Phil: This was the best kwanzo story I've ever heard! Lil: This was the only kwanzo story you've ever heard.
Susie: Now I know why my mom calls you great aunt T!
This special also serves as a pilot for a future spinoff featuring The Carmichaels. However, plans to make this spinoff into a series have been shelved. The reason being is that there are plans to make All Growed Up and Preschool Daze into series. The tweenage Susie will be part of All Growed Up, while the toddler Susie will be part of Preschool Daze, along with the main Rugrats series, which is expected to remain in production, alongside the 2 new series. If The Carmichaels went to series, the plan was to move the family to Atlanta, where they apparently have relatives. Klasky-Csupo and Nick have decided not to pursue The Carmichaels any further, as the only way The Carmichaels would work is if Preschool Daze didn't become a series, and if Susie leaves the main Rugrats series (if the series wasn't cancelled, which now seems unlikely). 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.
Near the start of this episode, Aunt T mentioned that the storm in the Carmichael's neighborhood reminded her of Hurricane Coco in Tahiti. This may be an indirect reference to Coco LaBouche, who was the tyrannical manager of Euro Reptarland in Rugrats In Paris.
For the unitiated, Kwanzaa is, according to Edwin, "...a cultural holiday established in 1966 commemorating the first harvest celebrations of Africa." Kwanzaa is a time when blacks give thanks and honor the legacy of themselves. Kwanzaa is usually observed right after Christmas.
S 9 : Ep 10.2
Aired 10/5/02 (13:00)
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S 9 : Ep 17
Aired 2/26/03 (23:49)
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