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{{episode|show=[[The Jim Henson Hour]]|airdate=[[1993]]|writer=[[Anthony Minghella]]|director=[[Paul Weiland]]}}
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[[Image:Dogthedinosaur.jpg|thumb|300px|Dog the toy dinosaur]]
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[[File:Livingwithdinosaurs.png|thumb|300px|Dom and Dog]]
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[[File:Jim_Henson_Hour_111_outro.jpg|thumb|300px|Jim Henson and "Dog" the toy dinosaur in the epilogue of ''The Jim Henson Hour'' version.]]
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'''''Living With Dinosaurs''''' is a television special that originally aired in the UK on December 30, 1990. "Living with Dinosaurs" was written by [[Anthony Minghella]], and directed by [[Paul Weiland]], both of whom also worked on ''[[The StoryTeller]]''.
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In the special, a socially awkward young English boy named Dom deals with his fears about his unemployed artist father (Lee), his pregnant mother (Vicky), and his asthma, with the help of his favorite doll, a stuffed dinosaur named [[Dog (dinosaur)|Dog]].
   
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After airing in the UK, the special was re-formatted to become an episode of ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''. However, the series was cancelled before the reformatted version aired (intended as episode #11); it was broadcast in the UK as an episode of the series.<ref>[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/11/21/11211988/ Jim Henson's Red Book]</ref>
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==Plot Outline==
  
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===Living with Dinosaurs===
  
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A socially awkward young English boy deals with his fears about his unemployed artist father, his pregnant mother, and his asthma, with the help of his favorite doll, a stuffed dinosaur named [[Dog_(dinosaur)|Dog]].
  
   
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The reworked ''The Jim Henson Hour'' episode consists of the standard framing element of [[Jim Henson]] appearing in the digital environment speaking to the audience, and no [[MuppetTelevision]] segment to accommodate the "Living with Dinosaurs" story.
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"Living with Dinosaurs" was written by [[Anthony Minghella]], and directed by [[Paul Weiland]], both of whom also worked on ''[[The StoryTeller]]''.
  
   
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The original special (without Henson's bookends or ''The Jim Henson Hour'' titles) later aired on [[Nickelodeon]] in the US in 1993.
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==Notes==
  
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* This episode was later re-aired as a stand-alone special without the framing introduction and closing, or The Jim Henson Hour title/logos.
  
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In 2000, a pilot script was written for a new series based on ''Living With Dinosaurs'', but it was never produced.
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* [[NBC]] cancelled ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' after nine episodes. This episode aired in the UK on December 30, [[1990]], but it didn't air in the US until [[1993]], as a stand-alone special on [[Nickelodeon]].
  
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==Cast==
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*[[Michael Maloney]] as Lee
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*[[Juliet Stevenson]] as Vicky
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*[[Gregory Chisholm]] as Dom
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*[[Patrick Malahide]] as Uncle Adrian
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*[[Darren Bastable]] as Victor
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*[[Gwyneth Strong]] as Teacher
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*[[Myron McKay]] as Friend
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*[[Byron Spiers]] as Case
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*Pippa Ford-Jones as Girl
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===Puppeteers===
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* [[Brian Henson]] as [[Dog (dinosaur)|Dog]] (voice/lead puppeteer)
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* with [[Sue Dacre]], [[David Greenaway]]
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==Credits==
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*Producer: [[Duncan Kenworthy]]
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*[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]: [[Peter Brooke]], [[David Housman]], [[Lesja Liber]], [[Mike Osborn]], [[Neal Scanlan]], [[Cheryl Henson]], [[David Dunsterville]]
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*Creative Supervisor: [[John Stephenson]]
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*Music: [[Rachel Portman]]
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*Costume Designer: [[Ann Hollowood]]
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*Production Designer: Simon Holland
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*Photographed by Peter Hannan
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*Produced in association with TVS Films Ltd.
   
 
==External links==
  
==External links==
 
* [http://www.henson.com/family_content.php?content=livingwithdinosaurs Henson.com page]
  
* [http://www.henson.com/family_content.php?content=livingwithdinosaurs Henson.com page]
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* [http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/11/21/11211988/ Jim Henson's Red Book entry]
 
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0097763/ IMDb]
  
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0097763/ IMDb]
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* [http://www.toughpigs.com/anthhensonintro.htm Tough Pigs Anthology -- The Jim Henson Hour: A Lost Muppet Classic]
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* [http://www.toughpigs.com/the-jim-henson-hour-anthology/ Tough Pigs Anthology -- The Jim Henson Hour: A Lost Muppet Classic]
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==Sources==
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<References/>
   
 
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Revision as of 07:38, 1 November 2013

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Air Date 1990 (UK)
1993 (US)
Written by Anthony Minghella
Director Paul Weiland
Livingwithdinosaurs

Dom and Dog

Livingwith dinosaurs

Dog the toy dinosaur

Jim Henson Hour 111 outro

Jim Henson and "Dog" the toy dinosaur in the epilogue of The Jim Henson Hour version.

Living With Dinosaurs is a television special that originally aired in the UK on December 30, 1990. "Living with Dinosaurs" was written by Anthony Minghella, and directed by Paul Weiland, both of whom also worked on The StoryTeller. In the special, a socially awkward young English boy named Dom deals with his fears about his unemployed artist father (Lee), his pregnant mother (Vicky), and his asthma, with the help of his favorite doll, a stuffed dinosaur named Dog.

After airing in the UK, the special was re-formatted to become an episode of The Jim Henson Hour. However, the series was cancelled before the reformatted version aired (intended as episode #11); it was broadcast in the UK as an episode of the series.[1]

The reworked The Jim Henson Hour episode consists of the standard framing element of Jim Henson appearing in the digital environment speaking to the audience, and no MuppetTelevision segment to accommodate the "Living with Dinosaurs" story.

The original special (without Henson's bookends or The Jim Henson Hour titles) later aired on Nickelodeon in the US in 1993.

In 2000, a pilot script was written for a new series based on Living With Dinosaurs, but it was never produced.

Cast

  • Michael Maloney as Lee
  • Juliet Stevenson as Vicky
  • Gregory Chisholm as Dom
  • Patrick Malahide as Uncle Adrian
  • Darren Bastable as Victor
  • Gwyneth Strong as Teacher
  • Myron McKay as Friend
  • Byron Spiers as Case
  • Pippa Ford-Jones as Girl

Puppeteers

Credits

External links

Sources

  1. ↑ Jim Henson's Red Book

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