History YMMV / DinkTheLittleDinosaur

* FridgeHorror: Scratcher, the friendly ''Deinonychus'' who "chose" to be vegetarian, never shows up after his debut episode ("The Gentle Hunter") despite becoming good friends with Scat and promising to come back. That could mean that he ''died'' off-screen from malnourishment because as an obligate carnivore, a dromaeosaur couldn't sustain himself on a vegetarian diet any more than a lion or wolf could.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Shyler is, in fact, male.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Shyler is, in fact, male.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Most of the dinosaurs in the show are generally fairly outdated by today's standards, [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology though being up to date with '80s paleontological consensus didn't seem to be a priority in the show either]].
** Many of the theropods and hadrosaurs walk in the classic tripod stance, and the latter (like Amber) are perpetually bipedal instead of being facultative bipeds, both of which would already have been very outdated at the time.
** Whenever dromaeosaurs show up, they are of the old-fashion scaly variety, [[FairForItsDay though that was considered accurate for the time]]. Less forgivable is how they often lack their sickle claw and also walk fully erect, even though their killing claw and avian-like posture/anatomy are the features that made them famous in the first place.
** One episode features a pack of ''Spinosaurus'' that are just generic tyrannosaur-like theropods with a sail, a far cry from the crocodile-like and amphibious modern depiction. Another episode features the related ''Baryonyx'' as a ''quadruped'', [[AluminumChristmasTrees which was actually a common semi-depiction of the animal at the time]], [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology and also as a turtle-eater]].
** ''Quetzalcoatlus'' (called “big wings”) show up in one episode, [[PteroSoarer and besides being eagle-like predators]], they also look like generic, oversized '80s ''Pteranodon'', in sharp contrast to the stork-like animals we now know them as. Ironically though, ''Quetzalcoatlus'' DID prey on young dinosaurs, [[RightForTheWrongReasons but on the ground]].
* One episode features an ''Oviraptor'' character who, besides being featherless, also sports a small, rhino-like horn instead of the cassowary-like crest it and its ilk are depicted with in modern restorations, which, like the four-legged ''Baryonyx'', was also a common portrayal of the animal in vintage paleoart.

** ''Quetzalcoatlus'' (called “big wings”) show up in one episode, [[PteroSoarer and besides being eagle-like predators]], they also look like generic, oversized '80s ''Pteranodon'', in sharp contrast to the stork-like animals we now know them as. Ironically though, ''Quetzalcoatlus'' ''did'' prey on young dinosaurs, [[RightForTheWrongReasons but on the ground]].

* ScienceMarchesOn: Most of the dinosaurs in the show are generally fairly outdated by today's standards, though being up to date with '80s paleontological condensus didn't seem to be a priority in the show either.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Most of the dinosaurs in the show are generally fairly outdated by todays standards.

** "Uncle Longbeak" has Flapper idolizing his eponymous uncle only to find out he's [[BrokenPedestal not as cool as he seems]]. Years later in 2001, the same thing would happen to Petrie in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire]]'' (although Longbeak never does anything antagonistic like Pterano during the first act).

** Amber's voice actress would eventually go on to play Cera in most of the ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' sequels.

** Amber's voice actress would eventually go on to play Cera in most of the ''Land Before time'' sequels.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Most of the appearances of the dinosaurs in the show are generally fairly outdated by todays standards.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Most of the dinosaurs in the show are generally fairly outdated by todays standards.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Most of the dinosaurs appearances are based on how the science of the late 80s thought they appeared, they would be generally considered fairly outdated by todays standards, such as Tyrannor who has stance closer to the more outdated depiction of an upright tyrannosaurus.

* ActorAllusion: Creator/AnndiMcAfee who plays Amber would end up playing another animated child dinosaur character as Cera in WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime sequels. Ironically the character of Cera is complete contrast because she is a more tomboyish and grumpy ceratopsian compared to Amber who is a more feminine and playful hadrosaurid.

* TheScrappy: Scat is generally disliked for being a SmallAnnoyingCreature.

* HilariousInHindsight: "Uncle Longbeak" has Flapper idolizing his eponymous uncle only to find out he's [[BrokenPedestal not as cool as he seems]]. Years later in 2001, the same thing would happen to Petrie in ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire]]'' (although Longbeak never does anything antagonistic like Pterano during the first act).

* ViewerGenderConfusion - Shyler is, in fact, male.