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Rugrats

© Nicholas Bittner

Rugrats is a very funny, very cute show. Tommy, the leader, has a very active imagination. He sees things from another point of view. If they're playing pirates, he imagines them on islands and in boats with cannons and other pirates fighting. Chuckie, however, is always scared of his imagination. When they play space explorers, he gets scared of aliens that he imagines. Phil and Lil are the two weird ones. They are brother and sister, and are always fighting, racing worms, watching worms wrestle, eating worms, and doing other varius worm-related activities. Angelica is the bully of the group. She tries to cheat the other babies out of cookies, candy, and just having fun in general.

The show has a small cast of pets. The most commonly know one is Tommy's dog, Spike. In the show, Tommy rides around a lot on Spikes back. They are very attached to each other, and do things together, like eat dog food at the same time. The second pet is Angelica's cat Fluffy. Like Angelica, Fluffy is a spoiled brat. She hisses when the babies come near, and fights with Spike. She claws on the couch occasionally, and tries to scratch the babies. From Lil's point of view, she occasionally considers Phil her pet. She even told Chuckie in one episode that he could live in her house and Phil could go live in the woods! In that same episode, Lil complains that she wants a brother, and when Phil told her he was her brother, she told him she forgot about him.

In different episodes, Tommy and his friends go on a variety of adventures. In some, they explore outer space. In others, they are arctic explorers. They go to movies, the park, there grandparents houses, and several other places. The shows are funny, and the plots a little wacky.

I rate this show for all ages. Little kids and grownups alike love this show, and it's one that teenagers also like that isn't immoral or violent.