Kratts' Creatures

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.

Episodes

S01E01 Big Five, Little Five

June 3, 1996 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...

S01E02 City Critters

June 4, 1996 30 min
Already Chris and Martin cross the border to find falcons, beavers, foxes, and coyotes in the urban world.

S01E03 Sharks

June 5, 1996 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.

S01E04 Running with Wild Dogs

June 6, 1996 30 min
Where are the African wild dogs? Martin takes to the jeep and Chris to a helicopter to find them.

S01E05 In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger

June 7, 1996 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.""

S01E06 The Great Defenders

June 10, 1996 30 min
The brothers find effective animal defenses, with Martin getting the worst of these exchanges.

S01E07 Pan Troglodytes: An In-Depth Analysis

June 11, 1996 30 min
The chimpanzee is on tap for this program. Chris and Martin watch baby chimps trained for returning to the wild.

S01E08 The Great Canadians

June 12, 1996 30 min
Out in the Great White North, the Kratt brothers carry a canoe throughout their search for Canadian wildlife.

S01E09 Rain Forests: Under the Canopy

June 13, 1996 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.

S01E10 Creatures of the Night

June 14, 1996 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.

S01E11 Elephants 1: Educating Emily

June 17, 1996 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.

S01E12 Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Couldn't Drag Me Away

June 18, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin observe wild elephants to preview what's in store for Emily (the baby elephant from the previous episode).

S01E13 Weird Creatures

June 19, 1996 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.

S01E14 Planet of the Dolphin

June 20, 1996 30 min
Out in the Caribbean, Chris and Martin look for dolphins. Both brothers are particularly interesting in echo-location.

S01E15 The Great Bear Show

June 21, 1996 30 min
A camping trip in Canada drives Chris and Martin to see the great bear and, in particular, how it gets food.

S01E16 Mgobo of Baboon Mountain

June 24, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin adopt different strategies for studying the lives of baboons in Africa.

S01E17 The How Show

June 25, 1996 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.

S01E18 Kickboxing Kangaroos

June 26, 1996 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.

S01E19 The Giant Bug Invasion!!

June 27, 1996 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.

S01E20 Heavyweights of Africa!

June 28, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin want to see an African rhino, but his habitat is guarded by crocodiles and the hippopotamus.

S01E21 The Redcoats Are Coming!

July 1, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin chase foxes and end up being chased by foxhounds.

S01E22 The Cow Show

July 2, 1996 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.

S01E23 Maximum Cheetah Velocity

July 3, 1996 30 min
The cheetah may run fast, but as the Kratt brothers discover, its light body weight does have its disadvantages.

S01E24 Wild Ponies!

July 4, 1996 30 min
At Chincoteague, Virginia, Chris and Martin try to mix with the wild ponies by teaming up in a horse costume.

S01E25 Who's Who?

July 5, 1996 30 min
The Kratt brothers span through millions of years to trace the evolution of animals.

S01E26 Arribala 1: The Sea Turtle Invasion

July 8, 1996 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.

S01E27 Arribala 2: Running the Gauntlet

July 9, 1996 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.

S01E28 Around Australia in Eight Days

July 10, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin take the challenge to duplicate the quick tour of Australia taken long ago by Spanish explorer Don Estoban.

S01E29 Hyenas Are Cool!

July 11, 1996 30 min
The Kratts spend the night in Africa, intent to dispel the myths some people have about the hyena.

S01E30 Mungu's Revenge

July 12, 1996 30 min
Whatever Mungu is, that's just one of the fantastic stories told on a dark night at the Creature Club.

S01E31 Creature Rescue

July 15, 1996 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.

S01E32 Lion, King of the Beasts?

July 16, 1996 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...

S01E33 Marshmania!

July 17, 1996 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.

S01E34 Why?

July 18, 1996 30 min
A new Internet page called CreatureNet is brimming with kids' questions about why creatures behave the way they do.

S01E35 Koalas and Wombats: The Untold Story

July 19, 1996 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.

S01E36 Backyard Bandits

July 22, 1996 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.

S01E37 Hanging with the Monkeys

July 23, 1996 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.

S01E38 The Best of the Best

July 24, 1996 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.

S01E39 Polyp Power!

July 25, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin are back down under, witnessing the Great Barrier Reef. To their dismay, not all about the rref is golden.

S01E40 Wings!

July 26, 1996 30 min
Via multiple historical perspectives, Chris and Martin take up an aerial view on the flight of birds.

S01E41 Phantom Wolves

July 29, 1996 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...

S01E42 Australia: Land of Mystery and Intrigue

July 30, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin ride a chronological toimeline of the animals that came to Australia over the centuries.

S01E43 Leopard: Prince of Stealth

July 31, 1996 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.

S01E44 When?

August 1, 1996 30 min
How do animals factor in the time of day or year? That's the puzzle Chris and Martin set out to solve.

S01E45 Parched and Thirsty in the Outback

August 2, 1996 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.

S01E46 Gatorglades!

August 5, 1996 30 min
During a game of golf, the Kratts encounter alligators in the Florida Everglades.

S01E47 Spots and Stripes Forever

August 6, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin are back in an African savannah to learn how camouflage is standard defense for several creatures.

S01E48 3 Cool Cats!

August 7, 1996 30 min
Chris and Martin follow tracks to determine what cat wrought havoc in a barn in North America.

S01E49 Where?

August 8, 1996 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.

S01E50 Around Africa in Eight Hours

August 9, 1996 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.

Cast

Ron Rubin
Ron Rubin
Ttark (voice)
Chris Kratt
Chris Kratt
Martin Kratt
Martin Kratt

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