Dino-Riders (1988)
Dino-Riders
1988Dino-Riders is a cartoon television series that first aired in 1988. Dino-Riders was primarily a promotion to launch a new Tyco toy line. Only fourteen episodes were produced, three of which were produced on VHS for the United States. It aired in the U.S. as part of the Marvel Action Universe. The series focuses on the battle between the good Valorians and evil Rulons on prehistoric Earth. The Valorians were a super human race, whilst the Rulons were a mixture of humanoid creatures — both of which came from the future, however ended up transported back in time to the age of Dinosaurs. Once on Earth, the Valorians befriended dinosaurs whilst the Rulons brain-washed them.
Seasons & Episode
Yungstar and Serena bring an injured Stegosaurus back to camp. He's one of the only dinosaurs that doesn't run away when an earthquake hits and severely cripples the Dino-Riders' defenses. Gunner and Tagg's attempt to corral their dinosaurs causes Llahd to be captured by Rasp. When the Rulons' ultimatum is delivered to Questar, he implements a plan that gives the Stegosaurus a chance to help save the day.
The Dino-Riders have two crises to contend with today. The first is a severely weakened Serena hovering near death after healing one too many dinosaurs. The second is the unstoppable army of brain boxed dinosaurs Krulos is building to stampede through the Dino-Rider camp. Questar's creative handling of the S.T.E.P. crystal holds the key to dealing with both situations.
Yungstar's flying antics keep getting him into trouble in front of his rival Aero. Eventually, he leaves camp to tend to his bruised ego and flies right into the Rulon army. Hammerhead has created a large airforce for Krulos that includes the world's largest Pteranodon. Somehow, Yungstar must return to camp and help the Dino-Riders' new air trainees defeat this new threat.
Llahd's attempt to show his worth to the Dino-Riders in battle nearly costs him and Tagg their lives. He runs away to prove that he can be a hero all by himself, but can't help a trapped herd of Torosauruses alone. Meanwhile, the camp is left at half strength while his people go out in search of him. The Rulons take advantage of the ship's vulnerability and launch an attack that the Dino-Riders cannot overcome without reinforcements.
The commandos — led by an overly confident and independent Astra — stop Hammerhead from stealing a nest of Triceratops eggs. Upon learning that many nests have been found empty in recent weeks, Questar sends Astra's team to Dreadlock to learn the Rulons' plan. It turns out that Krulos has stolen the eggs as part of a scheme to raise a large Triceratops army. Can the commandos deal with the problem without the help of the other Dino-Riders?
Both sides race to track down a mammoth Brontosaurus to add to their ranks. The commandos manage to find the animal first, but Hammerhead and Skate show up with a hunting party and a potentially fatal tranquilizer. It's going to take some clever maneuvering for the good guys to get the Brontosaurus safely back to camp. Meanwhile, Krulos implements a subtle scheme to cripple the Dino-Riders' leadership.
Dino-Riders is a cartoon television series that first aired in 1988. Dino-Riders was primarily a promotion to launch a new Tyco toy line. Only fourteen episodes were produced, three of which were produced on VHS for the United States. It aired in the U.S. as part of the Marvel Action Universe. The series focuses on the battle between the good Valorians and evil Rulons on prehistoric Earth. The Valorians were a super human race, whilst the Rulons were a mixture of humanoid creatures — both of which came from the future, however ended up transported back in time to the age of Dinosaurs. Once on Earth, the Valorians befriended dinosaurs whilst the Rulons brain-washed them.