Rugrats

{{Short description|1991–2004 American animated television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Rugrats logo.png

| image_alt = The word "Rugrats" and two small underlines in dark blue written in a child's handwriting, with red, yellow, and green dots, a white background and a jagged yellow border.

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| theme_music_composer = Mark Mothersbaugh

| composer = {{Plainlist|

Mark Mothersbaugh
Denis M. Hannigan
Bob Mothersbaugh
Rusty Andrews

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| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 9

| num_episodes = 172 (327 segments)

| list_episodes = List of Rugrats episodes

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Arlene Klasky
Gábor Csupó
Vanessa Coffey (1991–93)
Mary Harrington (1997–98)

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Rick Gitelson
Cella Nichols Duffy
Geraldine Clarke (1992–95)
David Blum
Kate Boutilier

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Karl Garabedian
John Bryant
Jerry Klovisky

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| runtime = 23 minutes

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Klasky Csupo
Nickelodeon Animation Studio{{efn|Known as Games Animation for the first four seasons.}}

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| network = Nickelodeon

| first_aired = {{Start date|1991|8|11}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2004|8|1}}

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Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving life experiences that become much greater adventures in the imaginations of the main characters.{{Cite web |last=Brownfield |first=Paul |date=August 16, 1998 |title=Talk About a Baby Boom |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-16-ca-13511-story.html |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times}}{{Cite web |last=Heffley |first=Lynne |date=July 21, 1996 |title=View from the Rug Up: 'Rugrats,' Nickelodeon's Animated Hit, Looks at World Through Eyes of a Toddler |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-21-tv-26268-story.html |access-date=February 22, 2022|website=Los Angeles Times}}

The series premiered on August 11, 1991. It is the second of the original three Nickelodeon animated series known as "Nicktoons", after Doug and before The Ren & Stimpy Show. The series initially lasted for 65 episodes spanning three seasons. Production was then halted around 1994, months after Germain left Klasky Csupo Inc., with the last episode airing on November 12, 1994. In 1995 and 1996, two Jewish-themed specials premiered, "A Rugrats Passover" and "A Rugrats Chanukah", respectively, both of which received critical acclaim. During this time, after the end of the series production run, Rugrats began to receive a boost in ratings and popularity due to constant reruns on Nickelodeon.

In 1996, Klasky Csupo Inc. began producing new episodes with a new writing staff, and the series' fourth season began airing in 1997. As a result of its popularity, a series of theatrical films were released over the next five years: The Rugrats Movie, which introduced Tommy's younger brother Dil, was released in 1998, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, which introduced Chuckie's stepmother Kira, his stepsister Kimi, and a poodle named Fifi, was released in 2000, and Rugrats Go Wild, a crossover film with another Klasky Csupo series, The Wild Thornberrys, was released in 2003. The final episode aired on August 1, 2004, bringing the series to a total of 172 episodes over nine seasons. The 13-year run ties Rugrats with King of the Hill as the eighth-longest-running American animated television series. Rugrats is Nickelodeon's third longest-running animated series, behind SpongeBob SquarePants and The Fairly OddParents, and one of the longest-running animated series of all time.

On July 21, 2001, Nickelodeon broadcast the TV special All Growed Up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series. The special would eventually be considered a pilot for the Rugrats sequel series All Grown Up!, which aired from 2003 to 2008. It chronicles the lives of the characters after they age 10 years. A spin-off series, Rugrats Pre-School Daze, aired four episodes in 2008. Two direct-to-video specials were released in 2005 and 2006 under the moniker Rugrats Tales from the Crib. Tie-in media for the series include video games, comics, toys, and various other merchandise.

Rugrats gained over 20 awards during its 13-year run, including four Daytime Emmy Awards, six Kids' Choice Awards, and its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The series became a hit, garnering high ratings, and anchored Nickelodeon as the network's top-rated series from 1995 to 2001. Until SpongeBob SquarePants aired its 173rd episode in 2012, Rugrats was Nickelodeon's longest-running cartoon.

A reboot of the series executive-produced by the original creative team of Klasky, Csupó, and Germain premiered on Paramount+ on May 27, 2021.

Premise

=Setting=

File:Rugrats setting.jpg

Many of the adventures in which the babies find themselves take place at Tommy's house; the parents usually rely on Didi, Stu, or Grandpa Lou (Stu’s father) to babysit the kids while they run errands. Their address is revealed on an invoice in the season one episode "Tommy's First Birthday" as 1258 N. Highland, the original address of Klasky Csupo in Los Angeles.{{Cite episode |title=Tommy's First Birthday |series=Rugrats |network=Nickelodeon |date=August 11, 1991 |season=1 |number=1}} However, the specific city or state is never mentioned in the series. 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.{{Cite episode |title=Graham Canyon/Stu-Maker's Elves |series=Rugrats |network=Nickelodeon |date=May 24, 1992 |season=1 |number=13}}{{Cite episode |title=Vacation |series=Rugrats |network=Nickelodeon |date=July 8, 1997 |season=4 |number=3}}{{Cite episode |title=No Bones About It/Beach Babies |series=Rugrats |network=Nickelodeon |date=November 1, 1992 |season=2 |number=9}}

The location is also hinted at during the season one episode "Little Dude" when Didi, who is a teacher, takes Tommy to her class at Eucaipah High School, referencing the city of Yucaipa, California.{{Cite episode |title=Baby Commercial/Little Dude |series=Rugrats |network=Nickelodeon |date=September 8, 1991 |season=1 |number=4}} 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, midway through the second season, the Carmichaels move in across the street.{{Cite magazine |last=Swartz |first=Mimi |date=November 30, 1998 |title=You Dumb Babies |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/11/30/you-dumb-babies |url-status=live |magazine=The New Yorker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414190508/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/11/30/you-dumb-babies |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |access-date=August 18, 2017}} [https://www.gwern.net/docs/fiction/1998-swartz.pdf Alt URL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616225151/https://www.gwern.net/docs/fiction/1998-swartz.pdf|date=June 16, 2019}}{{Cite episode |title=Meet the Carmichaels/The Box |series=Rugrats |network=Nickelodeon |date=January 10, 1993 |season=2 |number=18}}

=Characters=

File:Rugrats cast.png

The series focuses on the experiences of a courageous, adventurous one-year-old baby named Tommy Pickles and his group of playmates – several other infants and toddlers, some of whom debuted later in the series. His playmates include Chuckie, Tommy's bespectacled, red-headed, insecure, cowardly two-year-old best friend, the twins Phil and Lil, noted for their revolting eccentricities, Tommy's baby brother Dil, who was born in The Rugrats Movie, Angelica, Tommy and Dil's outrageously spoiled and selfish three-year-old cousin who is a "rival" of his friends, Kimi, Chuckie's adventurous, playful stepsister (later his adopted sister in the seventh-season episode "Finsterella") who is introduced in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, and Susie, a good-hearted neighbor of the Pickles family, who protects the babies from Angelica, with whom she often butt heads.

The other characters depicted in Rugrats include the babies' parents, grandparents, and pets. Parental figures include Didi and Stu Pickles, Tommy and Dil's mother and father, Chas Finster, Chuckie's mild-mannered father, Kira, Chuckie's sweet-natured, kind and understanding stepmother (later his adopted mother) whom Chas marries in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, Drew Pickles, Angelica's indulgent and doting father, Charlotte Pickles, Angelica's workaholic mother, Betty DeVille, Phil and Lil's kind and boisterous feminist mother, and Howard DeVille, the twins' mild-mannered and soft-spoken father. Grandparents include Lou Pickles, Drew and Stu's father and Tommy, Angelica, and Dil's grandfather, Lulu, Lou's second elderly wife that appeared in later seasons of the series, and Didi's parents, Boris and Minka, who are Jewish immigrants. The Pickles family also own a dog named Spike and a cat belonging to Angelica named Fluffy.

In the series, babies talk to each other whenever adults are either not around, or are not paying attention.{{Cite web |last=D'Augustine |first=Billy |date=1996 |title=A discussion with Paul Germain |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/germain.html |access-date=December 25, 2023}} The babies have a limited understanding of the world. Toddlers Angelica and Susie talk to the babies as well but can also communicate with adults, as they act as a bridge between the two worlds.{{cite web|last=D'Augustine|first=Billy|title=A discussion with Paul Germain|url=http://www.animeexpressway.com/rugrats/germain.htm|website=Anime Expressway|access-date=February 1, 2022}}

Episodes

During the first six seasons of Rugrats, episodes were primarily divided into two eleven-minute segments. After the second movie, during season seven, Rugrats aired with a format of three seven-minute segments per episode, though it returned to its original format in the final two seasons.{{Cite web |title=The rugrats FAQ |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/faq.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105100523/http://rugratonline.com/faq.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}

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.{{Cite web |title=The Rugrats FAQ |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/faq.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=Unofficial Rugrats Online}}

=Development=

Rugrats was formed by the then-husband-and-wife duo of Gábor Csupó and Arlene Klasky, along with Paul Germain in the summer of 1989.{{Cite web |last=Starr |first=Michael |date=June 16, 1999 |title=New York Post interviews Klasky-Csupo |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/inter1.html |website=New York Post |access-date=December 25, 2023}} Klasky Csupo had a major animation firm at the time which also provided services for commercials and music videos. Klasky, Csupó, and Germain were also animating The Simpsons for Matt Groening at the time, which they would continue to do until 1992 when the series' producer James L. Brooks and his company Gracie Films switched domestic production to Film Roman. The trio decided to create their own series in reaction to a proclamation by the children's cable network Nickelodeon that they were to launch their own line of animated series, which would be later called "Nicktoons".{{Cite magazine |title=Original Rugrats Proposal (1989) |date=August 29, 1989 |url=https://archive.org/details/rugrats-pilot-script-and-proposal/Original%20Rugrats%20Proposal/mode/2up |magazine=A Proposal for a Television Series |publisher=Klasky-Csupo, Inc. |via=the Internet Archive}} The network's Vice President of Animation Vanessa Coffey approached them to create a pilot for their new series. With the comedic stimulation branching from the antics of Klasky and Csupó's infant children and pulling inspiration from The Beatles, the 6{{frac|1|2}}–minute pilot episode, "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing" (which never aired), was released on DVD by Paramount Home Entertainment in 2001.

Peter Chung, along with Klasky and Csupó, co-designed the characters and directed the series pilot, as well as the opening sequence. In a Decider article, Chung said, "He [Gábor] wanted the babies to be 'strange' instead of 'cute.'"{{Cite web |last1=Gaines |first1=Caseen |last2=Klickstein |first2=Mathew |date=June 16, 2016 |title=The Oral History of 'Nicktoons', Part III: Exploring the Multigenerational Appeal of 'Rugrats' |url=http://decider.com/2016/06/16/the-oral-history-of-nicktoons-part-iii-rugrats/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170308002230/http://decider.com/2016/06/16/the-oral-history-of-nicktoons-part-iii-rugrats/ |archive-date=March 8, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2016 |website=Decider |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite magazine |title=Original Rugrats Proposal (1989) |date=August 29, 1989 |url=https://archive.org/details/rugrats-pilot-script-and-proposal/Original%20Rugrats%20Proposal/page/n1/mode/2up |page=2 |magazine=A Proposal for a Television Series |publisher=Klasky-Csupo, Inc. |via=the Internet Archive}} The production was completed in 1990, and they submitted it to Nickelodeon, who tested it with an audience of children. The feedback for the pilot episode was primarily positive. With that, Coffey and then-network president Geraldine Laybourne approved of and bought the series and sent it into production. Chuckie and Angelica were added as characters. Following the success of its first season, Nickelodeon renewed the series for its second season in November 1991.{{cite news|url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/nt91re.html|date=November 19, 1991|title=Nickelodeon Reorders All Three of its Original Animated Series|author=Geraldine Laybourne|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 24, 2023}}

Germain, who felt that the series needed a bully, based Angelica on a girl bully from his childhood and decided the character would be a spoiled brat. Klasky initially disliked Angelica and also protested her actions in episodes like "Barbecue Story", where she throws Tommy's ball over the fence. In a New Yorker article, Klasky said, "I think she's a bully. I never liked Angelica." Klasky disdained Angelica and never fully approved of her character development. Angelica became problematic for some Rugrats staff. When her voice actress, Cheryl Chase, had problems portraying a mean Angelica, Steve Viksten, one of the writers, would mention that Angelica was the series' J. R. Ewing. After seeing Angelica in The Rugrats Movie, Klasky commented, "I think she's great for the show; I love Angelica."{{Cite web |title=The New Yorkers Facts About Rugrats |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrnews2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314183149/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrnews2.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}

= Writing =

According to Germain, when the series was first conceived, the rule was that babies can really talk, but keep it a secret from adults. Such as the unaired pilot in which the babies wait for adults to leave the room before speaking to each other. However, the rules quickly began to evolve, and the babies became a metaphor for children of all ages. During production of the first season in June 1991, Germain and his fellow writers would argue among themselves over whether the adults could not understand the babies' talking, or whether the babies only spoke to each other when adults were not around.{{Cite magazine |title=Writer's Bible for Rugrats |date=June 1991 |url=https://archive.org/details/rugrats-writers-bible/page/4/mode/2up |page=6 |magazine=Writer's Bible |publisher=Klasky Csupo, Inc. |via=the Internet Archive}} During the first season, they tried a little of both, although later in the season, the writers would have the babies talk to each other while adults were in the same room, as long as there was a lot of space between them. By the end of the season, the writers allowed the babies to talk to each other while in their strollers as long as adults were not in the same shot.

=Voice actors=

Through its full run, Rugrats had a steady array of main voice actors. E. G. Daily voices Tommy Pickles, except in the unaired pilot where Tami Holbrook provides the voice; Christine Cavanaugh originally voiced Chuckie Finster, but Cavanaugh left the series for personal reasons and was subsequently replaced by Nancy Cartwright near the end of 2001. The fraternal twins, Phil and Lil, and their mother, Betty, are voiced by Kath Soucie; Dil Pickles and Timmy McNulty are voiced by Tara Strong. Cheryl Chase, who initially auditioned for the role of Tommy, was brought on board to be cast as the voice of Angelica Pickles. Dionne Quan voices Kimi Finster. Susie is voiced by Cree Summer except for two episodes when Summer was unavailable, and Daily filled in for her instead.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats Characters -- the Rugrats |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrchar01.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105124810/http://rugratonline.com/rrchar01.htm |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=2011-01-10 |df=mdy-all}} Other regular voice actors include Jack Riley as Stu Pickles, Melanie Chartoff as Didi Pickles and Grandma Minka Kropotkin, Michael Bell as Drew Pickles, Chas Finster and Grandpa Boris Kropotkin, Tress MacNeille as Charlotte Pickles, Phil Proctor as Howard DeVille, Julia Kato as Kira Finster, Hattie Winston as Dr. Lucy Carmichael, Ron Glass as Randy Carmichael and David Doyle as Grandpa Lou Pickles until his death in 1997,{{Cite web |last=Oliver |first=Myrna |date=March 1, 1997 |title=David Doyle; Actor on 'Charlie's Angels' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-01-mn-33700-story.html |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times}} after which Joe Alaskey took over until the series' end. In 2000, Debbie Reynolds joined the cast as Lulu Pickles, Lou's second wife, and remained until the series' end.

= Animation =

Overseas animation for the series was done at Wang Film Productions for the pilot and its first-season, and Anivision and Sunwoo Entertainment for the rest of the series. It was followed by editing and polishing before its master tapes were sent to Nickelodeon.

= Music =

The theme song for Rugrats is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, who also composed the main music for the series, along with Denis M. Hannigan, Rusty Andrews, and his brother Bob Mothersbaugh.

Themes

Rugrats visualizes ordinary, everyday activities through the eyes of a group of toddlers. Using their imaginations, the babies transform routine tasks into surprising adventures. The babies, having a limited understanding of the world, constantly mispronounce words and use improper grammar. Challenges often emerge because the babies misinterpret the adults, usually caused by Angelica's deceptive translations. The grown-ups of Rugrats are simultaneously quirky, over-cautious, and oblivious. The series portrays adults as mysterious eccentrics. Episodes usually center on a moral lesson that the babies learn during their imaginative explorations.

Release

=Broadcast=

Rugrats was Nickelodeon's second Nicktoon, debuting on the same day as Doug (which premiered before it) and The Ren & Stimpy Show (which debuted after). After the first run of the series, which was produced from 1990 to 1993, production went on a hiatus, co-creator/co-writer Paul Germain left the series, and episodes that had not yet aired continued to be released through 1994. In 1995 and 1996, two Jewish-themed specials premiered; "A Rugrats Passover" and "A Rugrats Chanukah", respectively, and the rest of the series aired in reruns. Production on new episodes restarted in 1996 with a new writing staff,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms39Ck6EcGM|title=The Legacy of Rugrats with Paul Germain|last=Old School Lane|website=YouTube|date=August 16, 2016}} and the series aired in Nickelodeon's SNICK block from 1997 to 2001. From 1994 until 2012, Rugrats was the longest-running Nickelodeon animated series, with 172 episodes produced across its 13-year run. This record was surpassed in 2012 by SpongeBob SquarePants with the episode "Squiditis/Demolition Doofus".{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2009 |title='SpongeBob' Renewed for 26 Episodes |url=https://www.thewrap.com/spongebob-renewed-26-episodes-11810/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=TheWrap}}

On July 21, 2001, in celebration of its 10th anniversary, Nickelodeon aired the television special All Growed Up, which featured the characters ten years older. After the special, the network aired a retrospective titled Rugrats: Still Babies After All These Years, narrated by Amanda Bynes. Because of the special's ratings and popularity, Nickelodeon commissioned All Grown Up!, a series about the older characters, which ran from 2003 to 2008. Rugrats ended on August 1, 2004.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/rugrats/episodes/191757/ |access-date=June 28, 2016 |website=TV Guide}}{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2017 |title=Watch Rugrats Episodes : Season 9 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/rugrats/episodes/191757/ |access-date=August 18, 2017 |website=TV Guide}}

=Home media=

Nickelodeon and Amazon.com struck a deal to produce DVDs of new and old Nickelodeon shows, through the CreateSpace service. Using a concept similar to print on demand, Amazon made the discs, cover art, and disc art itself. The first and second seasons of Rugrats were released on June 2, 2009, along with the first and second seasons of The Fairly OddParents (although the Rugrats Season 2 was released in a "Best of" collection).{{Cite web |title=Rugrats DVD news: Pre-order – Season 1 from Amazon |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Season-1/11806 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604034552/http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Season-1/11806 |archive-date=June 4, 2009 |access-date=May 25, 2009 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} Season 3 and 4 were released on September 23, 2011, through the CreateSpace program.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats DVD news: Announcement for Rugrats – Season 3 and Rugrats – Season 4 |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-3-and-4/16001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218034536/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-3-and-4/16001 |archive-date=December 18, 2011 |access-date=August 12, 2012 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} Season 5 was released shortly after on October 4.{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2007 |title=Rugrats DVD news: Announcement for Rugrats – Season 5 |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Season-5/16034 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017064601/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Season-5/16034 |archive-date=October 17, 2011 |access-date=August 12, 2012 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} On October 6, 2011, the complete Seasons 6–8 were released through CreateSpace, and Season 9 was released in a "Best of" collection.{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2007 |title=Rugrats DVD news: Announcement for Rugrats – Season 6, Season 7, Season 8, Best of Season 9 |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-6-7-8-Best-of-9/16056 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809075010/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-6-7-8-Best-of-9/16056 |archive-date=August 9, 2012 |access-date=August 12, 2012 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} Amazon re-released seasons 2 & 9 as complete seasons on May 9, 2014.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats DVD news: Update about Rugrats — Season 2 and Rugrats — Season 9 - TVShowsOnDVD.com |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-2-and-9/19793 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721064416/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-2-and-9/19793 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2015 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} As of February 2017, the Amazon.com releases have been discontinued.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WPIvNZeUtk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/8WPIvNZeUtk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Rugrats Season DVD Sets Out of Print on Amazon???|last=J's Blu-Rays|date=February 28, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} In May 2017, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Media Distribution released Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats DVD news: General Release for Season 1 and Season 2|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Season-1-and-Season-2/23077 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820163134/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Season-1-and-Season-2/23077 |archive-date=August 20, 2017 |access-date=August 20, 2017 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} In February 2018, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Media Distribution released Seasons 3 and 4 on DVD.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats - 'Season 3' and 'Season 4' DVDs to 'Go Wide' at General Retail |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-3-and-4/23836 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130220749/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rugrats-Seasons-3-and-4/23836 |archive-date=November 30, 2017 |access-date=November 29, 2017 |website=TV Shows on DVD |df=mdy-all}} On May 18, 2021, Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment released Rugrats: The Complete Series on DVD.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats: The Complete Series |url=https://www.amazon.com/Rugrats-Complete-Elizabeth-Daily/dp/B08SYTG7CF |access-date=March 15, 2021 |website=Amazon}}

In Australia, all seasons have been released by Beyond Home Entertainment.

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scope="row"\| Season 1 \| 13 \| June 2, 2009 \| May 2, 2017 \| December 4, 2013
scope="row"\| Season 2 \| 26 \| May 9, 2014 \| May 2, 2017 \| December 4, 2013
scope="row"\| Season 3 \| 26 \| September 23, 2011 \| February 6, 2018 \| April 2, 2014
scope="row"\| Season 4 \| 17 \| September 23, 2011 \| February 6, 2018 \| June 4, 2014
scope="row"\| Season 5 \| 12 \| October 4, 2011 \| {{N/A}} \| June 4, 2014
scope="row"\| Season 6 \| 28 \| October 6, 2011 \| {{N/A}} \| June 4, 2014
scope="row"\| Season 7 \| 18 \| October 6, 2011 \| {{N/A}} \| December 3, 2014
scope="row"\| Season 8 \| 13 \| October 6, 2011 \| {{N/A}} \| December 3, 2014
scope="row"\| Season 9 \| 14 \| May 9, 2014 \| {{N/A}} \| December 3, 2014
scope = "row" \| The Complete Series \| 172 \| {{N/A}} \| May 18, 2021 \| October 31, 2017

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| 26

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| 12

| October 4, 2011

| {{N/A}}

| June 4, 2014

scope="row"| Season 6

| 28

| October 6, 2011

| {{N/A}}

| June 4, 2014

scope="row"| Season 7

| 18

| October 6, 2011

| {{N/A}}

| December 3, 2014

scope="row"| Season 8

| 13

| October 6, 2011

| {{N/A}}

| December 3, 2014

scope="row"| Season 9

| 14

| May 9, 2014

| {{N/A}}

| December 3, 2014

scope = "row" | The Complete Series

| 172

| {{N/A}}

| May 18, 2021

| October 31, 2017

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+Other releases

! colspan=2|Title

! Episode count

! Movie count

! Release date

! Episodes

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| Decade in Diapers

| 11

| rowspan=8|0

| September 24, 2002

| "Angelica Orders Out", "The First Cut", "Reptar on Ice", "No Bones About It", "Be My Valentine", "Chuckie vs. The Potty", "Doctor Susie", "Vacation", "Finsterella", "Bigger Than Life", and "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing"

style="background:#d5a1c5|

| Mysteries

| 8

| January 28, 2003

| "Murmur on the Ornery Express", "The Fun Way Day", "Trading Phil", "Grandpa's Date", "The Legend of Satchmo", "Grandpa's Teeth", "Visitors from Outer Space", and "Grandpa Moves Out"

style="background:#0a0c0b|

| Nicktoons Halloween

| rowspan=2|1

| August 26, 2003

| "Curse of the Werewuff"

style="background:#d6e8f4|

| Nicktoons Christmas

| September 30, 2003

| "Babies in Toyland"

style="background:#4b87c3|

| Holiday Celebration

| 12

| August 31, 2004{{Cite web |title=Rugrats Holiday Celebration (Halloween/Turkey & Mistletoe): Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright, Michael Bell, Melanie Chartoff, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Joe Alaskey, David Doyle, Jack Riley, Tress MacNeille, Phil Proctor, Barry Vodos, Celia Kendrick, Craig Bartlett, Dave Fontana, Howard E. Baker, Igor Kovalyov, Jeff McGrath, Jim Duffy: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date=August 31, 2004 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Rugrats-Holiday-Celebration-Halloween-Mistletoe/dp/B0002ERWUU/ |access-date=August 12, 2012}}

Disc 1: "Curse of the Werewuff", "Ghost Story", "Aunt Miriam", "Sleep Trouble", "Spike's Nightscare"
Disc 2: "Babies in Toyland", "The Turkey Who Came To Dinner", "Kwanzaa", "The Santa Experience", and "Chanukah"

style="background:#70a7da|

| Nick Picks Vol. 1

| rowspan=3|1

| May 24, 2005

| "Finsterella"

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| Nick Picks Vol. 2

| October 18, 2005

| "All Growed Up"

style="background:#d6e8f4|

| Nick Picks Holiday

| September 26, 2006

| "The Santa Experience"

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| The Trilogy Movie Collection

| 0

| 3

| March 15, 2011 (DVD){{Cite web |last=Rugrats Trilogy Movie Collection |title=Rugrats Trilogy Movie Collection: Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright, Michael Bell, Melanie Chartoff, Kath Soucie, Cheryl Chase, Joe Alaskey, David Doyle, Jack Riley, Tress MacNeille, Phil Proctor, Barry Vodos, Celia Kendrick, Craig Bartlett, Dave Fontana, Howard E. Baker, Igor Kovalyov, Jeff McGrath, Jim Duffy: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date=March 15, 2011 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Rugrats-Trilogy-Movie-Collection-Elizabeth/dp/B004IK30NC |access-date=August 12, 2012}}
March 8, 2022 (Blu-ray){{cite web | url=https://www.nickalive.net/2022/01/paramount-to-release-rugrats-trilogy.html?m=0 | title=Paramount to Release 'The Rugrats Trilogy Movie Collection' on Blu-ray on March 8 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Igor-Kovalyov/dp/B09NGXSWYT/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_es_US=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=3MJ8LDAV97WGG&keywords=Rugrats+Trilogy+Movie+Collection+Blu-ray&qid=1672325334&sprefix=rugrats+trilogy+movie+collection+blu-ray,aps,121&sr=8-1|title=Rugrats Trilogy Movie Collection|accessdate=March 10, 2023|via=Amazon}}

Disc 1: The Rugrats Movie
Disc 2: Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Disc 3: Rugrats Go Wild

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| Halloween

| rowspan=2|5

| rowspan=3|0

| September 20, 2011{{Cite web |last=Rugrats: Halloween |title=Rugrats: Halloween: Artist Not Provided: Movies & TV |website=Amazon |date=20 September 2011 |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005CVTW88 |access-date=August 12, 2012}}

| This release is a reissue of the first disc from the Holiday Celebration DVD set.

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| Outdoor Shenanigans!

| rowspan=2|July 8, 2014

| "Discover America", "Barbeque Story", "Moose Country", "Sand Ho!", and "The Gold Rush"

style="background:#79458d|

| Reptar Returns!

| 3

| "Runaway Reptar", "Reptar 2010", and "The Big Showdown"

= Streaming =

As of March 4, 2021, all seasons are available on Paramount+.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats |url=https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/rugrats/ |access-date=March 4, 2021 |website=Paramount+|date=August 10, 1991 }}

Reception

= Ratings =

In 1994, "A Rugrats Passover" received a Nielsen rating of 3.1, with a 4.8% share of American audiences, making it the sixth most-watched cable telecast that week.{{Cite news |date=May 1, 1995 |title=Cable's top 25 |work=Broadcasting & Cable}} In 1996, Rugrats episodes had aired 655 times over the course of the calendar year, and it remained one of cable television's most-watched series that year.{{Cite web |last=Richmond |first=Ray |date=January 20, 1997 |title=Numbers game puts Nick way out front |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/ratings/numbers-game-puts-nick-way-out-front-1117433320/ |access-date=August 20, 2017 |website=Variety}} In February 1996, Rugrats reached a record of 19.1 million viewers per week, becoming the highest-rated kids program on cable.{{Cite news |date=February 13, 1997 |title=Nickelodeon Maintains Leadership Position in Kids TV Season - Nick Prime is Number One Kids Daypart |work=Nielsen Media Research}} In November 1996, the series surpassed itself with 20.8 million viewers per week. In December 1996, "A Rugrats Chanukah" received a Nielsen rating of 7.9 in the show's target demographic of children aged 2–11.{{cite news |date=December 18, 1996 |title=Nickelodeon drives kids TV marketplace in new season Grows While Competition Declines; Outperforms Broadcasters In Key Dayparts |publisher=Press release, Viacom}}

On November 10, 1997, the fourth-season episode "The Turkey Who Came to Dinner" became Nickelodeon's highest-rated program, with a Nielsen rating of 9.4, which totaled 3.7 million viewers among kids 2-11.{{Cite news |date=December 16, 1998 |title=Nickelodeon is Cable's Number One Rated Network for 1998: Record Setting Performances on Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite Drive Network To Total Day Cable Ratings Victory for Third Straight Year |work=Nielsen Media Research}} On January 18, 1999, it was surpassed by the sixth-season episodes "Chuckie's Duckling" and "A Dog's Life", all of which earned a 13.8 Nielsen rating.{{Cite news |date=March 30, 1999 |title=Nickelodeon / Nick At Nite Maintains Dominance as No. 1 Cable Network for 14 Consecutive Quarters - Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite Outperformed Closest Competition By 32% In First Quarter, 1999 - Nickelodeon Doubles Ratings Of Closest Competitor Among Kids |work=Nielsen Media Research}} On July 21, 2001, the series' special "All Growed Up" became Nickelodeon's highest-rated program among kids 2-11, earning a Nielsen rating of 20.4 with a 70% share.{{Cite news |date=October 2, 2001 |title=Nickelodeon Marks Six Years as Basic Cable's Number-One Network - Nick Completes 24 Consecutive Quarters at Number One in Total Day with Households and Kids - Nick's Total-Day Tally in 3Q 2001 Yields Its Largest Kids' Audience Ever; Finishes September at Number One - SpongeBob SquarePants Closes Quarter as Broadcast and Cable TV's Number-One Prime-Time Show for Kids |work=Nielsen Media Research}} It remains as the series' highest-rated episode.

=Critical reception and legacy=

Since its debut in 1991, Rugrats has received critical acclaim. In a 1995 interview, Steven Spielberg referred to the series as one of several shows that were the best children's programming at the time. Spielberg described Rugrats as "sort of a TV Peanuts of our time"."Spielberg Toons in." TV Guide. October 28, 1995. 33. Rugrats was also considered a strong point in Nickelodeon's rise in the 1990s.{{Cite web |last=Shattuck |first=Kathryn |date=July 15, 2001 |title=FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; TV's No. 1 Babies Celebrate Their 10th Birthday |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/15/tv/for-young-viewers-tv-s-no-1-babies-celebrate-their-10th-birthday.html |access-date=August 12, 2010 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Mifflin |first=Lawrie |date=November 25, 1998 |title=TV NOTES; First Lesson in Hype |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/25/movies/tv-notes-first-lesson-in-hype.html?scp=17&sq=rugrats&st=csescp=25&sq=rugrats&st=cse |access-date=August 12, 2010 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Schmuckler |first=Eric |date=August 30, 1998 |title=TELEVISION; In 'Rugrats,' Babies Know Best |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/30/arts/television-in-rugrats-babies-know-best.html|access-date=August 12, 2010 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Mifflin |first=Lawrie |date=November 30, 1997 |title=COVER STORY; When Grown-Ups Let Children Have a Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/30/tv/cover-story-when-grown-ups-let-children-have-a-say.html|access-date=August 12, 2010 |website=The New York Times}} In a press release celebrating the series' 10th anniversary, Cyma Zarghami stated, "During the past decade, Rugrats has evolved from a ratings powerhouse, being the number one children's show on TV, to pop icon status. It has secured a place in the hearts of both kids and adults, who see it from their own point of view".{{Cite web |title=Marketing The Rugrats' Tenth Anniversary |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrat10a.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314183106/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrat10a.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-20 |website=Rugrats Online |df=mdy-all}} According to Nickelodeon producers, this series made them the number-one cable channel in the 1990s.{{Cite web|title=Rugrats|url=http://www.tv.com/rugrats/show/534/summary.html?q=rugrats&tag=search_results;title;1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204213454/http://www.tv.com/rugrats/show/534/summary.html?q=rugrats&tag=search_results;title;1|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013|access-date=2017-08-20|website=TV.com}} Jeff Jarvis reviewed Rugrats and stated, "When The Simpsons was a segment on The Tracey Ullman Show, it was just a belch joke with hip pretensions. As a series, it grew flesh and guts. It was my favorite cartoon. Until I discovered Nickelodeon's Rugrats, a sardonic, sly, kid's-eye view of the world that skewers thirty-something parents and Cosby kids."{{Cite web |title=TV Guide Issues Featuring Rugrats |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrtvg2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830042949/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrtvg2.htm |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-20 |website=Rugrats Online |df=mdy-all}}

=Controversy=

Rugrats was noteworthy among contemporary children's television for depicting observant, identifiable Jewish families.Danny Goldberg, Dispatches from the Culture Wars: How the Left Lost Teen Spirit (New York: Miramax Books, 2003), 197. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious groups gave the series high praises for their special holiday episodes. Nonetheless, at one point the Anti-Defamation League and The Washington Post editorial page castigated the series for its depiction of Tommy Pickles' maternal grandparents, accusing their character designs of resembling Nazi-era depictions of Jews.

=Awards and nominations=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Association ! scope="col"\| Award category ! scope="col"\| Nominee ! scope="col"\| Result
scope="row"\| 1992 \| rowspan="2" \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Animated Program \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| 1993 \| Outstanding Animated Children's Program \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 1994 \| CableAce \| Animated Programming Special or Series \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Animated Children's Program \| \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="5"\| 1995 \| Annie Award \| Best Individual Achievement for Writing in the Field of Animation \| Episode: "A Rugrats Passover" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Humanitas Prize \| Children's Animation Category \| Episode: "I Remember Melville" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| CableAce \| Animated Programming Special or Series \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding in Animation \| \| {{won}}
Emmy Award \| Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less) \| "A Rugrats Passover" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| 1996 \| Kids' Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon{{Cite web \|title=All Winners \|url=http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners/ \|access-date=May 25, 2013 \|website=Nick.com \|publisher=Nickelodeon \|archive-date=January 22, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122184504/http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners/ \|url-status=dead }} \| \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="5"\| 1997 \| Annie Award \| Best Animated Home Entertainment Production{{cite web\|url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/25th-annie-awards\|title=25th Annual Annie Awards\|website=Annie Awards.org\|access-date=November 28, 2024\|archive-date=September 3, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903124424/http://annieawards.org/legacy/25th-annie-awards\|url-status=live}} \| A Rugrats Vacation \| {{nom}}
Emmy Award \| Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less){{Cite web \|title=Rugrats \|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/rugrats \|access-date=April 22, 2013 \|website=Emmy Award \|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}} \| "Mother's Day" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Kids' Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Young Artist Awards \| Best Performance in a Voiceover \| Charity Sanoy {{small\|for "Dust Bunnies"/"Educating Angelica"}} \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| CableAce \| Best Writing in a Children's Special Or Series \| Episode: "Mother's Day" \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| 1998 \| Kids' Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Humanitas Prize \| Children's Animation Category \| Episode: "Mother's Day" \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="8"\| 1999 \| Emmy Award \| Outstanding Children's Program \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Genesis Award \| Television – Children's Programming \| Episode: "The Turkey That Came to Dinner" \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Kids' Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon{{Cite web \|date=May 3, 1999 \|title='Rugrats', 'All That' Win Kids' Awards \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-03-ca-33551-story.html \|access-date=February 22, 2022 \|website=Los Angeles Times}} \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Humanitas Prize \| Children's Animation Category \| Episode: "Autumn Leaves" \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| TV Guide Award \| Favorite Children's Show \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| World Animation Celebration \| Best Director of Animation for a Daytime Series \| Episode: "Naked Tommy" \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Kids Choice Awards \| Favorite Movie \| The Rugrats Movie \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Cable Guide \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="4"\| 2000 \| Artios Award \| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Kid's Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Emmy Award \| Outstanding Children's Program \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| TV Guide Award \| Favorite Children's Show \| \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="5"\| 2001 \| Artios Award \| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Emmy Award \|Outstanding Children's Program \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Kids' Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| Television Critics Association Awards \| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Jewish Image Awards \| Outstanding Achievement \| \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="4"\| 2002 \| Artios Award \| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television \| Episode: "Cynthia Comes Alive" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Emmy Award \| Outstanding Children's Program \| Special: "All Growed Up" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Kid's Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| BMI Cable Award \| \| \| {{won}}
scope="row" rowspan="4"\| 2003 \| Artios Award \| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television \| Episode: "Babies in Toyland" \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Kid's Choice Awards \| Favorite Cartoon \| \| {{nom}}
scope="row"\| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Children's Animated Program \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| BMI Cable Award \| \| \| {{won}}
scope="row"\| 2004 \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Children's Animated Program \| \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Association

! scope="col"| Award category

! scope="col"| Nominee

! scope="col"| Result

scope="row"| 1992

| rowspan="2" | Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Animated Program

| {{won}}

scope="row"| 1993

| Outstanding Animated Children's Program

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1994

| CableAce

| Animated Programming Special or Series

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Animated Children's Program

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| 1995

| Annie Award

| Best Individual Achievement for Writing in the Field of Animation

| Episode: "A Rugrats Passover"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Humanitas Prize

| Children's Animation Category

| Episode: "I Remember Melville"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| CableAce

| Animated Programming Special or Series

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding in Animation

| {{won}}

Emmy Award

| Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less)

| "A Rugrats Passover"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| 1996

| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon{{Cite web |title=All Winners |url=http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners/ |access-date=May 25, 2013 |website=Nick.com |publisher=Nickelodeon |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122184504/http://www.nick.com/kids-choice-awards/all-winners/ |url-status=dead }}

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| 1997

| Annie Award

| Best Animated Home Entertainment Production{{cite web|url=https://annieawards.org/legacy/25th-annie-awards|title=25th Annual Annie Awards|website=Annie Awards.org|access-date=November 28, 2024|archive-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903124424/http://annieawards.org/legacy/25th-annie-awards|url-status=live}}

| A Rugrats Vacation

| {{nom}}

Emmy Award

| Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or Less){{Cite web |title=Rugrats |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/rugrats |access-date=April 22, 2013 |website=Emmy Award |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}}

| "Mother's Day"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Young Artist Awards

| Best Performance in a Voiceover

| Charity Sanoy
{{small|for "Dust Bunnies"/"Educating Angelica"}}

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| CableAce

| Best Writing in a Children's Special Or Series

| Episode: "Mother's Day"

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1998

| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Humanitas Prize

| Children's Animation Category

| Episode: "Mother's Day"

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="8"| 1999

| Emmy Award

| Outstanding Children's Program

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Genesis Award

| Television – Children's Programming

| Episode: "The Turkey That Came to Dinner"

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon{{Cite web |date=May 3, 1999 |title='Rugrats', 'All That' Win Kids' Awards |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-03-ca-33551-story.html |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times}}

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Humanitas Prize

| Children's Animation Category

| Episode: "Autumn Leaves"

| {{won}}

scope="row"| TV Guide Award

| Favorite Children's Show

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| World Animation Celebration

| Best Director of Animation for a Daytime Series

| Episode: "Naked Tommy"

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Kids Choice Awards

| Favorite Movie

| The Rugrats Movie

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Cable Guide

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2000

| Artios Award

| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Kid's Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Emmy Award

| Outstanding Children's Program

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| TV Guide Award

| Favorite Children's Show

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2001

| Artios Award

| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Emmy Award

|Outstanding Children's Program

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Kids' Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{won}}

scope="row"| Television Critics Association Awards

| Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Jewish Image Awards

| Outstanding Achievement

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2002

| Artios Award

| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television

| Episode: "Cynthia Comes Alive"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Emmy Award

| Outstanding Children's Program

| Special: "All Growed Up"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Kid's Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| BMI Cable Award

| {{won}}

scope="row" rowspan="4"| 2003

| Artios Award

| Best Casting for Animated Voice Over – Television

| Episode: "Babies in Toyland"

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Kid's Choice Awards

| Favorite Cartoon

| {{nom}}

scope="row"| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Children's Animated Program

| {{won}}

scope="row"| BMI Cable Award

| {{won}}

scope="row"| 2004

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Children's Animated Program

| {{nom}}

=Honors=

File:Rugrats on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.jpg in a ceremony on June 28, 2001, commemorating the show's 10th anniversary.]]

On June 28, 2001, in commemoration of their tenth anniversary, Rugrats received a star on the fabled Hollywood Walk of Fame, making it Nickelodeon's first series to receive a star. It was placed at 6600 W. Hollywood Blvd., near Cherokee Ave., outside a toy and costume shop.{{Cite web|url=https://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/the-rugrats/|title=Rugrats|website=Los Angeles Times}} In the October 2001 issue of Wizard Magazine, a leading magazine for comic book fans, they released the results of the "100 Greatest Toons ever", as selected by their readers; Rugrats ranked at No. 35. Three other Nicktoons—SpongeBob SquarePants, Invader Zim, and Ren and Stimpy—also placed on the list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.listal.com/list/wizard-magazines-top-100-cartoons|title=Wizard Magazine's Top 100 cartoons list|website=www.listal.com}} In a list of TV Land's "The 2000 Best Things About Television", ranking the all-time TV shows, channels, commercials, people, catch phrases, etc., Rugrats is ranked No. 699.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats News & Other Little-Known Facts – Part 2 |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/rrnewsb.html |access-date=April 22, 2013 |website=Rugrats Online}}

The original series was named the 92nd-best animated series by IGN.{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2009 |title=Top 100 Animated Series: 92. Rugrats |url=https://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-animated-series/92 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119005214/http://tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/92.html |archive-date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=IGN |df=mdy-all}} Angelica Pickles placed seventh in TV Guide's list of "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" in 2002.{{Cite web |date=July 30, 2002 |title=TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time |url=https://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=CNN}} On September 24, 2013, in honor of their 60th anniversary, Rugrats earned a spot on TV Guide's "60 Greatest Cartoons of All Time" list.{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2013 |title=TV Guide magazine's 60 greatest cartoons of all time |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tv-guide-magazines-60-greatest-cartoons-of-all-time|access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Fox News}} In 2017, James Charisma of Paste ranked the series' opening sequence #11 on a list of The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time.{{Cite web |last=Charisma, James |date=January 4, 2017 |title=The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/title-sequences/the-75-best-tv-title-sequences-of-all-time/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=Paste}}

Franchise

=Films=

In 1998, The Rugrats Movie was released, which introduced Dil, Tommy's little brother, to the series. Its worldwide gross was $140.9 million against a $24 million budget, though it received mixed reviews from critics. In 2000, a sequel, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, was released, with three new characters introduced, Kimi, Kira, and Fifi. Kimi would become Chuckie's sister and Kira would become his new mother, after marrying his father. Fifi would become Spike's new mate and Chuckie's new dog. It too was a box office success and also received a more positive critical reception. In 2003, Rugrats Go Wild was released. It was a crossover between the Rugrats and The Wild Thornberrys.{{Cite web |last=Nichols |first=Peter M. |date=June 20, 2003 |title=Diaper-Clad Adventurers Heed the Call of the Wild |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/20/movies/20TAKI.html|access-date=August 12, 2010 |website=The New York Times}} It was the least successful Rugrats film both critically and commercially. The Rugrats film trilogy has grossed $299.6 million.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} In July 2018, Paramount announced that Rugrats would release a live-action movie on January 29, 2021. However, in November 2019, Paramount decided to pull the movie from its schedule with no explanation given.{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=November 12, 2019 |title=Paramount Grounds 'Rugrats' Movie, Moves WWE's 'Rumble' Back Six Months & Titles Next 'SpongeBob' Pic |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/rugrats-movie-pulled-wwe-rumble-release-date-titles-spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the-run-1202784527/ |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In October 2024, it was announced that a new live-action hybrid film was in the works from Paramount and Jason Moore.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2024-10-02 |title=Live-Action Hybrid 'Rugrats' Movie In the Works From Paramount And 'Pitch Perfect' Director Jason Moore |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/rugrats-movie-paramount-pitch-perfect-jason-moore-1236105112/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

= Live action film =

On July 16, 2018, It was announced that Paramount Pictures had greenlit a live-action/CGI hybrid feature film which was last set for a January 29, 2021 release date. Originally, it had been set for a November 13, 2020 release, and then was pushed back, with Clifford the Big Red Dog taking its old slot.{{Cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=July 16, 2018 |title='Rugrats' Revived at Viacom With New Nickelodeon Series, Feature Film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rugrats-revived-at-viacom-new-nickelodeon-series-feature-film-1127473/ |access-date=February 22, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |last2=Petski |first2=Denise |date=July 16, 2018 |title='Rugrats' Returns With Nickelodeon Series Revival & Live-Action Paramount Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/rugrats-revival-series-nickelodeon-live-action-movie-paramount-1202427458/ |access-date=July 16, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} But on November 12, 2019, the live-action/CGI hybrid film was removed from Paramount's release schedule. In October 2024, it was announced that the film was back on track at Paramount with Jason Moore on board to direct with Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell setting to pen the script.{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=2024-10-02 |title='Rugrats' Live-Action Movie in the Works at Paramount With CGI Babies |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/rugrats-movie-live-action-paramount-1236166025/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

=Spin-offs and reboot=

Rugrats Pre-School Daze, also known as Angelica and Susie's School Daze, is a spin-off that follows Angelica Pickles and Susie Carmichael as preschool students. Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó were its creators and executive producers.{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2002 |title=Nickelodeon Upfront 2002 |url=http://www.nickandmore.com/2002/03/12/nickelodeon-upfront-2002/ |access-date=January 19, 2019 |website=Nick and More!}} It was announced in 2001 as the first spin-off for Rugrats, and initially received a 13-episode order.{{Cite web |last=Petrozzello |first=Donna |date=March 13, 2002 |title='Rugrats' Family Growing Spinoff 'Angelica' among 5 new Nick series |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/rugrats-family-growing-spinoff-angelica-5-new-nick-series-article-1.492680 |access-date=January 19, 2019 |website=New York Daily News}} Though it was reportedly a "highly-anticipated" part of the March 2002 upfront presentation, the series was reduced to four television specials.{{Cite web |last=Oei |first=Lily |date=September 26, 2002 |title='Rugrats' grows up |url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/rugrats-grows-up-1117873421/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231094306/https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/rugrats-grows-up-1117873421/ |archive-date=December 31, 2018 |website=Variety |df=mdy-all}} This decision was reached after Nickelodeon shifted its focus to the All Grown Up! spin-off following the rating success of "All Growed Up". Rugrats Pre-School Daze was first shown in the United States between November 2008 and December 2008.{{Cite web |title=Angelica and Susie's Preschool Daze |url=http://www.amazon.com:80/Angelica-and-Susies-Preschool-Daze/dp/B00BDS2YOS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226122215/http://www.amazon.com/Angelica-and-Susies-Preschool-Daze/dp/B00BDS2YOS |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2019 |website=Amazon}} The series carried a TV-Y parental rating, meaning that it was judged as "designed to be appropriate for all children".{{Cite web |title='Angelica and Suzie: Preschool Daze |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/angelica-and-suzie-preschool-daze/463699/ |access-date=January 20, 2019 |website=TV Guide}}

In 2005, Paramount Home Entertainment released all four episodes of Rugrats Pre-School Daze on the DVDs for the Rugrats: Tales from the Crib movies. The first two were released on the Snow White DVD,{{Cite book |title=Rugrats. Tales from the crib : snow white |via=WorldCat |oclc=606038354}} while the last two were on the one for Three Jacks and a Beanstalk.{{Cite book |title=Rugrats, tales from the crib. Three Jacks & a beanstalk |via=WorldCat |oclc=68967938}} The series was once available on the iTunes Store and Amazon Instant Video,{{Cite web |title=Rugrats Pre-School Daze |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/angelica-susies-pre-school/id593546839 |website=iTunes Store}}{{dead link|date=May 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} but the episodes were later removed from both platforms. All episodes are available on Hulu. Variety's Brian Steinberg felt that the series' concept could be retooled as part of a Rugrats reboot, where the baby protagonists would be shown in preschool and Angelica in kindergarten.{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=September 2, 2015 |title='Rugrats' Revival? Nickelodeon Mulls Return of Classic Shows |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nickelodeon-classic-tv-rugrats-hey-arnold-1201583856/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024042220/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nickelodeon-classic-tv-rugrats-hey-arnold-1201583856/ |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |website=Variety}} On May 14, 2020, it was announced that the reboot was delayed until 2021.{{Cite web |last=Mary Anne Butler |date=May 14, 2020 |title=That NickelodeonRugrats Revival Delayed til 2021 |url=https://nerdbot.com/2020/05/14/nickelodeon-rugrats-revival-delayed-2021/ |access-date=July 27, 2020 |website=Nerdbot}} it was announced that Nickelodeon had given a series order to a 26-episode revival of the series, executive produced by Klasky, Csupó, and Germain. The reboot premiered on Paramount+ on May 27, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Andrew |date=October 15, 2020 |title=Nickelodeon Updates Icons, Sets New Characters for 2021 |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/spotlight/nickelodeon-6-1234806240/ |access-date=October 19, 2020 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=February 24, 2021 |title='Rugrats': Original Voice Cast Members To Reunite For Series Revival At Paramount+ |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/rugrats-original-voice-cast-members-reunite-series-revival-paramount-1234699673/ |access-date=December 9, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=May 3, 2021 |title=Rugrats Reboot Gets May Premiere Date at Paramount+ — WATCH |url=https://tvline.com/2021/05/03/rugrats-reboot-premiere-date-new-episodes-returning-may-2021/ |access-date=May 3, 2021 |website=TVLine}} The reboot also began airing on Nickelodeon on August 20, 2021.{{cite web |title=Rugrats (reboot series) Episode Listings |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/rugrats-reboot-series/listings/ |publisher=The Futon Critic}}{{cite web |date=March 18, 2021 |title=The Nickelodeon Virtual Upfront Show: Bring Your Kids! |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/03/18/the-nickelodeon-virtual-upfront-show-bring-your-kids-574212/20210318nickelodeon01/ |access-date=August 31, 2021 |work=The Futon Critic}}

=Other media=

==Comics==

From 1998 to 2003, Nick produced a Rugrats comic strip, which was distributed through Creators Syndicate. Initially written by show-writer Scott Gray and drawn by comic book artist Steve Crespo, with Rob Armstrong as editor. Will Blyberg came on board shortly after as inker. By the end of 1998, Lee Nordling, who had joined as a contributing gag writer, took over as editor. Nordling hired extra writers, including Gordon Kent, Scott Roberts, Chuck Kim, J. Torres, Marc Bilgrey, and John Zakour, as well as new artists including Gary Fields, Tim Harkins, Vince Giaranno, and Scott Roberts. Stu Chaifetz colored the Sunday strips. The Rugrats strip started out in many papers, but as often happens with spin-off strips, soon slowed down. It is still seen in some papers in re-runs. Two paperback collections were published by Andrews McMeel It's a Jungle-Gym Out There and A Baby's Work Is Never Done.

During this time, Nickelodeon also published 30 issues of an all-Rugrats comic magazine. Most of these were edited by Frank Pittarese and Dave Roman, and featured stories and art by the comic strip creators and others. The last nine issues featured cover art by Scott Roberts, who wrote and drew many of the stories. Other writers included Roman, Chris Duffy, Patrick M. O'Connell, Joyce Mann, and Jim Spivey. Other artists included Joe Staton and Ernie Colón. The magazine also included short stories, many by Pittarese, and games, as well as reprints from an earlier, UK produced Rugrats comic.

Nick produced a special 50-page comic magazine retelling of the film Rugrats in Paris, edited by Pittarese and Roman, written by Scott Gray, pencils by Scott Roberts, and inks by Adam DeKraker.

On October 18, 2017, Boom! Studios began publishing a new Rugrats comic book series.{{cite web |url=https://previewsworld.com/Article/197289-BOOM-Studios-And-Nickelodeon-Announce-Publishing-Partnership-Kicks-Off-With-Rugrats |website=PreviewsWorld.com |title=BOOM! Studios and Nickelodeon Announce Publishing Partnership, Kicks Off With Rugrats |date=July 17, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2021 }}

==Video games==

Nineteen video games based on the series have been released. Notably, Rugrats: Search for Reptar became one of the bestselling PlayStation games. Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt was released for the Nintendo 64. Tommy and Angelica appear as guest characters in Rocket Power: Team Rocket Rescue. They appear again as playable characters in Nickelodeon Party Blast and Nicktoons Racing. Tommy later appears in Nicktoons Basketball in his All Grown Up! form. Rugrats characters make non-playable appearances in Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots and Nicktoons MLB. Tommy, Angelica, and Reptar are playable characters in the official mobile game Nickelodeon Super Brawl Universe. Tommy, Angelica, and Reptar appear as playable characters in Nickelodeon Kart Racers. These same characters, along with Chuckie, are playable in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix. Reptar is a playable character in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and its sequel. Angelica is a playable character in the Apple Arcade game Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis. Chuckie, Reptar, Purple Reptar, and Susie appear as playable characters in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway. On August 31, 2023, The MIX Games and Wallride Games announced Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, an 8-bit 2D sidescrolling video game that was released on August 16, 2024. The game offers an option for HD visuals that replicates the visual style of the original television series. An NES cartridge version of the game was distributed through Limited Run Games.{{Cite web |title=MIX Games |url=https://themixgames.com/games/rugrats |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=themixgames.com}}{{Cite web |last=rawmeatcowboy |date=2023-08-31 |title=Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland revealed |url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/25176-rugrats-adventures-in-gameland-revealed |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=GoNintendo |language=en}}

==Live performances==

There are two live performances throughout the original series. The first show, Rugrats: A Live Adventure, premiered on February 6, 1998, at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford, Connecticut.{{Cite news |last=MacFarlane |first=Ron |date=April 1998 |title=Rugrats Hit the Road |work=Animation World Magazine |volume=3 |issue=1 |url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.1/3.1pages/3.1macfarlanerugrats.html }} The US leg of the tour ended on August 1, 1999, at Lawrence Welk Resort Center-Champagne Theatre in Branson, Missouri.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats -- A Live Adventure: Second Tour Schedule (10/23/98 to 12/20/98) |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/rrlive3.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=Unofficial Rugrats Online}} Originally, the international tour of the show was going to debut on September 27, 1999, in Mara Plata, Argentina, but it was cancelled along with all South American shows.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats -- A Live Adventure: International Tour Schedule (10/28/99 to 5/14/2000) |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/rrlive5.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=Unofficial Rugrats Online}} It instead had an international debut on October 28, 1999, at the Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The international tour of the shows were done in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia and ended on May 14, 2000, at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. Overall, the North American tours of the show ran 403 shows in 91 cities, and the international tour of the show ran in 12 cities. Despite some criticism, the show was well received from critics.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats -- A Live Adventure: What Does The Press Think About The Show? |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/rrlive.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=Unofficial Rugrats Online}}

The second show, Rugrats Magic Adventure!, premiered on June 9, 2000.{{Cite web |title="Rugrats Magic Adventure!" |url=http://rugratonline.free.fr/rrlive6.html |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=Unofficial Rugrats Online}} It ran exclusively at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It closed in 2001, and was replaced by Shrek 4-D in 2003.{{cite web|title=Shrek 4D (Universal Studios Hollywood)|url=http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/US/Universal_City/Universal_Studios_Hollywood/rides/421-Shrek-4D.html|work=Database Entry|publisher=Parkz|access-date=August 3, 2010|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104553/http://www.parkz.com.au/parks/US/Universal_City/Universal_Studios_Hollywood/rides/421-Shrek-4D.html|url-status=live}}

==Merchandise==

Merchandise that was based on Rugrats varied from video games, toothpaste, Kellogg's cereal, slippers, puzzles, pajamas, jewelry, wrapping paper, Fruit Snacks, Inflatable balls, watches, pencils, markers, cookie jars, key rings, action figures, My First Uno games, and bubblegum. The series also managed to spawn a popular merchandise line at Walmart, Kmart, Target, eBay, Hot Topic, J. C. Penney, Toys "R" Us, Mattel, Barnes & Noble, and Basic Fun.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats For Sale |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrprod.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314183113/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrprod.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-20 |website=Rugrats Online |df=mdy-all}} By March 1999, the franchise had generated an estimated {{US$|1.4 billion|long=no}} in merchandise sales.{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Stroud |date=March 8, 1999 |title=Rugrats romp and roll. |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1999/BC-1999-03-08.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308041532/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1999/BC-1999-03-08.pdf |access-date=March 4, 2017 |website=Broadcasting & Cable |page=46 |archivedate=March 8, 2021}}

The Rugrats had their own cereal made by Post called Reptar Crunch Cereal. The Rugrats and Reptar were predominantly featured on the front, there's a board game on the back and a special $3 rebate for Runaway Reptar on the side. This cereal was released for a limited time only, sold at US supermarkets 8/1/99 to 9/15/99 only, and not all supermarkets carried the cereal. To memorialize the movie, Rugrats in Paris, another Rugrats-based cereal came out in October 2000. Simply called the Rugrats in Paris Cereal, it has a similar appearance to Trix; it's a sweetened, multi-grain cereal with small-round bits in plain, red, purple and green. Small Eiffel Towers could also be seen.{{Cite web |title=Breakfast with Rugrats: The kids On The Cereal Box |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrcerbox.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314183116/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrcerbox.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-20 |website=Rugrats Online |df=mdy-all}} In 2017, entertainment retail store chain FYE began selling Reptar Cereal, as well as Reptar Bars, both based on fictional products within the series. Reptar Cereal is very similar to Froot Loops, and Reptar Bars are chocolate bars filled with green frosting, a reference to the series in which the bars would turn the tongues of whoever ate it green.

Rugrats made fast-food appearances as well, with the most appearances being on Burger King. In 1994, the Hardee's fast-food chain offered a collection of Nicktoons toys as premiums that were included with kids' meals at their restaurants. All 4 Nicktoons at that time were featured — Doug, Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, and Rocko's Modern Life. Other food items that feature Rugrats were Fruit Snacks, Macaroni and Cheese, Bubble Gum and Campbell's Rugrats Pasta with Chicken and Broth.{{Cite web |title=Rugrats Foods |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/rrfood.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226181939/http://www.rugratonline.com/rrfood.htm |archive-date=December 26, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-20 |website=Rugrats Online |df=mdy-all}}

In their first tie-in with Burger King, 5 Rugrats toys were offered with their Kids Club meals, a different one with each meal. Each toy came with a 12-page (including covers) miniature version of Nickelodeon Magazine, which featured the toy's instructions, word search, picture puzzle, "Say What?", a scrambled word puzzle, a coupon for Oral-B Rugrats toothpaste and toothbrush, and entry blanks to subscribe to Rugrats Comic Adventures, Nick Magazine, and the Kids Club. From 1998 until 2004, Rugrats based-products included watches and various toys.{{Cite web |title="Burger King Rules", And So Does Rugrats |url=http://www.rugratonline.com/burgking.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904105652/http://rugratonline.com/burgking.htm |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-20 |website=Rugrats Online |df=mdy-all}}

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[http://www.creators.com/comics/rugrats.html?comicname=rug Rugrats daily comic strip at Creators Syndicate]
[http://toonopedia.com/rugrats.htm Rugrats] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://archive.today/20240528014438/https://www.webcitation.org/6o9zTsWiI?url=http://toonopedia.com/rugrats.htm Archived] from the original on February 9, 2017.
[https://decider.com/2016/06/16/the-oral-history-of-nicktoons-part-iii-rugrats/ The Oral History Of ‘Nicktoons’, Part III: Exploring The Multigenerational Appeal Of ‘Rugrats’] Decider, June 16, 2016

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