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ameetoe · 1 month

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my first rugrats episode came out on nicktoons earlier today!! last friday was my last day on the show so it's bittersweet to see how everything came together. i can't thank my director rachel tamura enough for helping me on this ep!! tune in all week for more rugrats!!

#rugrats #rugrats reboot #nickelodeon #ameetoe art #storyboards

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coconuttyglittersmurf · 1 month

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#press f to pay respects #nickelodeon #nicktoons #paramount #paramount plus #rugrats #rugrats reboot #rugrats 2021 #big nate #rest in power #rest in piece #f #f in the chat #god i hate paramount right now #😠

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sunshine-tattoo · 9 months

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the rugrats reboot really missed a golden opportunity.

so the og series began in 1991. which means that those babies would be in their early 30s now.

which is the most common time to be new parents.

the reboot should have been the original babies as adults who remained friends and now have children of their own. with the original parents as the grandparents now.

the original series was very much rooted in 90s trends, particularly parenting fads and childhood norms like care bears and sugary cereals.

the new show could be about modern parenting stuff. like the obsession with kale and the debate on screen time.

all while this new generation of kiddos have adventures.

also. the og series broke grounds by having chuckie be raised by a widowed single dad, and later part of an interracial blended family.

the new show could break ground by having underrepresented queer families.

Maybe a trans dad who birthed his kids.

Or a polyamormous family.

Or an aro ace parent who fostered and then adopted their kids.

The possibilities are endless.

(Also Angelica 100% grew up to be a tik tok mom.)

#rugrats #90s shows #90s nostalgia #rugrats reboot #nickelodeon #90s nickelodeon

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jimforce · 1 month

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#90's Spiderman Cartoon #Smiling Friends #Jim Gisriel #Rugrats reboot #Youtube

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fandomlife-confessions · 22 days

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#fandom life confessions #rugrats reboot #betty rugrats

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princess-unipeg · 2 months

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She Sheds in animation

#my post #my posts #she shed #rugrats #rugrats reboot #the great north

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mceproductions · 9 months

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How to do a reboot injustice. (What Rugrats 2021 Has Taught Everyone)

Hello once again.

I come back on before the 2nd decade of my annual countdown to revisit a popular entry I did.

6 years ago with the reboot wave cresting, I took a look at what I now realize was its peak (with Animaniacs close behind)

DuckTales (WooHoo!)

How it encapsulates the old with bringing in the new.

Yet the wave despite it cresting San Andreas style still kept going. Although we did get some other great continuations with the notables being ICarly, Doogie KameAloha, Queer Eye, and Twilight Zone 2019. There is one that manages to undo so much in a short period.

Rugrats aired from 1991-2004 with its spin-off All Grown Up going until 2008. In it we saw the babies learn the lessons of life while in their own world and mindset.

With 2 movies that saw the group expand and continue to grow.

But also a finale that just seemed more to fulfill a fanfic than tell what seemed to be building up as a well defined final chapter of a story.

No matter how much 4am pudding or baby doing what a baby has to do we got to see a crown jewel of Nickelodeon thrive.

Until being overtaken by a certain cleanup item from underwater that is now like the energizer bunny.

But here is where this twists. Like the aforementioned SpongeBob spinoffs Paramount+ decided to bring back the babies into the modern era of the 2020s.

Now the main 5. Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil and Angelica keep the same traits and wonder that was prevalent all those years ago.

But our deep dive begins here as changes are made.

Beginning with the aging down of Susie Charmichael. Now no longer the foil of Angelica, she is placed into the playpen with the other 4 as she was intended to have been around the pickles since she was born. Sometimes this is good but she worked as a foil and wise older spirit, now she’s just another member.

Taking her place age wise is Kimi, and although Chas still dates Kira now Kimi is mainly thrown in where Susie once was.

But the big stuff comes with the parents. And surly enough has been said about a certain person who has been written off.

But Howard DeVille deserved better. Especially considering the original that had him meek but caring parental wise. Especially with Betty being the strong willed maternal figure for Phil and Lil.

Also prevalent is Grandpa Lou, who goes from Golden age veteran to Middle Aged spirit.

Even the normal traits of Stu and Didi seem more like box checking than homage to a classic.

There is only so much of a reboot that can be twisted before it actually starts to harm the original’s legacy.

And with Rugrats here that is the case.

Now is this a bad show. No the stories are still good. With the highlights being the recreations of classic moments in the preview shorts that came out before the release.

You have an iconic property that has been around 30 years and you just fit them into modern standards. When some were curious to know how those babies would have been if they had grown up into today.

Tommy being a director, Chuckie getting together with Susie and being a risk analyst. Phil doing his own Mike Rowe style look at Americana. Lil with her sense of determination inherited from her mom becoming an entrepreneur. Dil hosting his own podcast on SoundCloud and Spotify about the mundane and weird things in our world.

Even Angelica getting over her upbringing to become an important figure in the world with a loyal duo of Kimi and Harold by her side running her day to day operations. That would have been far more interesting to see.

More so if they continued to stay close and have a next generation of their own to have their own adventures like they once did.

All that we could see glimpses of here potential for something better but bogged down in 2 things that play large into calling this injustice.

Familiarity and modernization.

(Note I have no issues with characterization here I’m just pointing things out as I see them.)

And I’ll see you all in November for the countdown.

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rainbowxfmuses · 1 year

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#ooc #outofmuses #muse #angelica pickles #rugrats #rugrats reboot #rugrats angelica #space

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ilonacho · 1 year

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#rugrats #angelica pickles #iloart #hi my toxic trait is spending way too long on half assed meme redraws #complicated feelings abt angelica <3 blaming drew and charlotte but also she just like me fr when i was a kid so i get it #the angelicas nightmare ep... the LORE #we watched some of the reboot tonight so imma draft some of my doodles hi

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franciya · 2 years

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Okay, I would so buy this wtf

#Rugrats #the only reason I feel happy about reboots sometimes it's because sometimes they'll do cool shit like this #still ain't touching that hideous cg reboot though

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ameetoe · 3 months

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as much as i love drawing the rugrats, i love drawing their all grown up versions more lol

bonus kira bc she's my fav parent <33

#rugrats #rugrats all grown up #all grown up #nickelodeon #ameetoe art #media with timeskips are my jam you dont even know #i dont think ive ever shared on here that i work on the rugrats reboot but uh yeah i work on the rugrats reboot lol

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coconuttyglittersmurf · 2 months

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splatchatblog · 2 months

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The Rugrats are on the move! 🪛

#rugrats #splat chat #nickelodeon #archive #history #nicktoons #reboot #move #tv #splatchat

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renthony · 11 months

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Some recs for adult animation I enjoy:

People always seem to think I only watch kids' shows, so here's a list of animated television shows I adore, that were all made with adults in mind:

King of the Hill - Genuinely didn't think I'd like it, but I actually really love it? I expected something that was basically just The Simpsons or Family Guy, but got a surprising amount of emotional depth from the main cast. Bobby Hill is my son boy.

Futurama - I am legally obligated to list Futurama. I have watched the entire series so many fucking times. I'm going to watch the reboot and we all know it.

Disenchantment - It's more than just "Futurama medieval fantasy" but tonally, they are pretty similar. I enjoy it immensely. Bean is a #bicon, and that's fucking canon <3

Samurai Jack - The original show aired as a kids' show, but the revival apparently put it into the adult category. I haven't gotten that far yet, but holy shit, it's so good so far. Even the "kids' show" part is pretty mature, imho.

Bob's Burgers - I fucking love Bob's Burgers. I need to catch up on the more recent seasons. A sitcom that DOESN'T have parents who clearly hate each other? Whaaaat?

Harley Quinn - I'm not caught up, and there are aspects I have critiques of, but overall, it's been fun as fuck. I LOVE this interpretation of Ivy so fucking much.

Metalocalypse - My dad's a metal musician, so this was on in my house all the time when I was a teenager. I haven't watched it in *years* but I still reference the early seasons in conversation constantly. The Duncan Hills will wake you, motherfuckers.

Big Mouth/Human Resources - They are better than you think they are, and the "ugly style" reminds me of classic Klasky-Csupo. Compare it to Rugrats and tell me it doesn't have similar caricature styles. Story-wise, it nails the exact blend of panicked awkwardness I felt as a disaster tween, it has SO MANY queer characters. They dramatically improved on their more problematic aspects after getting called on it in seasons 1 and 2. And Human Resources made me sob like a little baby in the episode with Kieth from Grief.

BoJack Horseman - Starts off as a goofy gross-out humor sitcom but very quickly becomes a serious drama. Incredibly heavy and dark, but holy shit the catharsis. Delves into a lot of musings about morality, celebrity culture and Hollywood, generational trauma, and the perpetuation of cycles.

Tuca & Bertie - Goofy slice-of-life about characters navigating their 30s. Lots of musings about family, trauma, sexual abuse, queer dating in your 30s, friendship, and trying to survive it all. I relate so fucking much to the main cast.

Magical Girl Friendship Squad - It's a magical girl cartoon about milennials. Their magical girl weapons are birth control pills and a bong. It's fucking amazing. I'm really sad nobody else seems to have heard of it. :(

Little Demon - Sitcom about the Devil's daughter. Unsure if it's going to get a season 2, since it's about to get taken completely off of Hulu. Still worth watching if you can, because it's so fucking good. Centers on a teenage girl navigating Being A Teenage Girl while also dealing with her dad being the Devil and her mom being a traumatized mess who's figuring her own shit out.

Q-Force - The advertising did this show so fucking dirty. It was genuinely fucking funny, and it was clearly made with love. This isn't straight people making fun of us, this is queer people making queer comedy. Watch it.

Arcane - Arcane's politics are all over the place and I am in my "Silco Was Right" corner, which is right next to the "Magneto Was Right" clubhouse. But goddamn, the animation is gorgeous and the story is intense.

The Legend of Vox Machina - I haven't watched Critical Role, so I can say with confidence that this show is fucking amazing even if you have zero interest in the original gameplay streams. Fantasy animation for grownups, where they can show blood and titties, my beloved. <3

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princesssarisa · 8 hours

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Reading advice for writers on how and how not to write Jewish characters, and looking back on my '90s childhood, I think there were at least two shows that had pretty good representation.

First of all, Rugrats.

Yes, Tommy Pickles' family is interfaith, and they celebrate Christmas and Easter. But it never comes across as just an excuse to make Tommy "goyische in all but name." His Jewish grandparents are prominent, funny, likable supporting characters. The original show had a Passover special and a Hanukkah special, and more recently, the CGI reboot had a Purim special. Nor, if I remember correctly, does the family practice any Christianity apart from the holidays. Instead of being Christians with just a few token Jewish trappings, this interfaith family is basically Jewish except that they celebrate Christmas and Easter in secular ways. And apparently (though I've only read about it), the sequel series All Grown Up has the 11-year-old Tommy explicitly identify as Jewish, not half-Jewish... as he should, since his mother is the Jewish parent.

Also, coming from an interfaith family myself, I loved the fact that Tommy was "like me." And I love the mere fact that, even within an interfaith context, the show has the protagonist himself be Jewish rather than a supporting character. Especially because the supporting cast includes Chuckie Finster, a red-haired, glasses-wearing, nebbishy, neurotic boy – yet he's not Jewish, while protagonist Tommy, who has none of those traits, is.

Then there was The Puzzle Place, a PBS puppet show that revolved around six friends of different ethnicities, which included a Jewish girl, Jody. I think it did pretty well where she was concerned.

The show's holiday special pointedly averted the "Jewish character celebrates Christmas with their friends because it's fun" trope. Besides teaching her friends about Hanukkah, Jody also made it clear that she didn't celebrate Christmas and didn't want to, and she resisted her Norwegian-American friend Ben's attempts to "help her" join in the Christmas festivities. Another episode, revolving around different kinds of bread in different cultures, took place at Passover and had Jody unable to eat the fry bread that Apache boy Skye brought for everyone to try. A lesser show might have had her break down and have some in the end, but she didn't, she just agreed to try some the next time he brought it. She also explained Passover to the other kids, gave them all matzo to taste, and even sang the hamotzi before they ate it. In another episode, where the theme was "growing up," she told her friends about b'nai mitzvah, and in another, which was about dealing with death, her dad talked about sitting shiva. Yet her Jewishness didn't define her either; other episodes where she was the protagonist dealt with universal issues, like facing a bully or coming to terms with her parents' divorce.

These are things you don't see in every kids' show.

#judaism #jewish #children's shows #television #'90s nostalgia #rugrats #the puzzle place #nickelodeon #pbs #cartoon #puppet show #representation

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teenageoaffireknight · 4 months

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