In 1997, he joined Universal Cartoon Studios (later renamed Universal Animation Studios), taking over the highly successful The Land Before Time direct-to-video series, beginning with The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, hiː dʒˈɔɪnd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl kɑːɹtˈuːn stˈuːdɪˌoʊz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻnˈeɪmd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən stˈuːdɪˌoʊz, tˈeɪkɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðə hˈaɪli səksˈɛsfəl ðə lˈænd bᵻfˌoːɹ tˈaɪm dᵻɹˈɛkttəvˈɪdɪoʊ sˈɪɹiz, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪððə lˈænd bᵻfˌoːɹ tˈaɪm vˈiː: ðə mɪstˈɪɹiəs ˈaɪlənd.