Rugrats

Rugrats walk-arounds from Jim Henson's Creature Shop

"Toys in the Attic"

Rugrats is an animated television show produced by Klasky Csupo and first aired on Nickelodeon in 1991. This series focuses on the point of view of a group of babies, including Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, Phil and Lil DeVille, and Angelica Pickles. The series led to movies, the spin-off All Grown Up, and a 2021 computer animated revamp (which postdated the CG revamp of Muppet Babies).

In 2024, Jim Henson's Creature Shop constructed walk-around versions of Tommy and Chuckie for the Nickelodeon Riviera Maya resort in Mexico.

Muppet Mentions

• In the second season episode "Toys in the Attic," Tommy's maternal grandparents, Boris and Minka, argue over which one of them will turn on the TV show "Sesame Seed" (Sesame Street).

References

• After a June 1994 airing of Rugrats on the Children's BBC block, host Toby Anstis asks Kermit the Frog what the chances of a frog equivalent are. Kermit mulls over the title "Tadpolerats" while the host suggests "Rugpoles."

Connections

• Richard Ayoade voiced Duffy in the 2021 series
• Craig Bartlett was a writer (1991-1993)
• Justine Bateman voiced an art patron in the episode "Opposites Attract/The Art Museum" (1999)
• Jim Belushi voiced Santa Claus in "Babies in Toyland" (2002)
• Abraham Benrubi voiced Serge in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Gregg Berger provided voices
• Ron Campbell was a storyboard artist and sheet timer (1993-2001)
• Nancy Cartwright voiced Chuckie Finster (2002 onward)
• Dan Castellaneta voiced Hershowitz and others in "Pickles vs Pickles" (1994) and Jonathan (5 episodes, 1997-2002)
• Kim Cattrall voiced Melinda Finster in "Mother's Day" (1997)
• Christine Cavanaugh voiced Chuckie Finster (1991-2002)
• Margaret Cho voiced Lt. Klavin in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Peter Chung directed episodes
• Tim Curry voiced Rex Pestor in The Rugrats Movie (1998), a sumo singer in Rugrats in Paris (2000), and Nigel Thornberry in Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
• E.G. Daily voiced Tommy Pickles
• Adrienne Frantz voiced Emica in "All Growed Up" (2001)
• Cynthia Friedlob wrote story for six episodes (1996-1998)
• Rick Gitelson wrote episodes
• Len Glasser was a sheet timer
• Whoopi Goldberg voiced Ranger Margaret in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Scott Gray wrote episodes
• Jonathan Greenberg wrote episodes
• Jameela Jamil voiced Lady De-Clutter in "Lady De-Clutter" (2021)
• Tony Jay voiced Dr. Lipschitz and others (1992-2002)
• David Jeremiah voiced the plumber in "Tell-Tale Cell Phone" (2001)
• Mitchell Kriegman wrote episodes (1991-1998)
• Cyndi Lauper sang the song "I Want a Mom That Will Last Forever" in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Katie Leigh provided voices
• Lisa Loeb performed the song "All Day" for The Rugrats Movie soundtrack (1998)
• John Lithgow voiced Jean-Claude in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Danny Mann voiced minor characters (1991-1992)
• Michele Mariana voiced Mrs. Chesapeake in "Momma Trauma" (1991)
• Garry Marshall voiced Fred in "Club Fred" (2002)
• Andrea Martin voiced Aunt Miriam in the series and in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Patricia Marx wrote episodes
• Art Mawhinney was a storyboard artist
• Michael McKean voiced Lou Pickles in the 2021 series
• Phillip Namanworth wrote songs for the series
• Mark Palmer wrote episodes
• Pat Paulsen voiced the garbageman in "Feeding Hubert/Spike the Wonder Dog" (1993)
• Lou Rawls voiced a newborn in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Paul Reubens voiced Hermie the Elf in "Babies in Toyland" (2002)
• Kevin Michael Richardson voiced a sumo singer in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• Dawn Robinson voiced a newborn in The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Pat Sajak voiced himself in "Chuckie is Rich" (1993)
• Susan Sarandon voiced Madame Coco LaBouche in Rugrats in Paris (2000)
• John Semper was a writer (1996-1998)
• Jamshied Sharifi scored The Rugrats Movie (1998)
• Ashley Spillers voiced Didi Pickles in the 2021 series
• Tara Strong voiced Dil Pickles and Timmy McNulty
• Cree Summer voiced Susie Carmichael
• Patric Verrone wrote episodes
• Henry Winkler voiced Boris Kropotkin in the 2021 series
• Hattie Winston voiced Lucy Carmichael
• Paul Williams voiced the train conductor and a walkie talkie elf in "Babies in Toyland" (2002)
• Bruce Willis voiced Spike in Rugrats Go Wild (2003)