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Dino (pronounced dee-no) is a fictional character featured in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones and its spin-offs. He is a pet dinosaur to Fred and Wilma. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1950x2492, 533 KB) Summary Poster to the 1995 Flintstones cartoon Stay Out directed by Joseph Barbera for Cartoon Network. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1950x2492, 533 KB) Summary Poster to the 1995 Flintstones cartoon Stay Out directed by Joseph Barbera for Cartoon Network. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Flintstones is a American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Fred Flintstone. ... Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. ...

A purple snorkasaurus, Dino is a metaphorical dog with the characteristics of a pet canine. He frequently leaps upon Fred Flintstone, yapping happily. After knocking him to the ground, Dino energetically licks Fred's face. On other occasions, Dino can be moved to anger, snarling and snapping. Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog Canis lupus is a type of canine, a mammal in the order Carnivora. ...

For one episode only-- the one that introduced the character, "The Snorkasaurus Hunter" (Season 1, Episode 13)-- Dino is portrayed as a talkative, wisecracking dinosaur, whose vocal inflections were a copy of comedian Phil Silvers. Thereafter, and for the remainder of the series, Dino's ability to speak vanished without explanation. Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedy actor. ...

Dino was voiced (actually, barked like a dog) by Mel Blanc. Following his death in 1989, the role of Dino was taken over by Frank Welker. Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Welker Franklin W. Welker (born February 16, 1945) is an American voice actor. ...

Dino is also the father of 15 puppies when he fell in love with Fred's next door neighbours dog, The dogs were given away to other people shortly after their births.

See also

White Island - A volcanic island in New Zealand where, as a prank, a plastic figurine of Dino was placed in front of a webcam. Location of Whakaari/White Island Whakaari/White Island is situated 48 km from the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, in the Bay of Plenty. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A Creative webcam A web camera (or webcam) is a real-time camera whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant messaging, or a PC video calling application. ...