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Follows the adventures of the whole Rugrats gang. But, now they're all grown up. Angelica's nicer, Chuckie's a risk taker, and the rest of the gang have changed too. The adventures follow the gang in their pre-teen/teen years. Don't forget Spike and the grown ups; they're older, too. Written by
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Growing up changes everything.
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The last of the original three Nicktoons to get its own spinoff (Doug-Disney's Doug; Ren & Stimpy-SPIKE TV's Ren & Stimpy; Rugrats-All Grown Up). Additionally, the first Nicktoon spinoff to actually air on Nickelodeon (not counting Action League Now, which was just repackaged segments from Kablam).
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Lil:
Eew! Phil farted!
Phil:
I did not! YOU did!
Lil:
Did not! It's biologically impossible for girls to fart.
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Rugrats (1991)
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I'll admit, I didn't like the idea of All Grown Up when it was first introduced in 2001. Nick aired an hour-long special where the Rugrats go 10 years into the future (in commemoration of the show's 10th anniversary), and I hated it. This was during the time when all the buzz was about Rugrats; for goodness' sake, they even got a freakin' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Judging by the condition of the show then, none of the praise was deserved.
Anyway, Nick later announced the All Grown Up series. I was more than reluctant to accept the series. Before officially dismissing the show as junk, I decided to give it a try. Incidentally, Klasky-Csupo has failed to produce a decent show for more than 5 years. When I saw All Grown Up, I wasn't as upset about it as I was before. It turned out that this spin-off even has several advantages over the preceding series.
For one thing, the babies finally get to talk to the adults, something some of us Rugrats fans had long anticipated. The characters are also establishing new personalities. No longer do they get in trouble out of curiosity, but mainly because they're in the earliest steps of establishing their identities. Best of all, DIL FINALLY HAS A REASON TO EXIST! In the old Rugrats, the addition of Dil was THE factor that officially began the show's downward spiral, that of which was beyond repair. But when the babies became pre-teens, sure enough, Dil was given a true personality, in where he not only serves as one of the better characters on the show, but it earned us fans a BIG sigh of relief.
All Grown Up is a fairly decent show. While not as good as My Life as a Teenage Robot, it is certainly a step ahead of that filthy As Told by Ginger show. Seriously, such shows as Ginger are merely just showcases of embarrassing adolescent stereotypes; amazing why ANYONE would enjoy such crap. But with the two cartoons Nick has released in the past several month, it seems like they ARE taking steps forward.
It seems now that All Grown Up has "replaced" the old Rugrats show. Nick rarely makes formal cancellation announcements, but it seems like the old show is officially done...thank God. Although All Grown Up isn't a masterpiece, it'll still enjoy a good run.