This sound effect can be found on The General Series 6000 Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It was first recorded between early 1990 and April 1992 because the same library was in the making at that time. First debuting in a 1993 Award-Winning TV movie “Stolen Babies”, it's typically referred to as the "Baby Kate Cry," due to it frequently being used for the character Baby Kate Read crying on Arthur.
This crying sound is commonly associated with Baby Kate on Arthur.
Basic Info
- First recorded: 1990-1992
- Creator: TBA
- Owner: Sound Ideas (1993-present)
- Origin: Canada
- Year debut: March 25, 1993
- First heard: Stolen Babies (An Award-Winning TV Movie of 1993)
- Area used: Worldwide
This recieves a negative rating from the MikiDex. Miki strongly dislikes this sound.
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This sound is a common, ANNOYING sound of a baby crying frequently used by Baby Kate in the show Arthur. It has been used in LOTS of other popular media. It is a female baby cry, but it is used for male babies in some sources, like Baby Eggs in "The Boxtrolls" or Baby Carlos in "The Hangover". It has been wide-spread, even popping up in a social studies textbook audio of all places! (See Audio below) This sound has been protested by many users on this website who feel it needs to die already. AVOID THIS SOUND LIKE THE PLAGUE, AND IF IT IS IN YOUR FAVORITE SHOW, SKIP THE PART IT IS IN!!
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
SourceAudio (WARNING: THIS SAMPLE MAY HAUNT YOU AFTER YOU LISTENING TO THIS THAT MAY HIGHLY DISTURB YOU AND GET STUCK IN YOUR HEAD FOR A FEW HOURS, CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!)
Used In
TV Shows
- Arthur (Heard in a wide variety of episodes, except for "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby". Primarily used for Baby Kate.)
- Adventure Time (Heard once in "Jake the Dog" and "Dad's Dungeon")
- 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"; once in a normal pitch in "The Law," "The Triangle," "The Rerun," and "The Rival.")
- Archer
- 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), "Making Changes" and "Blue's Wishes".)
- Bubble Guppies (Heard once in "Bubble Baby!")
- Caillou (Heard once in "Caillou's All Alone" in a high pitch and "Caillou Roars" in a normal pitch.)
- Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (Heard once in "El Materdor.") (After Mater is supposedly defeated by the bulldozers, one of the cars in the audience is making this crying sound.)
- Casualty
- Celebrity Deathmatch
- Chappelle's Show
- Charmed (Heard once in "Charmageddon.")
- Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
- Chowder (Heard once in "The Trouble with Truffles.")
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
- Doc McStuffins (Heard once in "Mirror, Mirror On My Penguin")
- Ed Edd n Eddy (Heard in 3 episodes)
- The Fairly OddParents
- Family Guy (Heard once in "Cop and a Half-wit")
- GirlStuff/BoyStuff (Heard once in a low pitch in "The In Crowd")
- Good Luck Charlie (Heard once in "Blankie Go Bye-Bye")
- Gravity Falls (Heard once in "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
- The Jellies
- Johnny Test (Heard once in "Gil-Stopping Johnny")
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 (Heard once on the Latvian Postcard)
- Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (Heard in the Cypriot Postcard) (low Pitched)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- L.A Heat
- Law & Order (Heard in the last 17 seasons)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Lethal Weapon (TV Series)
- Little Riley Jacob
- Lizzie McGuire
- Lost (Heard once in "The Shape of Things to Come")
- Mad Money
- Mad TV
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Married... with Children
- 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")
- The New Adventures of Madeline (Heard once in "Madeline and the Magic Show")
- 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)
- Preacher (Heard in low pitch in "Call & Response")
- Pink Panther and Pals (Heard once in "Pink Kahuna")
- Power Rangers
- 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")
- 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)
- Sesame Street
- Sheep in the Big City
- Shining Time Station (Heard once in "Mr. Conductor Gets Left Out" on the 24 Hour Crybaby Channel.)
- Skinnamarink TV
- Sons of Anarchy
- South Park (Heard once in "Merry Christmas Charlie Manson!")
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "Two Thumbs Down")
- 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 baby crying sound effects in a group of poor Mewni babies if you listen carefully)
- Superjail! (Heard twice in "Mr. Grumpy Pants" and once in "Jean, Paul, Beefy, and Alice")
- SuperNews! (Heard once in "The Death of MTV.")
- Super Why (Heard often in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and once in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf.")
- Team Umizoomi (Heard once in "Super Trip to the Supermarket")
- Teen Titans (Heard once in "Divide and Conquer")
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard once in "Teen Titans Save Christmas")
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Trollhunters
- Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
- The Thundermans (Heard once in "4 Supes and a Baby")
- Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series) (Heard once in "Circus Jerks")
- True Tori (Heard once in "The Fairytale Falls Apart")
- Victorious (Heard once in "The Bad Roomate")
- YaYa and Zouk (Heard twice in "The Ball")
- Young Justice (Heard once in "Misplaced")
Movies
- 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)
- Antz (1998)
- Arthur Christmas (2011) (Heard in a high pitch)
- Baby Geniuses (1999)
- Baby Geniuses 2: Superbabies (2004)
- The Boxtrolls (2014) (Baby Eggs starts crying after his father was killed by Snatcher)
- Dead End (2003)
- Evolution (2001)
- For Richer or Poorer (1997) (Heard after Brad Sexton shouts "$5,000,000?" In a bank)
- 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)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
- The Kingdom (2007) (Heard from a little girl when a war nearby scared her.)
- License to Wed (2007)
- My Baby's Daddy (2004)
- The Onion Movie (2008)
- Pocahontas (1995) (Heard during the song, "Virginia Company".)
- Quints (2000) (Heard throughout the film)
- Scary Movie 5 (2013) (Aidan does it every time he cries)
- 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 from an ogre baby after it vomits.)
- Shrek Forever After (2010)
- Sky High (2005) (While all are inside, Sky High gets turned into babies by the Pacifier.)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (Heard once in a low volume as part of ambience.)
- Stolen Babies (1993) (Debut, heard during the climax)
- The Unauthorized Full House Story (2015)
- Wonder Woman (2017) (When Diana sees a baby, she tries to grab him, but then she made him cry.)
Commercials
USA:
- AOL - "Quick Thinking" (2004)
- 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)
- McDonalds Breakfast (radio) (2018)
- March of Dimes - Stadium (2007)
- Purell (radio) (2003)
- QuikTrip (2008)
- Samsung Activewasher - Tackles All Your Laundry Needs (2015)
- Slim Jim (2013)
- Target - "Baby Blues" (1999)
- Visa - "Baby Talk" (2001)
UK:
- BT - Think Fast - heard once in "Baby or Unlimited Calls" (2002)
- 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)
Video Games
PC:
- Reader Rabbit’s Reading 1
Sony PlayStation:
- Desert Bus (2002 remake)
- Saints Row: The Third
Nintendo (NES Digital):
- Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde (1999)
Online Games
Toys
- TYCO's Baby Wiggles 'n Giggles Doll
Promos
- Cartoon Network - Har Har Thursdays - Gwen vs. Owen (2008)
- Cartoon Network - Superheroes on an Airplane (2000, towards the end)
- PBS Kids - Little Riley Jacob (2001)
Trailers
- Frozen (2013)
- The Hangover (2009)
- The Hollars (2016)
Web Originals
- The Nostalgia Critic (Heard once in "The Boss Baby.")
Apps
- Little Critter (Heard twice in "The New Baby" and "I Was So Mad")
Anime
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.)
Image Gallery
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Audio Samples
This sound is too disturbing to have an audio sample.