The Gecko Effect

The Gecko Effect

September 22, 2011 TV Episode Wild Kratts

Studio
9 Story Entertainment
Distributor
TVO Productions, Kratts' Creatures

Synopsis

There's a mystery to be solved, as the Wild Kratts team wonders how a Gecko lizard climbs up smooth surfaces and can even climb upside down. The gang uses their Miniaturizer to shrink down and discover it's all about physics: all objects have electrical charges that attract one another and the gecko's marvelous toe pad structure charges so much that they can walk on surfaces as smooth as glass. But in the meantime Zach has stolen their Miniaturizer and now imprisons them in a glass terrarium. Martin and Chris activate the new Gecko Powers of their Creature Power Suits and must retrieve the Miniaturizer before Zach shrinks all the animals in the creature world.

Characters

Tokay gecko, Moon rat, Conehead katydid

Credits

Directing

Director
Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt

Producing

Producer
Martin Kratt, Vince Commisso, Steven Jarosz (Executive Producers)

Production notes

Initially, a forty episode, half-hour adventure comedy. Later three additional seasons were added. Created by Chris and Martin Kratt - adventurers, brothers, zoologists and creators of hit shows such as Kratt's Creatures, Zoboomafoo and Be the Creature.

In their first-ever animated series, they are on a mission to save the animals of this planet from the evil Zach Varmitech, who plans to use animal "spare parts" to create a legion of biotech robots that will give him control over nature and the entire planet.