Dino
Boy -
Nickname of a human boy named Todd who lives in a prehistoric
world on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon (6 minute segments) DINO BOY
IN THE LOST VALLEY/NBC/1966-1967. Originally, Todd was flying in a plane over the strange uncharted South American
valley when the aircraft's engines failed. To save Todd's life,
his father parachuted him to safety. Within minutes of landing,
a saber-toothed tiger threatened Todd's life, but luckily, a
local Neanderthal (Ugh) saved the boy from danger. Learning to
communicate with simple grunts and basic English, Todd (Dino
Boy) and Ugh became fast friends and together with Ugh's pet
dinosaur, Bronty, the three experienced many adventures in their
mysterious prehistoric landscape. To defend themselves against
danger, Ugh used his great strength and a large wooden club,
while Dino Boy used a bow and arrow and sling-shot.
Opening Narration
"Forced to parachute from a
disabled plane, a young boy lands in a mysterious prehistoric
valley filled with hidden dangers. When a saber-toothed tiger
attacks he is saved by a giant caveman. And so begins the
friendship and adventures of Dino Boy and Ugh the Caveman in
the Lost Valley."
Just where is the Valley of
Dinosaurs? Well, one can speculate that the Valley of Dinosaurs
is a real and very remote place in South America - untouched by
the passing of time, or that somehow,
when drifting to earth on his parachute, Todd slipped into the
past after his father's time travel experiment failed. Either way, Todd never saw his parents
again.
Other beings in the Valley of
Dinosaurs included gigantic insects, a 50-foot cave man (who
captured Bronty), a killer pterodactyl (that held Dino Boy
captive in his nest), a ferocious Snow Creature (who kidnapped a
local girl) and a variety of weird tribes like the winged
Vampire Men, the Moss Men (of Mist Island), the Tree Men, the Rock Pygmies,
the Bird Men, the Wolf People, the Saber-tooth People, the Snake
People, the Worm People (of Horror Swamp), the Spear Warriors,
the Ant Warriors, as well as a group of crazed Sun
Worshippers (who captured Ugh for sacrifice).
The idea for the DINO BOY IN THE LOST
VALLEY cartoon was created by comic book artist Alex Toth. The 'Dino Boy'
tales were sandwiched in between two segments of 'Space Ghost'
cartoons on the SPACE GHOST AND
DINO BOY cartoon show that premiered on September 10, 1966.
'Dino Boy' reruns were aired on NBC's "Hanna-Barbera's World of
Adventure" (1980); and the Cartoon Network's "Super Adventures"
(1992) and "Boomerang" (1998).
TRIVIA NOTE:
Artist Alex Roth also created the character of Space Ghost, a
black-hooded
interplanetary policeman who piloted a spacecraft called the
Phantom Cruiser. Drawing power from his magic belt, Space Ghost
battles crime with the help of his teenage companions,
Jan and Jayce, and, of course, Blip the Monkey.
|
DINO BOY IN THE LOST VALLEY/NBC/1966 |
|
Voice
Credits |
|
Johnny Carson (not the talk
show host) |
as |
Dino Boy |
|
Mike Road |
as |
Ugh |
|
Don Messick |
as |
Bronty |
