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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/WishForWingsBookCover.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="221" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Author</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Breathed" title="Berkeley Breathed">Berkeley Breathed</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Illustrator</th><td class="infobox-data">Berkeley Breathed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cover artist</th><td class="infobox-data">Berkeley Breathed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Children's</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Little Brown & Co</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">32</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-316-10691-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-316-10691-7">0-316-10691-7</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_literature" title="Children's literature">children's book</a> by <a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Breathed" title="Berkeley Breathed">Berkeley Breathed</a> that was published in 1991. It was made into <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#TV_special">an animated television special</a> that same year. The book and special feature characters from Breathed's comic strips <i><a href="/wiki/Bloom_County" title="Bloom County">Bloom County</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Outland_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Outland (comics)">Outland</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The story centers on <a href="/wiki/Opus_the_Penguin" title="Opus the Penguin">Opus the Penguin</a> (a main character in all three of Breathed's comic strips and, at the time, appearing in <i><a href="/wiki/Outland_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Outland (comics)">Outland</a></i>). Opus is downhearted because, as a penguin, he cannot fly. He orders a machine and assembles it, but when it comes time to test the machine by jumping off a three-mile-high cliff, Opus decides to do something less dangerous; he goes home to make <a href="/wiki/Anchovy_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Anchovy (food)">anchovy</a> <a href="/wiki/Christmas_cookies" class="mw-redirect" title="Christmas cookies">Christmas cookies</a>. He does not give up on his dream, though, and makes a <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a> wish to <a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus" title="Santa Claus">Santa Claus</a> for "wings that will go!". On Christmas Eve, Santa is making his usual delivery when he loses <a href="/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer" title="Santa Claus's reindeer">his reindeer</a> and crashes into a lake. Opus jumps in and uses his natural swimming skills to pull Santa out. To thank Opus for his daring rescue, a group of ducks pick him up and take him flying through the air. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="TV_special">TV special</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: TV special"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1230561210">.mw-parser-output .ib-tv{border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0 3px;padding:3px 5px}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv .infobox-above{background-color:#CCCCFF;color:inherit;font-size:125%;padding:0.25em 1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv .infobox-header{background-color:#CCCCFF;color:inherit;padding:0.25em 1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv img{background-color:white}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-aka{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-network-release td,.mw-parser-output .ib-tv-network-release th{border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1}</style><table class="infobox ib-tv vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><i>A Wish for Wings That Work</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Opus_%27n%27_Bill_-_A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work_DVD_cover.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Opus_%27n%27_Bill_-_A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work_DVD_cover.png/220px-Opus_%27n%27_Bill_-_A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work_DVD_cover.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Opus_%27n%27_Bill_-_A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work_DVD_cover.png 1.5x" data-file-width="264" data-file-height="377" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">2007 DVD cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also known as</th><td class="infobox-data ib-tv-aka">Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings that Work</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based on</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Outland_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Outland (comics)">Outland</a></i> by Berkeley Breathed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Berkeley_Breathed" title="Berkeley Breathed">Berkeley Breathed</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">Skip Jones</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bell_(actor)" title="Michael Bell (actor)">Michael Bell</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Joe_Alaskey" title="Joe Alaskey">Joe Alaskey</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/John_Byner" title="John Byner">John Byner</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Tress_MacNeille" title="Tress MacNeille">Tress MacNeille</a> <br />Alexaundria Simmons <br />Andrew Hill Newman <br /><a href="/wiki/Frank_Welker" title="Frank Welker">Frank Welker</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Robin Williams</a> <small>(as <a href="/wiki/Pseudonym" title="Pseudonym">Sudy Nim</a>)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data">Thomas Chase <br /><a href="/wiki/Steve_Rucker_(composer)" title="Steve Rucker (composer)">Steve Rucker</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producer</th><td class="infobox-data">Peggy Regan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data">Larry C. Cowan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">22 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Amblin_Television" title="Amblin Television">Amblin Television</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Universal_Animation_Studios" title="Universal Animation Studios">Universal Cartoon Studios</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MCA_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="MCA TV">MCA TV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">December 18, 1991<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-12-18</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On December 18, 1991, an animated special based on the book aired on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Variety_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was directed by Skip Jones and was produced by Peggy Regan for <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Amblin_Television" title="Amblin Television">Amblin Television</a> for <a href="/wiki/Universal_Animation_Studios" title="Universal Animation Studios">Universal Cartoon Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bcdb_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcdb-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released on <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> November 6, 2007. </p> <dl><dt>Voices</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bell_(actor)" title="Michael Bell (actor)">Michael Bell</a> – Opus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Alaskey" title="Joe Alaskey">Joe Alaskey</a> – Truffles, The Ducks</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Byner" title="John Byner">John Byner</a> – Bill</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tress_MacNeille" title="Tress MacNeille">Tress MacNeille</a> – The Chicken</li> <li>Alexaundria Simmons – Ronald-Ann</li> <li>Andrew Hill Newman – Santa Claus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Welker" title="Frank Welker">Frank Welker</a> – Additional Voices</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Williams" title="Robin Williams">Sudy Nim</a> – The Kiwi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman" title="Dustin Hoffman">Dustin Hoffman</a> (uncredited) – Milquetoast the Cross-Dressing Cockroach</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lisa Horowitz of <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> gave the special a positive review, saying that it "crams a lot of action and intelligence into its half-hour". She also praised the animation and vocal performances.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Breathed, who was credited as the writer and <a href="/wiki/Executive_producer" title="Executive producer">executive producer</a> of the special, was disappointed with the overall results. Asked in 2003 in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> where a copy of the special could be found on <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a> or <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>, Breathed replied: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Hopefully in the rubbish pail. We can do better than that and we will with an eventual Opus film... but I'm glad you enjoyed it. I presume your family was on speed when they watched it. I would imagine it helps.</p></blockquote> <p>In a 2007 interview, Breathed said that the reason he disliked the special was simply "unspectacular ratings", and that his humor "wasn't meant for television, even if it was done right". He also blamed his own lack of writing experience, as he wrote the script, and that the director was "way over his head". Breathed said he had wanted <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Holloway" title="Sterling Holloway">Sterling Holloway</a> to provide the voice for Opus.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four years later, Breathed said the director inserted numerous inappropriate jokes into the special's background scenes.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103272/companycredits"><i>A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Short 1991) - IMDb</i></a><span class="reference-accessdate">, retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 8,</span> 2020</span></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Wish+for+Wings+That+Work+%28TV+Short+1991%29+-+IMDb&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0103272%2Fcompanycredits&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AA+Wish+for+Wings+That+Work" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Variety-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Variety_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Variety_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RxHbPxbBM1AC&pg=PP261"><i>Variety Television Reviews 1991-1992</i></a>. 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"[T]he director, who was fired, managed to sprinkle a profane cornucopia of inappropriate flotsam around in the show.... Find a moldy DVD and check out the opening credit sequence: Watch the snowy hills during the pan. Some of them aren't hills. And that train track isn't really going into a train tunnel. Unless it's Sigmund Freud's. It's pretty funny now. Imagine how funny it was when we finally spotted it during final mixing, six days before network broadcast. Keep in mind, this was a Steven Spielberg production of a family Christmas show. I tried but failed to imagine Steven believing me when I tried to disclaim authorship of a woman's snow anus in the countryside. Or the sign in the window of the store that said "For sale cheap: Santa's Balls". Too late to change! This was the pre-digital age. We courageously let it go without telling anyone. I'm glad I'm telling this in a trade magazine and I can feel safe that it won't be going out on the Internet thing".</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=A_Wish_for_Wings_That_Work&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.berkeleybreathed.com">Berkeley Breathed's website</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050719233013/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article"><i>The Washington Post</i> interview, mentions the TV Special</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103272/"><i>A Wish for Wings That Work</i></a> at <a 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style="width:1%">Direct-to-video/streaming<br />feature films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Universal<br />Cartoon<br />Studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_II:_The_Great_Valley_Adventure" title="The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure">The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_III:_The_Time_of_the_Great_Giving" title="The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving">The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_IV:_Journey_Through_the_Mists" title="The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists">The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_V:_The_Mysterious_Island" title="The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island">The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hercules_and_Xena_%E2%80%93_The_Animated_Movie:_The_Battle_for_Mount_Olympus" title="Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus">Hercules and Xena – The Battle for Mount Olympus</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_VI:_The_Secret_of_Saurus_Rock" title="The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock">The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_Meet_Frankenstein" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein">Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_The_Treasure_of_Manhattan_Island" title="An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island">An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_The_Mystery_of_the_Night_Monster" title="An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster">An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks_Meet_the_Wolfman" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman">Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_VII:_The_Stone_of_Cold_Fire" title="The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire">The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_VIII:_The_Big_Freeze" title="The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze">The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balto_II:_Wolf_Quest" title="Balto II: Wolf Quest">Balto II: Wolf Quest</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_IX:_Journey_to_Big_Water" title="The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water">The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_2:_Wilbur%27s_Great_Adventure" title="Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure">Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_X:_The_Great_Longneck_Migration" title="The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration">The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XI:_Invasion_of_the_Tinysauruses" title="The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses">The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Balto III: Wings of Change</i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Brer_Rabbit" title="The Adventures of Brer Rabbit">The Adventures of Brer Rabbit</a></i> (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Universal<br />Animation<br />Studios</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XII:_The_Great_Day_of_the_Flyers" title="The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers">The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XIII:_The_Wisdom_of_Friends" title="The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends">The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Engine_That_Could_(2011_film)" title="The Little Engine That Could (2011 film)">The Little Engine That Could</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i>Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle</i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_XIV:_Journey_of_the_Brave" title="The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave">The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_I_Want_for_Christmas_Is_You_(film)" title="All I Want for Christmas Is You (film)">Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i>Curious George: Royal Monkey</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>Curious George: Go West, Go Wild</i> (2020)</li> <li><i>Curious George: Cape Ahoy</i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_Goes_to_Camp" title="Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp">Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theatrical films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_(film)" title="Curious George (film)">Curious George</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_2:_Follow_That_Monkey!" title="Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!">Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_(2017_film)" title="Woody Woodpecker (2017 film)">Woody Woodpecker</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Short films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fractured_Fairy_Tales" class="mw-redirect" title="Fractured Fairy Tales">Fractured Fairy Tales</a>: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox</i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing:_The_London_Assignment" title="Van Helsing: The London Assignment">Van Helsing: The London Assignment</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Riddick:_Dark_Fury" title="The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury">The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_(TV_series)" title="Back to the Future (TV series)">Back to the Future</a></i> (1991–92)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fievel%27s_American_Tails" title="Fievel's American Tails">Fievel's American Tails</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Exosquad" title="Exosquad">Exosquad</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Problem_Child_(TV_series)" title="Problem Child (TV series)">Problem Child</a></i> (1993–94)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Force" title="Monster Force">Monster Force</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beethoven_(TV_series)" title="Beethoven (TV series)">Beethoven</a></i> (1994–95)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Earthworm_Jim_(TV_series)" title="Earthworm Jim (TV series)">Earthworm Jim</a></i> (1995–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Savage_Dragon_(TV_series)" title="The Savage Dragon (TV series)">The Savage Dragon</a></i> (1995–96)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spooktacular_New_Adventures_of_Casper" title="The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper">The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper</a></i> (1996–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_Academy" title="Wing Commander Academy">Wing Commander Academy</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vor-Tech:_Undercover_Conversion_Squad" title="Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad">Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Woody_Woodpecker_Show" title="The New Woody Woodpecker Show">The New Woody Woodpecker Show</a></i> (1999–2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mummy_(TV_series)" title="The Mummy (TV series)">The Mummy</a></i> (2001–03)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_(TV_series)" title="Curious George (TV series)">Curious George</a></i> (2006–22)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_(TV_series)" title="The Land Before Time (TV series)">The Land Before Time</a></i> (2007–08)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_(2018_web_series)" title="Woody Woodpecker (2018 web series)">Woody Woodpecker</a></i> (2018–22)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Opus 'n' Bill: A Wish for Wings That Work</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i>Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas</i> (2009)</li> <li><i>Curious George Swings Into Spring</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Curious George A Halloween Boo Fest</i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/How_Murray_Saved_Christmas" title="How Murray Saved Christmas">How Murray Saved Christmas</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i>5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas</i> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Franchises</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Woody_Woodpecker_(franchise)" title="Woody Woodpecker (franchise)">Woody Woodpecker</a></i> (1940–present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web" title="Charlotte's Web">Charlotte's Web</a></i> (1973–2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail_(franchise)" title="An American Tail (franchise)">An American Tail</a></i> (1986–1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time" title="The Land Before Time">The Land Before Time</a></i> (1988–2016)</li> <li><i>Balto</i> (1995–2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Alvin_and_the_Chipmunks" title="Alvin and the Chipmunks">Alvin and the Chipmunks</a></i> (1999–2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curious_George_(franchise)" title="Curious George (franchise)">Curious George</a></i> (2006–2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated productions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Charlotte%27s_Web_(1973_film)" title="Charlotte's Web (1973 film)">Charlotte's Web</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail" title="An American Tail">An American Tail</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Land_Before_Time_(film)" title="The Land Before Time (film)">The Land Before Time</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Tail:_Fievel_Goes_West" title="An American Tail: Fievel Goes West">An American Tail: Fievel Goes West</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balto_(film)" title="Balto (film)">Balto</a></i> (1995)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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