《丹佛最后的恐龙》（Denver, the Last Dinosaur）也叫恐龙丹佛，是Calico Creations于1988年出品的动画作品，总51集。
动画片讲述了一群学生在玩自行车运动时，无意中发现了挖掘工地中的一颗蓝色的蛋，由于自行车不小心撞碎了蛋壳，从中孵化出一只蓝色的恐龙。从此，这只会跳舞、喜欢摇滚乐、还戴着个太阳眼镜的恐龙成为了大家的伙伴，并发生了一系列妙趣横生的故事。
- 中文名
- 丹佛最后的恐龙
- 其他名称
- 恐龙丹佛
- 外文名
- DENVER，THELASTDINOSAUR
- 出品时间
- 1988年
- 出品公司
- Calico Creations
- 地 区
- 美国
杰立米·沃立、歇治和马里奥是一群美国男孩，他们喜欢享受加州的阳光，喜欢滑板和自行车越野运动。有一次学校有研究课题，他们来到了古生物化石博物馆，碰见了一帮小混混，他们是比杰立米年
丹佛最后的恐龙动画 (2张)
龄大点的问题少年。为了躲开他们的纠缠，杰立米和朋友们藏到了一个禁止非工作
人员靠近的生物化石区，马里奥为了炫耀车技不小心碰到了一个神秘的巨蛋。这个经过千万年沉睡的蛋裂开了，竟然爬出来一个憨憨的、充满好奇心的小恐龙，他们给他取名“丹佛”。调皮可爱的丹佛很快便赢得了孩子们的心，他给杰立米和朋友们展示了蛋壳的魔力，显现出6500万年前史前恐龙时代的景象。孩子们突然意识到必须保护丹佛，否则将给他带来灭顶之灾。没过多久，他们就发现要藏住一个活生生的恐龙并没有想象中那么容易，那些梦想发财的人、发了疯想出名的科学家都给丹佛带来了无穷的麻烦，丹佛随时都处在危险的边缘：引发观看外星生物热潮、被误会是尼斯湖怪、甚至极不情愿的还参演了一部好莱坞电影，这些都是那些男孩子们始料未及的！丹佛和摇滚男孩们在一起经历了一次又一次的精彩冒险。
丹佛最大的特点是能很快地融入到人类生活当中，并很乐于去学习人类最流行的文化，这是它的优点之一，也是此动画在创意上的的成功所在。
第1集 最后的恐龙(上)
第2集 最后的恐龙(下)
第3集 在薯片堆里
第4集 摄影机
第5集 失落之湖的怪兽
第6集 科技展
第7集 马戏团里的丹佛
第8集 误解
第9集 狮子、老虎和恐龙
第10集 改变想法(学生会竞选)
第11集 野马和恐龙
第12集 恐龙明星丹佛
第13集 恐龙乐园
第14集 胜利
第15集 龙来了
第16集 丹佛广播电台
第17集 电影院里的鬼影
第18集 山洞人
第19集 恐龙和狗
第20集 恐龙和魔术
第21集 莎迪姨母的魔鬼城
第22集 大明星
第23集 海中的丹佛
第24集 滑雪天才丹佛
第25集 冲浪比赛
第26集 历史再现
第27集 乐队战争
第28集 喜剧图书
第29集 联欢会
第30集 笔友
第31集 唐人街偷窃案
第32集 失踪的恐龙
第33集 丹佛和玉米秆
第34集 丹佛的高尔夫
第35集 来自外太空的生日派对
第36集 视频大战
第37集 恐龙健身课
第38集 丹佛 最后的龙
第39集 高空飞行的丹佛
第40集 丹佛在化石挖掘地
第41集 丹佛厨师
第42集 沃兹贝克的罪恶
第43集 恐龙是我的生命
第44集 贝鲁兹沼泽
第45集 卡纳塔
第46集 冥王星需要人类
第47集 东方历险记
第48集 威尼斯海滩的聚会
第49集 丹佛头条新闻
第50集 丹佛万岁
第51集 特别奉献 终结版
丹佛最后的恐龙主题曲歌词（英文原文）
Denver, the last dinosaur
He’s my friend and a whole lot more
Denver, the last dinosaur
Shows me a world I never saw before
Everywhere we go we don’t really care
If people stop and stare at our pal dino.
Creating history thru the rock n’ roll spotlight
We’ve got a friend who helps us, we can do alright
恐龙丹佛
That’s Denver, the last dinosaur
He’s my friend and a whole lot more
Denver, the last dinosaur
Shows me a world I never saw before
歌词中文大意：
一二三四
丹佛，最后的恐龙
他是我童年最好的朋友
丹佛，最后的恐龙
让我看到了从未见过的世界
丹佛，最后的恐龙
丹佛一只恐龙的名字。马里奥、杰里米、沃利等人在自然博物馆参观时，发现了一颗奇怪的蛋。蛋壳裂开，从蛋中爬出一只可爱的小恐龙。孩子们给恐龙起名，叫做“丹佛”。丹佛能听懂孩子们的话，善 解人意。丹佛会玩滑板、能弹吉他，聪明极了。除了善解人意之外，丹佛还具有特殊的能力。丹佛的蛋壳具有魔力，能够显示6500年前的史前世界，丹佛生活的年代。
该动画在动作设定、故事脚本、音乐等方面都有着不输给现代动画作品的长处，即使现在看来也是不错的佳品。这部动画片在中国上映后，获得广大青少年的欢迎，动画主题曲曾一度传唱于孩子们之间，成为70后与80后心中永恒的动画经典之作。
[2-3]恐龙丹佛这部经典动画片的正确名称应该是丹佛最后的恐龙《DENVER，THELASTDINOSAUR》，大多数70年代和80年代出生的人都应该对其有所印象，并习惯地称其为《恐龙丹佛》。这部动画片讲述的是，一群学生在玩自行车运动时，无意中发现了挖掘工地中的一颗蓝色的蛋，由于自行车不小心撞碎了蛋壳，从中孵化出一只绿色的恐龙。从此，这只会跳舞、喜欢摇滚乐、还戴着个太阳眼镜的恐龙成为了大家的伙伴，并发生了一系列妙趣横生的故事。
Denver, the Last Dinosaur is an American-French cartoon for children originally released in 1988 by World Events Productions. It was nationally syndicated throughout the United States in 1988 with reruns airing until 1990. Episodes often focused on issues of conservation, ecology, and friendship.
The show ran for two seasons, as the dinosaur boom that had followed The Land Before Time waned, causing viewership to drop. The series received a recommendation from the National Educational Association.
Plot
The show revolves around the adventures of Denver, the last dinosaur – a Corythosaurus – who was released from his egg by a group of multicultural modern California teens: Jeremy, Mario, Shades, Wally, and Casey, along with tag-along older sister, Heather. The kids taught Denver the finer points of skateboarding and other pastimes while protecting him from rock concert promoter Morton Fizzback who wanted to use the dinosaur to make money.
The series begins when Jeremy, while preparing for his Natural History test, and his friends visit the La Brea Tar Pits – A place in Los Angeles (which is spread over a large area and contains a large collection of extinct animal and plant fossils) and go to the Museum. At the museum, the friends encounter a gang of bullies. The friends escape the bullies by hiding behind a fence near the tar pits. Behind the fence they find a pit that contains a large prehistoric egg. As the friends are playing with the egg it suddenly cracks and a green friendly dinosaur emerges who, inexplicably, understands English. The kids name him Denver after they spot an advertisement for the city of Denver on a passing bus.
The children decide to keep Denver and to keep his existence a secret. Denver is first hidden in a pool house at Wally’s home. After Wally’s sister discovers Denver they move Denver to the old school gym. After a while Denver gets kidnapped by the manager Morton Fizzback. Morton puts Denver on a stage in front of an audience in order to become rich.
When the children confront Morton about his abduction, he becomes paranoid that someone might find out that Denver is a real dinosaur. At the end, Denver is sold to a scientist named Professor Funt who wants to examine and experiment on him, and use him to become famous. Eventually, everything turns out fine and Denver gets to return to the gang and rescue them from Nick and his thugs.
In addition to his natural skills and abilities, Denver can also, with the help of a piece from the shell of his egg, take the gang with him back to the time whence he came.
Voice Characterizations
Characters
Main characters
- Denver the Last Dinosaur – The title character. Voiced by Pat Fraley.
- Wally – Boy who takes Denver in, Denver’s closest friend. Cares for various animals – including Rocky (his pup), 3 cats, Ears (a rabbit), and a parrot. Voiced by Adam Carl.
- Jeremy – the intelligent guy amongst the gang who is able to provide information about dinosaurs. Voiced by Adam Carl.
- Mario – A kid with an enormous ego. Voiced by Cam Clarke.
- Shades – A cool kid who always wears sunglasses (where his name is derived from). Voiced by Cam Clarke.
- Casey – Girl with a crush on Mario. She is also the machinist of the gang. Voiced by Kath Soucie. Youngest of the gang.
- Heather – Wally’s older sister, voiced by Kath Soucie.
Minor characters
- Rocky – Wally’s pup.
- Chet – Heather’s boyfriend, voiced by Rob Paulsen.
- Daniel – A teenage genius who is also a fan of comic books, and has a strong, though somewhat comical, sense of justice. He was originally hired by Morton Fizzback to conduct an experiment on Denver’s tar egg shell, but later helps out Denver and the gang, and provides technical support.
Villains
- Morton Fizzback – Evil rock concert promoter, voiced by Brian Cummings.
- Professor Funt – Evil scientist, sometimes works with Morton, voiced by Brian Cummings.
- Nick – Leader of three other bullies, Curt, Scott, and Rod, who cause trouble for the boys, voiced by Rob Paulsen.
Merchandise and DVD releases
Knott’s Berry Farm offered a Denver promotional tie-in with its new Kingdom of the Dinosaurs attraction (which would later take its last rider in 2004), as did Ralston Cereals with its new brand Dinersaurs (which sold poorly and was discontinued by the end of 1988).
World Events Productions released two DVD volumes through their Voltron.com website. The first volume included the hour-long pilot and the following eight episodes. The second volume includes 10 episodes. World Events Productions had the complete series on YouTube; it was removed on December 31, 2010, because of synchronizing problems, but as of February 2012, all but three episodes had been restored. On February 11, 2011, World Events Productions released the complete series on Hulu.
On September 16, 2014, World Events Productions (distributed by VCI Entertainment) released Denver, The Last Dinosaur – The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[2][3]
Episode list
Season 1
| Nº |
Ep |
Title |
Original air date |
| 1 |
1 |
“Denver, the Last Dinosaur” |
12 September 1988 |
| Hour-long pilot episode. A group of children, Wally, Jeremy, Shades, and Mario, visit the La Brea Tar Pits and discover an egg which hatches to reveal a friendly dinosaur, which they name ‘Denver’. However, the gang must protect Denver from the ambitious Dr. Funt, and the evil rock concert marketer, Morton Fizzback, who aspires to use Denver to make a profit. |
| 2 |
2 |
“In the Chips” |
13 September 1988 |
| Denver follows Jeremy to his job at the store, where he hides in the storeroom and eats chips. |
| 3 |
3 |
“Videohhhh!” |
14 September 1988 |
| Wally borrows his sister Heather’s camera, so that he and his friends can make a video starring themselves. |
| 4 |
4 |
“The Monster of Lost Lake” |
15 September 1988 |
| While out camping at a mountain lake with the boys, Denver is mistaken for a terrible monster. |
| 5 |
5 |
“Denver Makes the Grade” |
16 September 1988 |
| The boys decide to do a science project on dinosaurs for the school science fair. |
| 6 |
6 |
“Big Top Denver” |
19 September 1988 |
| Denver and the gang help Kip and his father save the circus by performing their specialty acts with the other circus performers. |
| 7 |
7 |
“The Misunderstanding” |
20 September 1988 |
| Wally and Heather panic when they hear that their parents are planning to move out of town. |
| 8 |
8 |
“Lions, Tigers, and Dinos!” |
21 September 1988 |
| Wally takes a job at the zoo, but on his first day, things take a turn for the worse as Denver is kidnapped by the self-serving Dr. Funt as part of his new high-tech exhibit. |
| 9 |
9 |
“Change of Heart” |
22 September 1988 |
| Denver rescues the gang’s arch-rival Scott, causing him to soften up and abandon his plans to expose Denver to the media, subsequently causing him to gain publicity and votes for the upcoming student election. |
| 10 |
10 |
“Broncosaurus” |
23 September 1988 |
| While they are visiting Jeremy’s Uncle Eli on his ranch, the gang and Denver attend a local rodeo. |
| 11 |
11 |
“Denver, Dino-Star!” |
26 September 1988 |
| Casey’s movie star cousin, Lana Lake, arrives in town and invites Casey, the boys and Denver to attend the filming of her latest sci-fi movie, ‘Leapin’ Lizards on the Loose’. |
| 12 |
12 |
“Dinoland” |
27 September 1988 |
| Heather’s new job makes for an exciting day of chases and thrills as Denver is mistaken for an employee of the park who is out to spy for a rival amusement park. Denver saves the day as he rescues five kids stuck on top of a roller coaster. |
| 13 |
13 |
“Winning” |
28 September 1988 |
| Denver and Jeremy enter a game show, only to find out that they are competing against Dr. Funt and Morton Fizzback. |
Season 2
| Nº |
Ep |
Title |
Original air date |
| 14 |
1 |
“Enter the Dino” |
29 September 1988 |
| Shades develops a recent interest in karate, as well as in Nikko, the daughter of his instructor. |
| 15 |
2 |
“Radio Denver” |
30 September 1988 |
| Wally’s part-time job at the radio station, KAY-HIP, and the competition of the station with the rival radio station, KAY-LOUD, causes Denver to rise to fame as a radio star. |
| 16 |
3 |
“The Phantom of the Movie Theater” |
3 October 1988 |
| When Heather and Wally’s parents inform the two that they are expecting guests from out-of-town, they must hide Denver that the local movie theater, which is believed to be haunted. |
| 17 |
4 |
“Missing Links” |
4 October 1988 |
| A boy genius, Freddy Facknitts, invents a time machine that sends Denver and Morton Fizzback into the past and into the middle of a crazy caveman competition called Mammothball. |
| 18 |
5 |
“Dog Gone Denver!” |
5 October 1988 |
| When the boys enter Wally’s dog, Rocky, in a dog relay race, they must also disguise Denver as a dog so that Rocky will perform better. |
| 19 |
6 |
“Party Time” |
6 October 1988 |
| Denver and Mario take jobs as children’s entertainers, only to face to wrath the wrath of Douggie, the Dancing Clown, who attempts to sabotage the duo’s entertaining efforts. |
| 20 |
7 |
“Aunt Shadie’s Ghost Town” |
7 October 1988 |
| While visiting Aunt Shadie’s (Shades’ aunt) house, the gang go on a wild minecart adventure in an attempt to retrieve the deeed to the town from some thieves who stole it. |
| 21 |
8 |
“Moviestarus” |
10 October 1988 |
| While on a tour of Big Movie Studio, Denver falls in love with an animatronic dinofem. |
| 22 |
9 |
“Denver at Sea” |
11 October 1988 |
| When disreputable treasure hunters kidnap a dolphin from a local marine research facility and use him to locate sunken treasure, Denver dives in to save the dolphin. |
| 23 |
10 |
“Ski Denver” |
12 October 1988 |
| Heather and the boys take Denver to a mountain ski resort. |
| 24 |
11 |
“Beach Blanket Dino” |
13 October 1988 |
| The secluded beach where Mario surfs and the kids play is taken over by Rad Tad and his group of Surf Dudes. |
| 25 |
12 |
“History Repeats Itself” |
14 October 1988 |
| Wally is in a predicament with Johnny Price, a boy who constantly plays practical jokes on him, Denver uses his magic eggshell to bring Wally back to a time were he was torment by the Pteranodon, causing Wally to find a solution to his predicament and befriending Johnny Price. |
| 26 |
13 |
“Battle of the Bands” |
17 October 1988 |
| Denver and the group deck out in wild caveman attire and form a rock group, B.C Rock, to compete in the city wide talent contest, as does Freddy Facknitts (by forming a group of robots called Roborock). However, Dr. Funt and Morton Fizzback kidnap the robot band and Denver and the gang must rescue them. |
| 27 |
14 |
“The Comic Book Caper” |
18 October 1988 |
| Denver, the boys, and Freddy Facknitts attend a comic book convention dressed as their favorite comic book characters. |
| 28 |
15 |
“Carnival” |
19 October 1988 |
| Denver practices his magic act for the Charity Carnival when he and the gang get more than they bargain for. When Denver wins a rare historical artifact that was mistakenly donated for the raffle, he finds himself on the run from the shady Bird family who are out to get their priceless piece back. |
| 29 |
16 |
“Pen Pal” |
20 October 1988 |
| Wally’s attractive female pen pal from Sweden, Inga Vinga, comes for a visit. |
| 30 |
17 |
“China Town Caper” |
21 October 1988 |
| Denver, dressed in a Chinese lion robe and headdress, leads a mad chase for dognappers in Chinatown during the Chinese New Year Parade. |
| 31 |
18 |
“Denver, the Lost Dinosaur” |
24 October 1988 |
| When Denver, Casey and Freddy Facknitts accidentally become airbourne in the latter’s created aircraft, rumours of UFO sightings start to spread through the town. |
| 32 |
19 |
“Denver and the Cornstalk” |
25 October 1988 |
| In an embellished version of ‘Jack And the Beanstalk‘, Denver buys some magic corn kernels off Morton Fizzback, which are thrown into the ground and grow into a giant cornstalk, which Denver climbs to find the giantess of the castle (Bertha Bird). |
| 33 |
20 |
“Tee Time for Dinosaur” |
26 October 1988 |
| Denver’s mistaken identity at a golf tournament sets Fizzback and Funt off on a high-tech cheating spree, while the golf course Groundskeeper tries to capture what he believes to be the Loch Ness Monster. |
| 34 |
21 |
“Birthday Party from Outer Space” |
27 October 1988 |
| The kids need Denver out of the way while they prepare a surprise birthday party for their dino-pal. But dino-sitter Freddy Facknitts gets them both into trouble when his “space ship” puts Dr. Funt, who thinks he is an alien from outer space, on their tail. |
| 35 |
22 |
“Food Wars” |
28 October 1988 |
| Mario and Shades get jobs working for competing fast food stores, which jeopardizes their friendship, and eventually sparks a rivalry between them. |
| 36 |
23 |
“Jogging Denver”
“Dino-cise” |
1 November 1988 |
| Denver is put through his paces, participating in an exercise program with the kids while trying to hide a mischievous baby gorilla. |
| 37 |
24 |
“Denver, the Last Dragon” |
2 November 1988 |
| While at a medieval fair, Denver and the gang wind up in a wacky jousting tournament, pitted against Morton Fizzback’s Black Night. |
| 38 |
25 |
“High Flying Denver” |
3 November 1988 |
| Morton Fizzback and Bertha Bird collaborate to seek Denver after he escapes from them in a hot-air balloon. |
| 39 |
26 |
“Denver at the Digs” |
4 November 1988 |
| Denver and the gang help Jeremy’s great-aunt Adelaide save a precious fossil from a land developer, who is aided by Dr. Funt. |
| 40 |
27 |
“Chef Denver” |
7 November 1988 |
| Denver’s new-found passion for gourmet cooking is challenged when he is asked to prepare the food for a party for Jeremy’s new girlfriend. |
| 41 |
28 |
“Fizzback’s Follies” |
8 November 1988 |
| The gang play a hockey competition against Morton Fizzback’s team of professional misfits, and the winner earns possession of Denver. |
| 42 |
29 |
“Dinos Are My Life” |
9 November 1988 |
| Casey befriends Louden, a shy, withdrawn, new kid, who has a passion for dinosaurs. |
| 43 |
30 |
“Bayou Blues” |
10 November 1988 |
| While on a mapping expedition with Jeremy’s great-aunt Adelaide, Denver and the gang run into two bizarre alligator poachers, and a love-sick alligator, who mistakes Denver for one of his own kind. |
| 44 |
31 |
“Canatta” |
11 November 1988 |
| The boys receive an invitation from their friend Senior Santos to spend a relaxing week at a resort located on the mythical island of Canatta. |
| 45 |
32 |
“Pluto Needs People” |
14 November 1988 |
| Denver fantasizes about battling evil aliens from Pluto in a 1950’s style sci-fi adventure. |
| 46 |
33 |
“Arabian Adventure” |
15 November 1988 |
| Mario reads a story he wrote to Denver and the gang, which comes to life with the aid of their imaginations, leading them on an adventure involving a magic cavern filled with treasure, a flying carpet, and a genie in a lamp. |
| 47 |
34 |
“Venice Beach Blast” |
16 November 1988 |
| Denver and the gang land themselves in trouble when they try to find a place to skateboard at California’s Venice Beach. |
| 48 |
35 |
“Big News Denver” |
17 November 1988 |
| Denver is discovered by a newspaper reporter, who aspires to make Denver the topic of his newest front-page headline. |
| 49 |
36 |
“Viva Denver!” |
21 November 1988 |
| When Shades’ grandfather accidentally misdirects this year’s annual Cinco de Mayo parade, Denver and the gang must save the festival. |
| 50 |
37 |
“There’s No Business Like Snow Business” |
22 November 1988 |
| Dr. Funt and Morton Fizzback aspire to create a major snowstorm in Los Angeles. |
International airings
- Brazil: Globo
- Chile: Etc…TV
- China: CCTV-1
- Croatia: HRT 1
- Denmark: Kanal 2.
- Ethiopia: ETV
- Finland: MTV3
- France : France 3 (1991–1993) and Direct 8
- Galicia: TVG (as part of Xabarín Club)
- Germany: RTL and RTL II
- Gibraltar: GBC TV.
- Greece: New Channel, Seven-X
- Hungary: Magyar Televízió 1 (the national TV)
- India: Denver appeared as Danu in the Indian version of the television series Danu Danasur that aired first on Doordarshan on 9 June 1996.[4] Local producer of the series was National Centre of films for Children and Young People.[4] The title track of the series Chipkali ke nana hain was written by lyricist Gulzar.[4] It was retelecast on DD Malayalam (on Sundays after the 4pm movie) and Surya TV.
- Israel: Channel 1
- Italy: Italia 1, Canale 5, Boing and Jim Jam
- Kazakhstan: Khabar TV
- Kenya: KTN
- Macedonia: MTV1 „Денвер – Последниот диносаурус“ („Denver – Posledniot dinosaurus“)
- Mexico: XHGC-TV (Canal 5)
- Netherlands: FilmNet
- New Zealand : Channel 3 GZR
- Pakistan: Pakistan Television (PTV 1)
- Poland: Tele 5, TVN, TVP, RTL 7
- Portugal: Canal 1, Canal Panda
- Philippines: Island’s TV 13 (now IBC 13)
- Romania: TVR1(1990), TVR 2(1991), Antena 1(1998-1999)
- Serbia: TVNS Plus
- South Africa: TV1, TV2
- South Korea: SBS, EBS
- Sweden: TV3, Kanal 5 and FilmNet.
- Taiwan: Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd.(TTV)
- Turkey: Kanal D
- United Arab Emirates : Channel 33
- United Kingdom: Galaxy (1990), TV-am (1992), Nickelodeon, Sky Channel as part of Fun Factory Saturday and Sunday morning programming (1990–1993) and Carlton Kids(1998-2000).
- United States: Univision (late 1990s), Qubo
- Venezuela: Venevisión
- Zimbabwe: ZTV
Reception
One of very many children’s animated series of the 1980s, Denver didn’t leave a lasting impression on many viewers. In 2014, listing it among twelve 1980s cartoons that did not deserve remembrance, io9 characterized it as “a cartoon about coolness and friendship created by a marketing committee of old white men who had never experienced either of them before.”[5]
References
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