Baby Actor Has a Meltdown

While filming one of the final episodes of the ABC sitcom "Dinosaurs" in August 1993, "Baby Sinclair" (played by Kevin Clash of "Elmo" fame) is cranky after a day of shooting. Finally he's had enough and threatens the director and refuses to work. Fantastic hilarious improv work by incredibly talented puppeteers! Captured by Ed Tannenbaum on a Hi8 camcorder.

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Entertainment

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• Kevin
• Clash
• Dinosaurs
• ABC
• Actor
• Meltdown
• Sitcom
• Baby
• Sinclair
• Celebrity
• Outburst
• Christian
• Bale
• Henson
• puppets

[etarts]

@soeffingwhat You accused this of being staged, but I was there filming it. I know it was impromptu. Sorry I mistook you for a troll. After 5 months... will you forgive me?

[jewela74]

what were they singing? anyone know?

[etarts]

@jewela74

 Edelweiss (Google it)

[Dagger33]

Was the director getting angry? After the head spin at 3:20 it sounds like he shouts "ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT!"

[etarts]

@Dagger33

Yep. That was the director at the end of his rope.

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[soeffingwhat]

@etarts - I'd say it was filmed deliberately for a Studio In Joke :-D

[etarts]

@soeffingwhat I'd say you posted that as a troll.

[Leirbas]

@5andinmysocks the episode is called Changing Nature.

dinosaursTVshow has it on the page

[5andinmysocks]

Thank You!! Great 'behind the scenes' rare peek at fun!! Any chance you know of the 'Ice Age' (not sure of real title) episode? I have only seen it a couple of times. The weather is getting colder and the Dinosaurs are running out of food. It is depressing, but it brings closure (and answers) to the subtle (perfectly portrayed) storylines concerning 'Big Oil,' 'Capitalism,' and 'what happened to the dinosaurs, really?'

I really miss this politically correct entertainment!

[alexasmithy]

you have some great stuff here

[nellie2581]

I miss the Dinosaurs! Kevin Clash was great as Baby Sinclair

[electricwagster]

Oh man, did you work on Dinosaurs?!!

[MenInSpeedos702]

incredible!!!!! , to hear one of my favorite childhood characters call a Person a Nip...........................­.......You are Part pf a Contract Droid!!! No Im not You nip

[bozo86]

lol nice, excellent to see some behind the scenes stuff

[Troubleshooter11]

Stupid question maybe but how does this voice acting and puppeteering work? I assume Kevin is doing both the movement of the doll and the voice acting, but is he under the table or what?

[kittybirg]

Oh, gosh, I could not stop laughing. That was hilarious.

[acephantom903]

@Troubleshooter11 The Director got angry because this was supposed to be a simple scene and he didn't like the way each take was turning out. And Kevin joking didn't help. lol