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A Mesozoic Mess is the 40th episode of Dinosaur King, in Series 1.

Summary[]

Zeta Point is a mess because Helga is gone, and it's up to Ursula, Zander, and Ed to clean the place, but the rooms keep finding ways to get messy again. In Spain, a pig uncovers a Card Capsule, and an Allosaurus card activates, chasing the pigs. Meanwhile, tired of being ignored by the busy A-Team, bedridden Dr. Z sends a robotic mouse to lure the dinos and undo their cleaning progress yet again.

Max's house is also a mess because Aki is gone, going to a reunion in Spain, and it's up to Spike, Max, and Rex to keep the place clean, at which they fail miserably. In Barcelona, Spain, Aki and her friends tour the sights, just missing Allosaurus chasing the pig into a restaurant, choosing instead to eat the pre-made hams. Seth sends Rod and Laura after the dinosaur aboard a rocket, but the A-Team stows away, leaving Dr. Z a mountain of food boxes in lieu of preparing lunch. At the D-Lab, Spike gives Max a letter for Aki for the D-Team to give to her if they see her, and they teleport to Barcelona, their dinosaurs quickly being distracted by a practice matador's red cape. They soon spot Allosaurus heading right for Sagrada Família, a century-old church still under construction. Max summons Chomp to stop it, but Chomp ends up getting thrown into the Sagrada Família, the place casually collapsing in the background of Aki's conversation, before Allosaurus defeats Chomp and runs off again.

Aki finds a ham shop and looks for one to bring back home, but Allosaurus comes up behind her. She turns and sees it, then sees the D-Team arrive, then faints. Allosaurus starts eating the ham, Rex distracting it with more before Rod and Laura snatch a ham on an Alpha Scooter and lure Allosaurus away to a large pit. However, the A-Team see them without knowing the plan and summon Spiny, who quickly get beaten. The D-Team tie four hams to a red cape and summon Ace to wear it, luring Allosaurus into a bullfighting arena. The two chase and clash until Ace comes out on top, defeating Allosaurus and claiming its cards.

Aki wakes up on a bench, remembering seeing Max, and finding a letter by her side. On the flight home, Rod and Laura berate the A-Team for messing up their plan. Back at the house, Aki has returned and claims to have seen Max, which everyone else nervously laughs off. Then she reads the letter Spike had sent her ("missing you…P.S. the house is a disaster"). The kids dismiss themselves to clean their rooms, leaving Spike to attribute the letter getting to her to the power of love. Now, to finally clean the house…

Battles[]

Max/Chomp vs. Allosaurus[]

Allosaurus runs at the Sagrada Família, but Max summons Chomp, who bites Allosaurus' tail to stop him. However, Allosaurus spins, pulling Chomp off his feet and throwing him into the Sagrada Família, destroying it. Allosaurus then hits Chomp with Mayfly, defeating him.

Allosaurus wins

Zander/Spiny vs. Allosaurus[]

Rod and Laura lure Allosaurus to a pit where they plan to fight it with Terry and Tank. Not knowing that last part, Zander summons Spiny to attack Allosaurus, knocking it aside. Allosaurus uses Mayfly, wearing down Spiny, before throwing him onto the A-Team, defeating him.

Allosaurus wins

Rex/Ace vs. Allosaurus[]

Ace has been outfitted with a large red cape with four hams tied to the corners to get Allosaurus' attention, luring it into a bullfighting arena. Allosaurus repeatedly charges to grab the ham, but Ace dodges, letting Allosaurus exhaust itself. However, Ace starts eyeing the hams himself. Promised all the ham he wants if he wins, Ace dodges another charge and lets Allosaurus crash into the stands. Allosaurus uses Mayfly, but Ace counters with Ninja Attack, jumping out of the way of Allosaurus' attack before hitting it, sending it back to its card.

Rex/Ace win

New Cards[]

Quotes[]

(flashback to Aki leaving)
-Aki: "(cute chuckling) Well, I'm off to Spain for my reunion. You boys take care of yourselves—and, don't forget to eat!" (runs off while still talking)

-Max: "Man, I'm starvin'. Which garbage bag did you put the pizza crusts in?"
(tosses milk carton from bag, it hits Rex)
-Rex: "Ow! Cut it out, you're just making the mess worse."
-Max: "Oh, look who's talkin'. You're the one who put the banana peels in the refrigerator."
-Rex: "Better than on the floor."
-Max: "No it's not!"

Transcript[]

A Mesozoic Mess/Transcript

Trivia[]

  • When trying to claim the dinosaur mission, Zander and Ed refer to Alpha Scanners as "Alpha Controllers", which is the name of a different device (might be a dubbing error).
  • When Zoe is explaining the history of the Sagrada Familia she says “Antonio Guiney started building it over a century ago and it’s still not finished”. Max says “wow he must be really old” but however he died in 1926. It was anticipated that the building would be completed by 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death, but this has now been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some aspects of it may only be finished by 2040.

Dub Edits[]

  • The potato chip wrappings had text erased in the dub.
  • There was a scene shift between the scene with Dr. Z being hungry and Allosaurus' card being activated.
  • The Alpha Gang's ramen cups had text removed in the dub.
    • This edit wasn't present in the initial US airing of the dub.
  • All the signs in Barcelona had text erased in the dub along with a poster being erased.
    • These edit didn't occur in the initial US airing.
  • All red wine bottles were recolored to green with brown labels in the dub, and the wine in the wine glasses were also recolored to blue.
  • Some text along with "VS" on Rod and Laura's PCs are erased in the dub.
    • In the initial US airing, all the text was left as-is.
  • The snack bag Laura was holding had text replaced with two yellow lines in the initial US airing of the dub. In other versions, the lines were removed.
  • All text on the packaging are either erased or replaced with lines in the dub.
  • "To Aki" was erased in all shots in the dub.
    • These weren't edited in the initial US airing however.
  • The text on the front cover of Zoe's guide book was erased in the dub.
  • A shot of a restaurant with the sign "Restaurante" was cut in the dub.

Videos[]

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A Mesozoic Mess

Dinosaur King episode 40

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Season One:
(Dinosaur King)
Prehistory in the Making · Battle at the Pyramids · Tanks a LOT! · Bungle in the Jungle · Rubble Trouble · Don't Mess With Maiasaura · A Game Show Showdown · Maui Owie! · Dino Snore! · Downtown Runaround · Alpha Bets It All · Alpha's Zeta Point · Escape from Zeta Point · Child's Play · Volcanic Panic · All Fired Up! · Field Of Screams · Dance Evolution · The Big Apple Grapple · Tee'd Off · No Free Lunch · Just Plane Crazy · A Loch Ness Mess · Fashion Victims · A Miner Disaster · Double or Nothing · Carnival of Chaos · Daddy Dearest · Rhino or Dino? · Dinosaur Amour! · Temple Tempest · Falls Alarm! · Battle Royale! · Ninja Nightmare! · Ruff and Ready · Metal Imbalance · Dueling Dinos · Mythical Mix Up · Beast Or Famine · A Mesozoic Mess · Lights, Camera, Destruction! · Planes, Trains and Dinosaurs · Vaccination Vacation · A Kyoto Caper · Santa Saurus! · Full Scheme Ahead · Tricks of the Traitor · One Final Move! · Dinosaur War!
Season Two:
(Mesozoic Meltdown)
Alien Parent Trap · Ancient Roman Holiday · Desperately Seeking Spartacus · Coliseum Clash · There's No Place Like Rome · Dinosaurs of the Caribbean · X-treme Map Quest · High Sea Chase · Amazing Treasure Race! · Four Part Harmony · Elements of Surprise · Monk in the Middle · The Third Cosmos Stone · Two Shoguns are Better than One · The No-Fun Shogun · Dinosaurs, Ninjas and Bears! Oh My! · There's No Business Like Shogun Business · The 39 Thieves · Desert Heat · Princess of the City · Malice in the Palace · The French Conniption · The Wee Musketeers · All for One · The Haunted Hunt · Bad Deal · The Forestfire Effect · The Search for the Last Cosmos Stone · Clash for the Cosmos Stones · Fate of the Cosmos
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