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Post by VG_Addict » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:14 am

Ah, Rugrats. One of the first, and most well known Nicktoons. But the reason I like this show isn't purely for nostalgic purposes. One of Rugrats's greatest strengths was its willingness to show different cultures. How many shows, let alone a CHILDREN'S CARTOON, can brag that they've had specials for Christmas, Hanukkah, Passover, AND Kwanzaa? And it's not just in the holiday specials, either. There was one episode where Tommy and Chuckie go to a wedding, and search for cake. In that episode, one scene shows a Zen wedding, or a Buddhist wedding, I'm not sure. Another episode shows Chuckie and Phil running through some kind of festival, and we see many different cultures there, including a sumo wrestling match.

So, Rugrats exposed many children to all kinds of different cultures.
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Post by Scarecrow » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:02 am

Yeah I remember Rugrats, it was pretty multicultural for a children's cartoon I agree.
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Post by Deepfake » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:58 am

Peter Chung is pretty awesome overall.
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Post by Kargath » Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:13 am

Why didn't the main kid ever get his wrench taken away?
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Post by Kil'jaeden » Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:20 am

Because the child rearing book did not mention that.
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Post by CaptHayfever » Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:18 am

Wrench? ;)

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Post by United Nations » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:00 pm

Apparently the creators of the show are huge Dr. Who fans. Makes sense...a kid leading his companions on crazy adventures of the imagination sporting his "screwdriver." I'd like to think that Phil and Lil are Donna. Also, they showed this in a toy store behind Chuckie. Some people say they even saw an episode that had the alien spaceship from the Dr. Who "War of Worlds" episode in one of the Rugrats episodes. This is part of why I LOVE this show.
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Post by X-3 » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:21 pm

Yeah, Rugrats was okay. It's been years since I've seen an episode. I don't think anyone knows what they were smoking with All Grown Up.
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Post by Valigarmander » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:28 pm

[video=youtube;zBIAkvl8zy4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBIAkvl8zy4[/video]
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Post by LOOT » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:39 pm

I only care for the first couple seasons since that was when it was cool. :colbert: Also the only cartoon aimed for children that had an assisted suicide joke.
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Post by Marilink » Fri Jun 07, 2013 1:49 pm

I was a big fan of Rugrats. I still like it quite a bit.

I know a bunch of people whose parents wouldn't let them watch it as a kid. I'm still not exactly sure why on that one.
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Post by DarkZero » Fri Jun 07, 2013 3:59 pm

User Name wrote:Apparently the creators of the show are huge Dr. Who fans. Makes sense...a kid leading his companions on crazy adventures of the imagination sporting his "screwdriver." I'd like to think that Phil and Lil are Donna. Also, they showed this in a toy store behind Chuckie. Some people say they even saw an episode that had the alien spaceship from the Dr. Who "War of Worlds" episode in one of the Rugrats episodes. This is part of why I LOVE this show.
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Post by anything » Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:23 pm

X-3 wrote:Yeah, Rugrats was okay. It's been years since I've seen an episode. I don't think anyone knows what they were smoking with All Grown Up.
They made more money, which is what they really care about.
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Post by Calamity Panfan » Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:35 pm

[video=youtube;cB2QI2mCyfU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB2QI2mCyfU[/video]

Blackstreet, Mya, and Ma$e on a track about Rugrats. You can't get more 90s than this ish.
and that's the waaaaaaaaaay the news goes
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