November 3, 2007 – December 6, 2008
Dino Squad is an American animated television series that was produced by DIC Entertainment 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 evil 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. The series is also used to help teach viewers about many life lessons, such as how to deal with bullies, the effect humans have on the environment, and responsibility.
This show, along with Sushi Pack, were the final two series produced by DIC before their acquisition with Cookie Jar Entertainment, who produced the second and final season of DinoSquad until the series ended its run in 2008. Cookie Jar (along with most of the DiC library) would be acquired by DHX Media (now known as WildBrain) in 2012.
Storyline
On a school field trip to the tide pools, five teenagers, Max, Rodger, Caruso, Fiona, and Buzz, leap into the ocean to save a dog, Rump, from a shark attack. However, Victor Veloci, the owner of a biogenetics company called Raptor Dyne and a shapeshifting Velociraptor disguised as a human, releases a substance called primordial ooze into the tide pools with the goal of reverting every living thing back to their early evolutions. The ooze mutates the DNA of the five teenagers, giving them the ability to turn into dinosaurs. Their mysterious science teacher, Ms. Moynihan reveals herself as another shapeshifting Velociraptor and telepathically shows the teens that when the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit the Earth, she and Victor survived, trapped in a cave. Over millions of years, their DNA mutated and gave them shapeshifting powers, and they integrated themselves into society, keeping their identities secret. Victor Veloci ultimately seeks to take advantage of global warming and return the earth to the Mesozoic era under the belief that dinosaurs are superior. Ms. Moynihan believes that humans are superior because they gained dominance, evolved reason and love rather than brute force and does what she can to hinder Victor from the shadows. Victor seeks to capture the Dino Squad in their dinosaur forms because they are perfectly formed dinosaurs rather than temporary mutations, however, he doesn't know that they have human forms, and so he continuously mutates wild animals into dinosaurs with his primordial ooze to draw them out and try to capture them. Besides their world-saving duties, Max, Rodger, Caruso, Fiona, and Buzz also need to deal with high school and typical teenage drama. To turn animals and other living things back to normal from the primordial ooze, they use the DNA Chiller, which causes the mutant DNA to come out from freezing, and then using the Spiller to vacuum it out. Veloci's plans are always thwarted and thus the return to the age of the dinosaurs was not meant to be. Dino Squad is set in Kittery Point, Maine.
TV Show Intro
Sound Effects Used
- Godzilla Roar
- Hollywoodedge, Boar Wild Grunts Grow AT040802
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201
- Hollywoodedge, Crowd Reaction Shock PE142501/Crowd Med Shock PE961301
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Tiger Combo PE980903
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Trumpet Gro AT044301 (Used on Rodger.)
- Hollywoodedge, Screams 3 Man Gutwren PE134401
- Hollywoodedge, Several Rapid Swish CRT054101
- Hollywoodedge, Sm Heavy Metal Door Sl PE185001
- Hollywoodedge, Small Swishes Light FS048101/SWISH - ARM OR WEAPON SWING THROUGH AIR, SWOOSH 03
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Attack Roar (Used on Max.)
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Exclamation Roar
- Jurassic Park, Velociraptor - Roar
- SMB Coin Sound
- SMB Power Up Sound
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CALL - MOURNFUL CRY OR WAIL 01 (Used on Caruso.)
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CREATURE - LARGE ANIMAL DEATH SCREAM
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CREATURE - LARGE ANIMAL GROWL 02
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, CREATURE - LARGE ANIMAL ROAR 06
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, SCREAM - INTENSE, STRAINED, COMPLEX SCREAM: BATTLING DINOSAUR 01
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - TIRE SKID 03
- Sound Ideas, BALLOON, RUBBER - BLOWING UP BALLOON, SINGLE BREATH
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - PINGY PLUCK AND SLIDE 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON - BIG STRETCH AND SNAP, SLINGSHOT
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - RAZZ, MEDIUM, RATTLE
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL SWISH 03
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, WHEEL - SMALL SQUEAKY WHEEL TURNING, CARTOON (Heard once in "The Not-So Great Outdoors" and "Pet Peeve".)
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL BUILDING SUSPENSE ACCENT 6
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL SUSPENSE CLIMAX ACCENT
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL SUSPENSE STAB 3
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL SUSPENSE STAB ACCENT 3 (Often used on Victor Veloci after transforming into a Velociraptor.)
- Sound Ideas, SUSPENSE ACCENTS - ORCHESTRAL SUSPENSE STAB 5
Other Audio Used
- Dick De Benedictis Music (Many tracks are use throughout the show, Such as Evil Mind 3 and Help 4. The iMovie Version of Alert B and Psycho Chase C are also heard throughout the show as well.)