Max & Ruby
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Rosemary Wells |
| Based on | Max & Ruby by Rosemary Wells |
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| Opening theme | Main Title Theme by The Manhattan Transfer (uncredited) |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 130 (334 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 7 minutes (every segment; seasons 1–5) 10 minutes (every segment; seasons 6-7) 23 minutes (full-length episode; seasons 1–5) 22 minutes (full-length episode; seasons 6–7) |
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| Original network | Treehouse TV (Canada) Nickelodeon (United States) |
| Picture format | NTSC (2002-2004) HDTV 1080i (2007–2019) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | Canada: May 3, 2002 US: January 7, 2003 – Canada: August 24, 2019 US: April 9, 2020 |
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Max & Ruby is a Canadian children's animated television series produced by Nelvana Limited based on the book series by Rosemary Wells. The series debuted on Treehouse TV on May 3, 2002, in Canada[1] and on Nick Jr. on January 7, 2003, in the United States.[2]
Premise[]
Max & Ruby is about two bunnies: Max, a rambunctious and determined three-year-old and his sister Ruby, a patient, goal-oriented and sometimes restrictive seven-year-old.[3] The series takes place in a fictional town called Eastbunny Hop, in a universe populated by mostly bunnies and other creatures in the 1940s and 1950s. According to Wells, the series shows the relationship between Ruby, Max and the universal nature of sibling relationships.[4]
Episodes[]
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 39 | 13 | May 3, 2002 | March 14, 2003 | ||
| 2 | 39 | 13 | July 8, 2003 | May 4, 2004 | ||
| 3 | 42 | 14 | April 6, 2007 | January 25, 2008 | ||
| 4 | 36 | 12 | September 13, 2009 | January 20, 2010 | ||
| 5 | 78 | 26 | December 10, 2011 | February 11, 2013 | ||
| 6 | 52 | 26 | September 18, 2016 | September 24, 2018 | ||
| 7 | 52 | 26 | August 12, 2018 | August 24, 2019 | ||
Characters[]
Main[]
- Max (voiced by Billy Rosemberg in seasons 1–3, Tyler Stevenson in seasons 4–5, Gavin MacIver-Wright in seasons 6–7)-A 3+1⁄2-year-old bunny.[5] He has white fur, some clothes including some long overalls and is Ruby's younger brother. Prior to seasons 3–5, for the first few episodes of seasons 1 and 2, Max says one word (with the exception of a few episodes like Max's Bedtime and Ruby's Candy Store and his voiceover saying the episode's title card with the episodes that has "Ruby" in it). He does this again in season 5 (voiceover on the episode's title card; but only the ones that have Ruby). In seasons 6 and 7, Max (along with Morris) says words in full sentences.
- Ruby (voiced by Katie Griffin in season 1, Samantha Morton in season 2, Rebecca Peters in seasons 3–5, Lana Carillo in season 6–7) [6][7]-A 7-year-old white bunny. She has white fur and is Max's older sister. She's the more level-headed of the siblings. She is also a member of the bunny scouts, which appear to function like the Girl Scouts.[5]
Recurring[]
- Grace (voiced by Julie Lemieux)-One of Max and Ruby's new baby siblings and Oliver's younger twin sister. Like Max, Grace loves to get dirty.
- Oliver (voiced by Julie Lemieux)-One of Max and Ruby's new baby siblings and Grace's older twin brother. Like Ruby, Oliver loves to keep clean.
- Mum (a.k.a. Mrs. Bunny)[8] (voiced by Caroly Larson[9])-Max and Ruby's mother. She and Ruby are close and she trusts Ruby's ability to help out with Max. She is Grandma's daughter-in-law and Grandpa's daughter.
- Dad (a.k.a. Mr. Bunny)[8] (voiced by Paul Bates)-Max and Ruby's father. He is Grandma's son and Grandpa's son-in-law.
- Grandma (voiced by Kay Hawtrey) has gray fur and is the paternal grandmother to Max and Ruby. Max and Ruby sometimes compete as to whose ideas are better in order to impress her, but in the end she likes both of their ideas equally. She is Dad's mother and Mum's mother-in-law.
- Grandpa (voiced by Tony Jay) has gray fur and is the maternal grandfather to Max and Ruby. Max and Ruby sometimes compete as to whose ideas are better in order to impress her, but in the end she likes both of their ideas equally He is Mum's father and Dad's father-in-law.
- Louise (voiced by Julie Lemieux)-Ruby's best friend who has tan/auburn fur. She is also 7 years old.[10][7]
- Baby Huffington "Baby H" (voiced by Joshua Savage)-Mr. and Mrs. Huffington's baby son.
- Mrs. Huffington (originally voiced by Emily Scott, then Catherine Disher in seasons 6–7)-The wife of Mr. Huffington and mother of Baby Huffington.
- Mr. Huffington (voiced by John Torres)-The husband to Mrs. Huffington and father of Baby Huffington.
- Valerie (voiced by Loretta Jafelice)-A friend of Ruby; she has brown fur.
- Martha (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain)-A friend of Ruby; she has gold fur.
- Morris (voiced by Cameron Ansell seasons 1–5, Nicholas Fry in seasons 6–7)-Louise's two-year-old cousin[11] and a friend of Max.
- Roger Piazza[12] (voiced by Robert Hall (season 2-Early season 3) Joanne Vannicola (Late season 3-)-The son of Mr. Piazza. He is older than Ruby and Louise; he is 7+1⁄2 years old.[7][13]
- Aunt Claire and Uncle Nate-Max and Ruby's great aunt and great uncle.
- Bunny Scout Leader (voiced by Sarah Adams)-The leader of the Bunny Scouts.
- Mr. Piazza (voiced by Jamie Watson)-Mr. Piazza runs the local market in East Bunnyhop and is the father of Roger.
- Super Bunny-Max's favourite super hero.
- Bunny Drew-Ruby's favourite fictional detective.
- Candi (voiced by Carolyn Hennesy)-The owner of the candy shop in East Bunnyhop.
- Rosalinda (voiced by Anne Hill)-The owner of a gift shop that sells jewelry and collectibles and a friend of Max and Ruby's grandmother, Mary.
- Katie (voiced by Yvonne Craig)-Waitress at the diner in East Bunnyhop.
- Miss Bunty (voiced by Maliaka Bryce)-Max's preschool teacher.
- Winston (voiced by Ethan Tavares)-One of Max's classmates. He is confined to a wheelchair.
- Lily (voiced by Isabella Leo[14])-One of Max's classmates. She is Max's best friend.
- Priya (voiced by )-One of Max's classmates.
- Mr. Estevez (voiced by Carlos Diaz)-Ruby, Louise and Valerie's teacher in school.
- Antonio (voiced by Emilio Virguez)-One of Ruby's classmates.
UK character voices[]
Airings on Nick Jr. in the UK utilizes British actors instead of the normal Canadian ones.
- Max–Lynn Cleckner/Lorraine Parsloe
- Ruby–Lynn Cleckner
- Louise–Regine Chandler/Julie-Ann Dean
- Grandma–Regine Chandler
- Mr. Huffington–Andy Turvey
- Valerie–Regine Chandler
Production[]
Max & Ruby is produced by Nelvana Limited, in conjunction with Silver Lining Productions for its first five seasons, which was acquired by Chorion in 2005.[15] 9 Story Media Group overtook producing the animation from Nelvana in season 3 and would continue animating the series for seasons 4 and 5, with Chorion co-producing the series for seasons 4 and 5. After Chorion and its division Silver Lining Productions both close their doors after season 5, Atomic Cartoons, a Canadian animation studio, overtook co-producing the series, season 6 of which premiered on September 18, 2016,[16] with a new main voice cast and theme song, along with each episode now having 2 10-minute segments per half-hour, rather than having 3 7-minute segments as in previous seasons. Season 7 of the series premiered on August 12, 2018. In an interview with Nick Jr., Wells has said in her defense about Max and Ruby's unseen parents that "we don't see Max and Ruby's parents, because [she] believe[s] that kids resolve their issues and conflicts differently when they are on their own. The television series gives kids a sense about how these two siblings resolve their conflicts in a humorous and entertaining way."[4] However, in season 6, the series finally introduced Max and Ruby's parents.[17]
Release[]
Broadcast[]
Max & Ruby debuted on Treehouse TV in Canada on May 3, 2002.[1] The series aired on Nick Jr. in the United States on January 7, 2003.[2] A British English dub began broadcasting on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland in February 2003.[when?]
Home media[]
United States[]
Paramount Home Media Distribution is the DVD distributor for the series in the United States. As of March 29, 2012, 2.9 million DVD units of the series from Nickelodeon have been sold in the US.[18]
Main series[]
| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes | Episode Titles |
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| Max and Ruby's Christmas | October 26, 2004 | 12 |
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| Springtime for Max and Ruby | March 1, 2005 | 12 |
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| Max and Ruby's Halloween | August 30, 2005 | 12 |
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| Party Time with Max and Ruby | February 14, 2006 | 12 |
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| Afternoons with Max and Ruby | August 1, 2006 | 12 |
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| Easter with Max and Ruby | March 13, 2007 | 12 |
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| Summertime with Max and Ruby | June 5, 2007 | 12 |
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| A Merry Bunny Christmas | October 2, 2007 | 12 |
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| Berry Bunny Adventures | February 26, 2008 | 12 |
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| Perfect Pumpkin | August 26, 2008 | 12 |
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| Playtime with Max and Ruby | January 5, 2010 | 12 |
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| A Visit with Grandma | June 15, 2010 | 12 |
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| Everybunny Loves Winter | September 21, 2010 | 12 |
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| Bunny Tales | January 11, 2011 | 12 |
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| Rainy Day Play | April 12, 2011 | 12 |
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| Everybunny Loves Spring | February 11, 2014 | 12 |
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| Sweet Siblings | February 17, 2015 | 12 |
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| Sharing and Caring | June 2, 2015 | 12 |
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Episodes on Nick Jr. compilation DVDs[]
| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes | Episode Titles |
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| Nick Jr. Celebrates Spring | March 2, 2004 | 1 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 1 | May 24, 2005 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 2 | October 18, 2005 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 3 | February 7, 2006 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 4 | June 6, 2006 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday | September 26, 2006 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 5 | March 13, 2007 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 7 | September 27, 2007 | 3 |
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The Netherlands[]
Episodes on Country compilation DVDs[]
| Name | Release Date | Number of Episodes | Episode Titles |
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| Zappelin 5 | 2010 | 3 |
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References[]
- ^ a b "Ruby's Piano Practice; Max's Bath; Max's Bedtime". Screener. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Hays Daily News from Hays, Kansas on October 18, 2002". Newspaper.com. October 18, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "Activities for Blue's Clues, Dora, Diego, LazyTown, Wonderpets". Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-24.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Nick Jr..
- ^ a b "MEET THE CREATOR OF MAX & RUBY". Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved 2013-02-18.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Nick Jr..
- ^ a b "Max and Ruby". Retrieved June 23, 2013.
Max is a 3 1/2-year old and 5’4”bundle of bunny energy
- ^ "Max & Ruby – Characters – Ruby". treehousetv.com.
Ruby is a 7-year-old bunny.
- ^ a b c "Roger's Choice". Max and Ruby.
Ruby "He's nearly 7 1/2." Louise "A whole half year older than we are."
- ^ a b Cooper, Gael (September 19, 2016). "Hoppy news: Cartoon bunnies Max and Ruby's parents aren't dead after all". cnet.com.
on Sunday, "Max and Ruby" returned with new episodes for the first time since 2013, and who should show up at last but Mr. and Mrs. Bunny? .. It was a big weekend for "Max and Ruby." Not only were Mr. and Mrs. Bunny introduce, but Max, who could previously only spit out 1 or 2 words at a time, is suddenly speaking full sentences and attending preschool.
- ^ Max's Preschool "Caroly Larson as Mom"
- ^ "Max & Ruby – Characters – Louise". treehousetv.com.
Louise is Ruby's best friend and classmate, and part of Bunny Scouts. She's 7 years old and sits right next to Ruby at school.
- ^ "Max & Ruby – Characters – Morris".
Morris is Louise's 2-year-old little cousin.
- ^ in Roger's Choice, Louise says "we're going to play with Roger Piazza"
- ^ "Max & Ruby – Characters – Roger".
Roger Piazza is in Ruby and Louise's class at school. He is 7 1/2 years old, which gives him an elevated status in Ruby and Louise's eyes.
- ^ Max's Preschool "Isabella Leo as Lily"
- ^ "Business | Noddy embarks on global adventure". BBC News. September 21, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Max's Preschool; Grandma's Storytime Sleepover". Screener. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Gael Fashingbauer Cooper (September 19, 2016). "Cartoon bunnies Max and Ruby's parents aren't dead after all". CNET. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/NELVANA-ACQUIRES-CHORION-S-INTEREST-IN-MAX-RUBY--14246486/
External links[]
- Max & Ruby at IMDb
- Max and Ruby at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Max and Ruby on Facebook
- Max and Ruby on Treehouse TV
- Max and Ruby on Nick Jr.
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