atic ▁about ▁din osa urs ▁as ▁a ▁kid . ▁But ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁fict ional ▁fant asy ▁because ▁it ' s ▁about ▁these ▁young ▁children ▁who ▁are ▁taught ▁to ▁hate ▁each ▁other ; ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁him . ▁When ▁they ▁are ▁separated ▁from ▁their ▁parents , ▁these ▁five ▁little ▁children ▁have ▁to ▁learn ▁to ▁get ▁along ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁surv ival . ▁So ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁moral ▁in ▁it , ▁too ." ▁The ▁films ▁cre ators ▁decided ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁Ty ran n osa urus ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁villa in . ▁ ▁While ▁Bl uth ▁had ▁originally ▁wanted ▁to ▁port ray ▁a ▁more ▁" force ful , ▁dram atic " ▁representation ▁of ▁pre histor ic ▁times , ▁the ▁idea ▁was ▁sometimes ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁studio ▁execut ives ▁who ▁wanted ▁a ▁more ▁child - friend ly ▁" get - al ong ▁gang " ▁approach , ▁which ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁becoming ▁cut er , ▁but ▁still ▁distinct ly ▁detailed , ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise . ▁After ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁neither ▁Bl uth , ▁Spiel berg , ▁nor ▁Lucas ▁had ▁further ▁cre ative ▁input ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁with ▁character ▁development ▁and ▁design ▁twe aks ▁now ▁gu ided ▁by ▁Universal ▁Pictures ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁associated ▁stud ios . ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁ ▁Little foot ▁ ▁Little foot , ▁vo iced ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁Dam on ▁( I ), ▁Scott ▁Mc A fe e ▁( II - IV ), ▁Br andon ▁La