Nuts to War: Part 1

Episode aired Feb 19, 1992
TV-PGTV-PG
23m

8.2/10

144

S2.E19

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A news bulletin announces a nationwide shortage of pistachio nuts, which is blamed on the four legged dinosaurs. War breaks out between the two-leggers and four-leggers and Robbie and Spike ... Read allA news bulletin announces a nationwide shortage of pistachio nuts, which is blamed on the four legged dinosaurs. War breaks out between the two-leggers and four-leggers and Robbie and Spike are drafted into the battle. Earl supports the fight at first but questions how truthful t... Read allA news bulletin announces a nationwide shortage of pistachio nuts, which is blamed on the four legged dinosaurs. War breaks out between the two-leggers and four-leggers and Robbie and Spike are drafted into the battle. Earl supports the fight at first but questions how truthful the government is being with them after a news reporter mistakenly reveals all is not going... Read all

8.2/10

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Director
- Bruce Bilson
Writers
Stars
- Mak Wilson
- Bill Barretta
- Stuart Pankin(voice)

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Mak Wilson

Earl Sinclairas Earl Sinclair

Bill Barretta

Earl Sinclairas Earl Sinclair

Stuart Pankin

Earl Sinclairas Earl Sinclair
(voice)

Allan Trautman

Fran Sinclairas Fran Sinclair

Tony Sabin Prince

Fran Sinclairas Fran Sinclair

Jessica Walter

Fran Sinclairas Fran Sinclair
(voice)

Steve Whitmire

Robbie Sinclairas Robbie Sinclair…

Leif Tilden

Robbie Sinclairas Robbie Sinclair

Jason Willinger

Robbie Sinclairas Robbie Sinclair
(voice)

Bruce Lanoil

Charlene Sinclairas Charlene Sinclair

Michelan Sisti

Charlene Sinclairas Charlene Sinclair

Sally Struthers

Charlene Sinclairas Charlene Sinclair
(voice)

David Greenaway

Grandma Ethyl Phillipsas Grandma Ethyl Phillips…

Florence Stanley

Christopher Meloni

Spikeas Spike
(voice)

Sherman Hemsley

B.P. Richfieldas B.P. Richfield
(voice)

Pons Maar

Roy Hessas Roy Hess

Julianne Buescher

Monica Devertebraeas Monica Devertebrae

A news bulletin announces a nationwide shortage of pistachio nuts, which is blamed on the four legged dinosaurs. War breaks out between the two-leggers and four-leggers and Robbie and Spike are drafted into the battle. Earl supports the fight at first but questions how truthful the government is being with them after a news reporter mistakenly reveals all is not going as well as planned. —Novastar_6

Trivia
The title is based upon the reply by General Anthony Clement McAuliffe to the German Army's request for the surrender of the American troops trapped in Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944: "Nuts!"

Quotes
Earl Sinclair: Fran, can you bring some more pistachios in here?
Fran Sinclair: We're all out, Earl.
Earl Sinclair: What?
Fran Sinclair: That was the last jar.
Earl Sinclair: Fran, I don't ask for much from you. A clean house, three square meals a day, gardening, raising the kids, a little light plumbing, scheduled maintenance on the car. So when I ask you to keep a few pistachios on hand, I think maybe you can take a little time to get out of your bubble bath and get down to the market.

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great episode

i am and will forever be a life long fan of dinosaurs--it is the first show i ever remember i rushed home to school early to watch everyday and i still have most of the old MacDonald happy meal toys of all the characters-as i look back on the show now i also realize that it was a very smart clever show. this particular episode-nuts to war: part 1 was a two part episode and one of the greatest episodes in the whole series i believe. basically, in the 2 episodes the two legged dinosaurs and the four legged dinosaurs start a war over peanuts (a brand of peanuts earl is very fond of) so much that he practically forces his son Robby to go off to war in order to save his peanuts from the hated "four leggers". one thing i remember strongly about these particular episodes were the opening credits--they were made to parody cheesy war movies/drama shows with each character getting a nick name (like Fran was 'Fran Sinclair as the mother')but the show also had a deeper meaning (some references to Vietnam and war vets, learn to love what you have while you have it; a lesson earl naturally learns in the end when he realizes Robby means more to him than the peanuts (earl learns this in episode two).

i suggest you watch this episode or any episode if you haven't checked out the show. there are still video tapes of the show with two episodes each on there and there is a DVD coming out this spring which i believe seasons 1 and 2 so nuts to war 1 and 2 should be included

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