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* [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]]: That's the second biggest [[wikipedia:Harvestmen|harvestman]] I've ever seen.
* [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]]: That's the second biggest [[wikipedia:Harvestmen|harvestman]] I've ever seen.
* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Don't abuse the dinosaurs while Jack's watching.''
* [[Berserk Button]]: ''Don't abuse the dinosaurs while Jack's watching.''
* [[Call a Rabbit A Smeerp]]: Different names have developed for the dinosaurs (slithers), which makes sense if you assume that dinosaur books weren't a priority inclusion in the underground shelters. Examples include tyrannosaurs (shivats), allosaurs/deinonychus (cutters), triceratops (macks), and pterosaurs (zekes). Inexplicably, every isolated city seems to have independently used the same names. Averted in the case of mammoths which are called mammoths.
* [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp]]: Different names have developed for the dinosaurs (slithers), which makes sense if you assume that dinosaur books weren't a priority inclusion in the underground shelters. Examples include tyrannosaurs (shivats), allosaurs/deinonychus (cutters), triceratops (macks), and pterosaurs (zekes). Inexplicably, every isolated city seems to have independently used the same names. Averted in the case of mammoths which are called mammoths.
* [[Competitive Balance]]: Used in the Cadillacs & Dinosaurs arcade game.
* [[Competitive Balance]]: Used in the Cadillacs & Dinosaurs arcade game.
** '''{{color|blue|Jack}}''': [[Jack of All Stats|of All Stats]], of course.
** '''{{color|blue|Jack}}''': [[Jack of All Stats|of All Stats]], of course.
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* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: Lord Drumheller.
* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]: Lord Drumheller.
* [[Evil Poacher]]: The primary antagonists for the early part of the series, especially the Terhune family.
* [[Evil Poacher]]: The primary antagonists for the early part of the series, especially the Terhune family.
* [[Everything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: For obvious reasons.
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: For obvious reasons.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: According to Schultz himself, another reason why the cartoon died early. The suits wanted it to be a [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|Turtle]]-killer, and Nelvana was trying to break away from making cartoons made for older audiences at the same time, leading to problems. And then there were concerns over adding Hannah to [[The Merch]], since the suits thought that female characters belonged in [[Barbie|the pink aisle]] only.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: According to Schultz himself, another reason why the cartoon died early. The suits wanted it to be a [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987|Turtle]]-killer, and Nelvana was trying to break away from making cartoons made for older audiences at the same time, leading to problems. And then there were concerns over adding Hannah to [[The Merch]], since the suits thought that female characters belonged in [[Barbie|the pink aisle]] only.
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Gorgostamos, Scarnhorst, Hammer Terhune. I sense a Aesop about overconsumption...
* [[Fat Bastard]]: Gorgostamos, Scarnhorst, Hammer Terhune. I sense a Aesop about overconsumption...
* [[Fur Bikini]]: Hannah wears a fur-one-piece swimsuit at one point. It is, however, a swimsuit, not her typical clothing.
* [[Fur Bikini]]: Hannah wears a fur-one-piece swimsuit at one point. It is, however, a swimsuit, not her typical clothing.
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* [[Mysterious Protector]]: The Grith, to Hannah.
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: The Grith, to Hannah.
* [[Nature Hero]]: Jack Tenrec has some elements of this, as do most of the other Old Blood Mechanics.
* [[Nature Hero]]: Jack Tenrec has some elements of this, as do most of the other Old Blood Mechanics.
* [[No New Fashions in The Future]]: And don't ask where Hannah gets pants that fit her that well.
* [[No New Fashions in the Future]]: And don't ask where Hannah gets pants that fit her that well.
* [[Not Good With People]]: Jack. In fact, it's his Achilles heel throughout the series.
* [[Not Good with People]]: Jack. In fact, it's his Achilles heel throughout the series.
* [[Orphaned Series]]: *sniff*
* [[Orphaned Series]]: *sniff*
* [[Pulp Magazine]]: Not an actual pulp adventure, but clearly influenced by them.
* [[Pulp Magazine]]: Not an actual pulp adventure, but clearly influenced by them.
* [[Ragnarok Proofing]]: Miles and miles and miles of Earth have been wiped clean of any sign humanity ever existed, continents have been reshaped, and the sea level has risen. But New York's skyscrapers are still standing, despite having all the lower levels soaked.
* [[Ragnarok Proofing]]: Miles and miles and miles of Earth have been wiped clean of any sign humanity ever existed, continents have been reshaped, and the sea level has risen. But New York's skyscrapers are still standing, despite having all the lower levels soaked.
* [[Raised By Wolves]]: Hannah finds a child who was raised by the Grith and doesn't understand other humans.
* [[Raised by Wolves]]: Hannah finds a child who was raised by the Grith and doesn't understand other humans.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: Oh, come on, Cadillacs AND dinosaurs! In the future! After the apocalypse!
* [[Rule of Cool]]: Oh, come on, Cadillacs AND dinosaurs! In the future! After the apocalypse!
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Mark Schultz drawing style is so detailed by the end of the series it can take several minutes to absorb each panel.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: Mark Schultz drawing style is so detailed by the end of the series it can take several minutes to absorb each panel.
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