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Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios), is the animation production arm of movie studio Universal Studios.
It is best-known for producing sequels to either Amblimation or Amblin Entertainment and Sullivan-Bluth feature films, such as The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto and other films and television series, using traditional and computer animation techniques.
The actual animation production is done overseas, most notably by either Wang Film Productions or Rough Draft Studios, with pre-production and post-production is US-based.
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Animated films
Universal Cartoon Studios productions
The Land Before Time
- The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)
- The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
- The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
- The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
- The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (1998)
- The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
- The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
- The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
- The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
- The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2004)
An American Tail
- An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
- An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Balto
- Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002)
- Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
Other films
- Disney's Hercules and Xena: The Animated Movie - The Battle for Mount Olympus (1997)
- Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box & the Lox (1999)
- Monster Mash (2000)
- The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)
- Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003), (with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon)
- Van Helsing: The London Assignment (2004)
- The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
- The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
Universal Animation Studios productions
Curious George
Theatrical releases are marked with an asterisk (*).
- Curious George (2006, with Imagine Entertainment) *
- Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
- Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)[1] (* theatrically released in some international countries)
The Land Before Time
- The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006)
- The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
Barbie
Theatrical releases are marked with an asterisk (*). Produced by Mattel Entertainment and Rainmaker Animation (formerly Mainframe Entertainment). Distributed by Universal (previous films were distributed by Lionsgate). for complete list of films in the series see Barbie film series
- Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)
- Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007)
- Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
- Barbie Mariposa (2008)
- Barbie and the Diamond Castle (2008)
- Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008) (* theatrically released in selected cities of the United States by Kidtoon Films)
- Barbie Thumbelina (2009) (* theatrically released in selected cities of the United States by Kidtoon Films)
- Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009) (* theatrically released in selected cities of the United States by Kidtoon Films as a one-week presentation)
Other films
Theatrical releases are marked with an asterisk (*).
- PollyWorld (2006)
- The Tale of Despereaux (2008) *
- Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009) (* theatrically released in some cities of the United States by Kidtoon Films)
- The Legend of Spyro 3D (2009, with Velvet Octopus, Wonderworld Studios and The Animation Picture Company) *
- Despicable Me (2010, with Spyglass Entertainment, Illumination Entertainment) *
TV series
Universal Cartoon Studios
- Back to the Future: The Animated Series (1991-92, with Amblin Entertainment, Zaloom-Mayfield, and Big Pictures)
- Fievel's American Tails (1992, with Amblimation and Nelvana)
- Exosquad (1993-95)
- Problem Child (1993, with Lacewood Productions)
- Family Dog (1993, with Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Entertainment)
- Monster Force (1994, with Lacewood Productions)
- Beethoven (1994, with Northern Lights Entertainment)
- Earthworm Jim (1995-96, with Akom Production Company, Flextech Television Limited, and Shiny Entertainment)
- Vortech: Undercover Conversion Squad (1996, with Lacewood Productions)
- The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (1996, with Amblin Entertainment and Harvey Comics)
- The Savage Dragon (1996, with Lacewood Productions)
- Wing Commander Academy (1996, with Origin Systems Inc.)
- The New Woody Woodpecker Show (1999-2003) (based on the Kemco video game)
Universal Media Studios
- The Mummy: The Animated Series (2001-03) (co-production with Alphaville Films and Sonner's Animation)
- Curious George (2006-, with Imagine Entertainment and WGBH)
- The Land Before Time (2007-, with Amblin Entertainment)
TV special
Universal Cartoon Studios
- A Wish for Wings That Work (1991, with Amblimation)
References
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