Cartoon Classic time! This week we are discussing season 1 of Rugrats! We talk about how the female characters are fairly one dimensional this season and how the show was still up holding patriarchy, partially because of the 50s influence. We also discuss the messages this show tells and how overall the show does not hold up in our current society. Listen in to this interesting examination of one of Nickelodeon’s first cartoons from the 90s!

Trigger Warnings: 

unconsented touch; distracted parenting; safety compromises; child endangerment; cisgendered perspective; making a mess; unsupervised circumstances around the children; babies/children crying; dog bearing teeth; cisgendered identifiers; fireworks; missing child; bullying; name-calling; gendered social constructs; manipulation; neglect; kidnapping; animal cruelty (Spike is put outside in a storm); dental trauma; coercion