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}}"'''​Dinosaur Fever​'''" is the third episode of the [[Season 2 Episodes and Guides|second season]] of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the sixteenth episode of the series. It first aired on February 17, 2009.
 
}}"'''​Dinosaur Fever​'''" is the third episode of the [[Season 2 Episodes and Guides|second season]] of the ''[[Murdoch Mysteries (overview)|Murdoch Mysteries]]'' and the sixteenth episode of the series. It first aired on February 17, 2009.
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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
Detective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden attend the Dinosaur Ball and put their recently acquired dancing skills to good use. At the appropriate time their host, Barclay Blake, is set to reveal his latest find from the fields of Alberta. A religious fanatic interrupts the proceedings but when the dinosaur is shown, the gigantic skeleton has a body in its jaws.
 
Detective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden attend the Dinosaur Ball and put their recently acquired dancing skills to good use. At the appropriate time their host, Barclay Blake, is set to reveal his latest find from the fields of Alberta. A religious fanatic interrupts the proceedings but when the dinosaur is shown, the gigantic skeleton has a body in its jaws.
   
The dead man turns out to be Lukas DeWitt, a member of Blake's last expedition. Dr. Ogden believe that DeWitt was shot but using a new photographic device called radiography that takes special pictures with x-rays, they are unable to locate a bullet. As Murdoch investigates, there is no shortage of suspects, including one of Blake's rivals, Professor Rudolph Sutton.
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The dead man turns out to be Lukas DeWitt, a member of Blake's last expedition. Dr. Ogden believes that DeWitt was shot but using a new photographic device called radiography that takes special pictures with x-rays, they are unable to locate a bullet. As Murdoch investigates, there is no shortage of suspects, including one of Blake's rivals, Professor Rudolph Sutton.
   
 
When they find bits of concrete in DeWitt's wounds, the x-ray machine reveals something else about the artifacts Blake found.
 
When they find bits of concrete in DeWitt's wounds, the x-ray machine reveals something else about the artifacts Blake found.
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== Character Revelations ==
 
== Character Revelations ==
 
* [[William Murdoch]] has dreams, one about the Badlands of Alberta is revealed at the end of this episode and his desire for a family. Studying the woman's walk, he smiles recognizing who she is– [[Julia Ogden|Julia]], (watch '''''[[The Annoying Red Planet]] '''train station scene'').
 
* [[William Murdoch]] has dreams, one about the Badlands of Alberta is revealed at the end of this episode and his desire for a family. Studying the woman's walk, he smiles recognizing who she is– [[Julia Ogden|Julia]], (watch '''''[[The Annoying Red Planet]] '''train station scene'').
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== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
* While [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia]] are dancing, he comments favorably about the money spent for dancing lessons in '''''[[Snakes and Ladders]]'''''.
 
* While [[William-Julia Relationship|William and Julia]] are dancing, he comments favorably about the money spent for dancing lessons in '''''[[Snakes and Ladders]]'''''.
* Murdoch's keen interest in dinosaurs will be wetted again in [[Season 7 Episodes and Guides|Season 7]]'s '''''[[Loch Ness Murdoch]]'''''.
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* Murdoch's keen interest in dinosaurs will be whetted again in [[Season 7 Episodes and Guides|Season 7]]'s '''''[[Loch Ness Murdoch]]'''''.
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== Historical References ==
 
== Historical References ==
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* This episode takes place in [[Toronto]] 1896 – Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 1819 - 1901) is Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] of Great Britain and [[Ireland]], Defender of the Faith, and Empress of India.
*[[wikipedia:X-ray|X-rays]], discovered by Röntgen in 1895.
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* [[wikipedia:X-ray|X-rays]], discovered by Röntgen in 1895.
*1901 Rontgen receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of x-rays.
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* In 1901 Röntgen receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of x-rays.
*Murdoch mentions the "[[wikipedia:Bone_wars|bone wars]] " a real-life rivalry between two palaeontologists, E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh between 1877 and 1892.
 
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta Alberta] is mentioned for the first time in the series and it is featured prominently in this episode. In 1896, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Alberta District of Alberta] was one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districts_of_the_Northwest_Territories four districts of the Northwest Territories] and the area covered only a portion of today's province. The Province of Alberta was formed in 1905.
 
* Murdoch mentions the "[[wikipedia:Bone_wars|bone wars]] " a real-life rivalry between two palaeontologists, E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh between 1877 and 1892.
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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== Errors ==
 
== Errors ==
 
* No such creature as a "Terrorsaurus" has been found, unless you count in Power Rangers universe.  
 
* No such creature as a "Terrorsaurus" has been found, unless you count in Power Rangers universe.  
* The Albertosaurus was first described in 1905, when Alberta was formed as a province. Both Alberta and Albertosaurus were mentioned in the episode even though it takes place prior to this year. If they meant to reference a "Pterosaur", the first one described from Alberta was in 1995. Interestingly enough, a show that is so involved in scientific advances put this bit of paleontology in the dark. 
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* The Albertosaurus was first described in 1905, when Alberta was formed as a province. Both Alberta and Albertosaurus were mentioned in the episode even though it takes place prior to this year. It is plausible that the reference is to the District of Alberta, which had existed between 1882 and 1905. If they meant to reference a "Pterosaur", the first one described from Alberta was in 1995. Interestingly enough, a show that is so involved in scientific advances put this bit of paleontology in the dark. 
 
* The dinosaurs in the episode are mounted in the modern horizontal posture, with the tail lifted off the ground. However in the late-19th century when the episode is set, the predominant theories put the animals in an upright, tail-dragging posture. 
 
* The dinosaurs in the episode are mounted in the modern horizontal posture, with the tail lifted off the ground. However in the late-19th century when the episode is set, the predominant theories put the animals in an upright, tail-dragging posture. 
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==Cast==
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== Cast ==
 
===Main Cast===
 
===Main Cast===
 
[[Yannick Bisson]] as [[William Murdoch]]<br />
 
[[Yannick Bisson]] as [[William Murdoch]]<br />
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Sean Kaufman as Lukas DeWitt<br />
 
Sean Kaufman as Lukas DeWitt<br />
 
London Angelis as Murdoch's Son
 
London Angelis as Murdoch's Son
 
===Uncredited Cast===
 
   
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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File:Murdoch_ep203_6.JPG|Taking an Xray
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File:Murdoch_ep203_7.JPG|Where's the bullet
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File:Murdoch_ep203_8.JPG|Xray a different story
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File:Murdoch_ep203_1.JPG|Dreams of Alberta Badlands
 
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"​Dinosaur Fever​" is the third episode of the second season of the Murdoch Mysteries and the sixteenth episode of the series. It first aired on February 17, 2009.

Summary

Detective Murdoch and Dr. Ogden attend the Dinosaur Ball and put their recently acquired dancing skills to good use. At the appropriate time their host, Barclay Blake, is set to reveal his latest find from the fields of Alberta. A religious fanatic interrupts the proceedings but when the dinosaur is shown, the gigantic skeleton has a body in its jaws.

The dead man turns out to be Lukas DeWitt, a member of Blake's last expedition. Dr. Ogden believes that DeWitt was shot but using a new photographic device called radiography that takes special pictures with x-rays, they are unable to locate a bullet. As Murdoch investigates, there is no shortage of suspects, including one of Blake's rivals, Professor Rudolph Sutton.

When they find bits of concrete in DeWitt's wounds, the x-ray machine reveals something else about the artifacts Blake found.

Character Revelations

  • William Murdoch has dreams, one about the Badlands of Alberta is revealed at the end of this episode and his desire for a family. Studying the woman's walk, he smiles recognizing who she is– Julia, (watch The Annoying Red Planet train station scene).

Continuity

Historical References

  • This episode takes place in Toronto 1896 – Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 1819 - 1901) is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and Empress of India.
  • X-rays, discovered by Röntgen in 1895.
  • In 1901 Röntgen receives the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of x-rays.
  • Alberta is mentioned for the first time in the series and it is featured prominently in this episode. In 1896, the District of Alberta was one of four districts of the Northwest Territories and the area covered only a portion of today's province. The Province of Alberta was formed in 1905.
  • Murdoch mentions the "bone wars " a real-life rivalry between two palaeontologists, E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh between 1877 and 1892.

Trivia

Errors

  • No such creature as a "Terrorsaurus" has been found, unless you count in Power Rangers universe.  
  • The Albertosaurus was first described in 1905, when Alberta was formed as a province. Both Alberta and Albertosaurus were mentioned in the episode even though it takes place prior to this year. It is plausible that the reference is to the District of Alberta, which had existed between 1882 and 1905. If they meant to reference a "Pterosaur", the first one described from Alberta was in 1995. Interestingly enough, a show that is so involved in scientific advances put this bit of paleontology in the dark. 
  • The dinosaurs in the episode are mounted in the modern horizontal posture, with the tail lifted off the ground. However in the late-19th century when the episode is set, the predominant theories put the animals in an upright, tail-dragging posture. 

Cast

Main Cast

Yannick Bisson as William Murdoch
Hélène Joy as Julia Ogden
Thomas Craig as Thomas Brackenreid
Jonny Harris as George Crabtree

Recurring Cast

Lachlan Murdoch as Constable Henry Higgins

Guest Cast

Geordie Johnson as Barkeley Blake
Matt Gordon as Rudolph Sutton
Kerry McPherson as Mary Ann McConnell
Tyler Kyte as Clyde Dunbar
Sean Kaufman as Lukas DeWitt
London Angelis as Murdoch's Son

Gallery


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