The Predator

The Predator is a large monster with horns and fangs who frequently appeared as the secondary antagonist of Dinosaurs.

The creature first appeared in the second season episode "I Never Ate for My Father", where it was referred to as a swamp monster and consumed Earl and Robbie. The swamp monster is a hand puppet, matted to look like a giant creature. Every swamp monster seen on Dinosaurs looks identical. It takes a few days for the monster to digest his meals.

In its second appearance, in "Slave to Fashion," the puppet was used as the title character for the TV series Totally Hidden Predator. This was the first reference to it as "The Predator" and no other official name is known. The monster would continue to be seen both on television and encountering the Sinclairs in the wild.

This puppet originally appeared in Monster Maker. A photo caption in No Strings Attached refers to this creature as a demon.

Appearances

• Dinosaurs
  • Episode 203: I Never Ate for My Father
  • Episode 222: Slave to Fashion
  • Episode 310: Wilderness Weekend
  • Episode 406: Terrible Twos
  • Episode 413: Into the Woods

Trivia

• With Disney's adquisition of 20th Century Fox, Disney now owns the rights to the more familiar monster named "the Predator".

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Media Dinosaurs (episode list) • Videography • Creating Dinosaurs: The Sketches That Started It All • Dinosaurs (comic book) • Big Songs • I'm the Baby (Gotta Love Me) • Dinosaurs Live! Characters Main: Earl Sinclair • Fran Sinclair • Robbie Sinclair • Charlene Sinclair • Baby Sinclair Supporting: Ethyl Phillips • Roy Hess • Bradley P. Richfield • Monica DeVertebrae • Spike • Mindy • Howard Handupme Others: Mr. Ashland • Mel Luster • Gary • Buddy Glimmer • Predator • Sparky • General Chow • Cabby • Maurice • Caroline Foxworth • Solomon the Great • Ramona • Gus Molehill • Glenda Molehill • Al "Sexual" Harris • Otto Lynch • Mason Dixon • Barry Wolfe • Harold Heffer • Jerry Valentine • Grandpa Louie • Cookie Creature • General H. Norman Conquest • Edward R. Hero • Fox Jacket • Heather Worthington • André • Baby Cuddlebunny • Wereman • Dr. Ficus • Zabar • Wendy Richfield • Muse • Henri and Simone Poupon • Francois Poupon • Chief Elder • Dolf • Howlin' Jay • Igor • Winston • Dr. Herder • The Babysitter • Blarney • Dr. Elliott Piaget • Bert • Stan • Ray Gherkin • Georgie • Cavepeople • Cavelings • Ling Ling and Chang Chang • Miss Honeywell • Sir David Tushingham • Pearl Sinclair Episodes Season One: "The Mighty Megalosaurus" • "The Mating Dance" • "Hurling Day" • "High Noon" • "The Howling" Season Two: "The Golden Child" • "Family Challenge" • "I Never Ate for My Father" • "Charlene's Tale" • "Endangered Species" • "Employee of the Month" • "When Food Goes Bad" • "Career Opportunities" • "Unmarried... with Children" • "How to Pick Up Girls" • "Switched at Birth" • "Refrigerator Day" • "What "Sexual" Harris Meant" • "Fran Live" • "Power Erupts" • "The Clip Show" • "A New Leaf" • "The Last Temptation of Ethyl" • "Nuts to War" • "And the Winner is..." • "Slave to Fashion" • "Leader of the Pack" • "WESAYSO Knows Best" Season Three: "Nature Calls" • "Baby Talk" • "Network Genius" • "The Discovery" • "Little Boy Boo" • "Germ Warfare" • "Hungry for Love" • "License to Parent" • "Charlene's Flat World" • "Wilderness Weekend" • "The Son Also Rises" • "Getting to Know You" • "Green Card" • "Out of the Frying Pan" • "Steroids to Heaven" • "Honey, I Miss the Kids" • "Swamp Music" • "Dirty Dancin'" • "If I Were a Tree" • "We Are Not Alone" • "Charlene and Her Amazing Humans" • "The Clip Show II" Season Four: "Monster Under the Bed" • "Earl, Don't Be a Hero" • "The Greatest Story Ever Sold" • "Driving Miss Ethyl" • "Earl's Big Jackpot" • "Terrible Twos" • "Scent of a Reptile" • "Earl and Pearl" • "Life in the Faust Lane" • "Variations on a Theme Park" • "Working Girl" • "Into the Woods" • "Georgie Must Die!" • "Changing Nature" Locations Pangaea • The Sinclair Home • Sinclair City • WESAYSO • B.P. Richfield's Trailer • Bob LaBrea High School • Mel Luster's Mating Dance Academy • Department of Marriage Vows • Absolute Proof Laboratories • Kave Mart • Le Predateur • Meteor Tiki Lounge • Silent Springs • Wesaysoland Miscellaneous Dinosaur TV • DNN • DTV • Antediluvian Broadcasting Company • The Great Potato