Series synopsis
Rugrats is an American family animation kids comedy television series that premiered on Nicktoons on May 27, 2021. It ended on April 12, 2024. It was created by Arlene Klasky, Paul Germain, Gábor Csupó. It stars E. G. Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Cheryl Chase and Cree Summer.
Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.
Premise
Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- E. G. Daily as Tommy Pickles (voice)
- Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster (voice)
- Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles (voice)
- Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Phil DeVille / Lil DeVille (voice)
- Ashley Rae Spillers as Didi Pickles (voice)
- Tommy Dewey as Stu Pickles (voice)
- Tony Hale as Chas Finster (voice)
Supporting cast
- Natalie Morales as Betty DeVille (voice)
- Anna Chlumsky as Charlotte Pickles (voice)
- Timothy Simons as Drew Pickles (voice)
- Nicole Byer as Lucy Carmichael (voice)
- Omar Benson Miller as Randy Carmichael (voice)
- Michael McKean as Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)
- Charlie Adler as Graham (voice)
- Robbie Daymond as Bug (voice)
- Trevor Devall as Narrator (voice)
- Morgan Fairchild as Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
- Marieve Herington as Theme Singer (voice)
- Jameela Jamil as Lady De-Clutter (voice)
Guest cast
- Charlie Adler as Graham (voice)
- Robbie Daymond as Bug (voice)
- Trevor Devall as Narrator (voice)
- Morgan Fairchild as Glammed-Up Woman (voice)
- Marieve Herington as Theme Singer (voice)
- Jameela Jamil as Lady De-Clutter (voice)
- Alicyn Packard as Josh (voice)
- Fred Tatasciore as Talking Screwdriver (voice)
- Richard Ayoade as Duffy (voice)
- Charlet Chung as Kimi (voice)
- Joleen Belle as Fish (voice)
- Jenny Karr as Fish (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 10 seasons with 346 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 15 | May 13, 2021 | October 8, 2024 |
| Season 1 | 44 | May 27, 2021 | April 14, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 41 | April 14, 2023 | October 8, 2024 |
| Season 3 | 50 | September 26, 1993 | June 13, 2026 |
| Season 4 | 27 | May 6, 1997 | November 22, 1997 |
| Season 5 | 25 | May 29, 1998 | November 10, 1998 |
| Season 6 | 32 | January 18, 1999 | August 7, 1999 |
| Season 7 | 18 | October 2, 1999 | January 29, 2000 |
| Season 8 | 63 | February 14, 2000 | October 28, 2002 |
| Season 9 | 31 | September 21, 2002 | August 1, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tommy's Ball Angelica kicks Tommy's new ball over the fence. |
May 13, 2021 |
| 2 |
Night Howl Spike wakes up Tommy for a secret nighttime outing to see the full moon. |
May 14, 2021 |
| 3 |
The Stars of Rugrats Special Join the voice stars from the original show as they reunite and talk all about the new series. Plus - find out who wins at Rugrats trivia, and watch a table read of a fan favorite scene. |
May 21, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Second Time Around Tommy leads the babies on a daring adventure to help Chuckie after Chuckie's big attempt to be brave goes horribly wrong. |
May 27, 2021 |
| 2 |
Lady De-Clutter When a "professional organizer" comes over, it's up to Tommy and his friends to stop her from taking all the toys. |
May 27, 2021 |
| 3 |
New Puppy When Tommy's parents bring home a foster puppy, Tommy must find a way to keep Spike from being replaced. |
May 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crossing the Antarctic | April 14, 2023 |
| 2 | Chuckie In Charge | April 14, 2023 |
| 3 | Tooth Or Share | April 14, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Tiger's Tale When Spike appears to have transformed into a wild tiger, Tommy tries to tame him so he can stay in the Pickles' house. |
June 1, 2026 |
| 2 |
Grandchild of the Month Angelica runs a campaign to be elected "Grandchild of the Month" at Grandpa Lou's senior center, with Begley as her advisor. |
June 1, 2026 |
| 3 |
Bookworm Booky the Bookworm arrives at the library to read the kids a story, but Phil loses his pet worm Todd Jr. in the excitement. |
June 2, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mother's Day The children decide to find a new mom for Chuckie for Mother's Day. |
May 6, 1997 |
| 2 |
Spike's Babies Spike adopts a litter of kittens. |
August 23, 1997 |
| 3 |
Chicken Pops The Rugrats get chicken pox. |
August 23, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vacation The Pickles family takes a Las Vegas vacation. |
May 29, 1998 |
| 2 |
Babysitting Fluffy Chaz and Chuckie baby-sit Angelica's cat. |
August 15, 1998 |
| 3 |
Sleep Trouble Tommy and Chuckie fear the Sandman. |
August 15, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chuckie's Duckling A baby duck hatched in Tommy's backyard, and the first thing it sees is Chuckie. Chuckie adopts the duck, which he calls ""Herbert"". At first, caring for Herbert was exciting, but when the novelty wears out, it becomes a chore. Meanwhile, Betty and her environmental group protest at a condo site that left the baby duck's mother without a home, while Grandpa tries to win at checkers. |
January 18, 1999 |
| 2 |
A Dog's Life Spike's attempts to save Dil from immenent danger gets Spike in trouble with Stu & Didi. |
January 18, 1999 |
| 3 |
Chuckerfly Dil and Angelica steal the affections of the adults because they are beautiful and cute, so Chuckie decides to turn into a butterfly to be beautiful and cute too. |
January 23, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Place Like Home Special:Susie goes to the hospital to get her tonsils removed. At surgery, after she's under anaestesia, she dreams of a magical world, reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz. |
October 2, 1999 |
| 2 |
Share And Share A Spike Tommy wanted to play with Spike -- and so does Dil. Because of this, they are forced to share Spike. Since Tommy wanted Spike all to himself, he tries to find other suitable pets that Dil can play with, even having the other Rugrats to be Dil's pets. Meanwhile Stu and Drew still haven't learned to share. |
October 2, 1999 |
| 3 |
Tommy For Mayor After seeing someone on TV running for mayor of their town, the Rugrats vote to see who's going to be ""mayor"" of their group -- Tommy or Phil. Meanwhile, Didi and Betty work on mailouts in support of the town's mayoral candidate -- Sheila Swann. |
October 2, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Be My Valentine Chuckie tries to give a Valentine to his dad. |
February 14, 2000 |
| 2 |
Discover America The babies go on an imaginary tour of America when Angelica and Susie cause some damage at a picnic. |
October 9, 2000 |
| 3 |
Acorn Nuts and Diapey Butts (1) : Diaper Change The gang goes to the Fall Festival. When Grandpa moves out, a Reptar robot for Euro Reptar Land malfunctions in his basement. Meanwhile, Chazz starts to play The Dating Game, after Betty gave him a makeover. Betty also had Phil & Lil switch to super-absorbent diapers. |
November 7, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Happy Taffy The new baby-sitter worries the babies with her taste in teen-angst music, and the grown-ups with her wardrobe. |
September 21, 2002 |
| 2 |
Bug Off Taffy takes the Rugrats to a high school basketball game, where the Hornets are playing the visiting Poodles. However, Taffy ""volunteers"" herself to replace one of the cheerleaders, after one of them, her best friend Britannica, sprained their ankle, after Taffy caused their pyramid to collapse. As she does so, she leaves the Rugrats alone in the bleachers while she fills in for Britannica. |
September 21, 2002 |
| 3 |
Who's Taffy? When Taffy comes over to babysit the Rugrats, she is upset that the band will break up, all because they feel that she is affecting her performance in the band. When Taffy says, ""I'm not myself"", Angelica tries to cheer her up by dressing like Taffy. However, this created a new problem -- the Rugrats think that Angelica, wearing one of taffy's hair clips, has become Taffy; while Taffy, calling the bandmembers ""dumb babies"" over the phone, has become Angelica. |
September 28, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Nicktoons |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 27, 2021 |
| Last aired | April 12, 2024 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |