Dawn of the Disposals

"Dawn of the Disposals" is the ninth episode of Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs season one. It aired on September 30, 2021 on HBO Max. It was written by Joan Ford, produced by series creators, Mark Marek and Marly Harpen-Graser, and directed by Marek and Zach Smith.

On Halloween night, kids get rid of their new healthy frozen dinners by feeding them to their pig garbage disposals, which turns out to be a bad idea when the supposedly good bacteria in the food turn the pigs into zombies who terrorize the town.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bamm-Bamm Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ely Henry
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Shaley
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Tress MacNeille
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moonrock Crater
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pebbles Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jessica DiCicco
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wilma Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tress MacNeille
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Fred Flintstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Bergman
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Slate
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Kurt
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dino
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tommy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Teen girl
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pizza guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cotton candy guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bergman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barney Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hot dog guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Grey Griffin
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pizza guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Eric Bauza
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cotton candy guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jeff Bergman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Barney Rubble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hot dog guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Betty Rubble
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hot dog guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Kevin Michael Richardson

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Bedrock
 * Flintstone residence
 * Bedrock Hardware
 * Supermarket
 * Bedrock Rock Quarry
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Health slaw

Vehicles

 * None

Development
Writer of the episode and creator of the character, Joan Ford, intended for Shaley to be a transexual girl, although the series was canceled before those plans could be fully realized. Ford would've preferred a trans actor to be the voice of Shaley, but the budget wouldn't allow for an additional guest.

Ford also got to be involved with the design of Shaley, being pleased with the final look, which she felt was a little bit relatable particularly with Shaley's bang over one of her eyes.

It was copyrighted in 2018.

Music
The theme song "Big Bang" was written and performed by Mark Marek. The music was composed by Allesandro Tabora.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * Poland: March 8, 2020 on Boomerang
 * United Kingdom & Ireland: April 4, 2020 on Boomerang
 * Canada: October 31, 2020 on Teletoon
 * United States: September 30, 2021 on HBO Max

Behind the scenes

 * The episode title is an allusion to the horror film Dawn of the Dead.
 * This episode is notable for being the first not to have the Crags, the whole selling point of the series.

Home availability

 * Not available. 😢