Rugrats
series premiered : August 11, 1991 –
August 1, 2004
Original network : Nickelodeon
Genre: Comedy,Adventure , and
Slice of life
Created by: Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and
Paul Germain
Voices of
E. G. Daily as Tommy Pickles
Christine Cavanaugh as Chuckie Finster
Nancy Cartwright as Charles "Chuckie" Finster
Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles
Tara Strong as Dil Pickles
Kath Soucie as Phil DeVille / Lil DeVille / Betty DeVille
Dionne Quan as Kimi Watanabe Finste
Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael
Jack Riley as Stu Pickles
Melanie Chartoff as Didi Pickles/Minka
David Doyle as Lou Pickles
Joe Alaskey as Lou Pickles( in movies )
Michael Bell as Chaz Finster, Drew Pickles, Chinese in Tokyo Man ( in rugrats in Paris)
Tress MacNeille as Charlotte Pickles
origin: United States
Original language: English
No. of seasons: nine
No. of episodes: 172
Executive producers
Arlene Klasky
Gabor Csupo
Vanessa Coffey (seasons 1–3)
Paul Germain (seasons 1–3)
Mary Harrington (seasons 1–5)
Rick Gitelson
Cella Nichols Duffy
Geraldine Clarke (seasons 2–3)
David Blum
Kate Boutilier
Editors
Karl Garabedian
John Bryant
Jerry Klovisky
Running time
23 minutes
The series premiered on August 11, 1991, as the second Nicktoon after Doug and before The Ren & Stimpy Show.
In 1996, Klasky Csupo began producing new episodes, and the show's fourth season began in 1997. As a result of the show's popularity, a series of theatrical films were released over the next five years: The Rugrats Movie, which introduced Tommy's younger brother Dil, was released in 1998; Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, which introduced Chuckie's stepmother Kira, his stepsister Kimi, and poodle Fifi, was released in 2000; and Rugrats Go Wild, a crossover film with another Klasky Csupo series, The Wild Thornberrys, was released in 2003. The final TV episode aired on August 1, 2004.
On July 21, 2001, Nickelodeon broadcast the made-for-TV special All Growed Up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. The special was a pilot for the Rugrats sequel series All Grown Up!, which aired from 2003 to 2008.
A spin-off series, Rugrats Pre-School Daze, aired four episodes in 2008. Afterward, Nickelodeon decided to focus on the sequel series. Two direct-to-video specials were released in 2005 and 2006 under the title Rugrats: Tales from the Crib. Tie-in media for the series include video games, comics, toys, and various other merchandise.
Rugrats gained over 20 awards during its 13-year run, including four Daytime Emmy Awards, six Kids' Choice Awards, and its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The series became a hit, garnering high ratings, and anchored Nickelodeon as the network's top-rated show from 1995 to 2001. Until SpongeBob SquarePants aired its 173rd episode in 2012, Rugrats was Nickelodeon's longest-running cartoon.
A reboot of the series executive-produced by the original creative team of Klasky, Csupó and Germain premiered on Paramount+ on May 27, 2021.
All grown up