Rugrats

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Rugrats ranks 1,450 out of the 23 shows on TV.com.

The 1,333 users who count themselves as Rugrats fans have written a total of 252 reviews.

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At Rugrats' peak it was one of the, if not the most popular show on Nickelodeon. This, according to Nick producers, is the show that put them on top in the 90's. Now let's see how it all started...

In 1989, two parents named Gsapo Csupo and Arlene Klasky made the pilot for the show. Their baby son,... more »

At Rugrats' peak it was one of the, if not the most popular show on Nickelodeon. This, according to Nick producers, is the show that put them on top in the 90's. Now let's see how it all started...

In 1989, two parents named Gsapo Csupo and Arlene Klasky made the pilot for the show. Their baby son, Brendon, was their inspiration to create the Rugrats. After showing it to Nickelodeon they automatically liked it and turned it into a series. In 3 years Rugrats had aired more than 50 episodes. With a total of 65 episodes they stopped making new episodes and Rugrats was shown in primetime in 1994. After that the popularity of the show increased. Nickelodeon realized what good ratings they had and they decided to air brand new episodes of Rugrats in 1997. It was so popular that it had its first movie to be shown in theaters the following year featuring a new Rugrat named Dil. After the movie, they aired even more new episodes, including Dil with them on the show. In 2000, Nickelodeon made a second movie for the Rugrats, giving Chuckie a stepmom and featuring another new Rugrat named Kimi. More new episodes aired after that with Kimi, and in the year 2001 Nick had big plans for the show. Rugrats was in their 10th year, so Arlene Klasky and Nickelodeon decided to make the Rugrats 10 years older in the 10 year anniversary special called "All Growed Up". This episode was the most viewed Rugrats-related episode. A third movie in summer 2003, was a crossover with another Nicktoon: "The Wild Thornberrys".

Originally, there were only four young rugrats who would sit in their playpen watching the world go by. The fearless leader of the group was Tommy Pickles, a resourceful baby who hides a plastic screwdriver in his diaper so that they can leave the pen. His best friend was Chuckie, a fearful, red-haired toddler who reluctantly agreed to venture out into the open, unsafe areas of the house. There were also the twins Phil and Lil who were always ready for any new challenge. Leaving the safety of their own playpen, the children would explore their surroundings and try to make sense out of what the adults are doing. Some of the most interesting characters were the parents and Tommy and Angelica's grandfather who would always fall asleep when taking care of the children. The parents' comments are so genuine that they bring a sense of reality to the show. Even the parents had different lives, with Chuckie's widowed father, and Angelica's loving father and busy mother.

Episodes: 172

Production: Nickelodeon. Animation

THEME SONGS OLD VERSION
1. A diaper is suspended in mid-air. 2. It lands on Tommy.
3. Tommy walks, then falls. 4. He squirts a robot cat.
5. The other rugrats do certain things. 6. Didi & Stu come in the house 7. Didi picks up Tommy. 8. Tommy squirts his bottle, revealing the Rugrats logo.

NEW SECOND VERSION
1. Diapers are suspended in mid-air. 2. They land on Tommy & Dil. 3. Spike runs & balls go around. 4. As soon as it comes in the bathroom, Chuckie slips on one and his shoe falls off. 5. A plane with Cynthia in it comes past a couple of toys. 6. Susie jumps rope. 7. Phil & Lil are searching for a ladybug. 8. Kimi appears from under a pail. 9. Didi places cookies on the ground. 10. The rugrats are circling the cookies, except Angelica. 11. Angelica comes by the cookies. 12. Spike sudentley controls the airplane, hitting Angelica and she fell into the cookies, revealing the Rugrats logo.

Spinoffs:
All Grown Up
Preschool Daze

Rugrats Movies:
The Rugrats Movie
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Rugrats Go Wild
Rugrats: Tales From The Crib: Snow White Rugrats: Tales From The Crib: Three Jacks And A Beanstalkless «

• Why do so many people hate Dil and Kimi?

  Title says it all. I just don't understand what's wrong with them. Dil makes the show more interesting and Kimi is extremely cute (Seriously, I practically had a crush on her when I was 8!). I've seen so many hate comments about them and I just wanna know what makes them so bad.

  Title says it all. I just don't understand what's wrong with them. Dil makes the show more interesting and Kimi is extremely cute (Seriously, I practically had a crush on her when I was 8!). I've seen so many hate comments about them and I just wanna know what makes them so bad. less «

  MillionaireMan6 Last online Nov 12, 2008
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• Rugrats vs. SpongeBob

  I know these two show are very equally matched in popularity. But in this thread, we will crack the case! Vote if like Rugrats or SpongeBob better!

  I know these two show are very equally matched in popularity. But in this thread, we will crack the case! Vote if like Rugrats or SpongeBob better!less «

  Robot_Managy Last online Jan 20, 2008
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• Your fav. Episode?

  What is your favorite episode?

  What is your favorite episode?less «

  spongegab13
  25 comments, last one Jun 17, 2009 + Add Comment

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  3.5 Bad

  I never did like this show. I find the characters very annoying. hide « show »

  I have never liked Rugrats.
  
  Reasons why:
  
  1. The characters are a bit too whiny (because they're infants!), and I hate shows with lots of whining, crying, and tantrums. Well, the show has babies, so this means: WAAAAAAH!
  
  2. The show is a little too gross, and the characters sound so annoying. (Talking babies? It's only a cartoon!)
  
  3. This show may encourage children to act inappropiately or weird. It shows toilets, diapers... your kid may talk about rude stuff and that isn't quite right!
  
  I mean, the voices, graphics, and plots are decent in the show, but the babyish whining ticks me off, even though I know that whining is perfectly normal for infants and toddlers.

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  troypallister Added 4 days ago All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Pure Classic hide « show »

  I absolutely miss this show, i right now, just had a 10 minute breakdown when i found a recording of angelica singing vacation from how much i miss this show, sure i can watch on nicktoons network, at 6 in the morning, which is causing me to stay up all night just to watch it, now i got that out of the way, on to the review. this show didn't seem too spectacular at the time but after 10 years of not seeing except rare to find episodes online, clips, and episodes shown only in the morning on nicktoons network, this show seems like Beethoven's 9th it's so good. just try to watch one of nicks newer shows like icarly, spongebob, or the such, and compare them to this show or other good nick 90 shows, it is so refreshing a amazing. that's all i can type, i'm crying so much from remembering this and other 90's shows and it's annoying running to tisstues every 2 minutes. peace(except for the ****y ****ing writers at ****ing nick)

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  Makoota Added Jun 6, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Rugrats was nick's best show! :D hide « show »

  I used to watch Rugrats when I was younger. I really enjoyed the show and watched it almost every day. After Rugrats finished and all grown up started I lost interest in the show. I also used to play the Rugrats games for my play station one. My favourite character is Tommy Pickles he is the fearless leader and a great friend to Chuckie. The movies that were made were also pretty good and I bought the videos for them! My favourite episode is when there locked inside the toy store as it is funny and no matter how many times you watch it you can watch it again.

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  Ed-Ventures Added Apr 4, 2009 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  show is good. hide « show »

  another show that is on the classic list,rugrats.this show is about babys who think a bunch of stuff what it's not is.all grown up was not a good idea after all.but this idea of babys that talk was good.i mean,this show's next to spongebob on the list.tommy is one of the best characters and chuckie is one of the best supporting characters list.the show is one of the best shows on nick and a winner.this show gets a B.after it was doing in one of the best classic cartoons.nickelodeon did a good job on this show from the old classic.

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  woahwoah678 Added Mar 26, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  I grew up watching it. I still love it. Always will love it. hide « show »

  Ah the rugrats. "A baby's got to do what a baby's got to do.". I was obessed with this show growing up I wish with the very bottom of my heart it still aired (okay, that's getting mushy but it's true!). Young kids like it because it's cute and imangitive older kids like because they get the refrences and again...it's imagnitive. Afterall, what's more intitative than a cartoon about the world as a toddler would see it? Personally, I wish Nick would at least show reruns every now and again (when it's not some odd hour like 5 in the morning). Nick's gone down hill lately and the current shows are lackluster to say the least (have you seen the naked brothers band?!). It makes one really miss the clasics.

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  paycheckgurl Added Mar 26, 2009 All my reviews