▁Later , ▁she ▁re - un ites ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" Return ▁to ▁H anging ▁Rock ", ▁but ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁Valley ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁looking ▁after ▁Ch om per ▁as ▁promised . ▁She ▁made ▁her ▁film ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁four teenth ▁movie ▁J our ney ▁of ▁the ▁Bra ve . ▁Ruby ▁is ▁character ized ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁wis est ▁of ▁her ▁friends , ▁giving ▁advice ▁or ▁encourag ement , ▁and ▁often ▁makes ▁repet itive ▁or ▁redundant ▁statements ▁(" Hello ▁my ▁friends , ▁my ▁friends ▁hello ." ▁or ▁" I ▁think ▁I ▁need ▁to ▁go ▁do ▁some ▁thinking ▁at ▁my ▁thinking ▁place "). ▁ ▁Second ary ▁characters ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Th ick n ose ▁The ▁elder ly ▁Mr . ▁Th ick n ose ▁is ▁vo iced ▁by ▁Robert ▁Guillaume ▁( V III ) ▁and ▁Dor ian ▁H are wood ▁( TV ▁series ). ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁appearance , ▁The ▁Land ▁Before ▁Time ▁VIII : ▁The ▁Big ▁Free ze , ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁respect ed ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Valley ; ▁having ▁convinced ▁the ▁others ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁everywhere ▁and ▁seen ▁everything . ▁When ▁snow ▁falls ▁in ▁the ▁Valley ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁time , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁explain ▁it , ▁the ▁other ▁adult s ▁lose ▁faith ▁in ▁him . ▁While ▁str and ed ▁in ▁the ▁Myst er ious ▁Bey ond , ▁he ▁reve als ▁to ▁the ▁children , ▁to ▁whom ▁he ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁teacher , ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁knowledge ▁comes ▁from ▁secondary ▁sources