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{{The Land Before Time episode|
name=The Great Egg Adventure|
image=[[Image:The_Great_Egg_Adventure.png|300px]]|
director=[[Scott Heming]]<br>[[Charles Grosvenor]] (supervising)|
producer=Charles Grosvenor (supervising)<br>David Wilcox (associate)|
writer=[[Noelle Wright]]|
musicians=[[Cory Lerios]]|
actors=[[Cody Arens]]<br>[[Jeff Bennett]]<br>[[Aria Noelle Curzon]]<br>[[Max Burkholder]]<br>[[Michael Kelley]]<br>[[Scott Menville]]|
length=23 minutes, 2 seconds|
release=September 7th, 2007 (United Kingdom)<br>January 21st, 2008 (United States)<br>March 29, 2008 (Germany)|
languages=English<br>French<br>German|
previous="[[Through the Eyes of a Spiketail]]"|
next="[[The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave]]"|
}}
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"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" is the twenty-sixth and final episode of the animated children's series ''[[The Land Before Time (TV series)|The Land Before Time]]''. It originally aired on September 7, 2007 in the United Kingdom, and later aired on January 21, 2008 in the United States. The plot involves [[Littlefoot]], [[Ducky]], [[Petrie]] and [[Chomper]] working together with guest characters [[Hyp]], [[Mutt]] and [[Nod]] to bring three [[Fast Biter]] eggs away from the [[The Great Valley|Great Valley]] to a cave in the [[The Mysterious Beyond|Mysterious Beyond]], while being chased by [[Sharptooth Mom|the eggs' mother]].

==Voice Actors==
In this episode Michael Kelly voices Hyp as his previous voice actor, [[Whit Hertford]], did not resume his role from ''[[The Time of the Great Giving]]''.

*[[Cody Arens]] as [[Littlefoot]]
*[[Jeff Bennett]] as [[Petrie]]/[[Mutt]]
*[[Aria Noelle Curzon]] as [[Ducky]]
*[[Max Burkholder]] as [[Chomper]]
*[[Michael Kelley]] as [[Hyp]]
*[[Scott Menville]] as [[Nod]]/[[Sharptooth Mom]]

==Plot==
[[Image:Sharptooth Egg Mountain.png|200px|left|thumb|The mountain the gang bring the eggs to.]][[Littlefoot]], [[Ducky]], and [[Petrie]] are led by [[Chomper]] to a cave. Ruby, Spike and Cera aren't with them due to going to the mud pools. The four kids start to explore the cave when they realize they are being pursued by former bullies [[Hyp]], [[Mutt]] and [[Nod]]. Fleeing further into the cave, they happen to stumble upon an entrance to the [[Mysterious Beyond]], in the midst of which is a nest of [[Fast Biter]] eggs. As the bullies catch up with them, they take note of the eggs, and upon finding out they contain the offspring of a Sharptooth, Hyp suggests destroying them. Littlefoot orders against such actions; saying that the best approach is to move the eggs to another location, so they won't find their way into the [[Great Valley]]. Although Hyp's gang opposes to the idea at first, the concept of the Fast Biters getting into the valley pushes them to comply with Littlefoot.

The children take all three of the eggs and make off with them. Chomper points out a mountain in the distance and suggests they bring the eggs to the cave below it. As Littlefoot had planned, [[Sharptooth Mom|the mother]] finds out and starts chasing them. Littlefoot and Hyp separate from the others and carry their egg through a forest. They are attacked by the enraged raptor and Littlefoot has to save Hyp from her. Upon meeting up again near a lake they split up - Littlefoot with Hyp, Ducky and Petrie with Nod and Chomper with Mutt. They plan on meeting in a canyon near the destined mountain.

Chomper and Mutt use a large leaf as a raft on which to support their egg while crossing the lake. Mutt reveals that he has trouble swimming, so Chomper suggests that he uses the leaf as support. They cross just in time to reach the shore before the mother arrives. As they were chosen next to lure the Sharptooth, Chomper growls to get her attention, and they continue running. Meanwhile Ducky, Petrie and Nod move through [[The Gray Meadow|a field of pollinating dandelions]] and some pollen (called "flower dust") is pushed into the air making Nod sneeze and the egg (with Ducky on it) fly off his back. Petrie quickly grabs Ducky's tail and they fall down soft enough that the egg doesn't break.[[Image:Sharptooth Mom with babies.png|200px|thumb|The Fast Biter mother bonds with her babies.]]

As Littlefoot and Hyp continue their way to the canyon Littlefoot gets mad at Hyp for not helping carry the egg. Hyp comments that they wouldn't be in their situation if Littlefoot had listened to him instead of Chomper. As Littlefoot yells at Hyp, the egg rolls down the mountain they're on. The two dinosaurs work together to save the egg from breaking. Littlefoot dashes to the bottom of the hill while Hyp tries to catch the egg. The egg eventually rolls off a steep ledge and bounces off Littlefoot's belly and into Hyp's arms.

The teams reunite in the canyon as the mother Fast Biter catches up with them again, and narrowly escape up a small cliff. Finally, miles away from the cave through which they entered the Mysterious Beyond, they reach the cave below the mountain at which to deposit the eggs. The mother Fast Biter arrives to see her eggs safe and proceeds to walk toward the children. Just before she can attack Ducky, her children start to hatch and she runs over to them; the gang watches from a safe distance as the family bonds, and then make their way back home.

==Reception==
===Ratings===
"The Great Egg Adventure" has a current score of 9.2/10 at TV.com, based on five votes.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/the-land-before-time/the-great-egg-adventure-1144754/ ''The Land Before Time'' episode "The Cave of Many Voices"] at TV.com. Retrieved on February 21st, 2013.</ref>

==Cultural Influence==
===Merchandise===
"The Great Egg Adventure" was released in the United States on February 19, 2008 in the "Adventuring In The Mysterious Beyond" DVD, along with "[[Escape From The Mysterious Beyond]]", "[[The Lonely Journey]]", and "[[The Hermit of Black Rock]]". A version of this DVD was also released in Canada, and in France on August 25, 2009 under the name "Les Terres Mystérieuses" ("The Mysterious Lands").<ref>[http://www.amazon.fr/Petit-Dinosaure-Vol-terres-myst%C3%A9rieuses/dp/B00290FWUC/ref=sr_1_21?ie=UTF8&qid=1324011071&sr=8-21 Les Terres Mystérieuses] at Amazon.fr. Retrieved on December 15th, 2011.</ref>

It was released in German on the DVD "Fünf Freunde Durch Dick Und Dünn" ("Five Friends Through Thick and Thin") along with "[[March of the Sand Creepers]]" on March 26, 2009.<ref>[http://www.amazon.de/einem-Land-unserer-Zeit-Episode/dp/B001Q2RXCY/ref=sr_1_33?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1358489018&sr=1-33 Fünf Freunde Durch Dick Und Dünn] at Amazon.de. Retrieved on January 21st, 2013.</ref> "Fünf Freunde Durch Dick Und Dünn" was also released as a [[wikipedia:Radio drama|radio drama]] on June 1, 2012, under the name "Freundschaft, Spass und Abenteuer" ("Friendship, Fun and Adventure"), as all the radio dramas are named.<ref>[http://www.amazon.de/einem-Land-unserer-Zeit-Original-H%C3%B6rspiel/dp/B007VA9MHE/ref=pd_sim_m_16 Fünf Freunde Durch Dick Und Dünn radio drama] at Amazon.de. Retrieved on January 21st, 2013.</ref>

==Music==
===Songs===
The songs in this episode are written by [[Michele Brourman]], the lyrics are by [[Ford Riley]], and the music is by [[Cory Lerios]].
*[[We Must Be Brave]]
*[[Adventuring]]

This is not an official name for the song.

==Trivia==
*[[Hyp]], [[Mutt and Nod]] make their second appearance in this episode.
*[[Cera]], [[Spike]], and [[Ruby]] do not appear in this episode because they're at the [[Tria's Mud Pool|mud pools]]. Hyp, Mutt and Nod take their places. They also appear in the credits of the episode, despite not appearing in the episode itself.
*This is the third and final time [[Rob Paulsen]] has not voiced a character, as Spike is absent in this episode. Rob Paulsen did not voice anyone in the [[The Land Before Time|first movie]], nor anyone in ''[[The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock]]'', where Spike has the same voice actor of Petrie, [[Jeff Bennett]].
*Sharptooth language is used by Chomper in this episode, though, curiously, no subtitles are given.
*Hyp seems to have reverted somewhat to his old ways of being a bully. He is not as vicious, however, and is friendly again at the end of the episode.
*This episode reveals that Nod is allergic to pollen. It also reveals that Mutt can't swim.
*Chomper's character seems to have taken a more mature side in this episode than in previous ones - he takes a leadership role when Littlefoot and Hyp are separated from the group, and offers to sacrifice himself in return for his friends' and the eggs' safety. This is possibly due to his sensitivity to the subject of Sharptooth parents and offspring, considering he was in an almost parallel position when he had hatched.
*This episode has inflections of both ''[[The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure]]'' and ''[[The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving]]''.
*Apparently, this is the final episode of the series, and as such, is notably unique that it does not feature Spike, Cera or Ruby. However, because the episodes were aired out of order, it isn't the final one aired.

==Character Debuts==
*One-off characters:
**[[Sharptooth Mom]]
**[[Fast Biter Babies|Sharptooth mom's children]]

==Gallery==
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==Videos==
[[File:The Land Before Time 126 The Great Egg Adventure HD Full Episode|thumb|center|300px]]

==References==
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