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[[Image:Rugrats_2.gif|thumb|300px]]'''Rugrats''' is a [[Nicktoons|nicktoon]] on [[Nickelodeon TV channel|Nickelodeon]]. Produced at [[Klasky Csupo, Inc.]] of [http://wikitravel.org/en/Los_Angeles Los Angeles], the show is about how babies talk and view life and perceive the events happening around them. Each character is personified with his or her own individual charm.
 
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{{Infobox television show
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|image = Rugrats logo.png
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|genre = Children's television series
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|creator = [[Arlene Klasky]] <br>[[Gabor Csupo]] <br>[[Paul Germain]]
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|country = United States
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|seasons = 9
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|episodes = 172 (218 segments)
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|runtime = 22 minutes (7/11 minutes per segment)
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|first_aired = August 11, [[1991]]
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|last_aired = June 8, [[2004]]
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|imdb_id = 0101188
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|tv_com_id = 534}}
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[[File:"Rugrats" Theme Song (HQ) Episode Opening Credits Nick Animation|thumb|250px|The original theme song, used in the first six seasons.]]
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[[File:Rugrats Theme Song (Season 8) Nick Animation|thumb|250px|The second theme song, used from season 7 onward.]]
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[[File:1480722-rugrats.gif|thumb|250px|The original main characters, clockwise from left to right: Chuckie, Lil, Phil, Angelica and Tommy.]]
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[[File:Rugrats1.jpg|thumb|250px|The main characters, consisting of the original five plus later additions Dil, Kimi, and Susie.]]
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[[File:Rugrats Group.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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[[File:Rugrats group 2.png|right|250px]]
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'''''Rugrats''''' is an [[Nicktoons|animated series]] on [[Nickelodeon]]. It aired from August 11, [[1991]] to June 8, [[2004]]. Produced at [[Klasky Csupo, Inc.]] in Los Angeles, the show centers on a group of talking babies and how they perceive the events happening around them. The first feature film based on the show, ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] on November 20, 1998.
   
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The show was a huge hit and was the longest-running Nicktoon until ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' took its title.
== Characters ==
 
   
 
==Characters==
 
{{main|List of Rugrats characters}}
 
{{main|List of Rugrats characters}}
 
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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{{main|Rugrats episode list}}
   
 
==Setting==
{{main|List of Rugrats episodes}}
 
 
The series has a very vague setting. It has been shown that the little babies, as it is probably assumed, live in the United States, but the name of a specific city or state is never mentioned. The best guess as to which region of the country in which the series takes place is somewhere in the southwest, since the family has taken trips to both the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas (Nevada), and Stu once mentioned "driving through the desert" while returning home from a one-day trip. There have also been several scenes of desert or arid land around the area where the little babies live.
 
== Setting ==
 
 
The series has a very vague setting. It has been shown that the Rugrats, as it is probably assumed, live in the United States, but the name of a specific city or state is never mentioned. The best guess as to which region of the country in which the series takes place is somewhere in the southwest, since the family has taken trips to both the [[Grand Canyon]] and [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], and Stu once mentioned "driving through the desert" while returning home from a one-day trip. There have also been several scenes of desert or arid land around the area where the Rugrats live.
 
 
It is also unclear what type of community the characters live in; it could be a small city or a suburb of a larger city. This ambiguity in the setting was probably done intentionally to help give the impression of seeing the world through the naive eyes of toddlers.
 
 
One episode does however show they live somewhere in [[California]] due to the license plate shown on Grandpa's station wagon. Also in the episode ''Special Delivery'', a post office has the state flag in front of it.
 
 
In another episode in the first season, Didi is shown teaching at a high school in [[Yucaipa, California|Yucaipa]], an actual town about 70 miles east of [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. It does seem to snow in the wintertime, as in the episode where the babies play in the snow and pretend to go to the north pole.
 
 
== Brief History ==
 
 
The series debuted on [[August 11]], [[1991]] (with "Tommy's First Birthday") as part of Nickelodeon's latest move: commissioning its own [[animated series]] (known as [[Nicktoons]]). It went out of production in [[1994]], but after increased ratings when shown in primetime it was revived in [[1997]], subsequently leading to 3 films: ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'' ([[1998]]), which became the first non-[[Disney]] animated [[film]] to earn $100 million in the US, ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'' ([[2000]]), and ''[[Rugrats Go Wild!]]'' ([[2003]]), a [[fictional crossover|crossover]] with [[The Wild Thornberrys]] that was hated by many fans. Despite the fact that The Rugrats Movie did very well at the box office, many fans feel that this was the moment when Rugrats [[jumping the shark|jumped the shark]].
 
 
In [[2001]], the show celebrated its 10th [[anniversary]] by making a special one-hour episode about what the Rugrats would be like 10 years older. After the special had aired, [[Klasky-Csupo]] said that they had no plans to make a series about it. The special became one of the highest rated episodes in Nick's history. Nickelodeon eventually commissioned a full series, ''[[All Grown Up!]]'', which started its regular run in November [[2003]] (a sneak peek full episode named ''Coup DeVille'' had aired earlier in April). Many fans feel that AGU has taken a step in the right direction, while others feel that it takes away from the show's original premise, and reduces it to something that, at best, vaguely resembles the show that many people grew to love in the 1990s, and pales in comparison to the writing, acting, artwork, and even music of the original show. Still, it is considered the best cartoon Klasky-Csupo has made since 1998. Meanwhile, production on the Rugrats series (along with that of most of the other Klasky Csupo shows) was eventually shut down, and the last new episode ("Hurricane Alice") aired on August 1, 2004.
 
   
 
It is also unclear what type of community the characters live in; it could be a small city or a suburb of a larger city. This ambiguity in the setting was probably done intentionally to help give the impression of seeing the world through the naive eyes of the little babies.
In 2005, Klasky Csupo announced that they were reviving the original Rugrats as a series of DVDs based on classic fairy tales. The first were based on Snow White and Jack and the Beanstalk.
 
   
 
One episode does however show they live somewhere in California due to the license plate shown on Grandpa's station wagon. Also in the episode "[[Special Delivery (Rugrats)|Special Delivery]]", a post office has the state flag in front of it.
== Other spinoff plans ==
 
   
 
In another episode in the first season, "[[Little Dude]]", Didi is shown teaching at a high school in Yucaipa (California), an actual town about 70 miles east of Los Angeles (California). It does seem to snow in the wintertime, as in the episode where the babies play in the snow and pretend to go to the north pole.
Besides ''All Grown Up!'' there were plans for two other spinoffs that never made it to air:
 
   
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In the final issue of ''[[Rugrats Comic Adventures]]'', it is implied that the Rugrats' city is not far from [[Ocean Shores]], the main setting of ''[[Rocket Power]]'', as the issue in question contains a story in which [[Reggie Rocket|Reggie]], [[Otto Rocket|Otto]], and [[Twister Rodriguez|Twister]] travel to Tommy's house to babysit him and Angelica. Didi also mentions that she knows the Stimpletons.
* ''The Carmichaels'' was planned to see Susie move away from California to [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], where she apparently has relatives. There were plans to make ''The Carmichaels'' into a series as early as the 1999-2000 TV season, but plans involving the toddler Rugrats had put the new series' plans on ice. Subsequently, when plans for ''All Grown Up!'' and ''Angelica and Susie's School Daze'' (below) came up, concerns for continuity prompted this idea to be shelved for good. The "Kwanzaa" ep (2001) serves as the show's pilot.
 
* ''Tommy and Chuckie's The Adventures of William Shakespeare'' was planned to be about the titular characters going to high-school. 25 stories about William Shakespeare and his camels had originally been ordered, and slated to premiere late 2002, and was also intended to feature new looks for the twenty-nine characters from Rugrats. The most recent official word on this series was in this [http://www.rugratonline.com/tweens2.htm press release] for ''All Grown Up!'', when it was announced that it was reduced to just 4 episodes. There were also complications involving the planned new animation designs for the characters. The "Adventures Of William Shakespeare" ep (made for 2002, aired 2004) serves as the show's pilot, and used the regular Rugrats look (as did the other episodes involving the Shakespearers that actually aired ''before'' that ep in the US). <b>Would-be news:</b> Klasky Csupo has finally completed the 14 episodes of the series [http://www.cooltoons2.com/newsletter/2005/newsletter161/].
 
   
 
==History==
However, the Rugrats as babies will live on in direct-to-DVD feature animation series ''[[Rugrats: Tales From The Crib]]''.
 
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The show originally revolved around a group of the little babies. The little babies are able to communicate with each other through baby speak, although viewers can understand them, because it is 'translated'. Often, they mispronounce words or use poor grammar and their speaking is full of errors. An example of this is using the word "poopetrator" instead of "perpetrator." The group is often reluctantly joined by Tommy's cousin, Angelica, the older woman she's three, Angelica is able to communicate and understand language from the little babies, which she often uses as an advantage when she wants to manipulate either party. She is usually very mean to the little babies. Susie, who lives across the street from the Pickles, is also able to communicate on the same level as Angelica, though she isn't manipulative. As a result, Angelica and Susie often clash.
 
==Other spinoff plans==
 
Besides ''[[All Grown Up!]]'' there were plans for two other spinoffs that never made it to air:
 
* ''The Carmichaels'' was planned to see Susie move away from California to Atlanta (Georgia), where she apparently has relatives. There were plans to make ''The Carmichaels'' into a series as early as the 1999-2000 TV season, but plans involving the toddler Rugrats had put the new series' plans on ice. Subsequently, when plans for ''All Grown Up!'' and ''[[Pre-School Daze|Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze]]'' (below) came up, concerns for continuity prompted this idea to be shelved for good. The Season 7 episode "Kwanzaa" serves as the show's pilot.
   
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== Appearances in other Nickelodeon projects ==
==Parody==
 
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A ''Rugrats'' parody appeared on ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' TV movie "[[Channel Chasers]]".
   
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Lou Pickles made a cameo appearance in ''The Loud House'' episode "Linc or Swim", along with other elderly characters from other Nicktoons.
The Rugrats intro was parodied in an episode of [[Animaniacs]]
 
   
== Books ==
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== Video games ==
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* ''[[Rugrats: Search for Reptar]]'' (1998; PlayStation)
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* ''[[The Rugrats Movie (video game)|The Rugrats Movie]]'' (1998; Game Boy)
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* ''[[Rugrats: Studio Tour]]'' (1999; PlayStation)
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* ''[[Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt]]'' (1999; Nintendo 64)
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* ''[[Rugrats: Totally Angelica]]'' (2000; Game Boy Color, PlayStation)
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* ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (video game)|Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]'' (2000; PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy)
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* ''[[Rugrats: Castle Capers]]'' (2001; Game Boy Advance)
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* ''[[Rugrats: Royal Ransom]]'' (2002; PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube)
   
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Characters from ''Rugrats'' have also appeared in the following crossover games:
Here's a few:
 
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* Tommy and Angelica were playable racers in ''[[Nicktoons Racing]]'' for PS1, PC, GBC, GBA, and arcade.
# God's Promise
 
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* Tommy and Angelica were playable characters in ''[[Nickelodeon: Party Blast]]'' for Nintendo Gamecube, Xbox, and PC.
# Right, Right Now!
 
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* Angelica appeared as a master model in the home console versions (PS2 and Wii) of ''[[Nicktoons: Attack of the ToyBots]]''. Tommy appeared as a master model in the Nintendo DS version.
# Chuckie's New Telephono
 
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* The Rugrats appeared in one of the loading screens of ''[[Nicktoons MLB]]'' for Wii, Nintendo DS, and Xbox 360.
# Tommy Can't Stack Eggs
 
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* Tommy and Angelica were playable brawlers in the 2019 mobile game ''[[Super Brawl Universe]]''. Reptar was later introduced as an official playable brawler in a later update.
# Phil and Lil Build Ducks
 
# Angelica's Computer Desk
 
# Go East or West
 
# Get Along, Little Doggies!
 
# The Carnival of Complaning
 
# The Scales of Bullies!
 
# The Ultimate Story Countdown
 
# Phil and Lil's Polka Dance
 
# Save the Tree!
 
# Save the Octopus!
 
# Rugrats Join the Circus
 
# Patients!
 
# Meet Chuckie Finster
 
# Chuckie's New Mommy
 
# Kimi and the Great Sheep
 
# Underwear! (TV Adpation)
 
# Moving Away (TV Adpation)
 
   
== Trivia ==
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==Trivia==
 
* The Rugrats received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on June 28, 2001. It was placed at 6600 W. Hollywood Bl., near Cherokee Ave, outside a toy and costume shop.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040927233527/http://www.cooltoons2.com/rugrats/games/star/walkoffame.html Klasky-Csupo press release]</ref> To date, it is still the only Nicktoon to have received this.
 
* The Pickles are a mixed Jewish-Christian family. Many fans say the Pickles are somewhat based on Arlene Klasky's real family. There are two episodes that reflect the Pickles' Jewish heritage, one episode deals with the Passover holiday and the other with Chanukah, in addition to episodes about the Christian holidays such as Christmas, Easter, etc. These episodes have been praised by Jewish groups and were annually re-run on Nickelodeon and later on [[TeenNick]]'s [[NickSplat]] programming block at the appropriate holiday times.
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* It is the longest-running Nickelodeon show to have ended, running at nine seasons spread across 14 years.
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* In 2018, ''Rugrats'' was back on reruns on the main Nickelodeon channel up until Valentine's Day; select episodes were broadcast. Bumpers and promos featuring the characters from the show were created exclusively for and aired on Nickelodeon during each episode, using the current design format used from the 2017 channel rebranding.
   
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==Home video releases==
*Rugrats was the most popular show on Nickelodeon before [[SpongeBob SquarePants]].
 
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{{Main|Rugrats videography}}
* The Rugrats received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in a ceremony on June 28, 2001. It was placed at 6600 W. Hollywood Bl., near Cherokee Ave. outside a toy and costume shop.([http://www.cooltoons2.com/rugrats/games/star/walkoffame.html Klasky-Csupo press release])
 
* The Rugrats had a daily [[comic strip]] that ran from [[1998]] to [[2003]].
 
* The Pickles are a mixed Jewish-Christian family. Many fans say the Pickles are somewhat based on Arlene Klasky's real family (for example, as in the show, she is from southern [[California]] and in real life she is [[Jewish]] and married to a [[Christian]]). There are two episodes that reflect the Pickles' [[Jewish]] heritage, one episode deals with the [[Passover]] holiday and the other with [[Chanukah]] (in addition to episodes about [[Christmas]], [[Easter]], etc.). These episodes have been praised by [[Jewish]] groups and are re-run every year on [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] at the appropriate holiday times and can also be purchased on [[VHS]] or [[DVD]].
 
   
== See also ==
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==See also==
 
* ''[[All Grown Up!]]''
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* [[Pre-School Daze|''Pre-School Daze'']]
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* [[Rugrats (2020 TV series)|2020 revival]]
   
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==References==
* [[All Grown Up!]]
 
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== External links ==
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==External links ==
* Nickelodeon's [http://www.nick.com/all_nick/tv_supersites/display_show.jhtml?show_id=rug Rugrats site]
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* [http://www.cooltoons.com/rugrats Klasky-Csupo's Rugrats area on cooltoons.com] (Studio site)
* Klasky-Csupo's [http://www.cooltoons.com/rugrats Rugrats area on cooltoons.com] (Studio site)
 
 
* [http://www.creators.com/comics_show.cfm?comicname=rug Rugrats daily comic strip at Creators Syndicate]
 
* [http://www.creators.com/comics_show.cfm?comicname=rug Rugrats daily comic strip at Creators Syndicate]
* ''[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/K/Klasky_Csupo/Rugrats/index.html Rugrats]'' at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]]
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* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/K/Klasky_Csupo/Rugrats/index.html Rugrats at the Big Cartoon DataBase]
* [http://www.rugratonline.com Unofficial Rugrats homepage by Steve]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001120085400/http://www.rugratonline.com/ Unofficial Rugrats homepage by Steve]
 
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Revision as of 03:40, 6 February 2020

"Rugrats"_Theme_Song_(HQ)_Episode_Opening_Credits_Nick_Animation

"Rugrats" Theme Song (HQ) Episode Opening Credits Nick Animation

The original theme song, used in the first six seasons.

Rugrats_Theme_Song_(Season_8)_Nick_Animation

Rugrats Theme Song (Season 8) Nick Animation

The second theme song, used from season 7 onward.

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The original main characters, clockwise from left to right: Chuckie, Lil, Phil, Angelica and Tommy.

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The main characters, consisting of the original five plus later additions Dil, Kimi, and Susie.

Rugrats Group
Rugrats group 2

Rugrats is an animated series on Nickelodeon. It aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 2004. Produced at Klasky Csupo, Inc. in Los Angeles, the show centers on a group of talking babies and how they perceive the events happening around them. The first feature film based on the show, The Rugrats Movie, was released by Paramount Pictures on November 20, 1998.

The show was a huge hit and was the longest-running Nicktoon until SpongeBob SquarePants took its title.

Characters

Main article: List of Rugrats characters

Episodes

Main article: Rugrats episode list

Setting

The series has a very vague setting. It has been shown that the little babies, as it is probably assumed, live in the United States, but the name of a specific city or state is never mentioned. The best guess as to which region of the country in which the series takes place is somewhere in the southwest, since the family has taken trips to both the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas (Nevada), and Stu once mentioned "driving through the desert" while returning home from a one-day trip. There have also been several scenes of desert or arid land around the area where the little babies live.

It is also unclear what type of community the characters live in; it could be a small city or a suburb of a larger city. This ambiguity in the setting was probably done intentionally to help give the impression of seeing the world through the naive eyes of the little babies.

One episode does however show they live somewhere in California due to the license plate shown on Grandpa's station wagon. Also in the episode "Special Delivery", a post office has the state flag in front of it.

In another episode in the first season, "Little Dude", Didi is shown teaching at a high school in Yucaipa (California), an actual town about 70 miles east of Los Angeles (California). It does seem to snow in the wintertime, as in the episode where the babies play in the snow and pretend to go to the north pole.

In the final issue of Rugrats Comic Adventures, it is implied that the Rugrats' city is not far from Ocean Shores, the main setting of Rocket Power, as the issue in question contains a story in which Reggie, Otto, and Twister travel to Tommy's house to babysit him and Angelica. Didi also mentions that she knows the Stimpletons.

History

The show originally revolved around a group of the little babies. The little babies are able to communicate with each other through baby speak, although viewers can understand them, because it is 'translated'. Often, they mispronounce words or use poor grammar and their speaking is full of errors. An example of this is using the word "poopetrator" instead of "perpetrator." The group is often reluctantly joined by Tommy's cousin, Angelica, the older woman she's three, Angelica is able to communicate and understand language from the little babies, which she often uses as an advantage when she wants to manipulate either party. She is usually very mean to the little babies. Susie, who lives across the street from the Pickles, is also able to communicate on the same level as Angelica, though she isn't manipulative. As a result, Angelica and Susie often clash.

Other spinoff plans

Besides All Grown Up! there were plans for two other spinoffs that never made it to air:

  • The Carmichaels was planned to see Susie move away from California to Atlanta (Georgia), where she apparently has relatives. There were plans to make The Carmichaels into a series as early as the 1999-2000 TV season, but plans involving the toddler Rugrats had put the new series' plans on ice. Subsequently, when plans for All Grown Up! and Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze (below) came up, concerns for continuity prompted this idea to be shelved for good. The Season 7 episode "Kwanzaa" serves as the show's pilot.

Appearances in other Nickelodeon projects

A Rugrats parody appeared on The Fairly OddParents TV movie "Channel Chasers".

Lou Pickles made a cameo appearance in The Loud House episode "Linc or Swim", along with other elderly characters from other Nicktoons.

Video games

Characters from Rugrats have also appeared in the following crossover games:

  • Tommy and Angelica were playable racers in Nicktoons Racing for PS1, PC, GBC, GBA, and arcade.
  • Tommy and Angelica were playable characters in Nickelodeon: Party Blast for Nintendo Gamecube, Xbox, and PC.
  • Angelica appeared as a master model in the home console versions (PS2 and Wii) of Nicktoons: Attack of the ToyBots. Tommy appeared as a master model in the Nintendo DS version.
  • The Rugrats appeared in one of the loading screens of Nicktoons MLB for Wii, Nintendo DS, and Xbox 360.
  • Tommy and Angelica were playable brawlers in the 2019 mobile game Super Brawl Universe. Reptar was later introduced as an official playable brawler in a later update.

Trivia

  • The Rugrats received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony on June 28, 2001. It was placed at 6600 W. Hollywood Bl., near Cherokee Ave, outside a toy and costume shop.[1] To date, it is still the only Nicktoon to have received this.
  • The Pickles are a mixed Jewish-Christian family. Many fans say the Pickles are somewhat based on Arlene Klasky's real family. There are two episodes that reflect the Pickles' Jewish heritage, one episode deals with the Passover holiday and the other with Chanukah, in addition to episodes about the Christian holidays such as Christmas, Easter, etc. These episodes have been praised by Jewish groups and were annually re-run on Nickelodeon and later on TeenNick's NickSplat programming block at the appropriate holiday times.
  • It is the longest-running Nickelodeon show to have ended, running at nine seasons spread across 14 years.
  • In 2018, Rugrats was back on reruns on the main Nickelodeon channel up until Valentine's Day; select episodes were broadcast. Bumpers and promos featuring the characters from the show were created exclusively for and aired on Nickelodeon during each episode, using the current design format used from the 2017 channel rebranding.

Home video releases

Main article: Rugrats videography

See also

References

External links


This show has a wiki of its own: Rugrats Wiki.