The new Rugrats reboot disturbs me more than disappointed me.
The babies are back, but with a new look. We join Tommy voice by Elizabeth Daily, Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie, Kath Soucie as Phil and Lill, Cree Summer as Susie, and Cheryl Chase as Angelica for a new adventure. As much as the character designs stayed the same the viewing experience is very different with the show being computer animation.
We a new world than the one the show left with there was a joke about this Tommy and Angelica Grandfather swipe left and right on the dating app Silver Beagles, Phil and Lill mother Betty talking openly about dating another woman so the timid and soft-spoken Howard is gone, and Angelica mother Charlotte still being a powerful woman but breaking the glass ceiling of a different career as a politician, specifically a member of the city council. Also instead of having Lou Pickles being a soldier in the war, he’s now an original Woodstock participant. His demeanor is very different from the original Lou, he more like a laid-back hippie similar to Billy Walton.
There are only 9 episodes (give or take) this show had its moments but I don’t think it can catch the wave that the original had. While Nickelodeon has brought older 90’s shows to a close like Hey Arnold with a tv film, that works because it did deviate too far off from the original spark the show had. The same could be said about the new All-That while it was exciting to see a show of this caliber return to the network it feel like a rehash of the old show with new faces. The blatant attempt to play on the nostalgia of older fans of the network with reboot and spinoff series for the financial benefits will only have Nick canceling shows left in right.
The biggest problem with the show was Tommy’s design, in the cartoon he was cute and adorable but the computer-animated version will haunt my dreams for weeks to come. I did get used to the look after few episodes and in the long run, this design choice will be cheap doesn’t necessarily mean it’s better.
If you have a subscription to Paramount Plus and are a fan of the old Rugrats I would suggest giving the show a try.
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