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Western Animation: Denver the Last Dinosaur

Note the dino-mohawk.

A French-American co-production, Denver the Last Dinosaur is an animated series from the 1980's (as if you needed to be told) about a group of California teens that finds the last dinosaur egg and teaches the ensuing hatchling, Denver, all about skateboarding, rocking out on guitar, and generally being totally radical. It lasted for 52 episodes and then was promptly forgotten, along with some of the other remnants of the late-80's / early 90's dinosaur mania. The little nostalgia for the series is mostly not because the show itself is fondly remembered (it isn't very good), but because of that kick-ass theme song.

Tropes:

And Knowing Is Half the Battle: The story occasionally stops in its tracks so the narrator can impart dinosaur facts to the viewer.
Corrupt Hick: Morton Fizzback, the greedy concert promoter.
Dueling Shows: With Dink, the Little Dinosaur.
Everything's Better with Dinosaurs
Fish Out of Temporal Water
Gilligan Cut: After Mario protests that he won't beg his admirer for a favour.
Line-of-Sight Name: Denver's name is taken from a passing bus which displays a tourism ad for Denver, Colorado.
Mad Scientist: Professor Funt.
Non-Standard Character Design: Denver looks different than the more realistic dinosaurs in the opening
Real Men Wear Pink: Denver's guitar and accessories are pink.
Totally Radical: Even for its day, the show had an unusually high density of California surfer clich�s.