Rugrats (1991–2004)

Rugrats is a show about 4 babies, Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, and Phil and Lil Deville. As we see their lives unravel, we get to hear them talk. On the sidelines are Tommy's mean cousin... See full summary »

Creators:

Gabor Csupo, Paul Germain, Arlene Klasky

Stars:

Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 20 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Elizabeth Daily	...	Tommy Pickles (170 episodes, 1991-2003)
Kath Soucie	...	Lil DeVille (113 episodes, 1991-2003)
Melanie Chartoff	...	Didi Pickles (111 episodes, 1991-2003)
Michael Bell	...	Drew Pickles (111 episodes, 1991-2003)
Christine Cavanaugh	...	Chuckie Finster (107 episodes, 1991-2003)
Cheryl Chase	...	Angelica Pickles (102 episodes, 1991-2003)
Jack Riley	...	Stu Pickles (90 episodes, 1991-2003)
David Doyle	...	Grandpa Lou Pickles (82 episodes, 1991-1997)
Joe Alaskey	...	Grandpa Lou Pickles (75 episodes, 1997-2006)

Storyline

Rugrats is a show about 4 babies, Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, and Phil and Lil Deville. As we see their lives unravel, we get to hear them talk. On the sidelines are Tommy's mean cousin Angelica, their friend Susie Carmichael (same age as Angelica), and everybody's parents.

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Plot Keywords:

Baby | Friend | Cult Tv | Jew | One Word Title | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Adventure

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

Klasky Csupo's "Rugrats" site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adventures in Diapers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Klasky-Csupo, Nickelodeon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A running gag in the show is Grandpa Lou's fondness for the number 15. The show parodies this when the robot Grandpa says his batteries functioned fine for 15 million years and then he adds "or was it fourteen?".

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Goofs

Chuckie's Saturn shirt is usually a yellow planet with a red ring. In the first season, a common animation error is for the colors to be vice-versa - with the colors sometimes changing between scenes.

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Quotes

Tommy: Hang on to your diapies babies, we're going in.

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Connections

Referenced in Man Vs. (2009)
"I remember Rugrats. Angelica was a bitch!" - Benny

User Reviews

It used to be good, but now...

This show started out good, fresh and funny - with a simple premise. What life looks like through the eyes of a baby.

It had good material and fine animation,, but completely lost the plot with it's 1997 return and the two feature films.

Once upon a time I liked Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil and Anjelica, but with the new voices, and characters, I couldn't care less.