One of two final shows made by DiC before they were bought out by Cookie Jar (with their shows owned today by Wildbrain), Dino Squad is about five teens whose DNA gets altered when they save a dog from drowning, as the water got contaminated with primordial ooze dumped by Victor Veloci, the head of Raptor Dyne who is secretly a velociraptor who survived the event that made the dinosaurs extincy and iscapable of taking human form who plots to revert the planet back to the stone age. Because of this, the five teens, Max, Caruso, Fiona, Rodger, and Buzz soon find they can transform into dinosaurs. Assisted by their science teacher Ms. Moynihan, who is also a velociraptor, the teens for the DIno Squad in order to stop Veloci's plot,
Basically, this series is an attempt at recreating the action cartoons of the 80's and 90's. The show feels like it could have a toyline with all the characters and vehicles, and the show is basically like Captain Planet, as it also tries to educate about dangers to the environment like pollution (Victor Velosi can be seen as the show's Looten Plunder) and even goes as far as to have an animal mascot. However, the show is also a mixed bag, as the writing is hit or miss and the whole idea sound hokey.
