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Created by Charles GrosvenorJudy FreudbergTony Geiss Directed by Scott HemingDick Sebast Voices of Cody ArensAnndi McAfeeAria CurzonRob PaulsenMax BurkholderMeghan StrangeKenneth MarsMiriam FlynnJohn IngleTress MacNeillePete SepenukDorian HarewoodJeff BennettJessica Gee Theme music composer Roc GaglieseSteve D'AngeloTerry Tompkins Networks Cartoon Network, KiKa, YTV, Italia 1, MiniMini+, Kids Station, ABC, Turner Broadcasting System Europe Cast |
The Land Before Time is an American animated television series, based on the Land Before Time film series created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss. It was developed for television by Ford Riley for Universal Animation Studios and Amblin Television (Amblin Entertainment produced the first film), and first premiered on YTV in Canada for a test on January 5, 2007.
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The show officially premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on March 5, 2007 (although the first episode debuted on the 4th) after the DVD release of The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers. It aired on Boomerang in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2007. It first premiered in Japan on Kids Station in May 2007. The first season has begun airing on Cartoon Network India, with its premiere on April 7, 2008. The show has neither aired on Cartoon Network in the United States nor on YTV in Canada since March 2008. The show began airing in reruns on Sprout on January 14, 2017 in time for the show's 10th anniversary. It aired on Spacetoon on January 1, 2011 after Spacetoon English closed and the Spacetoon Group was rebranded. It aired on TV Russia on May 2, 2009 after TV Russia Service Television (TV RSTV) closed.

It was made as traditionally animated with computer-animated backgrounds, which the past sequels from The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration onwards have used, with occasional cel-shaded computer animated characters in wide shots. The main antagonists in the series are Red Claw, an evil villainous Tyrannosaurus, and Screech and Thud, two henchmen Utahraptors. The TV series takes place after the events of The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends, due to Chomper and Ruby being absent in that film.

Main characters

Recurring characters
Guest characters
Music
Theme song
The theme song is performed by the South African choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The theme is written by Roc Gagliese, Steve D'Angelo, and Terry Tompkins of the eggplant. The music score is by Cory Lerios.