Chomper realizes his secret cave in the Great Valley becomes leaky and the gang goes exploring in the deep caves to search for another suitable cave for Chomper to live in. Meanwhile, the gang's new member, a Fast Runner named Ruby, teaches Ducky how to act and talk big.
When Chomper loses his tooth, he, Littlefoot, Petrie and Ducky travel around the Great Valley to figure out what is wrong. Meanwhile, Cera, Spike and Ruby relax in Tria's secret mud spa.
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3
"The Star Day Celebration"
Scott Heming
Krista Tucker
Patrick Archibald, Curtis Cim and Larry Scholl
March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07)
Ruby misses her family on her "Star Day" (birthday) and the gang tries to help cheer her up by being true friends and bringing Ruby her favorite food.
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"The Canyon of Shiny Stones"
Richard Sebast
John Loy
Kathy Carr, Patricia Wong and Flammarion Ferreira
March 8, 2007 (2007-03-08)
When Cera accidentally loses Tria's special shiny stone, the group decides to find a new stone to return to Tria by traveling to the Canyon of Shiny Stones.
While trying to get a tree sweet, Ducky makes up a game called the "Log Running Game", and competes against the group in a competition on how long they can run on a log in the water. But when Cera tries to prove Threehorns are the best, she gets swept away on a log to Roaring Falls, forcing the gang and Topps to try and save her.
Ali's herd returns to the Great Valley, and Littlefoot and Cera find out that Ali has a new friend, Rhett, who boasts about himself and claims Sharpteeth fear him. The gang decides to bring a real Sharptooth (Chomper) to convince Ali that Rhett is making up the stories. However, when Rhett sees Chomper, he runs away to tell his herd, who in turn come to kill Chomper. They let Chomper live after the kids confess the truth, the gang for their prank and Rhett for making up the stories.
The gang decides to travel beyond the Sheltering Grass to see the Meadow of Jumping Waters that Ruby and Chomper passed by when traveling to the Great Valley.
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"The Days of Rising Waters"
Richard Sebast
Catherine Lieuwen
Boyd Kirkland, Ken Kessel and Lenord Robinson
March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14)
When a heavy rainstorm wipes out Petrie's nest, he flips out at the prospect of having to move. Meanwhile, Cera insists that Ducky take on the seemingly impossible task of teaching Tricia how to swim.
When exploring inside the caves, the group accidentally goes into the Mysterious Beyond and get chased by Red Claw, Screech and Thud. An earthshake occurs, and Chomper and Ducky get trapped on a ridge with Thud.
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"The Hidden Canyon"
Richard Sebast
Don Gillies
Dan Fausett, Kelly James and Robert Sledge
March 16, 2007 (2007-03-16)
When the kids discover a hidden canyon filled with fruit trees, they decide to keep the place a secret, but the secret becomes dangerous when Red Claw and his henchmen use the canyon to enter the Great Valley.
NOTE: This episode was previously released as a bonus feature on the standalone DVD release of The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends before also getting included in the Complete Series set.
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11
"The Legend of the Story Speakers"
Scott Heming
Kent Redeker
Larry Latham, Eric McConnell and Jeff Scott
March 19, 2007 (2007-03-19)
Grandpa Longneck tells Littlefoot and his friends stories about why Longnecks have long necks and about Starwatcher. And then Grandpa Longneck and Saro, his old friend, meet. Saro tells him that all the Longnecks are forgetting the great Longneck stories and he needs to come with him to tell them again, but Grandpa Longneck refuses as he has a home in the Great Valley. Angry, Saro runs out, and Littlefoot and Chomper follow him into the Mysterious Beyond. Saro tells Littlefoot and Chomper a story about Tall Stepper, a Longneck who saved his sister from the wind.
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12
"The Bright Circle Celebration"
Richard Sebast
Corey Powell
Boyd Kirkland, Lenord Robinson and Clint Taylor
March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)
Petrie is very excited about the Bright Circle Celebration, but Cera thinks it is silly to thank the Bright Circle for shining. Cera and her dad steer clear of everyone preparing for the festivities, but they rush in to help when a fire threatens everything.
13
13
"The Lonely Journey"
Scott Heming
Noelle Wright
Rick Hoberg, Bert Ring and Mike Sosnowski
March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
It is lonely being the only Sharptooth in the Great Valley. Chomper decides to go to the Mysterious Beyond to teach the Sharpteeth how to be friends.
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"The Missing Fast-Water Adventure"
Richard Sebast
Don Gillies
Kelly James, Boyd Kirkland, Dan Root and Robert Sledge
March 22, 2007 (2007-03-22)
When an earthshake (earthquake) causes the fast-water (river) to dry up, the dinosaurs decide to try and fix the problem by removing the rocks. On the way, they meet an old friend, Mo.
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15
"The Spooky Nighttime Adventure"
Scott Heming
Jack Monaco
Sahin Ersoz, Larry Latham and Eric McConnell
March 23, 2007 (2007-03-23)
One night, Ruby tells the group a scary story about an invisible dinosaur named "Hidden Runner" and gives everyone scary sleep stories. They see Mr. Thicknose to tell him that she made up the story and there is nothing to worry about, but the story of Hidden Runner was true, and they decide to venture into the Mysterious Beyond to search for him.
Season 2 (2008)
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1
"The Lone Dinosaur Returns"
Richard Sebast
Phil Walsh
Dean Criswell, Boyd Kirkland, Jeff Scott and Dave Williams
January 7, 2008 (2008-01-07)
One day, Doc, The Lone Dinosaur, comes back to the Great Valley in search of his lady friend, Dara. After Chomper hears the stories of him and how he despises Sharpteeth, the dinosaurs try to hide him.
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2
"Stranger from the Mysterious Above"
Scott Heming
Holly Huckins
Kathy Carr, Celia Kendrick and Bert Ring
January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)
When Spike falls down a hole, he encounters a colony of horned gophers who think of him as the "Big Wise One" from the Mysterious Above who can save them from a Microceratus whom they name "Great Hideous Beast". Meanwhile, his friends try to save him but only find trouble when Mr. Thicknose and Topps cannot agree on what to do.
18
3
"The Forbidden Friendship"
Scott Heming
John Low
Celia Kendrick, Bert Ring and Rafael Rosado
January 9, 2008 (2008-01-09)
When Tippy's herd comes back, the adults get into a fight and the kids cannot play with each other, but they sneak out and find green food.
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4
"The Amazing Threehorn Girl"
Scott Heming
Jack Monaco
Larry Latham, Eric McConnell and Rafael Rosado
January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)
When the gang gets chased by a pair of Belly Draggers, Cera gets separated from the others and ends up trapped, but she accidentally sets off a rock slide that frightens the Belly Draggers away. When she finds the gang and tells them about it, Petrie flies around telling everyone in the valley, and suddenly everyone thinks Cera is a hero, even when she insists she is not, but she soon lets the fame go to her head and begins to fabricate her story, which Littlefoot and Ruby become skeptical of. However, the Belly Draggers return, and they have brought friends.
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5
"The Big Longneck Test"
Richard Sebast
Ford Riley
Patrick Archibald and Dean Criswell
January 11, 2008 (2008-01-11)
Littlefoot gets a visit from his father and adoptive older brother, getting the news that he will be the one taking "The Big Longneck Test", a test of three stages to see if a Longneck is capable of leading a herd. While Littlefoot takes the test, Shorty tries to lead his younger brother's friends on an adventure.
NOTE: This is the only episode not on any DVD releases besides the Complete Series set.
On a windy day, when Guido and Petrie practice gliding, they are blown into Black Rock and are trapped because Petrie hurts his wing, Guido hurts his foot, and there seems to be no way out, but a blind old hermit and flyer named Swooper decides to help.
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7
"Return to Hanging Rock"
Richard Sebast
Jack Monaco
Patrick Archibald, Boyd Kirkland and Clint Taylor
January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)
On the day of the Flying Rocks of Many Nights (meteor shower), Ruby remembers a memory of her family meeting at Hanging Rock when she lived in the Mysterious Beyond. Ruby adventures alone to find her family, but Chomper, Ducky and Spike come along to help. Along the way, they meet Skip, a mammal who knows the Mysterious Beyond very well, and the gang learns an important lesson of being family.
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8
"March of the Sand Creepers"
Richard Sebast
Don Gillies
Rick Hoberg, Boyd Kirkland, Robert Sledge and Clint Taylor
January 16, 2008 (2008-01-16)
One morning, a herd of "Sand Creepers" (crabs) mysteriously come to the Great Valley. Curious, Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, Chomper, and Ruby set off to an adventure to find out why the Sand Creepers have come to the Great Valley. They meet Scuttle, a Sand Creeper who can speak the language of leaf-eaters, and try to enlist his help, but Scuttle tries to take advantage of them to the chagrin of Cera.
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9
"Search for the Sky Color Stones"
Scott Heming
Jack Monaco
Curtis Cim, Larry Latham and Eric McConnell
January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)
When the gang sees the sky colors in the sky disappear (a rainbow), the gang splits up to find sky color stones (geodes).
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10
"Through the Eyes of a Spiketail"
Richard Sebast
Ford Riley
Rick Hoberg, Boyd Kirkland and Robert Sledge
January 18, 2008 (2008-01-18)
An episode involving hearing Spike's thoughts.
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11
"The Great Egg Adventure"
Scott Heming
Noelle Wright
Curtis Cim, Jeff McGrath and Jeff Scott
January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21)
Littlefoot, Ducky, Petrie and Chomper (followed by Hyp, Nod and Mutt) find a nest of three Fast Biter eggs. They decide to carry the eggs away from the valley so the baby Sharpteeth can grow up without eating anyone, and set off on a journey into the Mysterious Beyond. When a mother Fast Biter sees that her eggs have been stolen, she becomes very angry and starts tracking them.
Broadcast
The show premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on March 5, 2007.[citation needed] Reruns of the series began airing on Sprout in January 2017.[2] Then the series was acquired and sold to Universal Kids upon the channel's launch on September 9, 2017.[3]
Reception
Michael D. Schaffer of the Philadelphia Inquirer said that the animation in the series, although below that of the original 1988 film, was above-average for modern television. Although he praised the theme song, saying it had a "bouncy, almost calypso beat", he was less pleased with the songs "Adventuring" and "Talking Big". He finally described the series as "bland, inoffensive stuff", and appropriate viewing for very young audiences.[4]
Merchandise
Universal Studios Consumer Products Group and Playmates Toys announced a domestic licensing agreement, whereby Playmates served as the master toy license for the then-upcoming animated television series, The Land Before Time. The 22-minute animated series aired on Cartoon Network beginning in spring 2007. The toy line launched in fall 2007 with the introduction of a full line of figures, vehicles, playsets and plush.[5]
Home media
Twenty-four episodes of the series were released on DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment between 2007–2008 in North America (region 1) and 2010 in Australia (region 4) in the form of six four-episode volumes. A six-disc box set was later released in the UK (region 2) in 2012 containing the 24 episodes from the previous volumes. Two episodes were not included in those releases: "The Hidden Canyon" and "The Big Longneck Test". Only "The Hidden Canyon" was later released as a special feature on the stand-alone DVD release of The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends. In June 2022, a complete TV series DVD was released, not only marking the first time "The Big Longneck Test" has been released on home media but also the first time any episode has been released in widescreen format on a Region 1 DVD.[6]
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.
