Dinosaucers

Dinovolving

All the Dinosaucers have a button on the front of their uniforms which instantly devolves them to their primitive ancestors' dinosaur state, while retaining their intelligence and ability to speak English. This special ability is called Dinovolving and initially appeared to be a significant element of the series, as both Allo and Bronto Thunder Dinovolved in the first episode. Despite the apparent technological advantage, most of the later episodes featured no Dinovolving. Stego and Teryx were the only Dinosaucers who would never Dinovolve throughout the series, while Allo, Tricero, Bonehead, and Bronto Thunder would use the ability in more than one episode.
The Tyrannos do not have the secret of Dinovolving, and a few episodes even revolve around their plans to steal the technology somehow, but they do possess a special raygun called a devolver. Blasting a living creature with this weapon has the same "devolving" effect as Dinovolving, but reduces the victim's intelligence to that of the devolved form. For those from Reptilon, the form is that of a normal dinosaur, while humans are reverted to primitive cavemen. In any case, the device often winds up being used against them, to much comedic effect, rather than on the Dinosaucers. In this fashion, Genghis Rex, Ankylo, Quackpot, and Brachio were all changed into primitive dinosaurs at various times in the series. The Tyrannos also possess a weapon called a "fossilizer", which is capable of turning its target into stone, as well as reversing the condition. The Dinosaucers were also shown to have access to this particular type of weapon in one episode, though it may have been on loan from the Tyrannos, as both factions had united to battle a group of anthropomorphic sabertooth tigers, who also hailed from Reptilon. These creatures possessed fossilizers as well, and also had a device which could disrupt the equivalent weapons belonging to the Dinosaucers and Tyrannos while leaving their own in perfect working order.

Dinosaucers

Allo (voiced by Len Carlson) is an Allosaurus and the leader of the Dinosaucers. He has a wife, named Vera, a daughter, named Alloetta, and a maid named Gatormaid (a play on Gatorade). He is the nephew of the Dinosorceror and Dinosorceress, rulers of Reptilon. He can dinovolve into a 40-foot form.
Dimetro (voiced by Chris Wiggins) is a Dimetrodon who is a member of the Dinosaucers and Allo's assistant. Dimetro is the scientist and mechanic of the group.
Bronto Thunder (voiced by Marvin Goldhar): A Brontosaurus, Bronto Thunder has a girlfriend named Apatty Saurus and was a "rep" for a ceramic tile shop, before he became a Dinosaucer. He is physically considered the strongest of the Dinosaucers and can Dinovolve into an 80-foot form.
Stego (voiced by Ray Kahnert) is a Stegosaurus and a quite dim-witted recruit, when compared to the rest of the team. He tries to be brave, but is prone to panic attacks and general cowardice. Stego is a very powerful hand-to-hand combatant who does not realize his own strength.
Tricero (voiced by Rob Cowan): A Triceratops, he had a history of doing investigative work back on Reptilon, serving in the Tricerocops. Tricero has a vibrational super-power that emanates from his 2 brow horns. He can Dinovolve into a 30-foot form.
Bonehead (voiced by Marvin Goldhar) is a Pachycephalosaurus who is the nephew of Allo. He is good-natured and innocent, though unintelligent. Bonehead can dinovolve into a 25-foot form.
Ichy (voiced by Thick Wilson) is an Ichthyosaurus with the ability to communicate with sea creatures. Throughout the series, initially oblivious of her mutuality, he forms a couple with Teryx. He can Dinovolve into a 30-foot form.
Teryx (voiced by Louise Vallance) is the only female Dinosaucer. She is an evolved Archaeopteryx who possesses the innate ability to communicate with birds. Teryx has a crush on Ichy, but because she is a flying creature, whereas Ichy is aquatic, she fears it will not work out. She, however, comes around it and gains confidence in herself as the series progresses, even forming a pair with Ichy, since the episode "For the Love of Teryx".

Secret Scouts

The Secret Scouts are four teenage humans who help the Dinosaucers as allies. According to the opening credits, they met them when they first arrived and gained powers through magic rings they were given. They are some of the closest friends the Dinosaucers have while they are on Earth.

Ryan Spencer (voiced by Simon Reynolds) is a blond-haired boy, who is apparently the most intelligent and athletic of the group. He seems not to get into quite as much trouble as his three friends do.
Sara Spencer (voiced by Barbara Lynn Redpath) is a blond-haired girl and the younger sister of Ryan, as well as the only girl of the Secret Scouts. She is quite athletic and informative, often teaching the Dinosaucers Earth-related notions. Sara's ring gives her increased speed and agility.
Paul (voiced by Richard Yearwood) is an intelligent bespectacled African-American boy. He seems to find the Dinosaucers thrilling and fun. He also has a pet dog, named Charlie, who sometimes causes a lot of trouble for the Dinosaucers in multiple episodes. His Scout ring lets him run at enhanced speed over long distances.
David (voiced by Leslie Toth) is a black-haired boy and the wild one of the Scouts. He often gets into trouble and makes matters worse by getting the Dinosaucers involved in his "act-first and think-second" tactics. He is strong and athletic, and although he does not quite have the sharp intellect of Paul and Ryan, he is creative and a quick thinker. David's ring increases his strength, allowing him to lift several hundred pounds at once.

Tyrannos

The Tyrannos are the forces of "evil" in the series and, like the Dinosaucers, have a total of 8 members in their group. During the course of the series, Plesio, Terrible Dactyl and Quackpot would all betray Genghis Rex at least once over matters of conscience. Despite this, they would eventually return to Rex's side out of loyalty to his cause.

Genghis Rex (voiced by Dan Hennessey): is the primary antagonist of the series. He is a Tyrannosaurus who is the leader of the Tyrannos, as well as the evil counterpart of Allo. Living up to his species' reputation, he is brutal and tyrannical and has a violent temper. Genghis Rex has deep feelings for Teryx and even attempted to kidnap and marry her, but she resisted, since she was in love with Ichy and objected to his ways.
Dei (voiced by Louise Vallance) is a Deinonychus who is the older sister of Rex and the only female Tyranno. Almost as strong as her younger brother, but more intelligent and agile, she demonstrates considerable skill in battle. She also constantly scolds her brother when things go wrong, something no other Tyranno has the courage to do.
Ankylo (voiced by John Stocker) is an Ankylosaurus who is the assistant of Rex. Ankylo bears a resemblance to a warthog and exhibits pig-like characteristics, often snorting when he speaks. He wears grey armor and has red skin and a special weapon called the Anklebuster, which creates a chain made out of energy.
Quackpot (voiced by Len Carlson) is an Anatosaurus who is the practical joker of the group, much to the ire of the other Tyrannos. In episode 63, Quackpot was the star of a children's television show back on Reptilon called Duckbill's Playhouse under the name T.B. Duckbill. Therefore, he objects to harming children and even sometimes protects and cares for them.
Brachio (voiced by Don McManus) is a Brachiosaurus who is the archetypal thug of the gang. He is physically the strongest among the Tyrannos, yet he follows Rex's orders to the letter and (although not at the same degree of stupidity as Bonehead) is not very bright.
Styraco (voiced by Gordon Masten) is a Styracosaurus and former dentist. He is intelligent and sometimes works with machines, though not as often as Plesio. Like Ankylo, he is extremely loyal to Rex. He is sensitive to mental pressure and can behave in a deranged way when pushed to the brink of his sanity.
Plesio (voiced by Dan Hennessey) is an evolved Plesiosaurus and former attorney with the ability to communicate with sea creatures. He serves as the scientist and inventor of the group. Of all of the Tyrannos, he seems to be the most distant from Rex.
Terrible Dactyl (voiced by John Stocker) is a Pterodactylus who sports a crest akin to a Pteranodon and a long rhamphorhynchoid-style tail. He has a soft spot for baby pterosaurs and even once helped the Dinosaucers protect some Pteranodon eggs in the episode Eggs Marks the Spot, showing that there is some good in this mostly evil-willed being after all. Also, he is of a more sporting nature than the other Tyrannos and will sometimes leave a conflict voluntarily if his side has an unfair advantage in numbers.

Minor characters

The Dinosorcerer and Dinosorceress are the leaders of Reptilon. Dinosorcerer is a Megalosaurus and Dinosorceress is a Plateosaurus. They prefer to rule at arm's length, staying out of the squabbles of the Dinosaucers and Tyrannos as parents would their children.
Apatty Saurus is an Apatosaurus who was Bronto Thunder's girlfriend on Reptilon. She is an expert swamp boater and became a partner at the Color Rep-Tiles tile shop, where Bronto Thunder once worked, sometime after Bronto left for Earth.
Major Clifton is an U.S. Air Force officer who is trying to discover the truth about the Dinosaucers at the expense of his reputation.
The Furballs: Ugh (voiced by John Stocker) and Grunt are furry creatures who are equivalent to quite-intelligent pets on Reptilon. They get into trouble more often than not in each episode in which they appear, but end up saving the day for the Dinosaucers since Tyrannos are allergic to them.
Captain Sabretooth and Smilin'Don are a pair of Smilodon space pirates with advanced weapons that rival Reptilon's, like a device that neutralizes the Dinosaucers' and Tyrannos' Fossilizers. They are part of a group called the 'Sabretooths' where it is said that they were invaders of Reptilon, according to the Dinosaucers, though both Captain Sabretooth and Smilin' Don seem to state that Reptilon was their home. Either way, it took all of Reptilon to get and keep the Sabretooths off the planet. They can be fended off with catnip, a little gift Sara gives to the Dinosaucers and Tyrannos in order to keep them away afterwards.
Nessie is an Elasmosaurus who served as inspiration for the Loch Ness Monster. Upon meeting him, she falls in love with Plesio, and though Genghis Rex plans to turn her into a member of the Tyrannos, Plesio loves her to the point of denying Rex's command and even defossilizes the Dinosaucers to help free her. Even though she is offered to become a Dinosaucer, she declines.
Dinosaur Dundy, real name Joseph Dunderback, is an Australian scientist obsessed with studying biology. He once studied the lifeforms in a swamp, but changed his focus and started to study dinosaurs.
Turtleback and Shellhead are two mutated Earthling turtles who are some of Dinosaur Dundy's closest friends. They have cheerful personalities and goodwill. Dundy refers to them as "two of the slipperiest characters he has ever met".
Crockpot is a mutated Earthling crocodile for whom Dinosaur Dundy has cared since it was a hatchling.
Marty and Snake Eyes are two mutated Earth snakes who are friends of Dinosaur Dundy.

U.S. releases

Dinosaucers: Dinosaur Valley & Carnivore in Rio: Released in 1994, it included the first and seventeenth episodes of the series.
Dinosaucers: Take Us Out to the Ball Game & Monday Night Clawball: Released in 1994, it included the second and thirty-second episodes of the series.
Dinosaucers: Hooray for Hollywood & Divide and Conquer: Released in 1994, it included the fourth and fifth episodes of the series.
Dinosaucers: The First Snow & Frozen Furballs: Released in 1994, it included the twelfth and eighteenth episodes of the series.
There have been four tapes in total released on VHS cassette in NTSC format specifically for the United States and Canadian markets. None are still in print or available, making these four VHS tapes rare. Dinosaucers has not been released on DVD, and there are no known plans to do so from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

UK releases

Dinosaucers: Volume 1: Released on March 14, 1994, the episodes included in this volume are Dinosaur Valley, Take Us Out To The Ball Game, Happy Egg Day To You, Hooray For Hollywood and Divide And Conquer.
Dinosaucers: Volume 2: Released on October 10, 1994, the episodes included in this volume are Burgers Up!, Be Prepared, That Shrinking Feeling, Rockin' Reptiles and Sleeping Booty.
There were two tapes in total released for the UK market in PAL format. Unlike the United States tapes that had two episodes on each tape, the United Kingdom tapes had five episodes each on both tapes released.
The first 21 episodes were previously purchased and downloaded online on Amazon.com as well as on iTunes until the summer of 2013, with no current plans to return as of 2026.

Toys

There were originally plans by Galoob to release a Dinosaucers toy line, and prototype figures were produced. The toy line was to include the characters Stego, Bronto-Thunder, Allo, Bonehead, Plesio, Quackpot, Ankylo, and Genghis Rex. The line was scrapped when the show was canceled after airing its initial 65 episodes. As a result, some markets began pulling the series from their cartoon line-ups instead of re-running the show's episodes for the remainder of the full 1987-1988 television season.
In 1989, after Dinosaucers premiered in Brazil, a company named Glasslite contacted Galoob and purchased the molds. As such, Glasslite produced five of the eight unproduced Galoob molds of the 8" figures, although they can be extremely hard to find.

Comic book series

In 2018, Uslan joined with publisher Lion Forge Comics to revive Dinosaucers as a comic book, but the 5-part miniseries was left on a cliffhanger when the comic book was discontinued after a trade paperback was published in January 2019.