Histeria!

Did You Know?

• The show was originally planned for 65 episodes but was canceled after 52 due to being $10 million over budget.
• Footage from previous episodes was often reused and re-timed to match newly recorded audio to offset high production costs.
• MeTV Toons included the program as part of its educational/informational slate when it launched on June 25, 2024.

Characters

Father Time, voiced by Frank Welker, serves as the main host of the show, enabling the cast to travel through time. He is depicted with dark skin and a long beard, and he often becomes irritated when the Kid Chorus fails to recall facts correctly. This irritation prompts Loud Kiddington to shout "SHEESH, WHAT A GROUCH!" after Father Time leaves. Big Fat Baby, voiced by Luke Ruegger, is Father Time's egg-shaped sidekick who frequently accompanies him during introductions. He is known for his foul odor, attributed to his diaper remaining unchanged since ancient times, and he is accident-prone, often falling down steps or from heights. Multiple versions of Big Fat Baby exist, including female ones with a single strand of hair and a bow. Miss Information, voiced by Laraine Newman, is a ditzy tour guide who leads tourists through historical moments as if the world is her personal museum. She consistently gets facts wrong and offers demented logic, such as believing the Washington Monument is not named after George Washington because it is not called the George Monument. The World's Oldest Woman, voiced by Tress MacNeille, claims to remember when air was invented and to have dated every historical male figure. She shows particular romantic interest in Bill Straitman and often romantically pursues male hosts. Loud Kiddington, voiced by Cody Ruegger, is a young boy who speaks at an extremely loud volume. He performs dramatic reenactments of loud historical events like the Big Bang and the creation of dynamite, instructing viewers to turn up the TV volume for maximum effect. He also mutters "I see it, I see it..." when something is in sight, then screams "DON'T SEE IT! DON'T SEE IT!" when he loses sight of it. The character's personality is based on Cody Ruegger, described as having the tendency to be the loudest kid on Earth.