Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series premiered on August 11, 1991, and aired its last episode on June 8, 2004. The show focuses on a group of toddlers and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. It was one of the first three Nicktoons and also aired on Nick Jr. in 1995. The show originally revolved around four children and a dog. The fearless brave leader Thomas "Tommy" Pickles , the cautious toddler Charles... "Chuckie" Finster who reluctantly agreed to venture out into the open, unsafe areas of the house, the twin-infants Phillip "Phil" and Lillian "Lil" DeVille who were ready for a new challenge, and Spike, Tommy's dog. The toddlers are able to communicate with each other through baby speak, although viewers can understand them, because it is 'translated'. A running gag in the show is that they mispronounce words or use poor grammar and their speaking is full of malapropisms.
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| On the air: | August 11, 1991-2004 |
| Number of seasons: | 12 |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Writers: | Craig Bartlett, Peter Egan, Adam Beechen |
| Producer: | Paul Germain, Gábor Csupó |
| Genre: | Animation |