Formerly | Universal Cartoon Studios (1990–2006) |
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Company type | Division |
Industry | Animation |
Predecessor | Walter Lantz Productions |
Founded | 1990[1] |
Headquarters |
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Number of locations | 2 |
Key people | Margie Cohn (Head of DWA Television) |
Products | Animated movies Animated television shows |
Owner | NBCUniversal (Comcast) |
Parent | Universal Pictures |
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 The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto, Curious George as well as other movies and television series.
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.
# | Title | Release date | Co-production with |
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Universal Cartoon Studios | |||
1 | The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure | December 13, 1994 | N/A |
2 | The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | December 12, 1995 | |
3 | The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | December 10, 1996 | |
4 | The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | December 9, 1997 | |
5 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus | January 6, 1998 | Renaissance Pictures |
6 | The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock | December 1, 1998 | N/A |
7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | September 28, 1999 | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. |
8 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | February 15, 2000 | N/A |
9 | An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | July 25, 2000 | |
10 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | August 29, 2000 | Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. |
11 | The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire | December 5, 2000 | N/A |
12 | The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze | December 4, 2001 | |
13 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | February 19, 2002 | |
14 | The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water | December 10, 2002 | |
15 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | December 2, 2003 | N/A |
16 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | June 15, 2004 | |
17 | The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses | January 11, 2005 | |
18 | Balto III: Wings of Change | September 30, 2005 | |
19 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | March 21, 2006 | |
Universal Animation Studios | |||
20 | The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers | February 27, 2007 | N/A |
21 | The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends | November 27, 2007 | |
22 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | July 10, 2009 | Imagine Entertainment |
23 | The Little Engine That Could | March 22, 2011 | Crest Animation Productions |
24 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | June 23, 2015 | Imagine Entertainment, Universal 1440 Entertainment |
25 | The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave | February 2, 2016 | Universal 1440 Entertainment |
26 | Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You | November 14, 2017 | Universal 1440 Entertainment, Splash Entertainment, Telegael and Magic Carpet Productions |
27 | Curious George: Royal Monkey | September 10, 2019 | Imagine Entertainment, Universal 1440 Entertainment |
28 | Curious George: Go West, Go Wild | September 8, 2020 | |
29 | Curious George: Cape Ahoy | September 30, 2021 |
# | Title | Release date | Co-production with |
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1 | Curious George | February 10, 2006 | Imagine Entertainment |
2 | Woody Woodpecker | October 5, 2017 | Universal 1440 Entertainment |
3 | Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp | April 12, 2024 |
# | Title | Creator(s) / Developer(s) | Original run | Co-production with |
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1 | Back to the Future: The Animated Series | Robert ZemeckisBob Gale | 1991–1992 | Amblin TelevisionZaloom/Mayfield Productions |
2 | Fievel's American Tails | David Kirschner | 1992 | Amblin TelevisionNelvana |
3 | Exosquad | Jeff Segal
Eric Lewald Michael Edens |
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 | 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 |
1996 | 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 |
Titles | Release dates | Movies | TV Seasons |
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Woody Woodpecker | 1940–present | 1 | 4 |
An American Tail | 1986–1999 | 4 | 1 |
The Land Before Time | 1988–2016 | 14 | 2 |
Balto | 1995–2005 | 3 | 0 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks | 1999–2000 | 2 | 0 |
Curious George | 2006–2022 | 6 | 15 |