▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁N icole ▁Rub el . ▁About ▁twenty ▁Rotten ▁Ralph ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Rotten ▁Ralph ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁a ▁ 3 2 - page ▁picture ▁book ▁published ▁by ▁H ought on ▁M if fl in ▁of ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁published ▁book ▁for ▁both ▁G ant os ▁and ▁Rub el . ▁ ▁Alternatively , ▁Rotten ▁Ralph ▁is ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁initially ▁" a ▁very ▁very ▁nast y ▁cat " ▁— a ▁bright ▁red ▁domestic ▁cat ▁who ▁enjo ys ▁playing ▁mean , ▁practical ▁j okes ▁on ▁his ▁human ▁family . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁children ' s ▁television ▁series ▁by ▁ ▁Cos gro ve ▁Hall ▁Films , ▁To on can ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁Ital to ons ▁Corporation ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁books , ▁first ▁broadcast ▁on ▁C B BC ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁The ▁show ▁hasn ' t ▁been ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁since ▁r er uns ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁Rotten ▁Ralph ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁by ▁Jack ▁G ant os ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁N icole ▁Rub el . ▁▁▁ ▁Rotten ▁Ralph ▁( H ought on ▁M if fl in , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ) ▁@ ▁▁▁▁ ▁Wor se ▁than ▁ro tt en , ▁Ralph ▁( H