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{{quote|'''Roy:''' But the rooster was determined to get it back with the aid of his trained dinosaurs!<br />
{{quote|'''Roy:''' But the rooster was determined to get it back with the aid of his trained dinosaurs!<br />
'''Orson:''' Trained dinosaurs? Where did the trained dinosaurs come from?<br />
'''Orson:''' Trained dinosaurs? Where did the trained dinosaurs come from?<br />
'''Roy:''' Same place all those [[Instant Awesome Just Add Ninja|ninjas came from]].|''[[Garfield and Friends|U.S. Acres]]'', "The Name Game"}}
'''Roy:''' Same place all those [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja|ninjas came from]].|''[[Garfield and Friends|U.S. Acres]]'', "The Name Game"}}


Well, it's true. Dinosaurs are [[Rule of Cool|cool]]. No exceptions. (Well, [[Barney and Friends (TV)|almost none.]])
Well, it's true. Dinosaurs are [[Rule of Cool|cool]]. No exceptions. (Well, [[Barney and Friends (TV)|almost none.]])
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The essence of this trope is the presence of dinosaurs which are not ultimately critical to the plot. If the story would be essentially the same without dinosaurs, it's an example. On the other hand, if [[Dinosaur Media|dinosaurs are integral to the premise]], it's not an example.
The essence of this trope is the presence of dinosaurs which are not ultimately critical to the plot. If the story would be essentially the same without dinosaurs, it's an example. On the other hand, if [[Dinosaur Media|dinosaurs are integral to the premise]], it's not an example.


Note that just because a series [[Justified Trope|provides a reason]] for there to be dinosaurs does not mean it isn't an example of this trope. Sure, a dinosaur altmode might very well be a good idea for a Transformer, but the real reason for a dinosaur form is to [[Merchandise Driven|appeal to young boys]].
Note that just because a series [[Justified Trope|provides a reason]] for there to be dinosaurs does not mean it isn't an example of this trope. Sure, a dinosaur altmode might very well be a good idea for a Transformer, but the real reason for a dinosaur form is to [[Merchandise-Driven|appeal to young boys]].


Despite the name of this trope, it can cover examples that are not technically dinosaurs. Other extinct reptiles, like pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, and dimetrodons would fall under this trope. And while it may be a stretch, since we don't have individual tropes for Everything is Better with Woolly Mammoths/Woolly Rhinos/Saber-tooth Cats/etc., these examples would get grouped here.
Despite the name of this trope, it can cover examples that are not technically dinosaurs. Other extinct reptiles, like pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, and dimetrodons would fall under this trope. And while it may be a stretch, since we don't have individual tropes for Everything is Better with Woolly Mammoths/Woolly Rhinos/Saber-tooth Cats/etc., these examples would get grouped here.


See also [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]] and [[Somewhere a Palaeontologist Is Crying]]. Compare [[Dinosaur Media]].
See also [[Dinosaurs Are Dragons]] and [[Somewhere a Palaeontologist Is Crying]]. Compare [[Dinosaur Media]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
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** [[Squick|Like]] that?
** [[Squick|Like]] that?
* A ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'' ''[[God Mazinger (Anime)|spin-off]]'' applied this trope. The [[Big Bad]] used an army of dinosaurs to try and conquer another lands.
* A ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'' ''[[God Mazinger (Anime)|spin-off]]'' applied this trope. The [[Big Bad]] used an army of dinosaurs to try and conquer another lands.
* ''[[The Prince of Tennis (Manga)|The Prince of Tennis]]'': Tezuka's [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome|amazing tennis move]] is what ''really'' killed the dinosaurs.
* ''[[The Prince of Tennis (Manga)|The Prince of Tennis]]'': Tezuka's [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|amazing tennis move]] is what ''really'' killed the dinosaurs.
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' card game has a dinosaur type, the number of dinos expanded by Tyranno Kenzan in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX (Anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]''. Dinosaur Ryuuzaki (Rex Raptor) uses a dinosaur-themed deck in the anime.
* The ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' card game has a dinosaur type, the number of dinos expanded by Tyranno Kenzan in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX (Anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]''. Dinosaur Ryuuzaki (Rex Raptor) uses a dinosaur-themed deck in the anime.
* So does ''[[Tabletop Game]]/Digimon''.
* So does ''[[Tabletop Game]]/Digimon''.
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* An episode of ''[[Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs (Anime)|Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs]]'' took place on a planet populated by dinosaurs. The episode was titled [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|"Oh Boy! Dinosaurs!"]], appropriately enough.
* An episode of ''[[Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs (Anime)|Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs]]'' took place on a planet populated by dinosaurs. The episode was titled [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|"Oh Boy! Dinosaurs!"]], appropriately enough.
* ''[[The Five Star Stories (Manga)|The Five Star Stories]]'' has dinosaurs on a few of the planets, which are inexplicably identical to various species that once roamed the Earth. The level of dinosaurs a planet has is actually a pretty good way to measure its age. The young planet Juno has quite a few, although they're now threatened by humans and other introduced mammal species; the older Delta Belune also has dinosaurs, but they're small and birdlike; Kallamity, supposedly the oldest inhabitable planet, doesn't seem to have any dinos at all.
* ''[[The Five Star Stories (Manga)|The Five Star Stories]]'' has dinosaurs on a few of the planets, which are inexplicably identical to various species that once roamed the Earth. The level of dinosaurs a planet has is actually a pretty good way to measure its age. The young planet Juno has quite a few, although they're now threatened by humans and other introduced mammal species; the older Delta Belune also has dinosaurs, but they're small and birdlike; Kallamity, supposedly the oldest inhabitable planet, doesn't seem to have any dinos at all.
* In ''[[Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Steel Ball Run]]'', Diego Brando becomes a Wereraptor after he gains a stand ability.
* In ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Steel Ball Run]]'', Diego Brando becomes a Wereraptor after he gains a stand ability.
* ''[[Dinosaur King]]'' isn't a strict example as it's focused completely on dinosaurs, not just throwing them in for [[Rule of Cool]]. But consider this: In Japan it was preceded by an insect-battling game called ''Mushi King''. Then the designers sat down to plan a spinoff and asked themselves "What's better than insects?" before concluding that [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs]].
* ''[[Dinosaur King]]'' isn't a strict example as it's focused completely on dinosaurs, not just throwing them in for [[Rule of Cool]]. But consider this: In Japan it was preceded by an insect-battling game called ''Mushi King''. Then the designers sat down to plan a spinoff and asked themselves "What's better than insects?" before concluding that [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]].
* ''[[Getter Robo (Manga)|Getter Robo]]''. Just... Getter Robo. If there's room for a dinosaur at any given time, then they '''will''' be there. And it will be [[Holy Shit Quotient|awesome]].
* ''[[Getter Robo (Manga)|Getter Robo]]''. Just... Getter Robo. If there's room for a dinosaur at any given time, then they '''will''' be there. And it will be [[Holy Shit Quotient|awesome]].
** Dinosaur mecha piloted by dinosaurs. YEAAAAAH
** Dinosaur mecha piloted by dinosaurs. YEAAAAAH
* The [[School Festival]] arc in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has the engineering club construct a robotic ''T. rex'' because it would make the festival parades that much more awesome. This fooled [[The Hero]] at first since it was so life-like. They occasionally go berserk (though no one is ever hurt), giving [[Ken Akamatsu|the author]] the opportunity to have the lead heroine slice off its head with her [[BFS]] [[What Measure Is a Non Human|since it was a robot]].
* The [[School Festival]] arc in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has the engineering club construct a robotic ''T. rex'' because it would make the festival parades that much more awesome. This fooled [[The Hero]] at first since it was so life-like. They occasionally go berserk (though no one is ever hurt), giving [[Ken Akamatsu|the author]] the opportunity to have the lead heroine slice off its head with her [[BFS]] [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|since it was a robot]].
* In Law of Ueki Plus the main characters [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|ride into the Big Bad 's lair on a]] ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', destroying a tower and defeating a bunch of guards all in one fell swoop.
* In Law of Ueki Plus the main characters [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|ride into the Big Bad 's lair on a]] ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', destroying a tower and defeating a bunch of guards all in one fell swoop.
* [[Gon (Manga)|Gon]] has a miniature ''T. rex'' for a protagonist, fighting large modern mammals most of the time. No, [[Somewhere a Palaeontologist Is Crying|palaeontologist did not hang himself]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_<!-- 28seat29 so that you could use his corpse as a swing]]. -->
* [[Gon (Manga)|Gon]] has a miniature ''T. rex'' for a protagonist, fighting large modern mammals most of the time. No, [[Somewhere a Palaeontologist Is Crying|palaeontologist did not hang himself]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_<!-- 28seat29 so that you could use his corpse as a swing]]. -->
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* ''[[Primeval]]'' was advertised as being about dinosaurs despite none appearing in the first series. Presumablyhey thought saying it was about giant centipedes, dodos and flying lizards wouldn't draw in as many viewers.
* ''[[Primeval]]'' was advertised as being about dinosaurs despite none appearing in the first series. Presumablyhey thought saying it was about giant centipedes, dodos and flying lizards wouldn't draw in as many viewers.
* The ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]'' franchises have had no fewer than two dinosaur-themed series (''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Zyuranger]]'' and ''[[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Abaranger]]'', localized as ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|the original MMPR]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder|Dino Thunder]]''); and three others with their own dinosaur mecha: ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Go-Onger]]'' / ''[[Power Rangers RPM (TV)|RPM]]'', based on animal/vehicle hybrids, has dinosaur trains; ''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Timeranger]]''/''[[Power Rangers Time Force|Time Force]]'' has one of the [[Time Police]]'s mecha be saurian for [[Rule of Cool|no adequately explained reason]]; and ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Gokaiger]]'' has a dino mecha in homage to three Rangers who died, who just so happened to share a dino motif (a Zyuranger, an Abaranger, and the Timeranger who owned the gratuitous dinosaur robot).
* The ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]'' franchises have had no fewer than two dinosaur-themed series (''[[Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger|Zyuranger]]'' and ''[[Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger|Abaranger]]'', localized as ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|the original MMPR]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder|Dino Thunder]]''); and three others with their own dinosaur mecha: ''[[Engine Sentai Go-onger|Go-Onger]]'' / ''[[Power Rangers RPM (TV)|RPM]]'', based on animal/vehicle hybrids, has dinosaur trains; ''[[Mirai Sentai Timeranger|Timeranger]]''/''[[Power Rangers Time Force|Time Force]]'' has one of the [[Time Police]]'s mecha be saurian for [[Rule of Cool|no adequately explained reason]]; and ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|Gokaiger]]'' has a dino mecha in homage to three Rangers who died, who just so happened to share a dino motif (a Zyuranger, an Abaranger, and the Timeranger who owned the gratuitous dinosaur robot).
* ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' has the [[Mid Season Upgrade|PuToTyra]] (Pterodactyl - Triceratops - Tyrannosaurus) [[Set Bonus|Combo]], a dinosaur-themed [[Super Mode]]. Unlike his other [[Combo Platter Powers]], the three dino medals ''only'' work in their combined [[Set Bonus]] form.
* ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' has the [[Mid-Season Upgrade|PuToTyra]] (Pterodactyl - Triceratops - Tyrannosaurus) [[Set Bonus|Combo]], a dinosaur-themed [[Super Mode]]. Unlike his other [[Combo Platter Powers]], the three dino medals ''only'' work in their combined [[Set Bonus]] form.
* From ''[[Pee Wees Playhouse (TV)|Pee Wees Playhouse]]'', Pterri, Pee-Wee's talking pet pterosaur, and the (unrelated) Dinosaur Family.
* From ''[[Pee Wees Playhouse (TV)|Pee Wees Playhouse]]'', Pterri, Pee-Wee's talking pet pterosaur, and the (unrelated) Dinosaur Family.
* [[Barney and Friends (TV)|Barney and Friends]]. The less said the better.
* [[Barney and Friends (TV)|Barney and Friends]]. The less said the better.
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** There's also the episode where ''iCarly'' gets turned into a TV show, and [[Executive Meddling|they put a guy in a dinosaur costume in the show]] because "kids love dinosaurs".
** There's also the episode where ''iCarly'' gets turned into a TV show, and [[Executive Meddling|they put a guy in a dinosaur costume in the show]] because "kids love dinosaurs".
* Dunedin
* Dunedin
* ''[[Danger 5 (TV)|Danger 5]]'' revolves around the eponymous team's efforts to stop Hitler and the Nazis from taking all of Europe. Given the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|nature of the show]], this involves facing various oddities including bullet-proof women and ''[[Rule of Cool|Nazi-controlled dinosaurs]]''.
* ''[[Danger 5 (TV)|Danger 5]]'' revolves around the eponymous team's efforts to stop Hitler and the Nazis from taking all of Europe. Given the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|nature of the show]], this involves facing various oddities including bullet-proof women and ''[[Rule of Cool|Nazi-controlled dinosaurs]]''.




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* As mentioned, quite a few ''[[Transformers]]'' have dinosaur altmodes. The Dinobots were some of the fans' favorites, and of course Grimlock became a classic nearly on par with Optimus Prime and Megatron.
* As mentioned, quite a few ''[[Transformers]]'' have dinosaur altmodes. The Dinobots were some of the fans' favorites, and of course Grimlock became a classic nearly on par with Optimus Prime and Megatron.
** Megatron himself got a dinosaur alt-mode in ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]''.
** Megatron himself got a dinosaur alt-mode in ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]''.
** And who could ever forget Dinobot? Or his arguments with his [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scott_McNeil rodent alter-ego]? His greatest asset? Being a 'raptor with [[Frickin Laser Beams|laser-firing]] [[Eye Beams|eyes]].
** And who could ever forget Dinobot? Or his arguments with his [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scott_McNeil rodent alter-ego]? His greatest asset? Being a 'raptor with [[Frickin' Laser Beams|laser-firing]] [[Eye Beams|eyes]].
** In the video game ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron]]'', Trypticon still has his Tyrannosaurus body design despite the game being set at the beginning of The Great War, millions of years before the Transformers knew about Earth and dinosaurs. Truly the awesomeness of dinosaurs transcends space and time.
** In the video game ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron]]'', Trypticon still has his Tyrannosaurus body design despite the game being set at the beginning of The Great War, millions of years before the Transformers knew about Earth and dinosaurs. Truly the awesomeness of dinosaurs transcends space and time.
*** Fall of Cybertron has the Dinobots making an appearance with their dino-modes.
*** Fall of Cybertron has the Dinobots making an appearance with their dino-modes.
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** Oddly, most prehistoric Pokemon are part-Rock types, at least the ones that have to be [[Shout Out|reanimated from fossils]]. Even [[Lightning Bruiser|Aerodactyl]], a ''pterosaur made of rock''.
** Oddly, most prehistoric Pokemon are part-Rock types, at least the ones that have to be [[Shout Out|reanimated from fossils]]. Even [[Lightning Bruiser|Aerodactyl]], a ''pterosaur made of rock''.
** Now joined by Archen and Archeops, a basal bird/flying deinonychosaur Pokemon.
** Now joined by Archen and Archeops, a basal bird/flying deinonychosaur Pokemon.
* ''[[Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden (Video Game)|Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden]]'': {{spoiler|The [[One Winged Angel]] form of the last boss is ''T-Rex Barkley.'' I laughed for a good three minutes after the reveal.}}
* ''[[Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden (Video Game)|Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden]]'': {{spoiler|The [[One-Winged Angel]] form of the last boss is ''T-Rex Barkley.'' I laughed for a good three minutes after the reveal.}}
* ''[[Adventure Island]]'', from the second game onward, gave Master Higgins dinosaur buddies that granted him extra powers.
* ''[[Adventure Island]]'', from the second game onward, gave Master Higgins dinosaur buddies that granted him extra powers.
* The Triscene terror units from ''[[X-COM]]: Terror From The Deep'', which are [[Cyborg|cyborg dinosaurs]] that come equipped with [[Make Me Wanna Shout|Sonic Cannons]].
* The Triscene terror units from ''[[X-COM]]: Terror From The Deep'', which are [[Cyborg|cyborg dinosaurs]] that come equipped with [[Make Me Wanna Shout|Sonic Cannons]].
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*** So that's an [[Averted Trope|aversion?]]
*** So that's an [[Averted Trope|aversion?]]
*** Might have ended up that way but the story included a mustachioed T-Rex in a business suit who was so good at diplomacy that the writer had to protect us from his words lest we weep for joy, then sink into despair over our own hideousness and take our own lives as we rightly should.
*** Might have ended up that way but the story included a mustachioed T-Rex in a business suit who was so good at diplomacy that the writer had to protect us from his words lest we weep for joy, then sink into despair over our own hideousness and take our own lives as we rightly should.
* ''[[Eight Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' provides a [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/05/20/episode-284-what-could-it-be/ ninja riding a dinosaur armed with Febreeze].
* ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' provides a [http://www.nuklearpower.com/2003/05/20/episode-284-what-could-it-be/ ninja riding a dinosaur armed with Febreeze].
* ''[[Diesel Sweeties]]'' [http://dieselsweeties.com/archive.php?s=1516 posits] that there are two types of people in the world: those who would travel back in time to get drunk with pirates, and those that would go back to see what color the dinosaurs really were.
* ''[[Diesel Sweeties]]'' [http://dieselsweeties.com/archive.php?s=1516 posits] that there are two types of people in the world: those who would travel back in time to get drunk with pirates, and those that would go back to see what color the dinosaurs really were.
* ''[[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]]'' has a [http://xkcd.com/135/ serious] [http://xkcd.com/292/ problem] [http://xkcd.com/87/ with] [http://xkcd.com/155/ raptors], though the problem may have been [http://xkcd.com/758/ minimized] by now. The fascination with dinosaurs extends to [http://xkcd.com/650/ other dinosaur species].
* ''[[Xkcd (Webcomic)|Xkcd]]'' has a [http://xkcd.com/135/ serious] [http://xkcd.com/292/ problem] [http://xkcd.com/87/ with] [http://xkcd.com/155/ raptors], though the problem may have been [http://xkcd.com/758/ minimized] by now. The fascination with dinosaurs extends to [http://xkcd.com/650/ other dinosaur species].
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* While [[Toyless Toyline Character|sadly never released as toys]], the ''[[Bionicle]]'' web serials feature [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyborg dinosaurs]] that shoot [[Frickin Laser Beams]] [[Eye Beams|from their eyes.]]
* While [[Toyless Toyline Character|sadly never released as toys]], the ''[[Bionicle]]'' web serials feature [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyborg dinosaurs]] that shoot [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] [[Eye Beams|from their eyes.]]
* ''[[Dragon Cave (Web Game)|Dragon Cave]]'' includes spotted dinosaur eggs- dinosaurs apparently being, in the absence of the former Yoshis, the second best choice, since no lawyer can complain about real-life creatures. The end results are very chubby, cheerful-looking cartoonish [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]] that ''wear shoes''. Of course, this site presumably being set in medieval times with quite lax witchcraft-prosecuting policies, this is the least of their problems.
* ''[[Dragon Cave (Web Game)|Dragon Cave]]'' includes spotted dinosaur eggs- dinosaurs apparently being, in the absence of the former Yoshis, the second best choice, since no lawyer can complain about real-life creatures. The end results are very chubby, cheerful-looking cartoonish [[Gentle Giant|Gentle Giants]] that ''wear shoes''. Of course, this site presumably being set in medieval times with quite lax witchcraft-prosecuting policies, this is the least of their problems.
* One of Yotam Perel's cartoons involved a man buying his wife a bouquet.
* One of Yotam Perel's cartoons involved a man buying his wife a bouquet.
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'''Man:''' THAT'S NOT SWEET. DINOSAURS ARE SWEET. }}
'''Man:''' THAT'S NOT SWEET. DINOSAURS ARE SWEET. }}
* Inverted in ''[[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]]''; bad smut is ''worse'' with dinosaurs.
* Inverted in ''[[Protectors of the Plot Continuum]]''; bad smut is ''worse'' with dinosaurs.
* One of the most famous stories posted on the Current Events social board on [[Game FAQs]] is [http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1508080 the Raptor Story]. It starts off as an allegedly true, real-time first-person account by a poster who claims to hear his sister and her friends playing spin the bottle. However, when [[Brother Sister Incest|the author and his sister are about to kiss]], the sister and her friends are inexplicably revealed to be velociraptors. In the biggest [[Unexpected Genre Change]] ever, the story then follows the author as he attempts to flee the dinosaur-filled city and defeat the person responsible for the dinosaurs...BarackObama.
* One of the most famous stories posted on the Current Events social board on [[Game FAQs]] is [http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1508080 the Raptor Story]. It starts off as an allegedly true, real-time first-person account by a poster who claims to hear his sister and her friends playing spin the bottle. However, when [[Brother-Sister Incest|the author and his sister are about to kiss]], the sister and her friends are inexplicably revealed to be velociraptors. In the biggest [[Unexpected Genre Change]] ever, the story then follows the author as he attempts to flee the dinosaur-filled city and defeat the person responsible for the dinosaurs...BarackObama.
** The story has [[Jesus Was Way Cool|Raptor Jesus]]...the ''best'' kind of Jesus. Who [[Barack Obama]] then jump-kicks. Yeah, its [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs|that kind of story]].
** The story has [[Jesus Was Way Cool|Raptor Jesus]]...the ''best'' kind of Jesus. Who [[Barack Obama]] then jump-kicks. Yeah, its [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|that kind of story]].
** A [http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1580313 sequel] was later created which retcons the sister's death in the first story and [[POV Sequel|takes place from her perspective]].
** A [http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1580313 sequel] was later created which retcons the sister's death in the first story and [[POV Sequel|takes place from her perspective]].
* [http://comixed.com/2010/02/23/washington/ This.]
* [http://comixed.com/2010/02/23/washington/ This.]
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* In an early episode of ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'', Brock Samson, while in a [[Lotus Eater Machine]], and dreams that he is fighting flamethrower-wielding cowboys. Only, they're riding T. Rexes. Yet Brock, in his sheer awesomeness (and mainly because it's ''his'' dream) easily dispatches them.
* In an early episode of ''[[The Venture Brothers (Animation)|The Venture Brothers]]'', Brock Samson, while in a [[Lotus Eater Machine]], and dreams that he is fighting flamethrower-wielding cowboys. Only, they're riding T. Rexes. Yet Brock, in his sheer awesomeness (and mainly because it's ''his'' dream) easily dispatches them.
* An episode of ''[[Jimmy Two Shoes]]'' has [[Mad Scientist|Heloise]] building a large T-Rex skeleton as an instrument of misery [[My Little Panzer|aimed at kids]].
* An episode of ''[[Jimmy Two Shoes]]'' has [[Mad Scientist|Heloise]] building a large T-Rex skeleton as an instrument of misery [[My Little Panzer|aimed at kids]].
* Both ''[[Batman the Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' and ''[[Superman the Animated Series]]'' feature the titular heroes fighting an animatronic Tyrannosaurus at one point, with ''Superman'' very early on in the first season.
* Both ''[[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman the Animated Series]]'' and ''[[Superman the Animated Series]]'' feature the titular heroes fighting an animatronic Tyrannosaurus at one point, with ''Superman'' very early on in the first season.
* Because sometimes just a guy in a mask isn't enough for [[Scooby Doo|Mystery Inc.]], the gang has faced dinosaurs (besides dragons, sea serpents, and the Loch Ness Monster) in ''[[What's New Scooby Doo]]'' and more recently ''Scooby Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur.''
* Because sometimes just a guy in a mask isn't enough for [[Scooby Doo|Mystery Inc.]], the gang has faced dinosaurs (besides dragons, sea serpents, and the Loch Ness Monster) in ''[[What's New Scooby Doo]]'' and more recently ''Scooby Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur.''
* ''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]''.
* ''[[Extreme Dinosaurs]]''.
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