Area used: Worldwide (especially in the United States and Canada)
This sound effect was first recorded by Brian Nimens in the fall of 1990 because The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library was in the making at that time. It was voiced by Brian Nimens’ daughter Holly when she was a baby.
So far, first debuting in The Adventures of Blinky Bill episode, "Blinky and the Red Car" on January 6, 1993, it's typically referred to as the "Baby Kate Cry", due to it frequently being used for, and commonly associated with, the character Baby Kate Read on Arthur.
The Series 6000 version of this baby sound is more popular than the Dimension and International versions, so it has been used in more than a thousand pieces of media, especially Arthur.
Although Arthur ended on February 21, 2022, this sound effect is still used in any newer medias in rare cases:
Craig of the Creek's episode "Adventures in Baby Casino" (first aired on April 14, 2022)
Adventure Time (2nd half; used for Finn as a baby when he cries once in "Dad's Dungeon", and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th halves; used for Finn's baby brother when he cries in "Jake the Dog".)
The Adventures of Blinky Bill (TV show debut; 2nd and 3rd havles; heard twice in a low volume in "Blinky and the Red Car".)
The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th halves; used often in a high pitch for Mr. Curry's niece Shelia's daughter Maxine when she cries in "Paddington the Babysitter".)
"The Dress" (2nd and 3rd halves; used in a high pitch for Gumball's children when they cry during Gumball's imagination of being surrounded by kids while ironing clothes as Darwin opens the door and says "I want more kids!" before Gumball cries.)
"The Remote" (2nd half; used for a newborn baby when she cries in the TV show, La Casa de las Lágrimas, while Gumball tries to change the channel on the television if one listens carefully.)
"The Name" (5th half; used for Banana Joe's cousin Kayvon when he cries in a high pitch after Zac (Gumball's alter-ego) bites him.)
"The Law" (1st and 2nd halves; used for a square baby when it cries after it got hit by a piece of trash which is a soda can.)
"The Triangle" (2nd half; used for an orange sphere citizen as an Archie fan when it cries after Gumball dressed as Archie the Duck draws a black marker streak on the fans' pages and faces.)
"The Girlfriend" (4th half; used for Gumball, Darwin, and Jamie's babies when they cry.)
"The Rerun" (2nd half; used for Richard and Nicole as babies when they cry after they saw Anais' arm disappear that is terrified by them, except Anais, Gumball, and Darwin.)
"The Rival" (Used twice for Anais as a baby when she cries; 2nd half first heard in a normal pitch after Kayvon takes her teddy bear before Gumball kicks him, and then the 2nd half is heard again along with the 3rd and 5th halves in a +1.72 high pitch after she hits herself with her rattle.)
"The Spinoffs" (2nd half; used for Charlie-Ann when she cries after Timmy kissed her on the cheek.)
Amphibia (2nd half; used for a female polliwog when she cries in "Wax Museum" when onlookers in the town of Stony Gulch are startled after Anne Boonchuy takes off her hood from the excessive heat; and 2nd half; used once for a younger female newt when she cries in "Lost in Newtopia" after Anne Boonchuy accidentally destroyed a paper dragon in a parade.)
Animaniacs (2020) (2nd half; heard once in "How to Brain Your Dragon", "Equal Time", "Mousechurian Candidate" and "Rejected Animaniacs Characters".)
Archer (2nd, 3rd and 6th halves; used for baby Seamus McGoon when he cries in "The Double Deuce".)
Arthur (Heard in a lot of episodes; mainly used for Kate Read when she cries; 2nd and 5th halves; used for D.W. Read as an infant in "Arthur's Eyes"; and 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th halves; used for Mei-Lin Barnes in "Big Brother Binky".)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (4th half; used twice for a baby in a video game in "Video Ouija".)
Atomic Betty (2nd and 3rd halves;Heard once in "Who's the Baby Now?".)
Axel! (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th halves; used twice for Yvonne's godchild when she cries in "Der Babysitter".)
Big Time Rush (4th half;Heard once in "Big Time Wedding".)
Birdgirl (2nd half; used in a low volume for an off-screen baby when it cries in "Topple the Popple".)
Blue's Clues (2nd and 3rd halves; used once in a low volume for the baby gray alligator when it cries in the U.S. version of the episode "The Baby's Here!".)
BoBoiBoy (4th half; used for ToToiToy when he cries.)
BoJack Horseman (Used for Ruthie and for the creator of Med School Nights' baby when they cry in "The New Client".)
Bones (1st half; heard once in "Change in the Game".)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical (5th half; used for Boobie Face as a child when he cries after his mom showed him her knitting project she made from two small dogs in "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents".)
Brain Games (2nd half; heard once in "Stress Test".)
Bubble Guppies (2nd half; used once for the picture of a crying newborn baby when it cries in "Bubble Baby!".)
Caillou (1st, 2nd and 3rd halves; used once in a high pitch for Rosie when she cries in her crib in "Caillou's All Alone" after Caillou wakes her up, and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th halves; used once in a normal pitch for Baby Lizzy when she cries in "Caillou Roars" during a scene where Caillou roars at her in the carriage which made her cry.)
Cars Toons (6th half; used once in a high pitch for one of the cars in the audience when they cry in "El Materdor" after Mater is supposedly defeated by the bulldozers; presumably a baby car.)
Chip and Potato (Used quadrice in a low pitch for one of the babies when they cry in "Chip, the Picnic Entertainer" and used once for Tot when she cries in "Chip and Potato: Flying Chip".)
Chowder (2nd half; used once for one of the twin babies when it cries in "The Trouble with Truffles".)
Corn & Peg (2nd and 3rd halves; used twice in a low pitch for Heather Hooferson's baby brother Henry Hooferson when he cries in "Adventures in Horsesitting".)
Craig of the Creek (7th half; heard once in "Adventures in Baby Casino".)
Futurama (1st half; used once for a baby with a TV face when it cries in "The Impossible Stream".)
Game Shakers (1st and 2nd halves; used once alongside a high-pitched version of CRYING, WHINING for baby Triple G when he cries after Double G scares him with his mask causing him to cry in "Scared Tripless")
Ghost Whisperer
The Gifted (Heard once in "outfoX" and "no Mercy".)
GirlStuff/BoyStuff (2nd half;Heard once in a low pitch in "The In Crowd".)
Gravity Falls (1st, 2nd and 3rd halves; heard once in high and normal pitches in the end credits of "Irrational Treasure".)
Higglytown Heroes (1st 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th halves; used twice in a +4 pitch for Kip's baby tooth when it cries in "Kip's Sweet Tooth" during Twinkle's idea.)
Home Movies (2nd half; used once for Perry when he cries in "Shore Leave".)
Larva (2nd half; used once in a high pitch for the titular character when he cries in "Mite".)
Larva Island (1st half; used once for Chuck as a baby when he cries in "Master Chef" during a flashback of him walking to his mom, then tripping and falling over, causing him to cry.)
Lost (Used once for Aaron when he cries in "The Shape of Things to Come".)
Love, Death & Robots (5th and 6th halves;Heard once in a low pitch in "Pop Squad".)
MAD (2nd half;Heard once in "Fantastic Megan Fox".)
Madeline (1993) (2nd half; used once for Pepito as a baby when he cries and bonks himself in the head with a baby rattle in "Madeline and the Magic Show".)
Mad Men (Heard twice in the ending church scene of "Flight 1".)
The Mighty B! (2nd half; used once for a baby in a stroller when it cries in "Macro Mayhem".)
Mika's Diary (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th halves; used twice for Mika's brother Daniel as a baby when he cries in "Time to Play".)
A Million Little Things
Milly, Molly (2nd half; used once for Daisy-Rose when she cries in "Sweet Pea".)
Mini Beat Power Rockers (2nd half, used for Wat, Carlos and Fuz when they cry before Myo puts Baby Marciano in his car in "Space Rock" and 1st half used for Little Giants when Dolores gets exhausted.)
Miz & Mrs. (2nd half; used once for Monroe when she cries in "Mr. Mizanin's Neighborhood".)
Modern Family (Heard once in "Game Changer" and "Fears".)
Monk Little Dog (2nd half; used for Monk when he cries in "Monk and the Birthday Cake".)
Odd Squad (2nd and 3rd halves; heard once in "The O Team".)
Oggy and the Cockroaches (2nd half; used once for Jack as a toddler when he cries in "Back to the Past!"; and used for the shark when it cries in "Oggy and the Mermaid".)
Orange Moo-Cow (5th and 2nd halves;Heard in "Baby Toys"/"Rattle".)
Outlander (2nd 3rd 4th 5th and 6th halves)
Ozark (1st, 3rd and 4th halves; used for Zeke when he cries in "Sanctified".)
Padjaklubi (Heard once in the first episode of Season 7.)
Pakdam Pakdai (2nd 3rd 4th 5th and 6th halves;Heard quadrice in a high pitch in "Piggysitting".)
Paranormal Caught on Camera (Heard once in "Shadow Crossing, Haunted Statue and More".)
Pawn Stars (2nd half; heard once while showing a price of baby gas mask in "Strike, Spare BOOM".)
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (1st and 3rd halves; used once in the beginning of Randy and Howard's black and white video in "Shoob Tube"; and 1st half used once for one of the stick figures when they cry in "Stanks Like Teen Spirit".)
Sex and the City (2nd, 3rd and 4th halves; heard once in "Out of the Frying Pan".)
Shameless (U.S.)
Shining Time Station (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th halves; heard once in "Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out" on the 24 Hour Crybaby Channel. Later omitted from the Fox Family version.)
Skunk Fu! (2nd half; used for Skunk as a baby when he cries in "The Art of Destiny Swapping".)
Smiling Friends (5th half; heard once in "Shrimp's Odyssey".)
Sofia the First (1st, 2nd, 3rd (low pitch), 4th, 5th (twice; heard again in a low pitch, and heard again in a normal pitch), 6th, 7th, and 8th (twice) halves; used for the baby giant when he cries in "King for a Day".)
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Manson!" (Used once for Elvin Cartman when he cries after Eric Cartman tells him that he finished his fudgesicle and before Eric Cartman tells him to be quiet and then hits his head with a stick.)
"The Problem with a Poo" (Used once for the PC Babies when they cry after the man wearing a green sweater asks someone where the Oriental Food aisle is.)
"Buddha Box" (Heard often whenever the PC Babies cry.)
1st heard thrice after Riley said "Aba daba", which made the other PC Babies upset.
Heard thrice again while they make a huge mess in Strong Woman's living room as PC Principal is sitting on the couch wearing a Buddha Box on his head before Strong Woman takes it off of his head, and then goes to the bathroom as Strong Woman puts on the Buddha Box on her head.
Heard twice when they're upset as they cry about certain drink descriptions.
Heard twice again when they're upset about the new viaduct being financed by a state rather than a county institution because a state refused to finance a proposed program on race-relation education as they see it as hypocritical.
Heard as the PC Babies were in Spinny Mountain Records get upset about the things that are politically wrong in their thoughts.
Heard again as they're a band in the recording studio recording their song about something politically wrong.
Heard once again as their recorded song "Weeaaagh" (a song about the injustice of white people in dreadlocks) is heard playing on the radio as Desk Officer is moving his head and snapping his fingers while PC Principal and Strong Woman take off their Buddha Boxes as they notice where the PC Babies' sound comes from.
"Bike Parade" (Heard twice whenever the PC Babies cry:)
1st heard in their song called "Jingle All the Weeaaagh" (a song about how the idea of Mrs. Claus perpetuates female stereotypes) on the Amazon Alexa as Stephen Stotch buries his face in his hands.
Heard again when everyone is high from smoking Tegridy Weed.
"Board Girls" (Heard twice whenever the PC Babies cry while watching Mulan on TV after Strong Woman left Disney+ on.)
"Basic Cable" (Heard once whenever the PC Babies cry while Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, Kenny McCormick, and Clyde Donovan were watching their show on TV while Jimmy Valmer tries to put it back to The Mandalorian on Disney+.)
SpongeBob SquarePants (4th half; heard once in "Two Thumbs Down" for the live-action baby, 7th and 2nd half; heard once in "King Plankton" for the baby sea chimp, and 2nd and 3rd half; heard once in "My Two Krabses" for the female baby fish.)
Squidbillies (Heard twice in "Gimmicky Magazine Show Spoof Parody About Dan Halen"; and once during the song "For This Land" in "America: Why I Love Her".)
Super Why! (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th halves; used 5 times in a normal pitch, but once in a high pitch for baby Joy when she cries in "Jack and the Beanstalk"; and 5th and 6th halves; heard once in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".)
Superjail! (Used twice for the children in the hospital when they cry in "Mr. Grumpy Pants".)
Superman: The Animated Series (4th and 5th halves; used twice for Kal-El (Clark Kent's/Superman's birth name) when he cries in "The Last Son of Krypton - Part 1".)
Team Umizoomi (7th half; used once for Samantha's baby brother Tyler when he cries in "Super Trip to the Supermarket".)
Teen Titans (4th and 5th halves; used once for Beast Boy in chibi form when he cries in "Divide and Conquer" while Robin and Cyborg argue with each other.)
"Crab Shenanigans" (Heard twice; the 2nd half is used for a girl when she cries while the crabs throw sand at her while another crab pushes a boy through a sand castle, and the 1st half is used for a baby girl when she cries while Robot Man yells at her, "Your candy is mine now!", after he took the lollipop from her.)
"Bucket List" (1st half; used for a female baby when she cries while Starfire reads a story to her when Starfire thinks of making a difference in a child's life.)
"Baby Mouth" (1st half; heard when Beast Boy takes off Robin's glove to see his baby hand.)
"BBRAEBDAY" (1st half; used for Beast Boy when he cries.)
A Christmas Story 2 (2012) (2nd and 3rd halves; heard during the scene when a group of people were rushing and trying to get attention at once, causing Ralphie to wrap a baby as a present.)
Cradle Swapping (2017)
The Crime of Father Amaro (2002) (4th, 5th and 6th halves; heard once.)
Downsizing (2017) (3rd,4th, 5th, 7th and 8th halves;Heard briefly in the background.)
Drive Angry (2011) (1st, 2nd and 3rd halves; heard twice, including the rest of the halves; heard once near the end of the film; captions on some prints as "[BABY CRYING]".)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) (Deleted scene only; 2nd half used for Franklin when he cries. Although cut from the final film, this marks the first time that a movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe has used part of this sound effect.)
For Richer or Poorer (1997) (2nd and 3rd halves;Heard after Brad Sexton shouts "$5,000,000?" in a bank, an off-screen baby cries.)
Frozen (2013) (5th half;Heard after Elsa freezes outside, she hears a newborn baby crying like this, and its mom hides it from her; 5th half only.)
Gordon Family Tree (2013) (2nd half; used once for an offscreen baby crying in the background during the motel scene.)
Grace (2009)
The Hangover (2009) (3rd half; used for Baby Carlos when he cries after the police car door hits him.)
My Home is Green (2010) (1st, 2nd and 3rd halves; used for the baby caterpillar when it cries after it saw the ant.)
Noelle (2019) (2nd half; used in a low pitch for an offscreen baby when it cries in the background as Noelle gets arrested after beating up the fake Santa Claus.)
Scary Movie 5 (2013) (3rd, 5th, 2nd and 6th halves; used for Aidan Sanders when he cries.)
Schindler's List (1993) (Original and Remastered versions; 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th halves; used one (around the 50 minute mark) for an off-screen baby when it cries, but one needs to listen carefully due to it being played under dialogue.)
Shrek the Third (2007) (2nd half; used for one of the ogre babies during Shrek's nightmare when it cries after vomiting on him.)
Shrek Forever After (2010) (2nd half; used for one of Shrek's babies when it cries throughout the beginning during a montage of Shrek's everyday family routines.)
Sky High (2005) (5th and 6th halves; used in low and high pitches, while all are inside, Sky High gets turned into babies by the Pacifier.)
Stargate (1994) (1st and 3rd halves; used for a toddler when he cries in the background during the battle scene.)
Stolen Babies (1993) (Movie debut; 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th halves; heard thrice during the climax.)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (4th and 5th halves; used improperly in a +2 pitch for a maternity ward woman's baby when it cries and 3rd and 4th halves used improperly in a +2 pitch for Noah and Mio's newborn baby when he cries.)
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Arthur: Don't Wake Kate (7th half; used for Baby Kate when she is about to cry after the player (D.W.) steps on something that is loud which caused Baby Kate to wake up and the player (D.W.) loses a life; and 8th half; used for Baby Kate when she cries after she woke up as the player (D.W.) loses all of her lives.)
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2nd half; used for a crying child when it cries after Kim falls and bumps into one of them in "Past" [cut off].)
Milk Quest (2nd half; used for the cat when it cries during in the intro sequence.)
123 GO! (2nd half; used in a -7 pitch for jake in "CHEERING SCHOOL HACKS THAT WILL SAVE YOUR DAY DIY, Pranks and Tricks into Class by 123 GO! SCHOOL".)
Aaregortsch (2nd half; heard once in a -1 pitch in "ALL OFFENSIVE BOWLING ANIMATIONS Supercut (Compilation)" when a baby bowling pin cries in fear and spits the pacifer out before the nazi bowling ball shoots the bowling pins.)
Brandon Rogers (2nd half; heard once cut off in "A Day with Mom".)
Brewstew Films (2nd half; used twice for Michael when he cries in "Kid Wrestling", once in "Airsoft Guns" and used once for Tyler when he cries in "Riding Bikes ... According To Michael".)
"1 Second of 50 Animated Movies" (2nd half; heard once in a clip of an ogre baby crying from Shrek the Third.)
"[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs] Fran's Lullaby (Comic Dub)" (7th and 2nd halves; used once for Flint as a baby when he cries.)
"[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs] The Pony's Batteries (Short Animatic)" (1st half; used once for Flint as a baby when he was about to cry.)
"[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs] Changing Flint (Comic Dub)" (2nd and 3rd halves; used once for Flint as a baby when he cries.)
"[Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs] A Rainy & Thundering Day (Short)" (5th half; used once for Flint as a baby when he cries.)
"BTCG Movie: Slush's In Love With Fran Lockwood! [15+]" (2nd and 3rd halves; used once for Slush when he cries after Dougie had spoiled the movie for him.)
"Dirk Dinkum Saying Mr. Mooney Screaming And Shouting Crying Bang Your Head And Shush! (FakeYou.AI)" (2nd half)
Chauil 3 (Used for Blossom when he cries and heard in "ToToiToy Crying From BoBoiBoy reused in "Baby Teacher".".)
Mr Cheems (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th halves; used for a baby doge when he cries in "NOS ENCONTRAMOS CON UN BEBÉ EN LA CALLE.. NOVIA CON DERECHO - Abro hilo".)
MrMrMANGOHEAD (2nd half; heard often in "We Are Number One but every one is replaced with Shrek's nightmare each time more disearraption".)
My Magic Pet Morphle (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th halves; used for the big baby plush toy when it cries in "Giant Baby Sitting".)
Random Encounters (Heard in "The K. Rool Way", "Paperboy: The Musical!", and "Trombone Champ: The Musical Menace".)
ReelOz (2nd half; heard once in "FIRST TIME WATCHING Shrek The Third Movie Reaction" and "FIRST TIME WATCHING Shrek 4 Forever After Movie Reaction".)
Richard Garcia (2nd half; used cut off for Vendetta when she cries in "Making Fiends - The Puppy (Audio Recreation)".)
SEALOOK Official
Shaun Sullivan (Heard once in "DW Pinches Baby Kate/Grounded".)
Smile And Learn (3rd (twice), 2nd, 4th, and 5th halves; used for Baby Bartie when he cries in "Learn the letters A to Z | THE ALPHABET | Compilation - Phonics For Kids".)
SML Videos (1st half; heard once in "Baby Shrek".)
SuperMarioRyanBros Plush Show (2nd and 4th halves heard once in "Mario's Introduction! Part 1" when the camera zooms at Bowser imagines something evil after Bowser Jr says "Dad, are you ok?", and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th halves after when Yoshi accidentally breaks their neighbor's window with Kamek's temporary flashlight for shining at it, causing the neighbor's baby to cry, and 8th half used where Kamek fixes the neighbor's window with his magic wand in "Yoshi's Blazing Flashlight!".)
Super Simple Songs (1st half; heard once in a low pitch in "The Wheels on the Bus".)
SwiftLikeATaylor (4th half; heard once in "Krusty Krab Training Video".)
Talking Tom and Friends (1st and 2nd halves; used once for a nanny's baby when it cries in "The Voice Switch".)
Têtes à claques
Tito's Toys and Dolls
TNTMan93
ToonBurger
VocaVoca - Kids Songs & Nursery Rhymes
Without Music (Heard briefly once in "INTO THE UNKNOWN - Frozen II (#WITHOUTMUSIC) Parody".)
