Rugrats is an animated television show produced by Klasky Csupo and first aired on Nickelodeon in 1991. This series focuses on the point of view of a group of babies, including Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Phil and Lil DeVille, and Angelica Pickles. The series led to movies, the spin-off All Grown Up, and a 2021 computer animated revamp (which postdated the CG revamp of Muppet Babies).

In 2024, Jim Henson's Creature Shop constructed walk-around versions of Tommy and Chuckie for the Nickelodeon Riviera Maya resort in Mexico.^[1]

Muppet Mentions

• In the second season episode "Toys in the Attic," Tommy's maternal grandparents, Boris and Minka, argue over which one of them will turn on the TV show "Sesame Seed" (Sesame Street).

• One of the Rugrats newspaper comic strips has Susie as a magician using the magic words "A la peanut butter sandwiches."

References

• After a June 1994 airing of Rugrats on the Children's BBC block, host Toby Anstis asks Kermit the Frog what the chances of a frog equivalent are. Kermit mulls over the title "Tadpolerats" while the host suggests "Rugpoles."

Connections

• Richard Ayoade voiced Duffy in the 2021 series
• Craig Bartlett was a writer (1991-1993)
• Justine Bateman voiced an art patron in the episode "Opposites Attract/The Art Museum" (1999)
• Jim Belushi voiced Santa Claus in "Babies in Toyland" (2002)
• Abraham Benrubi voiced Serge in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Gregg Berger provided voices
• Ron Campbell was a storyboard artist and sheet timer (1993-2001)
• Nancy Cartwright voiced Chuckie Finster (2002 onward)
• Dan Castellaneta voiced Hershowitz and others in "Pickles vs Pickles" (1994) and Jonathan (5 episodes, 1997-2002)
• Kim Cattrall voiced Melinda Finster in "Mother's Day" (1997)
• Christine Cavanaugh voiced Chuckie Finster (1991-2002)
• Margaret Cho voiced Lt. Klavin in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Peter Chung directed episodes
• Tim Curry voiced Rex Pestor in The Rugrats Movie (1998), a sumo singer in Rugrats in Paris (2000), and Nigel Thornberry in Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
• E.G. Daily voiced Tommy Pickles
• Adrienne Frantz voiced Emica in "All Growed Up" (2001)
• Cynthia Friedlob wrote story for six episodes (1996-1998)
• Rick Gitelson wrote episodes
• Len Glasser was a sheet timer
• Whoopi Goldberg voiced Ranger Margaret in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Scott Gray wrote episodes
• Jonathan Greenberg wrote episodes
• Jameela Jamil voiced Lady De-Clutter in "Lady De-Clutter" (2021)
• Tony Jay voiced Dr. Lipschitz and others (1992-2002)
• David Jeremiah voiced the plumber in "Tell-Tale Cell Phone" (2001)
• Casey Kasem voiced the wedding DJ in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Mitchell Kriegman wrote episodes (1991-1998)
• Cyndi Lauper sang the song "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever" in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Katie Leigh provided voices
• Lisa Loeb performed the song "All Day" for The Rugrats Movie soundtrack (1998)
• John Lithgow voiced Jean-Claude in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Danny Mann voiced minor characters (1991-1992)
• Michele Mariana voiced Mrs. Chesapeake in "Momma Trauma" (1991)
• Garry Marshall voiced Fred in "Club Fred" (2002)
• Andrea Martin voiced Aunt Miriam in the series and in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Patricia Marx wrote episodes
• Art Mawhinney was a storyboard artist
• Michael McKean voiced Lou Pickles in the 2021 series
• Phillip Namanworth wrote songs for the series
• Mark Palmer wrote episodes
• Pat Paulsen voiced the garbageman in "Feeding Hubert/Spike the Wonder Dog" (1993)
• Lou Rawls voiced a newborn in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Paul Reubens voiced Hermie the Elf in "Babies in Toyland" (2002)
• Kevin Michael Richardson voiced a sumo singer in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Dawn Robinson voiced a newborn in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Pat Sajak voiced himself in "Chuckie is Rich" (1993)
• Susan Sarandon voiced Madame Coco LaBouche in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• John Semper was a writer (1996-1998)
• Jamshied Sharifi scored The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Ashley Spillers voiced Didi Pickles in the 2021 series
• Tara Strong voiced Dil Pickles and Timmy McNulty
• Cree Summer voiced Susie Carmichael
• Patric Verrone wrote episodes
• Henry Winkler voiced Boris Kropotkin in the 2021 series
• Hattie Winston voiced Lucy Carmichael
• Paul Williams voiced the train conductor and a walkie talkie elf in "Babies in Toyland" (2002)
• Bruce Willis voiced Spike in Rugrats Go Wild (2003)

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