Max & Ruby
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| Genre | Children's Animated Preschool Buddy Educational |
| 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 | 22-23 minutes |
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| Original network | Treehouse TV (Canada) Nick Jr. (U.S.) |
| Picture format | NTSC (2002–2010) HDTV 1080i (2011–2019) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | May 3, 2002 – August 24, 2019 |
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 October 21, 2002, in the United States.[2]
Premise
Max & Ruby is about two bunnies: Max, a rambunctious and achievement-determined three-year-old and his sister Ruby, a seldom-patient, goal-oriented and sometimes, annoyingly-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 | 50 | 26 | September 18, 2016 | September 24, 2018 | |
| 7 | 50 | 26 | August 12, 2018 | August 24, 2019 | |
Characters
Main
- Max (voiced by Billy Rosemberg in Seasons 1–3, Tyler Stevenson in Seasons 4–5, and Gavin MacIver-Wright in Seasons 6–7) is a 3 1⁄2-year-old bunny. 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 or two words (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 Samantha Morton in Seasons 1-2, Rebecca Peters in seasons 3–5, Lana Carillo in season 6–7) is 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.
Recurring
- Grace (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is 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) is one of Max and Ruby's new baby siblings and Grace's older twin brother. Like Ruby, Oliver loves to keep clean.
- Mom (also known as Mrs. Bunny)[5] (voiced by Caroly Larson) is 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 (also known as Mr. Bunny)[5] (voiced by Paul Bates) is Max and Ruby's father. He is Grandma's son and Grandpa's son-in-law.
- Grandma (voiced by Kay Hawtrey) has grey 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.
- Louise (voiced by Julie Lemieux) is Ruby's best friend who has tan/auburn fur. She is also 7 years old.[6][7]
- Baby Huffington "Baby H" (voiced by Joshua Savage) is Mr. and Mrs. Huffington's baby son and Bunny Scout Leader's grandson. His real name is Gabriel.
- Mrs. Huffington (voiced by Emily Scott in (Seasons 1-5), then Catherine Disher in Seasons 6–7) is the wife of Mr. Huffington, mother of Baby Huffington and daughter of Bunny Scout Leader.
- Mr. Huffington (voiced by John Torres) is the husband to Mrs. Huffington and father of Baby Huffington.
- Valerie (voiced by Loretta Jafelice In Seasons 1-5 and Victoria Justice in Seasons 6-7) is a friend of Ruby; she has brown fur.
- Martha (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain) is a friend of Ruby; she has gold fur.
- Morris (voiced by Cameron Ansell in Seasons 1–5, Nicholas Fry in Seasons 6–7) is Louise's two-year-old cousin[8] and Max's best friend.
- Roger Piazza[9] (voiced by Kean Thompson in Seasons 2-3) Joanne Vannicola in Seasons 4-7) is the son of Mr. Piazza. He is older than Ruby and Louise; he is 7+1⁄2 years old.[7][10]
- Bunny Scout Leader (voiced by Sarah Adams) is the leader of the Bunny Scouts and Mrs. Huffington's mother and Baby Huffington's maternal grandmother.
- Mr. Piazza (voiced by Jamie Watson). runs the local market in East Bunnyhop and is the father of Roger.
- Candi (voiced by Carolyn Hennesy) is the owner of the candy shop in East Bunnyhop.
- Rosalinda (voiced by Anne Hill) is the owner of a gift shop that sells jewellery 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) is one of Max's classmates. He is confined to a wheelchair and is Max's second best friend.
- Lily (voiced by Isabella Leo[11]) is one of Max's classmates. She is Max's girlfriend.
- Priya (voiced by Laabiah Alvi) is one of Max's classmates. She is also one of Max's love-interests.
- Mr. Estevez (voiced by Carlos Diaz) - Ruby, Louise and Valerie's teacher in school.
- Antonio (voiced by Emilio Virguez) is one of Ruby's classmates. He is Max and Ruby's new friend.
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.[12] 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. Nelvana would still handle producing the series, and would for the rest of its run. After Chorion and its division Silver Lining Productions both close their doors when season 5 finished production, Atomic Cartoons overtook co-producing the series, season 6 of which premiered on September 18, 2016,[13] 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 the previous five seasons. Season 7 of the series premiered on August 12, 2018 (and reused Season 6's pattern—having two 10-minute segments per half hour rather than having three 7-minute segments as in the previous seasons).
In an interview with the US Nick Jr., Wells has stated 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.[14]
Telecast and home media
Max & Ruby was first premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on May 3, 2002.[1] In the United States, the series aired on Nick Jr. on January 7, 2003.[2] A British English dub started broadcasting on Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland in February 2003.[when?] As of 2022, the show is now streaming on Paramount+.
DVDs
United States
Paramount Home Entertainment 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 U.S. These DVDs (see below) only have episodes from the first five seasons. [15]
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 Vol. 5 | September 26, 2006 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday Vol. 6 | December 26, 2006 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 7 | March 13, 2007 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 9 | September 27, 2007 | 3 |
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| Nick Jr. Favorites Vol. 10 | December 27, 2007 | 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Nick Jr.. - ^ 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 & Ruby – Characters –". 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.
- ^ a b "Roger's Choice". Max and Ruby.
Ruby "He's nearly 7 1/2." Louise "A whole half year older than we are."
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nelvana Acquires Chorion's Interest in Max & Ruby".
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