Dinosaurs premiered in the United States in 1991 and ran for four seasons, using Jim Henson puppetry and animatronics to follow Earl Sinclair and his family. In Brazil the series became known as Familia Dinossauros and gained a second life through its Portuguese dub, reruns and later online clips. Baby Sinclair emerged as the breakout character, and short excerpts tied to the family dynamic kept circulating on soundboards and social video as a shorthand for childhood television nostalgia among Brazilian audiences today.