Does the dog die?
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Rugrats
TV Show • 1991 • Animation
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Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.
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There are four recurring dog characters: Spike, Spiffy, Fifi, and Pepper, all of whom survive.
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Not intentionally but there are numerous incidents of unintentionally negligent parenting throughout the series
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Are animals abused?
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Not intentionally, no. Some animals get put on the receiving end of slapstick, but they don't get seriously hurt.
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Does a cat die?
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Both Fluffy and Chowder survive.
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Chuckie's pet bug dies and Phil and Lil's goldfish is implied to have died in the past. The twins are also said to have once had turtles but not anymore, although it's unknown what happened to them. A spider also dies in "Spike Runs Away". But if you avoid "Spike Runs Away", "I Remember Melville", and "Autumn Leaves", you can be assured that there are probably no animal deaths.
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Does a pet die?
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A pet bug dies
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Are there spiders?
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In "Spike Runs Away", there is a tarantula named Terry.
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Does a dragon die?
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No dragons at all.
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Does a horse die?
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There are no horses in this show.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does Melville count?
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Are there bugs?
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Phil and Lil eat bugs, and bugs are considered as pets in "Spike Runs Away" and "I Remember Melville".
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Does someone break a bone?
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Though one episode is called "Angelica Breaks a Leg", she's only faking. However, Antonio Peaches and Charlotte both really break their legs.
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Is there amputation?
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Nope!
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Are any teeth damaged?
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One episode is about Angelica trying to take a tooth out of Chuckie's mouth so that the tooth fairy will collect it. She fails, but knocks out one of her own teeth.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Characters get cuts on their fingers, but no mutilation.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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All the kids survive. Angelica tells about a boy named Barnaby who got eaten by a monster, but she's lying.
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Is an infant abducted?
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Tommy is kidnapped by some crooks who mistake him for a wealthy family's child. Not helped by the fact that it's one of the early episodes where the babies don't speak at all so it's frighteningly realistic on top of that
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Both Chuckie's mother Melinda and Stu and Drew's mother Trixie have died before the events of the series.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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"Ruthless Tommy" is about two men kidnapping Tommy, but he's fine.
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Is there a shower scene?
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In "Regarding Stuie", the babies and an amnesiac Stu all take showers... in their clothes.
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Are there clowns?
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Fear of clowns is actually addressed. Both Chuckie and Didi are afraid of clowns. There are also a few clown dolls.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Angelica vomits on Drew at the end of "Chuckie Loses His Glasses."
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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In "Chuckie vs. the Potty", Chuckie wets his pants twice and Angelica wets the bed, in "Accidents Happen" Chuckie wets the bed, and in "Officer Chuckie" Angelica berates Chuckie for wetting his pants.
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Law Enforcement
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Medical
Are needles/syringes used?
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"The Shot" involves Tommy, Angelica, and Hector being vaccinated.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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There are psychologists, but that's about it.
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No suicide or anything like that.
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There's a joke about Grandpa Lou calling Dr Kevorkian, but no actual suicide attempts are shown (this is a kids show after all)
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If by "self harm" you mean "intentionally hurts themselves due to psychological issues", then no.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Nope- no eating disorders.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does a baby cry?
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The babies are all heard crying on occasion.
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Does someone miscarry?
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There was one episode where Charlotte thought she was pregnant and then she wasn't. She *might* have miscarried then, but I'm gonna put "no" since she probably just botched the pregnancy test.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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The only woman to die is Malinda, and she was not pregnant when she died.
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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….I mean pretty much the entire show right there
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Angelica calls the babies dumb, but she's not actually implying they're mentally ill or insulting a mentally ill person.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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"Clan of the Duck" actually has a moral about how it's okay for a boy to wear a dress.
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In "Clan of the Duck", Tommy and Chuckie are mistaken for girls when they wear dresses.
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Grandpa Boris and Grandma Minka are Jewish, but no one is mean to them for being Jewish.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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There’s at least two pretty well known specials covering Jewish holidays
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Sex
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Are there nude scenes?
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An infant is naked for pretty much the entire episode ,but no genitalia is shown
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sickness
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Most episodes have happy endings, although a few end on a minor negative thing (like in "Angelica Breaks a Leg", Charlotte breaks her leg at the end).
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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In "The First Cut", the babies' cuts bleed slightly, but it isn't gore by any stretch of the imagination.
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