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Fred Figglehorn (stylized on webpage and on
as FЯED) is a fictional character created and portrayed by American actor . Fred is a six-year-old boy with a high-pitched voice, and has a dysfunctional home life and " issues". Cruikshank, a teenager from , , created the Fred video series for his
website , to center on the Fred character. Although Cruikshank voices Fred, the audio is digitally altered to sound higher-pitched than Cruikshank's true voice.
Cruikshank introduced the Fred character in a video on JKL Productions, a channel he started on YouTube with his cousins, Jon and Katie Smet. He and his cousins set up the JKL Productions channel on June 11, 2006, and Cruikshank uploaded several videos testing out different characters. His first Fred video was uploaded on October 30, 2006, and when this character started to become popular, Cruikshank made more videos featuring Fred. On April 30, 2008, these videos were removed from JKL Productions, and added to the Fred channel. On May 1 the first official video of the series, titled "Fred on May Day" was released, explaining that Cruikshank asked YouTube for the Fred channel. Someone else previously owned the channel, which was later turned into one of Fred's enemies in the Fred series. By April 2009, the channel had over one million subscribers, making it the first YouTube channel to do so, and the most subscribed channel at the time. However, in August 2009, YouTube celebrities Ryan Higa's and Sean Fujiyoshi's channel, , overtook Fred as the most subscribed channel. It was the third to reach 2 million, in September 2010, shortly after falling to third. As of October 2016, the videos have received over 1.1 billion views, and over 2.5 million are subscribed to the channel.
In December 2009, Cruikshank filmed , which aired on
on September 18, 2010. Nickelodeon created a franchise surrounding the character, the sequel, , aired on October 22, 2011. In 2012
aired, consisting of 24 11-minute episodes, as well as a third movie, .
Fred (stylized on webpages as FЯED) is an internet video series centered on the dysfunctional 6-year-old Fred Figglehorn, created by .
Fred lives with his recovering
and alcoholic
mother, whose deep voice is often heard, and his grandmother. It is implied that Fred has been the victim of child abuse (for example being locked in a dog cage for three days), however he frequently speaks of his love for his mother, particularly after her stay at rehab. Fred's father is mentioned several times as being on death row in the state . Fred has not met his father, as he left Mrs. Figglehorn while she was still pregnant with Fred. In seasons one through three, Fred communicates with all characters off-screen.
On screen characters are seen for the first time in a , in "Fred: A Star In His Own Mind", Fred dreams of being a famous actor, meeting fan girls and other famous actors. Season four, as it was filmed after , marked a change in production style, it is filmed in a higher video quality, and shows other on-screen characters. The original production style was revived for a few episodes in 2010, introducing the Claudio character, after the movie was released in the UK, and ended when Cruikshank returned to movie filming. Leading up to the second movie's release, a new series, called Figgle Chat was produced and features internet and television stars. Following that, an animated series, It's Fred!, named after Fred's catchphrase, began being uploaded to the channel.
Cruikshank has described the channel as "programming for kids by kids". The series is intended as a parody of people who, in Cruikshank's words, "think that everyone is so interested in them." Cruikshank believes that viewers either "automatically love Fred or automatically hate Fred, there is no in between". The videos primarily consist of the character
about what is happening in his life. Fred has a high-pitched "chipmunk" voice, making him sound more like a 6-year-old. According to Cruikshank, this effect, and the hyperactive appearance of the character, are achieved by speeding up the audio.
The first season follows Fred attempting to perform a number of activities during the summer, until his mother attends rehab. "Fred Goes Swimming" is the second most watched video on the Fred channel, with over 68 million views. The second season explores Fred's infatuation with Judy, a girl in his class, and attending school. There Fred decides to run against class bully Kevin, for class president. The song "Watch How I Do This", by Kev Blaze, is featured in a number of the season 2 videos. Season three again follows the daily adventures of Fred, in school, and with classmates, and shows Fred's interest in singing. The fourth season, now with on-screen characters, shows Fred traveling around town trying out different occupations. Following this, Fred holds contests surrounding his first two movies, gets a visit from a creeping character named Claudio, gets invited to host a talk show, dispels rumours of being owned by , becomes animated, and is kidnapped by a Korean corporation. In the few Fred videos on Lucas' personal channel, Fred lives in the house of a middle aged man named Jeffrey, who lets Fred live there for free as long has he cleans the house once a week in nothing but his underwear. His mom currently is watching over various children, none of which are related to her, that she has tried to leave to be
multiple times. However, nobody will kidnap them.
The series uses a , meaning it is always taking place in the current year, and Fred is perpetually 6 years old and in .
This is a list of videos uploaded to the Fred channel. 60 videos are considered part of the original Fred series, however no official list exists. The YouTube show feature lists 49 episodes, split into four seasons, while a playlist, linked to from the Fred channel, named The Best of Fred, contains 18 videos ranging from 2007 to 2010. Since the end of the Fred series in early 2011, three series have been produced and uploaded, a six episode
titled Figgle Chat, where Fred interviews internet and television stars, a nine episode animated series titled It's FRED!, which shows Fred attend school, and the previously off-screen characters, and the nine episode "New Fred Saga", which sees the Fred channel taken over by a Korean corporation. Nine music videos are also listed here.
Uploaded to JKL Productions
(October 30, 2006)
(March 15, 2007)
Fred Goes to the Park (April 19, 2007)
(July 3, 2007)
Fred Gets Babysat (September 29, 2007)
Fred on Halloween 2 (October 30, 2007)
(December 21, 2007)
(February 10, 2008)
Classic FRED (season 1)
(May 1, 2008)
Fred Loses His Meds (May 8, 2008)
Fred Gets Bullied (May 15, 2008)
Fred Gets Detention (May 22, 2008)
Fred Goes to the Dentist (May 29, 2008)
Fred Stalks Judy (June 5, 2008)
(June 12, 2008)
Fred Goes Swimming (June 19, 2008)
Fred Meets Bertha (June 26, 2008)
Fred's Mom is Missing (July 3, 2008)
Classic FRED (season 2)
Fred's Grandma Has a Secret (August 21, 2008)
Fred Goes Camping (August 28, 2008)
Fred Auditions For a Play (September 4, 2008)
Fred's Mom Returns (September 11, 2008)
Fred: A Star in His Own Mind (September 18, 2008)
Fred Sneaks into Judy's Party (September 25, 2008)
Fred Tries to Ride a Bike (October 3, 2008)
parody - "City of Fred" (October 4, 2008)
Fred Runs for ! (October 9, 2008)
Fred Faces a Dirty Campaign (October 18, 2008)
Fred on Election Day (October 23, 2008)
(November 26, 2008)
Classic FRED (season 3)
(February 10, 2009)
Fred Rescues the Neighborhood Squirrels (February 19, 2009)
Fred Cooks for Judy (March 8, 2009)
(April 1, 2009)
Fred Goes to the Doctor (April 30, 2009)
Fred Throws a Party (May 21, 2009)
Fred Gets Dissed at Bible School (June 4, 2009)
Fred Works Out (June 18, 2009)
Fred Tries Dancing (July 9, 2009)
Fred Sees a Therapist (July 30, 2009)
Fred Goes on a Date With Judy (August 20, 2009)
Fred Has a Vocal Lesson (September 3, 2009)
Fred Goes Fundraising (September 18, 2009)
Fred Gives Advice (October 8, 2009)
Fred Finds a Creepy Doll (October 22, 2009)
Fred Has a Snow Day (January 14, 2010)
Fred Goes to a School Dance (February 4, 2010)
Fred Gets a Letter From His Dad (February 26, 2010)
One Million Subscribers (April 7, 2009)
Fred Talks About
(July 23, 2009)
Fred Talks About His Christmas Music (November 4, 2009)
Music videos
"Watch How I Do" Music Video - Kev Blaze feat. Fred (October 30, 2008)
"Christmas Cash" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (November 10, 2009)
"Christmas is Creepy" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (December 7, 2009)
"Don't Forget to Brush" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (August 31, 2010)
"Who's Ready to Party?" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (September 19, 2010)
"The Babysitter's a Vampire" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (October 20, 2010)
"Tater Haters" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (November 2, 2010)
"I Wanna Be a Celebrity" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (March 9, 2011)
"Best Day of School" Music Video - Fred Figglehorn (December 6, 2012)
FRED (season 4, promotion of first film)
Fred Stays in a Fancy Hotel Room (April 27, 2010)
Fred Gets a Haircut (May 27, 2010)
Fred Goes Reporting (June 10, 2010)
Fred Goes Grocery Shopping feat.
(June 24, 2010)
Fred Works at a Tattoo Shop! (July 8, 2010)
Fred's Summer Halloween! (July 22, 2010)
Fred Goes to the Movies! (August 5, 2010)
"" Official Clip - "Fred Gets Advice From His Dad About Women" (August 17, 2010)
Nobody Believes Fred (August 26, 2010)
Ted Tigglecorn Interviews Fred Figglehorn (September 9, 2010)
Go to the Moon (September 13, 2010)
Fred's First Video Contest (September 16, 2010)
"Fred: The Movie" - DVD Trailer with Fred (September 29, 2010)
Fred Video Contest Winner and Party Clips (October 5, 2010)
Some News!...from some creeper named Lucas (November 18, 2010)
Doug Derky's First Video Blog (November 20, 2010)
FRED: The Movie - Official UK Trailer (November 29, 2010)
Message from Fred to Everyone in the UK & Ireland (December 15, 2010)
Unofficial season 5 (between films)
Fred Babysits a Psycho (December 4, 2010)
Fred Gets Kidnapped by Claudio (January 22, 2011)
Fred is Left Alone With Claudio (January 29, 2011)
Fred Investigates Rumors at School (February 23, 2011)
Figgle Chat (promotion of second film)
Fred's Magic Movie Thingy (April 7, 2011)
Fred Gets a Talk Show - Figgle Chat Series Trailer (September 15, 2011)
Fred Interviews
- Figgle Chat (September 22, 2011)
Fred Interviews
- Figgle Chat (September 29, 2011)
Fred Interviews
- Figgle Chat (October 6, 2011)
Fred hangs on set with
(October 10, 2011)
Fred Interviews Hunter Hunterson - Figgle Chat (October 13, 2011)
"" Sneak Freak - "Fred the Ladies Man" (October 18, 2011)
Fred Interviews
- Figgle Chat (October 20, 2011)
Watch Every Episode of Figgle Chat!! (October 26, 2011)
Fred Interviews Sneezle The Cat &
- Figgle Chat (October 27, 2011)
Official "FRED 2" Costume Contest (October 28, 2011)
FRED Learns to Airdrum with
(November 9, 2011)
It's Fred! (animated series)
Fred gets Animated 1 of 2 - It's Fred! (November 17, 2011)
Fred Gets Animated 2 of 2 - It's Fred! (November 24, 2011)
Fred Gets Adopted - It's Fred! (December 8, 2011)
Fred Makes a Campfire - It's Fred! (December 15, 2011)
Fred Makes a Diorama - It's Fred! (December 29, 2011)
Fred Goes on a Field Trip - It's Fred! (January 12, 2012)
Fred Gets a Monkey - It's Fred! (January 26, 2012)
Fred Uses a Spork - It's Fred! (February 9, 2012)
- Set Tour (February 16, 2012)
Fred Goes to a Funeral - It's Fred! (February 23, 2012)
Fred Brings Cherie To School - It's Fred! (March 8, 2012)
Fred Gets a Foreign Exchange Student - It's Fred (March 22, 2012)
Post-series
Watch ! (Special Message From Lucas Cruikshank to all the Fred Fans) (November 30, 2012)
- Dad Advice! (December 13, 2012)
Claudio on Valentine's Day (May 27, 2014)
The NEW FRED Saga
FRED IS BACK! (July 31, 2014)
NEW FRED Goes Swimming (August 5, 2014)
NEW FRED Loses His Meds (August 7, 2014)
A message from Yuksung Corporation (August 12, 2014)
NEW FRED Goes to the Dentist (August 14, 2014)
Lucas in Korea (August 19, 2014)
Lucas rescues Fred (August 21, 2014)
Lucas Defeats Yuksung (August 26, 2014)
Hey, it's FRED! (August 28, 2014)
List of albums, with details and chart positions
Album details
Peak chart positions
It's Hackin' Christmas with Fred
Released: November 10, 2009 (United States)
Label: Self-released
Who's Ready to Party?
Released: September 21, 2010 (United States)
Labels: Collective Records
Formats: Digital download
"—" denotes the album did not chart.
List of charted songs, with peak positions
Peak positions
"Christmas Cash"
It's Hackin' Christmas with Fred
"Christmas is Creepy"
"Fred's 12 Days of Christmas"
"I Wanna Be a Celebrity"
Who's Ready to Party
"—" denotes the song did not chart.
Main article:
Main article:
Fred: The Movie is a 2010 film based on the
series about Fred Figglehorn. It features
as Bertha,
as Fred's dad, and
as Fred's mom. It follows the character as he tries to track down his crush, Judy (after she moves away). It is written by , directed by Clay Weiner, and produced by . Filming began November 9, 2009, and wrapped up December 20, 2009. The movie premiered on
on September 18, 2010, and the DVD was released October 5, 2010 as well as streaming media such as .
Main article:
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred is a 2011 -themed sequel to Fred: The Movie. It first aired on October 22, 2011. After Fred has broken up with Judy, he meets Kevin's sister Talia, and becomes convinced that his new neighbor is a vampire. The Judy character does not appear, and Jennette McCurdy was replaced as Bertha by .
Main article:
In late 2011, a third Fred movie was announced. Fred 3: Camp Fred premiered July 28, 2012, on Nickelodeon, which also aired , a series of 24 11-minute-long episodes, in 2012. For summer, Fred attends Camp Iwannapeepee, where he meets several different characters, and must compete against Kevin's camp.
sponsored the first season of "Fred", which had several cameos in various videos posted to the Fred channel. Although the collaboration had originally been kept low-key, Fred has a separate website promoting the Zipit.
hired Cruikshank to promote the film , along with the
novel it was based on, and cameos from the film's star
in Fred episodes and a mock movie trailer.
Cruikshank made a
as both "Fred" and himself on 's
in "iMeet Fred", which originally aired on February 16, 2009. Also in 2009, in the episode "Fred Gets Dissed at Bible School", the comedy film
is quoted several times.
Cruikshank has launched a website to promote the Fred series, and sell Fred T-shirts and other merchandise. The merchandise is also available at , , and Five Below stores. Fred has appeared at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards as well as the
presenting awards to winners off-stage.
In October and November 2011 videos were uploaded to the Fred channel, as well as Cruikshank's personal channel, with
as his character Power, from the film .
Cruikshank was originally a part of JKL Productions, a group comprising twins Jon and Katie Smet and Lucas Cruikshank, their cousin. Although Cruikshank formally left the group, JKL prefers to keep Lucas' "L" in its name. Cruikshank deleted all of his individual videos when he left JKL Productions, but he can still be seen in a few of their videos. In January 2009 he set up his own channel, called "lucas", in which he appears as himself. In the June 25, 2010,
episode, Cruikshank made a cameo as Fred, the first time Fred has officially appeared on a different YouTube channel. In a video released August 29, 2013, on "lucas", Cruikshank reprised the Fred role, while his friend
played Judy, and on August 19, 2014, a video was uploaded as part of the New Fred Saga. Since then Cruikshank has reprised the role of Fred a number of times on his personal channel.
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