The Cramp Twins is a British-American animated series created by cartoonist Brian Wood for Cartoon Network. It was based on the 1995 graphic novel of the same name. The show was produced by Sunbow Entertainment (Season 1), Telemagination (Season 2) and TV-Loonland AG in association with Cartoon Network Europe. It is about Wayne Cramp (Tom Kenny) and Lucien Cramp (Kath Soucie), non-identical twin brothers who live with their germophobic mother Dorothy (Nicole Oliver) and their Western-obsessed father Horace (Ian James Corlett) in the fictional town of Soap City. Wayne and Lucien's personalities clash, and they rarely get along. Wayne has a friend called Dirty Joe (Lee Tockar), who owns a dump, and neighbour Wendy Winkle (Jayne Peterson) has a crush on him, but he hates her. Wayne's and Lucien's teacher is Miss Hillary Hissy (Cathy Weseluck who also plays Mrs. Winkle). Lucien's friends include environment-friendly Tony Parsons (Terry Klassen, who also plays Tony's dad, Seth) and Mari and Luke Harrison (Adam Little).
Broadcast[]
The first season premiered in the United Kingdom on 3rd September 2001 on Cartoon Network UK and September 10 on CBBC respectively and reached high popularity with children.
In the US, season one premiered February 8, 2003 on Fox during the Fox Box (later known as 4Kids TV) block, where the two series were split into four seasons. The season three finale however remains unaired in the US, as the season ended on February 12, 2005, being replaced Mew Mew Power in its time slot a week later. The series returned to 4Kids TV in July 2006 to finish its run. It also aired on Cartoon Network in the US from June 2004 to April 2005, as well as in some parts of Africa.
Cast[]
Character | Actor | ||
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File:Lucien Cramp (The Cramp Twins).png | Lucien Cramp
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Kath Soucie | |
File:Mrs. Phelps (The Cramp Twins).png | Mrs. Phelps
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File:Wayne Cramp (The Cramp Twins).png | Wayne Cramp
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Tom Kenny | |
File:Dorothy Cramp (The Cramp Twins).png | Dorothy Cramp
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Nicole Oliver | |
File:Horace Cramp (The Cramp Twins).png | Horace Cramp
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Ian James Corlett | |
File:Tony Parsons (The Cramp Twins).png | Tony Parsons
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Terry Klassen | |
File:Seth Parsons (The Cramp Twins).png | Seth Parsons
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File:Wendy Winkle (The Cramp Twins).png | Wendy Winkle
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Jayne Paterson | |
File:Mari Phelps (The Cramp Twins).png | Mari Phelps
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Tabitha St. Germain | |
File:Dirty Joe Muldoon (The Cramp Twins).png | Dirty Joe Muldoon
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Lee Tockar | |
File:Walter Winkle (The Cramp Twins).png | Walter Winkle
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Colin Murdock | |
File:Mr. Phelps (The Cramp Twins).png | Mr. Phelps
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File:Hillary Hissy (The Cramp Twins).png | Hillary Hissy
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Cathy Weseluck | |
File:Mr. Pretty (The Cramp Twins).png | Mr. Pretty
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Jay Brazeau | |
File:Lilly Parsons (The Cramp Twins).png | Lilly Parsons
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Pauline Newstone |
International versions[]
Language | Title | Channels | |
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Arabic | التوأم المختلف | MBC 3 (formerly) Ajyal TV (formerly) | |
Danish | Krampe tvillingerne | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Dutch (subtitled) |
The Cramp Twins | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
French | Les jumeaux Barjos | TF1 (formerly) Cartoon Network (formerly) Canal+ (formerly) France 3 (formerly) La Deux (formerly) | |
German | Die Cramp Twins | KiKA (formerly) Jetix (formerly) Super RTL (Toggo block, formerly) Cartoon Network (formerly) ProSieben Maxx (formerly) | |
Greek | unknown | Star Channel (formerly) | |
Hebrew | The Cramp Twins | Arutz HaYeladim (formerly) Channel One (formerly) | |
Hungarian | A Görcs ikrek | Cartoon Network (formerly)
| |
Irish | unknown | TG4 (formerly) | |
Italian | I gemelli Cramp | Cartoon Network (formerly) Boing (formerly) Rai 2 (formerly) | |
Japanese | クランプ・ツインズ | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Korean | 못 말리는 쌍둥이 | EBS (formerly) | |
Norwegian | Krampetvillingene | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Polish | Bliźniaki Cramp | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Os gêmeos | Fox Kids (formerly)[4] | |
Romanian | Gemenii Cramp | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Russian (Nevafilm) |
Близнецы Крамп | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Russian (Nox Kids) |
Близнецы Крэмп | M1 (formerly) Stolitsa (formerly) Tochka TV (formerly) | |
Spanish (Latin America) | Los mellizos Cramp | Fox Kids (formerly) Televicentro (formerly) | |
Spanish (Spain) | Los terribles gemelos Cramp | Cartoon Network (formerly) Boing (formerly) | |
Swedish | Tvillingarna Kramp | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Turkish | Cramp İkizler | Cartoon Network (formerly) | |
Ukrainian | Близнюки Кремп | ICTV (formerly) TET (formerly) Malyatko TV (formerly) |
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071111145727/http://www.ssvc.com/bfbs/tv/room785/index.htm
- ↑ https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/classic-nz-tv-listings/11979/682
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040622033136/http://kidscentral.mediacorptv.com:80/tv/tvguide/kids_list_daily.asp
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgutoshbC7g