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TV series 1996 30 min 1 season

Kratts' Creatures

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Overview

Kratts' Creatures is a children's television program on PBS. The show was hosted by the Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin. It also featured Shannon Duff as Allison Baldwin and Ron Rubin as the voice of an animated anthropomorphic dinosaur. The show introduced its viewers to the world of animals. 50 episodes were produced in total. The show ran for only one season on PBS from June 3, 1996 until August 9, 1996. Then after cancellation, aired reruns until June 9, 2000. It also aired reruns on PBS Kids Go! from October 2006 to May 2008. Due to its popularity the show inspired an unofficial spinoff, Zoboomafoo, another show created by the Kratts, which premiered on January 25, 1999.

Cast

Seasons and episodes

1 season50 episodes

Season 1

199650 episodes

  1. E1 Big Five, Little Five

    30 min

    Chris and Martin seek the Big Five animals in South Africa: the elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard. It turns into a search for the little animals: the elephant shrew, rhino beetle, ant lion, buffalo weaver and leopard tortoise.

  2. E2 City Critters

    30 min

    Already Chris and Martin cross the border to find falcons, beavers, foxes, and coyotes in the urban world.

  3. E3 Sharks

    30 min

    Jumping at the chance to compete with Discovery Channel, Chris and Martin go to the Caribbean to dispel myths about sharks. They have an ideal shark expert to help them.

  4. E4 Running with Wild Dogs

    30 min

    Where are the African wild dogs? Martin takes to the jeep and Chris to a helicopter to find them.

  5. E5 In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger

    30 min

    A diary belonging to Allison's grandfather and great-uncle sends the Kratt brothers halfway around the world to look for the elusive Tasmanian ""Tiger.""

  6. E6 The Great Defenders

    30 min

    The brothers find effective animal defenses, with Martin getting the worst of these exchanges.

  7. E7 Pan Troglodytes: An In-Depth Analysis

    30 min

    The chimpanzee is on tap for this program. Chris and Martin watch baby chimps trained for returning to the wild.

  8. E8 The Great Canadians

    30 min

    Out in the Great White North, the Kratt brothers carry a canoe throughout their search for Canadian wildlife.

  9. E9 Rain Forests: Under the Canopy

    30 min

    In an attempt to help Allison finish her school report, the Kratt brothers do the obligatory program from inside a canopy in a Costa Rican rain forest.

  10. E10 Creatures of the Night

    30 min

    Chris and Martin are in Australia in search of nocturnal animals. During the night, they enter a cave in search for the elusive ghost bat.

  11. E11 Elephants 1: Educating Emily

    30 min

    The Kratts appear in an elephant orphanage in Kenya. It's their job to help prepare three baby elephants for their re-entry into the wild.

  12. E12 Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Couldn't Drag Me Away

    30 min

    Chris and Martin observe wild elephants to preview what's in store for Emily (the baby elephant from the previous episode).

  13. E13 Weird Creatures

    30 min

    Weirdness is in the eye of the beholder, or the species. This Chris and Martin learn when they go searching for what they think is the ultimate in weirdness: egg-laying mammals.

  14. E14 Planet of the Dolphin

    30 min

    Out in the Caribbean, Chris and Martin look for dolphins. Both brothers are particularly interesting in echo-location.

  15. E15 The Great Bear Show

    30 min

    A camping trip in Canada drives Chris and Martin to see the great bear and, in particular, how it gets food.

  16. E16 Mgobo of Baboon Mountain

    30 min

    Chris and Martin adopt different strategies for studying the lives of baboons in Africa.

  17. E17 The How Show

    30 min

    It's Allison's job to scour the city to find people who want the Kratts to answer creature questions. People ask about snakes, squirrels, and tails.

  18. E18 Kickboxing Kangaroos

    30 min

    It's a dirty job, but the Kratts have to do it, calling the play-by-play for a mob of wild kangaroos kicking and scratching for survival.

  19. E19 The Giant Bug Invasion!!

    30 min

    Chris and Martin take Allison with them in this spoof of 1950s sci-fi horror films. They must regain a wide collection of bugs before they take over the world.

  20. E20 Heavyweights of Africa!

    30 min

    Chris and Martin want to see an African rhino, but his habitat is guarded by crocodiles and the hippopotamus.

  21. E21 The Redcoats Are Coming!

    30 min

    Chris and Martin chase foxes and end up being chased by foxhounds.

  22. E22 The Cow Show

    30 min

    It's not the cow you think. Chris and Martin are off to the Florida Everglades in an effort to help save the manatee.

  23. E23 Maximum Cheetah Velocity

    30 min

    The cheetah may run fast, but as the Kratt brothers discover, its light body weight does have its disadvantages.

  24. E24 Wild Ponies!

    30 min

    At Chincoteague, Virginia, Chris and Martin try to mix with the wild ponies by teaming up in a horse costume.

  25. E25 Who's Who?

    30 min

    The Kratt brothers span through millions of years to trace the evolution of animals.

  26. E26 Arribala 1: The Sea Turtle Invasion

    30 min

    The Kratts are on the coast of Costa Rica, waiting for thousands of sea turtles to swim ashore and lay eggs on the beach. But distractions await the Kratts at virtually every stage.

  27. E27 Arribala 2: Running the Gauntlet

    30 min

    It isn't easy being a baby sea turtle. Martin and Chris see another menagerie of animal distractions try to thwart the sea turtles on their march to the sea.

  28. E28 Around Australia in Eight Days

    30 min

    Chris and Martin take the challenge to duplicate the quick tour of Australia taken long ago by Spanish explorer Don Estoban.

  29. E29 Hyenas Are Cool!

    30 min

    The Kratts spend the night in Africa, intent to dispel the myths some people have about the hyena.

  30. E30 Mungu's Revenge

    30 min

    Whatever Mungu is, that's just one of the fantastic stories told on a dark night at the Creature Club.

  31. E31 Creature Rescue

    30 min

    Chris and Martin are active in the Creature Rescue Unit to help injured wildlife throughout North America. As a part of their task, the Kratts go to a wildlife nursery.

  32. E32 Lion, King of the Beasts?

    30 min

    Chris starts the proceedings as a caveman, out to see what animal is the king of all beasts. Since the lion has been suggested by the unknowing public, Chris and Martin must observe lions to reveal the truth.

  33. E33 Marshmania!

    30 min

    The Kratts crash a hot-air balloon and are forced to forage in a marsh, where a veritable banquet for all sorts of creatures awaits.

  34. E34 Why?

    30 min

    A new Internet page called CreatureNet is brimming with kids' questions about why creatures behave the way they do.

  35. E35 Koalas and Wombats: The Untold Story

    30 min

    Chris crashes into the habitat of a koala bear. Martin collides with the resourceful wombat. These are dissimilar creatures with similar looks and lifestyles.

  36. E36 Backyard Bandits

    30 min

    Chris and Martin take Allison on a camping night just outside the Creature Club, and find out just how the raccoon has adapted to living in the human environment.

  37. E37 Hanging with the Monkeys

    30 min

    Chris and Martin return to the rain forest in Costa Rica to find multiple species of monkeys, learning the advantage that a monkey without a tail has.

  38. E38 The Best of the Best

    30 min

    Chris and Martin go on a fiery observation through the animal spectrum to see if that special something abot our favorite creatures is superior to another's special quality.

  39. E39 Polyp Power!

    30 min

    Chris and Martin are back down under, witnessing the Great Barrier Reef. To their dismay, not all about the rref is golden.

  40. E40 Wings!

    30 min

    Via multiple historical perspectives, Chris and Martin take up an aerial view on the flight of birds.

  41. E41 Phantom Wolves

    30 min

    Just what is the truth about wolves? Chris and Martin try to lure wolves from their campsite in the Great Canadian North. One group does seek the other, of course, but we're not sure who's on the trail and who's being traced.

  42. E42 Australia: Land of Mystery and Intrigue

    30 min

    Chris and Martin ride a chronological toimeline of the animals that came to Australia over the centuries.

  43. E43 Leopard: Prince of Stealth

    30 min

    Martin and Chris are in Africa, on the search for the lone-hunting leopard. In a land where only the strong survive, the Kratts and Allison learn that predators and prey ultimately help each other.

  44. E44 When?

    30 min

    How do animals factor in the time of day or year? That's the puzzle Chris and Martin set out to solve.

  45. E45 Parched and Thirsty in the Outback

    30 min

    Back in the Australian outback, Chris and Martin run out of water. They must follow the standards of creatures that inhabit the Australian desert.

  46. E46 Gatorglades!

    30 min

    During a game of golf, the Kratts encounter alligators in the Florida Everglades.

  47. E47 Spots and Stripes Forever

    30 min

    Chris and Martin are back in an African savannah to learn how camouflage is standard defense for several creatures.

  48. E48 3 Cool Cats!

    30 min

    Chris and Martin follow tracks to determine what cat wrought havoc in a barn in North America.

  49. E49 Where?

    30 min

    A lot of curiosities deal with where creatures are found and not found. Chris and Martin answer several questions fielded by The Public.

  50. E50 Around Africa in Eight Hours

    30 min

    Allison has lost her computer records on Africa. Chris and Martin have only eight hours to try and revisit all the places they had been to during the series.

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