{"id":1161,"date":"2018-08-12T14:29:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T21:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popcholent.com\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2018-08-12T15:16:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T22:16:34","slug":"6-reasons-why-rugrats-is-the-most-jewish-cartoon-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popcholent.com\/6-reasons-why-rugrats-is-the-most-jewish-cartoon-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways “Rugrats” celebrated Jewish identity for an entire generation"},"content":{"rendered":"
27 years ago, Nickelodeon premiered an original cartoon with a unique concept: a group of talking babies who went on adventures together and got lost in their imagination.\u00a0Rugrats<\/em> would go on to become one of the most popular shows on Nickelodeon, airing 172 episodes over the course of 13 years, in addition to 3 movies, a comic strip, toys, and even a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n The show is special to fans for a variety of reasons, but one thing in particular is its portrayal of Judaism. Co-creator Arlene Klasky\u00a0deemed it essential to include Jewish themes<\/a> in the show, and thus the main character Tommy Pickles became the child of a Jewish mother and a Christian father. While Tommy’s Judaism was never the focus of the show, we saw bits and pieces of Jewish culture seeping throughout its 13-year-run.<\/p>\n