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| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 55 |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
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| Release | 25 December 1998 – 12 April 2001 |
Rotten Ralph is a series of children's picture books written by Jack Gantos and illustrated by Nicole Rubel. About twenty Rotten Ralph books have been published from 1976 to 2011. [1] Rotten Ralph is also the first book in the series, a 32-page picture book published by Houghton Mifflin of Boston in 1976. [2] It was the first published book for both Gantos and Rubel.
Alternatively, Rotten Ralph is the title character of the series, initially "a very very nasty cat" [2] —a bright red domestic cat who enjoys playing mean, practical jokes on his human family.
There was a children's television series by Cosgrove Hall Films, Tooncan Productions and Italtoons Corporation based on the books, first broadcast on CBBC from 1998 to 2001. It also went to air on Nickelodeon in the UK too, around 2000. [3] The show hasn't been aired in the UK since reruns ended in 2005. [4] The show aired in the United States on the Fox Family Channel from 1999 to 2001. [5]
All of the Rotten Ralph books have been written by Jack Gantos and illustrated by Nicole Rubel.
This list of nineteen titles with publishers and publication dates is compiled from U.S. national library and WorldCat library catalog records. According to a Horn Book Magazine review of The Nine Lives of Rotten Ralph in May 2009, the series had previously comprised "eight picture books (plus four early readers). This ninth volume flashes back to those marvelous stories and the unbridled antics therein, which, unfortunately for Ralph, shaved off eight of his lives." [7] Eight Rotten Ralph books had then been published by Houghton Mifflin, all picture books; Nine Lives was the ninth. Four "rotten readers" had been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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| 1 | The Taming of the Ralph | Ralph is captured by an evil clown when he follows Sarah and the family to the circus. |
| 2 | Not so Rotten Ralph | Ralph has a difficult time when Cousin Percy comes to stay. |
| 3 | Happy Birthday Rotten Ralph | Ralph thinks that everyone has forgotten his birthday. |
| 4 | Dead Man's Drop | Ralph takes up a challenge on his new bike. |
| 5 | The Contest | Ralph enters a competition. |
| 6 | The Bongo Bob Show | Bongo Bob visits Ralph. |
| 7 | Rotten Ralph's Robbery | Ralph is persuaded to steal a doll for Sarah. |
| 8 | Purrfect Pet | Sarah is having a pet day at school and doesn't know if she can take Ralph. |
| 9 | Boogie Woogie Ralph | Ralph gets his paws on Dad's new stereo. |
| 10 | Kung Fu Kitty | Ralph becomes concerned that he will be replaced by a watchdog and learns how to protect the family house from burglars. |
| 11 | Ralph's Super Duper Bloopers | Ralph decides to make his own home video for the 'Bloopers and Blunders Show'. |
| 12 | The Whole Rotten Truth | Ralph is sworn to tell the truth and it turns out to be more fun than he thought. |
| 13 | Feline Fad | Ralph spends the entire week's grocery money on cereal in an attempt to complete his sticker collection. |
| 14 | Rotten to the Core | Ralph causes havoc when he misunderstands what Dad's new job entails. |
| 15 | Ralph's Royal Treatment | Ralph is denied television as a punishment. |
| 16 | One of Nine Lives | Ralph saves Percy's life. |
| 17 | Ralph's Kitten | Ralph is put in charge of a lost kitten who comes to stay. |
| 18 | Ralph's Nightmare | Ralph decides never to sleep again after having a rotten dream. |
| 19 | Twinkle Toes | Ralph is forced to step in as Sarah's partner for her dance recital. |
| 20 | Science Contest | Sarah and Ralph decide to enter the school science contest together. |
| 21 | Grandma's Visit | Ralph has to be on his best behaviour for Grandma's visit. |
| 22 | World Cup Ralph | Ralph learns a bit about sportsmanship. |
| 23 | Ralph's Rival | Ralph is jealous of Sarah's new friend. |
| 24 | Elementary, My Dear Ralph | Ralph gets the blame for something he didn't do. |
| 25 | Cat Got your Tongue | |
| 26 | Walk and Roll | |
| 27 | Attack of the Killer Fleas | |
| 28 | Just Cuz | |
| 29 | Point of No Return | Ralph forgets to return a video. |
| 30 | The Ralph Who Cried Wolf | When a neighbour calls the fire brigade to rescue Ralph from a tree, he finds that he rather enjoys being the centre of attention. |
| 31 | Percy in Love | Percy falls in love with alley cat Lola and needs Ralph's expert help to charm her. Will Ralph actually help him or will he be a rotten trickster as usual? |
| 32 | Talent Contest | When Ralph discovers the top prize in a talent contest is a trip to Pleasure World, he's determined to help Sarah win so he can go with her. But when he purposefully ruins everyone else's act, Sarah decides he's been just a little too rotten and takes her school friend instead! |
| 33 | I Know What You're Doing This Summer! | Sarah's going to summer camp and Ralph is desperate to go with her. But can he survive without his creature comforts? |
| 34 | Good Job, Ralph | In an effort to keep him from bothering the plumber, Mum takes Ralph to work. |
| 35 | The Art of Being Rotten | Ralph's artistic talents are discovered by the famous artist Manfred Moon. |
| 36 | Knucklehead | Ralph invents a pretend friend to play with. |
| 37 | Radio Free Ralph | When Ralph's favourite DJ is taken off the air for being too rude, Ralph decides to pay his replacement a visit at the radio station. |
| 38 | Untitled | Ralph's rural cousin regales with him embarrassing tales. |
| 39 | Surf's Up, Ralph | |
| 40 | Ralph's Rotten Tooth | Ralph's toothache forces him to visit the dreaded dentist. |
| 41 | Cat Psychology | After Ralph attempts to fix the engine of the car, Dad decides that it's time for Ralph to behave like a real cat. This drives Ralph to the point of insanity, until he realized that there are two sides to acting like a real cat. The side that Dad wants and the side that would drive him out of his mind... |
| 42 | Ralph's Bedside Manner | Ralph tries to nurse the family back to health in his own very special way. |
| 43 | Anything for a Buck | Ralph holds his own car boot sale. |
| 44 | Kit 'n' Kin | Ralph offers to babysit for next-door's cute kitty. |
| 45 | Sweatin' with Ralph | Sarah decides it's about time Ralph got into shape and stopped lounging around. |
| 46 | Snowbound | The snow is falling thick and fast, but with his trusty blanket and remote control, Ralph doesn't see it as a problem - until there's a power cut. |
| 47 | Secret Life of Mom | Ralph is determined to discover what activity Mom could possibly plan without the family. |
| 48 | Mispresented Ralph | |
| 49 | Country Club Ralph | |
| 50 | Rotten Repair Service | |
| 51 | Party Animals | |
| 52 | Dad's Time To Shine | |
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