Nickelodeon is rebooting 'Rugrats'

The New York Daily News - 7/17/2018

July 17--Everyone's favorite rugrats will soon be crawling back to screens.

Nickelodeon announced Monday it will reboot "Rugrats," the popular animated series about a ragtag group of babies and their adventures under the not-so-watchful eyes of their parents.

Tommy, Chuckie and the gang will return with 26 new episodes at a date to be announced later, as well as a live-action film featuring CGI characters, to come in November 2020.

"Now feels like the ideal time to reintroduce this iconic cast of characters to a whole new generation of young fans," Brian Robbins, president of Paramount Players, said in a statement. "Kids who grew up with Tommy Pickles and the 'Rugrats' crew will now be able to share that experience with their own children."

Original creators Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain will return as executive producers, while the film will be written by David Goodman.

"Rugrats" premiered on Nickelodeon in 1991 and ran for nine seasons over 13 years. It also inspired a spin-off called "All Grown Up!," which focused on the beloved characters' preteen years. That series ran from 2002 to 2008.

The movie won't be the first for the franchise; "The Rugrats Movie" premiered in 1998, while two sequels, "Rugrats in Paris" and "Rugrats Go Wild," followed in 2000 and 2003, respectively.

"Rugrats" is just the latest series to get revived by Nickelodeon; the network also has reboots of "Blue's Clues," "Rocko's Modern Life" and "Invader Zim" in the pipeline, while it recently relaunched the game show "Double Dare."

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