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Dinotopia Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
Marooned
Thu, Nov 28, 200243 mins
A band of marauding Outsiders discovers a lost T-Rex temple and in it an artifact that has the ability to cancel out the protective power of Sunstones. Meanwhile, Karl and his stubborn father concoct a risky new plan to leave the island.
Episode 2
Making Good
Thu, Nov 28, 200243 mins
Catrone, the leader of the gang that found the artifact, realizes that he can now control T-Rexes and goes mad with power. Only his deputy, Le Sage, stands up to him. Marion and David must rescue Karl and his father, then save Dinotopia.
Episode 3
Handful of Dust
Thu, Dec 5, 200243 mins
Karl and Marion need Le Sage's help to stop Cortez, an Outsider who kills Stegosauruses to perfect his rejuvenation potion. Romana, David's second in command, warns him that Portia, a young cadet he fancies, cheated on her flying test.
Episode 4
Contact
Thu, Dec 12, 200243 mins
Karl and David find a shipwrecked dog and a boat stocked with cans of cola, burgers and a working radio that fascinates Dinotopians. Karl learns that the crew is still lost at sea, so he tries contacting the rescue party over the radio.
Episode 5
The Matriarch
Thu, Dec 19, 200243 mins
A Chasmosaur egg from the hatchery has been replaced with a T-Rex egg. A distraught woman named Iridia claims an Outsider child did it. Le Sage denies it but refuses to cooperate any further. Matriarch Rosemary questions Iridia's story.
Episode 6
The Big Fight
Thu, Dec 26, 200243 mins
An Outsider named Alano bullies David, so he plans to fight him. David's dad, Frank, who misses watching sports, suggests that they set up an actual boxing match. Rosemary agrees, after Le Sage promises she won't rig the fight.
Episode 7
Night of the Wartosa
43 mins
Karl's date with Marion doesn't go well. A jolly conservationist named Lok shows him a rare and supposedly magical frog called Wartosa. In an attempt to change the outcome of the date, Karl kisses Wartosa and becomes stuck in a time loop.
Episode 8
LeSage
43 mins
A deadly virus spreads among the dinosaurs and the only cure is a plant called Jinca. Le Sage's men steal the cure, so Karl and Marion negotiate for its return. To make Marion jealous, Le Sage agrees, but only if Karl stays with her.
Episode 9
Car Wars
43 mins
Frank wishes he could drive cars again, so he manages to build a methane-powered vehicle. His car immediately becomes the talk of the town and now everyone wants one. Despite their popularity, the town council decides to ban cars since they make too much noise that disrupts the town's idyllic daily life, pollute the environment and threaten the town's traditional dinosaur-based transportation system. Since mayoral election is being held soon, Frank decides to enter the race against fiscally cautious Zipeau and the beloved current Mayor as a third party maverick candidate with only one goal in mind - to make his cars legal again. Marion warns him that Dinotopia had already had a chance to involve into an industrial society but eventually decided not to, since it would ruin their peaceful way of life and produce much misery for many traditionalist Dinotopians during the long and complicated transitioning period from one system to the other. However, Frank simply doesn't care and fairly easily wins the race with his populist platform. He quickly proves to be inept leader as his newfound power corrupts him and makes him cruel and uncaring towards the plight of the citizens. He soon gets a lesson straight out of Dickens' A Christmas Carol that makes him realize where the callous path he had taken will take both him and Dinotopia with him.
Episode 10
Lost and Found
43 mins
Karl tries to prove that he can be a skybax rider just like David, only to crash land in T-Rex territory. A rescue party goes to war with T-Rexes to find him, but xenophobic locals who think they're alone on the island capture him first.
Episode 11
The Cure: Part 1
43 mins
Karl is bitten by a prehistoric mosquito and falls seriously ill. Since all islanders are immune to its bite, they have no cure. Hoping that modern hospital might help him, Rosemary reveals that there actually is a way off the island.
Episode 12
The Cure: Part 2
43 mins
David contacts the American hospital in Budapest, Hungary. Le Sage sells Karl's baby Chasmosaurus named 26 to the shady head of the local Museum of Natural History to finance her new life in civilization. But there's a catch to her plan.
Episode 13
Crossroads
43 mins
David must help his Pteranodon skybax. Karl and Frank prepare for their return home. Le Sage reveals her history with Rosemary to distraught Marion in an attempt to turn her into a hellraiser like herself. The show ends on a cliffhanger.
