Ruby Gloom
| Ruby Gloom | |
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Ruby Gloom title card
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| Genre |
Fantasy Goth Comedy |
| Created by | Mighty Fine |
| Written by | Carolyn Hay Nicole Demerse Alan Resnick Alex Nussbaum John van Bruggen |
| Directed by | Robin Budd |
| Voices of |
Sarah Gadon Stacey DePass Emily Hampshire Scott McCord David Berni Jeremy Harris Adrian Truss Peter Keleghan Barbara Mamabolo Stephanie Mills Dwayne Hill Harvey Atkin Ron Rubin |
| Theme music composer | Ray Parker Tom Szczesniak |
| Opening theme | "Ruby Gloom" by Jeen O'Brien |
| Ending theme | "Ruby Gloom" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Ray Parker Tom Szczesniak |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Editor(s) | Annellie Rose Samuel |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nelvana |
| Release | |
| Original network | YTV |
| Picture format | 1080i (HD) 480i (SD) |
| Original release | October 13, 2006 – June 1, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Ruby Gloom TV | |
Ruby Gloom is a Canadian animated television series based on an apparel franchise of the same name. The series was produced by Nelvana and began airing on October 13, 2006 in Canada on the network YTV. It features the voices of Sarah Gadon, Emily Hampshire, Peter Keleghan, and Adrian Truss.
The Ruby Gloom franchise that led to the television show was created by the American company Mighty FineRuby Gloom began as a stationery line, and was featured on pencil cases, backpacks, clothing, keychains, and plush toys which were sold through doeworld a subsidiary of Mighty Fine. Books were also made for the series, the first being Ruby Gloom's Keys to Happiness in 2004, as well as two calendars for 2004 and 2005. Ruby Gloom was depicted as a small girl with bright red hair, who wears a black dress and red and yellow striped socks. She has a pet cat named Doom Kitty, and was described as "The Happiest Girl in the World." Ruby was originally marketed to the goth subculture, but was later adapted for kids. The product line had an interactive website where users could chat in a forum, and click around for free things such as desktop icons and screensavers. The words: "Ruby Gloom is happy in her own way. Even though she is frowning, to her, a frown is only a smile upside down. In fact, Ruby is so happy, she could just die" greeted viewers as they entered the website. Towards the end of 2004 the website changed to forum only dubbed "The Mansion" By the end of 2004 the website had been redesigned and featured an interactive mansion to explore and user submitted artwork. Ruby is shown on the roof with her cat Doom and was given a smile for the first time. By 2006 "The Mansion" forum was removed, and the website had taken on its show format geared more towards kids.
Ruby is a young girl who can find happiness in anything. "Look on the bright side" is her mantra. There isn't a single thing in the world that gets her down or a single negative that she can't turn into a positive. Her positive attitude allows her to act as the voice of reason in the mansion when her friends lose focus on real issues. Ruby has a crush on one of her friends, Skull Boy, and nearly reveals her feelings to him in the episode "Sunny Daze", when the two of them are trapped in a cave and he likes her. Her positive outlook also makes Ruby very loyal to her friends. She likes to write in her diary and knit. Voiced by Sarah Gadon. It is likely that Ruby is a rag-doll, since Skull Boy calls her Doll Face. Her idle is "walking on one spot".
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