Season 1

Kratts' Creatures

Season 1

1996tvEnded1 Season · 50 Ep

Created by: Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt

Network: PBS

Season aired: 1996-06-03

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.

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Episodes · 50

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Big Five, Little Five

30m1996-06-03

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.

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City Critters

30m1996-06-04

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

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3

Sharks

30m1996-06-05

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.

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4

Running with Wild Dogs

30m1996-06-06

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

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5

In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger

30m1996-06-07

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.""

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6

The Great Defenders

30m1996-06-10

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

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7

Pan Troglodytes: An In-Depth Analysis

30m1996-06-11

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

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8

The Great Canadians

30m1996-06-12

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

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9

Rain Forests: Under the Canopy

30m1996-06-13

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.

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10

Creatures of the Night

30m1996-06-14

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.

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11

Elephants 1: Educating Emily

30m1996-06-17

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.

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Elephants 2: Wild Elephants Couldn't Drag Me Away

30m1996-06-18

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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13

Weird Creatures

30m1996-06-19

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.

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14

Planet of the Dolphin

30m1996-06-20

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

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15

The Great Bear Show

30m1996-06-21

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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16

Mgobo of Baboon Mountain

30m1996-06-24

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

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17

The How Show

30m1996-06-25

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.

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18

Kickboxing Kangaroos

30m1996-06-26

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.

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19

The Giant Bug Invasion!!

30m1996-06-27

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.

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20

Heavyweights of Africa!

30m1996-06-28

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

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21

The Redcoats Are Coming!

30m1996-07-01

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

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22

The Cow Show

30m1996-07-02

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

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23

Maximum Cheetah Velocity

30m1996-07-03

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

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24

Wild Ponies!

30m1996-07-04

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

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25

Who's Who?

30m1996-07-05

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

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26

Arribala 1: The Sea Turtle Invasion

30m1996-07-08

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.

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Arribala 2: Running the Gauntlet

30m1996-07-09

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.

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28

Around Australia in Eight Days

30m1996-07-10

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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29

Hyenas Are Cool!

30m1996-07-11

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

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30

Mungu's Revenge

30m1996-07-12

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

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