Rugrats

"Rugrat" is also a slang term used for "toddler"

"The Rugrats" is also a 1980s Canadian children's band

Rugrats
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Arlene Klasky Gabor Csupo Paul Germain
Voices of	Jeff Goldblum 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
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	170 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	22 minutes approx.
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Original release	August 11, 1991 - April 13, 1995 ; 6 December, 1996 – 1 August, 2004
Chronology
Followed by	All Grown Up! (2003-2008)
External links
Website

Rugrats is an American animated children's adventure sitcom. It was 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 ordered 61 episodes for the show (With an extra episode "Passover" which aired on 13, April 1995) but the show was so successful in ratings for its reruns that it began a new run that lasted from 6 December, 1996 through August 1, 2004. The show centers around four babies and their adventures. It was the first Nicktoon, and it also aired on Nick Jr. in 1996.

Characters

The series' main character is Tommy Pickles. He was a filmmaker since he was a baby. His group of friends 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 insects and earthworms. Tommy, Phil and Lil appeared in the pilot episode. Spike Pickles is the Pickles family's dog.

Tommy's baby brother 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

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

• 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 on IMDb
• Rugrats at TV.com
• Comic strip