The Son Also Rises

Dinosaurs"The Son Also Rises"
Season 3
Number 11
Episode information
Production code	D343
Written by	David A. Caplan & Brian LaPan
Directed by	Tom Trbovich
Original airdate	January 8, 1993
Dinosaurs Episodes
Previous	"Wilderness Weekend"
Next	"Getting to Know You"

"The Son Also Rises" is the eleventh episode of season three of the family sitcom Dinosaurs. It is the 40th episode overall.

Plot

Robbie decides to challenge his father Earl for the title of "Supreme Male" after having heard enough of his father's nagging. After Robbie wins the battle, he winds up with all the responsibilities that come along with adulthood.

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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