Dinotrux
Also known as	Dinotrux Supercharged(seasons 6–8)
Genre	Action-adventure Comedy Science fiction
Based on	Dinotrux by Chris Gall
Showrunners	David Kidd Ron Burch
Voices of	Andrew Francis Richard Ian Cox Ashleigh Ball Matt Hill Brian Drummond Paul Dobson Trevor Devall Fred Ewanuick Cree Summer Doron Bell Heather Doerksen Brian Dobson Kelly Sheridan
Theme music composer	Robert Persaud Mireilla Kut
Composer	Jake Monaco
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producers	Jeff DeGrandis David Kidd[1] Ron Burch[1]
Running time	23 minutes[2]
Production company	DreamWorks Animation Television[3]
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) – August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)

Dinotrux is an American animated television series based on Chris Gall's series of books by the same name. It features a fictional prehistoric world inhabited by hybrid characters that are part animal and part machine.^[3] OriginallyDreamWorks Animation had the intention to develop a film, but later decided to create a television series. From season six and onwards, it was known asDinotrux Supercharged. The show was later removed from Netflix, and a birthday celebration spinoff short was also removed months later. It was said to be similar toDinosaucers. It has been noted for being a continuation of apost-war period sentient machines trope. It was given as an example of media which push boys to choose different occupations than girls.

After being forced to evacuate his valley after a volcanic eruption, Ty, a T-Trux, travels in search of a home. He is attacked by a territorial T-trux named D-Structs. D-Structs refuses to share his home, telling Ty to leave, and saying that there can only be one T-trux in the crater.

Unable to compete with D-Struct's superior physical capabilities, Ty looks for allies. He finds various dinotrux, but they are hostile and are hesitant to cooperate with a T-Trux. Dejected, he goes to eat ore when he finds a reptool, Revvit, who is fixing the injuries he sustained from the eruption, his travel, and his fight with D-Structs. The reptool is scared away, and goes back to his ravine. However, the ravine frowns upon exiting into the outside world, so he is ostracized. Despite this, many younger reptools find his travels interesting and ask him about his travels. This prompts him to rejoin Ty and they later stumble upon a Dozeratops, named Dozer, who is drowning in atar pit. To save Dozer, Ty works with dinotrux that he has previously encountered: Ton-Ton and Skya. This builds trust of Ty in Skya, Ton-Ton, and Dozer. With the help of some reptools which Revvit recruits, they build a garage, which also serves as a base of operations for them, to foster community among different species of dinotrux, and to fight D-Structs.

• Ty-Rux (voiced byAndrew Francis)^[4] is the leader of the Dinotrux.^[5] He is a redTyrannosaurus Trux — half-Tyrannosaurus and half-excavator.^[1]
• Revvit (voiced byRichard Ian Cox)^[4] is a yellow and green Rotilian Reptool — half-lizard (resembling achameleon) and half-rotary drill.^[1] He is Ty's best friend.^[6]
• Dozer (voiced byBrian Drummond)^[4] is a yellow Dozeratops — half-Triceratops and half-bulldozer. He is described as a "cranky hothead" but a true friend with a big heart.^[1][7]
• Ton-Ton (voiced byMatt Hill)^[4] is a blue Ankylodump — half-Ankylosaurus and half-dump truck.^[1] He is described as adaredevil who "is always ready for non-stop action and loves to tear it up".^[8]
• Skya (voiced byAshleigh Ball)^[4] is an orange Craneosaur — halfBrachiosaurus and halfconstruction crane.^[1]
• Garby (voiced byTrevor Devall)^[4] is a green Stegarbasaurus — half-Stegosaurus and half-garbage truck. He enjoys eating rocks.^[1][9]
• Click-Clack (voiced byFred Ewanuick)^[4] is an orange Rotilian Reptool — half-lizard (resembling a chameleon) and half-rotary drill.^[10]
• D-Structs (voiced byPaul Dobson)^[4] is a white and black-colored Tyrannosaurus Trux — half-Tyrannosaurus rex and half-excavator, who serves as the main antagonist.^[1][11]

During the course of the series, 78 episodes ofDinotrux were released over eight seasons, concluding on August 3, 2018.

Season one released on August 14, 2015,^[12] featuring ten episodes.^[1]

Season two released on March 11, 2016,^[13] featuring thirteen episodes.

Season three released on October 7, 2016,^[14] featuring sixteen episodes.

Season four released on March 31, 2017,^[15] featuring seven episodes.

Season five released on August 18, 2017,^[16] featuring six episodes.

Season six released on November 10, 2017,^[17] featuring six episodes.

Season seven released on March 23, 2018,^[18] featuring seven episodes.

Season eight released on August 3, 2018,^[19] featuring thirteen episodes.

DreamWorks Animation first optioned rights toDinotrux, short for "dinosaurus truck",^[20] in March 2009, for approximately half a million dollars.^[21][22] This was a month before the first book was published, and they had an intention to develop a computer-animated film.^[22] The series debuted on August 14, 2015, onNetflix,^[1][12] with the second season following on March 11, 2016,^[13][23] the third on October 7, 2016,^[24][14] the fourth on March 31, 2017,^[15][25] and the fifth on August 18, 2017.^[16][26] Beginning on November 10, 2017, subsequent seasons were released under the titleDinotrux: Supercharged,^[17] with the second season being released on March 23, 2018,^[18] and a third and final season on August 3, 2018.^[19]

Dinotrux: Supercharged, a continuation of the originalDinotrux show, left Netflix on August 3, 2024.Dinotrux: Happy Birthday To You! left on October 26, 2024. This removal was a part ofDreamWorks shows being removed as Netflix's exclusive rights on them expire.Dinotrux: Supercharged no longer offers any official means to watch it, although some of the removed shows were put onPeacock. It is unclear whyDinotrux: Supercharged was removed before the main series, which is predicted to stay at least until January 1, 2028.^[27]

TheArabic-languageDreamWorks Channel showedDinotrux on their programming.^[28]

Keith Uhlich fromThe Hollywood Reporter comparedDinotrux toDinosaucers, noting the similarity in concept, idea, and characters. He considered the moral of "friends come in all shapes and sizes", to be "treacly", as the initial episodes mostly had smashing, followed by a short insert of morals. He called the dialogue "pun-laden", and Uhlich thought it worked well as an advertisement for toys.^[29] The authors of the bookWriting for Animation say that, even thoughDinotrux is entirely fantastical, the mechanics of the show is very realistic. They point out that there are no "extreme sound effects" or comical visual jokes.^[30] A paper published in the Technology and Culture section of theJohns Hopkins University Press notes thatDinotrux, among other shows, is an adaptation of the impulsive and unpredictable construction machine trope, common in thepost-war period. However, a key difference in the modern adaptation is that the humanoid machines do not have operators.^[31] A paper published inPoetics noted thatDinotrux is media targeted towards young boys which influences their preferred jobs at a young age. This was supported by disproportionate dislike of "trucking" by preschool girls, and the opposite trend in preschool boys.^[32]

Since 2015, Mattel has produced a line of die-cast vehicles and playsets based onDinotrux, under a master toy licence covering the series.^[41] In 2016 the brand was extended into mobile gaming withDinotrux: Trux It Up!, a simple construction-themed game for Android and iOS in which players direct several of the main characters to build the show's logo.^[42]

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