What do you think Jurassic Park would have looked like if they’d used the cast of Dinosaurs instead? Remember the show Dinosaurs? It was one of those sitcoms that came out as a means of keeping people interested in the network but was kind of an idea that came and went very quickly. It had its upsides and it did the best it could to deal with various social issues in its own way. For instance when Robbie got all ‘roided up and started going on the rampage, or when Fran’s mom moved in. The show looked at such issues from the standpoint of how it would be used in a prehistoric setting that was both comical and in some ways fantastical since no one had ever seen dinosaurs like this before.
Can you imagine Earl’s boss taking this without goring someone? Even if he had a sore stomach Richfield probably would have done his best to chew someone’s head off, metaphorically or literally really. You’ve to remember that Richfield was not a nice person most times, even when things were going well. Alan might have found himself trampled, gored, or bitten had this been the scene.
Robbie looks less than impressed with Lex’s attempt to ‘pet’ him. Herbivores might not have had an abundance of sharp teeth but they could surely clamp down with their jaws hard enough to break a few things if they’d tried. Just think of the sheer force that a jaw that size would be capable of producing. Now imagine your hand caught between those chompers while they’re mashing together.
Do you get the feeling that Ethyl would rather nag Nedry to death than attack him? Honestly she’s kind of bound to her chair, so henpecking him would be the order of the day. But then again if you can recall just how easy it is for her to find a fault in anyone she would be reducing Nedry to a quivering blob of jelly before he could get back to the jeep. That or he’d wreck after running her over, either way Nedry was destined to be goner.
This feels like one of those ‘moment of truth’ scenes in which you firmly expect the three humans to have to run very soon. Of course they did in the movie, but it seems like they would in this case too since the Sinclair’s might see them as something to give chase to. They are animals after all.
Imagine if this had happened in the movie and Baby Sinclair had busted out “Not the mama!”. You can easily imagine that part of theater would have erupted in laughter and those that didn’t laugh might demand their money back.
You don’t mess around in Fran’s kitchen after all. She might be an herbivore but all the same, you just don’t mess in the woman’s kitchen without some serious repercussions.
This kind of has the feel of Charlene going to a pet shop and gushing over the cute little blonde human that she sees behind the glass. All the while Lex is wondering just what’s going to happen to her.
Photos via Jen Lewis
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