High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rugrats is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain for the Nickelodeon television network. The series follows a group of infants nicknamed the "Rugrats" who, led by their adventurous de facto leader Tommy Pickles, partake average infantile experiences which their imaginations turn into vast adventures. The series has been noted for its portrayal of Judaism, a dynamic rarely portrayed in American animated programming during the series` broadcast run (1991–2004). Two episodes of the series are devoted to Jewish holidays and explaining their history, and the Pickles family is shown to be part-Jewish.