Cards
(1997)
Cards
(1997)
Tempo Trading Cards, a manufacturer of trading cards for the Australian market, has recently launched a set of Rugrats trading cards. These cards, which were available in very limited quanities (at least in the US & Canada) are out of print, and are being sold by collectors for top dollar, with values from US$10 to US$20 for the 100-card basic set; up to US$75 per card for special cards (chase cards, expressionist cards, etc.)
Here's whats on those cards (all pictures ©1997 Viacom.):
| Picture Of Card: | Card Type: | Description: |
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Header card | 1 card; title card, with general description of the series on back. |
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Character Cards | 17 cards; features the Rugrats and the adults. |
 
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Episode Cards |
Trading card adaptations of 2 Rugrats episodes, with original art
made for this card set:
27 cards each; with each card including the transcript on the back. |
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Hanging Mobile Cards | 9 cards; use them to make your own Rugrats mobile. |
 
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Caught In The Act | 2 Cards; each card featuring the Rugrats caught doing something wrong. |
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Spot The Difference | 3 cards; spot the color difference between the 2 identica; pictures on each card. |
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"The Klakker" | 1 card; attach to your bike spokes with a clothes pin to make that sound. |
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Stand Ups | 7 cards; featuring the Rugrats and others standing. |
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Tempo card | 1 card; has Tempo logo on front and mission statement on back. |
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Checklists | 3 cards; lists of all the cards in the basic & special sets. |
Cards in this set were published in limited quantities, and mixed in selected packs.
| Picture Of Card: | Card Type: | Description: |
      
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Tommy's Favourite Things | 7 cards; only 6000 of each published; presents the things that Tommy treasures most. Valued up to US$12.50 per card. |
 
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Rugrats At Play | 3 cards; only 2500 of each published; shows the Rugrats playing. Valued up to US$27.50 per card. |
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Peek-A-Boo | 1 card; only 700 published; a matching game. Valued at up to US$75.00 |
 
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The Ultimate Chase Card | 2 cards; only 50 of each published; one shows Tommy and Chuckie as "The Pursuers"; the other has Angelica as "The Pursued". Outside of animation cels, this is probably the rarest Rugrats consumer item on the market; fetching up to US$75 each. |
The following cards were available only to trading card dealers, as premiums
or samples.
(The pictures of these cards came from
eBay.)
| Picture Of Card: | Card Type: | Description: |
     
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Promo cards | These 5 promo cards were available only to dealers, probably to pass out to customers. A limited number were produced. |
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Expressionist cards | These 4 cards were also available only to dealers, probably as premiums. These cards are printed and plastic. With only 700 of each card produced, they've been sold for up to US$50.00 per set. |
Shortly after the cards' release, Tempo went out of business. They announced that they were going to produce a binder for the set, but it was never produced. However, their web site is still up.
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