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The Land Before Time

The Land Before Time is an American animated feature film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, distributed by Universal Pictures and about dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth as well as executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by 13 direct-to-video musical sequels, a TV series, video games, soundtracks, and related merchandising. The sequels and the series did not have the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg. The 14 films were released as a Complete Collection DVD set on June 14, 2016.[1]

This article is about the media franchise. For the first film in the series, see The Land Before Time (film). For other uses, see The Land Before Time (disambiguation).

Plot[edit]

The films follow the friendship of a group of young ornithodirans (four dinosaurs and a pterosaur) named Littlefoot (a male Apatosaurus), Cera (a female Triceratops), Ducky (a female Saurolophus), Petrie (a male Pteranodon), and Spike (a male Stegosaurus). After finding the Great Valley, they raise a carnivorous baby (a male Tyrannosaurus whom they name Chomper), survive a drought, a cold snap, and witness a solar eclipse. Throughout the films they embark on adventures, learning lessons about life, teamwork, and friendship along the way.

List of titles[edit]

Films[edit]

A list of the 14 films in the series:

 D indicates an appearance as a character's disguised voice.

 S indicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.

on YouTube

The Land Before Time's channel