Universal Animation Studios

Universal Animation Studios is an American animation studio and a division of Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal and is owned by Comcast. Universal Animation Studios has produced direct-to-video sequels to Universal-released movies, such as Woody Woodpecker, The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto, Curious George as well as other movies and television series.

 History 
Universal Animation Studios was established in 1990 as Universal Cartoon Studios. It was the animation division of MCA Inc. The first work by the company was Back to the Future: The Animated Series.  It was announced on March 22, 1991 and was first broadcast on CBS on September 14 the same year.

In 2006, Universal Cartoon Studios was renamed to Universal Animation Studios.

 Filmography 

 Movies 

 Direct-to-video feature movies 
#TitleRelease dateCo-production withUniversal Cartoon Studios1The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley AdventureDecember 13, 1994N/A2The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great GivingDecember 12, 19953The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the MistsDecember 10, 19964The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious IslandDecember 9, 19975Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount OlympusJanuary 6, 1998Renaissance Pictures6The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus RockDecember 1, 1998N/A7Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet FrankensteinSeptember 28, 1999Bagdasarian Productions, LLC.8An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan IslandFebruary 15, 2000N/A9An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night MonsterJuly 25, 200010Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the WolfmanAugust 29, 2000Bagdasarian Productions, LLC.11The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold FireDecember 5, 2000N/A12The Land Before Time VIII: The Big FreezeDecember 4, 200113Balto II: Wolf QuestFebruary 19, 200214The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big WaterDecember 10, 200215Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great AdventureMarch 18, 2003Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Animation Studio16The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationDecember 2, 2003N/A17The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the TinysaurusesJanuary 11, 200518Balto III: Wings of ChangeSeptember 30, 200519The Adventures of Brer RabbitMarch 21, 2006Universal Animation Studios20The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the FlyersFebruary 27, 2007N/A21The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of FriendsNovember 27, 200722The Little Engine That CouldMarch 22, 2011Crest Animation Productions23Curious George 3: Back to the JungleJune 23, 2015Imagine Entertainment, Universal 1440 Entertainment24The Land Before Time: Journey of the BraveFebruary 2, 2016Universal 1440 Entertainment25Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is YouNovember 14, 2017Universal 1440 Entertainment, Splash Entertainment, Telegael and Magic Carpet Productions26Curious George: Royal MonkeySeptember 10, 2019Imagine Entertainment, Universal 1440 Entertainment27Curious George: Go West, Go WildSeptember 8, 202028Curious George: Cape AhoySeptember 30, 202129Woody Woodpecker Goes to CampApril 12, 2024Universal 1440 Entertainment

 Theatrical movies 
#TitleRelease dateCo-production with1Curious GeorgeFebruary 10, 2006Imagine Entertainment2Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!July 10, 20093Woody WoodpeckerOctober 5, 2017Universal 1440 Entertainment4The Ian And Sophie MovieNovember 13, 2021Guru Studio, Spin Master Entertainment, Random House Studio, Filmora Animation And Universal 1440 Entertainment5Ian And Sophie's Rainbow RescueFebruary 24, 2023Jam Filled Toronto, Spin Master Entertainment, Random House Studio, Filmora Animation And Universal 1440 Entertainment

 Short movies 

 Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999) (theatrical release)
 Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004) (direct-to-video)
 The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) (direct-to-video)

 TV series 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Title
!Creator(s) / Developer(s)
!Original run
!Co-production with
|-
|1
|Back to the Future: The Animated Series
|Robert ZemeckisBob Gale
|1991–1992
|Amblin TelevisionZaloom/Mayfield Productions
BIG Pictures
|-
|2
|Fievel's American Tails
|David Kirschner
|1992
|Amblin TelevisionNelvana
|-
|3
|Exosquad
|Jeff Segal
Eric Lewald

Michael Edens
| rowspan="2" |1993–1994
|N/A
|-
|4
|Problem Child
|Scott AlexanderLarry Karaszewski
|Imagine EntertainmentD'Ocon Films Productions (season 1)
Lacewood Productions(season 2)
|-
|5
|Monster Force
|Marv Wolfman
|1994
|Lacewood Productions
|-
|6
|Beethoven
|Universal Cartoon Studios
|1994–1995
|Northern Lights Entertainment
|-
|7
|Earthworm Jim
|Doug TenNapelDoug Langdale
| rowspan="2" |1995–1996
|Shiny Entertainment
|-
|8
|Savage Dragon
|Dean Stefan
Bob Forward
|Lacewood Productions(season 1)
Studio B Productions (season 2)

P3 Entertainment

USA Studios
|-
|9
|The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
|Sherri StonerDeanna Oliver
|1996–1998
|Amblin TelevisionHarveytoons
|-
|10
|Wing Commander Academy
|Michael Edens
Mark Edens
| rowspan="2" |1996
| rowspan="3" |N/A
|-
|11
|Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad
|Universal Cartoon Studios
|-
|12
|The New Woody Woodpecker Show
|Bob JacquesKelly Armstrong
|1999–2002
|-
|13
|The Mummy: The Animated Series
|Thomas Pugsley
Greg Klein
|2001–2003
|Studios USA Television(season 1)
The Sommers Company
|-
|14
|Curious George
|Joe Fallon
|2006–2022
|Imagine Entertainment (seasons 1–9, 14–15)WGBH Boston (seasons 1–12)
Universal 1440 Entertainment (season 10–15)
|-
|15
|The Land Before Time
|Ford Riley
|2007–2008
|Amblin Entertainment
|-
|16
|Woody Woodpecker
|Alex Zamm
|2018–2022
|Universal 1440 EntertainmentSplash Entertainment
|-
|17
|Ian And Sophie: The Series
|Ian Martins
|2021-Preaent
|Universal 1440 Entertainment Guru Studio (Seasons 1-2), Jam Filed Toronto (Seasons 3-), Spin Master Entertainment Random House Children's Entertainment Filmora Animation
|}

 TV Specials 

 Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings That Work (1991)
 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
 Curious George Swings Into Spring (2013)
 Curious George A Halloween Boo Fest (2013)
 How Murray Saved Christmas (2014) 5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas (2021)
 Ian And Sophie's Night Before Christmas (2022)

 Franchises 
TitlesRelease datesMoviesTV SeasonsWoody Woodpecker1940–present24Charlotte’s Web1973–200320An American Tail1986–199941The Land Before Time1988–2016142Balto1995–200530Alvin and the Chipmunks1999–200020Curious George2006–2022615Ian And Sophie2021-Present34

 Associated Productions 

 Charlotte’s Web (1973)
 An American Tail (1986)
 The Land Before Time (1988)
 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
 Balto (1995)

 Miscellaneous 

 63rd Academy Awards (1991) - animation for Woody Woodpecker presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film
 Kids WB! promos - Earthworm Jim segments.
 The Incredible Hulk Coaster The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) - traditionally-animated introduction
 Dudley-Do Right’s RipSaw Falls'' (1999) - traditionally-animated queue video.

 Related pages 

 Universal Monsters
 Illumination
 Walter Lantz Productions
 DreamWorks Animation
 DreamWorks Animation Television
 DreamWorks Classics 
 Entertainment Rights
 Big Idea Entertainment
 Harvey Films
 UPA
 Bullwinkle Studios (50%)
 Amblimation
 Universal Interactive
 List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects

References

Category:American animation studios
Category:Companies based in California

Category:1990 establishments in California