and today we're going to talk about dinosaurs

The other day my sister sent me the link to a website that forced memories of my childhood to come flooding back. When I was growing up we had this video in our collection called Dinosaurs! which starred an adolescent Fred Savage (also known as "Kevin From The Wonder Years") and a bunch of claymation dinosaurs. You may be familiar with it. Basically, it's the story of a boy who loves dinosaurs and who gives an oral report on them at school. We loved this video, partly because we thought dinosaurs were really cool, but mostly because it was funny, especially the last part. Because it was only about 30 minutes long, it was easy to watch over and over, which we often did.

I did a quick search on YouTube to find you guys a clip so you, too, could get all educated about dinosaurs. Turns out someone (who may very well be my new hero) has uploaded the entire film in four segments. Part 1 includes the music video, "Mesozoic Mind," which is incredibly catchy and which occasionally still gets stuck in my head. Part 2 gets a little scary at the end, so if your young children are watching with you, be warned. Part 3 is my favorite. If you have time to watch only one segment, watch that one. It's hilarious. Part 4 is a continuation of the oral report given in Part 3 only with more claymation.

So gather your children and learn about dinosaurs this weekend. It's on me. (And YouTube.)

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