  5. Episode 5

    Denver Makes the Grade

    Sep 16, 1988

    Denver and the kids make friends with a circus owner's son and help him liven up a lackluster show with bicycle and skateboard stunts.

  6. Episode 6

    Big Top Denver

    Sep 19, 1988

    The boys decide to do a science project on dinosaurs for the school science fair.

  7. Episode 7

    The Misunderstanding

    Sep 20, 1988

    Wally and Heather panic when they hear their parents are planning an out- of-town move.

  8. Episode 8

    Lions, Tigers, and Dinos

    Sep 21, 1988

    Wally's first day on the job at the zoo takes a turn for the worse when the self-serving Dr. Funt captures Denver for his new high-tech exhibit.

  9. Episode 9

    Change of Heart

    Sep 22, 1988

    The kind-hearted Denver rescues one of the boy's arch rivals, Scott, winning his heart and killing his plans to expose Denver to the media in order to gain publicity and votes for the upcoming student election.

  10. Episode 10

    Bronco-Saurus

    Sep 23, 1988

    While visiting Jeremy's Uncle Eli on his Nevada ranch, Denver and the boys attend a local rodeo.

  11. Episode 11

    Denver, Dino-Star

    Sep 26, 1988

    Casey's movie-star cousin, Lana Lake, invites Casey, the boys and Denver to watch the filming of her latest sci-fi movie, "Leapin' Lizards on the Loose".

  12. Episode 12

    Dinoland

    Sep 27, 1988

    When Heather gets a job at a Dinosaur theme amusement park, Denver roams freely around the park and fits right in with all the dino-costumed employees.

  13. Episode 13

    Winning

    Sep 28, 1988

    Denver and Jeremy enter a wacky game show only to find they're competing against the team Morton Fizzback and Professor Funt.

  14. Episode 14

    Enter the Dino

    Sep 29, 1988

    Shades develops a recent interest in karate. He is also very into Nikko, the daughter of his instructor.

  15. Episode 15

    Radio Denver

    Sep 30, 1988

    Denver becomes a major radio star during a competition between KAY-HIP and KAY-LOUD radio stations.

  16. Episode 16

    The Phantom of the Movie Theater

    Oct 3, 1988

    When Heather and Wally's parents inform the two that they are expecting guests from out-of-town, they must hide Denver that the local movie theater, which is believed to be haunted.

  17. Episode 17

    Missing Links

    Oct 1, 1988

    A boy genius, Freddy Facknitts, invents a time machine that sends Denver and Morton Fizzback into the past and into the middle of a crazy caveman competition called Mammothball.

  18. Episode 18

    Dog Gone Denver

    Oct 5, 1988

    When the boys enter Wally's dog, Rocky, in a relay race for dogs, they also disguise Denver as a dog so that Rocky will perform well.

  19. Episode 19

    Party Time

    Oct 6, 1988

    Denver and Mario take a job as children's entertainers only to incur the wrath of Douggie, the Dancing Clown, who tries to sabotage Denver and Mario's entertaining efforts.

  20. Episode 20

    Aunt Shadies Ghost Town

    Oct 7, 1988

    On a visit to Aunt Shadie's ghost town, the kids and Denver go on a wild mining car ride while trying to retrieve the deed to the town from some thieves who had stolen it.

  21. Episode 21

    Movie-Starus

    Oct 10, 1988

    Denver falls in love with a mechanical dinosaur and follows her into the Big Deal Movie Studios. His friends must get him home without being discovered.

  22. Episode 22

    Denver at Sea

    Oct 11, 1988

    When disreputable treasure hunters kidnap a valuable dolphin from a marine research facility and use him to locate sunken treasure, Denver dives in to save the dolphin.

  23. Episode 23

    Ski Denver

    Oct 12, 1988

    Heather and the boys take Denver to a mountain ski resort.

  24. Episode 24

    Beach Blanket Dino

    Oct 13, 1988

    The secluded beach where Mario surfs and the kids play is taken over by Rad Tad and his group of Surf Dudes.