History Funny / WalkingWithDinosaurs

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* At the end of the first episode, the narrator talks about the ''Coelophysis'' leading to bigger animals. Cue ''Plateosaurus'' coming in roaring, as if to tell the ''Coelophysis'' "Make way for the new hotness, gramps!"

* The [[OhCrap reaction]] from the ''Ornitholestes'' when he finds out that his former prey, the baby ''Diplodocus'' are [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever all grown up]]. Special mention goes to the way one of them turns to look at him and bellows as if to say "who's the big guy now, punk!?"
* In "Giant of the Skies", we have a moment featuring an unfortunate ''Tapejara'' which ended up perched next to a massive geyser. If you look closely, you can even see him shaking water off of his wings when he gets splashed!
* The ''Leallynasaura's'' defense mechanism. It kicks up dead leaves to fend off an egg stealing mammal. Special mention goes to the unfortunate mammal's response; it was live acted by a real mammal (a coati) and so this means the filmmakers had to ''actually'' throw leaves at the poor little thing!

** Even funnier; the snake is not a CGI animated model--that was a ''real'' snake they used. One can only imagine what the poor thing must have been thinking while being harassed by weird looking puppets.
* There's something darkly amusing about what happens to the tyrannosaurs when the shockwaves from the meteor impact at the very end. As the wind picks up, the two babies fly off-screen so quickly that it almost invites a slide whistle sound effect, followed by the limp body of the adult being thrown by the shockwaves as well.

* In the Arena Spectacular, the Narrator makes a whole lot of build up to the ''Tyrannosaurus rex's'' grand entrance. Cue a ''baby'' ''Tyrannosaurus'' running in and squealing adorably. Of course, [[MamaBear his 7 ton momma]] shows up immediately after...

* In the Arena Spectacular, the Narrator makes a whole lot of build up to the ''TyrannosaurusRex's'' grand entrance. Cue a ''baby'' ''Tyrannosaurus'' running in and squealing adorably. Of course, [[MamaBear his 7 ton momma]] shows up immediately after...

* During the first attack of the ''Allosaurus'', one of the baby ''Diplodocus'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0r5P-PzIPU makes a sound]] that almost sounds like [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "Uh-oh..."]]

* The "Making of..." programs are chock full of gags, spliced in between the more serious scenes of TalkingHeads. Also the end credits. Oh, the end credits. Not really laugh-out-loud funny, more amusing. Like the production crew filming the animals as if they were actors, or the Earth tremors at the end of the Cretaceous turning out not to be the results of the meteor impact, but a random dromaeosaur construction-worker jackhammering the place.
** TheStinger, featuring a ''Utahraptor'' being interviewed while smoking a cigarette and saying, in a really posh British accent, that he found the [[MediumAwareness animators to be the most difficult to work with]].
-->'''Utahraptor''': "Chase this dinosaur!" "Chase that dinosaur!" You'd swear we couldn't act! It's so degrading!
** The "[[NoAnimalsWereHarmed No dinosaurs were harmed]]" sign, accompanied by a pre-rendered dinosaur licking its privates [[AllAnimalsAreDogs like a dog]], then realizing it's being filmed.
** In one of the title gags, an animator gets annoyed at a living dinosaur model that he's trying to scan for the 3D rendering and tells it to stand still. It immediately runs off and jumps all over the place.
** The ''T. Rex'' chasing a ''Didelphodon'', only for about a hundred ''Didelphodons'' to start chasing after it.
** At the end of the Making of... for "The Ballad of Big Al", the scientist lays flowers on Al's grave, and walks off over the hill. This is followed by Al tromping out after her, and out of sight, she screams.

* The [[OhCrap reaction]] from the ''Ornitholestes'' when he finds out that his former prey, the baby ''Diplodocus'' are [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever all grown up]]. Special mention goes to the way one of them turns to look at him and bellows as if to say "who's the big guy now, punk!?"
** In a similar vein, at the end of the first episode, the narrator talks about the ''Coelophysis'' leading to bigger animals. Cue ''Plateosaurus'' coming in roaring, as if to tell the ''Coelophysis'' "Make way for the new hotness, gramps!"
* In the 3D movie, one of the Azhdarchids [[ForgotICouldFly forgets it can fly]] and almost falls off a cliff. And the other two just sit there, as if to say "You can FLY you idiot!".
* In "Giant of the Skies", we have a moment featuring an unfortunate ''Tapejara'' which ended up perched next to a massive geyser. If you look closely, you can even see him shaking water off of his wings when he gets splashed!
* In the film, Alex gives a lecture about the ''Gorgosaurus'', but he has to cut it short because he can't stop laughing about its tiny arms.

* also, Alex: "Ah, young love, so beautiful, so precious-" *NOM* "Gotcha!"

* During the first attack of the ''Allosaurus'', one of the baby ''Diplodocus'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0r5P-PzIPU makes a sound]] that almost sounds like [[ThisIsGonnaSuck "Uh-oh..."]]

* The ''Leallynasaura's'' defense mechanism. It kicks up dead leaves to fend off an egg stealing mammal. Special mention goes to the unfortunate mammal's response; like the snake mentioned above, it was live acted by a real mammal (a coati) and so this means the filmmakers had to ''actually'' throw leaves at the poor little thing!

** John's played accent and deadpan delivery make this even more hilarious.

* To quote Branagh on a [[{{Gasshole}} gassholish]] ''[[StockDinosaursTrueDinosaurs Diplodocus]]'':

** The credits for the "Making of..." for ''Beasts'' is a combination of this and BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

* All the moments of CameraAbuse, which typically happen OncePerEpisode, are this, though they add a sort of realism to the presentation as well. Especially when the indricothere calf runs the cameraman over.
** You can practically hear the poor cameraman shouting "Nice boy! Nice indricothere! NO! AHH!!!" or something to that effect.

* "They're [the brontotheres] about to undergo their severest challenge." Cue a brontothere [[MoodWhiplash scratching its butt against a tree]].

* The behind-the-scenes documentary ''The Beast Within'' provides further examples beyond the usual antics of the SFX crew:
** The actor who's getting his Neanderthal makeup applied interrupting the scientist describing how ugly they might have looked in real life.
** A baby orangutan climbing onto another scientist as she talks, prompting her to compare it to her husband.
** The chimpanzee greeting the zoo visitors with a glaring boner.
** The creators recounting how random locals passing by reacted to the crew filming people dressed in binbags jumping up and down in a lake.

** In a similar vein, at the end of the first episode, the narrator talks about the ''Coelophysis'' leading to bigger animals. Cue ''Plateosaurus'' coming in an roaring, as if to tell the ''Coelophysis'' "Make way for the new hotness, gramps!"