''The Creature Cases'' is an American-British preschool computer animated children's streaming television series developed by Gabe Pulliam for Netflix. Produced by Silvergate Media, the series premiered on April 12, 2022. A holiday special, labeled as Chapter 2, was released on November 30, 2022. A third season/chapter was released on May 22, 2023.

Plot

The series takes place in a world of anthropomorphic animals and follows the adventures of Sam Snow and Kit Casey, two agents employed by the Covert League of Animal Detective Experts (or C.L.A.D.E. for short), as they travel around the world solving many mysteries while using their expertise in problem-solving and animal facts.

Characters

*Sam Snow (voiced by Shash Hira) - a Snow Leopard with an English accent and Kit's partner. A neat freak by nature and always out for clues and gizmos, Sam is a master detective and tends to be the one to analyze the situation at hand. True to his species, Sam hates getting wet and thrives in cold, snowy weather, though unlike Kit he is less than agile and often stumbles during most chases, despite being the most cautious of the two. Sam's main gadget is a glove that performs similarly to Kit's visor, but he is also responsible for carrying the Clu-Bots, small spherical robots that can transform for many different purposes. His catchphrases are "Whiskers, that's it!" and "Whiskers!". *Kit Casey (voiced by Nneka Okoye) - a yellow Kit Fox with an American accent and Sam's partner. Unlike her partner, Kit is naturally a total slob and never misses a chance to snack when possible, though despite being a worse detective than Sam she more than makes up for it with her vast knowledge of the various animal species they encounter. Unlike Sam, Kit doesn't mind getting wet and is far more reckless, reveling in hot tropical weather. Kit's main gadget is a visor that performs similarly to Kit's glove, but she also carries around a pen and notebook to draw out details on the latest suspect. Her catchphrases are "What in the woolly world?", "Twist my tail", "Don't get your tail twisted", and "Ain't that something." *Peggy Scratch (voiced by Teresa Gallagher) - a brown chicken and the director of C.L.A.D.E. While she puts up a serious and professional front, Director Scratch is just as eccentric as her employees, and not above their levels of fun and frivolities. While she rarely leaves HQ on missions, Scratch is very accomplished and very competent in the field, being an accomplished egg bowler on top of managing case files in her office. Her catchphrase before sending the two agents down is "C.L.A.D.E. is counting on you!". * Bill and Jill - a pair of

mice A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

who make up a duo known as the Mice Squad. Typically based in a miniature news van, the Mice Squad is responsible for alerting C.L.A.D.E. agents of missions requiring intervention. The pair are also professional musicians, with many followers due to the quality of their soundtracks. Both of them also feature in the end-of-episode "Fact File" segments alongside R.O.N., where they examine facts about the episode's featured animals. * Hans and Harold Stinkwell - two German-accented

skunk Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginge ...

brothers who serve as C.L.A.D.E.'s mechanical experts. In addition to maintaining equipment around HQ, the Stinkwells are responsible for developing new inventions that allow the agents to carry out their missions as best as possible. A running gag in the series is that as skunks, a number of their inventions tend to smell bad, and typically, at least one of the brothers will fart whenever they appear on screen. Unlike Sam, Kit, R.O.N., Director Scratch and the Mice Squad, the Stinkwells do not appear or speak in every episode, appearing only as semi-regulars. * Wally Bungler (voiced by Rob Rackstraw) - a brown

flying squirrel Flying squirrels (scientifically known as Pteromyini or Petauristini) are a tribe of 50 species of squirrels in the family Sciuridae. Despite their name, they are not in fact capable of full flight in the same way as birds or bats, but they ar ...

and self-proclaimed "Nature Ranger" who travels around the world to help out wherever he can. While Sam and Kit usually employ and appreciate his help, Wally has a tendency to arrive uninvited, while neither he nor the C.L.A.D.E. agents are appreciative of his mother making unexpected calls at inopportune moments. Wally is less organized and more egotistical than Sam or Kit, but he is very competent in the thick of things, and his ability to reach higher elevations makes him a useful asset to the team. Like the Stinkwells, Wally only appears on an infrequent basis. * R.O.N. - an artificially intelligent jet plane who serves as Sam and Kit's primary transport. * Junior Agent Cubby - a female dog who is top of her class at the academy. First named in the third-season finale, Cubby was first seen in the first season as an unnamed background character who appeared sporadically until her first named appearance. * Barb - A bark scorpion who debuted in the third season. Sharp-tongued and sarcastic but fierce and loyal, Barb and Sam started off at odds before they bonded just as much as she did with Kit.

Episodes

Series overview

Chapter 1 (2022)

Chapter 2 (2022)

Chapter 3 (2023)

Production

The series was first announced back in September 2021 as part of four Netflix Original Preschool shows targeted at 2-6 year olds.

Release

''The Creature Cases'' was globally released on April 12, 2022, on Netflix. A trailer was released on March 29, 2022.

Home media

Chapter 1 was released on Blu-ray & DVD on December 1, 2023, by

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (abbreviated as SPHE) is the home video distribution division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. Background SPHE is responsible for the distribution of the Sony Pictures lib ...

in USA, Canada, Latin America, Japan, China and Korea. and released on Blu-ray & DVD on 2024, by

in UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, Oceania, France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Portugal, Nordics, Baltics and Poland and Eagle Pictures in Italy.

Reception

The series received a 5/5 rating on '' Common Sense Media'' where Diondra Brown praised it for being both educational and entertaining, especially for those that love learning about animals.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Creature Cases 2022 American television series debuts 2020s American animated television series 2020s American children's comedy television series 2020s preschool education television series American children's animated comedy television series American computer-animated television series American preschool education television series Animated preschool education television series Animated television series about animals Detective television series English-language Netflix original programming Netflix children's programming Television series about animals