Rugrats is an animated television series created by Nickelodeon and Klasky Csupo. The show focuses on a group of babies who explore the world around them and how they perceive it. It is one of Nickelodeon's most famous and longest-running shows. It aired in 1991 and finished in 2004.
Cast[]
Main Characters[]
- Tommy Pickles, voiced by E.G Daily
- Chuckie Finster, voiced by Nacy Cartwright
- Dil Pickles, voiced by Tara Strong
- Angelica Pickles, voiced by Cheryl Chase
- Phil Deville, voiced by Kath Soucie
- Lil Deville, voiced by Kath Soucie
- Stu Pickles, voiced by Jack Riley
- Didi Pickles, voiced by Melaine Chartoff
- Lou Pickles, voiced by David Doyle (until his death in 1997), voiced by Joe
- Spike Pickles, voiced by no one. Uses realistic dog sounds.
Main Setting[]
Many of the adventures the babies find themselves in take place at Tommy's house; the parents usually rely on Didi, Stu, or Grandpa Lou to babysit the kids while they run errands. Their address is revealed on an invoice in "Tommy's First Birthday" (season one, 1991) as 1258 N. Highland, the original address of Klasky Csupo in Los Angeles.[1] However, an unnamed specific city or state is never mentioned in the show. Several indicators, such as a state flag at a post office, license plate designs on the vehicles, and various trips to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, and the beach, place the characters somewhere in southern California.[2][3][4] The location is also hinted at during "Little Dude" (season one, 1991) when Didi, who is a teacher, takes Tommy to her class at Eucaipah High School, referencing the city of Yucaipa, California.[5] It has been implied that this ambiguity was done intentionally to help give the impression of seeing the world through the eyes of the babies, who would not understand the concept of location. The DeVilles live next door to the Pickles and, early in the series, the Carmichaels move in across the street.[6][7]
Episodes/Episode production[]
Episodes[]
:Main article: List of Rugrats episodes
| Season | Episodes | First aired (Original) | Last aired (Original) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | August 7, 2001 (DVD) | ||
| 1 | 13 | August 11, 1991 | May 24, 1992 |
| 2 | 26 | September 6, 1992 | May 9, 1993 |
| 3 | 26 | September 26, 1993 | April 13, 1995 |
| 4 | 17 | December 4, 1996 | November 22, 1997 |
| 5 | 12 | August 15, 1998 | September 21, 1998 |
| 6 | 36 | January 18, 1999 | July 20, 2001 |
| 7 | 14 | January 15, 2001 | January 21, 2002 |
| 8 | 14 | July 21, 2001 | January 10, 2003 |
| 9 | 14 | September 21, 2002 | August 1, 2004 |
| Tales from the Crib | 2 | September 6, 2005 | September 5, 2006 |
Episode production[]
Episodes took up to a year in advance to produce. After the episode's story was written and approved, the next phase consisted of voice recording, storyboarding, pre-eliminating animation, overseas production, overseas delivery, followed by editing and polishing. All of that had to happen even before Klasky-Csupo sent the master tapes to Nickelodeon. In addition, fine animation took time to make. During the first six seasons of Rugrats, shows were primarily divided into two eleven-minute episodes. After the second movie, during season seven, Rugrats aired with a format of three episodes per show, though it returned to its original two-episode-per-show format in the final two seasons.[8]
Animation for the series was done at Wang Film Productions, Shanghai Morning Sun Animation (Pilot and 1st season), and Anivision (until it was absored into Sunwoo Entertainment; 2nd season until the series' end).
References[]
- ↑ “Tommy's First Birthday”. Rugrats. Season 1. Episode 1. August 11, 1991. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ “Graham Canyon/Stu-Maker's Elves”. Rugrats. Season 1. Episode 13. May 24, 1992. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ “Vacation”. Rugrats. Season 4. Episode 3. July 8, 1997. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ “No Bones About It/Beach Babies”. Rugrats. Season 2. Episode 9. November 1, 1992. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ “Baby Commercial/Little Dude”. Rugrats. Season 1. Episode 4. September 8, 1991. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMimi1998 - ↑ “Meet the Carmichaels/The Box”. Rugrats. Season 2. Episode 18. January 10, 1993. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ "The rugrats FAQ".
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