Rugrats

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Rugrats
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Arlene Klasky Gabor Csupo Paul Germain
Voices of	E.G. Daily Christine Cavanaugh Nancy Cartwright Kath Soucie Cheryl Chase Tara Strong Cree Summer Dionne Quan Melanie Chartoff Jack Riley Michael Bell Tress MacNeille David Doyle Philip Proctor Joe Alaskey Julia Kato
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	172 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes approx.
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	August 11, 1991 – May 29, 1994, & December 6, 1996 - June 8, 2004
Chronology
Followed by	All Grown Up! (2003-2008)
Other websites
Official website

Rugrats is an American animated television programme created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 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 a one-year-old baby named Tommy Pickles. His group of playmates — several other infants and toddlers - are the other characers. Chuckie Finster is Tommy's cowardly best friend. He has red hair and wears glasses. The twins are Phil and Lil DeVille. They love digging for and eating insects and earthworms.

Tommy's baby brother is Dil. He was born in The Rugrats Movie. Angelica Pickles is Tommy's spoiled, selfish older cousin. She is the main antagonist of the program. Kimi is Chuckie's playful stepsister. She was introduced in Rugrats in Paris. Susie Carmichael is Angelica's schoolmate. She is kindhearted and is better liked by the infants.

The other characters shown in Rugrats include the babies' parents. The parents are easily distracted. This lets the children get away and explore. The Pickles family dog, Spike, played important roles in some episodes.

Broadcast history

• Nickelodeon (1991-2007; 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

Year	Association	Award Category	Nominee	Result
1992	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Program		Won
1993	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Children's Program		Won
1994	CableAce	Animated Programming Special or Series		Won
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Children's Program		Won
1995	Annie Award	Best Individual Achievement for Writing in the Field of Animation	'A Rugrats Passover'	Nominated
	Humanitas Prize	Children's Animation Category	'I Remember Melville'	Nominated
	CableAce	Animated Programming Special or Series		Nominated
1996	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Won
1997	Emmy Award	Outstanding Children's Program		Nominated
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Won
	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Voiceover	Charity Sanoy for Dust Bunnies/Educating Angelica	Nominated
	CableAce	Best Writing In A Children's Special Or Series	Episode 'Mother's Day'	Won
1998	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Won
	Humanitas Prize	Children's Animation Category	Episode: Mothers Day Special	Nominated
1999	Emmy Award	Outstanding Children's Program		Nominated
	Genesis Award	Television - Children's Programming	'The Turkey That Came to Dinner'	Won
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Won
	Humanitas Prize	Children's Animation Category	Episode 'Autumn Leaves'	Won
	TV Guide Award	Favorite Children's Show		Nominated
	World Animation Celebration	Best Director of Animation for a Daytime Series	Episode 'Naked Tommy'	Won
	Kids Choice Awards	Favorite Movie		Won
	Cable Guide	Favorite Cartoon		Nominated
2000	Artios Award	Best Casting for Animated Voice Over - Television		Nominated
	Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Won
	Emmy Award	Outstanding Children's Program		Nominated
	TV Guide Award	Favorite Children's Show		Won
2001	Artios Award	Best Casting for Animated Voice Over - Television		Nominated
	Emmy Award	Outstanding Children's Program		Nominated
	Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame	Television		Won
	Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Won
	Television Critics Association Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming		Nominated
	Jewish Image Awards	Outstanding Achievement		Won
2002	Artios Award	Best Casting for Animated Voice Over - Television	'Cynthia Comes Alive'	Nominated
	Emmy Award	Outstanding Children's Program	Special: All Growed Up	Nominated
	Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Nominated
	BMI Cable Award			Won
2003	Artios Award	Best Casting for Animated Voice Over - Television	'Babies in Toyland'	Nominated
	Kid's Choice Awards	Favorite Cartoon		Nominated
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Children's Program		Won
	BMI Cable Award			Won
2004	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Animated Children's Program		Nominated

Other websites

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Rugrats

• Nickelodeon's Rugrats site
• Rugrats daily comic strip at Creators Syndicate
• Rugrats at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Unofficial Rugrats homepage by Steve
• Sarah's Rugrats
• Rugrats at the Internet Movie Database
• Rugrats at TV.com
• Comic strip