Line #63 WebAnimation/DinosaurOffice


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2	->''"[[TitleScream Dinosaur Office!]] Raaaaawr!"''
3	-->-- '''Craig and Todd'''
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5	''Dinosaur Office'' is a series of stop-motion cartoons on [[Creator/{{Dropout}} [=CollegeHumor=]]] animated by Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios that focuses on the daily lives of the dinosaur office workers. The series was notable for being a common fixture on Nintendo Video for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS.
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7	The series [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsM1KDn0qGA can be watched in its entirety here.]]
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9	!!''Dinosaur Office'' contains examples of:
10	* AffablyEvil: Terry is by-the-books, calm, and polite in his mannerisms, but he's also a hidden TerrifyingTyrannosaur that [[CarnivoreConfusion eats his employees]]. He's definitely on good terms with said employees, though.
11	-->'''Craig:''' Terry, you are an asset to our team.
12	* BenevolentBoss: Terry is prone to eating his employees and becoming incredibly destructive and violent when upset, but he is genuinely competent, and immediately takes responsibility if anything bad happens to the company (such as a volcanic eruption).
13	* BewareTheNiceOnes:
14	** As nice as Craig is, even he can be pushed to his limits as shown when after [[DidNotGetTheGirl he fails at wooing the new Secretary]], Richard [[InnocentlyInsensitive tells everyone to be nice to Craig via blurting out about what happened]]. Craig then rams Richard, which then causes a fight to break out.
15	** Terry as well. He is [[BenevolentBoss a kind and understanding boss]], [[CarnivoreConfusion but he is still a tyrannosaur that will eat his employees]].
16	** The ''Spinosaurus'' waiter from "Guy's Night Out". He is for the most part polite and reasonable, even when the guys are being unsatisfiable customers. But when they refuse to give him a tip, he promptly turns [[SavageSpinosaurs savage]] and ends up mauling Todd.
17	* ButtMonkey:
18	** Todd has his moments, such as when he is eaten by Terry in the first episode, and later doesn't get to the car in time when they're running away from the angry carnivorous waiter when they visit a restaurant.
19	** In every episode the Intern appears in, he gets killed. [[TheyKilledKennyAgain He somehow comes back next episode.]] Granted, he's not killed in "Office Party", but he still suffers.
20	--->'''Terry:''' Ooh, who brought these? ''(eats female Parasaurolophus)''\
21	'''Intern:''' That's my plus one, sir! ''(StunnedSilence from Terry)''
22	* CarnivoreConfusion: Although generally a BenevolentBoss, Terry is still a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and shows it. Also, the spinosaurs frequently try to eat the herbivores, but only when they're angry at them. Bruce also eats some small lizards that are clearly terrified of being eaten, with one of them (which was originally meant for Terry) whispering "Help me" to Craig.
23	* ColonyDrop: In "Asteroid", the weather forecast predicts that an asteroid heading for Earth will destroy everything. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out to be smaller than expected (Which was Invoked by Craig and Sheila when they say that news channels always make stuff up for ratings before the subversion's reveal). Then double subverted when it heads straight for the office of [=DinoCorp=] Incorporated... but triple subverted, because that's not actually the office where the main cast works.]][[note]]That office is the office of [=DinoSoft=] Limited[[/note]]
24	-->'''Todd:''' [[BigNo Oh nooooooooooo!]] [[spoiler:...I had stock in that company!]]
25	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Richard. He gives his coworkers nicknames like Toddster and Craigo, he often passes the time by singing in scat, he comes up with weird ways to get out of situations, and most tellingly, he's way too trusting of his borderline sociopathic son.
26	-->'''Richard:''' Yeah, okay. Last time we left him alone, he set off fireworks in the master bedroom. He's a handful, but I love him.
27	* DidNotGetTheGirl: Craig finds various female coworkers to try to date but gets turned down, each time resulting in violence somehow. In a gender-flipped example, Sheila is never able to get Craig's attention with her advances.
28	* DisposableIntern: The poor intern gets eaten every time he appears.
29	* EarthShatteringKaboom: Averted. "Just like that volcano last week. It was supposed to scorch the earth! ({{Beat}}) It only scorched ''half'' of the earth!"
30	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: It's dinosaurs in an office.
31	* FailureGambit: What Bruce Velosi's ultimate plan is in becoming boss.
32	-->'''Bruce:''' Yeah, babe! I am ''crushing'' it! The way I've got these suckers working for me is ''completely'' unsustainable! Jack up the value in the short term; sell... for maximum profit. They go out of business; ''we'' go on vacation.
33	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Craig is the '''melancholic''' LoserProtagonist who keeps to himself, Todd is the '''phlegmatic''' {{pragmatis\|m tropes}}t who always has the most mundane suggestions, Richard is the '''sanguine''' {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who always stays optimistic, Sheila is the '''choleric''' unrequited lover who stubbornly sticks to her guns, and Terry is the '''eclectic''' BenevolentBoss whose mood can switch on a dime.
34	* HaveYouTriedRebooting: Upon Craig having computer trouble, Todd suggests this. And Sheila. [[OverlyLongGag And Richard.]]
35	* HeresJohnnyHomage: Craig does this in "Halloween Spooktacurawr" as part of his SanitySlippage, smashing through the door to Terry's office and exclaiming "Here's Craigo!".
36	* InformedAttribute: {{Exaggerated\|trope}} in "Computer Problems". Todd, Richard, and Sheila all say that their sons are great with computers, and that they're all teenagers. Todd's son, Duncan, hasn't even hatched from his egg yet, Sheila has a ''daughter'' named Gretchen who seems to be of kindergartener age, and while Richard is right in that his son's name is Carl and that he's a teenager, Carl is decidedly ''not'' good with computers.
37	* InterspeciesRomance: Sheila, a ''Stegosaurus'', is in love with Craig, a ''Triceratops''. Also, Richard the ''Diplodocus'' is married to a ''Parasaurolophus'' named Amelia.
38	* {{Jerkass}}: Richard's son Carl. He destroys Craig's workspace, hits Craig with a golf club many times and calls his father a idiot when he doesn't want to be watched. (Which he does since he destroyed his father's bedroom with fireworks.) [[LaserGuidedKarma Luckily, Terry eats him before he can do anymore harm.]]
39	* LargeHam: CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG! And he's [[WorldOfHam not the ''only'' example in this series.]]
40	* LoopholeAbuse: When Sheila asks if Bruce will still keep Bran Muffin Tuesdays, he ups the ante by telling her that there'll be bran muffins ''every'' day. However, there's a catch.
41	-->'''Richard:''' Bruce says that [[ExactWords there's still bran muffins every day]], but you have to get 'em yourselves. ''[[{{Beat}} (beat)]]'' And eat 'em at home.
42	* NoIndoorVoice: All of the main cast except for Terry.
43	* RageBreakingPoint: Danny the ''Ankylosaurus'' team-building instructor is hired to build up trust between the crew, and goes increasingly frustrated at their incompetence at his lessons. When Craig suggests just giving Todd his discount card rather than a trust fall due to a bad back, Danny snaps and throws a fit on Terry's desk, knocking things off with his clubbed tail as he rants. Until he loses his balance and falls off, getting eaten by Terry in an attempt to catch him.
44	* RandomlyReversedLetters: The title screen for every episode has the "r" written backwards. There are other occasions where they write the "r" backwards such as on a banner celebrating Craig's birthday and at Rawrbucks.
45	* RaptorAttack: Bruce Veloci from "New Boss" is a ''Velociraptor'' that looks not much different than a stereotypical depiction, only he's bigger and walks upright like an old-fashioned portrayal of a theropod. Interestingly, he has NonMammalianHair which could be interpreted as feathers.
46	* ReusedCharacterDesign:
47	** Bruce Veloci has the same exact model as one of the soap opera characters from "Sick Day".
48	** The ''Spinosaurus'' driver in "Traffic" and the ''Spinosaurus'' waiter in "Guys Night Out" also have the same model.
49	** Brooms [=McKinsey=], the old janitor from "Halloween Spooktacurawr", and Danny, the Dino Team instructor from "Team Building", also share the same model, too.
50	** The secretary in "Office Romance" and Nestor, the stunt performer in "Viral Videos", use the same model as well.
51	* SanitySlippage: Craig suffers this thanks to a seemingly faulty printer in "Halloween Spooktacurawr".
52	* SapientEatSapient:
53	** Terry frequently eats other sapient dinosaurs. Then again he is a ''T. rex''.
54	** Bruce too as he eats some small sentient lizards with his sandwich. To be fair, he is a ''Velociraptor''.
55	** The ''Spinosaurus'' waiter from "Guy's Night Out" attempts to eat the guys when they enrage him, and manages to catch Todd.
56	* ShoutOut: Several to ''Film/JurassicPark'', of course. For example, when Craig rear-ends the ''Spinosaurus'''s truck in "Traffic", the angry carnivorous driver flips over Craig's car and starts ripping parts off the underside like the ''T. rex'' in the film. Similarly, Terry's introduction in the first episode causes BadVibrations in the water cooler like the ''T. rex'' in the film. Bruce Veloci's introduction also shows him turning a door handle like the ''Velociraptor'' in the film.
57	* SkewedPriorities: In "Volcano Drill," Craig and Todd are determined to have their conversation in the midst of an erupting volcano.
58	* SnapBack: Nearly every episode has either the office building gravely damaged or someone killed off, but by the next episode, everything is back to normal.
59	* SpannerInTheWorks: Bruce appoints Richard as the boss, but because he's [[BrutalHonesty brutally honest]], he says everything Bruce told him out loud, provoking Craig to go investigate Bruce's master plan.
60	* TeensAreMonsters: Carl in "Bring Your Child To Work". He sets off fireworks in Richard's master bedroom, insults him for thinking that he needs to be watched (which he does), tells Craig he hates him because he's boring, destroys his office with a golf club, and hits him on the head with another one afterwards. Thankfully, Terry eats him before he can do any more damage.
61	* ThereWasADoor: This happens a lot.
62	* TheyKilledKennyAgain:
63	** Terry eats the Intern, a young ''Parasaurolophus'', in almost every episode the Intern appears in.
64	** Todd got eaten by Terry in the first episode, scorched in lava in "Volcano Drill", and mauled by the ''Spinosaurus'' waiter in "Guy's Night Out".
65	* TrustBuildingBlunder: In "Team Building", Terry and Sheila are assigned to do a trust fall with the former catching the latter. Due to Terry's arms being too short (because he's a ''T. rex''), Sheila ends up toppling on her side.
66	* UncomfortableElevatorMoment: The episode "Elevator" is this entirely, when Craig and Sheila are [[ElevatorFailure stuck]]. She uses this to confess her love to him.
67	-->'''Craig:''' Uh... Uh... '''I have to get back to work!''' ''[[ThereWasADoor (crash)]]''
68	* VocalDissonance: All of the office workers have appropriately [[NoIndoorVoice shouty]], growly voices one would expect from a dinosaur... except for Terry the ''T. rex'', the biggest and most fearsome of them all, who sounds like a totally ordinary person. Later episodes feature a few more dinosaurs with normal voices too.
69	* VoiceClipSong: One was made of [[https://youtu.be/UpomqoH55Xo "Computer Problems"]], sung almost entirely by Richard, with one interjection from Sheila.
70	* WouldHurtAChild: Played for laughs. Terry hosts Bring Your Child To Work day to [[ComedicSociopathy eat them]], apparently.
71	-->'''Terry:''' ''(referring to Todd's unhatched egg)'' Ooh, you gonna eat that?\
72	'''Todd:''' I was hoping to watch it grow up!\
73	'''Terry:''' Suit yourself.
74	* {{Yandere}}: Sheila for Craig. When Craig flirts with Amelia, Sheila tries to divert his attention, and just when it seems like the former two are about to get somewhere, Sheila attempts to kill Amelia. ...Then Richard reveals that [[WhamLine he's married to Amelia]].

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