Filled with magic, warmth and friendship, join the adventures of a fun-loving dinosaur and his group of ingenious young friends: Jeremy, Mario, Wally, Heather, Casey and Shades. Pursued by fortune seekers, Denver always finds himself in the middle of unexpected adventures!
Denver, the Last Dinosaur (Season 1)
Pilot (Episode 1)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: It is late Spring when Wally, Jeremy, Shades and Mario are at the La Brea Tar Pits working on a school research project and discover a mysterious tar egg that cracks open to reveal a friendly dinosaur.
In the Chips (Episode 2)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Denver follows Jeremy to his job at the supermarket, where he hides in the storeroom and stuffs himself full of potato chips.
Videooh (Episode 3)
Writer: Larry Bischof
Air date: 1988-09-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Wally borrows his sister Heather's video camera and the starry-eyed kids set out to make a video starring themselves.
The Monster of Lost Lake (Episode 4)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: While camping at a mountain lake with the boys, Denver is mistaken for a horrible lake monster.
Denver Makes the Grade (Episode 5)
Writer: Larry Bischof
Air date: 1988-09-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Denver and the kids make friends with a circus owner's son and help him liven up a lackluster show with bicycle and skateboard stunts.
Big Top Denver (Episode 6)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The boys decide to do a science project on dinosaurs for the school science fair.
The Misunderstanding (Episode 7)
Writer: Larry Bischof
Air date: 1988-09-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Wally and Heather panic when they hear their parents are planning an out- of-town move.
Lions, Tigers, and Dinos (Episode 8)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Wally's first day on the job at the zoo takes a turn for the worse when the self-serving Dr. Funt captures Denver for his new high-tech exhibit.
Change of Heart (Episode 9)
Writer: Larry Bischof
Air date: 1988-09-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The kind-hearted Denver rescues one of the boy's arch rivals, Scott, winning his heart and killing his plans to expose Denver to the media in order to gain publicity and votes for the upcoming student election.
Bronco-Saurus (Episode 10)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: While visiting Jeremy's Uncle Eli on his Nevada ranch, Denver and the boys attend a local rodeo.
Denver, Dino-Star (Episode 11)
Writer: Larry Bischof
Air date: 1988-09-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Casey's movie-star cousin, Lana Lake, invites Casey, the boys and Denver to watch the filming of her latest sci-fi movie, "Leapin' Lizards on the Loose".
Dinoland (Episode 12)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Heather gets a job at a Dinosaur theme amusement park, Denver roams freely around the park and fits right in with all the dino-costumed employees.
Winning (Episode 13)
Writer: Pamela Hickey
Air date: 1988-09-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Denver and Jeremy enter a wacky game show only to find they're competing against the team Morton Fizzback and Professor Funt.
Enter the Dino (Episode 14)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-09-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Shades develops a recent interest in karate. He is also very into Nikko, the daughter of his instructor.
Radio Denver (Episode 15)
Writer: Bruce Morris
Air date: 1988-09-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Denver becomes a major radio star during a competition between KAY-HIP and KAY-LOUD radio stations.
The Phantom of the Movie Theater (Episode 16)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-10-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Missing Links (Episode 17)
Writer: Pamela Hickey
Air date: 1988-10-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
Dog Gone Denver (Episode 18)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-10-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When the boys enter Wally's dog, Rocky, in a relay race for dogs, they also disguise Denver as a dog so that Rocky will perform well.
Party Time (Episode 19)
Writer: Pamela Hickey
Air date: 1988-10-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Denver and Mario take a job as children's entertainers only to incur the wrath of Douggie, the Dancing Clown, who tries to sabotage Denver and Mario's entertaining efforts.
Aunt Shadies Ghost Town (Episode 20)
Writer: Bruce Morris
Air date: 1988-10-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: On a visit to Aunt Shadie's ghost town, the kids and Denver go on a wild mining car ride while trying to retrieve the deed to the town from some thieves who had stolen it.
Movie-Starus (Episode 21)
Writer: Marc Handler
Air date: 1988-10-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Denver falls in love with a mechanical dinosaur and follows her into the Big Deal Movie Studios. His friends must get him home without being discovered.
Denver at Sea (Episode 22)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-10-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When disreputable treasure hunters kidnap a valuable dolphin from a marine research facility and use him to locate sunken treasure, Denver dives in to save the dolphin.
Ski Denver (Episode 23)
Writer: Doug Lefler
Air date: 1988-10-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Heather and the boys take Denver to a mountain ski resort.
Beach Blanket Dino (Episode 24)
Writer: Bruce Morris
Air date: 1988-10-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The secluded beach where Mario surfs and the kids play is taken over by Rad Tad and his group of Surf Dudes.
Seasons
Episodes 24
Episodes 26
Episodes 1