December 4, 2001. In the sequels, he appears as. Newborn Littlefoot getting acquainted and bonding with his mother. He is most well known for his laconic behavior; only having uttered a couple of words throughout the series' run, and for his large appetite. He is characterized as gluttonous, laid-back and rarely speaks, communicating mostly in grunts or scat singing. as well as other partner offers and accept our. She is a Triceratops, which is known as a Threehorn to the characters in the franchise. Littlefoot, Ducky, Petrie, Chomper & Spike Laughing. i imagine that a tree star would also be able to quench all your thirst. Often, the other characters are put in tight situations because of Spike's eating. Mementos Devil Story: Persona 5 Silver/Story, Dadnapped 2: The Secondary Trap (The Muppets Style), Hatching Pete 2: The Roosters Vs. Spike is one of the original five main characters in the Land Before Time films and television series. Spike (The Land Before Time) Spike (a.k.a. Snow falls in the Valley for the first time, puzzling and enchanting everyone. Spiketail The Land Before Time IV: Journey through the Mists, Bonnie Sayers of Epinion.com said she was pleased with the scene in which Spike unexpectedly calls for Ducky when she is nearly eaten by Dil. The Land Before Time is a series of animated films.The series began in 1988 with The Land Before Time, directed by Don Bluth and produced by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.It has since spawned twelve direct-to-video sequels, though none involve the participation of Bluth, Lucas, or Spielberg.. These Late Cretaceous dinosaurs would have included Cera, Ducky, T-Rex, and Petrie even though Petrie is technically not a dinosaur. Personal Status Despite being friendly, Chomper is the only main character who showed his primal instincts. 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Spike, Others Their relationship was briefly rifted, however, in The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, after his snoring (referred to as "Sleep Rumbling" by the characters) kept Ducky The ecstasy of Eskista, an ancient Ethiopian dance, Hidden connections that transcend borders and defy stereotypes. Spike is raised by main-character Ducky's . Archie | That grass looked good as fuck. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Alive He is an Apatosaurus, but is called a longneck in the films. Chomper's Parents | "You don . It'll quench ya! Spike's slow, mute, and more animal-like demeanor in the original film may have been a reference to the erroneous assumption of stegosaurids being exceptionally stupid due to their brain size and the need for a 'second brain' (actually motor ganglia) elsewhere in the body. Cera | Spike is the stegosaurus tritagonist of the Don Bluth's 1988 animated feature film The Land Before Time. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! To reach the Great Valley and find a family (succeeded), Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Chomper, Ruby, Ali, Guido, Hyp, Mutt, Nod, Shorty, Wild Arms, Big Daddy, Lizzie, Skitter, Tippy, Rhett, Rocky and Dusty. Although with little dialogue, Spike has been voiced by Rob Paulsen from The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure to present, with the exception of The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock in which the character's voice is credited as being provided by Jeff Bennett. The character of Spike was inspired by Don Bluth's pet Chowhound, Cubby. Occupation Spike has helped Cera on other occasions, as in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, when Cera is flung off the log by the swimming sharptooth, and swims back, Spike and Littlefoot help her up again. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Littlefoot, Bron, Littlefoot's Mother, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck, Cera, Daddy Topps, Tricia, Petrie, Mama Flyer, Pterano, Ruby, Chomper, Chomper's Parents, Ducky, Mama Swimmer,Archie, Ali, Hyp, Hyp's Father, Mutt and Nod, Tippy, Tippy's Mother, other friends Best friends with his foster sister, Spike is usually listed in fifth place of the main characters, after Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky and Petrie and before Chomper and Ruby, but is sometimes listed in third place, after Cera and before Ducky. From mismatched timelines to overly-anthropomorphized characteristics, experts spoke with Insider about a few of the missteps the film took when it comes to scientific accuracy as well as a few things it got right. Spike is the tritagonist in The Land Before Time and a major character in the Land Before Time sequels and television series. To put that into context, modern humans have only existed for roughly 300,000 years, so grasping the vastness of such deep geologic time can be mind-boggling, but Hutchinson told Insider to get a better idea of the scale you can imagine it like this: "There's more time between them then there is between T-Rex and us.". Cera notes with disdain upon Spike's eating when singing in the song "Family" from The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze, and in the television episode "The Canyon of Shiny Stones"; when Cera wants to make up for losing Tria's shiny stone, and Petrie suggests bringing her tonnes of treesweets, she remarks that Spike will eat them all before they get to her. Littlefoot's relationship with his mother is another driving aspect of the film that experts say was likely unrealistic. Hutchinson also says that the film, which came out before "Jurassic Park," was one of the first examples of dinosaurs being depicted not in the classical style of "Fantasia" (1940), but instead with a more modern understanding, much of which still shapes our imagination of dinosaurs today. Frank Welker (Movie 1) - English Rob Paulsen (Movies 2-5, 7-present . The Land Before Time movie clips: http://j.mp/1JebyoSBUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/vKf0g8Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6prWatch more. Hyp | The reason I ask is because, supposedly, I heard that when they were upset with Chomper for biting Cera's tail, he said "What did I do?". Depressed and confused, Littlefoot meets an old \"Clubtail\" named Rooter, who consoles him. while drowning in the hot water. Spike has so far appeared in all of the films, and all but one of the episodes of the television series. Spielberg and his fellow executive producer George Lucas deemed 19 individual scenes "too scary." "We'll have kids crying in the lobby, and angry parents," Spielberg warned. Featured films While the diversity of their group gave them an advantage when it came to reaching taller heights or muscling through obstacles, John Hutchinson, a professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at the University of London's Royal Veterinary College, told Insider that it wouldn't have been possible for these different species to have all lived at during the same time period. Eyes Full Name Gentle Giant Spike or simply Gentle Spike) is a supporting character in The Land Before Time and a major character in the Land Before Time sequels and television series. Spike felt depressed over this, until he met Tippy, a boy from the wandering Spike Tail herd who had entered the Great Valley. Featured TV Shows Thanks to its plucky band of misfit protagonists, heartfelt plot, and carefully rendered depictions of dinosaurs, the 1988 classic animated movie "The Land Before Time" has become an integral part of many generation's childhoods. Trivia. Throughout the series, Spike has been shown to have a big crush on Rarity, calling her beautiful when he first sees her in the shows pilot episode; in the season 2 episode, Secret of my Excess; he admits his crush to her which she accepts. Spike is raised by main-character Ducky's family, since his family was lost at . He is a friend of Littlefoot, Cera, Petrie, and is the adoptive younger brother of Ducky and LJ and Zofia's and their group of friends as well as Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm. Character information When he does make a voice, his voice is the least childlike of all the children in the franchise. He also acts like a dog because he wags his tail when he's happy and shows affection to his friends by licking them with his slobbery tongue. A part from a slight color change, Spike's like the most of characters in the series drawn less detailed and takes a drastic change in his face, with his snout be slimmer and yet longer (though there are scenes where he is drawn with his designs from the movies). Tippy's mother invited Spike to meet the rest of the herd, and upon doing so, Spike immediately fit in with them, and began spending most of his time with them. He is most well known for his laconic behavior; only having uttered a couple of words throughout the series' run, and for his large appetite. "We know now that Sauropods [including Apatosauruses] were not good parents," Hutchinson said. In the same movie, it is mentioned that his birth parents were probably lost in the earthquake of the first film, and becomes close friends with another Stegosaurus named Tippy. He is a Stegosaurus, which is referred to as a "Spiketail" in the films and TV series. What if you experienced every human life? by About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Home Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time. Later, when Spike gets stuck in the hole in the hollow tree trunk over the same canyon, and the Allosaurus which had been pursuing the children begins to near them, Petrie and Littlefoot together try to help him get free in time. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Spike makes his first appearance and is abandoned after his hatching during the Sharptooth attacks until he is found by his future big sister, Ducky. Mama Swimmer (adoptive mother)Ducky (adoptive sister)Ducky and Spike's Siblings (adoptive siblings) Among these, a mother in a diminished \"Longneck\" herd gives birth to a single baby, named Littlefoot. 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Skin Get the best informative stories straight into your inbox! Nicole Wetsman Ceras most recognizable trait is her bossy, skeptical and proud demeanor, which covers up her caring and sensitive side. Get the best stories straight into your inbox! Director Donald Bluth's "The Land Before Time" captured the hearts and minds of generations of children, following a merry band of animated dinosaurs. Were Getting Mutants in the MCU The Loop. An earthquake swallows up the Sharptooth and divides Littlefoot and Cera from their herds. He is the strongest member of the team. Along the way, the prehistoric pals overcome many challenges and learn the value of teamwork and friendship.\r\r Watch More The Land Before Time Full Episodes: http://bit.ly/2tKwykF\r\r Watch More The Land Before Time Season 1 Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxLphlx4c0\u0026list=PLWpRwPF7WwnmDg5p5r4hAkm09duc8DaPN\r\rDuring the age of the dinosaurs, a massive drought forces several herds of dinosaurs to seek an oasis known as the Great Valley. She belonged to the genus Australopithecus, but there is disagreement about her exact species. Despite being well received by critics of the films, and being a favorite to director Don Bluth during the production of the original The Land Before Time, the character's cultural impact has been considerably small. 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The Land Before Time (1988); The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994) And, despite its fumbles along the way, Cullen echoed Hutchinson and told Insider that the film was influential in his career as a paleontologist. She was one of the young dinosaurs who accompanied Littlefoot to the Great Valley when she was separated from her family. He also gives her gifts out of brotherly kindness; an example being in "Search for the Sky Color Stones", when he is the first to find a sky color stone, and offers it to Ducky (though she mistakes him to be trying to eat it). Ducky. Share the best GIFs now >>> The reason Spike in the Land Before Time doesn't talk is because he never met his parents so he never learned how. But it's not long before everyone realized that these fun and fluffy white flakes are a threat to their survival. He mimicked "Sharptooth speak" in The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island. No information The Land Before Time (TV Series)The Land Before Time (TV Series 2) Goals Nor did he believe that most parents would.[11]. However, stegosaurs in later installments appear just as intelligent as other dinosaurs and Spike is simply described as having a laidback, quiet attitude. In the TV episode "The Forbidden Friendship", when Tippy and his herd return to the Great Valley, the leader of the herd gets into an argument with Mr. Threehorn, and each side is estranged from each other, but Spike and Tippy continue to play together in secret. United States. In the original Land Before Time, Spike laughs on one occasion and makes other sounds on some occasions; his voice actor is unknown (although rumored to be the uncredited Frank Welker). Mo | MongooseLover (talk) 00:43, September 20, 2015 (UTC), Trust me, I've seen the movie and Spike said "I don't know" when Littlefoot and his friends want to find out what to play. Does Littlefoot ever grow up? 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