EDIT: Part 2 to this video is now LIVE! This is also a previously-pinned comment with some clarifications. As a result of the discussions I'm seeing, I wanna concede a point I made in the video as well as stand by a point that I made. 1. Lots of people have said that they attended middle schools that had a similar grade structure to the one in All Grown Up, so I'm going to concede. I did my best to research school structures in the United States to see if it was a common thing and from what I could determine, it was not. It most certainly was not how my school district had things structured (7th and 8th grade only), but I can't really argue against the real-life experiences of you all. I also saw someone mention how it's similar to the school in Bob's Burgers, which is also right. Although I never really liked that school setup in Bob's Burgers either for basically the same reasons, even if it is a SIGNIFICANTLY better-written show. But the point has been proven to me and I thank everyone for being so kind and chill about it, especially since it's such a big talking point in the video. 2. As for the point that I'm standing by, this thankfully hasn't been super prevalent, but a small handful of comments about the same thing stuck with me and I just want to address them once and only once. I refer to Chuckie's behavior towards Kimi's lack of including him on her family tree as "typical toxic white person behavior." I've had a few people claim me to be racist against white people as a result. And admittedly, this made me laugh. Not only because I'm a white dude, but also because within the context of the episode, Kimi (who is not white) is the real victim. While Chuckie, who is white, plays it like he is. The entire episode leading up to Chuckie's blow-up featured all of Kimi's friends acting intolerant towards the elements of Japanese culture she was trying to share with them, only for Chuckie to yell at her for not focusing more attention on his own family lineage. It comes across VERY POORLY when viewed through a modern lens, thus it's a poorly-aged episode. And if you don't see it that way and believe I'm being unfair or racist towards white people for a comment as tame as that, I don't know what to tell you. I think it says a lot more about you than me. Thank you once more for all of the support! I hope to see you all again for the As Told By Ginger video!

@pyromaniacforhire

Жыл бұрын

Looking VERY much forward to the As Told By Ginger Vid~ Until then, keep rockin on~

@jadedheartsz

Жыл бұрын

strongly disagree with you there, I personally never liked how Bob's Burgers was written, I just find Tina and Linda's voices super-grating(seriously why were they voiced by a man? There's no good reason to deny female VAs work, I just can't take those characters seriously with how grating their voices are). All Grown Up I found way more enjoyable by comparison. I didn't mind that lineage episode too much but I can see how parts of it didn't age well.

@michaelnorris6280

Жыл бұрын

"I'm white so I can't be racist against white people, Chuckie is responsible for his white friends and should be held to a different standard as Kimi, and if you don't agree, you're the racist one." Not everybody agrees with this "modern lense" you're referring to.

@jorymo4964

Жыл бұрын

15:20 nice use of Roxas' Twilight Town theme to invoke nostalgia

@emperortrevornorton3119

Жыл бұрын

It is funny that I still enjoy Tommy and Chucky even if I didn't like the show I also didn't mind Dill in the first season of all grown up but season 2 made me question how much effort is going into the show it almost feels like they were trying to get the feeling of kid's show Dawson's Creek or something with it being less adventurous comedy and more drama that has comedy elements in it

I personally think the biggest fail for Nickelodeon was that they rebooted the original rugrats as babies in a modern setting. Instead, they should have just continued aging these characters up and the new show being about their children.

@jeffbrehove2614

Жыл бұрын

I think it would've been cool to get a new show every 10 years with the kids another 10 years older. Kind of wondered what they'd do with their lives.

@electrobob992

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY! Honestly made me annoyed that they rebooted things and made susie the same age as the babies. A sequel series to All Grown Up would have been better. Same applies to another Reboot on a different network, that is tiny toons..

@kaydwessie296

Жыл бұрын

@@electrobob992 YES! Plus then modernizing it would make sense. Maybe there weren't iPads when these babies were babies, but maybe there are when THEIR babies are. There can still be the same relatable shenanigans for their kids but also new ones like Angelica having to decide if she should post her kid's face on the internet or not

@madden8021

Жыл бұрын

This is something that I also agree to see, the rugrats should be growing up with us and not going back to being a baby with modern gadgets, video games and hi-def 4K TV screen monitors.

@hopeonelove4703

Жыл бұрын

I think out of the original three Nicktoons, both Rugrats and Doug are perfect candidates for something like that.

i definitely mentally aged them up when i was watching at their age/younger. they always felt like 13-15 more than the 9-13 they're supposed to be.

@Crowens

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought they were like 15ish lol, school, their designs, and general freedom felt like they were in high school and not elementary...

@somnodaur8064

Жыл бұрын

when I was younger I assumed they were all 13-15, sort of shocked right now to learn they weren’t😂

@VisualEnjoyer9756

Жыл бұрын

Honestly to realize Angelica's big 13 birthday episode wasn't like a Sweet 16 episode instead was confusing to me because who the hell put so much importance to their 13th birthday? 😅. I barely remember what I was doing at 13 but I remember it sucked lol

@jaydenc367

11 ай бұрын

@@VisualEnjoyer9756 I mean 13 is when you become a teen...why is 16 so important?

@moni.1128

11 ай бұрын

​@VisualEnjoyer9756 I don't remember if Angelica was but I know that some were Jewish & I think they do bat/bar mitzvahs at 13

I really love just how beat up Cynthia always looked, because despite that I just knew that little doll was getting so much love from Angelica.

@JohnSmith-jh6ey

Жыл бұрын

Having her be a family heirloom would have been a good bod but you couldn’t have the episode where Charlotte sells her

@gleek781

10 ай бұрын

She was the Og “Weird Barbie” /j😂

@Ari-yy7pm

6 ай бұрын

To be loved is love be changed ✨

@NotWhatIamMadeFor

5 ай бұрын

It proved that there was another side to Angelica. She did have the ability to love. If Angelica had parents that actually parented her right she probably wouldn't have been as resentful to the babies. Her mother ignored her and her father gave her everything she wanted just so he wouldn't have to deal with her. I could see her relating well with Helga from Hey Arnold.

@miragedown

2 ай бұрын

I always wondered why she looked like that now it makes more sense. I always though she was just one of those dolls that didn't look as good as the cartoon but to a child they are always perfect.

Honestly I like that Tommy becomes unlikable because sometimes this happens in reality. Being an adolescent can sometimes bring out the worst in people when they need to grow and that doesn't resolve.

@angietoonz6605

Жыл бұрын

tbh i didnt love tommy in rugrats anyways, lol. Like of course i liked him, but he was still a bit of a jerk to dil, remember? So it's realistic he's like this.

@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321

Жыл бұрын

@angietoonz6605 He was! I feel like ppl forget about that sometimes! It made sense to me that he was unlikeable bc of how he treated Dil!

@mitchfletcher2386

Жыл бұрын

@@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321 Dil was a pain in the ass.

@Imagools

Жыл бұрын

@@mitchfletcher2386he’s a fucking baby lmao chill out

@iammaximumstupied

11 ай бұрын

I did like that change too, he a kid it is what it is. plus i remember that episode when everyone was trying to “help him” like he told yall he was chill lol

I think that "All Grown Up!" as a show having an "identity crisis" through it's characters isn't a bad thing but rather the most sincere and realistic thing to have happen to the franchise. Seriously, having all the kids act in that "faux adult" way was the most legit thing I've seen in a long time. Admittedly it sucks to see Tommy and Chuckie turn into douchebags somewhat. Also Angelica getting some push back and consequences for her bratty and entitled behaviour was cathartic to see.

@beyamariz

9 ай бұрын

Exactly tbh. One of the things I appreciated about this show is they didn't tried to replicate to much from Rugrats, instead they tried to develop these characters as realistic as possible. Obviously, it's not a perfect show, I agree about the sentiments that they should've been a bit older but other than that, I think the producers did a pretty good job on distincting this show from its parent series when it comes to the characters. I mean you're not the same exact person as you are when you're toddler when you grow up 😂

All Grown Up felt like a bunch of adults who didn’t really know how kids acted, and that kind of robbed a lot of the magic from the franchise.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Oh, for sure. It's very apparent in the You-Gotta-Go episode especially. I love that episode but you can just tell in the writing that their kids were obsessed with Yu-Gi-Oh and that they could barely comprehend it.

@dstinnettmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHenningsthat was the worst episode imo and I remember that being the most common rerun episode

@edman813

Жыл бұрын

@@dstinnettmusic Man you unlocked a suppressed memory of mine of Nick back in those days constantly rerunning the later seasons to death in the morning hours, I hated that so much

I guess when you look at Boris and Tommy. Tommy kinda resembles his grandfather if you look at his flash backs. And boris saying “ and old man gotta do what an old man’s gotta do” I think it’s kinda endearing that Tommy takes after Boris ( except the lie to Rachel part)

For me, some honorable mentions definitely go to the episode where Angelica stays with the Carmichaels for a week, and the episode where she gets a crush on her substitute teacher. Both of these episodes speak to that idea of challenging her attitude and way of interacting with the world, and both capture her age really well. With the Carmichaels, she's forced to actually contribute to the well being of Susie and her family, have responsibilities, chores, and learn the good things she has come form the generosity and hard work of others. She has to learn, grow, fail, and learn again that the satisfaction she gets is by following the parents rules, and playing them to her own advantage. When given the opportunity, she really has the skills to be a productive, well rounded individual. With the crush on her substitute, she finally has a teacher who won't bow to her every whim. He's a mature adult who sees potential in her as a student, and refuses to let her argue her way out of growing or working to achieve her goals. Int he process she realizes the power she has in her way of negotiating and arguing, but it takes getting her heart broken and realizing her own potential to ultimately get her what she wants. He challenges her and forces her to grow the same way that Susie does, but in a way she's completely unaccustomed to: as an adult who won't do whatever she says. It's also another example of Angelica thinking she's all grown up, but in reality isn't mature enough or ready to do so without realizing what power and talent she does have.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to have a section talking about Angelica staying with the Carmichael's, but it didn't make the final cut unfortunately. It's definitely one of Angelica's better ones considering she's got everyone vocally against her and she actually goes out of her way to change. It's one of the better ones. As for the substitute teacher one, I don't personally like it very much. Ginger has almost the exact same setup in an episode and does it in a much better way, at least in my opinion.

@melissayoung7270

Жыл бұрын

You should make a separate video talking about the episode.

24:40 I think they made Tommy a would-be movie director because of that crossover Rugrats had with the Wild Thornberries. Tommy gets inspired by seeing a show from Nigel Thornberry.

@Some_Guy6

11 ай бұрын

He got inspired by Nigel's nose for things.

I love how people couldn't stand Dil in Rugrats, but love him in All Grown Up lol. I wasn't really a fan of him either in Rugrats, but I thought he was so cute. He looks so weird in the reboot. My favorite characters from Rugrats would definitely have to be Angelica & Susie. Their rilvary in the original series is iconic. I do love how they turned into best friends in All Grown Up. It's a nice transition. I kind of feel bad for Kimi. I feel like she came at the wrong time when the show started to dip in quality.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

They definitely went all out for Dil in All Grown Up. I remember thinking back then how crazy it was that Dil turned out the way he did but loving all of his episodes. He does get to be a bit much at times, but he could be worse.

@Neku628

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, especially since the reboot has all the Rugrats in 3D animation.

I agree with the visuals on the theme song not changing over the seasons but I personally think the way the opening was like that was it was filmed by Tommy and sung by Susie

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, with the way that it counts down and fast cuts, I can definitely see what you mean. I still think that they could have updated it purely through adding S2 clips, because the inconsistency with the art style of the show just makes it feel lazy.

I remember watching this as a kid and finding it really weird that characters that were supposed to be 10-11 had girlfriends. And not in the cute playground way but in a way that seemed like a real relationship, with dating, kissing, and intense breakups. It was weird not only in that it happened but that the parents kind of let it happen? My folks weren't strict at all but even I wouldn't have been allowed to date at 10.

@spyroapplesauce

Жыл бұрын

There are definitely a lot of unrealistic aspects (like all the unsupervised dates Tommy and Rachel seemed to go on), but the rest of it was pretty spot-on to how kids in my grade behaved when they started dating in 5th and 6th grade: the secret kissing, the intense but ridiculous breakups, the whole “you’re my best friend and that’s my sibling!” thing, and so on. I 100% agree that All Grown Up paints an idealized and very unrealistic preteen experience, but the dating was pretty strangely accurate to how things went down at my middle school.

@poopa_stinka

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but that’s a lot of shows aimed at this demographic

@STICKGUYMB

Жыл бұрын

My school district called me a loser because I was one of the few who didn't have a relationship by 10 (5th grade). That's one reason why the social structure for kids between elementary to middle school is so strong. And everyone needs to be aware of that if they have kids. I could never escape that, even through graduation. This felt realistic to me at the least (it instantly changed when I entered college)

@sandiego2380

3 ай бұрын

Exactly. Everytime I saw Tommy with his girlfriend I cringed, especially in the episode they were getting a pool and both Tommy Phil and chuckie drooled over having fun with ‘girls’ after getting the pool. Yuck, the show was nice but way overdid the let’s make the babies all grown up.

@brigettelancome4063

2 ай бұрын

oh man. nothing is more dramatic than a breakup or relationship in middle school 😂 so they got that part right

That episode of AGU! where they find Reptar underground in the backyard is one of the highlights for the show for me. It's one of those moments that make a strong connection to the original series by how Reptar impacts their lives in such a meaningful way. The biggest example is how Chuckie got a step mom and sister. Love it when we see continuity in such a way. Couldn't help but tear up a bit when I saw that episode.

I really wished we had the Rugrats having babies as the new Rugrats. Mainly because the new show basically took all the adults from the old show and rewrote them so they’d be similar to modern day parents. There was a golden opportunity to show how the way they were raised as kids affected the kind of parents they were, plus you didn’t have to have every single Rugrat be a parent. Just imagining Dil as the weird uncle or the interesting idea of one of the twins having kids while the other didn’t is cool to me. Hell an entire B plot about Didi butting in on parenting writes itself. Unfortunately, marketability runs things so they decided to go full reboot instead.

@ewwitscullen9132

10 ай бұрын

I know you wrote this 2 months ago but this is such a good idea

@Cure_Hana

2 ай бұрын

It would also be interesting to see if Angelica as a mother would wind up repeating the same mistakes that her parents did with spoiling and neglecting her, or if she’d actually mature enough to learn from her own upbringing and prevent a viscous cycle.

I also agree with you on the time jump. They should’ve done the show where it was Tommy‘s first day of high school as a freshman for the first episode. Then they could’ve ended the show with the Rugrats graduating high school in truly becoming grown-ups. Also as a filmmaker, I can definitely relate to Tommy’s character. I am myself in the Director, who just distributed my first feature film, directed numerous documentaries, and I’ve worked on too many shows the count. That being said, you’re correct the skill sets that Tommy’s doing in the way he’s talking about Film is how people in my media productions class in high school. Would talk about Film. It doesn’t really make sense for some 11 year old kid to be acting like that. In fact, overall, I think the show just would’ve made a lot more sense if they were high school kids. From all the Freedom that they have from their parents, the relationship dramas, and people coming into their own independently on things that they love to do. Is all mine says that people go through when you’re going in high school not when you’re going through elementary school.

I just find it hilarious that Stu has more energy in the timeskip than he did as a 33 year old dad with 64 years of experience

@JimMilton-ej6zi

Ай бұрын

Raising babies knocks you out hard, you feel like a walking corpse when you raise them, and that coupled with the fact that he pretty much had to raise all of his friends babies too (since they all frequently got left at his house) that'd probably knock him out hard. Makes sense that he'd start to have more energy when they get more independent lol

@kyleellis1825

Ай бұрын

@@JimMilton-ej6zi No, Stu rarely watched the kids. That was the whole point of the shenanigans the babys got up to. He was working in the basement while the kids got left in a playpen for hours.

Nostalgia did so much of the heavy lifting for my love of this series. I used to love the Chongo episode bc I had it on GBA advanced. I will say the early episode where Suzy finds a predatory "talent agent" stuck with me.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Yoooo, those GBA video cartridges were amazing! I remember my friend let me borrow a couple that had Pokemon episodes and I think there was a Rocket Power one as well.

@user-ft3pj1nr6c

Жыл бұрын

I think that episode is why I’ve never been scammed lol

@Topdoggie7

Жыл бұрын

​@@CamHennings I still have some.

As a kid who was 10 and watching AGU in 2008 they sure as hell did not act that age, it's insane to me how one of the creative behind Rugrats did so much better doing what AGU didn't with Recess cast in making them actually feel like kids and having much more enjoyable stories.

@eatatjoes6751

Жыл бұрын

I was like 6 when the show aired and the idea just screamed, "Clearly something was buried here idea-wise, but no one cared to use it."

@Clean.Eastwood

Жыл бұрын

Recess is basically the true spiritual sequel to Rugrats. You can tell Paul Germain was the most creatively passionate out of the original creators

How’s they do my bro Chuckie like that? Baby Chuckie deserved the WHOLE WORLD. He was so adorable and sweet and I could empathize with him as a child and even as now. Easily my favorite character from Rugrats. Never cared for All Grown Up.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Chuckie truly got done the most dirty. All we wanted was for him to have a mom and be happy. How he turned out this way is beyond me.

@kimmikaotic

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings Fully agreed! Always felt bad for him, especially as a person who deals with an anxiety disorder and has my whole life. I didn’t watch too much of All Grown Up; I guess I just didn’t feel drawn to it. I felt so happy when Chuckie finally got his mom and sister in Rugrats go to Paris. It would’ve been nice to see him become more confident while facing challenges rather than arrogant or mean in AGU.

@KaminoKatie

2 ай бұрын

@@CamHennings Being a toddler protagonist is traumatizing, who've thunk

"I'm A Senior Citizen, I Can Do Whatever I Want" from Boris Is So Related In Real Life. Thanks for the Video

If i remember correctly, Dede was a teacher. If they wanted to keep the switching perspective thing going, they could have had her teaching at the school the main cast was going to. and found ways to do this with the other adults too

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I REALLY like that idea of Dede teaching at the school. I don't think her current job is ever stated in AGU, which is shocking.

@Father_of_Death

8 ай бұрын

Didi being a substitute teacher at the school would have made for some interesting storylines.

@kyleellis1825

Ай бұрын

@@CamHennings Wasn't she a kindergarden teacher?

@Bumblebee67544

29 күн бұрын

@@kyleellis1825 She was a high school teacher. In one episode she takes Tommy to school. She was like a home ec kind of teacher I think

@kyleellis1825

29 күн бұрын

@@Bumblebee67544 Actually, we're both correct(you just more so). She was a home ec teacher, then she switched to early childhood psychology later in the show.

I will say this, I remember watching the special when I was around six years old with my dad in the living room and after I saw the Special all I wanted was more episodes of them being older. It’s funny too because, I was only six the older kids in the show seems so much bigger than me so at the time. I thought they were like high school kids, especially because it ends with them at a concert which they went to without their parents and now that I’m a grown-up, that’s highly unrealistic for some 10 to 13 year olds to do but that’s pretty believable for what me and my friends that in real life when we were high school kids.

@eatatjoes6751

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching All Growed Up too at exactly the same age and wanting more of them being teenagers. The whole idea just felt wasted on bland shit.

@Faceplay2

Жыл бұрын

@@eatatjoes6751 well, that was the thing even when the series got approved and they had the first season come out I believe I was in like third grade by that point and even I thought it was weird why are they only in fifth grade. Because by that point, I realized in new fifth graders personally that they were growing up. They were just kids slightly in a higher grade than me. Like I said, if I was to go back and write that show, I wouldn’t be a season one in freshman year of high school and have it on their opening days starting high school. And I would’ve ended the show with him graduating high school looking onto what the future possibly could be for them essentially ending the show with them growing up Going back to the title. All of the issues that Tommy goes through the growing pains, the relationship problems. Those are all issues that me and my friends could relate to when we were in high school kids not fifth graders. They couldn’t even start of the show with them all riding bicycles and as the later seasons happened had them getting driver license and having them get into some issues that characters like Drake and Josh got into maybe into going to a party and underage drinking and having the police busted up . I don’t know there’s just a lot more possibilities that you could’ve done with them being in a high school instead of a fifth grader

I kinda took Harold's character as if Angelica Watched her mother Charlotte boss around Jonathan for years. The Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.😂

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Oh, 100%. She is her mother's child. Hence why she bullied the babies so much.

@BEAUTYBUNNNYASMR

Жыл бұрын

@Cameron Likes Cartoons 💯 yes she is the only child. And some children do fight for the attention of adults or other kids whether it's negative or positive.

@inserthahafunniusername9656

2 ай бұрын

Imagine if Harold was Jonathan's son

I remember really liking this spin-off as a kid. Cool to see it decently holding up! I may be due for a rewatch, it's probably even more relevant to me now ..

Wouldn’t Dil be 10 if it was 10 years later? And let’s be fair…Hey Arnold, while it was much better written than All Grown Up, had 9 year olds constantly dealing with problems unrealistic for their ages too.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Tommy says in the show that he's 10, at least in the first season. So that would make Dil 9. But again, they make the age thing unclear after awhile and I think they did that on purpose. As for Hey Arnold, you're right about it being unrealistic at times, however whenever they went into unrealistic storylines, it usually served the purpose of teaching more important lessons. Like the Lockjaw episode wasn't realistic in having a kid and his grandma break into an aquarium and successfully freeing a turtle, but the lesson was a good one to learn. All Grown Up didn't really ever do things like that, as it was more unrealistic for plot convenience rather than story potential, if that makes sense.

@DjDaDj3

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings haha the Lockjaw episode was the first one that came to my mind!!! I see your point though

@UJEvans

Жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, I thought they were older than that for some reason.

@Spez_art

Жыл бұрын

That's actually a really good point. The All Grown Up special says "10 YEARS LATER" so why isn't Dil 10 years old? Tommy was already around when Didi got pregnant with Dil, Im assuming at least a few months old, so he should be a year older, making him 11. Phil and Lil are roughly the same age as Tommy, making them 10-11 (iirc they had a birthday episode, forget what age they were turning but should be within a year of Tommy, turning 10 or 11). Chuckie was the oldest of the cage Rugrats at 1, so he should be close to turning 12 if he wasn't already. Angelica should be abt 13, maybe 14. Edit: Angelica had her 13th birthday at a point, so that makes sense. But if she was already 3 during the show, and it was 10 (whole) years later, she would be turning 14, right?

@MettaFTW

Жыл бұрын

@@UJEvans i think it's cause some of the situations they're put in are just not the kind of things a 10 year old deals with. boys were still kinda gross when i was 10, nobody was dating back then. we didn't wear makeup and go to house parties, we couldnt dye our hair, and i dont.. think?? 10 year olds are starting puberty?? it really works better if you pretend they're in 8/9th grade.

The episode where Kimi is connecting with her Japanese culture was so hard to watch in 2023. 1. The horrible depictions of japanese culture with Kimi's bento box being fixed with nothing but raw octopus tentacles grossing out everyone and everyone dumping out their tea during her tea ceremony plus the constant bird poop joke. Fun fact white face makeup never was made from bird poop. 2. Like you amazingly said, the focus on Chuckie's feelings during the episode. The utter lack of self awareness and sympathy he has is insane. The fact that he gets upset that Kimi referred to her father as "my dad" (she refers to both her first and adoptive father as her dads and doesn't make distinctions like "my real dad") 3. Lastly the fact that everyone is extremely annoyed at the fact that she's embracing her culture citing her food and clothing as embarrassing and wanting her to "go back to the way she was" and act like herself. I can see how they tried with their inclusion of Kabuki, tea ceremonies and origami despite some being more inaccurate than others. But unfortunately the urge to portray Asian food as disgusting was too strong smh. It's especially ridiculous considering how they showed the characters reactions to Tommy attending Hebrew school vs Kimi taking an interest in her culture. Everyone encourages Tommy to take an interesting in his religion/culture even if it means they won;t spend as much time with him citing how important it is. Enough dissecting a forgotten episode of an almost forgotten show A really good episode I liked was the twin's birthday episode even as an adult I find it so amazing how despite being embarrassed at first Lil liked her bra and was excited about changing. Every part was just unbearable so relatable in the best possible way

@OrroHelhammer

Жыл бұрын

Soft opinions like this is why black people can just destroy their community and then you blame white people for it, I wish you was better man

@John-nb6ep

Жыл бұрын

It's especially ridiculous considering how they showed the characters reactions to Tommy attending Hebrew school vs Kimi taking an interest in her culture" Arlene Klasky is from a Jewish background, It's not that surprising.

@user-jn4oe9sb5z

Жыл бұрын

​@@John-nb6ep Yup definitely not surprising but still insane how people can have such similar emotions and experiences but fail to realize it because of prejudice. Thats why i had to point it out, seeing how much effort was put into jewish culture in both series but how little was put into Japanese culture. They can, they could, but they wont

@John-nb6ep

Жыл бұрын

@@user-jn4oe9sb5z I think you're right to a degree. I don't mean in a wokeness sense, but she could have mocked her own culture more or spread it more evenly at the least so it didn't come across as so hyper fixated on the Asian aspect and glorifying her own culture literally the next few episodes or the whole series pretty much. It comes across as pretty tone deaf in my opinion. If it was in any other universe treated with the same brush they'd be calling it anti-Semitic. There's an episode of Spongebob where they're mocking Sandy and her culture for the full episode until she snaps. By the end he realises his mistake and he decides mocking everyone instead of just Sandy in his humour was the conclusion or the right way of going about it if it was direction anyone wanted to take it, and it's generally how it's handled with most satire these days.

@jadedheartsz

Жыл бұрын

@@John-nb6ep spare me the "wokeness" whining nonsense.

I used to watch both this show and the OG Rugrats religiously as a nine, ten, eleven year old myself. I even remember feeling confused and disappointed that most kids in that age range don’t act, think, dress, talk, live and get treated like teenagers in real life like how it was with the kids on the show, lol. I love your concept for a better season 2+ opening. And as for the show itself, I love what they did with Dil and the personality they gave him here with him being obsessed with aliens and paranormal stuff and always saying and doing the most random or bizarre things, especially since I was really interested in the same things he liked at that age. In hindsight, even though I don’t know if the similarities were intentional, I think Dil in “All Grown Up!” was almost like an American boy version of Pippi Longstocking because, for example, they’re both nine years old, they both have red hair, they even both have a habit of walking backwards, and they both always do things their own way without regard for social norms. It’s actually really funny. I honestly really like how from season 2 onwards, along with the art style change, the kids mostly all got new hairstyles and a new rotation of clothes for each of them.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I never even thought of the Pippi Longstocking connection for Dil, although I never read any of those books as a kid. It very well could be!

@elsakristina2689

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings I didn’t read the books either, I’ve only seen a couple of the movies and the cartoon series but it makes a lot of sense if Dil was even just unwittingly based on Pippi.

@nostalgiamostalgia0319

Жыл бұрын

I still wish season 5 had a redo because Seasons 3-4 set up so much Growth and potential and S5 just mostly contradicts the characteristics and lore that was building up. Dare I say, the show had a premature finale?

Thank you for dropping the hard facts that As Told By Ginger was an amazing, underappreciated gem of a show. I'm a little seal girl. 🤧🤘

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Seals can't even cry... 😭😭😭

@yukijadenfilms3425

Жыл бұрын

AND ITS SO HAAAARD TO GET BYYYY

@angelchan9218

Жыл бұрын

I growed up watching the two shows, and always tought Ginger was wayyy better at portraying preteens. I usaly watched all grow up just to laugh, but Ginger is still one of my favorite cartoons ❤

As Told by Ginger is one of my favorite Nicktoons so I can’t wait for you to talk about it! You’ve gained a subscriber 🙌🏽

I always felt like they wanted to make the characters in high school. Or, at least late Middle School. It just makes more sense. Also, Dil was always my favorite character in All Grown Up. I saw myself in him.

@butterfly22432

3 ай бұрын

middle school definitely makes more sense sense than their ages of 10-12… 12-14 would’ve made so much more sense and would’ve hit a lot of relatability for tweens figuring out that awkward shift into teenhood

@kyleellis1825

Ай бұрын

I was always sad they didn't have them be in the same school as another cartoon, but just ahd th rugrat teens in a different grade. Really thought they'd be a grade below the REcess crew or the Hey Arnold crew.

@butterfly22432

Ай бұрын

after finding out that there are middle schools that are actually grade 5-8 i understand why they made the choice they did, but i also think they should've at least made the characters 7-8th grade

You know what I find kind of funny in All growed up Angelica has a friend that Chucky has a crush on, but then when we get to the actual show all grown up that friend is gone she disappears, she's never even mentioned.

@lyndsaybrown8471

2 ай бұрын

She is Izzy

I swear it seemed like Tommy & Chuckie's roles were kinda switch in All Grown Up in which often times Tommy is trying to talk Chucky out of doing something reckless/crazy, or Chuckie being the one to give Tommy more courage to face his fears. In the originals series, it was the other way around.

Tommy gets his creativity and imagination from Grandpa Lou, but he gets his bravery and tenacity from Grandpa Boris.

While I won’t deny that All Grown Up wasn’t perfect and could’ve been better. I still have a soft spot for it.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I think it has some good things going, they just aren't ever utilized in ways that could have made the series better. Like I said, loved it as a kid, just not so much now.

@fitzgerald297

Жыл бұрын

I am rewatching it. Unpopular opinion but it is actually underrated and funnier than I remember.

@Santoryu90

Жыл бұрын

@@fitzgerald297 I agree I don’t think the series itself was that bad.

@looneysprig

Жыл бұрын

I remember watching the series wanting to hate on it, but then I became a fan. I realized that I could relate to the characters upon watching, and it was because I had already finished middle school at the time.

@mechajay3358

Жыл бұрын

​@@Santoryu90 Ikr. Compared to the Rugrats Reboot, it's much better.

The most glaring issue with the show is they didn't agree the kids right. Can you imagine if the main gang was 13, and Angelica and Suzie 15 or 16. A number of the shows issues would be solved if they had just done that.

I think it would have been a good idea to have the original Rugrats kids as adults, monitoring their own babies. Imagine their infant children, experiencing the same joys they did and allowing their parents to re-experience the joys of childhood. How cool would that be?

@hunterolaughlin

Ай бұрын

Only under 2 conditions or as Genie put it, “A few, uh, provisos, a couple of quid pro quos”. 1. Stu cannot be killed off just because his original voice actor Jack Riley passed away. Also an advantage animation has over live-action is that when a voice actor passes away, they can easily be replaced. Plus, I see plenty of fun opportunities Stu could have as a grandfather, especially when it comes to making toys for his grandchildren that are too good to go to waste. 2. This one is probably going to be controversial, but the Rugrats cannot be married to any of the main female characters. I know many like to ship Tommy with Kimi or Chuckie with Angelica, but I just don’t see them as couples. They just seem more like friends and sometimes that’s reality. Not everyone marries their closest friend since childhood. Besides, I feel like even if the reboot had been the original Rugrats as parents and focused on their kids, they wouldn’t have had Tommy and Kimi or Chuckie and Angelica as couples regardless. I know it’s going to break a lot of hearts for those that were hoping they’d be a couple, but sometimes a part of life is learning to deal with disappointments and coping with the fact their expectations weren’t met. “Other than that, you’ve got it.” -Genie.

I would disagree with your statement; even though Chucky did some bad things, he is, without a doubt, the most forgiving and loyal character. For example, in the episode, Truth Or Consequences, when Tommy caught every embarrassing video of every character, everyone hated him for that, except for Chucky; even though he’d been humiliated by his own best friend, he still, in a hand wavy way, forgave him. Another notable example, in the episode, All Broke Up, when Tommy finally confessed that he’d been lying to his friends about his depression, everyone hated him for it. Chucky had been upset with Tommy about this, too, but in the end, when Tommy tried to talk on the phone with the others, but wouldn’t talk to him, while he was actually depressed, Chucky, himself, came over, and comforted Tommy when he was in his deepest blues. Just from these two examples, this proves that, even though, him being insecure, and unpopular all the time, Chucky is the most selfless character throughout the series, and the bigger man in the end.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

You're bringing up a lot of valid points and I won't even say you're wrong. What I think is the issue here is the lack of consistency. I think in TP + KF, Chuckie goes against the good will that he could have potentially accumulated. Like within the span of about 12 hours, he was fully ready to throw away his friendship with Tommy based on the idea of Tommy and/or his sister potentially having a crush on the other. What you describe is what Chuckie should have been more consistently like, but his bad moments have a tendency to overshadow the good ones.

@roganblack9365

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that’s true; I guess Nick was trying to thwart a tediousness with Chucky, as well as the other characters, but didn’t quite go according to their plans; but you can appreciate what they were trying to do to us, as an audience engaged. But, hey, in the end, there’s always gotta be a moral to a story, or should I say, an episode.

@mgm8687

Жыл бұрын

The All Broke Up episode doesn't make any sense, like Tommy was being uncharacteristically stupid as if he had forgotten the whole "Truth or Consequences" fiasco and his rightful character change in being respectful towards his friends. In the other episode, he little ruins his friends day, and lets that ruin his own, and he's left crying "Why is this happening to me?" and he fails to grow. He should have dealt with this situation to his mother as she cared about his lover and would help him discuss his feelings to his friends properly, and he's grown to appreciate her trust at the end of the RV special (being that he had gotten his right kiss from the lover). This is one of the reasons that S5 SHOULD NOT HAVE happened. It contradicted what all the previous season(s) were leading up to exclusive to reach the 52/55 episode standard and it is one of the worst Nickelodeon seasons IMO.

This show really is getting a good gaggle of attention & I like it. I wish it had ended with the RV special because it feels like everything is closing; it was also the last episode aired at a consistent time slot.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

The RV special was one of the better ones. Susie may have sung that god-awful song, but there were some good moments sprinkled through it. Would have been a pretty good finale in comparison to, well, the nothing we got.

@nostalgiamostalgia0319

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings the final produced episode was Bad Blood, which was just ok imo. RV having fun yet brings good resolution to everyone, especially Tommy because in short he realizes to be independent, he had to have trusted his mom.

@atavious2491

Жыл бұрын

​@@CamHennings I would kindly suggest next time for you to conclude some your videos with restating your introduction on why you wanted to review said topic in the first place. Especially if you are doing videos with a bunch of criticisms. You know, something to end on a positive note by or to consider or acknowledge the fact that other people may have different opinions than you. If you say that this show is just "fine" you should've harken back to why you think that is instead of just wanting to completely jump to a different topic all together. You start strong but end about wanting to talk about something else and not give a full overall statement for your verdict. But it's just a suggestion. If you already do this fine. Ignore this comment

@silverstrike5904

6 ай бұрын

Nah, i think they should've ended with an epilogue with tommy and his friends as an adult with kids of their own

lmao I don't remember chuckie being this bad at all. that's really funny.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I didn't either! I had no opinion on him until I saw how bad he was, like I'm not sure how he turned out that way!

i love the use of littlebigplanet's music, littlebigplanet was a very big part of my childhood, hearing it play in the background attached to another big part of my childhood really makes me happy!

the thing you pointed out about Tommy's movies being weirdly mature for a 10-11 year old really struck me. And then you ended up diving into it an hour later--the kids don't work as characters in large part because the show hasn't committed to what age it actually wants them to be. Like the writers or producers decided that they actually wanted to make them into high schoolers, maybe 15 to 17 or thereabouts, or even college students, but everybody already committed to making them sixth graders. Like they wanted to make a Daria or Mission Hill, but they were stuck making a show for Nick's main after-school block.

This is the greatest moment I will ever know

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

You too, man?

@lordmegatron4789

Жыл бұрын

bro go outside

@strangegames_YT

Жыл бұрын

w h a t

I watched this the entire time thinking you’re Tommy’s Dad. It was Weird at first, but then it was as if he’s telling us how they shouldn’t have agreed for a second reality show. 😂😂😂😂

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I basically grew up into Stu Pickles, so I see no issues with this.

Honestly, I love this show as an adult just as much as I did when I was a kid. I think the only thing against it is that there are less standout episodes than Rugrats. The standout episodes of All Grown Up make this show as good as it is and the lesser episodes don't hurt it, but also don't add anything to it. Also, I totally agree on Angelica. I think she may be my favorite character in All Grown Up !

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

The thing is that the standout episodes REALLY standout, whereas the balance between bad and average episodes are very disproportionate.

This is excellent - I especially love the editing, you did a really great job of capturing the emotion of the show. Keep making this stuff, dude. Great channel 😁

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It makes me extra glad to hear that you loved the editing. I definitely pushed myself in a lot of ways on this, so it means a lot!

I actually liked the characterization in this show. It does a good job at showing angst. A lot of people don’t like “angsty” characters/stories and I understand that. But if you like those kind of stories like I do, then this show has some stuff to offer.

As much as I enjoyed this video (I remember making my mom record the original All Grown Up special on VHS because I was out of town when it aired) I am 100% more excited for the As Told By Ginger one.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

That makes me really happy to hear! Like I said, I have so much nostalgia for All Grown Up, but I finally gave Ginger a chance only a few years ago and was blown away, so I am also excited for that video as well. Haha

@jessfrisk3585

Жыл бұрын

lol i also made my mom record an all grown up special on vhs, but it was the one where they go to the cowboy camp. but it was because i was too young to stay up for the two parter so there is half of a rugrats special recorded over a Monk episode in the tape cabinet

@Optimegatrongodzilla

Жыл бұрын

​@@jessfrisk3585 'Monk' is a great series!

A reboot was the wrong way to go for this show in every way. They just needed to make a new Rugrats with the old kids as the Parents that we see every so often, just enough to give us that little bit of nostalgia when we're watching it with our kids.

He finally did it, good on you bro

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

The work is done and now I'm leaving for Hyrule.

bro i feel like it captures the whole growing cycle. Angelica around their age was bad and now has more knowledge to know when she needs to apologize and what for, while the babies reaching this new age aren't able to comprehend complex things like other peoples emotions, or to truly understand the root of the problem, or thinking about things from other people's perspective. like the whole babies thing is their angelica phase.

All Grown Up is a show Nick abandoned after season 1. They stopped promoting it. They stopped caring. This show was amazing for me bc they aged WITH ME. I LIVED their middle school problems as they did as well. So it's an overlooked special series I love but is flawed. Some all time great moments

You do realize that Chuckie has good intentions of trying to cheer Kimi up when changing her room because he thinks it's what made her upset but didn't know the real reason til Kimi told him eventually. That shows how much he cares for Kimi despite some rough spots at times and wanted her to be happy again.

As someone who is still anxious in my thirties, the way they handle Chuckie's insecurities is upsetting. You can be insecure without being a terrible person. It's called not lashing out.

Tears of the Kingdom can wait, I got a new Cameron likes Cartoons video to watch.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

While I appreciate the kindness of your comment, I am currently playing Tears of the Kingdom myself, so I get it.

I wasn't into all grown up the dialogue felt like a bunch of adults trying to sound hip and i felt as told by ginger did a better job of portraying the struggles of adolescence. I would love to hear your opinion on other Klasky Csupo works.

I'm glad you talked about them being too young for how they acted. If i tried doing anything these guys did when I was ten my parents would've had a heart attack. Going to the mall with *just* my friends? Trying to date? Trick or treating with no supervision? Yeah, they'd sooner get hit by a bus than let 10 year old me out on my own.

@kyleellis1825

Ай бұрын

A date at ten would hav been both of your parents dropping you off at the swimming pool or a matinee movie (with friends) for a couple hours.

Ginger video next month. Thank you for your patience and support!

@sheevhernandez3869

4 ай бұрын

Ight

@Tacom4ster

4 ай бұрын

Phew I'm a new fan, amazing essay, hyped for more

Dil always made me think he was the autistic representation in the show because he’s SO weird and he doesn’t seem to think anything he says or does is strange or out of pocket (like asking the lunch lady why she has a hair net in her head but not her arms. Neurotypical people aren’t going to ask such questions in earnest, they’re asking them facetiously. Dil asks them in earnest because he doesn’t understand, and by proxy offends the lunch lady). I never understood his character’s shtick when I was watching the show back then, but it’s all I can see now.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I can definitely understand that viewpoint and you could definitely be right. He's autistic-coded for sure, but I'm not sure if they had that in mind when writing his character, especially since they mention how Phil and Lil dropped him on his head. I just don't think they thought of those kinds of things back then, unlike today in modern character writing.

@Optimegatrongodzilla

Жыл бұрын

@redrumnoir7552 Being an autist myself, I've had that thought for years. He's one of those characters who are so "out there" & weird that, realistically speaking, they would get diagnosed as being autistic. Another example is Ed from 'Cowboy Bebop'.

@morbidsearch

Жыл бұрын

One thing I found interesting is that the other newborns in the Rugrats movie were able to speak to the other babies straight away, which implied that Dil's limited communication was unusual. I think that could have been another hint.

@elsakristina2689

Жыл бұрын

I’ve always believed Dil is autistic. I think it too for Chuckie, especially in the original series.

In All Grown Up, I like to think the Rugrat's jerkish behavior is the result of Angelica rubbing off on them over the years lol.

@butterfly22432

3 ай бұрын

and also that they’re just not babies anymore! they’ve made loads of different friends in the decade since who have probably changed their personalities for better or worse, especially when you’re a tween

i used to watch all grown up with my dad. and i dont remember a lot about it, but it absolutely has one of the best theme songs of any tv show

I really like that at one point you mention one of the reasons why the studio would be opposed to this show. I think that As Told By Ginger is seriously an underrated nicktoon, one that tackled the kind of coming of age drama comedy style that All Grown Up lacked. But one show is much more remembered because it was part of an established franchise. Not that All Grown Up is bad necessarily. I actually still have fond memories of it, but I was still really baffled at the time that this got all of the attention when there was a better show doing the same kinds of things airing at the time that no one seems to remember.

Damn the all grown up pilot still makes me smile ❤

I love Rugrats. My favourite animated show ever. I’ve slowly been rewatching all grown up and I think it’s a very underrated show overall. Dil was easily my favourite character in it. He was so random and spontaneous. Also believing in aliens too.

We didn't need Rugrats GT

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

This made me laugh harder than it should have. 🤣

@TheDiscoGenre

Ай бұрын

I liked this GT more than actual GT at least.

I personally hated Rugrats as a kid. I could never relate to them because they were babies and half the time I just found the episodes unappealing and annoying (especially episodes with Dyl). But I loved All Grown Up when I was younger! It’s plots were interesting, it was funny, and the characters actually seemed like older versions of themselves. After reading the comments, I’m happy others felt the same way!

@daniapfel2825

6 ай бұрын

You watched Rugrats at which age ? And after all i guess y’all don’t know this emission is rated TV-Y7 and TV-Y

I honestly thought the pickles family was Jewish They had a Hanukkah episode in rugrats

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Didi's side is Jewish (Boris and Minka) while Stu's side is not. They got to do both Christmas and Hanukkah specials, as well as a Passover one.

I wish All Grown Up didn't forget that Chucky and Kimi had two dogs like Fifi and Pepper.

@hunterolaughlin

Ай бұрын

Sadly a lot of stuff can happen in the 10 year gap such as the loss of their pets.

Chuckie being an overprotective brother was actually kinda alright; do wish he was a bit less absurd at times. I also like Angelica's simp unironically, but that's mostly because she needs more than 1 friend and I like the "simp who sometimes has a backbone" trope.

sidelining the parents on paper makes sense but for me it was a huge missed opportunity. I don't have kids but from talking with my mom i can tell that having a teen kid around is a learning experience for both. Since a lot of media around pre-teens/teens usually puts a lot of emphasis on the kids it would have been really cool to have a cartoon that has a more split focus on the adults and the kids. It could have given them the chance to tell a complex story about their relationships like in Rugrats. I also think it could have been a neat way to show that kids do grow to be more independent, but just because you're not an infant anymore doesn't mean that your parents do nothing. You might not hang out with your parents EVERY DAY, but in a healthy relationship you're probably going to ask for advice, hang out, learn from them, and small stuff like having dinner together every day. Showing off that dynamic could have been neat.

All Grown Up! is so many times better than The Loud House and other modern Nick shows. There, I said it.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I'm inclined to agree with you, but also I'm aware that kids LOVE The Loud House. I watched an episode or two years ago and it didn't grab me. But if you wanna watch a really quality modern cartoon that's in a similar vein, I cannot recommend Craig of the Creek enough. That show is consistently phenomenal!

@theinudemon

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I don't care for The Loud House whatsoever.

@daviddanczyk2638

Жыл бұрын

Or modern SpongeBob.

@looneysprig

Жыл бұрын

@@daviddanczyk2638 yeah and that too

@TECH097

Жыл бұрын

Honestly Loud House is popular for a reason, it's in a bit of a "decent rut" rn but like when it hits it hits because some episodes can manage to bring the best out of the characters and how they bounce off of each other. It's the closest a Nick show has gotten to at least capturing a semblance to that character chemistry that Rugrats had as a comedic cartoon. CLEARLY not the same and different but there's enough to draw comparisons between it and All Grown Up.

I don’t mind that the characters aren’t perfect. I prefer characters with flaws.

@beyamariz

9 ай бұрын

Right? like lots of people in this comment section don't understand that people can chamge from their baby to pre/teen personality 😂

@JimMilton-ej6zi

Ай бұрын

Especially as teenagers, teens are literally having their entire body shaping up into an adult, that's going to make them moody, aggressive and in general pretty nasty people, that's not bad writing, that's accurate.

It's funny, but I do actually like the outdated lingo that some of the kids use, because when I hear that I just think "oh yeah, that's something they DEFINITELY heard their parents say", and one of the most satisfying aspects of this show is how much consideration is done to sort of make everyone's lineage believable. From something as simple as "Tommy has purple hair because Stu does" all the way to "this is what Kimi's family and culture is like", it's fun to have that sort of thing. BUT, yet again, it does speak to the clash of the ages they were _given_ and the ages they clearly wanted to _write_ for. It's very reminiscent of high schoolers caught between wanting to reflect their parents' values and wanting to instead embrace the new values they're learning at the same time.

I always thought that Dil went to their school just because he was so smart that he skipped a grade Or that he was just a weird and snuck into their school something like that

I SHOULD comment this on the upcoming video but heck, As Told By Ginger is my infinite nostalgia show. It is the show i always go back to when I wanna get lost in nostalgia. Definitely subbing, i cant wait to see the next vid!

That one hour special of the original series, I was 6 and begged my parents to record the episode on an empty VHS tape😭 it was a BIG deal😭 I watched All Grown Up the series, but definitely didn’t hit the same way

I think the reverse perspectives can work. Maybe they will no longer imagine a fantastic desert, but having a little more exaggeration can work. Show how to them, their average crush is a romantic hero. Evil teacher, legendary party, etc etc. It's not like they shy away from the supernatural anyway.

Agreed that the kids dont at all act their age, but elementary and middle school blends do exist. I know that from experience.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

I genuinely tried so hard to find any types of public schools that had these grades, but I couldn't. I'm sure there are private schools out there that do, or even shared campus type of situations, but I don't see why Dil should be at the same school as Angelica.

@charcoal200

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings oh I agree. It was super weird walking down hallways as an 8 year old and seeing 13 year olds having big kid conversations. It was equally weird being in 8th grade and having 2nd graders talking to me in passing.

@Danbo22987

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHenningssmaller towns often blend schools as a cost saving factor. I went to an elementary school that was K-8th grade because there weren’t enough students to justify a second building just for middle school

The theme song is pretty iconic, i agree you could just change the clips just like they did in Friends!! I still really liked All Grown Up and I still love all of them (Chuckie is still my favourite, I feel he could have grown up into someone more interesting which is sad. And I love Angelica still hahahha). Still want to know see what they all ended up doing as adults now I've seen them as babies and teenagers 😂 I honestly thought they were a bit older than ten, like 14ish, maybe cos I was around that age watching it. I didn't like Dil in Rug rats but i loved him all grown up, i feel i am most Dil-like at heart 😅

Oh man. I wasn’t super attached to rugrats growing up but I definitely remember all grown up. As an adult, when I hear people talk about shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog, RugRatz, Hey Arnold, etc. and the themes the shows had, they completely go over your head as a kid but as an adult and hearing how real some of these shows were is kind of mind blowing when these cartoons are made for kids yet, when you grow up. You can’t help but wonder what went over your head and when you do re-watch. You find yourself relating more to the adults and feeling nostalgic about being a kid. I had to comment because as soon as I heard Get It Together from LittleBigPlanet and it really solidified this video to me, even before getting into the rest of it. It made me extremely nostalgic and it reminded me of those times as a kid when I could go to cartoons and video games as an escape from the family dysfunction and school. When you’re a kid, all that matters is fun. You grow up when you realize that fun isn’t always the best option. Amazing video, I can’t wait to see more! Edit: also wanna add that yeah! Nostalgia can be a liar cuz you can grow up with a show and be like “This is SO good. So relatable!” And then you actually rewatch it as an adult and you’re just like, “actually… it’s okay.” Which is probably a reminder that we have grown up and changed as people. (Deep I know-)

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words! Agreed on so many of those things. Rugrats is just such a trip to go back and rewatch because it's almost like discovering a show within a show. But All Grown Up is just... A show? Haha. And I appreciate your appreciation for the Little Big Planet music. I was very surprised and delighted to see that it worked as well as it did.

I think part of the point with Chuckie and it is kinda stated in that clip with Kimi is that basically like many individuals he is surronded by people who make him feel like he always has to be number 2. He wants to engage and tries to do so through things like how he treats his sister and some of the actions he does, but in the end, his own inability to do so comfortability is what sidelines him. In some way, the tommy/kimi part is just a combination of the two extreme of this not really that he is in love with Kimi, but rather that he has to be number 2 and that he wants to be included. It is actually kinda a more natural direction for his character from Rugrats if I am honest compared to what some of the characters went.

this was really well made i loved this

i came to a semi-related realization watching this: kids (and young teens) are rarely ever drawn towards cartoons about other kids their age. as a kid you wanna be batman, not robin. you wanna be like the ninja turtles, the power rangers. even in cartoons like Fairly Oddparents, Timmy isnt the most beloved and popular character, the adults are. thats why i agree with your statement that the perfect age to watch this show about tweens is slightly younger than a tween. kids are always growing up, developing. they wanna look into the future, into new exciting worlds. thats why cartoons that force a kid main character are almost never that successful.

I think this show was so relatable because pre-teens and teenagers are just awful 😂😭

Omg my man! This video is amazing, I caught the twilight town music when you were in nostalgia mode near the beginning of the video and the Mario sunshine video when you first brought up Dill lol fantastic video, I’m now in full nostalgia mode with one 😌🙌

Tommy would be a KZreadr in this day and age.

Thank you so much for this video!!! You said most of my feelings for the show when I saw it years ago on Nickelodeon. I honestly would have preferred if All Grown Up! Was in fact like you know, rugrats but having the chars age up slowly over time. Not plopping them down in set ages. And the thing you touched up I also enjoyed was the fact the characters were literally 10-13 years old doing things that honestly.... You'd see TEENAGERS or like 15-17 year olds doing. None of the situations they got in I could see a 10 YEAR OLD getting into.... Like I never knew 10 year olds going to starbucks, trying to date, or going to the mall that much, or most of the things Tommy and the Gang got into it felt like way too older for them so you can tell the writers really wanted to write them much much older because the situations just didn't add up with their current age sets. Plus how they changed some characters did suck to see. I hated how under utilized Susie was again in this series just like Rugrats. Sure she got some shine but they still imo barely did anything with her aside from making her always sing.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, none of this felt accurate to the experience of being this age. The most accurate in my opinion that I have seen has been Craig of the Creek. And you're right about Susie. It seems like they had a list of qualities everyone was allowed to have but none of the characters were allowed to grow outside of learning a life lesson that would be forgotten after the episode ends

@daniapfel2825

6 ай бұрын

​@@CamHennings And someday you can talk about Craig of The Creek. This show is great and there is even douchebag of youtuber who say that this show needs to be cancelled and the worst show at make good recipes so that this show have a great Asian, Islander Pacificer reprsentation, teach us the values of commerce par example Kit’s boutique in the creek

I loved the pilot and the show so much!

This is such a cool video. I’d been thinking of making a vid on all grown up and it’s so refreshing to see someone not just trash on it for once. It was a very important show for me as well

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really wanted to honor the fact that I did enjoy it as a kid. I just had so many things I felt like needed to be said, but didn't wanna just throw it under the bus completely.

All grown up still would be way better than anything nicks made now lol, at least that’s my opinion

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Y'know, I looked up their current run of shows so that I could refute you in some way, but looking at the list, I'm inclined to agree with you. CN and Disney have some solid animated series going at the moment, but the only one that Nick has that I'd say is up to that caliber is the Loud House. And I've never even watched more than 2 episodes of that show, I just know kids really like it.

@ThePackAttack10

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings I know there’s some shows that are better on CN which is why I said NICK lmao, like Craig of the creek is actually pretty good, but anyways yeah I was in middle school when loud house first came on, like it wasn’t good per say but it jus was generic to me, which I mean so is all grown up but at least some of the characters weren’t so bland like Uncle Boris or Dil. I can still rewatch all grown up because for me at least there’s some charm left in it unlike any cartoon Nick has produced in a hot min

These days I look back on All grown up and be like …. Yeah that was basically how my tweenage years were

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Maybe more into my early teens it was closer to AGU, but definitely not my pre-teens.

@the-nina-beans88

Жыл бұрын

@@CamHennings I was a bit older when rugrats came out ( around Angelica and Susie’s age) I remember arguing over what Tommy’s hair colour was before the growed up special aired with another rugrats fan. I believe I won the argument but it kinda fun to talk passionately about rugrats like that.

That moment you realize Tommy Pickles basically peaked before he even got out of diapers. All that cool shit happened to him when he was a baby.

The Emica song is such a banger

Why do I totally not remember half of these episodes

I really like episodes like the treehouse one where Tommy and all of them worked together on something instead of being jerks to each other, since I'm reminded of how often they'd got along in the 1st series. So I love when All Grown Up episodes includes all of them together at the same time doing something productive, cause there's too many eps where Tommy and the gang are separated doing their own thing and it feels weird.

I’d love to see a show fearing the babies as elder millennials who have their own kids, and their parents in the grandparent role. Seeing the adventures their kids go on, and their reactions. That would be gold.

I remembered All Grown Up being better. Then all the Chuckie memories came and I was like, yikes.

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Chuckie truly got done the most dirty. The poor kid got a whole movie dedicated to him and his dad finding happiness only for him to become such a jerk.

Wait they were 10? I always thought they were like 15 or something. Wow. Also… I loved the ghost camp specials. They were my jam next to the Haunted Mask from Goosebumps.

Dill is a comrade 😂

I was not expecting the inclusion of Catherine music and I appreciate it so much lol

@CamHennings

Жыл бұрын

Felt fitting considering this show was a nightmare to rewatch. 🫠