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Kratts' Creatures
1996 8.3 (3 votes) 1 Seasons
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Networks
PBS
Created By
Martin Kratt
Chris Kratt

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.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Ron Rubin
Ron Rubin

Ttark (voice)

Chris Kratt
Chris Kratt

Martin Kratt
Martin Kratt

Seasons

Season 1 (1996)

No overview available.

50 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Big Five, Little Five
1996-06-03

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: City Critters
1996-06-04

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Sharks
1996-06-05

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Running with Wild Dogs
1996-06-06

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger
1996-06-07

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.""

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: The Great Defenders
1996-06-10

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Pan Troglodytes: An In-Depth Analysis
1996-06-11

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: The Great Canadians
1996-06-12

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Rain Forests: Under the Canopy
1996-06-13

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Creatures of the Night
1996-06-14

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Elephants 1: Educating Emily
1996-06-17

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Couldn't Drag Me Away
1996-06-18

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Weird Creatures
1996-06-19

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Planet of the Dolphin
1996-06-20

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: The Great Bear Show
1996-06-21

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Mgobo of Baboon Mountain
1996-06-24

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: The How Show
1996-06-25

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Kickboxing Kangaroos
1996-06-26

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: The Giant Bug Invasion!!
1996-06-27

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Heavyweights of Africa!
1996-06-28

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: The Redcoats Are Coming!
1996-07-01

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: The Cow Show
1996-07-02

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Maximum Cheetah Velocity
1996-07-03

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Wild Ponies!
1996-07-04

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Who's Who?
1996-07-05

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Arribala 1: The Sea Turtle Invasion
1996-07-08

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Arribala 2: Running the Gauntlet
1996-07-09

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Around Australia in Eight Days
1996-07-10

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: Hyenas Are Cool!
1996-07-11

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: Mungu's Revenge
1996-07-12

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: Creature Rescue
1996-07-15

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Lion, King of the Beasts?
1996-07-16

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Marshmania!
1996-07-17

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: Why?
1996-07-18

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: Koalas and Wombats: The Untold Story
1996-07-19

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: Backyard Bandits
1996-07-22

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: Hanging with the Monkeys
1996-07-23

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: The Best of the Best
1996-07-24

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Polyp Power!
1996-07-25

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 40: Wings!
1996-07-26

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 41: Phantom Wolves
1996-07-29

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 42: Australia: Land of Mystery and Intrigue
1996-07-30

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 43: Leopard: Prince of Stealth
1996-07-31

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.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 44: When?
1996-08-01

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 45: Parched and Thirsty in the Outback
1996-08-02

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 46: Gatorglades!
1996-08-05

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 47: Spots and Stripes Forever
1996-08-06

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 48: 3 Cool Cats!
1996-08-07

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 49: Where?
1996-08-08

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

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 50: Around Africa in Eight Hours
1996-08-09

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.

Runtime: 30 min

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