''Kratts' Creatures'' is a half-hour children's television series that originally ran on

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during the summer of 1996. The first in a series of programs produced by the Kratt Brothers,

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and Martin Kratt, ''Kratts' Creatures'' was made to be the first wildlife show aimed specifically towards young children. It featured the Kratt Brothers as they traveled worldwide, exploring different animals and their habitats. They received assistance from their friends Allison Baldwin (Shannon Duff) and Ttark, an

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anthropomorphic dinosaur (voiced by Ron Rubin). The show ran for one season on PTV from June 3, 1996, to August 9, 1996, with 50 episodes, with reruns continuing to air until June 9, 2000. Due to its popularity, the show inspired an unofficial spin-off, ''

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,'' created by the Kratts, which premiered on January 25, 1999.

Cast

* The Kratt Brothers: ** Chris Kratt: The younger brother. Chris usually wears green in N. America and Africa, while he usually wears red in Central America and Australia. ** Martin Kratt: The older brother. Martin usually wears blue in N. America, Africa, and Australia, while in Central America, he usually wears white. **Shannon Duff as Allison Baldwin: Allison is a personal agent of the Kratt Brothers. She is most commonly seen at their base of Creature Central but occasionally joins the brothers in the field. Allison is very adept with the gadgets at Creature Central and frequently expands on topics with research from the Creature-Web or books. **Ron Rubin as Ttark: Ttark is an anthropomorphic blue

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who resembles an

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. He often appears on television at Creature Central. Ttark frequently uses alliteration in creature-related turns of phrase. He is seen to be very knowledgeable about ancient and extinct animals but is often behind the times about the creatures of modern times. His name is "Kratt" spelt in reverse.

Episodes

VHS releases

*In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger / Mungu's Revenge *Ultimate Animals / Big Five, Little Five *The Great Defenders / Spots and Stripes *Kickboxing Kangaroos / Koalas or Wombats *Wild Ponies / Phantom Wolves *Leopard: Prince of Stealth / Creatures of the Night *When? / The How Show *Hyenas are Cool / Three Cool Cats *Hanging with the Monkeys / Lion, King of Beasts *Heavyweights of Africa / Wings *Heavyweights of Africa / Around Africa in Eight Hours *Gator Glades / Sharks *Rainforests: Under the Canopy / Parched and Thirsty in the Outback *Behind the Scenes

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