My wife tried to play it on bass (on Rocksmith) and says it is without doubt one of the TOP THREE HARDEST songs she has EVER attempted on bass. It’s got slappies, insanely fast funk fingering, and it’s just written and performed by a madman. She can play stupid-fast Japanese metal, Pointer Sisters bizarro jazz with alien time signatures, any amount of funk or metal you care to throw at her…. But Darkwing Duck nearly outdid her. 🦆
Oh, man… I just looked up the actress who played Jodie because I was thinking she went into politics in Canada, but instead I just found out she died in Jan of last year at 77. Now I feel bad.
I honesty had no clue, never watched this cartoon. Now that I hear the name, it rings a bell... but never watched this particular cartoon for whatever reason.
Without googling: I remember the nerd is Wally, the flat top guy is Mario and the dude with the glasses is "shades." I don't remember the name of the blonde aryan super couple there (/s) but I want to say the girl is Wally's older sister. But I think the bad guy was named Fizzback. Or something like that.
One thing that always stood out to me about this show was the animation techniques used in it. In most episodes there's a scene or two that has some really interesting looking animation that I haven't seen used in other shows.
80s cartoons had the most banging intros. Even today as a dad in his 40s I could sing this intro song word for word. Denver, Gummy Bears, Duck Tales, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc etc. I can’t even tell if it’s nostalgia or the music then really was more bangin’.
I like to play this song at random times when I'm with my wife. She doesn't like it, and I always respond with "but honey, he's our friend....and a whole lot more. He's gonna show us a world we've never seen before." Cue the deep sigh and her shaking her head as I laugh
In my head I always think of Dinosaucers when I see Denver (or vice-versa). Google says Dinosaucers aired briefly in the fall of 87 and Denver aired in the fall of 88. Neither lasted more than one season?
Yes they did! In fact that's why I always think of them both. Rather than confusing them I think always think "This other cartoon dinosaur show had an awesome theme too!" Lol.
This didn’t air in the US until 1988, so would only apply to the younger xennials. I didn’t recognize the dinosaur but I definitely remember the song. My little brother must have watched it.
I don't know if I miss a lot of references just because I'm like the oldest Xennial, or if it was because I had no siblings, or if I was just especially lame as a child. I suppose multiple things can simultaneously be true.
RaphaelSolo@reddit
and now it's stuck in my head
AggressiveCommand739@reddit
Denver, the Last Dinosaur!
CantFindMyWallet@reddit
Denver, the last dinosaur. He's my friend and a whole lot more.
FergalCadogan@reddit
It’s amazing how I had no idea who he was but as soon as I read the word Denver the theme song starts playing in my head.
harpswtf@reddit
He's more than just a friend, if you know what I mean.
867-53-oh-nein@reddit
Giggity,giggity,goo!!!
jadedlens00@reddit
A hole lot more
Hilsam_Adent@reddit
Rule Thirty-Fwhore
Ginger_Snaps_Back@reddit
I know what you mean. Interspecies erotica.
longmover79@reddit
Dinosaur with benefits
neonbrownkoopashell@reddit
I get this stuck in my head weekly and I didn’t even like the show.
seattle_exile@reddit
His “name” came to my mind as this entire statement, in a single-song manner.
TheAskewOne@reddit
Same. Now I'm gonna sing that all day in my head. Thanks but no thanks.
Magica78@reddit
This and Zoobilee Zoo have been stuck in my head for years.
---username_--@reddit
I just showed this to my 5 year old and she sang the song.
JakeVanderArkWriter@reddit
DenVER the last Diiiinosaauur
Cobheran@reddit
This
FlimsyTry2892@reddit
Why did I remember his name as Dink? I even hear Dink in my head with the song.
ChaucersDuchess@reddit
I sing this weekly at the very least
TocasLaFlauta@reddit
It’s on Amazon Music, to my wife and kids’ displeasure.
tjeepdrv2@reddit
Haha, me too. Nobody else ever knows what in the world I'm talking about.
poofyhairguy@reddit
We do friend. We do
MikeDMDXD@reddit
That intro song has lived rent free in my mind for around 36 years now.
three-sense@reddit
Theme song shreds
moonbunnychan@reddit
The opening and the ending definitely sets expectations that the actual show did not live up to.
Cerberus1349@reddit
The theme song is all I can remember about that show
bransanon@reddit
Agreed. I guess the current generation never truly experienced theme songs with lyrics that were written for and about the show itself, did they?
EnvironmentalPack451@reddit
Me and my buddy like to ride around in his car blasting Chip & Dale, Darkwing Duck, Ducktales, Tailspin, Count Duckula, Inspector Gadget
bransanon@reddit
Darkwing Duck is the GOAT of cartoon theme songs
moeru_gumi@reddit
My wife tried to play it on bass (on Rocksmith) and says it is without doubt one of the TOP THREE HARDEST songs she has EVER attempted on bass. It’s got slappies, insanely fast funk fingering, and it’s just written and performed by a madman. She can play stupid-fast Japanese metal, Pointer Sisters bizarro jazz with alien time signatures, any amount of funk or metal you care to throw at her…. But Darkwing Duck nearly outdid her. 🦆
likelikes@reddit
I saw the picture, gasped and said... Oh no this song is gonna get stuck in my head again... And here we are.
incredibleninja@reddit
What do you mean by, "a whole lot more?" WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY, "A WHOLE LOT MORE?"
Shit_Bird33@reddit
This is my current ringtone
EvilLeprechaun29@reddit
Holy shit. I couldn’t remember his name at all, but as soon as I read your comment, I remembered the song like I’d just heard it five minutes ago.
Tetris_Pete@reddit
More.... Like, butt stuff?
neems_79@reddit
I can hear this comment!
Retskcaj19@reddit
TechnOligee@reddit
I loved the show so much that I remember watching it on vacation in France. Now I always remember the French version of the song
“Denver le dernier dinosaur, il mon Ami et plus encore”
What a random memory to have from 30+ years ago. I love this subreddit
vinceds@reddit
Oh gosh,you just reminded me of the French song ... lol
I might be doomed for the rest of the day
JimboAltAlt@reddit
For a brief period in my youth this was appointment television.
CheezeLoueez08@reddit
I remember the song!!
KW5625@reddit
I never saw the show, we did not have cable for my entire childhood so I missed out on a lot of popular shows.
fricks_and_stones@reddit
I never had cable growing up either; and I definitely watched this show.
KW5625@reddit
What network?
We only had ABC NBC CBS Fox PBS and one smaller network UPN maybe?
janellthegreat@reddit
It was two clicks to the right of the show I watched prior to this one.
Eledridan@reddit
Denver aired on CBS I think. We only had NBC, CBS, and PBS growing up. Saturday and Sunday mornings were amazing.
fricks_and_stones@reddit
Same channels. Someone else mentioned PBS. This was maybe a Sunday morning thing.
KW5625@reddit
If it was Sunday morning then I was either asleep or dragged to church with the family.
spookycat5267@reddit
Yeah we had five channels and I definitely watched this.
Seldarin@reddit
Me either. I was thinking I must be too old or too young to remember this one.
Turns out we were just too poor.
eyeb4lls@reddit
Me too, I sure watched a fuckton of PBS though cause we got that over the air. Growing up watching Frontline instead of MTV was stressful.
bobfnord@reddit
I thought I was alone. I didn’t recognize this at all.
GalaxyRedRanger@reddit
We all know it’s Denver. This is not a test.
We live in the 80s obscure. You’ll have to try a lot harder than this.
XxFezzgigxX@reddit
How about this?
GalaxyRedRanger@reddit
Everyone knows Orbots. You’re going to have to get into some aired-once Nickelodeon Special Delivery to truly test this sub.
PussyFriedNachos@reddit
Not really what you're looking for but I've never had anyone tell me they've watched this https://images.app.goo.gl/NtsmAEp3wMyJXaXf8
GalaxyRedRanger@reddit
What? Dude, I lived for Jeff and Muffy.
Oh, man… I just looked up the actress who played Jodie because I was thinking she went into politics in Canada, but instead I just found out she died in Jan of last year at 77. Now I feel bad.
Today is not special.
sanebyday@reddit
I had to search this one. Never heard of Ohno, or The Mighty Orbots.
Eledridan@reddit
It’s got a banger theme song. I think this cartoon aired on ABC.
BritOnTheRocks@reddit
Didn’t they all though? Rockin’ theme songs peaked in the 80s.
XxFezzgigxX@reddit
It was my favorite when I was a kid. There was too much competition with Voltron/Transformers/GoBots so it never really took off.
Merc_Twain25@reddit
Honestly, I didn't remember his name but I felt pretty strongly that at some point he taught me a lesson about staying in school and not doing drugs.
HippieThanos@reddit
StillhasaWiiU@reddit
Shows like Kissyfur?
BijouWilliams@reddit
I'm embarrassed to remember this one
Eledridan@reddit
Kissyfur?
Sudden-Dig8118@reddit
Exactly, Silver Hawks, Centurions, etc FTW
Thwipped@reddit (OP)
Ok, what is the name of the dude in the hat with the glasses in picture two??
digitaljedi42@reddit
Wally. Who doesn't know that?
NachoNachoDan@reddit
OP gonna have to get up earlier than that to get one past the goalie.
nuclearslug@reddit
drewbaccaAWD@reddit
I honesty had no clue, never watched this cartoon. Now that I hear the name, it rings a bell... but never watched this particular cartoon for whatever reason.
Shtoolie@reddit
Redditasaurus
Mr_Perfect22@reddit
This must be hard on the millennial side of xennial. I don’t even know what cartoon that is.
kinetic_cheese@reddit
Same, I've never seen or heard of this show
Kenway@reddit
I was born in '84 and immediately started singing the theme song so 🤷♂️
TheGrapeSlushies@reddit
Denver!
TrystanScott@reddit
I remember the series but not his name
seivad9@reddit
He shows me a world I’d never seen before !
Phoenix3point14@reddit
Aaaaaaand now I'm humming the tune in my head.
Rocketime86@reddit
Howie Felterbush
Pony829@reddit
I remember the Burger King happy meals themed by this show more than the show itself
Zealousideal-Ad-4716@reddit
Dildo
MirthRock@reddit
That's not Figment, is it?
Kenway@reddit
IMAGINATION!
_FLostInParadise_@reddit
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Turd-In-Your-Pocket@reddit
DENVER!
casualblair@reddit
Jennifer Coolidge
Hacktivist690@reddit
Denver also made me curious about what was the whole lot more he had to offer hahaha
RTMSner@reddit
Denver. Didn't like him.
LouiePrice@reddit
The bitch dinosausaur.
Puzzleheaded-Hope159@reddit
The theme song to this show is a bonus track on the Voltron soundtrack.
jackfaire@reddit
Colorado
TK-385@reddit
Looking back on it, he was one weird ass looking dinosaur. He looked nothing like the Dinobots or the ones from Jurassic Park.
Duffman_ohyea@reddit
Denver
The_Fell_Opian@reddit
Without googling: I remember the nerd is Wally, the flat top guy is Mario and the dude with the glasses is "shades." I don't remember the name of the blonde aryan super couple there (/s) but I want to say the girl is Wally's older sister. But I think the bad guy was named Fizzback. Or something like that.
ralph_deadbeet@reddit
Denver. Duh...
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
Hey, he’s my friend, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE
ZeroSkill_Sorry@reddit
Because of the implication?
pronouncedayayron@reddit
A hole lot more
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
Next up, Dino-Riders!!!! 😮💨😉
blue_skive@reddit
What about Dinosaucers?
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
Dinosaucers theme on repeat in brain
KrangKong3@reddit
It's the waiting that gets to me.
Affectionate-Yak5280@reddit
I'm still waiting for a Dino Rider big budget movie
grifter179@reddit
🤔But once the studio execs get their grimy hands on it, it’ll be turned into the bastard love child between the tv show Terra Nova and Pandora. 🙁
Barrucuda@reddit
From your lips to God's ear. I would absolutely be there opening night for that.
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
You and me both…sigh
_Face@reddit
guitar_stonks@reddit
So wait, is this dinosaur in danger?
ZeroSkill_Sorry@reddit
No, we're in danger of the dinosaur. Unless that's your sort of thing, then you do you. Actually in this case, let Denver do you.
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
If he gets a hold of your leg its just best if ya let him finish
C-ute-Thulu@reddit
Shows me things I've never seen before...
Damn, that hits different was an adult
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
SlaynArsehole@reddit
What do you mean by "a whole lot more"? Please be specific
Dependent_Bill8632@reddit
cracks knuckles
Whew boy, this person needs their Denver Literotica!
JimboAltAlt@reddit
As the last dinosaur he presumably has major scientific importance quite apart from being some narrator/twerp’s buddy.
Independent_Wish_862@reddit
Soooooooo much more. Mmmmmmmm.....
Brass_Cipher@reddit
That's Denver. His life was an inspiring everyman underdog story. He went from pre-history to the rock and roll spotlight.
Akiranar@reddit
Denver!!!
elenchusis@reddit
Did those kids go on to become The Planeteers?
Amda01@reddit
Denver
Investigator_Lumpy@reddit
That red head kid when he saw ITYSL.
Ninja-Panda86@reddit
.... I heard this pic. I can also hear some of the movies that would play after
Room234@reddit
Colorado Springs. Shit I mean Fort Collins. Shit no, I mean Denver.
Captain3leg-s@reddit
Found the reference I'm too old for or somehow missed entirely.
CaptShrek13@reddit
Thanks. Now the theme song is stuck in my head.
GrunchWeefer@reddit
Yeah, man, like once a year this gets stuck in my head for like 2 weeks. It guess it's that time.
CheezeLoueez08@reddit
Same.
time4meatstick@reddit
Denver. He was the last dinosaur. He was my friend AND THAT IS IT.
Eledridan@reddit
I still hear the theme song in my head. Love it.
DrMorry@reddit
Scooby Too
Interesting-Lake-430@reddit
Denver. I had the giant stuffed toy
gellshayngel@reddit
One of my faves.
DustedGorilla82@reddit
Denver !
jonathantg35@reddit
Thank you for posting this! The nostalgia. I loved that song
Odd-Weather-4158@reddit
Denver the last dinosaur
anagamanagement@reddit
I’m literally wearing a shirt with him on it as I type this. That intro song has been my biggest warm for the last 3 or 4 decades.
MaxPower836@reddit
Boulder
Illustrious-Lead-960@reddit
I remember the song and that’s it.
Sea-Breaz@reddit
Denver, the last dinosaur. He’s my friend, and a whole lot more.
I don’t what they meant by “and a whole lot more” though 😂.
Wolfenhex@reddit
The most 80's show ever created.
One thing that always stood out to me about this show was the animation techniques used in it. In most episodes there's a scene or two that has some really interesting looking animation that I haven't seen used in other shows.
curlicue@reddit
Psh! I think they mean last NON-AVIAN dinosaur.
OllieFromCairo@reddit
Denver!
WFHastronaut@reddit
80s cartoons had the most banging intros. Even today as a dad in his 40s I could sing this intro song word for word. Denver, Gummy Bears, Duck Tales, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc etc. I can’t even tell if it’s nostalgia or the music then really was more bangin’.
windmill-tilting@reddit
Why do three of these people look like Shaggy and Velma had relative-relations?
water_bottle1776@reddit
You act like I haven't randomly thought about Denver, the Last Dinosaur in the last month.
FunctionRecent4600@reddit
Sad to see him be the last of his kind
philovax@reddit
Dinosaucers???? J/k i know its Denver. He is my friend, and a whole lot more.
Alternative_Mix_2254@reddit
Forever I recalled Dino the last dinosaur
an_inverse@reddit
He's my friend and a whole lot more.
xmadjesterx@reddit
I like to play this song at random times when I'm with my wife. She doesn't like it, and I always respond with "but honey, he's our friend....and a whole lot more. He's gonna show us a world we've never seen before." Cue the deep sigh and her shaking her head as I laugh
tld1981@reddit
And instantly the theme song is playing in my head. That's going to be the rest of the day.
Fkappa@reddit
"Ti voglio bene Denver
quando giochi con il tuo skateboard!
E con la musica rock 'n' roll
ogni giorno è sempre un gran show!
Denver, l'ultimo dinosauro,
un amico grande come te!
Con te non ci si annoia mai,
avventure sempre nuove avrai!
Ti voglio bene Denver,
quando suoni la chitarra tu,
ogni istante diventa magia,
se ci sei tu in compagnia!"
Translated it is more or less like this:
"I love you, Denver
when you're riding on your skateboard!
And with rock 'n' roll music,
every day is always a great show!
Denver, the last dinosaur,
a friend as big as you!
With you, there's never a dull day,
new adventures come our way!
I love you, Denver,
when you're playing your guitar,
every moment turns into magic,
when you're here with us!"
Lastpunkofplattsburg@reddit
Omg did you see Wally’s hat
Glass-Marionberry321@reddit
Wow totally forgot about this! Thanks
whyy_i_eyes_ya@reddit
What a fucking tune of a theme tune
Sudden-Dig8118@reddit
He’s my friend and a whole lot more.
indecisivesloth@reddit
This song loves rent free in my head.
AVGJOE78@reddit
That’s Randy from Saturday Morning All Star Hits.
Chemical-Cream1291@reddit
Denver the last dinosaur
stoofy@reddit
Captain Planet characters and a dinosaur? What am I looking at?
jessek@reddit
Denver.
I remember this because I loved dinosaurs and I grew up in Colorado.
Darksuit117@reddit
This thread is is psychic,ill think of something and couple days later its posted here.
BulkOfTheS3ries@reddit
I fucking loved that show
Jay-Holiday@reddit
In my head I always think of Dinosaucers when I see Denver (or vice-versa). Google says Dinosaucers aired briefly in the fall of 87 and Denver aired in the fall of 88. Neither lasted more than one season?
sdss9462@reddit
Easy to confuse. They also both had awesome theme songs.
Jay-Holiday@reddit
Yes they did! In fact that's why I always think of them both. Rather than confusing them I think always think "This other cartoon dinosaur show had an awesome theme too!" Lol.
Creepy-Vermicelli529@reddit
Now that song is in my head.
stevebobeeve@reddit
My gamertag is Dinosaur Ice because of this show.
And to be honest I was never even really a fan
Scrotchety@reddit
Boulder? Aurora? Pueblo? Longmont??
pragmaticweirdo@reddit
I’m sorry, that’s actually Commerce City, the 11th Sauropod From the End
corduroy@reddit
Waaay in the back, it's Greeley. You know, because smells like shit.
throwedaway4theday@reddit
This fucking theme song pops into my head randomly at least once a week
Lysol20@reddit
Bottom right twerkin it.
Myrtle_Snow_@reddit
This didn’t air in the US until 1988, so would only apply to the younger xennials. I didn’t recognize the dinosaur but I definitely remember the song. My little brother must have watched it.
CheezeLoueez08@reddit
The theme song
Bruiser80@reddit
You'd think the song would be stuck, but the show that came on immediately shoves it out:
"Widget, the World-watcher" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9gFzzE2V2o&pp=ygUjd2lkZ2V0IHRoZSB3b3JsZCB3YXRjaGVyIHRoZW1lIHNvbmc%3D
otherwiseguy@reddit
I don't know if I miss a lot of references just because I'm like the oldest Xennial, or if it was because I had no siblings, or if I was just especially lame as a child. I suppose multiple things can simultaneously be true.
Nipplasia2@reddit
Shows me a world I never saaaaaawwww beforeeeeeee.
I know this theme song and I don’t ever remember actually watching the show
spectrum144@reddit
Holy crap. I completely forgot about this show.
Unapologetic_Canuck@reddit
I loved this show but hardly anyone I knew watched it.
iH8pe0ple@reddit
Thanks a lot, i'm gonna have that song stuck in my head for weeks.
Aeriila@reddit
Still remember the theme song lol 💜🥰💚
grunkage@reddit
Who told Shades to pose like that?
IncitefulInsights@reddit
I love that theme song
crestoneco@reddit
Everybody's sorry-o, when they mess with marvelous Mario.
antisocialnetwork77@reddit
His theme song lives rent free in my skull.
jarjarbinx@reddit
damn it! now the song's stuck in my head for the rest of the day!
PrestigiousGlove585@reddit
Godzooky
milpool13@reddit
I just know those LA kids were cool AF
Crazy-Red-Fox@reddit
*teal
2puzzleornot2puzzle@reddit
FML I had JUST stopped singing this song in my head a year ago... and now it's back!
RLIwannaquit@reddit
I can hear this picture
deadcells5b@reddit
I was obsessed with this show as a kid
superschaap81@reddit
Dexter the skateboarding, radical dinosaur! His crossover adventures with Poochy were TO THE EXTREME!!!
trustedbyamillion@reddit
Captain Planet in disguise
omartje@reddit
Saw the cartoon alot but had to peak 😜 ! Denver 😂 !
FreezingRobot@reddit
Wasn't there a cereal that went with this show as well?