Kratts' Creatures is a half-hour children's television series that originally ran on PBS during the summer of 1996. The first in a series of programs produced by the Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin Kratt, Kratts' Creatures was made to be the first wildlife show aimed specifically towards young children.[1] It featured the Kratt Brothers as they traveled worldwide, exploring different animals and their habitats. They received assistance from their friends Allison Baldwin (Shannon Duff) and Ttark, an animated anthropomorphic dinosaur (voiced by Ron Rubin). The show ran for one season on PTV from June 3, 1996, to August 9, 1996, with 50 episodes, with reruns continuing to air until June 9, 2000. Due to its popularity, the show inspired an unofficial spin-off, Zoboomafoo, created by the Kratts, which premiered on January 25, 1999.[2]
Cast
The Kratt Brothers:
Chris Kratt: The younger brother. Chris usually wears green in N. America and Africa, while he usually wears red in Central America and Australia.
Martin Kratt: The older brother. Martin usually wears blue in N. America, Africa, and Australia, while in Central America, he usually wears white.
Shannon Duff as Allison Baldwin: Allison is a personal agent of the Kratt Brothers. She is most commonly seen at their base of Creature Central but occasionally joins the brothers in the field. Allison is very adept with the gadgets at Creature Central and frequently expands on topics with research from the Creature-Web or books.
Ron Rubin as Ttark: Ttark is an anthropomorphic dinosaur who appears on television at Creature Central. Ttark frequently uses alliteration in creature-related turns of phrase. He is seen to be very knowledgeable about ancient and extinct animals but is often behind the times about the creatures of modern times. His name is "Kratt" spelt in reverse.
Featured Segments
A Chris and Martin Kratt Scientific Study
A Kratt Brothers Scientific Experiment
Allison's Animals
Salad or Creature
Stupid Things not to Do with Animals
Episode list
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Episode
Other notes
Release Date
Release Date #2
1
Big Five, Little Five
VHS release
June 3, 1996
October 27, 2006
2
City Critters
VHS release
June 4, 1996
November 3, 2006
3
Sharks
VHS release
June 5, 1996
November 10, 2006
4
Running with the Wild Dogs
VHS release
June 6, 1996
November 17, 2006
5
In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger
VHS release
June 7, 1996
November 24, 2006
6
The Great Defenders
VHS release
June 10, 1996
December 1, 2006
7
Pan Troglodytes: An In-depth Analysis
VHS release
June 11, 1996
December 8, 2006
8
The Great Canadians
VHS release
June 12, 1996
December 15, 2006
9
Rain Forests: Under the Canopy
VHS release
June 13, 1996
December 22, 2006
10
Creatures of the Night
VHS release
June 14, 1996
December 29, 2006
11
Elephants 1: Educating Emily
VHS release
June 17, 1996
January 5, 2007
12
Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Can't Drag Me Away
VHS release
June 18, 1996
January 12, 2007
13
Weird Creatures
VHS release
June 19, 1996
January 19, 2007
14
Planet of the Dolphins
VHS release
June 20, 1996
January 26, 2007
15
The Great Bear Show
VHS release
June 21, 1996
February 2, 2007
16
Mgobo of Baboon Mountain
VHS release
June 24, 1996
February 9, 2007
17
The How Show
VHS release
June 25, 1996
February 16, 2007
18
Kickboxing Kangaroos
VHS release
June 26, 1996
February 23, 2007
19
The Giant Bug Invasion
VHS release
June 27, 1996
March 2, 2007
20
Heavyweights of Africa
VHS release
June 28, 1996
March 9, 2007
21
The Redcoats Are Coming
VHS release
July 1, 1996
March 16, 2007
22
The Cow Show
VHS release
July 2, 1996
March 23, 2007
23
Maximum Cheetah Velocity
VHS release
July 3, 1996
March 30, 2007
24
Wild Ponies
VHS release
July 4, 1996
April 6, 2007
25
Who's Who?
VHS release
July 5, 1996
April 13, 2007
26
Arribada 1: Sea Turtle Invasion
VHS release
July 8, 1996
April 20, 2007
27
Arribada 2: Running the Gauntlet
VHS release
July 9, 1996
April 27, 2007
28
Around Australia in Eight Days
VHS release
July 10, 1996
May 4, 2007
29
Hyenas Are Cool
VHS release
July 11, 1996
May 11, 2007
30
Mungu's Revenge
VHS release
July 12, 1996
May 18, 2007
31
Creature Rescue
VHS release
July 15, 1996
May 25, 2007
32
Lion, King of the Beasts?
VHS release
July 16, 1996
June 1, 2007
33
Marshmania
VHS release
July 17, 1996
June 8, 2007
34
Why?
VHS release
July 18, 1996
June 15, 2007
35
Koalas and Wombats: The Untold Story
VHS release
July 19, 1996
June 22, 2007
36
Backyard Bandits
VHS release
July 22, 1996
June 29, 2007
37
Hanging with the Monkeys
VHS release
July 23, 1996
July 6, 2007
38
The Best of the Best
VHS release
July 24, 1996
July 13, 2007
39
Polyp Power
VHS release
July 25, 1996
July 20, 2007
40
Wings!
VHS release
July 26, 1996
July 27, 2007
41
Phantom Wolves
VHS release
July 29, 1996
August 3, 2007
42
Australia: Land of Mystery and Intrigue
VHS release
July 30, 1996
August 10, 2007
43
Leopard: Prince of Stealth
VHS release
July 31, 1996
August 17, 2007
44
When?
VHS release
August 1, 1996
August 24, 2007
45
Parched and Thirsty in the Outback
VHS release
August 2, 1996
August 31, 2007
46
Gatorglades
VHS release
August 5, 1996
September 7, 2007
47
Spots and Stripes Forever
VHS release
August 6, 1996
September 14, 2007
48
Three Cool Cats
VHS release
August 7, 1996
September 21, 2007
49
Where?
VHS release
August 8, 1996
September 28, 2007
50
Around Africa in Eight Hours
VHS release
August 9, 1996
October 5, 2007
VHS releases
In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger / Mungu's Revenge
Ultimate Animals / Big Five, Little Five
The Great Defenders / Spots and Stripes
Kickboxing Kangaroos / Koalas or Wombats
Wild Ponies / Phantom Wolves
Leopard: Prince of Stealth / Creatures of the Night
When? / The How Show
Hyenas are Cool / Three Cool Cats
Hanging with the Monkeys / Lion, King of Beasts
Heavyweights of Africa / Wings
Heavyweights of Africa / Around Africa in Eight Hours
Gator Glades / Sharks
Rainforests: Under the Canopy / Parched and Thirsty in the Outback