List of Wild Kratts episodes

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Wild Kratts is an educational children's live-action/flash-animated series created by Chris and Martin Kratt. The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group produce the show, which is presented by PBS in the United States and by TVOKids in Canada. The show's aim is to educate children [1] about biology, zoology, and ecology, and teach kids small ways to make big impacts. It has ties to the Kratts' previous shows, Kratts' Creatures and Zoboomafoo , and contains numerous characters from the latter. In the show, the animated Kratts encounter wild animals during stories of adventure and mystery. This program is the longest lasting series created by the Kratt Brothers, lasting for over a decade after the respective 3-month and 2-year runs of the two previous series.

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 40January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
2 26October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31)
3 26April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
4 26July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)
5 18July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23)
6 18April 15, 2019 (2019-04-15)July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12)
7 TBAMay 22, 2023 (2023-05-22)TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2011–12)

  1. "Wild Kratts: About the Show". PBS Parents. PBS . Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Wild Kratts"]". United States Copyright Office.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wild Kratts − All Show Broadcast Times". New Hampshire PBS . Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  4. "Wild Kratts : 117, 118, Creatures of the Deep Sea". United States Copyright Catalog. November 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  5. "Wild Kratts : 97,98, A Creature Christmas". United States Copyright Catalog. November 23, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. "Wild Kratts : 132, Hero's Journey - 1 hour special". United States Copyright Catalog. September 4, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. "Wild Kratts 5 Episode 133". United States Copyright Catalog. December 23, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Wild Kratts 6 - Episode 601 - Spring Bunnies and 9 Other Unpublished Works". WK6 Productions, Inc. United States Copyright Catalog. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  9. "Wild Kratts 6 - Episode 611 - The Vanishing Stingray and 8 Other Unpublished Works". WK6 Productions, Inc. United States Copyright Catalog. January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  10. "Amazon' Amazon Adventure". Wild Kratts. PBS.
  11. "Pre-Order Wild Kratts: Cats and Dogs DVD". PBS Parents. PBS . Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  12. "Wild Kratts: Season 7". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved May 27, 2023.

Notes

  1. 1 2 This episode was first released as a part of the "Lost at Sea" special on January 21, 2013, and on DVD the following day.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 According to the Copyright Catalog, "A Creature Christmas" and "Creatures of the Deep Sea" take up two episode numbers, [4] [5] while the other hour-long specials only take up one. [6] [7]
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11"Mom of a Croc" Chris Kratt Chris Kratt Nile River (Uganda) Nile crocodile, hippopotamus, Nile monitor, African softshell turtle, marabou stork, honey badger January 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)101

At the Nile River, zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt (voiced by their real-world selves) are on a mission to show one of their fellow Wild Kratts team members—brilliant young inventor Aviva Corcovado (Athena Karkanis)—that there's more to crocodiles than just violence and snapping jaws. After shrinking themselves down to a few inches tall by using Aviva's Miniaturizer invention, the Kratt Brothers disguise themselves as crocodile eggs and sneak into a mother crocodile's new nest. In the Wild Kratts team's turtle-shaped aircraft and headquarters—the Tortuga, one of Aviva's greatest inventions—the Wild Kratts tech team, consisting of Aviva, communications expert and mechanic Koki (Heather Bambrick), and skilled pilot Jimmy Z (Jonathan Malen) monitor Chris and Martin and watch as the mother crocodile faithfully guards her nest against predators for months without even eating anything. Eventually, as the crocodile eggs hatch and the crocodile mom uses her mouth to carry several of her newly hatched babies to the river, Aviva changes her mind about crocodiles and decides that these reptiles are in fact caring and dedicated mothers. But when the mother crocodile leaves the river to go get more hatchlings from her nest, predators threaten the first batch of baby crocodiles. The Kratt Brothers must use the incredible Creature Power Suits—two of Aviva's inventions—to gain the abilities of crocodiles and protect the vulnerable crocodile hatchlings.

Villain: None

Animal names: Crocodilla, Chompella (formerly Chomp), Crunchina (formerly Crunch), Jawsana (formerly Jaws), Munchette (formerly Munch), Snapifer (formerly Snapper), Frederica (formerly Fred)
22"Whale of a Squid" Martin Kratt Martin Kratt Southern Ocean Sperm whale, giant squid, colossal squid, New Zealand arrow squid, amphipod January 4, 2011 (2011-01-04)102

The Kratt Brothers use Aviva's amphipod-inspired submersible, the Amphisub, to dive into the deep waters of the Southern Ocean. There, they witness a never-before-seen wildlife moment: a battle between a sperm whale and a giant squid. However, the water pressure at the extreme depths where the battle is taking place badly damages and partially crushes the Amphisub, forcing Aviva to use her new ExtendoArm invention to pull the submersible back to the Tortuga. To allow Chris and Martin to return to the site of the whale-versus-squid battle, Aviva programs two new Creature Power Suits—Sperm Whale Power for Chris, and Squid Power for Martin. The Kratt Brothers use their new Creature Powers to dive back into the deep sea, where the sperm whale and the giant squid are still locked in combat. Suddenly, the sperm whale becomes entangled in a discarded fishing net and begins sinking toward an area full of underwater volcanoes. To make matters worse, a colossal squid attacks the sperm whale's calf. Chris and Martin must put their Creature Powers of both sperm whale and squid to good use to rescue the mother sperm whale and her calf.

Villain: None

Animal names: Bumper, Squiddo, Squidtacular, Squidsicle, Beaks