The Land Before Time ( franchise ) - wikipedia The Land Before Time ( franchise ) The Land Before Time Created by Don Bluth, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg Films and television Film ( s ) The Land Before Time ( 1988 ) The Great Valley Adventure ( 1994 ) The Time of the Great Giving ( 1995 ) Journey Through the Mists ( 1996 ) The Mysterious Island ( 1997 ) The Secret of Saurus Rock ( 1998 ) The Stone of Cold Fire ( 2000 ) The Big Freeze ( 2001 ) Journey to Big Water ( 2002 ) The Great Longneck Migration ( 2003 ) Invasion of the Tinysauruses ( 2005 ) The Great Day of the Flyers ( 2006 ) The Wisdom of Friends ( 2007 ) Journey of the Brave ( 2016 ) Animated series The Land Before Time ( 2007 -- 08 ) Games Video game ( s ) See list of The Land Before Time video games The Land Before Time, is an American franchise of animated adventure films by Universal Studios centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous The Land Before Time, directed and produced by Don Bluth and executive produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. It was followed by a total of thirteen direct - to - video musical sequels, TV series, video games, soundtracks and related merchandising. Neither the sequels nor the series involve the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg. All 14 films were released in a Complete Collection DVD set on June 14, 2016. Contents 1 Plot 2 List of titles 2.1 Films 2.2 Albums 2.3 Television series 2.4 Games 3 Cast 3.1 Principal characters 3.2 Recurring characters 4 References Plot The films follow a friendship of a group of young dinosaurs by the names of Littlefoot ( Apatosaurus ), Cera ( Triceratops ), Petrie ( Pteranodon ), Ducky ( Saurolophus ), and Spike ( Stegosaurus ). After finding The Great Valley, they raise a carnivorous baby who they name Chomper, survive a drought, a cold snap, and witness a solar eclipse. Throughout all films, they embark upon adventures, learning lessons about life and friendship along the way. List of titles Films The following is a list of the films in The Land Before Time series. Title Release Date Director ( s ) Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Editor ( s ) Composer ( s ) The Land Before Time November 18, 1988 Don Bluth Screenplay : Stu Krieger Story : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Don Bluth Gary Goldman John Pomeroy Executive producers : Steven Spielberg George Lucas Co-executive producers : Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy Associate producer : Deborah Jelin Newmyer John K. Carr Dan Molina James Horner The Land Before Time II : The Great Valley Adventure December 13, 1994 Roy Allen Smith Screenplay : John Loy John Ludin Dev Ross Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Roy Allen Smith Co-producer : Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer : Nelson Shin Jay Bixsen Michael Tavera The Land Before Time III : The Time of the Great Giving December 12, 1995 Screenplay : Dev Ross Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Roy Allen Smith Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer : Nelson Shin The Land Before Time IV : Journey Through the Mists December 10, 1996 Roy Allen Smith Co-producer : Zahra Dowlatabadi Animation producer : Nelson Shin Warren Taylor The Land Before Time V : The Mysterious Island December 9, 1997 Charles Grosvenor Screenplay : John Loy 54 Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Charles Grosvenor Associate producer : Rocky Solotoff Jay Bixsen The Land Before Time VI : The Secret of Saurus Rock December 1, 1998 Screenplay : Libby Hinson John Loy Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Charles Grosvenor Associate producer : Melinda Rediger Rocky Solotoff The Land Before Time VII : The Stone of Cold Fire December 5, 2000 Len Uhley Charles Grosvenor Associate producer : Daniel J. Wiley Danik Thomas The Land Before Time VIII : The Big Freeze December 4, 2001 John Loy The Land Before Time IX : Journey to Big Water December 10, 2002 Dev Ross Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Jay Bixsen The Land Before Time X : The Great Longneck Migration December 2, 2003 John Loy Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Charles Grosvenor Executive producer : James Wang Associate producer : Daniel J. Wiley The Land Before Time XI : Invasion of the Tinysauruses January 11, 2005 John Loy Charles Grosvenor Associate producer : Daniel J. Wiley The Land Before Time XII : The Great Day of the Flyers December 6, 2006 John Loy Characters : Judy Freudberg Tony Geiss Michael Tavera Kyle Kenneth Batter The Land Before Time XIII : The Wisdom of Friends November 27, 2007 Jamie Mitchell Supervising director : Charles Grosvenor John Loy Daniel J. Wiley Michael Tavera The Land Before Time : Journey of the Brave February 2, 2016 Davis Doi Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby Lisa Melbye Deidre Brenner Luke Guidici Albums The Land Before Time ( 1990 ) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Land Before Time : Sing - Along Songs ( 1997 ) Songs from The Land Before Time, II, III & IV The Land Before Time : More Sing - Along Songs ( 1999 ) Songs from The Land Before Time V & VI and An American Tail III & IV Television series Main article : The Land Before Time ( TV series ) A television series based on the films began airing on YTV in Canada on January 5, 2007. It consisted of one season of 26 episodes, and officially premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on March 5, 2007, after the DVD release of The Land Before Time XII : The Great Day of the Flyers. The TV series takes place after the events of The Land Before Time XIII : The Wisdom of Friends. It has since been collected and released on 6 DVDs, each containing 4 episodes, in the United States and the UK. Games Main article : List of The Land Before Time video games The series has spawned 14 spin - off games, eight for PC, one for the Game Boy Color, two for the Game Boy Advance and three for the original PlayStation. The PC games are usually educational games aimed for preschool and kindergarten. Games for the Game Boy Color and Advance include The Land Before Time and The Land Before Time : Into the Mysterious Beyond, in which the original six characters must search for Chomper. Games for the PlayStation include The Land Before Time : Big Water Adventure, a spin - off of Journey to Big Water, The Land Before Time : Great Valley Racing Adventure and The Land Before Time : Return to the Great Valley. Cast Main article : List of The Land Before Time characters Principal characters Characters Films Television series ( 1988 ) II ( 1994 ) III ( 1995 ) IV ( 1996 ) V ( 1997 ) VI ( 1998 ) VII ( 2000 ) VIII ( 2001 ) IX ( 2002 ) X ( 2003 ) XI ( 2005 ) XII ( 2006 ) XIII ( 2007 ) XIV ( 2016 ) TV series ( 2007 -- 2008 ) Littlefoot Gabriel Damon Scott McAfee Brandon LaCroix Thomas Dekker ( singing voice ) Thomas Dekker Alec Medlock Aaron Spann Nick Price Cody Arens and Logan Riley Arens Anthony Skillman ( singing voice ) Felix Avitia Cody Arens Anthony Skillman ( singing voice ) Cera Candace Hutson Anndi McAfee Ducky Judith Barsi Heather Hogan Aria Noelle Curzon Petrie Will Ryan Jeff Bennett Spike unvoiced Rob Paulsen Jeff Bennett Rob Paulsen Grandpa Longneck Bill Erwin Kenneth Mars unvoiced Barry Bostwick Kenneth Mars Grandma Longneck unvoiced Linda Gary Miriam Flynn unvoiced Miriam Flynn Cera 's Father Burke Byrnes John Ingle George Ball John Ingle Chomper Rob Paulsen Cannon Young Issac Brown Max Burkholder Ruby Meghan Strange Recurring characters Characters Films Television series II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV TV series Bron Kiefer Sutherland Scott Whyte Cam Clarke Petrie 's Mother unvoiced Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille unvoiced Meghan Strange Tress MacNeille Tria Camryn Manheim Jessica Gee Ducky 's Mother unvoiced Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille Tress MacNeille Meghan Strange Tress MacNeille Tricia Nika Futterman Nika Futterman Ali Juliana Hansen Nika Futterman Shorty Brandon Michael DePaul Elizabeth Daily Old One Carol Bruce Jessica Walter Tippy Jeremy Suarez Cree Summer Tippy 's Mother Susan Krebs Susan Krebs Hyp Whitby Herford Mikey Kelley Nod Scott Menville Scott Menville Mutt Jeff Bennett Jeff Bennett Kosh Rob Paulsen Jeff Bennett Rob Paulsen Pete Sepenuk Jeff Bennett Doc Kris Kristofferson Jeff Bennett Mo Rob Paulsen Rob Paulsen References Jump up ^ Grosvenor, Charles ; Bluth, Don ; Smith, Roy Allen ; Mitchell, Jamie ; Doi, Davis ( June 14, 2016 ), The Land Before Time : The Complete Collection, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, retrieved October 4, 2016 Jump up ^ The Land Before Time, 2007 - 03 - 05, retrieved 2016 - 07 - 26 The Land Before Time Film series The Land Before Time ( 1988 ) The Great Valley Adventure ( 1994 ) The Time of the Great Giving ( 1995 ) Journey Through the Mists ( 1996 ) The Mysterious Island ( 1997 ) The Secret of Saurus Rock ( 1998 ) The Stone of Cold Fire ( 2000 ) The Big Freeze ( 2001 ) Journey to Big Water ( 2002 ) The Great Longneck Migration ( 2003 ) Invasion of the Tinysauruses ( 2005 ) The Great Day of the Flyers ( 2006 ) The Wisdom of Friends ( 2007 ) Journey of the Brave ( 2016 ) Related TV series ( episodes ) Characters Video games `` If We Hold on Together '' Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Land_Before_Time_(franchise)&oldid=806260605 '' Categories : Film series introduced in 1988 The Land Before Time Dinosaurs in fiction Animated film series Universal Studios franchises Adventure films by series Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Español Français Italiano Magyar Română Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 20 October 2017, at 20 : 16. 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Question: when did the land before time movies come out
Answer: 1988