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Dinotrux
2015 American children's television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinotrux is an American animated television series based on Chris Gall's series of books by the same name. It features a fictional prehistoric world inhabited by hybrid characters that are part animal and part machine.[3] Originally DreamWorks Animation had the intention to develop a film, but later decided to create a television series. From season six and onwards, it was known as Dinotrux Supercharged. Dinotrux: Supercharged was later removed from Netflix, and a birthday celebration spinoff short was also removed months later. It was said to be similar to Dinosaucers. It has also been noted for being a continuation of a post-war period sentient machines trope. It was given as an example of media which push boys to choose different occupations than girls. It has been nominated for various awards, winning one each in 2016 and 2017.
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After being forced to evacuate the valley where he resided due to a volcanic eruption, Ty, a T-Trux, travels to a new area in search of a home. Ty is initially fine, but he is attacked by a territorial T-trux named D-Structs. D-Structs refuses to share his home, telling Ty to leave immediately, and saying that there can only be one T-trux in the crater. Unable to compete with D-Struct's superior physical capabilities, he searches for allies assist him in his fight. He finds various dinotrux, but they are hostile and scared as they are hesitant to cooperate with a T-trux. Dejected, he goes to eat ore when he finds a reptool, Revvit, who is fixing the injuries he sustained from the eruption, his travel, and his fight with D-Structs. The reptool is scared away, and goes back to his ravine. However, the ravine frowns upon exiting into the outside world, so he is ostracized. Despite this, many younger reptools find his travels interesting and ask him about his travels. This prompts him to rejoin Ty and they later stumble upon a Dozeratops, named Dozer, who is drowning in a tar pit. To save Dozer Ty works with dinotrux that he has previously encoutered: Ton-Ton and Skya. This builds trust of Ty in Skya, Ton-Ton, and Dozer. With the help of some reptools which Revvit recruits, they build a garage, which also serves as a base of operations for them, to foster community among different species of dinotrux, and to fight D-Structs.
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Characters
- Ty-Rux (voiced by Andrew Francis)[4] is the leader of the Dinotrux.[5] He is a red Tyrannosaurus Trux — half-Tyrannosaurus and half-excavator.[1]
- Revvit (voiced by Richard Ian Cox)[4] is a yellow and green Rotilian Reptool — half-lizard (resembling a chameleon) and half-rotary drill.[1] He is Ty's best friend.[6]
- Dozer (voiced by Brian Drummond)[4] is a yellow Dozeratops — half-Triceratops and half-bulldozer. He is described as a "cranky hothead" but a true friend with a big heart.[1][7]
- Ton-Ton (voiced by Matt Hill)[4] is a blue Ankylodump — half-Ankylosaurus and half-dump truck.[1] He is described as a daredevil who "is always ready for non-stop action and loves to tear it up".[8]
- Skya (voiced by Ashleigh Ball)[4] is an orange Craneosaur — half Brachiosaurus and half construction crane.[1]
- Garby (voiced by Trevor Devall)[4] is a green Stegarbasaurus — half-Stegosaurus and half-garbage truck. He enjoys eating rocks.[1][9]
- Click-Clack (voiced by Fred Ewanuick)[4] is an orange Rotilian Reptool — half-lizard (resembling a chameleon) and half-rotary drill.[10]
- D-Structs (voiced by Paul Dobson)[4] is a white and black-colored Tyrannosaurus Trux — half-Tyrannosaurus rex and half-excavator, who serves as the main antagonist.[1][11]
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Episodes
During the course of the series, 78 episodes of Dinotrux were released over eight seasons, concluding on August 3, 2018.
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DreamWorks Animation first optioned rights to Dinotrux, short for dinosaurus truck,[12] in March 2009 for approximately half a million dollars.[13][14] This was a month before the first book was published, and they had an intention to develop a computer-animated film.[14] The series debuted on August 14, 2015, on Netflix,[1][15] with the second season following on March 11, 2016,[16][17] the third on October 7, 2016,[18][19] the fourth on March 31, 2017,[20][21] and the fifth on August 18, 2017.[22][23] Beginning on November 10, 2017, subsequent seasons were released under the title Dinotrux: Supercharged,[24] with the second season being released on March 23, 2018,[25] and a third and final season on August 3, 2018.[26]
Dinotrux: Supercharged, which is a continuation of the original Dinotrux show, left Netflix on August 3, 2024. Dinotrux: Happy Birthday To You! left on October 26, 2024. This removal was a part of DreamWorks shows being removed as Netflix's exclusive rights on them expire. Dinotrux: Supercharged does not have any official means to watch it anymore, although some of the removed shows were put on Peacock. It is unclear why Dinotrux: Supercharged was removed before the main series, which is predicted to stay at least till January 1, 2028.[27] The Arabic-language DreamWorks Channel showed Dinotrux on their programming.[28]
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Keith Uhlich from The Hollywood Reporter compared Dinotrux to Dinosaucers, noting the similarity in concept, idea, and characters. The moral, which was pointed out to be “friends come in all shapes and sizes”, which the reviewer considered "treacly", as the initial episodes mostly had smashing, followed by a short insert of morals. The dialogue was pointed out to be "pun-laden" and Uhlich thought it worked well as an advertisement for toys.[29] In Writing for Animation, the authors say that, even though Dinotrux is entirely fantastical, the mechanics of the show is very realistic. They point out that there are no "extreme sound effects" or comical visual jokes.[30] Gilberto Fernandes notes that Dinotrux, among other shows, is an adaptation of the impulsive and unpredictable construction machine trope, common in the post-war period. However, a key difference in the modern adaptation is that the humanoid machines do not have operators.[31] It was noted by researchers that Dinotrux is a part of other media targeted towards young boys which influences their preferred jobs at a young age. This was supported by disproportionate dislike of "trucking" by preschool girls and the opposite trend in preschool boys.[32]
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