Rugrats facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rugrats
Genre	Dramedy Adventure Slice of life
Created by	Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Paul Germain
Voices of	E. G. Daily Christine Cavanaugh Nancy Cartwright Kath Soucie Cheryl Chase Tara Strong Cree Summer Jack Riley Melanie Chartoff David Doyle Joe Alaskey Dionne Quan Dan Castellaneta (Complete list)
Theme music composer	Mark Mothersbaugh
Opening theme	"Rugrats Theme"
Composer(s)	Mark Mothersbaugh Denis M. Hannigan Bob Mothersbaugh Rusty Andrews
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	172 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Vanessa Coffey (seasons 1–3) Paul Germain (seasons 1–3) Mary Harrington (seasons 1–5)
Producer(s)	Rick Gitelson Cella Nichols Duffy Geraldine Clarke (seasons 2–3) David Blum Kate Boutilier
Editor(s)	Karl Garabedian John Bryant
Running time	23 minutes
Production company(s)	Klasky Csupo Productions Games Animation (1991–97) Nickelodeon Animation Studio (1998–2003) Wang Film Productions (1991–92) Anivision (1992–2003)
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Surround
Original release	August 11, 1991 (1991-08-11) – August 1, 2004 (2004-08-01)
Chronology
Followed by	All Grown Up!
Related shows	Rugrats Pre-School Daze

Rugrats sports a vast array of secondary and tertiary characters.

Rugrats is an American animated television programme created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series originally aired from August 11, 1991 to 22 May, 1994 as Nickelodeon only commissioned 61 episodes for the show (With a holdover episode "Passover" airing on 13, April 1995) but the show was so successful in ratings for it's reruns that it began a new run that lasted from 6 December, 1996 through August 1, 2004. The show centers around four babies and the life and times of adventures through their eyes. It was the first Nicktoon and also aired on Nick Jr. in 1996.

Characters

The series main character is Pickles. He was a filmmaker since he was a baby. His group of playmates are the other characters. Chuckie Finster (2-3 years old) is Tommy's best friend. He has red hair and wears glasses. Phil and Lil DeVille are twins. They love digging for and eating insects and earthworms. Tommy, Phil and Lil appeared in the pilot episode. Spike Pickles is the Pickles family's dog.

Tommy's baby brother and other best friend is Dil. He was born in The Rugrats Movie. Angelica Pickles is Tommy's older cousin. She is the main antagonist of the program. Kimi is Chuckie's playful stepsister. She first appeared in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie. Susie Carmichael is Angelica's schoolmate and best friend.

The other characters include the babies' parents. The parents are easily distracted. This lets the children get away and explore.

In the pilot, Phil was Tommy's best friend.

Angelica (voiced by Cheryl Chase) and Prudence (voiced by Stacy Ann "Fergie" Ferguson Duhamel) are bullies.

Kimi first appeared in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie.

Broadcast history

• Nickelodeon (1990-2007; 2010-present)
• Nick Jr. (1994-1997)
• Noggin (1999-2002)
• Nicktoons (2002-2011)
• TeenNick (2011-present)

Movies

• The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
• All Growed Up (2001)
• Rugrats Go Wild (2003)

Spin-offs

• All Grown Up!
• Angelica and Susie's Pre-School Daze
• The Carmichaels was a spin-off planned to see Susie move away from California to Atlanta, where she apparently has relatives. However, it never made it beyond the pre-production stage.

Awards and nominations

Images for kids

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  Tommy's house, the primary setting of Rugrats

See also

In Spanish: Rugrats para niños