1 9 7 4 (USA)
16 x 30 minute episodes
Valley of the Dinosaurs debuted on Saturday 7 September 1974 and featured the cartoon adventures of a modern-day family stranded in a valley where dinosaurs still roam.
White-haired high school science teacher John Butler and his wife Kim were taking their two children, Katie and Greg, on a rafting trip in an uncharted river canyon (talk about responsible parenting) accompanied by the family dog, Digger.
Their boat was caught in a dangerous current and capsized in a mysterious whirlpool, depositing the Butlers in a prehistoric valley where they met caveman Gorak, his wife Gara and their two children Lok and Tana who had a pet Stegosaurus named Glump.
The two families became friends and Gorak and his family helped the Butlers in their many attempts to find a way to return home while trying to survive in the valley, where together they must contend with an angry brontosaurus, a dangerous sabertooth tiger, earthquakes and volcanoes.
John Butler
Mike Road
Kim Butler
Shannon Farnon
Katie Butler
Kathy Gori
Greg Butler
Jackie Earle Haley
Gorak
Alan Oppenheimer
Gara
Joan Gardner
Tana
Melanie Baker
Digger
Frank Welker
