Cricket was originally named Mantis, but was renamed to Cricket because Nickelodeon had another character named Mantis on Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness. Before this, he also had a deeper and more sophisticated voice.
Before this, he was simply going to be a robot, thus making the show name Pig Goat Banana Robot. Then he became Mantis which resulted in the events above.
He is the only main character to not wear clothes.
His voice actor, Paul Rugg, is known for playing the roles of Manny the Uncanny, Alistair Flyndiggery and Vanessa on Disney's One Saturday Morning which ran from 1997-2002.
He has an older brother named Jimmy Ron who is an outlaw.
Inventions
So far, he has invented the following:
Burgerstein, a "Frankenstein" like creation that has a cheeseburger for a head, a robotic arm and an arm with a living dog's head on it.
Beauty Goo, a substance that turns something beautiful on contact
Ugly Juice, a substance that turns something ugly on contact
The Fudge Bubbler, a complex machine that makes large bubbles out of fudge
