Max & Ruby is an animatedchildren's television series based on the book series by Rosemary Wells. In Canada, the series debuted on Treehouse TV on May 3, 2002,[1] and in the United States, the series premiered on Nick Jr. on October 21, 2002, and the series premiered on Noggin on August 16, 2004.[2] A sixth season of the series premiered on September 18, 2016, and concluded on September 24, 2018 in the United States,[3] with a new main voice cast and theme song. A seventh season premiered on August 12, 2018 (with the main voice cast reused from Season 6).[4]
Prior to the Nelvana series, two Max & Ruby books were adapted into animated short films produced by Weston Woods Studios and Michael Sporn Animation.
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1
"Max's Christmas"
Michael Sporn
Rosemary Wells
October 7, 1988 (October 7, 1988)
In an adaptation of the book published in 1986, this is the first animation of Max and Ruby, who debuted in 1979. Max learns that Santa is coming as it is Christmas eve, but is intrigued by the notion that Santa is not to be seen, leading to him sneaking downstairs to meet him. He ends up with all the presents under his "lumpy and bulgy" blanket. Episode remade in TV series.[5]
2
2
"Max's Chocolate Chicken"
Michael Sporn
Rosemary Wells
January 15, 1992 (January 15, 1992)
Max and Ruby hunt for easter eggs left by the Easter bunny, but Max doesn't find any and steals the Chocolate Chicken left in the bird bath. Ruby beckons for him to come out and share, but he eats it all, and the Easter bunny leaves a Chocolate goose.
Season 1 (2002–03)
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1a
1a
"Ruby's Piano Practice"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
May 3, 2002 (May 3, 2002)
January 7, 2003
Ruby is practicing on the piano for the school concert and Max's toy fire truck is missing. Ruby tries to get Max to play with other toys until Ruby finds that Max's toy fire truck was in the piano.
1b
1b
"Max's Bath"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
May 3, 2002 (May 3, 2002)
January 7, 2003
Max and Ruby eat lunch, but Max makes a mess, so Ruby decides to give him a bath. Max makes a mess in the bath with food, so Ruby gives him a shower. Max shows Ruby has 3 stains on her dress.
1c
1c
"Max's Bed Time"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 3, 2002 (2002-05-03)
January 7, 2003
Max can't sleep without his red rubber elephant, so Ruby tries to give him her toys to help him sleep. Later when Ruby falls asleep in his bed, he finds it must have been under his bed all this time.
2a
2a
"Hide & Seek"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
October 21, 2002
Max plays Hide and Seek with Ruby, but he will not let her have a turn to hide.
2b
2b
"Max's Breakfast"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
October 21, 2002
Max won't eat his sunny-side-up egg and tries to hide it, wanting strawberries instead. Max then manages to trick Ruby into eating the egg.
2c
2c
"Louise's Secret"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
October 21, 2002
Louise has a secret for Ruby on the telephone, but Max keeps interrupting Ruby with his noisy toys. Max then hangs up so Ruby never learns, but Max ends up finding out the secret.
3a
3a
"Max Misses the Bus"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)
January 8, 2003
Max and Ruby are visiting Louise's house, but Max wants to stay home with his toys. After Max makes them miss so many buses, Louise decides to come over to Max and Ruby's house.
3b
3b
"Max's Worm Cake"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)
January 8, 2003
Ruby wants to plant marigolds, but Max has chosen to make a "worm cake". He uses all her marigold-planting materials in his worm cake, which proves to be good for the marigolds.
3c
3c
"Max's Rainy Day"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 17, 2002 (2002-05-17)
January 8, 2003
Max wants to play in the rain. By the time Ruby outfits Max with rain gear, the rain has stopped, but Max puts the raincoats to good use with a garden hose.
4a
4a
"Camp Out"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24)
February 26, 2003
Max and Ruby are having a campout on a summer day but Max wants to sleep outside the tent. They do just that, when Max stuffs the tent with toys.
4b
4b
"Ruby's Clubhouse"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24)
February 26, 2003
Ruby and Louise build a clubhouse and they won't let Max in because it's personal, meaning girls-only. Later, Ruby builds Max his own clubhouse eventually when it starts to rain.
4c
4c
"Max's Picnic"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
May 24, 2002 (2002-05-24)
February 26, 2003
Ruby and Louise are bird watching but Max wants a cupcake. He attracts a speckled warbler, feeds it his cupcake and shows it to Ruby and Louise.
5a
5a
"Max's Halloween"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14)
October 31, 2003
Max wants to be a vampire for Halloween, but Ruby would rather have him dress up as a prince to go with her Cinderella costume.
5b
5b
"Ruby's Leaf Collection"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14)
October 31, 2003
Ruby begins a collection of leaves but Max keeps getting in the way of finding the bigtooth aspen leaf.
5c
5c
"The Blue Tarantula"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14)
October 31, 2003
Ruby reads Max a scary story about a blue tarantula, which keeps him up all night. After he overcomes his fear, he frightens Ruby.
6a
6a
"Ruby's Merit Badge"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
January 9, 2003
Ruby wants to earn her 1st Aid merit badge and practices bandaging Max. Despite her failed practice, Ruby gets a merit badge, but not the one she expected.
6b
6b
"Max's Apple"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
January 9, 2003
A song game on how to make apple pie inspires Max to want a barrel of apples to make his pie.
6c
6c
"Quiet, Max!"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
January 9, 2003
Max and Ruby watch the Huffingtons' house while Baby Huffington is taking a nap, but Max wants to turn the radio on. While playing with a new doll, Ruby causes it to wake Huffington by mistake and cry.
7a
7a
"Max Cleans Up"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04)
January 13, 2003
Ruby wants to help Max tidy up his room and his popsicle melts all over his closet door, but Max stuffs the mess into his pocket instead.
7b
7b
"Max's Cuckoo Clock"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04)
January 13, 2003
While Mrs. Huffington is at her backyard tea party, Ruby is to help Baby Huffington with his naptime, but suddenly Max keeps playing with the Huffingtons' cuckoo clock. However, it's not until Max activates the clock does the baby finally fall asleep.
7c
7c
"Ruby's Jewelry Box"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 4, 2002 (2002-07-04)
January 13, 2003
Ruby and Louise are making a tiara, but Max wants to look in Ruby's jewelry box and Ruby does not want him in her room. Ruby makes a "keep-out" sign that reads, "No! This means you!". But Max ignores the sign and he eventually spills jewelry on the floor, before using the sign to keep Ruby out.
8a
8a
"Bunny Cakes"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11)
January 15, 2003
Ruby sends Max to get ingredients for Grandma's Angel Surprise cake with raspberry fluff icing. After many trips, Max finally gets Red Hot Marshmallow Squirters for his earthworm cake.
8b
8b
"Bunny Party"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11)
January 15, 2003
At Grandma's birthday party, Ruby has invited her dolls. To get his own toys into the party, Max disguises them as Ruby's dolls.
8c
8c
"Bunny Money"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 11, 2002 (2002-07-11)
January 15, 2003
Ruby wants to buy a birthday gift for Grandma, but her money gets wasted for Max's problems. Max and Ruby end up buying gifts they can afford.
9a
9a
"Max's Birthday"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 18, 2002 (July 18, 2002)
February 10, 2003
Max opens his last birthday gift to find a huge wind-up lobster but he prefers his wind-up chicks. But the lobster hunts and chases him all around the house, and when Ruby catches the lobster, Max finally decides he likes it after all.
9b
9b
"Max's New Suit"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 18, 2002 (July 18, 2002)
February 10, 2003
Ruby invites Max to her Bunny Scout party. Max initially does not want to wear his new suit, and after Ruby persuades him to, he puts it on the wrong way.
9c
9c
"Goodnight Max"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 18, 2002 (July 18, 2002)
February 10, 2003
Max keeps waking up to change his pajamas, because he does not like the ones he was wearing. He keeps dirtying the ones Ruby makes him wear until he eventually gets the pajamas he wants. Ruby then gives him her Walkie-Talkie Bear to sleep with.
10a
10a
"Max's Christmas"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 25, 2002 (July 25, 2002)
December 19, 2003
On Christmas Eve Max wants to stay up and see Santa Claus, but Ruby will not let him stay up. Max gets his chance to meet him as he delivers the gifts. The next day Ruby is surprised to see both Max and the gifts downstairs.
10b
10b
"Ruby's Snow Queen"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 25, 2002 (July 25, 2002)
December 19, 2003
Max wants to play with his new toy, a screaming green alien gorilla, while Ruby works on her Snow Queen. Then the gorilla vanishes, but Max finds it in the Snow Queen.
10c
10c
"Max's Rocket Run"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 25, 2002 (July 25, 2002)
December 19, 2003
Ruby and Louise are going sledding down the big hill called the Rocket Run. Max is told to go down the gentle slope, which is called Bunny Hill, but then he hitches a ride down the Rocket Run in Ruby's toboggan and wins the day.
11a
11a
"Max's Chocolate Chicken"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
August 1, 2002 (August 1, 2002)
April 16, 2003
Max is on an egg hunt, but gets an opportunity to take and eat a chocolate chicken the Easter Bunny left. Ruby is exasperated until the Easter Bunny gives her a chocolate duck.
11b
11b
"Ruby's Beauty Shop"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
August 1, 2002 (August 1, 2002)
April 16, 2003
Ruby and Louise decide to pretend they own a salon, and Max is their customer. Max takes over when Grandma wants a makeover.
11c
11c
"Max Drives Away"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
August 1, 2002 (August 1, 2002)
April 16, 2003
Max decides to drive to Grandma's house in his toy car to have ice cream for breakfast and Ruby is hot on his trail playing detective.
12a
12a
"Ruby's Lemonade Stand"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
August 8, 2002 (August 8, 2002)
February 11, 2003
Ruby and Louise are making a lemonade stand for Bunny Scouts. After trying hard, Max gets a nickel to buy a glass for himself.
12b
12b
"Ruby's Rummage Sale"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
August 8, 2002 (August 8, 2002)
February 11, 2003
Ruby and Louise are having a rummage sale, but Max wants to keep the toys Ruby and Louise want to give away. Grandma buys them back for Max.
12c
12c
"Ruby's Magic Act"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
August 8, 2002 (August 8, 2002)
February 11, 2003
Ruby and Louise are performing a magic show, but Max is captivated by their magic box and almost spoils their secrets.
13a
13a
"Max's Valentine"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
March 14, 2003 (March 14, 2003)
February 14, 2003
Ruby and Louise make valentines. Max wants to make a valentine, but he's too young to use scissors and glue. Max mails a cherry-flavored Slime Dribbler to Grandma and comes back with Grandma and a cake.
13b
13b
"Ruby Flies a Kite"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)
February 14, 2003
Ruby tries to fly a kite but Max wants to help Ruby fly her kite. Ruby wants to fly her kite by herself, but then her kite gets stuck in the tree. Suddenly, Max comes to rescue her kite with his toy helicopter.
13c
13c
"Super Max"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
March 14, 2003 (2003-03-14)
February 14, 2003
Ruby's doll, Sally Swims-A-Lot, is missing, and Max's alter-ego, Super Max, must look for her.
Season 2 (2003–04)
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1a
"Max's Work of Art"
Steven Boeckler
Patrick Granleese
July 8, 2003 (July 8, 2003)
After eating an art model, Max poses for Ruby and Louise so they paint two pictures of him. Later, Max paints himself.
14b
1b
"Max Meets Morris"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 8, 2003 (July 8, 2003)
Louise brings her little cousin, Morris, to meet Max, although they are unsettledly unsure at first. While Louise and Ruby make a banner for the Bunny Scout Picnic, Morris swipes Max's dump truck for himself and they later become best friends after shooting the banner using Max’s jellyball-spitting spider.
In a Bunny Scout scavenger hunt, the last thing the Bunny Scouts need to find is a worm. Max finds a worm for the scavenger hunt.
15a
2a
"Ruby's Hiccups"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Ruby has the bad case of the hiccups and Max cannot find his monster mask. Grandma returns the mask to him and scares Ruby and Louise, in the process, removes Ruby's hiccups.
15b
2b
"The Big Picture"
Steven Boeckler
Anita Kapila
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Max and Ruby decide to take a picture to give to Grandma as a gift, but all Max wants to do is chase a butterfly.
15c
2c
"Ruby's Stage Show"
Steven Boeckler
Nicole Demerse
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Ruby and Louise put on a stage show for Grandma, but Max wants to pretend to be a dragon. Grandma thinks Max and his dragon mask would be wonderful in the show.
16a
3a
"Max's Froggy Friend"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
Max meets a frog, but Max and Ruby have to leave for a tea party they're having with Grandma. Max wants Froggy to come but Ruby thinks a tea party is no place for frogs.
16b
3b
"Max's Music"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
Ruby, Valerie, and Louise practice for the Bunny Scout Concert, playing "The Farmer in the Dell" as a trio, but Max keeps interrupting with his toy tools to play music with them. He soon ends up playing Whack-A-Mole, and Ruby lets him join the band as a quartet.
Note: A trio means three, which draws an example of The Andrews Sisters. In the trio, the Sisters sing Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy in harmony. A quartet means four, which draws another example of the Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake. In the quartet, four ballet girls show off their dance routine by joining hands and moving their feet in sync as the Little Swans Quartet.
16c
3c
"Max Gets Wet"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
Max and Ruby water the dried up garden, but Max would rather go swimming in his pool than repair the garden, despite the fact that he had lunch and has to wait a half-hour, (which is a myth).
17a
4a
"Ruby's Tea Party"
Steven Boeckler
Nicole Demerse
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)
Ruby wants to have a tea party with her dollies, but Max wants to play pirates. Things go awry when Ruby loses her Royal Princess Ruby Necklace, and Max uses Ruby's jewelry box as a treasure chest.
17b
4b
"Max Is It"
Steven Boeckler
Patrick Granleese
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)
At the park, Max is forcefully chosen to be "it" in a game of Freeze Tag, and Ruby, Louise and Valerie, the three bully girls, are impossible for Max to tag. They proceed to taunt him, however, it does not take long for Max to come up with a plan, by stalking and ambushing them, to win the game and get his slime dribbler back, which Ruby forcefully took from him.
17c
4c
"Ruby's Science Project"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)
Ruby and Louise are doing a science project and Max wants candy. Max actually wants sweets for a different reason than they thought.
18a
5a
"Ruby's Panda Prize"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
At the fair, Max wants jelly balls, but Ruby wants to win a prize panda. But with so many bunnies winning the prize, she does not seem to get one until Max has an unexpectantlly change of heart, and wins one for her.
18b
5b
"Ruby's Roller Skates"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
John Slama
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
Ruby wants to learn how to roller-skate and is interrupted by Max, who wants his lost Tow-A-Ton Tow Truck.
18c
5c
"Ghost Bunny"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
The Bunny Scouts are camping, telling ghost tales around the campfire, complemented by s'mores. Max wants to hear the tales, but Ruby thinks they're too scary for him.
19a
6a
"Max's Bug Salad"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
John Slama
October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
After making good friends with a ladybug, Max adds some candy bugs to the gelatin salad that Ruby makes for Grandma's tea party. Ruby is given full credit for making the salad, but she is shocked to see the candy bugs in the salad.
19b
6b
"Ruby's Beach Party"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
Ruby and Louise want to have a beach party in Max and Ruby's sandbox while they wait for their swimming pool to warm up, only for Max and Morris to choose the same place to play with their dump trucks, and an intense territorial dispute breaks outs.
19c
6c
"Super Max to the Rescue!"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
Ruby and Louise play circus in the yard using their dolls and, without asking, takes Max's red rubber elephant. Meanwhile, Max plays "Super Bunny" but needs to retrieve his red rubber elephant.
20a
7a
"Max's Dragon Shirt"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)
Max and Ruby go to the shopping mall to buy Max new overalls with the five dollars she has, but Max wants a dragon T-shirt. Max sneaks away with a shirt and messes it up with ice cream so Ruby just has to buy it.
20b
7b
"Max's Rabbit Racer"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
October 9, 2003 (2003-10-09)
Max plays with his Rabbit Racer, and is idolized by Baby Huffington, while Ruby and Louise learn baton-twirling with Mrs. Huffington. Max's Rabbit Racer cars interrupt Ruby and Louise's practice. Ruby’s baton gets stuck on top of the roof, but Max rescues it with his Rabbit Racer plane.
20c
7c
"Roger's Choice"
Steven Boeckler
Kate Barris
October 9, 2003 (October 9, 2003)
Ruby and Louise want to play with Roger but Max wants Roger to play cars with him. Eventually, Roger feels happier playing cars with Max, who looks up to him as an idol.
21a
8a
"Ruby's Pajama Party"
Steven Boeckler
Patrick Granleese
October 16, 2003 (October 16, 2003)
Ruby, Louise, and Valerie are having a pajama party. Max wants to crash the party, but it's a pajama party for girl bunnies only. Ruby eventually gives up and lets Max in.
21b
8b
"Baby Max"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 16, 2003 (October 16, 2003)
Louise and Ruby force Max to pretend to be a baby, but Max does not want to; he'd rather go on the playground slide. Later, Louise and Ruby fall asleep singing Max a lullaby, allowing him to sneak away to the slide.
21c
8c
"Bunny Scout Brownies"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
October 16, 2003 (October 16, 2003)
Ruby is selling brownies for Bunny Scouts, but Max keeps eating them.
22a
9a
"Max's Shadow"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
October 23, 2003 (October 23, 2003)
Ruby and Valerie are trying to make a ballerina poster, but it is not working out. Max is playing with his shadow, which keeps disappearing in the sun. Later, Mr. Huffington shows him something.
22b
9b
"Max Remembers"
Steven Boeckler & Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 23, 2003 (October 23, 2003)
Max cannot remember why he has tied a string to his finger. Ruby looks around the house for chores and ends up doing them for Max and it turns out Max's string was for a yo-yo.
22c
9c
"Ruby's Candy Store"
Steven Boeckler
Kate Barris
October 23, 2003 (October 23, 2003)
Ruby helps Candi at the candy store, but unfortunately she ends up eating too much candy.
23a
10a
"Max's Check Up"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
October 30, 2003 (October 30, 2003)
Ruby and Louise play doctor. Max is forcefully chosen as the patient, but he wants to play with his markers. At the end, Max has red spots all over and it turns out to be his markers.
23b
10b
"Max's Prize"
Steven Boeckler
Patrick Granleese
October 30, 2003 (October 30, 2003)
Ruby and Louise look for special things for Ruby's charm bracelet. Max finishes a box of cereal to get a prize, just the thing Ruby needs to complete her charm bracelet.
23c
10c
"Space Max"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
October 30, 2003 (October 30, 2003)
Ruby, Valerie, and Louise are going to make a Princess float for the Bunny Scout Parade, but Max wants to pretend to be an astronaut.
24a
11a
"Ruby's Figure Eight"
Steven Boeckler
John Slama
April 13, 2004 (April 13, 2004)
Ruby and Louise go ice-skating and try to make figure-8's while Max wants to play hockey with Roger and the other boy bunnies.
24b
11b
"Ruby's Surprise Party"
Steven Boeckler
Briane Nasimok
April 13, 2004 (April 13, 2004)
Max is sent to look out for Louise approaching her surprise party, but Max keeps making false alarms, almost spoiling Louise's surprise.
24c
11c
"Ruby's Tent"
Steven Boeckler
Kate Barris
April 13, 2004 (April 13, 2004)
Ruby and Valerie want to make a tent to earn a Bunny Scout merit badge, but Max gets in the way playing Super Bunny.
25a
12a
"Ruby Writes a Story"
Steven Boeckler
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
April 20, 2004 (April 20, 2004)
Ruby wants to write a story, but Max wants to play cowboy, which later helps Ruby with the beginning of Ruby's story.
25b
12b
"Max's Dominoes"
Steven Boeckler
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
April 20, 2004 (April 20, 2004)
Max and Morris want to play dominoes as Louise and Ruby try to practice a hospitality meeting. The dominoes prove to make a terrific welcome for the Bunny Scouts.
25c
12c
"Grandma's Attic"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
April 20, 2004 (April 20, 2004)
Max is curious to look inside a treasure box in Grandma's attic, but Ruby thinks he's not allowed to and forcefully forbids him. Max finds the key to the treasure box in a shoe and Grandma shows them something special inside.
26a
13a
"Max's Thanksgiving"
Steven Boeckler
Kate Barris
April 27, 2004 (April 27, 2004)
Max wants to eat Grandma's famous stuffing. By the time Ruby has finished decorating, Max has eaten all the stuffing and is too full to have Thanksgiving dinner.
26b
13b
"Max's Pretend Friend"
Steven Boeckler
Patrick Granleese
April 27, 2004 (April 27, 2004)
Ruby thinks that Max has a pretend friend when Max plays with Froggy and Ruby cannot see him.
26c
13c
"Fireman Max"
Steven Boeckler
James Backshall
April 27, 2004 (April 27, 2004)
Max is pretending to be a fireman while Ruby and Louise practice Bunny Scout Jump Rope.
Note: This is the last time Samantha Morton voices Ruby.
Season 3 (2006–07)
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27a
1a
"Ruby's Easter Bonnet"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
December 5, 2006 (December 5, 2006)
Ruby is making an Easter Bonnet for the Bunny Scout Easter Bonnet contest, while Max tries to train Froggy to hop like a bunny.
27b
1b
"Max's Easter Parade"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
December 5, 2006 (December 5, 2006)
Ruby is decorating Easter Eggs but Max wants to see an Easter parade. Ruby explains that there is not an Easter Parade, and asks Max to take each egg as she finishes it and puts it in a basket to show Grandma.
27c
1c
"Max and the Easter Bunny"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
December 5, 2006 (December 5, 2006)
The Bunny Scouts are doing the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Max plays the Easter Bunny hiding the same eggs many times, so that the Egg Hunt starts again.
28a
2a
"Ruby's Hippity Hop Dance"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
November 22, 2006 (November 22, 2006)
Ruby and Louise try to learn the Hippity Hop Dance, while Roger teaches Max how to play football and Ruby and Louise see that Max and Roger's victory dance is the Hippity Hop Dance.
28b
2b
"Ruby's Bird Bath"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
November 22, 2006 (November 22, 2006)
Ruby makes an environmentally correct birdbath for a Bunny Scout merit badge, but Max keeps putting bath toys in it.
28c
2c
"Super Max Saves the World!"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
November 22, 2006 (November 22, 2006)
Max (as Super Bunny) and Morris (as Zoom-Zoom) pretend to be superheroes while Ruby and Louise make a science project.
29a
3a
"Ruby Delivers"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 6, 2007 (February 6, 2007)
Ruby must make and deliver some fliers for Bunny Scout cupcakes. Max thinks that his toy planes are "fliers" which help in Ruby's task.
29b
3b
"Getting Crabby at the Beach"
Jamie Whitney
John Mein
February 6, 2007 (February 6, 2007)
Ruby collects seashells, but does not notice when Max tries to tell her about a mischievous crab. However, the crab has dug a tidal pool for them.
29c
3c
"Max Baby Sits"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
February 6, 2007 (February 6, 2007)
Max and Ruby go to the Huffingtons' house to look after Baby Huffington, who seems to like loud toys instead of quiet sounds.
30a
4a
"Max's Fire Flies"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)
Max wants to catch and study fireflies while Ruby and Louise decide to see the 4th of July fireworks.
30b
4b
"Max and Ruby's Fashion Show"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)
Ruby and Louise start their own fashion show, Max dresses up as a pirate. Grandma thinks his pirate outfit is great in the fashion show and tops it off with a plastic parrot.
30c
4c
"Ruby's Sing Along"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)
Ruby wants to sing and play the piano at the same time for a talent show. Ruby does not think Max's wind-up toy animals can sing, until they help out with a song called "Max and Ruby Had a Farm", which is their version of Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
31a
5a
"Ruby's Safari"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)
Ruby and Louise go on a safari, but Max scares them with his animal toys. By chance, they take a picture of a hummingbird.
31b
5b
"Max's Mud Bath"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)
Ruby and Louise have set up the beauty shop again, with Max as their customer, but Max just wants to play in the mud after they force him out of it.
31c
5c
"Max's Lost Lizard"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)
Ruby and Louise worry when their chameleon gets out of its case, while Max enjoys studying it and watching it change color and patterns.
32a
6a
"Surprise, Ruby!"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
It's Ruby's birthday party. Ruby awaits a surprise party at their home, but Max makes off with her birthday princess tiara.
32b
6b
"Ruby's Birthday Party"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
Ruby's friends throw her a birthday party at Grandma's house. Max wants cake but Ruby insists they must play some party games before they eat cake.
32c
6c
"Ruby's Birthday Present"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21)
Ruby opens her birthday gifts and saves the pretty wrapping paper. Max tries to wrap a present for Ruby, but gets stuck in the wrapping paper, making him the perfect gift.
33a
7a
"Ruby's Puppet Show"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
Max attempts to get a role in Ruby and Louise's puppet show of "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
33b
7b
"Sugar Plum Max"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
Ruby and Louise want to practice Swan Lake but they practice Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker, while Max tries various attempts to get a sugarplum without being thwarted.
33c
7c
"Max's Ant Farm"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04)
Max and Ruby are on a chase to get Max's ants back in the ant farm, before Ruby's party guests notice.
34a
8a
"Ruby's Loose Tooth"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)
Ruby loses a tooth and cannot find it. In the end, it turns out to be stuck in her muffin.
34b
8b
"Ruby Scores!"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)
Ruby tries to play soccer, but Max's robots are in the way.
34c
8c
"Ruby's Sand Castle"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27)
Ruby wants to make a sandcastle, but Max wants to go swimming.
35a
9a
"Grandma's Berry Patch"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
Max and Ruby pick raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries so Grandma can make her special surprise berry recipe. But Max mixes the berries with his toy cement mixer truck, spoiling Grandma's surprise.
35b
9b
"Ruby's Bunny Scout Banner"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
Ruby and Louise paint a banner for their Bunny Scout parade, while Max's interruptions help them progress.
35c
9c
"Ruby's Detective Agency"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25)
Grandma has a surprise for Ruby, but before Ruby can go to Grandma's house she must solve the mystery of the missing Mrs. Quack.
36a
10a
"Max's Rocket Racer"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
Max wants to go on Mr. Piazza's Rocket Racer ride, but Max is below the required height line, so he tries many ways to look taller, until Mr. Piazza gives him an alternative ride.
36b
10b
"Max and Morris Blast Off!"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
Ruby and Louise make preparations for Bunny Scout Leader's birthday party. The meeting gets that extra special touch when Max and Morris' "help".
36c
10c
"Max's Candy Apple"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02)
At the Easter Bunny Hop Fall Fair, Ruby insists she and Max participate in some races first to win a prize, but Max has his sights set on a candy apple, and tries to avoid Ruby.
37
11
"Max & Ruby's Bunnytales"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall (segs. a and c)Patrick Granleese (seg. b)
May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21)
A special episode that features three segments related to fairy tales.
Ruby Riding Hood: Ruby wants to bring cookies to Grandma's House, but Max wants to eat them, so Ruby tells him the story of Little Ruby Riding Hood and the Big Max Wolf.
Max and the Beanstalk: Max is not to keen on his dinner: green beans. Ruby tells him a tale about how beans are good for him.
The Froggy Prince: Ruby and Louise are putting on a fairy tale show while Max is playing with Froggy.
38a
12a
"Max and Ruby's Perfect Pumpkin"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
Max and Ruby find a perfect pumpkin for Halloween in Mr. Piazza's store. Each time Ruby selects a pumpkin, Max distracts her and someone steals the pumpkin.
38b
12b
"Max's Jack 'O' Lantern"
Jamie Whitney
John Slama
April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
Max and Ruby dress up for a Halloween party at their home Ruby is dressed as a Fairy Godmother and Max is a vampire again. Ruby tells Max to design a pumpkin face for Grandma to carve, but Ruby insists it must be a happy, smiley pumpkin.
38c
12c
"Max's Big Boo!"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
Max and Ruby prepare to go trick-or-treating. Max tries every method to scare Ruby, but Ruby knows all his tricks.
39a
13a
"Grandma's Present"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
November 8, 2006 (November 8, 2006)
Ruby wants to buy Grandma a boa for Christmas and Max plays with cowboy toys, but Grandma buys it for Ruby and Max buys Grandma a cowboy hat and a lasso.
39b
13b
"Max and Ruby's Christmas Tree"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
November 8, 2006 (November 8, 2006)
Ruby wants to put some ornamental decorations on the Christmas tree, but Max wants to hang up his toys. Ruby forgets to put the star on the tree topper, but Max takes care of that with a pinwheel.
39c
13c
"Max's Snow Plow"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
November 8, 2006 (November 8, 2006)
Ruby tries to shovel the snow off the lawn to make room for Grandma to get to their house, but Max's toy car turns out to be easier.
40a
14a
"Max's Snow Day"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14)
Max wants to go outside in the snow, but there is a blizzard.
40b
14b
"Max's Snow Bunny"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14)
Max tries to find out if the Abominable Snow Bunny is real.
40c
14c
"Max's Mix Up"
Jamie Whitney
John Slama
March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14)
Max wants to continue sledding, but Ruby wants to play dress-up with her dolls. When Louise and Morris come over, Max sees that Morris is sledding at the same time. So Max switches his snow clothes with Morris.
Note: This is the last time Billy Rosemberg voices Max.
Season 4 (2009)
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41a
1a
"Grandma's Treasure Hunt"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
Ruby and Louise are going on a treasure hunt set up by Grandma. Max wants to make it a pirate treasure hunt.
41b
1b
"Ruby's Jigsaw Puzzle"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
Ruby is assembling a jigsaw puzzle, but Max's wind-uplobster swipes one of the pieces. Max chases it all over the house and hunts it down to retrieve it.
41c
1c
"Ruby's Recital"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
Grandma calls up Ruby and suggests a music recital in the garden. Ruby cannot find an instrument she wants to play, but then finds out the recital is for her.
42a
2a
"Ruby's Home Run"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
July 2, 2009 (2009-07-02)
Ruby and her friends are playing baseball. This is Ruby's first time playing and it seems Max and his toy airplanes are not making the game any easier.
42b
2b
"Ruby's Missing Tune"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
July 2, 2009 (2009-07-02)
Ruby and Louise are practicing their ballet that they're going to put on for Grandma. Max would rather play in his race car. When he breaks Ruby's boombox by accident, he helps them with the music, causing Ruby to remember the tune of Strauss' Blue Danube Waltz.
42c
2c
"Ruby's Hand Stand"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 2, 2009 (2009-07-02)
Ruby and Louise are working to earn their Gymnastics badge and in order to earn it, they have to do a handstand for 5 whole seconds. Max wants to play on the swings.
43a
3a
"Ruby's Rainbow"
Jamie Whitney
Louise Moon
August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
Ruby is trying to make a rainbow painting for Grandma, but Max keeps trying to get outside.
43b
3b
"Home Tweet Home"
Jamie Whitney
Bernice Vanderlaan
August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
Ruby and Louise are making a birdhouse for the birds, but Max keeps asking for snacks. Max took Ruby's spool of thread by accident but adds a ribbon instead.
43c
3c
"Max's Mudpie"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
August 12, 2009 (2009-08-12)
Max wants to make a mud pie. Ruby wants him to stay clean, because Grandma's coming over with a treat.
44a
4a
"Max Saves the Parade"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
Ruby and Louise are making a float for the Fall Fun Festival Parade. Max and Roger are making one as well, but when both pairs clash, Max and Roger decide to combine the floats into one.
44b
4b
"Max's Big Kick"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
Roger is teaching Max how to kick a football while Ruby and Louise make a leaf collage, but somehow the park does not seem big enough for the four of them.
44c
4c
"Ruby's Horn of Plenty"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
It is the fall and Ruby is picking vegetables to decorate her cornucopia, but Max would rather eat them instead.
45a
5a
"Duck Duck Goose"
Jamie Whitney
Bernice Vanderlann
September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
After a game of duck, duck, goose in the park with Max, Ruby, Louise and Valerie look for some winter birds, which Max finds first but Ruby just thinks he wants to keep playing the game.
45b
5b
"Ruby's Snowbunny"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
Max and Ruby have made a beautiful snow bunny. Now Ruby has to find somewhere safe from the tobogganing.
45c
5c
"Ruby's Snowflake"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
Ruby has made snowflake cookies for herself, Max and Grandma. Max tries to take one while a stingy and selfish Ruby decorates them, until Grandma teaches her the importance of sharing.
46a
6a
"Ruby's Good Neighbour Report"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
Ruby is writing a report for Bunny Scouts about good neighbors; she asks various neighbors who she should write about and finds her subject: Firechief Max in the neighborhood and he is the hero by saving everyone.
46b
6b
"Candy Counting"
Jamie Whitney
Rose Tavelli
October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
Max and Ruby go to Candi's store. Ruby tries to count a jar of gummy worms to win it, while Max interrupts her.
46c
6c
"Ruby's New Shoes"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
Max, Ruby and Grandma are shopping for new shoes. Max desperately wants to see Super Bunny, who is making an appearance in the store.
47a
7a
"Max's Balloon Buddies"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
Max and Ruby are at the fair. Mr. Huffington gives Max a balloon animal but he keeps losing it by popping, letting go while floating away, and deflating. Ruby wants to see the flower show and eventually, the fair closes.
47b
7b
"Ruby's Penny Carnival"
Jamie Whitney
Bernice Vanderlann
August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
Ruby and her friends are having a penny carnival to make money for an excursion, but Max would rather make a monster house instead. At the end, Max makes them a makeshift horror house in the garden shed to scare them.
47c
7c
"Ruby's Big Win"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
August 26, 2009 (2009-08-26)
Max and Ruby go to a nearby fun fair. Ruby wants to win a goldfish by shooting a basketball through a hole, but she keeps failing. However, Max wins many prizes, but when he wins his last prize and Ruby has one more chance to win her goldfish, he intentionally runs into Ruby, causing her to shoot the ball into the hole, and Ruby wins her goldfish. Max then finds his prize useful for Ruby's fish bowl.
48a
8a
"Ruby's Gingerbread House"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
July 14, 2009 (July 14, 2009)
Ruby and Louise are trying to build a gingerbread house by sticking the walls, but Max and his gummy worms keep getting in the way, sometimes scaring the girls but knocks over the icing sugar and stomping it down.
48b
8b
"Max's Christmas Passed"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
July 14, 2009 (July 14, 2009)
As Christmas passed, Ruby is disappointed, but intends to take the decorations off, but Max has a surprise in store for Ruby.
48c
8c
"Max's New Year"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
July 14, 2009 (July 14, 2009)
Max and Ruby go to Grandma's House for New Year's Eve. Max wants to eat cookies before midnight, But Ruby keeps abusively stopping him.
49a
9a
"Max's Castle"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 8, 2009 (October 8, 2009)
Ruby and Louise are making a castle out of blocks, but Max keeps on adding more and more blocks.
49b
9b
"Bunny Hopscotch"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 8, 2009 (October 8, 2009)
Ruby and Louise are trying to play hopscotch, but Max keeps annoying them by using stones.
49c
9c
"Max's Grasshopper"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 8, 2009 (October 8, 2009)
Ruby and Louise are trying to measure the bean plants for the experiment, and Max has a grasshopper named Hoppy. This gave Ruby and Louise an idea.
50a
10a
"Ruby's Hoola Hoop"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
September 9, 2009 (September 9, 2009)
Louise is trying to teach Ruby how to use a hula hoop, but Max and his wind-up bugs keep distracting her.
50b
10b
"Max and the Martians"
Jamie Whitney
Louise Moon
September 9, 2009 (September 9, 2009)
Ruby, Louise, and Valerie are stargazing for Mars to earn their Astronomy badge from Bunny Scout Leader. Max releases a horde of wind-up Martians and ends up helping the girls out.
50c
10c
"Ruby's Real Cinderella"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
September 9, 2009 (September 9, 2009)
Ruby and Louise are playing Cinderella. A particularly messy and grubby Max wants to play, but the girls will not let him with oozing vampire teeth and mop with dust. When Grandma comes over with the glass slippers, only Max's paws fit them.
51a
11a
"Super Max's Cape"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
In the park, Mr. and Mrs. Huffington ask Max and Ruby to watch their baby for a bit. Max wants to play Super Bunny, while Ruby thinks they should play quietly, but Baby Huffington wants to play Super Bunny with Max.
51b
11b
"Ruby's Water Lily"
Jamie Whitney
Louise Moon
November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
Ruby, Louise, Martha and Valerie are showing Grandma their synchronized swimming routine, while Roger takes Max swimming. Max's water toys hinder their practice, but help with their final routine.
51c
11c
"Max Says Goodbye"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
Max and Ruby are going to Louise's for the whole day. Ruby gives Max a backpack for the toys he wants to take with him and tells him he has to say goodbye to the rest and his vampire teeth. After rushing around the house saying goodbye to the toys he is not taking, Grandma shows up and offers to stay home with Max to play pirates together, so he says goodbye to Ruby instead.
52
12
"Max & Ruby's Bunnytales 2"
Jamie Whitney
James Backshall
July 28, 2009 (2009-07-28)
This serves as the second installment of the "Max and Ruby's Bunny Tales" series, but otherwise the formatting in this episode is the same as the first installment.
Emperor Max's New Suit: Ruby and Grandma takes Max to the store to get him a new suit, but he does not want one. Ruby tells him the story of Emperor Max's New Suit to get him to try on some clothes, but it does not quite have the effect she was hoping for.
Max and the Three Little Bunnies: Ruby, Louise, and Valerie are playing with paper dolls, but Max tears their house with his blimp toy. Ruby tells him the story of The Big Max Wolf and the 3 Little Bunnies and Max uses his blimp to make a new house out of toy bricks.
Season 5 (2011–13)
No. overall
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Title
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Original release date
53a
1a
"Ruby's Perfect Christmas Tree"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
December 10, 2011 (2011-12-10)
Ruby wants to find the perfect Christmas tree at Santa's Treeland.
53b
1b
"Max's Christmas Presents"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
December 10, 2011 (2011-12-10)
When it comes to Christmas presents, Max knows whom to ask... Santa! While Ruby makes Christmas tree decorations.
53c
1c
"Max and Ruby's Christmas Carol"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
December 10, 2011 (2011-12-10)
Max is in charge of ringing his little bell while Ruby, Louise & Valerie are caroling, but Max rings the big bell, calling the whole town to watch the carolers.
54a
2a
"Max Says Hello"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)
Ruby picks Max up from Grandma's house and the two return home following Ruby's playdate at Louise's house. Max wants to say hello to and play with his toys, but Ruby tells him to put them away before Louise comes over to continue her and Ruby's playdate at Max & Ruby's house.
Ruby makes her own spa for her and Louise, but Max wants to play his one bunny marching band drum, which keeps interrupting the girls, who keep forcefully taking it away from him and upset him, until he finally sneaks it back from them.
54c
2c
"Ruby's Tai Chi"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)
Ruby tries to practice Tai Chi with her friends to earn a Bunny Scout Martial Arts badge, but Max's toys are interfering.
55a
3a
"Ruby Gets the Picture"
Jamie Whitney
Andrew Sabiston
January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Bunny Scouts Ruby and Louise get unexpected help from Max and his new animal friend Stick in their hunt for an unusual insect.
55b
3b
"Ruby's Birdie"
Jamie Whitney
David Dias
January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Max's rocket launches interrupt Ruby's quest to achieve her best in badminton.
55c
3c
"Max Plays Catch"
Jamie Whitney
David Dias
January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Max's game of catch with Roger threatens to ruin Ruby's garden party with Grandma!
56a
4a
"Ruby's Bedtime Story"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)
Ruby wants to finish reading her bunny version of the Nancy Drew books, but Max keeps stopping the story.
56b
4b
"Ruby's Amazing Maze"
Jamie Whitney
Andrew Sabiston
January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)
Ruby is making a maze for Grandma, but Max's train keeps getting in the way.
56c
4c
"Max's Night Light"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25)
On a camping trip in Loon Lake, Max needs a night light - and he gets one in an unexpected & beautiful way!
57a
5a
"Max's Sandwich"
Jamie Whitney
John Slama
January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26)
Ruby loves trying the exotic food at the multicultural fair, but Max just wants a sandwich.
57b
5b
"Max's Ice Cream Cone"
Jamie Whitney
Dave Dias
January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26)
Ruby wants to make a special treat for Grandma, but Max keeps using the ingredients to make an ice cream cone.
57c
5c
"Ruby's Art Stand"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26)
On a hot summer day, Ruby wants to sell her art, while Max wants to stay cool.
58a
6a
"Picture Perfect"
Jamie Whitney
Meghan Read
February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
Ruby needs Max to stop making silly faces so they can take a picture for Grandma.
58b
6b
"Detective Ruby"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
One morning at Dawn, Max is hunting, ambushing and stalking, until his wind up lobster starts hunting and chasing him, instead. Then Ruby informs him that some of her belongings have mysteriously vanished. To track down her missing things, Ruby becomes her detective heroine, Nancy Drew, while Max's wind up lobster provides a clue.
58c
6c
"Superbunny Saves the Cake"
Jamie Whitney
Craig Martin
February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)
Ruby is making a birthday cake for Grandma; meanwhile, Max gives a revamp to his Super Max alter-ego.
59
7
"Max and Ruby's Bunnytales 3"
Jamie Whitney
Craig Martin (seg. a)James R. Backshall (segs. b and c)
February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)
The Bunny Who Cried Lobster: Ruby does not believe who took her cake. She tells Max the tale of "The Bunny Who Cried Wolf".
Max and The Three Bears: Max is uninvited to Ruby's Pajama party. She tells him the tale of "Max and the Three Bears".
Little Ruby Hen: Max is not helping Ruby. She tells him the tale of "The Little Ruby Hen".
60a
8a
"Ruby's Bird Walk"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
Max keeps trying to eat the popcorn that Ruby and her friends need to attract a Loon Lake skylark and earn a Bird Watching Badge, when they all get lost and Max pins the blame on Ruby and her friends.
60b
8b
"Max Goes Fishing"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
While Ruby tries to earn her Canoeing Badge during a canoeing competition in Loon Lake, while Max wants to fish and tries to catch a "big one".
60c
8c
"Ruby Tries Again"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
Ruby must build a campfire to earn a Scout Badge before dark in Loon Lake, but Max's tire swing gets in the way!
61a
9a
"Max's Ride"
Jamie Whitney
Meghan Read
February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)
Ruby wants to see everything on her trip to London, England. Max just wants to go on the rides.
61b
9b
"Max on Guard"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)
Max is on a mission to make a Royal Guard smile outside "Bunningham" Palace and take its picture, while Ruby hopes to catch a glimpse of the Queen.
61c
9c
"Ruby's Real Tea Party"
Jamie Whitney
John Slama
February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)
Ruby hopes to see the Queen at a tea party at "Bunningham" Palace in London.
62a
10a
"Ruby's Earth Day Party"
Jamie Whitney
Kim Thompson
April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)
Ruby wants to host a perfect Earth Day Costume Party, but Max wants to get dirty.
62b
10b
"Ruby's Earth Day Checklist"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)
Ruby wants to do everything on her Earth Day checklist, while Max gets into nature.
62c
10c
"Max's Ducky Day"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)
While Ruby helps clean up the park for Earth Day, Max finds a duckling and tries to help reunite it with its mother.
63a
11a
"Grandma's Birthday"
Jamie Whitney
Andrew Sabiston
May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
Ruby wants to surprise Grandma on Grandma Appreciation Day.
63b
11b
"Max's Hand Print"
Jamie Whitney
Katherine Sandford
May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
Ruby wants to make a print of Max's hand for Grandma.
63c
11c
"Grandma's Surprise Dance"
Jamie Whitney
Kim Thompson
May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)
Ruby wants to throw Grandma a beautiful waltzing dance party.
64a
12a
"Engineer Max"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
Grandma wants Max and Ruby to get a big bow, while Max just wants to ride on the toy train. At the end, Ruby and Grandma surprise Max with the toy train as a gift.
64b
12b
"Max's Toy Train"
Jamie Whitney
James R. Backshall
May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
Ruby wants to get ready for a sleepover at Grandma's.
64c
12c
"Max's Train Ride"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)
Ruby is throwing a tea party with her dolls, and can't wait until Grandma arrives. Max gives the dolls a train ride to where Ruby doesn't expect to have her tea party.
65a
13a
"Max's Kite"
Jamie Whitney
James R. Backshall
June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
Ruby wants to learn how beach volleyball is played. Max wants to fly his kite.
65b
13b
"Max's Beach Ball"
Jamie Whitney
James R. Backshall
June 1, 2012 (2012-06-01)
Max and Ruby are visiting the beach today! Ruby wants to makes a seashell necklace. Max wants to play with his beach ball.
Ruby wants to win the limbo contest at the beach in Hawaii, while Max just wants to play with his flying saucer.
66a
14a
"Ruby's Diorama"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Ruby want to make a diorama of East Bunnyhop's Main Street parade. When Bunny Scout Leader arrives, she is thrilled with Ruby's diorama, especially the added touch of the Main Street parade.
66b
14b
"Ruby's Croquet Match"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Ruby, Louise and Valerie play a game of croquet. Max is playing with his race cars, which keep interfering with the game. In the end, his race car ends up helping Ruby win the game.
66c
14c
"Ruby's Huff and Puff"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21)
Ruby and Louise try to earn their fitness badges while Roger teaches Max how to play basketball.
67a
15a
"Max's Pinata"
Jamie Whitney
John Slama
October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
Ruby gets Max to pick a souvenir from the All-Round The World Fair (Multicultural Fair), but Max wants to try hitting a pinata.
67b
15b
"Ruby's Movie Night"
Jamie Whitney
Anita Kapila
October 10, 2012 (October 10, 2012)
Ruby invites Louise to her movie night and Max just wants to eat popcorn.
67c
15c
"Doctor Ruby"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 10, 2012 (October 10, 2012)
Ruby gives Grandma a check-up and gives her milk and cookies, and Max just wants to eat cookies, so he uses marker to put dots on his face so he can have cookies.
68a
16a
"Ruby's Tower"
Jamie Whitney
Carol Commisso
October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)
While it is raining outside, Ruby is building a marshmallow and spaghetti tower as Max wants to find some things that "bounce" until Ruby runs out of spaghetti.
68b
16b
"Ruby's Juice Bar"
Jamie Whitney
Carolyn Hay
October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)
Ruby and Louise are opening up a juice bar as Max wants to make music.
68c
16c
"Max's Tree Fort"
Jamie Whitney
Andrew Sabiston
October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)
Max and Roger are building a tree fort while Ruby and Louise are taking pictures of animals.
69a
17a
"Max and the Magnet"
Jamie Whitney
Carol Commisso
October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
Ruby makes a special brooch for Grandma, while Max experiments with magnets.
69b
17b
"Ruby's Parrot Project"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
Ruby tries to teach Rosalinda's parrot, Pandora, to talk, but Max's toys get in the way.
69c
17c
"Max's Spaghetti"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12)
Max and Ruby make Grandma's kitchen look like a formal Italian restaurant, while Max wants to eat spaghetti before Mr. Piazza comes.
70a
18a
"Ruby's Autograph"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
Ruby wants to get an autograph from ballerina Bunny Pavlova similar to Anna Pavlova, while Max just wants to have a slice of pizza.
70b
18b
"A Toy for Baby Huffington"
Jamie Whitney
Kim Thompson
October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
Max and Ruby look for toys for Baby Huffington. Max wants to give him a robot, but Ruby insists to give him a safe one, and he ends up making his own robot.
70c
18c
"Max's Big Dig"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
Max, Ruby and Louise look for dinosaur bones.
71a
19a
"Max and Ruby's Train Trip"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
Max and Ruby go on the first train ride with Grandma in order to visit their Aunt Claire and Uncle Nate, and begin their quest of survival.
71b
19b
"Go to Sleep, Max!"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
Max wants to go to sleep in the upper berth in the sleeper car, with Ruby mistakenly believing he wanted to stay up.
71c
19c
"Conductor Max"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
Max helps the other passengers as he tries to get back Ruby's greeting card he lost in the conductor's hat to see Aunt Claire and Uncle Nate.
72a
20a
"Max's Red Rubber Elephant Mystery"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
When Max discovers that Ruby wants to solve a mystery, just like Bunny Drew, suddenly his Red Rubber Elephant goes missing. It's up to Ruby to solve the mystery. But when Ruby tells Grandma they can't go over for cookies till they find the Elephant, Max really wants Ruby to solve the mystery before something else happens!
72b
20b
"Ruby's Toy Drive"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
Ruby is trying to decide which toy to give away for the Bunny Scout Toy Drive, and suggests that Max should donate a toy, too. But while she’s trying to choose, Max and his lobster keep getting in the way.
72c
20c
"Max and Ruby's Big Finish"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
Ruby and the Bunny Scouts are getting ready for the Big Finish of the Annual East Bunnyhop Variety Show with a song called "Our Salute to the Neighborhood". But instead of remembering his cue, Max is intent on playing with this Jellyball Spitting Spider. To Ruby’s surprise, Max gives the show a bigger finish than she could have imagined.
73a
21a
"Ruby's Memory Quilt"
Jamie Whitney
Anita Kapila
October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
Max wants to play cowboy while Ruby and Louise create their memory quilt.
73b
21b
"Lights, Camera, Ruby!"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
Louise is making a movie about Ruby for Grandma, while Max does some tricks which get caught on camera.
73c
21c
"Ruby's Ping-Pong Record"
Jamie Whitney
John Slama
October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
Ruby and Louise attempt to break the East Bunnyhop Ping-Pong record, but Max keeps to using their Ping-Pong table as a pretend space station.
74a
22a
"Ruby and the Beast"
Jamie Whitney
Meghan Read
October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)
Max and Ruby are searching Grandma's attic for things to make Halloween costumes out of. Ruby wants them to be two characters from a fairytale, but can’t decide which one. Max just wants to be scary, "Roar!". At the end, he helps her come up the perfect fairytale duo: Beauty (or Ruby) and the Beast. Ruby wants to decide what fairy tale characters they’ll be for Halloween. Max just wants to be scary!
74b
22b
"Max and Ruby's Halloween House"
Jamie Whitney
James R. Backshall
October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)
Ruby wants to decorate the house for Halloween before the trick-or-treaters come, but Max keeps interrupting her because he wants to get to the bowl of candy. When the trick-or-treaters come, Ruby thinks she’s not ready, but it turns out Max has helped her create a great, scary Halloween witch. Ruby wants to decorate the house for Halloween, and Max just wants candy!
74c
22c
"Max's Trick or Treat"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)
Ruby thinks it would be a fun idea to do a trick for all the homes they go trick-or-treating at. Max just wants all the treats he can get. But in the end, it turns out he's played the best trick of all. Ruby wants to do a trick for their Halloween treats. Max just wants treats.
75a
23a
"Max and Ruby Give Thanks"
Jamie Whitney
Andrew Sabiston
November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)
It's Thanksgiving and Ruby is coming up with way to say "Thank you" to the important bunnies. Max keeps offering her messy, gooey things and saying, "Thank you".
75b
23b
"Max Leaves"
Jamie Whitney
Garner Haines
November 19, 2012 (November 19, 2012)
Ruby is trying to create a winter costume for the Four Seasons presentation at the Fall Pageant by forcing Max to help.
75c
23c
"Ruby's Fall Pageant"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
November 19, 2012 (November 19, 2012)
Ruby, Louise and Valerie act as the four seasons for the Fall Pageant. However, when Martha, who is supposed to play Spring, falls ill, the girls desperately try to find a replacement for her.
76a
24a
"Ruby's Big Case"
Jamie Whitney
Anita Kapila
January 28, 2013 (January 28, 2013)
Ruby and Louise read an old Bunny Drew novel of Grandma's, but are forced to investigate when pages of the book are gone.
76b
24b
"Ruby's Rhyme Time"
Jamie Whitney
Kate Barris
January 28, 2013 (January 28, 2013)
Ruby is determined to win the Bunny Scout Poetry contest and takes Max out on a nature walk to be inspired. Max is inspired by the snacks that she’s packed for their expedition.
76c
24c
"Max's Library Card"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
January 28, 2013 (January 28, 2013)
Ruby pretends to be a librarian and lends out books, as Max pretends to be a magician. Max wants to borrow a book about stage magic, but Ruby will not left him borrow it without his library card.
77a
25a
"Max & Ruby's Groundhog Day"
Jamie Whitney
James R. Backshall
January 30, 2013 (January 30, 2013)
Max and Ruby leave food for the local groundhog, East Bunnyhop Bill, but the groundhog is only eating the food that Max is leaving behind.
77b
25b
"Ruby's First Robin of Spring"
Jamie Whitney
Talyana Terzopoulos
January 30, 2013 (January 30, 2013)
Ruby wants to clean up the backyard to welcome the first robin of spring, but Max only wants to play in the sandbox and build.
77c
25c
"Grandma's Geraniums"
Jamie Whitney
Andrew Sabiston
January 30, 2013 (January 30, 2013)
Ruby is trying to plant geraniums in Grandma's garden, but Max keeps taking items that Ruby needs for planting, so that he can come up with his own surprise for Grandma.
78a
26a
"Space Bunny"
Jamie Whitney
James R. Backshall
February 11, 2013 (February 11, 2013)
Ruby goes to Grandma's attic to get some things to finish her scrapbook, while Max plays with outer space toys.
78b
26b
"Max's Sprinkler"
Jamie Whitney
Patrick Granleese
February 11, 2013 (February 11, 2013)
Max wants to play with the sprinkler while Ruby and her friends are having a summer fashion show.
78c
26c
"Max's Pogo Stick"
Jamie Whitney
Shelley Hoffman & Robert Pincombe
February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
Ruby wants to surprise Grandma by planting daisies in her garden, while Max is trying to learn how to hop on a pogo stick.
Note: This is the last time Tyler Stevenson voices Max, the last time Rebecca Peters voices Ruby, the last time Cameron Ansell voices Morris, the last time Alexis Walla voices Valerie and the last time Emily Scott voices Mrs. Huffington.
Season 6 (2016–18)
This is the first season in which Max and Ruby's parents are seen. They were previously mentioned during the first five seasons.
Episodes go by US broadcast number and not Canadian broadcast number.
Max has become interested in dinosaurs and inspired by many Dinosaur Movies and TV Shows, becomes a dinosaur expert.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Canadian air date
U.S. air date
Prod. code
US viewers (millions)
79a
1a
"Max's Preschool"
Derek Prout
Sheila Dinsmore
January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
September 18, 2016
080a
0.61
Max creates a good impression on his new preschool class.
79b
1b
"Grandma's Story Time Sleepover"
Derek Prout
Shelly Hoffman & Rob Pincombe
January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
September 18, 2016
080b
0.61
Max and Ruby have a special camp out story extravaganza when Grandma comes to visit.
Mr. Bunny gives Max & Ruby a cardboard box to share. Max wants to turn a cardboard box into a pretend rocket ship, but Ruby and Louise want to turn it into Rapunzel's Tower.
Max and Ruby participate on a field trip sleepover to the Museum with Louise, Morris, Lily, Priya, and Winston, with tours and a scavenger hunt, and Max teaches them about Tyrannosaurus rex.
Ruby's backyard camping trip turns into a scare-fest when Max tries to join the fun (ranging from a vampire, a wolf, a dragon and using a flashlight to Max's face, like a ghost). In the end, Max is feeling scared and sees a shadow, causing Ruby, Louise & Valerie and him to be very scared. Fortunately, this shadow turns out to be... a frog! It actually ate a little firefly. Now, that's a sigh of relief. So Max learned his lesson about the backyard camping trip for girls only: No Vampires, No Wolves, No Dragons, No Ghosts, No Frogs, and No Boys (except Max, of course). That's why the girls told Max that he could stay in their backyard camping trip.
Season 7 (2018–20)
In this season, Antônio, Grace and Oliver have now been introduced as the newest characters. Atomic Cartoons now produces this season, as in the previous one the studio was the animation producer.
No. overall
No. in season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Canadian air date
U.S. air date
Prod. code
US viewers (millions)
105a
1a
"Max's Sleepover"
Unknown
Unknown
August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)
September 13, 2018
105a
N/A
Max host a sleepover with Morris and Winston while Ruby and Louise have a popcorn makeover sleepover party.
105b
1b
"Slugger Max"
Unknown
Unknown
August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)
September 13, 2018
105b
N/A
Max and Lily play T-Ball, or Baseball, with the wind-up Lobster playing with them.
Everyone in East Bunnyhop is excited for the celebration of Sir Bunnyhop. While Max looks for Sir Bunnyhop's treasure, Ruby makes a new friend named Antonio.
Ruby and Louise want to make a one of a kind snow sculpture for the East Bunnyhop Snow Sculpture Contest while Max and Morris try to roll up the biggest snowball they can.
When Ruby makes a To Do List, she and Max set out to do the things on the list, but Max wants to have fun and it could jeopardize Ruby's shopping trip.
Mom and Dad are expecting a baby, and Ruby is determined to choose a name. She enlists Max’s help, only he isn’t sure he wants a new brother or sister - until he realizes he’ll have a new little buddy!
