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| creator              = Martin Hsu
| developer            = Carolyn Hay
| writer               = {{Plainlist|
* Carolyn Hay
* Nicole Demerse
* Alan Resnick
* [[Alex Nussbaum]]
* [[John van Bruggen]]
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| director             = Robin Budd
| creative_director    = 
| voices               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sarah Gadon]]
* Stacey DePass
* [[Emily Hampshire]]
* [[Scott McCord]]
* [[David Berni]]
* Jeremy Harris
* Adrian Truss
* [[Peter Keleghan]]
* [[Barbara Mamabolo]]
* [[Stephanie Anne Mills]]
* [[Harvey Atkin]]
* [[Ron Rubin (voice actor)|Ron Rubin]]
}}
| narrated             = 
| theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|
* Ray Parker
* Tom Szczesniak
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| open_theme           = {{Theme song|"Ruby Gloom"|Jeen O'Brien}}
| endtheme             = "Ruby Gloom" (Instrumental)
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* Ray Parker
* Tom Szczesniak
}}
| country              = Canada
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 3
| num_episodes         = 40
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| executive_producer   = {{ubl|Scott Dyer|Doug Murphy|Rita Street}}
| producer             = Mighty Fine
| editor               = Annellie Rose Samuel
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| runtime              = 23 minutes
| company              = [[Nelvana Limited]]
| network              = [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] (Canada)
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2006|10|15}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2008|06|01}}
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'''''Ruby Gloom''''' is a Canadian [[Animated series|animated]] television series based on the Mighty Fine apparel line of the same name, created by illustrator Martin Hsu. It was produced by [[Nelvana]] and aired on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] in Canada. The series aired from October 15, 2006, to June 1, 2008. 40 episodes were produced.

Ruby Gloom's character designs have since then inspired a line of garments on Etsy since mid-2008.<ref>[https://www.channelcanada.com/Article1462.html YTV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208031931/http://channelcanada.com/Article1462.html |date=February 8, 2010 }}</ref>

==Overview==
The series focuses on the daily life of a kindhearted [[rag doll]]-like girl named Ruby Gloom, who lives in a large Victorian mansion in the town of Gloomsville. Through seemingly macabre atmosphere, Ruby gets into quirky and comical misadventures with her ensemble of gothic friends—Doom Kitty, Iris, Misery, Skull Boy, Frank and Len, and Poe.

== History ==
=== Franchise ===
In 2001, ''Ruby Gloom'' began as a drawing on a piece of paper by illustrator Martin Hsu and was then spawned into a franchise by the U.S. company Mighty Fine three years later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mightyfineinc.com/ |title=Mighty Fine |publisher=Mightyfineinc.com |access-date=December 7, 2011 |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613152411/http://mightyfineinc.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Ruby Gloom'' began as a [[stationery]] line, and was featured on [[pencil case]]s, [[backpacks]], clothing, keychains, and plush toys which were sold through Doeworld, a subsidiary of Mighty Fine.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

=== Television series ===
In early 2005, Mighty Fine and co-creator, illustrator Martin Hsu licensed the TV rights to ''Ruby Gloom'' to the Canadian animation studio [[Nelvana]]. In May 2005, the series was announced in the 2005 issue of ''[[Animation Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 27, 2005 |title=Tim Burton Will Love Her! |magazine=[[Animation Magazine]] |page=64}}</ref>

== Main characters ==
*Ruby Gloom (voiced by [[Sarah Gadon]])
*Doom Kitty
*Iris (voiced by Stacey DePass)
*Misery (voiced by [[Emily Hampshire]]; singing voice provided by Jeen O'Brien)<ref>{{cite web |title=Throwback Thursday: How I discovered Ruby Gloom {{!}} Cartoon Amino |url=https://aminoapps.com/c/cartoon/page/blog/throwback-thursday-how-i-discovered-ruby-gloom/WJpI_XuL6ZR1YXZempx14Bzj5q18KNe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711181607/https://aminoapps.com/c/cartoon/page/blog/throwback-thursday-how-i-discovered-ruby-gloom/WJpI_XuL6ZR1YXZempx14Bzj5q18KNe |archive-date=July 11, 2020 |website=[[Amino (app)|Amino]]}}</ref>
*Skull Boy (voiced by [[Scott McCord]])
*Frank and Len (voiced by [[David Berni]] and Jeremy Harris, respectively)
*Poe (voiced by Adrian Truss)
*Edgar and Allan
*Scaredy Bat (voiced by [[Peter Keleghan]])
*Boo Boo (voiced by [[Barbara Mamabolo]])
*Mr. Buns

== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 (2006–07) ===
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| Title = Doom with a View
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Missing Buns
| WrittenBy = Nicole Demerse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|05}} 
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Iris Springs Eternal
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Science Fair or Foul
| WrittenBy = Alex Nussbaum
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|19}} 
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Poe-Ranoia
| WrittenBy = Nicole Demerse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|11|26}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Unsung Hero
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|03}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Quadro-Gloomia
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|10}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Skull Boys Don't Cry
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Bennett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|17}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Bad Hare Day
| WrittenBy = Alex Nussbaum
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|24}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Happy Yam Ween
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Bennett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2006|12|31}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Ruby Cubed
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|01|07}}
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=== Season 2 (2007) ===
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| WrittenBy = Robin Stein
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Once in a Blue Luna
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|04|09}} 
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Time Flies
| WrittenBy = John van Bruggen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|07|29}}
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Lucky Me
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|08|05}}
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Misery Loves Company
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Bennett
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|08|12}} 
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Sunny Daze
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|06|10}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Broken Records
| WrittenBy = Alex Nussbaum
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|08|26}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Gloomates
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|07|01}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Tooth or Dare
| WrittenBy = Nicole Demerse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|09|09}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Venus de Gloomsville
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|09|16}} 
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| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Seeing Eye to Eyes
| WrittenBy = John van Bruggen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|09|23}} 
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| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Name That Toon
| WrittenBy = John van Bruggen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|09|30}}
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Skull in the Family
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
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=== Season 3 (2007–08) ===
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Déjà Vu – Again
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|11}}
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Ubergloom
| WrittenBy = Nicole Demerse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|18}}
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Pet Poepulation
| WrittenBy = Adrian Truss
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| Title = Hair(Less): The Musical
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Beat Goes On
| WrittenBy = John van Bruggen
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|04|13}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Out of This World
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|04|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Forget Me Not
| WrittenBy = Nicole Demerse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|04|27}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Frank and Len: Unplugged
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|05|11}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = I'll Be Home for Misery
| WrittenBy = Alan Resnick
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|05|04}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Disaster Becomes You
| WrittenBy = Nicole Demerse
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|05|18}}
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| EpisodeNumber_1 = 39
| EpisodeNumber_2 = 40
| EpisodeNumber2_1 = 13
| EpisodeNumber2_2 = 14
| Title = Last Train to Gloomsville
| WrittenBy = Carolyn Hay
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|06|01}}
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== Reception ==
''Ruby Gloom'' received generally positive reviews from both critics and audiences, praising it for its characters, writing, soundtrack, and plot. It would go on to garner a [[cult following]].{{citation needed|date=January 2021}}

''[[Common Sense Media]]''{{'s}} Joyce Slaton gave the series a rating of four stars out of five, saying: "A nice mix of sweet-and-sour, ''Ruby Gloom''<nowiki/>'s dark gothic setting underscores all the cooperation and kindness. Adults will enjoy jokes that kids may miss, such as when it's revealed that Ruby eats Glum Flakes cereal for breakfast. And all but the most sensitive kids will be too enraptured by fantastic elements like talking pictures and a school for ghosts to be unnerved by dark elements like Misery's constant talk of disasters and death."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slaton |first=Joyce |title=Ruby Gloom TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/ruby-gloom |access-date=December 24, 2024 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}}</ref>

=== Awards and honors ===
''Ruby Gloom'' was nominated for a [[Gemini Awards|Gemini Award]] in the category of "Best Animated Program or Series."<ref>{{cite web |title=Home – Academy |url=http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini22/proglist.cfm?titid=12441 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927215731/http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini22/proglist.cfm?titid=12441 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=March 16, 2015 |work=[[Gemini Awards]]}}</ref>

The script for the episode "Happy Yam Ween", written by [[Carolyn Bennett (comedian)|Carolyn Bennett]], was a finalist in the 2007 [[WGC Screenwriting Awards|Canadian Screenwriting Awards]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Gavin Crawford to host 2007 Canadian Screenwriting awards |website=Writers Guild of Canada |url=https://www.writersguildofcanada.com/files/Finalists%20-%20FINAL.pdf |access-date=March 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101154722/http://www.writersguildofcanada.com/files/Finalists%20-%20FINAL.pdf |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Telecast and home media==
''Ruby Gloom'' premiered on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]] in Canada on October 13, 2006, along with the final episode's airing on June 1, 2008, with repeats until the early 2010s. Repeats aired on [[Nickelodeon (Canadian TV channel)|Nickelodeon Canada]] from September 1, 2014, to December 30, 2024. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on [[Pop (UK TV channel)|Pop]] and [[Pop Girl]] in 2008. Irish network [[RTÉ Two|RTÉ2]] aired the series in 2010. It also aired on [[2×2 (TV channel)|2x2]] in Russia, [[Super RTL]] in Germany, [[Rai Gulp]] in Italy, [[RTP2]] in Portugal, [[Pakapaka]] in Argentina and ABC1 and ABC3, (now [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV]] and [[ABC Me]] respectively) in Australia in 2008. In the [[Arab world]], it aired on [[MBC 3]] and [[Almajd TV Network|Al-Majid TV Network]], and it also aired on [[Cartoon Network Japan]] in 2009 until the early 2010s.

=== DVD releases ===
==== Region 1 ====
'''Canada''' – There are two DVDs available from [[Nelvana]] (in association with the Corus-owned television network [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]). The DVDs present the episodes in [[NTSC]] [[1.85:1]] ([[16x9]]) [[anamorphic widescreen]], with English [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1 sound and French [[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 sound. There are no [[subtitles]] nor [[closed captioning|closed captions]]. The opening title sequence on the DVDs is the full version, and not the edited version that airs on [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]].

The DVDs in release order are:

: '' Ruby Gloom: Grounded in Gloomsville'' – Contains the first four episodes of the series (as listed [[#Episodes|above]]), plus a behind-the-scenes special feature showing the voice recording of the episode "Hair(Less): The Musical" (parts 1 and 2).

: '' Ruby Gloom: Misery Loves Company'' – Contains the episodes "Iris Springs Eternal", "Poe-Ranoia", "Skull Boys Don't Cry", and "Misery Loves Company", with no special features.

Following this, a third DVD entitled ''Ruby Gloom: Pet Poepulation'' was scheduled for release on September 9, 2009,<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0026LQM08|title=Ruby Gloom Pet Population|via=Amazon Canada|asin= <!--  B0026LQM08  Do not remove URL, this ASIN is currently not available -->}}</ref> but became unavailable.

'''U.S.''' – In 2013, kaBoom! Entertainment and [[Phase 4 Films]] released six ''Ruby Gloom'' DVDs in the U.S. Each disc contains four episodes, arranged as a continuous show, with the repeated opening songs and individual mini-episodes edited out. All the mini-episodes are included separately as a bonus feature, instead of being incorporated in their main episode as originally broadcast.

The discs are as follows:

: ''Ruby Gloom: Happiest Girl in the World'' – Contains the episodes "Gloomer Rumor", "Doom with a View", "Missing Buns", and "Iris Springs Eternal".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Gloom – Happiest Girl in the World|url=http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=21db1ae8-f4b8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|website=Phase 4 Films|access-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095601/http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=21db1ae8-f4b8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

: ''Ruby Gloom: I Heart Rock & Roll'' – Contains the episodes "Unsung Hero", "Quadra-Gloomia", "Skull Boys Don't Cry", and "Bad Hare Day".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Gloom – I Heart Rock & Roll|url=http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=9f4f62bd-f7b8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|website=Phase 4 Films|access-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100153/http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=9f4f62bd-f7b8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

: ''Ruby Gloom: Gloomates'' – Contains the episodes "Gloomates", "Seeing Eye to Eyes", "Name That Toon", and "Broken Records".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Gloom – Gloommates|url=http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=30e90176-e7b8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|website=Phase 4 Films|access-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113422/http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=30e90176-e7b8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

: ''Ruby Gloom: Grounded in Gloomsville'' – Contains the episodes "Grounded in Gloomsville", "Ruby Cubed", "Once in a Blue Luna", and "Time Flies".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Gloom – Grounded in Gloomsville|url=http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=13a04542-edb8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|website=Phase 4 Films|access-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134005/http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=13a04542-edb8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

: ''Ruby Gloom: Tooth or Dare'' – Contains the episodes "Tooth or Dare", "Skull in the Family", "Shaken, Not Scared", and "Misery Loves Company".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Gloom – Tooth or Dare|url=http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=2cbef3a6-fab8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|website=Phase 4 Films|access-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924072219/http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=2cbef3a6-fab8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref>

: ''Ruby Gloom: Welcome to Gloomsville'' – Contains the episodes "Venus de Gloomsville", "Science Fair or Foul", "Poe-Ranoia", and "Happy Yam Ween".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruby Gloom – Welcome to Gloomsville|url=http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=8b80066a-fcb8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|website=Phase 4 Films|access-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143234/http://www.phase4films.com/Details.aspx?projectId=8b80066a-fcb8-e211-a9b9-d4ae527c3b65|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

As with the Canadian release, the DVDs present the episodes in [[NTSC]] [[1.85:1]] ([[16x9]]) [[anamorphic widescreen]], with English [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1 sound, but they have Spanish [[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 sound instead of French.

'''Brazil''' – Seasons one and two were released on three-disc DVD box sets; however, the box sets do not include all the episodes from each season (despite the DVD covers indicating this). Both box sets are presented in [[NTSC]] [[1.33:1]] ([[4x3]]) [[4:3|full screen]] (the sides of the [[widescreen]] image are cut to create the [[4:3|full screen]] ratio, also known as [[pan and scan]]) with Portuguese and English [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1 sound. The opening title sequence is the edited version that airs on most television networks (such as the Canadian [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]). Neither of the box set includes any special features.

The box sets are:

''Ruby Gloom: Full season 1'' – Contains the first thirteen episodes from season one.

''Ruby Gloom: Full season 2'' – Contains thirteen episodes (the remaining eight episodes from season one, plus the first five episodes from season two).

==== Region 2 ====
'''France''' – ''Ruby Gloom: 1'' is available from [[France Télévisions]] Distribution (in association with the television network [[France 3]]) and contains the first six episodes of the series (as listed [[#Episodes|above]]). The episodes are presented in [[PAL]] [[1.33:1]] ([[4x3]]) [[4:3|full screen]] (the sides of the [[widescreen]] image are cut to create the [[4:3|full screen]] ratio, also known as [[pan and scan]]) with French [[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 sound.

'''Germany''' – Two DVDs were made available from [[SPV GmbH]] (in association with the television network [[Super RTL]]) containing the first eight episodes of the series (as listed [[#Episodes|above]]), with each DVD consisting of four episodes. The episodes are presented in [[PAL]] [[1.33:1]] ([[4x3]]) [[4:3|full screen]] (the sides of the [[widescreen]] image are cut to create the [[4:3|full screen]] ratio, also known as [[pan and scan]]) with German [[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 sound.

On October 15, 2010, Edel Germany GmbH released ''Ruby Gloom – Willkommen in Gloomsville'' (Ruby Gloom – Welcome to Gloomsville), which contains the first seven episodes of the series (as listed [[#Episodes|above]]).

'''Japan''' – A DVD box set entitled ''Ruby Gloom's Bible'' is available from [[Sony Music Entertainment]] and contains 20 of the series' first 24 episodes (as listed [[#Episodes|above]]) in random order on five DVDs. The episodes are presented in [[NTSC]] [[1.85:1]] [[widescreen]] with Japanese [[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 sound.

'''United Kingdom''' – In the United Kingdom, Platform Entertainment Ltd. released a DVD.

==== Region 4 ====
'''Australia''' – There are four DVD volumes available from [[Magna Pacific]] containing the first 16 episodes of the series (as listed [[#Episodes|above]]), with each volume consisting of four episodes. The episodes are presented in [[PAL]] [[1.33:1]] ([[4x3]]) [[4:3|full screen]] (the sides of the [[widescreen]] image are cut to create the [[4:3|full screen]] ratio, also known as [[pan and scan]]) with English [[Dolby Digital]] 2.0 sound.

===Online streaming===
Currently, the series is now streaming on [[FilmRise|FilmRise Kids]], [[Tubi]], and [[Pluto TV]], but more recently, as of 2020, the series has become available on demand via [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUIixndCOJ8yMeztWQnV3ClZ8rjtX6VL5 | title=Ruby Gloom - All Episodes - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.rubygloomtv.com/ Official Ruby Gloom site]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0946601/ Ruby Gloom on IMDb]

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