Notes:
Pictures of Michael Bell & Tress MacNeille are from The Ultimate Rugrats Fan Book; ©1998 Viacom. These pictures were taken at the now-former Klasky-Csupo studios on Highland & Fountain in Hollywood, CA.
Pictures of Didi, Stu, Betty, Howard, Drew, Charlotte & Chazz from Tempo's Rugrats Card Set; ©1997 by Viacom.
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Didi Pickles
Age: 40 (as of 1999; see Junior Prom for details) Approximate Birth Year: 1959 (also see Junior Prom) Sex: Female Description: White; red hair; hairdo similar to Krusty the Klown's, but with more hair; green, round-rimmed glasses; long, red dress with a turtle-neck collar; bracelet on one wrist; yellow beaded necklace; red socks; brown shoes; dangling earrings in an unusual, indescribable shape First Appearance: Tommy Pickles And The Great White Thing First Television Appearance: Tommy's First Birthday Voiced By: Melanie Chartoff Didi, Tommy & Dil's Jewish mother, is a home economics teacher (though we spend most of the time in her off-times). She is very protective of her sons, and usually goes to Dr. Lipschitz for assistance. She is also Stu's wife. |
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 Melanie Chartoff. (From an ad in the 7/20/2001 issue of Daily Variety from her and her co-star, Jack Riley; ©2001 Melanie Chartoff.) |
Melanie Chartoff is also the voice of Didi's mother, Minka. She also played principal Ms. Musso on the old FOX series, Parker Lewis Can't Lose. Many older viewers may also recognize Chartoff from the early-1980's program, Fridays, which was ABC's version of Saturday Night Live. Fridays was short-lived, though, since it did not receive the same following as SNL, as well as being clobbered in the ratings by Johnny Carson, The Midnight Special and SCTV on NBC. Other roles include:
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Stuart "Stu" Pickles (in pilot, "Stu Pickles, Jr.") Age: 35 (as of 1993 (The Legend of the Satchmo)); 36 (as of 1997 (America's Wackiest Home Movies)) Approximate Birth Date: September 23 to October 23, 1958 (see All Growed Up) Sex: Male Sign: Libra Description: Purple hair, never combed; poorly-shaved face; green, long-sleeved shirt; dark pants; polka-dot tie; purple socks; brown shoes First Appearance: Tommy Pickles And The Great White Thing First Television Appearance: Tommy's First Birthday Voiced By: Jack Riley Stu, Tommy & Dil's father, is an ingenious inventor of children's toys. He is also Drew's little brother and Grandpa's son. In addition to being a great father for Tommy, he frequently gets into quarrels with Drew over things that happened when they were kids. With this in mind, Stu refuses to let the past go; he still has (or, rather, had (maybe)) his disco suit, which he wears on occasion, optimistic that disco will return. As for his religion, unlike Didi, he's not Jewish; as a matter of fact, his religion is unknown, but it seems to be that Stu (and, in some cases, his brother, Drew) practices Zen Buddhism on some occasions, especially when it comes to barbecuing or bowling. Ten years from "now": Who knows? Though one thing's for certain -- he'll still love disco. |
Note:
 Jack Riley. (This is an autographed picture that was up for auction at eBay; ©2000 by Jack Riley.) |
Rugrats is Cleveland, Ohio native Jack Riley's only animated TV series;
many people also know him from his role as Elliot Carlin on
The Bob Newhart Show (CBS,
1972-78), as well as his voice-overs in ads for Shedd's Country Crock
Margarine.
His other roles include:
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Drew Pickles
Sex: Male Description: Styled, brown hair; oval-rimmed glasses (approximate description); clean-shaven face; white, long-sleeved shirt; plaid vest; slacks; dark socks; brown shoes First Appearaance: Tommy's First Birthday Voiced By: Michael Bell Investment Banker Drew Pickles is Angelica's father and Charlotte's husband. He frequently spoils Angelica by going very lightly on discipline. He also bickers frequently with Stu over their past. |
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Michael Bell. |
Michael Bell is also the voice of Boris and Chazz. Other roles include:
And most importantly, he was also the original voice of the Parkay Margarine tub in those commercials ("Butter...Parkay!"). |
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Charlotte C. Pickles
Sex: Female Description: Blonde hair, tied into one ponytail; wears mascara; business suit; skirt; high-heeled shoes First Appearances: Slumber Party (first mention); The Santa Experience (first appearance) Voiced By: Tress MacNeille Charlotte, Drew's wife and Angelica's mother, is a strong "big wheel" at a giant corporation, MergeCorp. She concentrates more on MergeCorp than her own family, also lacking the discipline Angelica needs. She is rarely seen without her cellular phone, alway talking to her assistant, Jonathan. |
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Tress MacNeille. |
Tress MacNeille was a member of the famous Los Angeles-based comedy troupe, "The Groundlings" (other famous members include Paul "Pee Wee Herman" Reubens and the late Phil Hartman). She also does voice work on cartoon shows, commercials, and other media, her most popular roles being Grandma on Hey Arnold and various characters on Futurama and The Simpsons (with Agnes Skinner, Principal Skinner's mother, the most notable). |
Other programs where you can hear Tress' voice:
| Animated Program: | Role(s) She Played: |
| Animaniacs | Dot, Hello Nurse, Marita Hippo |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | Babs |
| Chip 'N Dale's Rescue Rangers | Chip, Gadget |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | ??? |
| The Critic | ??? |
| Mighty Max | ??? |
| Cro | ??? |
| Duckman | ??? |
| The Adventures of Batman & Robin | ??? |
| The Mask (animated series) | ??? |
| Bobby's World | ??? |
| Road Rovers | Colleen |
| Freakazoid | Debbie Douglas |
| Carrotblanca (animated film short) | Penelope |
| The Land Before Time III -- The Time of the Great Giving (animated movie) | ??? |
| Hollyrock-a-bye Baby(animated TV movie) | ??? |
| Rover Dangerfield (animated movie) | ??? |
| A Wish For Wings That Work (animated "Bloom County" TV special) | The Chicken |
| Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark (live-action movie) | Anchorwoman |
| The Gummi Bears | Lady Bane |
| Voltron (English version) | Merla |
| Aladdin (animated Disney TV series) | ??? |
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Charles Norbert "Chazz" Finster, Sr.
Sex: Male Description: Short, red hair; mustache; short, striped shirt; suspenders; dark pants, brown shoes; light socks. First Appearances: Barbecue Story (brief cameo); Touch-Down Tommy (first major appearance) Voiced By: Michael Bell Chazz is Chuckie's father. He is, with some differences, the splitting image of Chuckie. Chazz is also a Lipschitz fan. He was widowed until the Rugrats In Paris film, when he married Kira. In doing so, he also became a stepfather to Kira's daughter, Kimi. Chazz was originally known as a career bureaucrat, but in The Fun Way Day, he swapped his career in favor of a job as co-owner, with Kira, of a coffee house, The Java Lava. Note: Michael Bell also does Drew and Boris.
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 Melinda with Chuckie, shortly after his birth, and shortly before her death. (From "The Bestest Mom", illustrated by Ed Resto. ©1998 Viacom.) |
Melinda Finster
Sex: Female Description: Long, red hair with freckles; long, light blue dress Voiced By: Kim Cattrall First Appearance: Mothers' Day Melinda was Chuckie's natural mother who died shortly after Chuckie's birth. She was an expert in gardening, as she grown about everything in the Finster's yard. She was also very creative with squash. Chazz and Melinda first met each other while she worked at a produce stand.
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Kira, with Dil. |
Kira Watanabe-Finster
Sex: Female Description: Asian; red glasses with oval rims; yellow, long-sleeved shirt with white collars and cuffs First Appearance: Rugrats In Paris First TV Appearance: Finsterella (US); Angelicon (Canada) Voiced By: Julia Kato The single mother of Kimi, Kira became Chazz's second wife, and most importantly, Chuckie's new mother, in the Rugrats In Paris film. In the movie, she worked as Coco LaBouche's secretary at the Euro Reptar Land park, but apparently became unemployed after marrying Chazz and moving to the states. Her first stateside job -- as revealed in The Fun Way Day -- co-owner of The Java Lava coffee house, with Chazz owning the other half. |
 Julia Kato. (From her ad in the 7/20/2001 issue of Daily Variety; ©2001 Julia Kato.) |
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Betty DeVille
Sex: Female Description: Dark hair with head-band; no makeup; purple sweatshirt with large feminist symbol (the scientific female symbol) on front; purple sweatpants; purple sneakers. First Appearance: Tommy's First Birthday Voiced By: Kath Soucie Betty, an obvious Feminist, is Phil and Lil's mother and Howard's wife. She does most of the work around the house, playing the part of the handywoman. She is also a health nut, consuming health food and participating in marathons. Though on the other hand, she drinks plenty of coffee, especially those "gourmet" coffees. Note: Phil and Lil is also voiced by Kath Soucie.
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Howard DeVille
Sex: Male Description: Bad haircut; wimpish figure; golden yellow shirt; plaid slacks; dark shoes. First Appearance: Tommy's First Birthday Voiced By: Phil Proctor Howard, Phil and Lil's father and Betty's husband, is, more or less, a wimp. In the series, he didn't do much (I am not implying that he was lazy; he just didn't make enough appearances on the show to warrant an interesting description); his highest point in the series is when he argued with Stu over a friendly game of charades in Family Feud. |
Note:
 Phil Proctor. (from Animation World Network's site; ©1997 Animation World Network.) |
Phil Proctor was also a member of the
Firesign
Theater, famous for their comedy records in the 1970's. Other roles
include:
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Randy Carmichael
Sex: Male Description: African-American; dark hair and mustache; long-sleeved shirt with vest; dark pants. First Appearance: Meet The Carmichaels Voiced By: Ron Glass Randy Carmichael is a writer for the legendary "Dummi Bears" show, who lives next door to Stu and Didi. He is a father of 4 children (Buster, Alisa, Edwin and Susie); he is also Lucy's husband. While at home, Randy does not like to talk about the "Dummi Bears". |
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 Ron Glass today. (From this Barney Miller site; © Ron Glass.) |
A native of Evansville, Indiana, Ron Glass also played Detective Ron Harris on a police sitcom, Barney Miller (ABC, 1975-82). He has also co-starred with Demond Wilson (formerly of Sanford & Son) on ABC's The New Odd Couple (1982-83) |
 The 12th Precinct staff on "Barney Miller", circa 1976 (from left to right): Max Gail (Wojo), Hal Linden (Barney Miller), Ron Glass (Det. Harris), Abe Vigoda (Det. Fish) and Jack Soo (Nick Yemana). (From this Barney Miller site; © Columbia-Tristar Television.) |
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Dr. Lucy Carmichael
Sex: Female First Appearance: Meet The Carmichaels Voiced By: Cheryl Carter (1992, 1997-), Lisa Dinkins (1993), Hattie Winston (The Rugrats Movie) Dr. Lucy Carmichael (no relation to Lucille Ball's character on The Lucy Show), Randy's wife and Susie's (and 3 others) mother, is a Harvard-educated "wonder mom"; she does things like pilot commercial jets, make replica Tiffany lamps (which even fooled Tiffany) and conduct heart surgery. Also, as Didi's physician, she delivered Dil.
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