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The song Christopher Smith, Sisu Raiken and John Jacobson perform in this video was totally improvised—the lyrics, melody, harmony and piano accompaniment were all created live before a live audience. The song is based on the audience's suggestion, "What happened to the dinosaur?" 

This clip was recorded at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles, where the New York-based Interplay, the award-winning improvisational company Christopher was a member of, performed a series of shows. Interplay's director, Tamara Wilcox-Smith, was part of the workshop wherein improv impresario Del Close originally developed The Harold, an extended improvisational piece. The final act of every Interplay show was a Harold, and The Dinosaur Song was just one scene in that night's Harold.

This scene about a family's personal dinosaur was improvised by Sisu Raiken, Tamara Wilcox-Smith and Christopher Smith, with accompaniment by John Jacobson. The song is based on the audience's suggestion for The Harold, an extended improvisational piece, "What happened to the dinosaur?" 

This clip was recorded at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles, where the New York-based Interplay, the award-winning improvisational company Christopher was a member of, performed a series of shows. Interplay's director, Tamara Wilcox-Smith, was part of the workshop wherein improv impresario Del Close originally developed The Harold. The final act of every Interplay show was a Harold.

Trailer for the film What's Wrong With This Picture? Circa 1989. The trailer premiered at the IFP Film Festival. Despite many close calls, the film was never made. 

Paul Newman as himself 

Jim Meskimen as the Director 

Tamra Meskimen as the Ceasar's Girl 

Rich Battaglia as the Gangster 

Tait Ruppert as the Production Assistant 

Bob Hutcheson as the Cameraman 

Written by Christopher Smith & Tamara Wilcox-Smith