Watching ABC's Dinosaurs on DVD

[Trekker4747]

Let's not forget their youngest daughter, Judy, who ran away at somepoint and everyone was so involved with liking/hating Urkel no one noticed.

 

[Christopher]

"Howard Handupme." I loved that name.

 

[DarthPipes]

I remember being a fan of this show. I'd forgotten about the preachiness but I guess I just never really noticed it that much too. That sure it one dark series finale. I'm surprised they went for something like that.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Let's not forget their youngest daughter, Judy, who ran away at somepoint and everyone was so involved with liking/hating Urkel no one noticed.

And the actress went on to do a few porn movies.

 

[nx1701g]

From wikipedia about the ending:

The series finale of Dinosaurs concerns the irresponsible actions of the dinosaurs toward their environment, and the ensuing Ice Age which leads to their demise. The episode begins with the failure of a beetle swarm to show up and check the spread of a form of creeper vine. The reason is later shown to be the destruction of the beetle's breeding ground to create a wax fruit factory.

The Wesayso Corporation takes charge of the attempt to destroy the vine, which it does by spraying the planet with defoliant. The operation destroys the vine, but kills off all plant life on the planet as well. B.P. Richfield assumes that the creation of clouds will bring rain, allowing the plants to grow back, and so decides to create clouds by dropping bombs in the planet's volcanoes to cause eruptions and cloud cover.

The dark clouds instead instigate global cooling, and viewers are left in no doubt as to the fate of the dinosaurs. The final scene of the series depicts a color-warped broadcast from newscaster Howard Handupme, eerily staring into the camera in a slowly freezing studio, and droning, "And, taking a look at the long-range forcast, continued snow, darkness, and extreme cold. This is Howard Handupme. Goodnight. (pause) Goodbye."

The credits then roll over a shot of the Sinclairs' house, slowly disappearing beneath a snow drift, while a melancholy string instrumental plays. The episode contains a clear, dark message of environmental responsibility, and, while not overt in its portrayal of the extinction of the dinosaurs, the episode was still a marked change from its normal humor and merited a parental warning in the TV listings that the episode might frighten or disturb younger viewers.

Wow I remember that episode and I wasn't that old when the show aired...

 

[LizFL]

Family Matters lasted for 9 seasons.

And for the last season almost everyone left the show, the grandma was gone, the mother replaced and Urkel went into outer space on a shuttle that only holds 3.

God, I hated the Urkel years.

Almost every ep revolved around one of Urkel's stupid inventions. It was ridiculous!