The earlier half of the show was in a word, Amazing. I absolutely adored this show and literally watched it everyday! Phil & Lil were absolutely hilarious and incredibly gross, which was what every kid wanted to see in the '90s! Let's not forget that we used to play outside and I don't think there is a child who can honestly say they did Not pick their nose while they were still in diapers! It's just what small children do from time to time, as disgusting as that is. Chuckie was the most anxiety ridden toddler ever known to grace television; he was "The Big Bang Theory"'s "Sheldon" as a baby. You wanted to pick on him & stand up for him all at the same time. Angelica, well, Angelica was just the kid you wanted to kick in the teeth and let the mean babysitter deal with. But Tommy was the coolest baby that every kid wanted to be. He was brave, daring, and pretty cut-edge for a 'rugrat.' (pun very intended.) I can't forget Spike though, he was most children's dream dog! He played with the babies & saved their diapered tooshies from trouble a time or two. However, after Dill was born & characters voices changed, it was just not worth watching. Everything changed from the voices to the adventures. It became almost more about protecting & playing with Dill than it was about the original Rugrats. If they were to re-air this show, the Original half of the show, I would gladly let my daughter watch it as much as she pleased! Unfortunately, she will be growing up simply on old VHS tapes & some DVDs because I'm not filling her beautiful mind with the atrocious trash that is on Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network today.
Review of Rugrats
