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This sound effect can be found on The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas.
Basic Info
- First recorded: Early 1990's
- Creator: N/A
- Owner: Sound Ideas (1992-present)
- Origin: United States and Canada
- Year debut: March 25, 1993
- First heard: Stolen Babies (an award-winning TV movie of 1993)
- Area used: Worldwide (especially in the United States and Canada)
This sound effect was first recorded between early 1990 and April 1992 because The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library was in the making at that time. It was made by either a baby or an older child.
So far, first debuting in the 1993 award-winning TV movie "Stolen Babies" on March 25, 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 crybaby sound is more popular than the Dimension version, so it has been used in more than a thousand pieces of media, especially Arthur.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
NOTE: Don't expect this sound effect in every TV show - even if it contains a baby.
- Adventure Time (Used for Finn as a baby when he cries once in "Dad's Dungeon", and used for Finn's Baby Brother when he cries in "Jake the Dog".)
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear (Heard often in "Paddington the Babysitter".)
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018 TV Series)
- The Amazing World of Gumball (Heard once in a high pitch in "The Dress" and "The Name"; and once in a normal pitch in "The Remote", "The Law", "The Triangle", "The Rerun", "The Rival", and "The Spinoffs".)
- Amphibia (Heard once in "Wax Museum".)
- Archer
- Archibald's Next Big Thing (Heard once in "Strutter Sitting".)
- Arthur (Heard in a wide variety of episodes, except for "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby"; primarily used for Baby Kate when she cries.)
- Atomic Betty (Heard in "Who's the Baby Now?".)
- Barney & Friends (Heard once in "Room for Everyone".)
- The Big Comfy Couch
- Big Time Rush (Heard once in "Big Time Wedding".)
- Blue's Clues (Heard once in "The Baby's Here!" after the viewers point at the gray baby alligator, it cries like that.)
- BoJack Horseman
- The Boss Baby: Back in Business (Heard once in "Research & Development".)
- Brain Games (Heard once in "Stress Test".)
- Bubble Guppies (Heard once in "Bubble Baby!".)
- Caillou (Used once in a high pitch for Rosie when she cries in the crib in "Caillou's All Alone" after Caillou wakes her up, and used in a normal pitch for Baby Lizzy when she cries in "Caillou Roars" during a scene where Caillou watches her in the carriage.)
- Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (Used once 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.)
- Casualty
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Chappelle's Show (Heard once in "Negrodamus & The N***** Family" in the WacArnold's skit.)
- Charmed (Heard once in "Charmageddon".)
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
- Chowder (Heard once in "The Trouble with Truffles".)
- Corn & Peg (Used twice in a low pitch for Henry in "Adventures in Horsesitting".)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Used for Baby Margret when she cries.)
- Desperate Housewives
- DJ & the Fro (Heard once in "Breast Milk".)
- Ed, Edd n' Eddy (Heard in 3 episodes.)
- Everybody Hates Chris (Heard briefly in "Everybody Hates the Laundromat".)
- The Fairly OddParents
- Family Guy (Heard once in "Cop and a Half-wit".)
- The Feed (Heard once in the 1st episode)
- Fresh Off the Boat (Heard along with Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CRYING, WHINING in "Workin' The 'Ween".)
- Ghost Whisperer
- The Gifted (Heard once in "outfoX" and "no Mercy".)
- GirlStuff/BoyStuff (Heard once in a low pitch in "The In Crowd".)
- Gravity Falls (Heard once in the end credits of "Irrational Treasure".)
- Harvey Beaks (Heard once in "The Case Of The Missing Pancake".)
- Henry Hugglemonster (Heard once in "Monster Dough".)
- Higglytown Heroes (Heard twice in "Kip's Sweet Tooth" in a high pitch.)
- Home Movies (Heard once in "Shore Leave".)
- House Husbands
- Impractical Jokers (First half heard once in "What Did I Eat?".)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- The Jellies
- Johnny Test (Heard once in "Gil-Stopping Johnny".)
- Journey to the West (1986 TV series) (Heard in Episode 12 and 13 during Season 2)
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (Heard once in the Latvian Postcard.)
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (Heard in the Cypriot Postcard in a low pitch.)
- Killing Eve (Heard once in "Meetings Have Biscuits".)
- L.A. Heat (Heard in "Night Becomes Electra".)
- Law & Order (Heard in the last 17 seasons.)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Legend of the Three Caballeros (Heard once in a double high pitch in "Labyrinth and Repeat".)
- Lethal Weapon
- Little Riley Jacob
- Lost (Heard once in "The Shape of Things to Come".)
- Madeline (1993 TV Series) (Heard once in "Madeline and the Magic Show".)
- Mad Money
- Mad TV
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Married... with Children
- Marvel's Runaways (Heard once in "Hostile Takeover".)
- Modern Family (Heard once in "Game Changer" and "Fears".)
- The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (Heard once in "Winston Churchill".)
- Mucha Lucha (Heard twice in "Chinche".)
- My Goldfish is Evil (Heard once in "Derailed".)
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (Heard once in "Equestria Games".)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Heard once in "Laserblast".)
- Odd Squad (Heard once in "The O Team".)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (Heard once in "Back to the Past!".)
- Padjaklubi (Heard once in the first episode of Season 7.)
- Pink Panther and Pals (Heard once in "Pink Kahuna".)
- Preacher (Heard in a low pitch in "Call & Response".)
- Perfect Hair Forever (Used for the Drunk Baby in "Happy Suck Day".)
- Radio Free Roscoe
- ReBoot (Heard once in "Medusa Bug" and "Identity Crisis Part 1".)
- Regular Show (Heard once in "Wall Buddy".)
- Robot Chicken (Heard once in "Lust for Puppets" in the "Milano's Big Push" sketch.)
- Sanjay and Craig
- The Secret World of Santa Claus (Heard once in "The Boy Who Wished To Be Little Again".)
- Seinfeld (Heard in the last 2 seasons only.)
- Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (Heard once in "Quentin Tarantino Performs a Circumcision".)
- Sheep in the Big City
- Shining Time Station (Heard once in "Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out" on the 24 Hour Crybaby Channel.)
- Skinnamarink TV
- Skunk Fu!
- Sofia the First (Heard in "King for a Day".)
- Sons of Anarchy
- Soul Quest Overdrive (Used for some babies in "Adoption".)
- South Park (Heard once in "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!" and often whenever the PC Babies cry.)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "Two Thumbs Down" and "King Plankton".)
- Squidbillies (Heard twice in "Gimmicky Magazine Show Spoof Parody About Dan Halen".)
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil (Heard once in "Diaz Family Vacation" along with Hollywoodedge, Baby Crying Slowly PE144001, Hollywoodedge, Baby Whines Cries Huf PE145601 and other vocals in a group of poor Mewni babies if you listen carefully.)
- Super Why! (Heard often in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and once in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".)
- Superjail! (Heard twice in "Mr. Grumpy Pants" and once in "Jean, Paul, Beefy, and Alice".)
- SuperNews! (Heard once in "The Death of MTV".)
- Team Umizoomi (Heard once in "Super Trip to the Supermarket".)
- Teen Titans (Heard once in "Divide and Conquer"; used for Beast Boy when he cries like a baby while Robin and Cyborg argue.)
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard in:)
- Teen Titans Save Christmas (Heard at the end.)
- Collect Them All! (Used for a boy when he cries after he wakes up from his father.)
- Witches Brew (Used for a boy dressed up as a cat when he cries.)
- Crab Shenanigans (Used for a girl when she cries while a crab throws sand at her.)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- The Thundermans (Heard once in "Four Supes and a Baby".)
- Timon & Pumbaa (Heard once in "Circus Jerks" where Pumbaa cries like a baby.)
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
- Trollhunters
- True Tori (Heard once in "The Fairytale Falls Apart".)
- TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest... (Heard once in "World's Dumbest Motorheads 5".)
- Victor and Valentino (Used for CaCao when he cries in "Escape from Bebe Bay" after he told Victor, Valentino, and Don Jalepeño as babies that they're gonna learn something.)
- The Walking Dead
- We Bare Bears (Heard once in "Pizza Band".)
- The Witcher (Heard once in "Of Banquets, Bastards and Burials".)
- Wonder Showzen (Heard once in "Justice".)
- The X-Files (Heard once in a Season 1 or 2 episode.)
- YaYa and Zouk (Heard twice in "The Ball".)
- Young Justice (Heard once in "Misplaced".)
Movies
NOTE: Don't expect this sound effect in every movie - even if contains a baby.
- A Christmas Story 2 (2012) (Heard during the scene when a group of people are rushing and trying to get attention at once, causing Ralphie to wrap a baby as a present.)
- Adopting Terror (2012)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) (Used in various pitches for a group of hatchlings when they cry.)
- Antz (1998)
- Arthur Christmas (2011) (Heard in a high pitch.)
- Baby Geniuses (1999)
- Baby Geniuses 2: Superbabies (2004)
- The Binding (2016)
- The Boxtrolls (2014) (Heard from Baby Eggs thrice as he cries, while his father was killed by Snatcher (during Eggs' backstory scene).)
- Dead End (2003)
- Downsizing (2017)
- Drive Angry (2011)
- Evolution (2001)
- For Richer or Poorer (1997) (After Brad Sexton shouts "$5,000,000?" in a bank, an off-screen baby was heard crying like this.)
- Frozen (2013) (After Elsa freezes outside, she hears a newborn baby crying like this, and its mom hides it from her.)
- The Hangover (2009) (Heard from Baby Carlos after the police car door hits him.)
- The Hollars (2016)
- Ice Age (2002) (Used for Roshan in the multi-language clip found on the 2-disc DVD. The sound effect is cut from the final film.)
- The Kingdom (2007) (Heard from a little girl when a war nearby scared her.)
- The Last Laugh (2019)
- License to Wed (2007)
- My Baby's Daddy (2004)
- Noelle (2019) (An offscreen baby cries like that in the background when Noelle gets arrested after beating up the fake Santa Claus.)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013) (Heard from Oggy crying.)
- The Onion Movie (2008)
- Pocahontas (1995) (Heard during the song "Virginia Company".)
- Quints (2000) (Heard throughout the film.)
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) (Heard in a high and normal pitch.)
- Scary Movie 5 (2013) (Mainly used for Aidan Sanders.)
- Schindler's List (1993) (Remastered version only. When you pass the first 50 minutes of this long movie, Baby Kate's cry was heard in the background, if you listen very carefully.)
- Shrek the Third (2007) (Heard once during Shrek's nightmare scene from an ogre baby after it vomits.)
- Shrek Forever After (2010) (First half heard once around the beginning.)
- Sky High (2005) (While all are inside, Sky High gets turned into babies by the Pacifier.)
- Stolen Babies (1993) (Debut, heard thrice during the climax.)
- The Unauthorized Full House Story (2015)
- Wonder Woman (2017) (When Diana sees a baby, she tries to grab it, but then she made it cry.)
Videos
- Arthur: Arthur Gets Lost (1999) (Videos) (Heard once in "Lost!".)
- Arthur: Arthur's Pet Business (1997) (Videos) (Heard twice in "Arthur's Pet Business".)
- Arthur: Arthur Saves The Day (2004) (Videos) (Heard once in "D.W. All Wet".)
- Arthur: Arthur's First Sleepover (1998) (Videos) (Heard often in "Arthur's Lost Dog" while Kate throws a tantrum over wanting a balloon.)
- Bedtime with Barney: Imagination Island (1994) (Heard at the end when one of the twins wake up again.)
- Blue's Big News Volume 2: The Baby's Here! (2001) (Videos) (Heard once in "The Baby's Here!". After the viewers point at the gray baby alligator, it cries like that.)
- Gonoodle (Heard once in "Show Stoppers".)
- Teach2Talk
Shorts
- The Fifth Horseman (2012) (Heard in the opening sequence.)
- The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011) (Heard once)
Commercials
Mexico
- Oceánica - Bebé (2000)
UK:
- BT - Think Fast (2002) (Heard once in "Baby or Unlimited Calls".)
- DTI - Child Safety - Hospital (2017)
- KP Skips - Pneumatic Drill (1997)
- Network Rail - Vicious Cycle "It won't kill you..." (2009, radio)
- Pot Noodle (2001)
- Sainsbury's - Baby & Toddler Sale (2002, radio)
USA:
- AOL - "Quick Thinking" (2004)
- Army National Guard - Short 6 Second Ad on YouTube About a Huge Fire (2019)
- Baby Wiggles 'n Giggles Doll (1996)
- Buick Regal GS - Feeding Time! (2014) (Commercials)
- Bob Rohrman Gurnee Hyundai (radio) (2011 and 2013)
- Kids Foot Locker - The Adventures of Kung Shu (1990's) (Heard in a high pitch.)
- Johnson & Johnson - There's a lot more to J&J than you think. (2019) (Commercials)
- March of Dimes - Stadium (2007)
- McDonalds Breakfast (radio) (2018)
- Purell (radio) (2003)
- QuikTrip (2008)
- Samsung Activewasher - Tackles All Your Laundry Needs (2015)
- Slim Jim (2013)
- Target - "Baby Blues" (1999)
- Taylor Kia - "Don't Cry" (radio) (2018)
- Visa - "Baby Talk" (2001)
Video Games
Dreamcast
- Shadow Man (Heard in the soundtrack "Insanity".)
Nintendo (NES Digital):
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1999)
Nintendo 64
- Shadow Man (Heard in the soundtrack "Insanity".)
Nintendo Switch:
PC:
- Black and White 2 (2005)
- Reader Rabbit’s Reading 1
- Saints Row: The Third
- Shadow Man (Heard in the soundtrack "Insanity".)
- Torin's Passage
PlayStation:
- Desert Bus (2002 remake)
- Shadow Man (Heard in the soundtrack "Insanity".)
PlayStation 3:
Xbox 360:
Online Games
Toys
- Bop It! (2015 Version) - (Heard briefly when it tells you to "cradle it".)
- TYCO's Baby Wiggles 'n Giggles Doll
Promos
- Cartoon Network - Har Har Thursdays - Gwen vs. Owen (2008)
- Cartoon Network - Superheroes on an Airplane (2000) (Heard towards the end.)
- Fish Hooks (Promos)
- PBS Kids - Little Riley Jacob (2001)
Trailers
- Frozen (2013) (Trailers)
- The Hangover (2009) (Trailers)
- The Hollars (2016) (Trailers)
TV Spots
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) (TV Spots) (Used in various pitches for a group of hatchlings when they cry.)
YouTube Videos
- Annoying Orange (Heard once in "Try Not to Laugh Challenge".)
- Arthur YTPs
- Brandon Rogers (Heard once in "A Day with Mom".)
- Brewstew (Heard twice in "Kid Wrestling".)
- CyanAnimate
- A day with King and Rouxls Kaard (Deltarune animatic) (Used for Lancer when he cries.)
- DeVario Lopez
- English Singsing (Heard in "Kids vocabulary Theme "Sounds" - Animal, Human, Transportation - Words Theme collection for kids" and "Kids vocabulary Theme "Human" - Action verbs, Body, Feel - Words Theme collection - Learn English".)
- Epic Meal Time (Heard once in "Ultimate Pizza Sandwich".)
- Glove and Boots
- Happy Hour Saloon (Heard in "I'LL BATARANG UR DUMB@SS!!".)
- MadShenans (Heard once in "PART 7 50 Ways to Pop a Water Balloon".)
- The Nostalgia Critic (Heard once in "The Boss Baby".)
- Random Encounters (Heard in "The K Rool Way".)
- SMG4: S10 V1 DVD Trailer
- SuperMarioLogan Videos (Heard once in "Baby Shrek".)
- Tito's Toys and Dolls
- Young Wild Me!
- The Super Mario 64 Movie (Used for SMG3 took a candy from a kid.)
Apps
- Little Critter (Heard twice in "The New Baby" and "I Was So Mad".)
Audio
- McDougal Littell - World History: Ancient Civilizations (Audiobook) (Heard in "Saraswati Earthquake": when the protagonist witnesses the damage done by the earthquake, they heard a baby crying like this.)
Anime
NOTE: Anime doesn't use this sound effect very much often.
- DragonBall Z Abridged (TeamFourStar)
- RWBY (Heard once in "Argus Limited" when a baby cries due to being startled by the Grimm attack on the train.)
Image Gallery
Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CRYING/Image Gallery
Audio Samples