What RUINED Rugrats? - The Untold Drama

[@Saberspark]

Back at it again with another "What RUINED" video essay! This time, we're talking about one of the most popular cartoons from the 1990s. I had no idea how much drama was involved in this show's staff. It truly blew my mind while researching. Also, a big shout-out to my friend Jim who helped me research and write this video! Go check out his channel for more video essays: kzbin.info

[@grim_starch]

Saberspark yeeyee

[@strawberry.aesthetic489]

I use to love this show

[@Tusskie]

It's pronuonced chewpo

[@fennecroka4455]

A Hungarian cs is like a ch in English ,but you pronounced it pretty well

[@EChacon]

Please do a History of Blue Sky Studios or What Ruined: Blue Sky Studios video. It would be interesting to see you do an analysis on this animation studio and what's to come for the Greenwich Animation studio now that Disney owns the studio following its acquisition on Fox.

[@natknutson1482]

While it is true everyone hated angelica, they did for a reason. She was a real person. Everyone knew an angelica. So it was important that there be a proper representation of an angelica

[@chrismann1769]

Nat Knutson Not everyone hated Angelica, she was a popular character when the show was airing, enough for her to be included in promotions, and have her own toyline. She’s my favorite character, and the reason I loved the show so much as I could relate to her, and because she’s flawed, as it makes her feel more human, and have a three dimensional personality.

[@dr.altoclef9255]

They did it because someone on the team insisted that kids needed to know that sometimes someone can beat them around or abuse them and not get punished, that life isn’t fair. You’ll notice she gets her lumps a lot more in later seasons because they stopped having to cater to that.

[@natknutson1482]

@@dr.altoclef9255 i preferred the earlier ones where you got those sweet bits of kharma

[@dr.altoclef9255]

Nat Knutson Only sometimes. Sometimes she could cause the entire problem, the adults never catch on, and the babies wouldn’t lose but they had to go through hell and high water for it.

[@natknutson1482]

@@dr.altoclef9255 so basically real life.

[@Starbat88]

Paul Germain was clearly right. Good writing and well developed characters are always a good policy.

[@silversonic99]

absolutely. i love the "intelligent writing for intelligent children" line. kids are was more aware and intelligent than Hollywood gives them credit for. i remember even as a little kid i hated shows that would talk down to me and treat me like an idiot. thats probably why i loved spongebob so much. it was fun and wacky but it never once felt like i was being talked down to or something was being dumbed down for me.

[@CassandraPantaristi]

@@silversonic99 At the same time, I hated how a lot of Nick shows treated kid's parents like neglectful idiots (or just idiots, i.e Timmy Turner's parents, especially his dad. Except in that one episode where Timmy melts his dad's trophy, and Timmy's dad is actually a disciplining parental figure). Usually the men were more idiotic than the women. My dad hated those shows when I was growing up, but I watched them anyway.

[@neonlightmole9634]

Graveheart Yeah I agree, it's just a shame that Paul and Arlene couldn't get along. I'm not too confident about the reboot, but if the bit about Eileen Gabor and Paul coming back is true, I Hope they've patched things up..

[@KidSnivy69]

Did we need Angelica for that?

[@HeilRay]

Graveheart Had to side with Paul on that.

[@lovefromwonderland]

Basically, a bunch of adults acting like babies is what made this show fall apart. Ironic.

[@thenewadventuresofhenry6998]

I always thought the adult jokes and what the parents were up to in Rugrats was hilarious. Basically the Dads are all dorks and the Moms are just barely holding everything together! XD

[@tiffprendergast]

Henry Carmichael yup

[@meghanhixon3241]

@@thenewadventuresofhenry6998 so, basically real parenting lmao. I am SO DeeDee as a mother, I have a boy that is like tommy, and he's going to have a sibling in May, we want a girl, but if its another boy, then I will be JUST like her lol.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Ironic indeed.

[@jetfan925]

Sounds like "Days of Our Steelers" to me.

[@zabeth11173]

Angelica was much needed. She gave an edge to the show.

[@reythejediladyviajakku6078]

You gotta wonder what she grew up to be. A politician or a high powered CEO like her mom

[@MattIsTheCat]

You would say that wouldn’t you.

[@sweetsour4375]

@@MattIsTheCat what's that supposed to mean?

[@RajunTrusty]

Mah she was too frustrating with how much she got away with and shit

[@SerenityM16]

It’s amazing to me that she didn’t agree, and feels like she got a little too personal with it, you need something to create conflict and sometimes it comes in the form of a spoiled brat who scream and cries until she gets her way and hasn’t developed empathy yet (cause real psychology talk, young children’s brains largely haven’t developed empathy yet, and that has nothing to do with how they are raised but simple developing biology, they largely understand empathy as mommy and daddy says this or that)

[@kojikakoifish2862]

I'd have to say that Paul was right on the addition of Angelica. She's one of the most famous "I love to hate" characters in animation. If you grew up in the 90's she may very well have been your first introduction to the concept. She drove so many of Tommy and Chuckie's best character moments with her antics. Her arc explored what being an only child with absent/workaholic parents was like; something I literally grew up dealing with myself for 10 years. I don't think the Rugrats would've been the same show without her.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

I actually remember when I was a little kid and I first started watching Rugrats viewing her as just a mean kid and nothing else. Yet, it wasn't till I was I'd say nine years old was when I remember being over at my friend, Allison's house, and we discussing about episodes that we have seen of Rugrats and we both realized together reasons why Angelica was the way that she was because of her parents always being gone working. It was at the age of nine that I was beginning to learn that bullies were much more than just being mean and I finally was starting to understand Angelica and it was a real eye opener for me especially since I also had a bully to deal with named Morgan whom also didn't have an easy life.

[@KidSnivy69]

I could give or take her

[@aleccampbell7707]

Invisible cream. watermelon seed, Grampa winning the video competition with his old black and white recorder with no sound - many can vividly remember episodes to this day

[@xxProjectJxx]

Lol Klasky didn't want depth like this. She wanted a cutsey show about babies doing baby things. Imagine how that boring waste would have bombed lmao

[@Troll_vs.]

They were.meant to have adventures so having her cause trouble aka adventures makes sense

[@casualverse]

*Chuckie: "Life is hard Tommy.....Sometimes I feel like it's the hardest thing there is."* *I UNDERSTAND CHUCKIE*

[@antitheist3206]

Chuckie is my spirit animal

[@nolancho]

Yea, time to grow up and get balls, man.

[@beepobeepo]

@@nolancho maturing =/= life being a breeze life is never easy, home slice. imo, the more you mature, the worse it gets

[@benjaminortiz4857]

@@beepobeepo correlation is not causation

[@smittenwerbenjagermanjense1268]

No you don't he's only a baby

[@LordClydeofOMAR]

It's pretty obvious why Angelica was such a brat. Her mom was a CEO and was constantly on the phone ignoring her.

[@Lynn17]

And her dad compensated by spoiling her rotten.

[@abbigalebrown2720]

That explains why she holds her breath and the first thing her dad says is that Charlotte wants her to go Harvard lol

[@Shenaldrac]

Having grown up lower middle class, lemme tell you I'd rather have grown up rich and with parents who weren't around much. Besides, even low-income homes don't necessarily have the parents around a ton, if a family's not very wealthy the parents might be away MORE because they work longer hours to get by.

[@gametime5694]

I guess I could agree

[@MrJavaman5]

Both parents were very successful and worked a lot. They felt they could make up for the little amount of time they spend with her by spoiling her and giving her whatever she wanted.

[@ChieffRocka]

It sounds like Klasky wanted an unrealistic kids cartoon and Jermaine wanted something more realistic. I can’t imagine Rugrats without Angelica so I guess Jermaine was right.

[@Ubritoons96]

Lol, I believe Paul's last name is spelled as G-E-R-M-A-I-N (Germain). The name you said could be an interesting last name if somebody else had it though. XD

[@Dunbeezytv]

Oon the high. Like bruh she is one of the most iconic characters. She still in the pop culture

[@missquinberly]

Uhh I would've said the opposite

[@Dunbeezytv]

@@missquinberly For real? You ain't like Angelica? I didn't like her, but she really added kick to a lot of episodes.

[@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

Still though, the show was her vision. Paul not only took it over but also made fun of her in the process

[@milky517]

Imagine Rugrats without Angelica. IMO it would be not as successful as it was. She was one of the best character and a good plot trigger as a bridge between the babies and the adults.

[@jocelynecupcake]

I know. She was also based off a real girl named Angelica (two girls actually) but I think being based off a real girl, they shouldn't have made her as evil in some episode but they still could have made her a little mean.

[@karenboyman2261]

Angelica was the only good character on that show. Every other character on Rugrats should have been killed off. People who hate Angelica are sexist.

[@bigdaddy-ld4bt]

@@karenboyman2261 so the Female creator is sexist? Obviously you can be female and be sexist, that's not my point. What I'm getting at is your last statement is just ridiculous and has no data to back it.

[@yovtobe]

@@karenboyman2261 Care to elaborate?

[@Android-dg5ri]

@@yovtobe bait mate

[@dashelyn4196]

-What are you doing? -Making chocolate pudding. -It's 4 clock in the morning, why on earth are you making chocolate pudding? *Cuz i lost control of my life*

[@franhrvoj4676]

Best quet in the World

[@SeeASquaRE]

This guy is my spirit animal

[@dylan8443]

Should have pulled out

[@apollorock3r244]

-Here’s your pudding, Angelica.

[@Sonichero151]

This was our warning .... And we just laughed......

[@dikayevertear3509]

"Stu is my spirit animal." -Saberspark This is the perfect joke that all dads can adopt when referencing the chocolate pudding episode.

[@MrBjnelson]

That episode was hilarious. I also loved the episode when he ate those sunflower seeds the entire time. LOL

[@texasroze2371]

I think that episode is call Angelica breaks a leg

[@MrBjnelson]

@@texasroze2371 Stu's face after Angelica said she didn't want the pudding. LMFAO

[@dikayevertear3509]

@@karenboyman2261 That's a horrid thing to say. Sure, you don't have to like someone. But being glad someone is dead because they lent their voice to a character is just rotten.

[@VaatiOfDarkness]

@@karenboyman2261 ...Seriously? That's just vile.

[@MagicalHatStudios]

I can't even imagine this show without Angelica. She's the glue that holds almost every episode together.

[@michaelbolcato192]

She helped the show have more of a edge, and she’s my favorite character from the show.

[@GeneralNickles]

Ironically she's the only character that appears in every single episode. Even Tommy doesn't appear in all of them. Only Angelica.

[@michaelbolcato192]

maxie fuqua That’s not true. Tommy has the most appearances actually. Tommy doesn’t appear in 4 episodes. Angelica has been absent in episodes several times.

[@GeneralNickles]

@@michaelbolcato192 look it up. There are episodes entirely focused on Angelica, where none of the babies appear. (Like when she runs away from home.) There are episodes focused entirely on Chuckie, and Phil and lil don't appear, but Tommy does, and so does Angelica. (Like when they're "paper pushers" at Chuckie's house. Angelica appears at the end.) There are episodes focused entirely on Tommy, and none of the other babies appear, but Angelica still appears. (Like when Tommy gets kidnapped. Angelica makes an appearance at the end as well.) Even if it's just a quick cameo at the end, Angelica appears in every single episode. And she's the only character that does.

[@aclstudios]

@@GeneralNickles When Angelica ran away from home, she hid at Tommy's house, the babies were all there.

[@duchi882]

*Other Shows:* _C A N C E L L E D_ *Rugrats:* _D R A M A_

[@tarabarden7535]

Dammit man I see you everywhere

[@KasaiBuru]

@@tarabarden7535 instead of saying that say "you just plopped in my pond again"

[@alienxotic5028]

tes

[@romorris7906]

Would it be funny to say the cylaske and Paul where having baby mama drama?

[@commentarysheep]

SpongeBob Squarepants at the time, after season two: *BASTARDISATION*

[@2chateau]

"Angelica, what are you doing?" *"I’m suing you."*

[@sstvms2023]

Emma McCormack loooool me when my parents told me to make my bed as a kid

[@Echidneys]

Yes, that _was_ in the video

[@asmrtpop2676]

Echi Yes, you did read the comments!

[@PapaNFL]

laundry mom why do parents even make kids make beds your going to mess it up when you go to sleep

[@glanni]

@@PapaNFL because uwu

[@samuelmelendez7566]

Rugrats: We are the most popular show on Nickelodeon SpongeBob: I'm about to end this show's whole career

[@ProfessorUniverse95]

SpongeBob: Hold my krabby patty

[@JovanaSanchez000]

But SpongeBob is not a rapper.

[@samuelmelendez7566]

Umbra 10/10 originality XD

[@Defectum138]

Spongebob is love. Spongebob is life.

[@observation2021]

@@JovanaSanchez000 No he's a goofy goober!

[@mgunslinger17]

This totally explains what I witnessed watching the show. The babies got dumber as the show progressed. Their vocabulary actually got worse and “babyfied” and it was really obnoxious. And the plots seemed to be driven by their stupidity instead of by their imagination. Knowing that this conflict existed in the creative team helps explain something I always sensed but never really thought too much about. Thanks for making the vid.

[@duckmovies4998]

And chuckie has a lot of mental breakdowns

[@chinuaalibatya7345]

Yeah they felt more one dimensional post season 3 to 5 ish

[@CoachVicTheLandInvestor]

totally agreed.

[@Grenademan1]

@@chinuaalibatya7345 For me currently beng watching the series, seasons 3 to 5 were pretty good (despite the change in animation) it was season 6 where I started to see the decline & stagnation, there were more misses than hits as seasons 6 through 7 went on, the miss episodes were just boring & bland. And sadly so far season 8 and 9 aren't any better.

[@sophiebyers5496]

@Matthew Gunselman What’s interesting how in season 1, the babies acted like real babies yet it worked. While in seasons 2-5, they have matured for a bit. Then there is seasons 6-9…

[@BattleToads]

"It's four in the morning. Why on earth are you making chocolate pudding?" "Because I've lost control of my life." I think we can all relate to this on some level. This show was genius.

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

Exactly how I feel when work makes me get up stupid early for overtime, Stu. Exactly how I feel.

[@DarrenBates]

The grown up jokes were brilliant. Even the name Dr Lipschitz.

[@fandomfan2800]

Mood

[@Dunbeezytv]

Man I didn't understand when I was growing up, but I really felt that in my soul. I lost control of my life a couple days ago :(

[@johngumbs2111]

Even as a child I found that scene to be so funny.

[@kizuni3266]

I could definitely tell the difference when I was a kid that there were times that the Rugrats acted more like babies and times that they were more intelligent/mature and I preferred the more intelligent episodes. Always thought it was strange how they would constantly change the vibe of the show but now I know why.

[@Shenaldrac]

"They didn't like that Angelica said "you dumb babies."" ...what? She's the *antagonist* of course she's going to say mean things, that's the point. If Angelica was just a nice girl who was older than the other characters she... well okay, you *could* make that work, by making her effectively be Susie Carmichael, but then it denies the writers all of the creativity space that having an antagonistic character provides. Hey Klasky, you don't protect your kids by sheltering them from unpleasant things, all that does is mean they have no idea how to handle those things when they inevitably do happen! "How would I feel if I saw this with my children?" I'd feel like it's a show of how real people act, bullies exist and pretending otherwise doesn't help anyone. And from what I remember, that episode does show how the characters react to it. By having an antagonist like Angelica, you can use her bullying behavior to show kids how to handle such things themselves. There is so, so much to gain from having Angelica be Angelica and so much to lose by not having her, or making her different.

[@Shenaldrac]

@@arcticstar5062 i guess she just wants a show of cute babies doing cute things? This is the human version of wanting a TV show that's just kittens 'n boxes? Like, yeah I enjoy a good cute kittens video as much as the next person (what is it about kittens and cardboard boxes that's so adorable?) but it's not exactly going to hold engagement for a 22 minute TV show.

[@puflem]

Exactly. So many kid's shows and movies are so dumbed down nowadays. Children are so much more emotionally intelligent than many people think and forever protecting them from unpleasant things will only hurt their future development. I remember watching Lion King when I was 5 and bawling my eyes out when Mufasa died. I still get tears in my eyes 12 years later. And things like that are needed. I loved this movie and watched it constantly, despite me crying everytime. It taught me that loss is a thing that happens in life. You can't protect a child from that. I've had losses in my family and been to funerals ever since I was 5. When eventually my own father died, I wasn't a child who didn't know something like death existed. Not to say that losses never hurt. I'm so afraid of losing my loved ones. But you cannot shield a child from that. It needs to know that life isn't all sunshine and rainbows, although I wish it wouldn't have to be this way. All of this is of course only my opinion, cheers.

[@treasuremage7546]

She was more than antagonist, you she was one you could sympathize with. There's so many children out there that don't actually hate babies, they just resent them for having for fun while they themselves are very much unhappy attempting to be grown up. It was even more apparent what a genius character she was when they introduced a "good" counterpoint in Suzy; a same age girl that actually was mature for her age in how she treated younger kids with kindness and respect.

[@Sierralovescharles]

So the pettiness of adults made us lose one of our favorite cartoons? Wow I'm kinda pissed

[@BlueCo77]

Not the first time

[@JellyBabie1984]

No the pettiness of Klasko made us lose this show. When the whole writing staff follows one guy out, he most likely isn't the problem lol. They ended up going on to create Recess and Hey Arnold.

[@Klanecawker]

scarlet overkill me too 😔

[@thtbest5k4t3]

It’s their show . They don’t have to make it if they don’t want to

[@basedmek]

@@JellyBabie1984 I agree. And I'm kind of glad the fallout happened. Recess is one of the best kids cartoon shows ever. Talk about phenomenal writing

[@thenarnianhufflepuff6077]

“This coffee tastes like mud” “It is mud”

[@LLydarth]

I'm 33 and that's still funny.

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

I remember that. Stu thought Drew did it.

[@thenarnianhufflepuff6077]

Who else besides me remembers Phil and Lil teaching Kimi how to make a pie so they could replace the pie that fell on the ground? That still makes me laugh

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

@@thenarnianhufflepuff6077 that moment was a bit gross. In part, because the new pie was made of mud. But the show's most gross moment was when they potty-trained Chuckie. It's just that for me, any plot involving feces makes me gross.

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

Today, i realize the plot for most of the episodes were very weird. Really, there was an episode where they thought a public pool was a giant toilet. WTF.

[@hallamhal]

"They were married at the time" Say no more!

[@tamcar04]

Right!

[@arrowup8711]

LMFAO

[@PeterPiper2024]

Jhjo098

[@Mitch-Alex]

I stopped liking the show when Dill came. Then it compounded with Kimmy, step mom, the animation changed a little, some voices too. The dynamic changed.

[@christinabearden2563]

My words exactly! The first season with Dil wasn't too terrible, but after that it turned to crap. Besides the Paris movie, I like all 3 movies lol.

[@1LaDyPhReSH]

Same

[@mraaronhd]

I remember when the animation changed from the first original episodes, and it was off-putting to me. Tommy’s voice didn’t sound the same, the new episodes weren’t as good they originally had been, etc. Dill definitely didn’t help either.

[@katyungodly]

I was too young to notice the voice change, but I always liked Dill and Kimmy

[@Yakuzaka1412]

You know a Show has run it's course when they introduce new Characters.

[@sappho7278]

Paul Germaine was definitely right. Angelica was the best character too

[@andinkify]

I kind of hated her but without her Rugrats probably wouldn't have been as successful as it was. He was right that they needed an antagonist.

[@luckydaniel777]

She was a bitch doe

[@DTDplays]

@@luckydaniel777 That's why she was a great character

[@RhysezPieces]

I vaguely remember liking Angelica as a kid for the sole reason that I wanted to identify with a girl character and Lil didn’t have much of an individual personality apart from Phil.

[@sneakyfurret]

tbh, I rather see the old scribble style 2d over live action. The old opening is a guilty pleasure of mine.

[@ffs6969f4u]

I can't imagine the show without Angelica. I never really identified with her, but she really had her hilarious moments.

[@icecreamhero2375]

Especially the cookies episode.

[@icecreamhero2375]

Ice cream mountain is one of my favorites.

[@VGamingJunkieVT]

She was so memorable precisely because she was such an effective antagonist. She was there to be defied.

[@Webpelt]

"live-action film featuring CGI characters" oh god please no

[@GhazMazMSM]

And I thought sonic looked creepy.but imagine what they would look like!

[@jseden]

Idk why anyone ever thinks these are a good idea..

[@claudiolluberes111]

So will it be a universe where people are CG when they are babies? And get more real while growing up? Will Angelica be a real girl or CG?

[@mrhobo4866]

(Disney want to know your location)

[@ToothnClaw]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@3ftninja132]

Like Rugrats... Parents who argue constantly sometimes forget about the needs of their children.

[@bluebutterfly5062]

Well said dude

[@marianacarmona4571]

Saberspark: Remember this guy's name, he's an important part of the story My Brain: *immediately forgets him*

[@solascriptura-e7t]

Scientists say that we only remember 20% of any conversation. LoL

[@goGothitaLOL]

Same

[@BladeTrain3r]

Klasky suffered from a common form of tunnelvision it seems - "never exposing children to bad things will prepare them for the world" HAH.

[@ZanzibarBreeze]

In seasons 1-3 this show helped build character if anything, it was thematically excellent

[@MrJavaman5]

That and Angelica was so relatable. Everybody knew an ‘Angelica’ growing up.

[@r.j.penfold]

I can guarantee as a Christian raised shithead myself that isn't the case. I learned how the real world worked in middle school, hard and fast. I hated learning that but I feel it helped my "character development" in the long run.

[@Canadish]

It's a fairly typical motherly attitude, there is an assumption they can, and must, protect protect children forever. But pretty toxic after you scratch off the surface layer of caring and kindness. It's rooted deeply in selfish need to satisfy a personal emotional drive for security at the expense of the child's development.

[@normadgarmez7026]

I understand what Klasky was going for, but protecting the young ones from bad stuff, not a great plan.

[@grimly105]

“It’s 4:00 in the morning, why are you making chocolate pudding” “Because I lost control of my life” That’s hilarious.

[@Jaytwisty23]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@KawaiiBabyTragon]

The context and following lines make it even better, I'm sad he left them out. Stu's insane screaming is a mood.

[@lorenadias6730]

Relatable lol

[@Farrell0208]

Too sad that shows can't be like this anymore, because we're too politically correct nowadays.

[@darthbag-us4952]

grimly105 they didn’t say I was getting recorded!

[@algrant5293]

"It's 4 in the morning why are you making chocolate pudding?" "Because I've lost control of my life" I always thought that Lipschits was a play on words and they really meant was verbal diahorrea.

[@andrewdevine3920]

It's not subtle, is it.

[@colbbot3291]

Yup that's why he had his name lol.

[@zachanikwano]

Name's got layers of meaning honestly, lol

[@colbbot3291]

@@zachanikwano yeah it does.

[@princesspikachu3915]

I thought he was named Lipchitz because he was a quack who gave shit advice that wasn't reliable...

[@sharkfin154]

You hit the nail on the head with this one. Paul's writing was what made the show something that an adult or kid could watch

[@billlupin8345]

...No it wasn't. This show was terrible from the start, it just got worse when he left.

[@CJolieTV]

"Rugrats was like the Teen Titans Go of it's time" *Don't you ever say that again*

[@divinelycreated4him]

THANK YOU!!!

[@brittanyhudley4683]

He ment in a sense of how they play it back to back everyday 🤦🤷

[@Zaiqahal]

Yeah, I was appalled by that analogy as well.

[@danielmartinelli4213]

Teen Titans Go is a joke of the original Teen Titans

[@megandager4855]

Teen Titans Go is like that one nightmare that keeps popping back up.

[@BugsyFoga]

What Ruined Rugrats: DRAMA Well that's depressing 😑

[@aliceangel7644]

At least it wasn't dil or Kimi like everyone claimed it to be

[@CrazyWarriorCatLady]

The live action reboot depresses me more

[@Goleon]

AliceAngel764 - Yeah. I actually was ok with them. The only new character that felt out of place is the babysitter.

[@thgritic102]

@@aliceangel7644 Dil and even Kim were alright in my book, so I'm glad we know and can use what we know here to shut people up about how they were responsible for the show going downhill.

[@arami187]

It wasn't Kimi. It was Klasky.

[@beckypiskura205]

My absolute favorite cartoon of all time. This video was very insightful. I'm always a fan of how much detail and research you put into all of your content I, too, was there for the rise and fall and never knew why. Until now!

[@catonfire5010]

"Angelica, what's going on here?" "I'm suing you :)" My seven year old self could not relate more

[@pinkcru]

And that's when I knew I loved Angelica

[@princesspattycakeswm]

Cat On Fire when I was a kid I was going to sue everyone. Came on my lawn? You're getting sued. My food is cold? Sued.

[@catonfire5010]

@@princesspattycakeswm snack time was five minutes late, SUED!

[@BELLA-mf6hb]

I remember that episode.

[@breanntheartist1989]

To be honest, there would be no Rugrats without Angelica. Yeah, she's a little brat, but I love her!

[@michaelbolcato192]

breanntheartist1989 Same here and I love her.

[@karenboyman2261]

Rugrats without Angelica is like Doug without Roger or The Simpsons without Bart.

[@umhello9962]

@@karenboyman2261 South Park without Cartman.

[@coolkid57456]

@@umhello9962 or The Loud House without Lincoln.

[@normadgarmez7026]

Same here. The show would have been stale and cancelled for good

[@phillinsogood]

Angelica was a great character because she drove most of the storylines. She also is realistic for viewers who experience bullying

[@kayleighbrown459]

Yeah...but she sucked. This might be just me talking, but as a child who was bullied, the last thing I wanted when I came home was for my escapism to have the same kind of thing.

[@jessicahill6418]

Angelica was a sociopath

[@leerwesen]

or for kids who were bullied. or, kids like me, were both.

[@hubtubby]

I also liked the sub stories of the shit talking jew (Lipshitz Hahaha) and how large his influence was even though often incorrect

[@mando5190]

@@kayleighbrown459 or you had the option to turn it off? Did that never come to your brain?

[@ianholmes4723]

Nickelodeon: We are making a Rugrat Movie! Me: please don’t make it live action Nick: bet

[@PinetoastYT]

do u mean the rugrats mmo vie on VHS cuz i have that im 13 and i love 80 90 70 60 etc things i have records vhs's etc.

[@arigat-o9670]

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same.

[@ToaKoran]

I'm starting to absolutely despise, and vow not to see anything with the words "Live" and "Action" together as a selling point. I'm tired of everyone forgetting that other mediums besides real people exist in film, and entertainment. Live action works for certain things, but that's only when it's built around it, and Disney is a prime example of what's wrong with how live action is used today. Short of it, stop making cartoons live action, take advantage of the medium they were birthed in if you plan to bring them back, because I guarantee you if something like Spongebob were brought to live action (and I don't mean the movies, and the funny episodes that joke about that concept) then it would flop like a dying fish.

[@king_big_pp]

I'm actually excited about it being live-action. I love disasters. I love trainwrecks. I love seeing the light fade away from a child's youthful eyes. I need the trash. It makes me feel strong.

[@consensualcastration7373]

Commander_Ninja me too. still disappointed they’re redesigning live action sonic :-(

[@dariusfrink5360]

Rugrats is definitely an iconic show that had a great run I liked all the seasons personally. Angelica was definitely needed for the shows popularity.

[@traceymontgomery5772]

I didn’t like it once they dumbed the babies down. When they started saying “diapee,’ I was DONE.

[@brandonbates9259]

I was done too at that very moment lol that was torture

[@Lynn17]

You can tell exactly when Paul left the show, when they started dumbing down BABY TALK. The post-Paul era did give us gems like Mother's Day and Spike's Babies, but overall the feel got too cutesy. The first three seasons were the best in my view, the babies were innocent and playful but not sickeningly sweet.

[@billybarnett9518]

The first Rugrats movie was surprisingly dark, despite Paul Germain not being part of it.

[@missswan4864]

That film still makes me cry at times and I am 23 now.

[@metanight1978]

Thats the only thing I remembered from back when I used to watch it....

[@samsong24]

Even as a child I could sense a shift when it returned after its hiatus and I knew it had nothing to do with new characters. Paul Germain's vision was where the magic was at. It was so totally dumbed-down after he left.

[@crystala7x182]

S M Same. I didn’t know why at the time, but even when I was a little kid, when the intro song of the show started, I was always hoping to see one diaper that was up in the air (instead of two which signified Dil was there and it was a post-Dil episode)

[@RhiannonSmudge]

*sees the words "live action"* WHEN WILL YOU LEARN WHEN WILL YOU LEARN THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES!

[@dnhyp3rx]

I guess you could say, they won't learn until their action is live

[@raggletaggle8827]

It'll be HORRIBLE. Babies and live action don't mix. CGI babies also don't look good - just, just - don't go there! Stick to the 2D babies, Nick. It's the only way they won't look creepy and will be able to move and behave in ways real babies wouldn't be able to.

[@hazydaze9921]

@@typicalname2033 right? how how how would live action even work? im so confused.

[@Dan_Jacob]

@@hazydaze9921 Maybe like Baby's Day Out? I remember liking that as a kid, but do not plan on watching it ever again. I don't want to see a baby making friends with a gorilla anymore. I do suspect that Rugrats would do worse at being live action than that movie did though, so I'm definitely cringing thinking about the possibilities.

[@ziggamon]

I'm 33. This was my childhood. I'll say after the movie when Dill came to the scene, the show was never the same.

[@tjchaz7688]

I agree it definitely changed and started to get dual

[@wolfpackflt670]

Dill offered nothing to the show, he was just there.

[@cameronfielder4955]

But his name was dill pickles. Isn’t that cleaver guys!!! Isn’t that so cool and clever!!!

[@patrickhood9982]

ziggamon Dill was ok but I feel like it went down when Chucky sister Kimmy came

[@tast3th3rainboww]

ziggamon I felt that about kimmy the animation changed it was boring af too

[@IMVADER2]

How come there was no real mention of Suzy? She seemed to be the best foil for Angelica, keeping her in check and standing up for the babies. Very crucial for a character!!!!!

[@neonlightmole9634]

IMVADER2 Yeah, I don’t know why saber didn’t mention her role in the show. She did help even things out.

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

IMVADER2 she was favorite character, mostly cuz she was black and I didn't see many little girls around my age in a cartoon

[@denisenova7494]

Suzy was a smart and nice older toddler and a POC when here weren‘t many POC in cartoons. Brave and strong without stereotyping ;)

[@IMVADER2]

@@denisenova7494 Exactly! And there's an interview with the actress (Cree Summer) at her home where she even mentions that there aren't enough POC, and 9/10 times she's the voice for the black girl in a show.

[@CassandraPantaristi]

See this is where SJWs get it wrong, the diversity of Rugrats wasn't forced. Edit: The diversity of Rugrats is natural and nice (like a breath of fresh air) as opposed to SJW propaganda "representation" in movies. That's where SJWs get diversity wrong.

[@JaxBlade]

Still got All Orange VHS tapes in the Basement, need a Blu Ray of the complete series by now haha Truly one of the Best in its Hayday and great work on the vid bro.

[@victorwretched1072]

Do a Tommy Pickles Thought like toonz

[@octogonSmuggler]

Sadly, unless you live in Australia, you'll have to buy them season by season.

[@bathroomshy]

australia has all the cartoons on DVD. does Region 4 have a better cartoons on DVD market or something? if so I'll have to get a region free dvd player

[@CassandraPantaristi]

@@octogonSmuggler Why did fucking Nick release complete series DVDs of shows like in Germany or Australia and not the US? That plucks my raven feathers. I go on Ebay for Jimmy Neutron complete series DVD set and it's from Germany.

[@dss1095]

Remember that weird nick maze commercial that came on before the show on vhs?

[@darkxaur]

Nickelodeon: Spamming the same show until the damn thing is several foot underground. Disney: Absorbing and killing any talent out there.

[@The4everreival]

and cartoon network

[@embrel9450]

Teen Titans Go

[@The4everreival]

@No Body seems mild compared to the other two most of it comes from how much it's aired.

[@twisted_jinx1603]

Makes you wonder which one's worse

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@brandon roberts Yeah but Disney Channel needs to treat other animated shows better too by not spamming live action shitcoms all over the schedule making the cartoons air on the weekend and DXD *(For Reruns)*

[@natkatmac]

I have no idea how Klasky was planning on keeping viewers interested in the long run when "babies are cute" was her whole game.

[@Cheesusful]

Particularly child viewers, who hate people making baby talk and being talked down to.

[@ADHadh]

She was pregnant when she came up with the idea, right? New moms tend to be overwhelmed by "babies are cute".

[@masked_undead539]

@@ADHadh Understandable, but after a while the baby fever must've died down. Though it might've been some seeing her own children in the Rugrats after the baby fever that kept the baby's are cute mentality going. She hates the fact her children aren't baby's anymore and wants the Rugrats to be baby's who act like baby's, therefore making the show go downhill.

[@normadgarmez7026]

No clue, even I would have a hard time with that concept. I mean this is a cartoon, not a documentary.

[@crystalbenderixyeezuss7464]

I love the Series “What Ruined“. It’s just so good and I love your voice. I just lean back and enjoy the Show and listing to your voice. Just a perfect KZbin Vidoe after Work. Thanks ❤️

[@Red_Rum96]

Yes I agree! He's wonderful to hear. One of my favorite commentary youtubers. Inspired me to be a Twitch commentator.

[@robtheoutsider]

Rugrats would not have been as good as it was without Angelica.

[@kaydwessie296]

Mr. Robbins But all the iconic quotes

[@melissasmith4254]

I never watched the show cuz of her

[@CassandraPantaristi]

Rugrats without Angelica, is like Spongebob without Squidward.

[@evandaymon8303]

True but everyone hated her. She made the show yes but we don’t like her for being a huge asshole to the babies.

[@subekennedy9554]

I disagree. I actually hated the Angelca episodes because she was annoying. the less angelica in an episode, the better. And I was a little kid rofl

[@OceanNoodles_]

I remember crying after being told that I had to return a Rugrats VHS tape that we rented. Thanks for covering this show.

[@filipmartinez1162]

Little bitch

[@CrimsonEclipse]

Angelica is the reason why Rugrats worked. Angelic made the story relatable since everyone know someone who is like Angelica. Also she is one of the most entertaining character too.

[@dannythomas417]

No, it was Charlotte. ‘Cause Tress MacNeille was the greatest voices actress in the 90s.

[@CartoonFan1994]

Damn, never thought internal bickering to this degree would doom a show before it’s relevance was even born. That’s one way to ruin childhoods in more ways than Rule 34 could ever hope to achieve.

[@bluelfsuma]

I dunno, man. I've seen some pretty terrible Rule 34. It can make you go from rock-hard/soaking-wet to slug-flaccid/desert-dry in seconds.

[@Carlos_Tacos]

Theres only one way to ruin a childhood and it's by raping someone while they're still a child. Your childhood is still intact however the show went

[@YamatoFukkatsu]

Pretty disturbing to think that Rule 34 for this series even exists (in spite of porn for everything existing being the whole point of the rule)..... okay, fair enough that it features quite a few adult characters (and while the show's artstyle doesn't make any of them look particularly sexy, I don't think I'd mind some of Charlotte Pickles myself), but when we consider who the show's main characters are, I'm too afraid to look.

[@bluelfsuma]

@@Carlos_Tacos I don't think there's _only one_ way to ruin a childhood. I'm sure there are other, equally traumatizing scenarios that can ruin a childhood.

[@wyoboy01]

Great now I'm thinking Rugrats and Rule 34 in the same sentence, I fucking hate you lol

[@UnitMiaExe]

I just love how Angelica was one of the reasons the show break, even outside the show her evil deeds remain. she was my favorite character BTW XD.

[@PhoenixRoseYT]

Ronald Emmanuel same. Pretty sure that a good percentage of my hatred for infants comes from her.

[@spotthefreak1]

Same

[@princesspattycakeswm]

Phoenix Rose kids suck.

[@elegant.destiny]

Rugrats was my absolute favorite show growing up! I remember getting in trouble in pre-k for standing up and saying "A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do" 😂😂

[@mr.waffles8739]

I can't believe they got away with a character named lipshits lol

[@thebest12700]

lmao yea they got one by there somehow!

[@realAniram]

They got away with it because Lipschitz is a real last name.

[@wille5080]

I know! Yet they won’t say the TV show Schitt’s Creek on American TV, even though it’s also a last name. 😞

[@nickgadson266]

Oh God, I hear it now.

[@nickgadson266]

Arctic Star WOOOOSH

[@Charziken909]

If it's untold... How did u hear about it? Xfiles theme plays.

[@chrismann1769]

Charziken909 It’s not untold, just not very well known. The story was published in a New Yorker article entitled “You Dumb Babies” back in 1998.

[@CartoonFan1994]

Saberspark is Illuminati confirmed!

[@bricheri1062]

Charziken909 😂😂😂

[@thomasfernandez6580]

@@chrismann1769 *R/WOOOSH*

[@Charziken909]

@@chrismann1769 Reread the title. That should help.

[@ReyaitheShadowWolf]

So even outside the show, Angelica spoiled everything?? That doesn't surprise me. XD

[@andreasmeelie1889]

XD, that's one way to look at things. :)

[@KidSnivy69]

Irony!

[@Em_Elizabeth]

Angelica was one reason why I wasn't allowed to watch the show. Too bratty for my folks' taste.

[@andreasmeelie1889]

KidSnivy96 XD

[@HeilRay]

Angelica was the main reason the show was interesting.

[@dan79transam65]

I wasn't allowed to say Lipschitz

[@marley.hendrix]

It kinda rhymes with dipshit.

[@XxjesusxX09]

It’s because everything that came out his mouth about babies was shit, he couldn’t even take care of the babies lol

[@cheesy_yeety]

Lol

[@morrisonozzy]

Lipshits lol

[@gfyGoogle]

And you still aren’t. Now go to your room young man.

[@job489]

I can still remember when Angelica attempted to kill Chuckie. The Hide 'n Seek episode when Chuckie lost his glasses, Angelica told the other babies that he was dead when she led Chuckie and Spike outside during a storm. She acted as if there was no way to save him and just had fun putting Chuckie's glasses on until she threw up. Another time was when Chuckie ate a watermelon seed. Although it turned out to be a dream, a scene showed Angelica wanting to blow up Chuckie intending to kill him. I often wondered why she hated Chuckie THAT much but wondered if she was jealous of him. She may have also been jealous of the other babies whenever she saw them receive love from their parents. I remember when they thought the sky was falling, and she left Phil out to die claiming there wasn't enough room in her safe house.

[@samcool245]

I could honestly see it as jealously considering her parents literally spoil and ignore her.

[@juanavila4350]

I find it interesting how after watching this show, kids in my neighborhood started saying: “hide and go seek”, instead of just “hide and seek”. Also didn’t like how they used made-up words like “blankie, dypee, ”etc. English was my second language, and I struggled to know real articulate vocabulary

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Chuckie: My tummy hurts. Tommy: Wow! The vaccuum ate up all those leaves! Lil: I'll bet the vaccuum's tummy hurts too.

[@Mr.DiughGames]

Sees live-action Rugrats Moses: No. Noooooooooooo!

[@Sonichero151]

*Arthas, My son plays in the background*

[@lastlife0726]

Mr. Diugh maybe it will be like the live action fairly odd parents, where the standard characters are live action and the babies are just 3D renderings of their 2D selves. Imagine the train wreck. Imagine it.

[@chocobear4078]

@@lastlife0726 Oh god no

[@ark2074]

@whatever 111 What are you getting triggerd about you fucking 9 year old?

[@tralala609]

how dare you say “almost 30 years ago” and remind me that i’m almost 30

[@jaysonisgreat]

Ugh I know. Tell me about it, bro

[@Virginny]

Ha! I'm 22 :P

[@jaysonisgreat]

@@Virginny go home before we make sure you don't see you're 23rd birthday.

[@mojojojo7515]

So disrespectful.

[@ArcadeMarx]

people who afraid to grow up are stupid,why are they afraid to grow up?,becoming an old man has it's goods too!

[@TheWalkingMegan]

Rugrats was my absolute favorite as a child. Every time my mom found out it was on she'd turn the TV up loud enough I could hear the theme song wherever I was in the house. I'd come RUNNING no matter what I was doing. I'll still watch it occasionally.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Rugrats >> All Grown Up >> Rugrats (Revival) *Me:* WHAT KIND OF LOGIC IS THIS?

[@JuniperMoonshine]

Mr. Friendship All grown up made no kind of sense, they tried though lol

[@CitrusThings]

They should do fully grown adults where the 90's babies have their own children

[@TheDarkAngel969]

It could work. Maybe have it set up to be the reverse of All Grown Up special. Like, instead of going from toddlers to teenagers, maybe have the group flashback to when they were toddlers

[@Pokemonleafmon]

I honestly really kind of liked All Grown Up I have no clue if it was even good, considering I haven't seen it since I was 9, but I remember liking it.

[@Klonoahedgehog]

@@Pokemonleafmon I rewatched a few episodes of it a while back, it's not as bad as people make it put to be but it is in fact dated.

[@d4peters86]

Rugrats will always remain a part of my childhood

[@JJAB91]

So it went downhill pretty much because Klasky was obsessed with HER vision of the show and couldn't accept criticism or differing views.

[@dubelan]

JJAB91 I mean...she did create the show after all.

[@JJAB91]

She was co-creator. CO-creator.

[@dubelan]

@@JJAB91 She came up with the idea for the show though. So it was her vision that brought Rugrats to life.

[@Trunks1stApprentice]

@@dubelan That doesn't excuse her for closing her ear to criticisms that could have improved the show and thought that the show being about babies was an excuse to not give it strong writing.

[@psixi7230]

@@dubelan coming up with an early idea of something is nothing near to perfecting/refining it. a prototype and final product are two different states. it was also her vision that brought rugrats to its end so I guess we have that to be thankful of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@GeneralNickles]

I was never a fan of Dill, but Kimmy is the best thing that ever happened to Rugrats. Usually, adding new characters changes the dynamic of the show to such a degree that it just ruins everything. Especially when the new characters are annoying. See the fairly odd parents for a master class on that one. But Kimmy was perfect. She added new life to the show and helped fix a lot of the problems. Chuckie was always a bit annoying in how scared of everything he was. Kimmy gave Chuckie a believable reason to start growing a spine and stop being so afraid all the time. To protect his sister. And at the point she was introduced, the show had honestly kind of ran it's course. There was very little ground left to cover. But adding another baby, and giving the only single child left a new sibling added a lot of new possibilities. If you look over the settings of every episode, you'll notice that the vast majority of them take place at Tommy's house. A few at Phil and Lil's. And very few at Chuckie's. Why were so few at Chuckie's house? Because there was nothing going on at Chuckie's house. He was an only child of a single parent. Most episodes at Chuckie's house only feature Chuckie and Tommy. But adding a second parent, and a sister adds so much to that setting. There are suddenly TONS of things that can be done, and if you look at the settings again, you'll notice that we spend a lot more time at Chuckie's house after Kimmy shows up. And it just works. New characters is usually kill a show, but I say Kimmy was the only thing that kept Rugrats going for as long as it did. Which is pretty cool.

[@xoxoKimmy455]

She was by far my favorite character and it’s not just because we share the same name lol. She was headstrong like Tommy, but was undoubtedly fearless. She was spunky and fun and was so necessary to the show imo.

[@MariahWong]

I like Chuckie better in the original 3 seasons, like when he exploded because Tommy wasn't playing with his toys the right way and he says "This isn't my house it's MY house." I like Chuckie better in those episodes.

[@zsazsa4159]

I couldn’t stand Kimmy her and Dill ruined it for me lol

[@CoolGreySoul]

Kimi ruined it. I had just adjusted to having Dil on the show, and then they added Kimi.... who was basically a 2nd Tommy Pickles. NAH lol

[@daniapfel2825]

​@@CoolGreySoul Oh shut up !!! You say that because you hate this show !!!!

[@katietaylor8314]

I loved the episode where Angelica's CEO mother explains that "a corporation is like a monster that eats other monsters to survive!" while in the midst of a hostile takeover of some poor elderly couple's home business. What a perfect analogy.

[@alanbareiro6806]

This show is mature and deep

[@Catgirljs247]

Angelica was a good part of the show and it got better when they introduced Susie Carmichael, who stoodup to Angelic and her antics.

[@PhoenixEnforcer101]

I always loved the susie episodes the most

[@tawnie9204]

I liked Kimi as well, Dill was 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Canadish]

Susie really worked, I think the dynamic was improved by having an older guardian and contrast to Angelica for the babies to look to. Kimi and Dill felt a bit tacked on, and didn't bring anything uniquely memorable or shift the dynamic in an interesting way (Tommy was the protective brother archetype to Chuckie already, so it didn't force him to change or step up etc) May have been better if Kimi was another leader to contrast Tommy, or Chucky got the little brother he had to step up and protect, forcing a development for the characters?

[@f0ry0u81]

It sounds like klasky wanted rugrats to be a Nick jr. Show.

[@arminealawson629]

F0RY0U but it wasn’t

[@aaronsarchive82]

But it was! I SWEAR I remember them playing reruns of Rugrats in the early morning on Nick Jr. Someone find a TV guide listing to prove I'm not crazy.

[@mizzkaykay93]

F0RY0U the later seasons came off nick jr like, they were not as articulate and maturely advanced like the earlier seasons.

[@princesspikachu3915]

@@aaronsarchive82 The last time I saw reruns of Rugrats was on Teen Nick during the 90's Were All That segment. I don't think it was ever shown on Nick Jr. but it might have been shown on its Noggin counterpart years ago.

[@aaronsarchive82]

@@princesspikachu3915 We'd have to find an old TV Guide to be sure. It's possible that when the Nick Jr block was over and Face said goodbye, Rugrats was the first Nicktoon to air that morning. I remember that Rugrats was one of the only shows at the time that aired two episodes back to back.

[@jedwards5061]

When he said “almost 30years ago”.... it diminished my youth 😨 Ugh, we 90’s kids are old now!!!

[@thecritic5284]

Grow up

[@jedwards5061]

@@thecritic5284 I did. Try it sometime

[@thecritic5284]

@@jedwards5061 I did to

[@jedwards5061]

@@thecritic5284 good job. We’re both grown ups. Let’s celebrate! 😂

[@thecritic5284]

@@jedwards5061 Lol

[@justchyll2009]

The network was mad at Angelica, but not Dr. lipschits Lipschits..... yup

[@marlonmontelhiggins8570]

Lipschitz*

[@castlecat7913]

When I heard that name as a kid, I was like ":0"

[@Peer51]

Lipsitz is a real family name.

[@marlonmontelhiggins8570]

@@Peer51 - Maybe, but still. 😆

[@Peer51]

@@marlonmontelhiggins8570 Thinking about it...Dr. Lipschitz could be a joke seeing as Didi's relationship to him was a reference to Klasky. How sly of them.

[@glanni]

So, the guy who would later create 'Recess' leaving took away the spirit of the show? Makes sense tbh.

[@breakmanradio2530]

I didn't really like Recess when I was a kid. I liked Rugrats at first but remember growing to despite it as I got older.

[@CelticVictory]

I actually enjoyed both Rugrats and Recess.

[@BlixWolffy]

It took me till I was 26 to realize the doctors name was lip-schitz being the reference of him talking out his ass

[@shaggystonedgamer2832]

I still watch Rugrats today for nostalgic purposes. Hasn't aged at all to me and I can't ever find a point in the entirety of the show where it wasn't good. The characters they added were great, Rugrats movies were great. Sucks that it had to be a real-life dispute that caused the downfall...

[@shaggystonedgamer2832]

Angelica is a great character

[@daniapfel2825]

It seems like you don’t stand the reality

[@SirTwo17]

Yep as soon as you described Paul’s feelings towards making the show more intelligent and mature and mentioned he created I knew I was a fan of his

[@mckenzie.latham91]

if people want to see how paul's focus on intelligent and iconic writing goes...watch recess, it's a gem.

[@superunknown831]

Little does Paul know how much his writing style affected my life. I cherish those first seasons dearly till this day

[@glitteringashes]

I stopped watching after Dil came along. I feel like the show lost its magic after the first three seasons. Paul really carried it until that point.

[@runnersdialzero1244]

Dil made the show pretty insufferable, yeah. I don't like hating on a cartoon baby, and it wasn't his creation alone that caused it (although it was definitely part of it), but as MissKitae said, that was the "jump the shark" moment.

[@PoseurGoth]

The movie was definitely the peak. I remember that it was hyped like crazy, and it was pretty good. Then the show mostly just crashed once they started incorporating his character, pushing Chuckie to tertiary status. Mind you, I was already getting much older by that point, so that undeniably played a role in me beginning to lose interest.

[@geraldgrenier8132]

I liked Kimi, I lovedwhat they did with Angelica and Chuckie in the Paris movie

[@lorijackson7008]

One of my favorite memes is Chuckie playing with one of his favorite toys, Boppo. He suddenly has a realization that this toy is actually a clown, courtesy of Angelica. Chuckie is afraid of clowns. He's slowly backing away screeching "You're a clown, he's a clown? Why didn't I see it before??!" (Also something I say after dating someone for a few months, and honeymoon period is over!😄😫🤡)

[@brandonbates9259]

Chuckie was my favorite and he completely lost it in that episode...and that episode where he had that crazy dream and Tommy scared him in it cause Tommy turned around and had a crazy clown face

[@dandeleon2764]

A little off topic, but something I hated about the Rugrats in Paris movie was how Chuckie was like, this is my favorite toy bear, named Wawa! like it had to be established because he had NEVER mentioned this toy before this point. The writers just shoved this bear into our faces and expected us to go along with it, like we have not been watching this show for years!

[@patrickrobinsob1464]

Dan de León oh yeah I remember WaWa. I thought it was something he brought up in the show and for whatever reason WaWa just became a thing in Paris, but no. I feel like Rugrats Go Wild did something like that where one of the Rugrats has a favorite thing, but it was never established in the show.

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

It's also what half of everyone who voted last election said after 45 got into office... I'll see myself out now.

[@blakelywintersfield]

I can understand where both Germaine and Klasky are coming from. It seems like Klasky was looking at this show through the eyes of a mother. I mean... she WAS an expecting mother, so it wouldn't be a surprise. What mother would want to watch her children being bullied? She probably wanted the show to be more relaxing, more about the imagination of children and their simple yet complex worlds. There's a lot to explore with how children see the world; even from our own memories, we can recall how strange our world view is, with funny and nostalgic recollections of what we believed things were or how they worked. There's a lot that can be used in that. However, I also understand where Germaine is coming from -- a plot is necessary, even if it isn't continuative throughout the series (i.e. no overarching plotline). And while they can have conflict without an antagonist, assuring there WILL be a conflict by having an antagonist is a safe bet. And sure, Angelica calling the babies dumb may have been seen as harsh, but most kids... can be pretty mean. Even if they're not always that way, I'm sure anyone can remember at least ONE time they were a little shithead. No one is nice all the time. And from my experience with kids, when they want it to be clear they're mad, they use mean language -- from curse words they picked up, to "dumb" and "stupid". The main conflict of developing Angelica's character and showing WHY she's a bully is... difficult. On one hand, showing the psychological development of children and why some will turn out like Angelica is a really interesting concept, and creates character development. On the other hand, if not handled correctly, it comes across as "You can't blame her for being a bully, look at what she's gone through!" It's a reeeaaally thin line, and honestly, to get the point across in a way that doesn't excuse Angelica's behavior would probably require knowledge in child psychology, which I don't know if any of the writers have (perhaps Klasky would, considering there's a LOT in the Rugrats that demonstrates key elements taught in child psychology). I just don't know if a show that was aimed at children would have the ability to write that kind of development in a way that children could understand. Anyways that's my essay for the week, I'll stop typing now lmao

[@BakaTaco]

This entire comment is well thought out and... Makes sense. I wish the team could have figured out a balance between "relaxing" and "story driven". I HATED Angelica as a kid, but you are exactly right, the reason was because I knew a couple of kids like that. Looking back, they weren't so bad, but at the time they annoyed the hell out of me. And... I saw myself, because I can tell you that I threw my brother's toys away from him and I was a little such and such when I was really young. I think the show tried to mature itself, which worked, but also didn't because, well, it's a show about babies. I understood that Angelica's mum didn't pay enough attention to her and kinda neglected her, but only as a teenager when I watched Rugrats at maybe... 11pm, well out of prime time. As a kid? Nope, I would not have noticed. I agree with you, kudos for the comment, it was a good read.

[@kimreid5061]

My brother got bullied in full view of parents because we could see the field that we would use to get to school and they would laugh... I got stuck at home because I did not eat my brekkie... However I sorted him out the next day as could not depend on our parents like hell I would let anyone hurt my twin

[@Jwallworth]

I hated her as a kid but I understood the point of her. The show really would’ve been nothing without her. She brought the humour and was the bridge between the adults and babies. There’s sort of no communication between the two without her. Also, other child characters around her contrasted with her attitude, so you could tell she was a bad person compared to the other children. I don’t think kids think that deeply into why she’s bullying them, I just used to view her as a moody teenage girl type figure even though she was young. Like many people have said, we all knew an Angelica. Plus there were enough moments that Angelica displayed care for the babies and that although they annoyed her, deep down she never hated them. I understand the mothers concern but I think the show would’ve been nothing without that character

[@Che1seabluesdrogba11]

Type more, Damn you!

[@606aichan7O7]

I never hated Angelica for some reason...I kind of just felt bad for her without really thinking too much about it

[@digitalunity]

No one ever talks about how Lipschitz name is a joke that wouldn't make it past censors these days. EDIT: Yo, nice prequel meme.

[@octogonSmuggler]

My dad calls lip balm Lipschitz. It wasn't until I was in high school that I fully understood the joke lmao.

[@ShizuruNakatsu]

I always talk about it. He talks a load of crap, as in, every word that passes his *lips* is *shit.* He's like a fake expert who gets paid to pretend he knows what he's talking about.

[@austinhinton3944]

Diana Cavendish He was basically Facebook moms, before Facebook moms. And yes a character named “lip shits” would never fly today.

[@MagicalAuroraDream]

LOL! That's funny. I partially got it as a kid. I refused to actually say the name "Lipschitz" aloud because I didn't want to swear and say "shits" even if it was part of a name. Only later on did I get the hint that nothing but shit passes his lips, LOL! I remember trying to call him anything but Lipschitz as a kid! It's just so funny, though! Bet the third guy, Paul, came up with that one.

[@lounowell4171]

he's just jewish .>

[@MarioKartGamerDude]

I still remember when Angelica cursed on live television lol

[@TheGoldenDunsparce]

What did she say? "Crap?"

[@fanaticaH]

It's on the video, she said damn.

[@leons.kennedy2747]

? She said "You dumb babies".

[@offrails]

"They're all little..." and the camera cuts to something different. She learned it from the host of the TV show, just as everyone else learns to do so - by hearing it said by adults.

[@Loopyboy447]

William M And Charlotte’s scream 😂

[@Cbear11205]

Wait I just got Dill’s name... Dill Pickles. Only took me 20 years

[@mslone6094]

You just- You just say that- *_I've been in the dark my entire life-_*

[@ShinoriDelfrim]

I- Oh my gosh! How could I miss that!?

[@ThiccFurryBoi34]

Cbear11205 I don’t get it

[@Cbear11205]

Thiccfurryboi69 Dill pickles is a type of pickle/food

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

am I the only 90's kid who immediately got the joke? Maybe because I liked dill pickles, the food, a lot...

[@redneck826]

Dr. Lipschitz. I love adult jokes in cartoons.

[@bewd4310]

And the scattered references. Such as the tune he hums when he babysits the babies. Which is the German national anthem xD

[@PhoenixRising87]

This is kind of changing the subject, but I personally wouldn't trust a child psychologist who had never raised children themselves...

[@WinstonKillDeath]

That’s a real name

[@arthurm.358]

I'm surprised that name carried on in the newer rugrats episodes as well 😂😂

[@tethryss5001]

Klasky's vision as a whole was foolish. "Make them more like babies!" No, the reason why that sucks is because it would cause interest in the show by older people and children to drop off and result in only young children enjoying it, resulting in less revenue and visibility. This is why Adventure Time, Regular Show and Wander over Yonder are so popular and were such successes. You need it to be kid friendly enough to be appealing to children so it isn't Rick and Morty. You need it to be adult enough so that the parents can watch it too and laugh at it/entertain college students and other young adults. Rick and Morty is great, not saying it isn't there, but you get my point. Klasky was too full of the concept of "Ooooh look at the cutesy babies!" to make the show great with her own vision alone, she killed the show for that reason in the disputes. You cannot have a show without an antagonist, it doesn't work that way, it would be a BORING show like the Teletubbies. Have you ever tried watching the Teletubbies with a young child? Its torture, its weird and confusing. The CARE BEARS had an antagonist, Screechie and No Heart who was a huge character in my younger childhood. The Rugrats without Angellica would have been terrible. Klasky is a fool.

[@DARTHNECRION]

Alexander Ackerman: Well said!

[@jx3821]

Dude I love this. You sound like a magazine writer doing an article on what makes cartoons good

[@patrickholland901]

The Rugrats without Angelica would be like the Fairly Oddparents without Vicky!

[@elleofhearts8471]

but the problem is that the rugrats...is a children's show. Its aimed at children. not college students, young adults or old adults. It's not adventure time or Stephen galaxy. Rugrats came at a time where even if writers snuck some adult humor, the show and network themselves were ultimately and primarily aimed at children. Its just unfortunate that the adult humor had to blur with children's show thus making it less of a true children's show and adults couldn't have their own animated shows. At the time of the rugrats premier most people thought animation was for children which worked well with nicks purpose as an all children's network. no adult/mature humor or what is essentially old teens in infants bodies or personal development beyond the years of an infants may seem sterile by today's standards but no one above 13 is the targetted demographic so you shouldnt expect the humor to appeal to you. it's good if it does but you have no leg to stand on if you complain about a show being boring when it was never meant for you to enjoy anyway. what's boring to a

[@Ariaelyne]

@@elleofhearts8471 Just because something is aimed at a specific demographic doesn't automatically mean it must exclude general appeal. Also, minor quibble, but Rugrats was rated TV-Y, specifically targeted at children ages 2-6. I don't believe the show ever had the infants use adult humour? That was generally relegated to the adult characters iirc (since the entire argument is the difference between the first three seasons and the later six).

[@SimpleeKomplex]

One of the best tv lines in history: Chuckie: Angelica, are you playing with me now that my dad has all this money and I have all these new toys? Angelica: Of course that's why Chuckie. You didn't think I actually liked ya, did ya?

[@janinewittjohann1726]

Geez I always hated Angelica she was such an evil brat

[@prime201]

Imagine your own show taking shots at you because your writers dislike you lmao

[@raeitifraosi6247]

yeah, newly minted mum whose a giant narcissist... totally impossible [actually not given my mum and most of her temporary friends]

[@austinhinton3944]

Raeiti Fraosi I had no clue that Lipshitz (spp?) was suppose to be a take-that to Klasky.

[@Rudoku1]

Like how Ren & Stimpy did with John K?

[@thema1998]

@@austinhinton3944 Why did you put "spp" in parthensies?

[@juliusweiss5447]

The Misunderstood Assassin It means they’re not sure if that’s the correct spelling of Lipschitz.

[@hobosorcerer]

Man, it's almost like children prefer to be treated like actual people with their media instead of, and I thank Angelica for this, "dumb babies."

[@RasenRendanX]

Im not gonna lie when Saber said "OH NO" when LIVE ACTION was highlight i said the exact same thing. I was actually excited for a second.....

[@Xscape128]

Arthur and Rugrats were the God tier after school shows.

[@megang2634]

Yes, Arthur was my absolute favorite! Still watch it sometimes!

[@nomsantuli6023]

Nah u missed out the cramp twins

[@max-d8105]

Arthur would come on during the afternoon on WETA, then when the adult shows came on you switched to nick for Doug, legend of hidden temple, and Rugrats.

[@Xscape128]

@@max-d8105 I live In Canada, so Arthur was on at 3h30 as soon as I would get home from school and Rugrats at 5. I used to wonder which of the two I would watch if someday they both aired at the same time. One evening they did, which was groundbreaking, but the Arthur episode was better then the Rugrats one. That's how great these shows were

[@lindseydawn2163]

Dede: It's 4 in the morning, what are you doing? Stew: Making chocolate pudding Dede: Why are you making chocolate pudding? Stew: Because I lost control of my life

[@CassandraPantaristi]

I like the Angelica lawsuit episode. The lawyer is smoking a cigar... in the house... in front of a child. 😂🤣 That would never fly today. Haha.

[@decepticreep952]

Me 😂

[@That_RedRunner]

*Me in A Nutshell*

[@scarebear1265]

MOOD

[@BeigeEyesCroissantDragon]

Stew knows whats up.

[@TheRetroReplay]

I loved Rugrats and I remember the exact moment the show was ruined for me, it was when you started to see things through their imagination, becoming similar to Muppet Babies. This is what I called the "maroon" era. Basically the insides of the characters mouths went from shades of pink, to shades of maroon, the show was just bad, the introduction of Dill and Kimi added too much because it tacked on characters without purpose, Dill couldn't contribute much except be a 3rd wheel (or 5th in the case of being added to the main group of 4) and Kimi was kind of a female Tommy. Ironically these characters worked in All Growed Up.

[@tarnishedsoul2749]

I always thought of Kimi as the female version of Tommy too!!!

[@aclstudios]

As an imaginative kid, I actually enjoyed the imagination episodes. I used to do similar stuff when I was little. That said, they had imagination episodes early on. Examples: the one where they thought they were on the moon (in actuality, in the garage); the one where they thought they were superheroes ("Mega Diaper Babies"), etc.

[@hungrymanmanofsteelproduct2968]

6:37 Symbolic of Sabersparks watching Joshua and the Promised Land.

[@AhegaoMachine666]

"Rugrats was like the Teen Titans Go of it's time." Yeah...but people like Rugrats

[@kidbuumajin7315]

I think he meant to say the original teen Titans lol

[@billlupin8345]

People like TTG. There's no accounting for taste. In either case, really.

[@matthewmartin1852]

@@kidbuumajin7315 No he didnt. He clearly was refrencing how TTG is aired the most daily on CN, like how Rugrats was on Nick

[@matthewmartin1852]

People like TTGO. It surpasses certain aspects of the original, but it very much is it's own thing. The problem is the CN will air another show for a month blocked around by TTGO, then pretty much only air tTGGO, and then repeating.

[@missswan4864]

Major difference: Rugrats is arguably better than Spongebob Squarepants pre-Kimmy and Teen Titans Go is shit.

[@mr.jazzbodkelsey58]

I never realized how much of a cuss word Dr. Lipschitz sounds like when said out loud

[@mondraymondo]

Mr. Jazzbo yea i always felt weird and question why they have a swear word on kids show. I thought its written lips shits

[@butlers4life4141]

I find it funny how Dr. Lipschitz was an okay name to be uttered on Nickelodeon but Ren and Stimpy had a character named George Liquor and they had to add in American as his name wasn't good to have for a kids show

[@EvenirX]

Sounds like Klasky wanted it to be, for lack of better words, a Disney Junior show as opposed to a regular Disney Channel show. No wonder kids would feel they outgrew it

[@haleyspence]

The idea of them making Rugrats "live action" upsets me so much I'm in actual tears. Rugrats was my childhood man, don't taint it with your parlor tricks.

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

Well, don't watch it. And watch the original series instead. It's so simple.

[@maddies.526]

Wait, wait, wait! Excuse me?! They made a live action Rugrats?! Are you serious?! I cannot believe that!!! That's a disgrace to humanity!!

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

@@maddies.526 no. Just don't watch it. It's as simple as that. Watch the original series. That would be better

[@indigowendigo8165]

I think Yurika might be joking by being melodramatic but I'm not really sure. :p The OP though...

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

Live-action Rugrats? How are the people gonna train babies as actors? That is impossible.