Rugrats Get All Grown Up Nov. 29 on Nick
Nickelodeon will reintroduce viewers to one of its all-time favorite family of characters, THE RUGRATS in a first-ever spin-off series, ALL GROWN UP. In a two-hour primetime premiere airing 8-10:00 pm on Nov. 29, 2003. The familiar characters will continue their adventures above rug level on the cusp of teen-hood, facing classic and comical pre-teen issues and dilemmas.
Four back-to-back episodes -- “Truth or Consequences,” “Bad Kimi,” “Tweenage Tycoons” and “Susie Sings the Blues”, produced by Klasky Cuspo will comprise the centerpiece of Thanksgiving vacation’s Nicksgiving Weekend. ALL GROWN UP continues regularly Saturdays (8:00 pm as part of the SNICK lineup, while RUGRATS continue with favorite and new episodes in other time periods.
Sparked by popular demand, the spin-off is an outgrowth of RUGRATS 10th anniversary special ALL GROWNED UP, which toppled records: a whopping 70% of all kids 2-11 tuned in on July 21, 2001.
“The overwhelming, Super Bowl size success of the anniversary special proved kids are ready to embrace these beloved characters in a whole new realm,” said Cyma Zarghami, evp/gm of Nick. “The RUGRATS property is 12 years old, so it feels just right now to have the babies turn into tweens.”
The friends, bonded since babyhood must still negotiate with bossy Angelica and even outmaneuver the trendy 13-year-old on occasion. Flashbacks in the series will give viewers a chance to re-explore moments from RUGRATS as well as peek at the “missing years.” Following is a rundown of the quartet of episodes comprising the series premiere:
8:00 pm “Truth or Consequences” -- Tommy enters a filmmaking contest and attempting Cinema Verite shoots his friends in less than flattering situations. When they furiously confront him, he must choose between friendship and his art.
8:30 pm “Bad Kimi” -- Kimi befriends Z, the proverbial “bad boy.” Chuckie is determined to prove to his sister this kid is up to no good before she gets into serious trouble. Enlisting the kids to spy on Z, they learn the shocking truth. Meanwhile, Angelica is unable to do her online “Ask Angelica” advice chat and uses Harold to sit in. When Harold is a great success she is no longer “needed.” But when Harold’s fragile psyche is increasingly saddened by the agony of “preteen angst,” he relinquishes the position back to Angelica.
9:00 pm “Tweenage Tycoons”-- A favorite boy band, the Sulky Boys, is coming to town and tickets are $100 apiece! Knowing there is no way their parents will shell out that amount, the kids become mini-capitalists and begin to sell Dil’s crazy inventions to their classmates in order to raise the ticket money. But when competition from Angelica and consumer apathy for each product hurts sales, Tommy again and again leans on Dil for the next great product. With Dil about to snap from the pressure of creating the next big fad, Tommy must decide between his brother’s sanity and a trip to the Sulky Boys.
9:30 pm “Susie Sings the Blues”-- Talented Susie is discovered by an agent who leads her to believe she’s going to be the next teen superstar singer -- and crushed when the phony cons her out of a thousand dollars she borrowed from her sister. Meanwhile, Chuckie is tired of being “Vanilla Finster” and goes head-to-head with the vice principal, former pro wrestler Slam Bang Pangborn.
A three-time Emmy Award winner with an enormous following of kids and adults, RUGRATS was the top show on broadcast and cable among kids 2-11 from 1996-2001 (source: Nielsen Media Research) and the highest rated kids’ show on cable for eight straight years. Still currently a top 10 show, it wins its timeslot wherever it airs.
In addition, RUGRATS is seen internationally in more than 150 countries, was created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo and Paul Germain and is produced by Klasky Csupo, Inc. for Nickelodeon, a programming service of Viacom International In., ALL GROWN UP is created and produced by Klasky and Csupo, through their studio in Los Angeles.
The Characters
Four back-to-back episodes -- “Truth or Consequences,” “Bad Kimi,” “Tweenage Tycoons” and “Susie Sings the Blues”, produced by Klasky Cuspo will comprise the centerpiece of Thanksgiving vacation’s Nicksgiving Weekend. ALL GROWN UP continues regularly Saturdays (8:00 pm as part of the SNICK lineup, while RUGRATS continue with favorite and new episodes in other time periods.
Sparked by popular demand, the spin-off is an outgrowth of RUGRATS 10th anniversary special ALL GROWNED UP, which toppled records: a whopping 70% of all kids 2-11 tuned in on July 21, 2001.
“The overwhelming, Super Bowl size success of the anniversary special proved kids are ready to embrace these beloved characters in a whole new realm,” said Cyma Zarghami, evp/gm of Nick. “The RUGRATS property is 12 years old, so it feels just right now to have the babies turn into tweens.”
The friends, bonded since babyhood must still negotiate with bossy Angelica and even outmaneuver the trendy 13-year-old on occasion. Flashbacks in the series will give viewers a chance to re-explore moments from RUGRATS as well as peek at the “missing years.” Following is a rundown of the quartet of episodes comprising the series premiere:
8:00 pm “Truth or Consequences” -- Tommy enters a filmmaking contest and attempting Cinema Verite shoots his friends in less than flattering situations. When they furiously confront him, he must choose between friendship and his art.
8:30 pm “Bad Kimi” -- Kimi befriends Z, the proverbial “bad boy.” Chuckie is determined to prove to his sister this kid is up to no good before she gets into serious trouble. Enlisting the kids to spy on Z, they learn the shocking truth. Meanwhile, Angelica is unable to do her online “Ask Angelica” advice chat and uses Harold to sit in. When Harold is a great success she is no longer “needed.” But when Harold’s fragile psyche is increasingly saddened by the agony of “preteen angst,” he relinquishes the position back to Angelica.
9:00 pm “Tweenage Tycoons”-- A favorite boy band, the Sulky Boys, is coming to town and tickets are $100 apiece! Knowing there is no way their parents will shell out that amount, the kids become mini-capitalists and begin to sell Dil’s crazy inventions to their classmates in order to raise the ticket money. But when competition from Angelica and consumer apathy for each product hurts sales, Tommy again and again leans on Dil for the next great product. With Dil about to snap from the pressure of creating the next big fad, Tommy must decide between his brother’s sanity and a trip to the Sulky Boys.
9:30 pm “Susie Sings the Blues”-- Talented Susie is discovered by an agent who leads her to believe she’s going to be the next teen superstar singer -- and crushed when the phony cons her out of a thousand dollars she borrowed from her sister. Meanwhile, Chuckie is tired of being “Vanilla Finster” and goes head-to-head with the vice principal, former pro wrestler Slam Bang Pangborn.
A three-time Emmy Award winner with an enormous following of kids and adults, RUGRATS was the top show on broadcast and cable among kids 2-11 from 1996-2001 (source: Nielsen Media Research) and the highest rated kids’ show on cable for eight straight years. Still currently a top 10 show, it wins its timeslot wherever it airs.
In addition, RUGRATS is seen internationally in more than 150 countries, was created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo and Paul Germain and is produced by Klasky Csupo, Inc. for Nickelodeon, a programming service of Viacom International In., ALL GROWN UP is created and produced by Klasky and Csupo, through their studio in Los Angeles.
The Characters
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