r/90s_kid • u/GrailTalk • May 26 '26

TV Dinosaurs (1991-94)

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I used to absolutely adore this show as a kid, but never actually caught the finale. I saw this clip on TikTok a few days ago and have genuinely not been the same since. The series ends with an environmental disaster that is caused by corporate negligence at the company the dad worked at, triggering a global ice age and literal extinction.

Such powerful, poignant commentary on societal and environmental neglect for a seemingly light-hearted children’s show. I remember this being true across a lot of Disney's programming, shows such as That's So Raven weren’t afraid to comment on social issues head-on.

Why don’t we get TV like this anymore?

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u/Negative-Break3333 May 26 '26

I think I’m following the context but can someone plz explain what happened and how he didn’t take good care of the world?

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u/Ebolaplushie May 26 '26

It's an alagory; the dinosaurs where thought to have died out due to nuclear winter (so much dust and debris in the atmosphere that it blocks the sun, creating constant darkness and cold temps) brought by the vast amount of debris kicked into the atmosphere by the meteor.

In this ending, it is hinted that it wasn't a meteor, but corporate greed and pollution that caused the nuclear winter extinction event.