Rugrats
World, 4.40pm
They may not look as cute and lovable as Disney's animated characters or Charles Schultz's Peanuts (though award-
winning director Steven Spielberg has referred to them as the'TV Peanuts of our time'), but the Rugrats are hugely
popular in children's TV land right now. Turning 10 next month, this gang of toddler adventurers - Tommy (voiced by E G Daily), Chuckie (Christine Cavanaugh), Angelica (Cheryl Chase), Dil (Tara Strong) and twins Phil and Lil Deville (by Kath Soucie) - has gone where few television cartoon
characters have ventured before: the silver screen. Rugrats In Paris, released last year, did just as well at the box office as The Rugrats Movie, which came out in 1998. Created and produced by Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere, the Rugrats' success lies not so much with the simple story lines but with the colourful group of characters. We have Angelica, a spoiled brat who always bullies the other Rugrats. Using her doll, Cynthia, as her accomplice, Angelica often gets away with everything. If she does get caught, her parents tend to let Angelica go unpunished, though her friends don't let her off so easily. She is a character you love to hate. Chuckie, on the other hand, is a nerdy, yet cute, little boy who is always afraid to take risks, but always ends up going along with the other Rugrats on their adventures. Chuckie ends up being very brave, willing to do things like going down slides, using the toilet, being a superhero and suchlike. Chuckie is also our main character Tommy's best friend. Rugrats is shown on ATV World, which consistently has a good children's TV line-up in the afternoon.
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