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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: 1991
- Creator: Brian Nimens
- Owner: Sound Ideas (1992-present)
- Origin: United States and Canada
- Year debut: January 6, 1993
- First heard: Blinky and the Red Car (a The Adventures of Blinky Bill episode)
- Area used: Worldwide (especially in the United States and Canada)
This sound effect was first recorded by Brian Nimens in 1991 because The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library was in the making at that time. It was voiced by either a baby or an older child.
So far, first debuting in the episode "Blinky and the Red Car" from the 1993 Australian TV Show "The Adventures of Blinky Bill" 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 crybaby sound is more popular than the Dimension and The International versions, 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 or a child.
- 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 Blinky Bill (Debut; heard in "Blinky and the Red Car".)
- 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 in:)
- The Dress (Heard in a high pitch during Gumball's imagination of being surrounded by kids while ironing clothes when Darwin said "I want more kids!" after he opened the door, and then Gumball cries.)
- The Remote (Used for a newborn baby when she cries in a low volume in the TV show, La Casa de las Lágrimas, while Gumball tries to change the channel on the television.)
- The Name (Used for Banana Joe's cousin, Kayvon when he cries in a high pitch after Gumball/Zac bit him.)
- The Law (Used for a square baby when it cries after it got hit by a piece of trash which is a soda can.)
- The Triangle (Used for an orange sphere citizen as an Archie fan when it cries like a baby after Gumball dressed as Archie the Duck draws a black marker streak on the fans' pages and faces.)
- The Girlfriend (Used for Jamie's babies when they cry along with HiT Entertainment Sample Library (in association with HollywoodEdge) - Baby Cries/Sound Ideas, BABY - CRYING, HUMAN 01, Hollywoodedge, Baby Crying Slowly PE144001/HollywoodEdge (Europe Edition), Roland UK - Baby Cries 2, Hollywoodedge, Baby Whines Cries Huf PE145601, and HollywoodEdge (Europe Edition), Roland UK - Baby Cries/Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CRYING, WHINING.)
- The Rerun (Used for Richard and Nicole as babies when they cry after they saw Anais trying to disappear.)
- The Rival (Used twice for Anais as a baby when she cries; first heard in a normal pitch after Kayvon takes the teddy bear from her before Gumball kicks him, and then again in a high pitch after she hits herself with her rattle.)
- The Spinoffs (Used for Charlie-Ann when she cries like a baby after Timmy kissed her in the cheek.)
- Amphibia (Used once for a female polliwog when she cries in "Wax Museum" and for a female newt when she cries in "Lost in Newtopia".)
- Animaniacs (2020) (Heard once in "How to Brain Your Dragon", "Equal Time" and "Mousechurian Candidate".)
- 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"; mainly used for Kate Read when she cries; heard in various episodes.)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Heard twice in "Video Ouija".)
- Atomic Betty (Heard in "Who's the Baby Now?".)
- Baby Jake
- 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 U.S. version of the episode "The Baby's Here!".)
- 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 her 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 roars at her in the carriage which made her cry.)
- 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 when he cries in "Adventures in Horsesitting".)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (Used for Baby Margaret when she cries.)
- Desperate Housewives
- DJ & the Fro (Heard once in "Breast Milk" when The Fro bites the baby.)
- Ed, Edd n' Eddy (Heard in 3 episodes.)
- Everybody Hates Chris (Heard briefly in "Everybody Hates the Laundromat".)
- The Fairly OddParents (Heard once in a high pitch in "The Kale Patch Caper".)
- Family Guy (Heard once in "Cop and a Half-wit".)
- The Feed (Heard once in the 1st episode.)
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2nd half heard once in "Say It Isn't Sew".)
- Fresh Off the Boat (Heard along with HollywoodEdge (Europe Edition), Roland UK - Baby Cries/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 (Used twice for Harvey Beaks' baby sister Michelle Beaks when she cries in "The Case of the Missing Pancake".)
- Henry Hugglemonster
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (1st half heard once in "Mini Puffs".)
- Higglytown Heroes (Heard twice in a high pitch in "Kip's Sweet Tooth".)
- Home Movies (Used once for Perry when he cries like a baby in "Shore Leave".)
- House Husbands
- Hoze Houndz
- Impractical Jokers (1st 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".)
- Larva (TV Series) (Heard Once In High Pitch In Mite)
- 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".)
- Let's Go Luna! (Used for Leo Chockers' baby sister Mathilda Chockers when she cries.)
- 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 (Used twice for Chinche when he cries like a baby 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".)
- National Lampoon's Funny Money (Used for when a contestant gives an incorrect movie title in the bonus round.)
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (Heard once in "Quad with a Blog".)
- Odd Squad (Heard once in "The O Team".)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches (Heard once in "Back to the Past!"; used for Jack as a baby when he cries.)
- Padjaklubi (Heard once in the first episode of Season 7.)
- Pink Panther and Pals (Used once for a girl when she cries like a baby in "Pink Kahuna".)
- Preacher (Heard in a low pitch in "Call & Response".)
- Perfect Hair Forever (Used for a drunk baby when it cries in "Happy Suck Day".)
- Radio Free Roscoe
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (Used once in the beginning of Randy and Howard's black and white video in "Shoob Tube" and once for one of the stick figures when they cry like babies in "Stanks Like Teen Spirit".)
- ReBoot (Heard once in "Medusa Bug" and "Identity Crisis Part 1".)
- Regular Show (Heard once in "Wall Buddy".)
- Ripley's Believe It or Not (Heard once in "With the Strength of Ten".)
- Robot Chicken (Heard once in "Lust for Puppets" in the "Milano's Big Push" sketch.)
- Sanjay and Craig (Used thrice for Hector as a baby when he cries in "Diaper Dinks".)
- Saturday Night Live (Heard once in the opening sketch for the 1997 Nathan Lane-hosted episode.)
- 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 when they cry in "Adoption".)
- South Park (Used once for Elvin when he cries after Eric tells him that he finished his fudgesicle and before Eric tells him to be quiet and shut up and slaps him upside the head 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 (Europe Edition), Roland UK - Baby Cries 2, Hollywoodedge, Baby Whines Cries Huf PE145601, and other vocals in a group of poor Mewni babies if you listen carefully.)
- Super Why! (Used often for Joy Beanstalk when she cries in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and once in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".)
- Superjail! (Heard twice in "Mr. Grumpy Pants" where the kids at the hospital cry like babies 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 as a baby when he cries while Robin and Cyborg argue and fight with each other.)
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard in:)
- Teen Titans Save Christmas (Heard once at the end.)
- Collect Them All! (Used for a boy when he cries like a baby after he wakes up.)
- Witches Brew (Used for a boy dressed up as a cat when he cries.)
- Crab Shenanigans (Heard twice; the 2nd half is used for a girl when she cries like a baby while the crabs throw sand at her while another crab pushes the boy through the sand castle, and the 1st half is used for the baby girl when she cries while Robotman 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.)
- 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".)
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Unikitty (Used in a high pitch for Fuzz Fuzz when he cries in "Baby Caterpillar".)
- Victor and Valentino (Used twice 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 (Used once for a dark skinned baby boy when he cries 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"; first heard and used for a turtle when it cries like a baby, and then heard again for one of the stars when they cry like babies.)
- Young Justice (Heard once in "Misplaced".)
Movies
NOTE: Don't expect this sound effect in every movie - even if it contains a baby or a child.
- 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). The first half is only heard once.)
- 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.)
- 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)
- The Miracle Worker (2000)
- My Baby's Daddy (2004)
- My Home is Green (2010)
- 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) (Used for Oggy when he cries like a baby.)
- 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 when it cries 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.)
- Stargate (1994)
- Stolen Babies (1993) (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) (1st, 2nd, and 3rd halves heard once 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 8 times 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)
- Grubhub - Baby Crying Food's Here (2020)
- Johnson & Johnson - There's a lot more to J&J than you think. (2019) (Commercials)
- Kids Foot Locker - The Adventures of Kung Shu (1990's) (Heard in a high pitch.)
- March of Dimes - Stadium (2007) (Commercials)
- 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)
- TrustedChoice.com - "We'll do your insurance. You just do you" (2020)
- Visa - "Baby Talk" (2001)
Music
- The Lorax Singers - Thneedville (Original Demo) (2012)
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:
Online:
- Arthur: Don't Wake Kate
- Milk Quest (Used for the Cat when it cries like a baby in level 1.)
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:
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) (Used for Gwen when she cries like a baby.)
- 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
- Adum & Pals: 13 Reasons Why Season 3 (Part 6)
- Adum & Pals: 13 Reasons Why Season 4 (Part 1)
- Annoying Orange (2nd half heard once in "Try Not to Laugh Challenge".)
- Aphmau
- Arthur YTPs (Heard once in "Arthur's New Friend, Lisa Simpson!".)
- Brandon Rogers (Heard once in "A Day with Mom".)
- Brewstew (Heard twice in "Kid Wrestling".)
- CyanAnimate
- Cyanide And Happiness (Webseries)
- A day with King and Rouxls Kaard (Deltarune animatic) (Used for Lancer when he cries like a baby.)
- DeVario Lopez
- Don't Turn Around (Heard once in "World's scariest babysitter hired from internet".)
- 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 (Heard once in "Movie Theater Etiquette".)
- Happy Hour Saloon (Heard in "I'LL BATARANG UR DUMB@SS!!".)
- How To Basics (Heard In "How To Quickly Deliver a Baby".)
- iiAFX (Heard once in "Shut Up!" SUPERCUT by AFX".)
- 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" And "Paperboy The Musical!".)
- SMG4: S10 V1 DVD Trailer
- The Super Mario 64 Movie (Used for SMG3 took a candy from a kid.)
- SuperMarioLogan Videos (1st half heard once in "Baby Shrek".)
- Tito's Toys and Dolls
- Without Music (Heard briefly once in "INTO THE UNKNOWN - Frozen II (#WITHOUTMUSIC) Parody".)
- Young Wild Me!
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 does not 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