the first episode of rugrats aired on november 3, 1949.
the first episode of rugrats aired on november 3, 1949.
when did the first episode of rugrats air?
november 3, 1949
the series premiered on sunday, august 11, 1991, as the second nicktoon after "doug" and preceding "the ren & stimpy show". production initially halted in 1993 after 65 episodes, with the last episode airing on may 22, 1994. from 1995 to 1996, the only new episodes broadcast were "a rugrats passover" and "a rugrats chanukah", two jewish-themed episodes that received critical acclaim; during this time, well after the end of the show's production run, "rugrats" began to receive a boost in ratings and popularity with constant reruns on nickelodeon. in 1996, klasky csupo animation began producing new episodes, and the show's fourth season began airing in 1997. as a result of the show's popularity, a series of theatrical films were released; "the rugrats movie", which introduced tommy's younger brother dil, was released in 1998, "," which introduced kimi, kira and fifi released in 2000, and "rugrats go wild", a crossover film with fellow klasky csupo series "the wild thornberrys", released in 2003. the final episode aired on august 1, 2004, bringing the series to a total of 172 episodes and 9 seasons during a 13-year run.
list of rugrats episodes
paramount home video finished production of the home media version in july 1997; originally scheduling a release date of october that year, paramount instead pushed the official vhs release into 1998. in time for christmas 1997, paramount released the video "nickelodeon holiday", which featured "a rugrats chanukah" and other holiday specials, such as "hey arnold!'s christmas" for . on august 31, 2004, paramount also released a dvd compilation titled "rugrats holiday celebration", which featured several holiday-themed episodes of "rugrats", including "a rugrats chanukah". on september 23, 2011, "a rugrats chanukah" was released on the "rugrats: season 4" dvd by amazon.com. on february 6, 2018, "a rugrats chanukah" was released on the "rugrats: season 4" dvd by paramount home media distribution. sarah willson adapted the episode into the book, "the rugrats' book of chanukah", illustrated by barry goldberg and published by simon & schuster in 1997.
a rugrats chanukah