Arlene Klasky did not like the cruelty in Angelica in the earlier seasons and often had disputes with the writers about it. By the time the new seasons appeared, Klasky had a more positive reception to the softened Angelica. Arlene Klasky confessed that she never liked the popular character Angelica, because she thought the character was too mean. In the early shows, Angelica sued her parents, ran away from home, framed her friends for crimes she had committed, and terrorized innocents; her trademark line became "You dumb babies!" The writer describes how discord arose from the show's effort to be both cutting-edge and age-appropriate, and how the conflict over Angelica was responsible for the breakup of the original "Rugrats" creative team. The writer credits "Rugrats"'s popularity to the show's hip look and its jaded view of family life and consumer culture. In the first season, Angelica was mischief unchained. At the end of each episode, Angelica received her obligatory comeuppance, yet she remained unrepentant. "Rugrats" made Angelica's nastiness funny, and for Klasky that was a problem. Former "Rugrats" producer Paul Germain, who now works at Disney, got his start working for director/producer James L. Brooks, who helped develop the popular prime-time cartoon show "The Simpsons." Germain brought in Klasky and Csupo to help develop "The Simpsons." After it became a hit, German left Brooks to work as a development executive for Klasky Csupo. In 1989, Germain and Klasky pitched the idea for "Rugrats" to Nickelodeon. The writer describes the evolution of children's TV programming. Old cartoons used to work on several levels, but in the 1960s, studios came under pressure to tone down violence and "adult" behavior. The creators of the "Rugrats" wanted the show to be surprising and risky enough to get children's attention but safe enough so that parents felt comfortable with letting their children watch the show. But Angelica's incorrigibility soon became a problem. After its first year, "Rugrats" won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, but tensions were escalating. In 1992, Csupo and Klasky's marriage collapsed, but they both continued to work on the show, with Csupo often mediating between his wife and the writing staff. As the show developed, Germain wanted to explore emotions and began encouraging adult-oriented "Rugrats" scripts, like the one which explained that the source of Angelica's brattiness was her self-absorbed parents. After her meanness was exposed as neediness, Angelica became a more complex character. In 1993, the tensions exploded and Germain and members of his writing team were kicked off the show. In 1994, Nickelodeon stopped running new episodes and the show went into syndication, which is when its popularity really exploded. Almost overnight, "Rugrats" became one of the most popular shows on cable, with 26 million viewers a week. Advertising and licensing deals took off, and in 1996, the show went back into production. In the new episodes of "Rugrats," which reflect Klasky's concern about Angelica's "cruelty," the edge has been softened with sentimentality. The writer describes the plot of the new "Rugrat" film and claims that children who once thrilled to Angelica's nasty schemes may be disappointed by her sentimental role.

I still can't believe that the Melanie Chartoff who played Didi and her mom is the same one who was a cast member and spoof news anchor on "Fridays" (a.k.a "ABC's version of Saturday Night Live that was on around the time that the real Saturday Night Live went downhill due to Jean Doumanian being showrunner and not knowing what humor is").

Still babies after all these years.

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😍🥰 Ms. Soucie will be mine some day. I don’t care if we have a 30 year age difference.

E.G seemed to channel a bit of Buttercup when saying "you dumb babies" 🤣

I want to know what episode that was when EG was having the contractions.

I don't understand why Kath Soucie didn't voice Betty and Melanie Chartoff didn't voice Didi in the new series?

great

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The cast are great. Angelica is bossy & mean I miss the Rugrats

Rugrats was such a WONDERFUL show!!!!

1 second in and it took me out. These wonderful humans voices are my whole childhood. It’s insane

I'm the Rugrats number 1 fan.

If They blow that will happen to YOU TO.

Im sad i wish they had did this bk in the 90s when we cudda seen literally all the voices of all characters

I love when eg daily says that infoumous line " hang on to your dipees babies were going in " 😭😭😭😭

Rugrats is a good show

EG with the illuminati triangle

My childhood in one room how I love rugrats born in 1992 I always & still do love watching rugrats my favorites are Susie & Lil I even have the Susie make up princess ballerina 👧🏾👑 🩰 doll & I have a lil 👶🏻🎀 doll as well 💝💛🖤💜 us 90s babies had very amazing shows back in the golden era of Nickelodeon!

Wish they had Cree Summer for Susie!

voice actresses more like cougars.

I bet they miss Christine Cavanaugh

Kath Soucie still looks and sounds Beautiful & Attractive today! She voiced so many childhood crushes from the late 80's and the entire decade of the 90's & 2000's!

I'm three minutes in...please don't ever let this end.

R.I.P Christine Cavanaugh aka chuckie aka dexter aka oblina

Melanie Chartoff(Didi) looks a lot like Tress MacNeille(Charlotte)

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I find all those women so sexy and attractive and hot

I'm being attacked by the nostalgia monster

were missing chuckie Chaz, Stu and Drew

It’s my life

Is it bad I'm trying to get through this because of tears? My childhood!! RIP Christine aka Chuckie 😭

When I watched Rugrats at a young age, I never thought women did the voices of the Rugrats, I thought it was just kids.

this is wild to see the women behind the voices

Cree Summers who played Suzie Carmichael is missing so is Chucky 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

🖤🔥🖤🔥🖤🔥🖤🔥🖤

I was born in 1991, i loved watching the rugrats 💕... Brings back memories of my childhood. My 2 year old daughter loves watching the rugrats🙂

Awesome lol 👍

I can die in peace now

I love all of these women

An-gel-i-ca

I born in 1999. They made my childhood happy. I crying, watching them😭 My fav characters are Angelica and Chuckie.

Fun fact: Melanie Chartoff guest starred in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.

They did these interviews for Doug and Rugrats, but not Ren and Stimpy. Could this have to do with John Kricfalusi?

Kath Soucie also voiced Miriam Pataki in Hey Arnold, Courtney Gripling's brother in As Told By Ginger and Tish in The Weekenders

They still got it.

Thank you

My favorite was Lil lol

I love the Rugrats!!!! I'll always be a fan!!!! I literally just bought the whole set! This was my childhood! #MissRugrats 🙂