Dinotrux
Dinotrux | |
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Genre | |
Based on |
Dinotrux series by Chris Gall |
Voices of | |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Jeff DeGrandis David Kidd[1] Ron Burch[1] |
Running time | 23 minutes[2] |
Production company(s) | DreamWorks Animation Television[3] |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix |
Original release | August 14, 2015 – present |
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Dinotrux is an American computer-animated television series. It is based on Chris Gall's illustrated children's book series, which features a fictional prehistoric world inhabited by hybrid characters that are part dinosaur and part mechanical construction vehicle.[3] The series debuted on August 14, 2015 on Netflix,[1] while season 2 premiered on March 11, 2016.
DreamWorks Animation first optioned rights to Dinotrux in March 2009, a month before the first book was published, with an intention to develop a computer-animated film.[4]
Plot
A prehistoric world, set in the Mechazoic era,[1] is populated by hybrid dinosaur-construction vehicles called Dinotrux, and by hybrid reptile-tools called Reptools.[3] Two best friends, Ty, a Tyrannosaurus Trux, and Revvit, a Reptool, must team up with other inhabitants of the world to defend their community and their work from an evil Tyrannosaurus Trux, named D-Structs.[3]
Cast
- Andrew Francis as Ty Rux, a Tyrannosaurus Trux — part Tyrannosaurus rex and part excavator[1][5]
- Richard Ian Cox as Revvit, a Rotilian — part lizard and part rotary drill[1]
- Matt Hill as Ton-Ton, an Anklyodump — part Ankylosaurus and part dump truck[1]
- Ashleigh Ball as Skya, a Craneosaur — part Brachiosaurus and part crane[1][6]
- Brian Drummond as Dozer, a Dozeratops — part Triceratops and part bulldozer[1]
- Trevor Devall as Garby, a Stegarbasaurus — part Stegosaurus and part garbage truck[1][7]
- Paul Dobson as D-Structs, a Tyrannosaurus Trux — part Tyrannosaurus rex and part excavator[1][5]
- Fred Ewanuick as Click-Clack, a Rotilian — part lizard and part rotary drill[8]
- Cree Summer as Ace,[8][9] a Crescent Wrenchtool — part lizard and part crescent wrench
- Doron Bell as Waldo, a Pipe Wrenchtool — part lizard and part pipe wrench
- Trevor Devall as Skrap-It,[9] a Scraptool — part lizard and part leatherman tool
- Brian Drummond as George, a Dozeratops — part Triceratops and part bulldozer
- Brian Drummond, Ashleigh Ball, Richard Ian Cox, Paul Dobson, and Andrew Francis as the Ottos, a group of identical Hex Wrenchtools - part lizards and part hex wrenches
- Trevor Devall, Paul Dobson, and Brian Drummond as Lloyd, Smash-It, and Break-It, a trio of Scraptools — part lizards and part leatherman tools
- Brian Drummond, Ashleigh Ball, and Trevor Devall as "the Dumps": Drag-O, Wrecka, and Scoot, a trio of daredevil Ankylodumps and Ton-Ton's "old crew"
- Eric Bauza as Stix, a Gluphosaur - part Dilophosaurus and part glue gun
- Sam Vincent and Eric Bauza as the Leader Gluphosaur and Gruff Gluphosaur
Trux and tools
- Tyrannosaurus Trux — part Tyrannosaurus rex and part Excavator.
- Reptool - part Lizard and part Rotary drill, Pipe wrench or Crescent Wrench.
- Ankylodump - part Ankylosaurus and part Dump truck.
- Craneosaur - part Brachiosaurus and part Crane.
- Dozeratops - part Triceratops and part Bulldozer.
- Stegarbasaurus - part Stegosaurus and part Garbage truck.
- Scraptool - part Lizard and part Leatherman tool.
- Gluphosaur - part Dilophosaurus and part Glue gun.
- Scraptors - Velociraptor-like Dinotrux. There are also horned variants known as Desert Scraptors.
- Scrapadactyls - Pteranodon-like Scraptools drawn to scrap.
- Tortools - Carbonemys-like Reptools with wheels and spray paint nozzles. The Dinotrux befriend several hatchlings after they imprint on Dozer, who names them Jack, Shelly, Bumper, and Dozer Jr.
- Bitbugs - insects that can be converted into Tool bit.
- Dragonflopters - Meganeura-like insects resembling helicopters with VTOL rotors.
- Rollodons - part Dollodon part Steamroller.
- Towaconstrictors - part Titanoboa and part tow chain.
- Screwsquito - part mosquito and part Screw.
Episodes
The series premiered on August 14, 2015, when the first ten episodes were released.[1][10] Ten new episodes, one new episode per day, are going to premiere on the german television network Super RTL between March 11 and March 20, 2016.[11] New episodes were released on Netflix on March 11, 2016.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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1 | "Ty and Revvit" | Michael Mullen & Donna Brockopp | Ron Burch & David Kidd | August 14, 2015 |
Ty the T-Trucks befriends a reptool named Revvit and brings together a group of dinotrux to stand firm against the brutal D-Structs. | ||||
2 | "Scrapadactyls" | Donna Brockopp | Steve Altiere | August 14, 2015 |
When Revvit brings his reptool friends out of the ravine, Ty and the Dinotrucks try to prevent a group of Scrapadactyls from getting them. | ||||
3 | "Garage" | Donna Brockopp | Luke Giordano | August 14, 2015 |
D-Structs and his new minion, a Scraptool named Skrap-It, decide to spread discord among Ty and his group. | ||||
4 | "Scraptors" | Michael Mullen | Ron Burch & David Kidd | August 14, 2015 |
Ton-Ton is taken by Scraptors and the group must save him. | ||||
5 | "Pit" | Donna Brockopp | Jeremy Shipp | August 14, 2015 |
D-Structs new plan to get rid of the Dinotrucks involves a large pit, but Revvit's intellect intervenes with this. | ||||
6 | "Garby" | Donna Brockopp | Steve Altiere | August 14, 2015 |
The Dinotrucks welcome a new member named Garby, who accidentally eats Revvit due to his delicacy for rocks. | ||||
7 | "Tortools" | Michael Mullen | Luke Giordano | August 14, 2015 |
A group of newly-hatched Tortools cause tormoil for Dozer when they mistake him for their guardian. | ||||
8 | "Desert" | Donna Brockopp | Jeremy Shipp | August 14, 2015 |
Skrap-It steals a part from Garby that functions his movement, forcing the group to find a replacement in the desert. | ||||
9 | "Sandstorm" | Donna Brockopp | Mimi Hess | August 14, 2015 |
A sandstorm disables the Dinotruck's motion capability and Revvit must deal with the problem. | ||||
10 | "Fake Ravine" | Michael Mullen | Ron Burch & David Kidd | August 14, 2015 |
D-Structs and Skrap-It kidnap a reptool friend of Revvit's, Click-Clack, to tell them where the reptool ravine is. | ||||
11 | "New Tail" | Donna Brockopp | Steve Altiere | March 11, 2016 |
After the gang saves him, a thankless D-Structs repays them by threatening to saw them off with his new saw tail. | ||||
12 | "Ottos" | Donna Brockopp | Luke Giordano | March 11, 2016 |
While investigating a meteor crash, the gang encounters a new brand of Reptools who are all named Otto. | ||||
13 | "Night" | Donna Brockopp & Michael Mullen | Steve Altiere | March 11, 2016 |
The Reptools must defend the garage against Scrapadactyls after the gang leaves to find Dozer a spare part. | ||||
14 | "Rollodons" | TBA | Kinan Copen | March 11, 2016 |
The Dinotrux try to get a band of Rollodons to solve a problem, but Revvit is anything but thrilled at the plan | ||||
15 | "Lair" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
With the help of additional Scraptools, D-Structs steals metal from the crew to improve his new lair and the crew must retrieve it. | ||||
16 | "Battering Ram" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
When Ace's new invention is broken, she and Skya must find the culprits before the boys get back to the garage. | ||||
17 | "The Racetrack" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
Ton-Ton's old friends are so wild and crazy like him to the point of recklessness, forcing the Dinotrucks to try and rein them in. | ||||
18 | "Gluphosaurs" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
D-Structs and Skrap-It dupe a stubborn band of Gluphosaurs into sticking the crew together, forcing Revvit to deal with the problem. | ||||
19 | "Towaconstrictors" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
The gang head through a dark forest that hasn't been entered before and run into a pile of snakes called Towaconstrictors. | ||||
20 | "Desert Scraptors" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
D-Structs leads Ty and his friends into a trap full of Scraptors, but the plan backfires when Click-Clack gains metal horns that cause the Scraptors to dub him their leader. | ||||
21 | "Water" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
To battle a drought, the Dinotrux construct an aqueduct connected to a giant pond found by the Tortools but must contend with D-Structs and his minions along the way, | ||||
22 | "Wind" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
A fierce windstorm forces the gang to stay inside the garage for an unknown amount of time and things get heated between Dozer and Ton-Ton. | ||||
23 | "Lightning" | TBA | TBA | March 11, 2016 |
After Skrap-it is hit by lightning, he gains a huge IQ, sparking another dastardly scheme to defeat the Dinotrux. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rain Forden, Kajsa (August 3, 2015). "Exclusive Look: DreamWorks ‘Dinotrux’". Rotoscopers. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Dinotrux (Season 1)". British Board of Film Classification. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Netflix (June 13, 2014). "DreamWorks Animation's Action-Packed Dinotrux Barges Onto Netflix As New Original Series For Kids" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ↑ Flemingq, Michael (March 9, 2009). "DreamWorks to drive ‘Dinotrux’". Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- 1 2 Dinotrux (July 20, 2015). "What's the best way to describe Ty? Take a T. rex and a megaton excavator, mash them together, and what do you get? A Tyrannosaurus Trux!". Facebook. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ Dinotrux (July 27, 2015). "Meet Skya! Half brachiosaurus and half mega-ton construction crane, she uses her whip-like tow hook tongue to lift enormous loads and wield heavy objects.". Facebook. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
- ↑ Dinotrux (August 5, 2015). "Meet Garby! Half stegosaurus and half garbage truck, Garby eats rocks and extracts their ore. During fights, his tail pinches and cuts, his jaw locks like a pitbull, and his spikes can be flung like ninja stars!". Facebook. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- 1 2 Hank, Melissa (August 12, 2015). "Dan for Prime Minister? Fred Ewanuick says he’d do great". Canada.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- 1 2 Summer, Cree (August 13, 2015). "Tonight @TrevorDevall Skrap-It & Ace #Dinotrux premiers Midnight on Netflix ... Check it out ...". Twitter. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ↑ Stradling, Morgan (August 13, 2015). "‘Dinotrux’ Episode 1 Pilot Review – "Ty and Revvit"". Rotoscopers. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Dinotrux: Episodenguide". fernsehserien.de. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
External links
- Official website at DreamWorks TV
- Official website at Netflix
- Dinotrux at the Internet Movie Database
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