Kratts' Creatures
Kratts' Creatures
1996
1 Season
8.3

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

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E1Jun 3, 199630m

Big Five, Little Five

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.

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E2Jun 4, 199630m

City Critters

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

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E3Jun 5, 199630m

Sharks

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.

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E4Jun 6, 199630m

Running with Wild Dogs

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

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E5Jun 7, 199630m

In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger

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.""

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E6Jun 10, 199630m

The Great Defenders

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

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E7Jun 11, 199630m

Pan Troglodytes: An In-Depth Analysis

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

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E8Jun 12, 199630m

The Great Canadians

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

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E9Jun 13, 199630m

Rain Forests: Under the Canopy

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.

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E10Jun 14, 199630m

Creatures of the Night

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.

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E11Jun 17, 199630m

Elephants 1: Educating Emily

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.

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E12Jun 18, 199630m

Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Couldn't Drag Me Away

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

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E13Jun 19, 199630m

Weird Creatures

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.

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E14Jun 20, 199630m

Planet of the Dolphin

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

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E15Jun 21, 199630m

The Great Bear Show

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

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E16Jun 24, 199630m

Mgobo of Baboon Mountain

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

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E17Jun 25, 199630m

The How Show

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.

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E18Jun 26, 199630m

Kickboxing Kangaroos

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.

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E19Jun 27, 199630m

The Giant Bug Invasion!!

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.

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E20Jun 28, 199630m

Heavyweights of Africa!

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

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E21Jul 1, 199630m

The Redcoats Are Coming!

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

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E22Jul 2, 199630m

The Cow Show

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

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E23Jul 3, 199630m

Maximum Cheetah Velocity

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

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E24Jul 4, 199630m

Wild Ponies!

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

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E25Jul 5, 199630m

Who's Who?

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

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E26Jul 8, 199630m

Arribala 1: The Sea Turtle Invasion

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.

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E27Jul 9, 199630m

Arribala 2: Running the Gauntlet

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.

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E28Jul 10, 199630m

Around Australia in Eight Days

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

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E29Jul 11, 199630m

Hyenas Are Cool!

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

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E30Jul 12, 199630m

Mungu's Revenge

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

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E31Jul 15, 199630m

Creature Rescue

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.

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E32Jul 16, 199630m

Lion, King of the Beasts?

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.

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E33Jul 17, 199630m

Marshmania!

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.

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E34Jul 18, 199630m

Why?

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

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E35Jul 19, 199630m

Koalas and Wombats: The Untold Story

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

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E36Jul 22, 199630m

Backyard Bandits

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.

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E37Jul 23, 199630m

Hanging with the Monkeys

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.

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E38Jul 24, 199630m

The Best of the Best

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.

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E39Jul 25, 199630m

Polyp Power!

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

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E40Jul 26, 199630m

Wings!

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

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E41Jul 29, 199630m

Phantom Wolves

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.

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E42Jul 30, 199630m

Australia: Land of Mystery and Intrigue

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

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E43Jul 31, 199630m

Leopard: Prince of Stealth

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.

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E44Aug 1, 199630m

When?

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

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E45Aug 2, 199630m

Parched and Thirsty in the Outback

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

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E46Aug 5, 199630m

Gatorglades!

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

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E47Aug 6, 199630m

Spots and Stripes Forever

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

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E48Aug 7, 199630m

3 Cool Cats!

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

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E49Aug 8, 199630m

Where?

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

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E50Aug 9, 199630m

Around Africa in Eight Hours

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.

Top Cast

Ron Rubin

Ron Rubin

Ttark (voice)

Chris Kratt

Chris Kratt

Martin Kratt

Martin Kratt