Original title
The Cramp Twins
Released
2/8/2003
Origin country
DE, CA, US, GB
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Kids
Production companies
Sunbow Productions, TV-Loonland, Telemagination
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
52
The story of a pair of non-identical twin brothers, Lucien and Wayne, who live with their hygiene-crazed mother and their western/country-crazed father in a small town called Soap City. Lucien is a delicate, nature-loving boy, while Wayne is a rough antisocial bully, whose only interest in life is junk. Naturally, some conflicts will ensue.
Produced by Sunbow Entertainment in the United States.
Walk Like a Man: Lucien sneaks into Wayne's room and paints stubble on his face. Bouncy Bob: Lucien struggles to master a new skill.
Food Fight: Lucien undergoes a radical transformation when he switches breakfast cereals. Mari Mania: Mari goes to extreme lengths to avoid having her family photo taken.
The Bad Seed: Lucien thinks he was adopted. Rodeo Rita: Mr. Cramp's favorite country western singer comes to town.
Great Bowl of Fear: Wayne goes fishing in the toilet bowl. Lucien desprately needs to use it. But he cant tell his mom because she has some friends in the house. Mud Crush: Lucien's mother hatches a plan to sell mud door to door as a beauty aid.
Prize Swallow: Wayne uses a bird call whistle to attract the crested marsh swallow - and the Cramp family end up with a rooftop covered in birds! Ice Scream: Wendy Winkle discovers radishes.
Grandma's Piano: Mrs. Cramp's mother brings a baby grand piano when she visits. Guide Games: Flakes from the soap factory fall all over town.
The Great Luciani: Lucien makes Wayne disappear during a magic show and cannot get him back. It appears Wayne was sleeping in a wagon in the dump. Wayne then re-appears and Lucien is almost in trouble, until he gets Wayne to confess. Wendy Boy: Mr. Winkle rejects the girly gifts Wendy makes for him, so Wayne teaches Wendy how to act like a boy to impress Mr. Winkle. Then Mr. Winkle takes Wendy and Wayne out night-hunting, but Mr. Winkle thinks Wayne is acting like a girl.
Fashion Passion: When Wayne turns up for the school photograph in mismatched clothes, the photographer declares him a cutting-edge trendsetter, and soon all the other children are desperate to copy his style. Small Wonder: Tony thinks that he is shrinking. Lucien does by all means to make Tony grow.
Chameleon Chaos: Lucien finds an injured chameleon able to camouflage in the swamp and brings it home to take care of it by his mom's approval. And it likes him. Or does he? Wayne is scared of the chemeleon and by all means to get rid of it Weedkiller: Lucien and Tony grow lobster grass on other lawns. But all of Soap City wasn't pleased by the grass. Now the city has all means to get rid of them
Swamp Fever: The city council decides to get rid of the swamp. But Lucien, Mari, and Tony want to save it. And the only way to is to show them a real live Hairy Marsh Snail. Kung Foolish: Lucien learns martial arts.
Twin Studies: A psychologist studies Wayne and Lucien to prove that all twins are alike. Birthday Blues: Wayne replaces Wendy's birthday present with a rusty engine block.
Miss Kissy: Wayne draws a caricature of his teacher on the blackboard with big "kissy" lips and spreads a rumor that Miss Hissy has a boyfriend. Friend Fight: Lucien and Tony get into a fight when Tony thinks Lucien really hates the swamp, therefore breaking them up. Wayne becomes "Tony's friend". Wendy becomes Lucien's "boyfriend."
Petrified Poodles: Wendy asks Wayne to look after their animals when they go on holiday. Harp Wars: Wayne is given the harp to play in the school orchestra.
Date Dupe: Lucien is overjoyed when the new girl, Patsy McCloud, invites him to come over to her house. Agent X: Wendy Winkle kisses Wayne, leaving an indelible mark on his neck.
Room Rage: Mrs. Cramp calls for an inspection of everyone's room. Dirty Monkey: Mrs. Cramp goes to a spa where she is worshiped by monkeys.
Mr. Winkle's Monkey: Lucien ""rescues"" a monkey from the Haz Chem Soap Factory, only to discover it is actually Mr. Winkle's special pet. Wicked Wendy: A silent clown sets off Lucien's clown phobia and Wayne injures himself on a dangerous trampoline.
Nostalgia Nasty: The family spend a weekend in a primitive cabin deep in the swamp. Haircut Horrors: Mrs. Cramp decides the barber is too dirty to cut the boys' hair, but after helping to clean his salon with her special cleaning potion, she finds she may have done more harm than good.
Spy's Pies: Mrs. Cramp competes to be the best homemaker. No Means Yes: Strange family expects Lucien to play the part of their daughter on parent-teacher night.
Produced by Telemagination in the United Kingdom.
Home on the Range: Lucien and Tony play a nasty trick on Wayne at the annual Haz Chem Country and Western barbecue. Holesome: Mrs. Cramp is determined to try out her new cleaner, but the rest of the family are not so willing.
Sick Daze: Wayne tries to gain time off school by catching a cold. Picket, Picket: Lucien investigates a number of accidents at Soap City.
Big Baby: A five-year-old cousin comes to stay, but insists on acting like a big baby. Ad Bad: Wayne causes a flood when he flushes Wendy's replica doll down the toilet.
Workout: The twins have to find a job for their school project on work. 6th Senselessness: Tony tries to convince Lucien that he has psychic powers and can read Wayne's mind.
Hotel Hysteria: After Mrs. Cramp suggests expanding the kitchen, Wayne's attempts at DIY end in disaster. Alien Glow: After seeing an alien invasion movie, Wayne becomes convinced that Soap City is being targeted by extraterrestrials.
Worm Funeral: Wayne plans a special ceremony to commemorate the life of Lucien's favourite pet worm. One Sock Wonder: Lucien decides on a purple-themed outfit - but one vital piece of clothing is missing.
Wolfman Wayne: Wayne gets body hair and thinks he's growing into a werewolf. Shed Dead: After Mr. Cramp decides to give up riding the bucking bull after one fall too many, the rest of the family hatch a plan to get him back in the saddle.
Produced by Telemagination in the United Kingdom.
Weepy Wayne: Wayne keeps on crying but why does he? Wayne never cries! Something must be bothering him, but who or what? First Crusher: Lucien is being bothered by a girl who bosses him around school.
Pantaloonacy: Tony and Lucien see a book from Grizzly Mike in the sewers and try to use it to act ""brave"", meanwhile Wayne rips his pants and gets new stretchy ones. Girl Gang: Mari turns into a bad girl and Wendy Winkle joins her gang. Meanwhile Wayne gets beaten up by another girl gang who's tough, so he disguises as a girl to get into the gang to get back.
Triker Trouble: Wayne makes a bike and enters a rally that only accepts go-karts. He finds two thugs and invite them to Wayne's house. Lucien sees Tony's kart, in which the wheels don't turn. Lucien sees a shocking discovery about it Heart Wrench: Joann is hired to fix the Winkle Family's car. Wayne falls in love with her and this manes Wendy jealous.
Little Watchers: Lucien and Tony try to stop water pollution and are accused of making acid rain, so Wayne and Wendy join a club against them. Lucien and Tony try to clear their names out - apparently someone threw a pumpkin. Egg Bound: Lucien finds an egg in the swamp and takes care of it, and his parents take care of the egg and forget to take care of Wayne.
Little Big Man: Mr. Cramp, the twins, and Tony go to an amusement park. Tony tries to have fun in the kids section while Wayne wants to destroy it, Mr. Cramp wastes money on turnip toss. Flag Boy: Tony is tired of being home schooled in the sewers, and Wayne is tired of being in a public school. Tony's parents enroll him to Lucien's school, while Wayne becomes home schooled in the sewers.
Hankenstein: The school is on holiday for cleaning and Wendy takes care of Sheila while Lucien takes care of the school pet Hank, which changed into Hankenstien, but it only likes Wayne and does what he says. But eventually Wayne loses his voice and at the same time Hankenstien runs away. Cricket Slayer: Lucien's cricket gets hit by Mr. Cramp's car and thinks he killed it. Wayne haunts Lucien and resorts to Mari. But she's no help either because she hypnotizes him to forget it. And later on, she does the same but accidentally made Lucien tempted to squish everything.
Count Crampula: Wayne thinks he's a vampire after seeing a movie. Naughty Nuptails: Tony says to Lucien that he's getting married to Missy Chris but Lucien says he can't but when he finds something strange about Missy he stops Missy Chris from being Missy Parsons.
Bully For Wayne: A big bully moves in to Lucien and Wayne's school, rendering Wayne an ameteur. Agent W: A lady moves across the road, and the Cramp's (excluding Lucien) think she's a spy. Of course, apart from Lucien, none care how Agent X just comes in without using the door.
Wendy House: Lucien builds a treehouse. And soon, Wendy makes a treehouse next to the Cramp's house on the same tree Lucien built his, as an attempt to see Wayne forever; much to Wayne's annoyance. Cramp vs. Cramp: Wayne hears a kid getting cool weekends because his parents are divorced. Wayne thinks is he split his parents up, he can get the same for that kid. But he soon faces serious consequences.
Webcam Wayne: Wayne becomes a stuntman, and Lucien spies on him, and makes a website. Unfortunately, this makes Wayne popular. Swamp Curse: After Wendy and her mother insult Tony, he puts a curse on them. Later that day, there's a sewer flood in her house, the word soon gets out.
Lice-ence to Kill: Mr. Winkle cheats to make a Lice outbreak so his products will sell. Army of Wayne: Wayne gets punished by being put in charge of the kindergarten nursery. Wayne teaches the little children how to be like him, a monster.
Swampless: After a mix up with breakfasts that are for animals, Tony bans Lucien from the Swamp. Than Lucien grows his own alien type flies. Mummy Mania: Mrs. Cramp leaves, and Miss Hissy becomes their temporary mother.
Wendy Wear: After Wendy realizes she's a fashion designer, Wendy gets her own designer range, and makes work and school uniforms. Unfortunately, this leads to a number one ticket to humiliation Homeless Joe: The junkyard is getting removed and a glue factory will take its place. Wayne resorts for Lucien for help, and Joe comes to stay with the Cramps. Mrs. Cramp isn't pleased with his behavior and decides to do by all means to get rid of Joe. Lucien thinks that cleanliness is the problem with animals.
Dance Pants: Sure Lucien is smart, but he can't dance. His parents let Wayne teach him to dance. Wayne and Lucien compete in a dance contest for candy-filled pants, and Wayne disguises as the goth ""Dancin' Dave"" to compete. Bestest Brother: Wayne tries to get Lucien to like him so that they can enter a best brother contest to win a superbike. He does by all means to convince Lucien to sign them up.
Film Fad: Miss Hissy assigns the class to do a movie project. Wayne makes a film about a tricycle superhero, and Lucien makes a movie about swamp people such as the Parsons. Spit Collector: Wayne is addicted to a sugarhigh treat called Fizz-Bombers. Mrs. Cramp gets suspicious and does spit checks, so Lucien collects other people's spit to cover it up.
News Whale: Lucien goes on protest dressed as a whale to try and help save the whales. Naturally, he becomes the newest craze, ""Fish Boy"", after Wayne ""helps"" him to get on the news. Twisted Ending: Wayne's madness won't stop until Dr. Desctructo from the comic gets defeated in the final pages. Lucien decides to add an extra page so he becomes a good guy, to see if it will stop Wayne. Soon, he is doing this for everything to his advantage.
Tattoo Boy: Wayne gets Piteous Dave to give him tattoos. Cow Son: When Lucien has fun with Mr. Parsons, Tony gets jealous and they both tell him he needs to hang out with his own father.
Goosenapped: When one of the Parson's geese escapes, the Parsons suspect the Cramps, and the only way Tony and Lucien can see each other is in secret. Rotten Romance: After Dirty Joe gets a girlfriend, Wayne is upset. When Lucien sticks up for it, Wayne makes him try to get one himself.
Sugar Zombie: Wayne gets a video game (very similar to Resident Evil) on a handheld. But he plays it for so long without rest, that when the batteries run dry, he effectivly becomes a zombie on the hunt for batteries. Swamp Squid: Wayne gets invited to be an actor in a new movie, and has to go into the swamp.
Produced by Telemagination in the United Kingdom.
Lion Worrier: Wayne persuades his Dad to dress up as a lion for his show-and-tell lesson. Grandma Dearest: Wayne and Lucien spend a terrifying night at Grandma's house.
Mister Congeniality: Lucien protests against the "Junior Princess Beauty Pageant" at the mall by joining the competition. Get Greedy: Wayne tries to get Dad a promotion at work.
Slave Mart: Wayne and Lucien are forced to work in the local supermarket when their fighting causes damage to one of the displays. Cool for Cramp: Mr. Cramp tries to prove that he is cool after Wayne sees Mr. Parsons on a skateboard.
Just Desserts: Lucien tries to help Randall lose weight, while Wayne goes on a dessert-only diet to get fatter Pirate Pants: Lucien is forced to stay with the Phelps' when a school protest backfires.
Neigh Means Neigh: Tony pretends to be the voice of Wendy's talking pony. Miner Mishaps: Wayne decides he'd rather work than go to school.
Happy Gas: Mr. Cramp, Mrs. Cramp and Wayne start to act like children when swamp gas fills their home. Twin Toys: Wayne tries to recover Lucien's lost childhood toy.
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