Littlefoot's Adventures of Dinosaur/Transcript

Here is the transcript for Littlefoot's Adventures of Dinosaur.

Opening

• Littlefoot: Some things start out big... and some things start out small. Very small. But sometimes the smallest thing... can make the biggest changes of all.

There are twelve eggs in the nest. Soon twelve eggs that will hatch into twelve beautiful dinosaur children. And before you can say "iguanodon", they will be fifteen feet tall and weigh four and a half tons. A flock of ichthyornis flies gracefully overhead, water cascades down a nearby waterfall and the surrounding mountains are almost overbearing in their protective majesty. It is known as the Nesting Grounds, a valley of birth and growth where dinosaurs know their eggs will be safe. The mother iguanodon notices a young parasaurolohpus taking an interest in her handiwork. She brushes him off gently with a free foot, but soon he returns. She turns suddenly, frightening him off with an exaggerated snort. The little parasaurolohpus is on a child's mission. He hardly seems to notice the other mother dinosaurs and their nests as he makes his road through the thick foliage. In the clearing ahead, he can see several large brachiosaurs drinking from a sparkling lake. Then he watches as a winged lizard flies into a hollow log and comes out the other side with a stick-like fashion bulging from the corner of its mouth. A drop splashes innocently onto a branch in front of the young dinosaur. He looks at it, but sniffs it curiously. It is too thick and gooey to be rain. He watches the strange, syrupy liquid stretch until it drips onto the ground below. There is a rustle of trees, and hears a low, menacing growl. He looks around, suddenly fearful, but all the little parasaurolophus can see are flashes of white through the bush. Teeth oozing with thick, gooey saliva. It is a carnotaur. He turns and flees. The powerful carnotaur uproots trees and destroys everything in its path as it chases the young parasaurolohpus, who is running as fast as his little legs can carry him. The giant beast blazes through the forest with terrifying speed, and is about to overtake the smaller dinosaur, but then suddenly surges right past him. A parasaurolohpus is just an appetizer, and the carnotaur isn't interested in an appetizer. He is looking for a real meal. The herd of dinosaurs in the Nesting Grounds are caught unaware as the carnotaur bursts through the trees. Within seconds, the peaceful tranquility of the valley turns to chaos and panic. The herd scatters, stampeding away from the raging beast. Moments later, with a deafening lament, the carnotaur smashes the nest complete with eggs. Looking around, he eventually spots his first curse--a slow-footed styracosaur. Without warning, the carnotaur pounces on the hopeless animal, roaring triumphantly. As the terrifying roar echoes through the valley, a soft breeze blows gently through the trees surrounding the iguanodon nest. Eleven of the eggs are destroyed, but one has miraculously survived.

The Egg Travels

In the aftermath of destruction, an oviraptor snatches the egg from the nest and brings it to a jagged rock where he tries to crack it open. He catches the attention by one of his mates, and soon they are recklessly fighting over the egg. With all the clawing and pulling, the egg bursts free, plunging over the cliff into a river hundreds of feet below. A labyrinthodon catches sight of the large egg sinking through the rushing water. He swallows the egg, but swiftly spits it out. The egg continues along with the current, bobbing its road downstream. A giant pteranodon spots it from the air and swoops down and snatches the egg from the water. Without delay, the pteranodon makes its road home to a nearby island. A flock of ichthyornis spots the egg from the ground, and flies at the pteranodon, trying to steal the egg midair. Fighting off the nasty birds, the pteranodon loses its grip on the egg and it slips off, disappearing through the clouds. The calm serenity of Lemur Island is suddenly broken as the egg smashes through the thick, leafy branches of the towering trees, plunging toward the forest floor. It eventually lands in the outstretched branches of a huge tree, cradled delicately.

Egg Hatches

It is round and spotted and no tree-dwelling, vine-swinging, run-of-the-forest lemur has ever seen anything like it before. A few lemurs slowly approach.

• Zini: Yar, what is this?

They are looking at this fact that has just fallen from the heavens. To their amazement, it has landed safely, high in the outstretched branches of a large tree.

• Yar: I don't know.

Plio climbs up ahead, determined to get a better look.

• Yar: Plio! Get back here. We don't know what this is!
• Zini: Pilo, be careful.

She wasn't listening. With cautious steps, she moves toward the object. It is big, and something seems to be moving inside. With a loud crack, it starts to open and Plio draws back, alarmed.

• Plio: Dad...get over here.
• Yar: Zini, it's not safe.
• Zini: Oh, I always have to go when stuff's happening.
• Yar: Well, what is this?
• Plio: It was an egg. Look.

Then she turns slowly, revealing a creature cradled in her arms the likes of which has never been seen on Lemur Island. It is a baby dinosaur.

• Pilo: What?
• Yar: It's a coldblooded monster from across the sea. Vicious, flesh-eating...
• Plio: Looks like a baby to me.

She can't help feeling a kind of motherly love for the new arrival. Sure, it is a dinosaur, but it is also a baby.

• Yar: Babies grow up! You keep that fact, one day we'll turn our backs, it'll be picking us out of its teeth!
• Pilo: So, what do we do?
• Yar: Get rid of it!
• Plio: What has gotten into you, Dad?
• Yar: Plio, that fact is dangerous.

Plio looks into its happy, wide eyes. It is too cute to be dangerous.

• Plio: I'm sorry, little one.

Then she holds it out to Yar, who takes it into his arms awkwardly.

• Plio: Alright, get rid of it.

Yar is caught off guard.

• Yar: What?

Plio growls, turning her back. Yar composes himself.

• Yar: Alright. I will.

The group of lemurs watches as Yar steps to the edge of the branch, holding the little dino out to be dropped into the dark forest below. It is a long road down.

• Plio: You better hurry up, Dad. It looks hungry.

Yar grumbles to himself. Suddenly, he can feel everyone staring at him. Even the little dinosaur opens its eyes and looks at him curiously. That does it. His work is ruined and he eventually can't handle fooling around these morons any longer)

• Yar: Here...
• Plio: It's alright, Dad. We'll teach it to hate meat.

Zini jumps closer, eventually getting a good look at the baby.

• Yar: Watch his head. I-I mean, watch it. He could bite.
• Zini: This monster has no teeth. What's he gonna do, gum us to death?
• Plio: Zini, c'mon. Look at that sweet little face. Does that look like a monster to you?

Littlefoot, Ash, and Friends Meet Aladar and the Lemurs

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The Courtship/Meteor Strikes

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Suddenly, everyone looks up towards the sky and see streams of light soaring across the sky.

• Aladar: Whoa.

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The Aftermath

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• Aladar: Come on, we can't stay here.

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Raptors Attack

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Meeting the Herd

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• TBA: Since when do we take orders from the likes of him?
• Eema: (chuckles) Kron has swatted flies bigger than you, ????.

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Morning/Crossing the Desert

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• TBA: Huh, the charm never stops around here.

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Reaching the Lake

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Carnotaurus Attack/Bruton's Death

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• Bruton: (whispering) Shhh. Carnotaurs.

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• Aladar: (whispering) What do we do?
• Bruton: Wake the others.

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A Dead End/The Nesting Grounds

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• TBA: A rock.
• Zini: You got it again! Ooh! You are good!
• Eema: Well, I'll tell you what I spy. A dead end.
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• TBA: Aladar, we'll just go back.
• Aladar: Back to what? It's gone. We're not meant to survive.
• Bayleane: Oh yes we were. We are here
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Blocked Passage/Aladar vs. Kron/A New Leader

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Standing Together

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Welcome Home/Ending

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