A storm knocks the pups off course and strands them on an island where dinosaurs still walk around. They find Rex, a pup living there alone, and then Mayor Humdinger turns up with a mining operation and no sense of consequence. Vehicles, cliffs, very large animals: the pitch sells itself to anyone under seven.

Cal Brunker returns to direct, writing again with Bob Barlen after Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie, so the shape families know from [[work:paw-patrol]] carries over: a problem stated in plain terms, one job per pup, a joke between rescues. Carter Young, Mckenna Grace, Terry Crews, Meredith MacNeill, Ron Pardo and Jennifer Hudson hold the core roles, with Fortune Feimster, Jameela Jamil, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg and Bill Nye filling out the island. Casting Bill Nye in a dinosaur film is a wink aimed at the parent on the sofa.

Worth knowing before you put it on: this is the sequel, built by the same director and writer, so expect the series voice rather than a departure. Children who have never seen an episode will follow the plot without help, since the premise restates itself every few minutes. Children who watch the show daily will spend the opening naming vehicles. Expect bright, loud and quick, with the danger coming from weather and careless grown-ups.