Jurassic Ward: What Happens When a Sick Kid Gets a Real Dinosaur?

Just as old people who vociferously demand respect should never, ever receive it, so poorly children who expects the impossible from harassed employees of the Wishes Come True Foundation should never, ever get what they have wished for.  Or should they?  This very funny (although I did wince once or twice!) animated short features a sick kid who wants a dinosaur and despite being 66 million years too late will not take no for an answer.  Cue a quick suspension of disbelief and the harassed employee returns with a full-grown Utahraptor called Alan (in a sly nod to Dr Alan Grant from Jurassic Park).

Except – of course – the dinosaur isn’t going to behave.  Now if you are a little squeamish or offended by (a lot of) cartoon violence, I wouldn’t really, honestly, truly press the play button below. If, on the other hand, you can laugh out loud at blood, guts and the idea of therapy animals being eaten by a dinosaur, then definitely press that button.  Don’t say I didn’t warn you!  If Wednesday Addams went to animation school, this is the type of thing we might expect...

This most amusing animated short was created in 2026 by Amber Bellomio for her thesis project at Ringling College of art and Design.  Although I may be a little late to this particular party (this has been on YouTube since May and whatever algorithm shapes my feed failed to point this little gem out to me!), I’m very happy I finally made it.