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| “ | A baby's gotta do, what a baby's gotta do. | „ |
| ~ Tommy Pickles' catchphrase |
| “ | Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo... | „ |
| ~ Tommy's humming |
Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Pickles is the main protagonist of the Rugrats franchise.
He is the older brother of Dil Pickles and the first son of Stu and Didi Pickles and the grandson of Lou and Lulu Pickles and Boris and Minka Kropotkin and the nephew of Drew and Charlotte Pickles. He is the quietest baby boy leader and is clad in only a light blue shirt and a white diaper and is bald with blank, wide eyes and talks in soft, light whispers. He could also hum "doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo" really softly. Tommy has a very adventurous personality.
In All Grown Up!, Tommy is a preteen and has purple spiky hair similar to his father, he also wears a white shirt with light blue long sleeves along with blue jeans and black sneakers. Tommy is the quietest, fearless, daring, adventurous leader of his three best friends, Chuckie Finster, Phil, and Lil DeVille, confirmed love interest of Kimi Finster and the cousin of Angelica Pickles, who is the main villain. He is the main character in all Rugrats movies except Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, where he only plays a supporting role.
He is voiced by E.G. Daily who also voiced Rudy Tabootie from ChalkZone, Hinoka from Fire Emblem Fates,Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls, and the titular character in Babe: Pig in the City. In the unaired pilot episode, he was voiced by Tami Holbrook.
Physical Appearance[]
In the original Rugrats series, Tommy is almost always depicted as speaking in a soft voice and wearing only a baby blue shirt and diaper, though he wore a red-orange shirt and overalls in the first episode, "Tommy's First Birthday" He is one year old at the beginning of the series, and has only a few strands of hair, the color of which indeterminable. He is white and through his mother, Didi, Tommy is of European Jewish heritage, with her parents being born and raised in Russia and later immigrated to the United States. He and other babies talk to each other when adults are either not around, or are not paying attention. Tommy and other babies also talk to toddlers such as his cousin Angelica and his neighbor Susie, who are both three years old. Tommy is not able to communicate with his newborn brother, Dil, which frustrates him at times, but are loving and caring at times.
The series All Grown Up! depicts Tommy, Dil, and the other Rugrats children as middle-schoolers. Tommy, now a preteen, bears resemblance to both his mother and father, with palatinate hair similar to Stu and a button nose similar to Didi. A nod to his childhood, Tommy still carries his toy screwdriver with him as part of his keychain.
Personality[]
Though the youngest of the babies, Tommy is brave and adventurous and it comes natural for him to serve as their leader, and, in stark contrast to Angelica, who frequently serves as an antagonist, he has a strong sense of justice and is unafraid to stand up for what he believes is right. Tommy is highly inquisitive, wants to explore everything, and regularly breaks out of his crib. He often uses a plastic toy screwdriver as a tool for escaping his crib and getting into places. Because of his goodhearted nature, he is sometimes easily manipulated or lied to. He is closest to Chuckie, as Phil and Lil, being twins, spend most of their time with one another and have a strong familial bond. His catchphrase is "A baby's gotta do what a baby's gotta do."
In All Grown Up!, Tommy has become less of a leader to his siblings and friends and more of an equal and while he still has a strong sense of right and wrong, he is sometimes hesitant to do the right thing for fear of being rejected or teased by peers. He has remained best friends with Chuckie throughout the years, still encouraging him to step outside of his very small comfort zone, and somewhat critical of Dil, whose abnormal tendencies sometimes embarrass or confuse him. He shows a strong interest in filmmaking.
Quotes[]
| “ | A baby's gotta do, what a baby's gotta do! | „ |
| ~ Tommy, Barbecue Story |
| “ | Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo... | „ |
| ~ Tommy's humming |
External Link[]
- Tommy Pickles on the Rugrats Wiki
- Tommy Pickles on Wikipedia
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Tommy | Chuckie | Phil & Lil | Susie | Angelica | Dil | Kimi | Didi | Stu | Grandpa Lou | Spike | Chas | Kira | Charlotte | Drew | Betty | Howard | Reptar | Fifi | Taffy | Boris Kropotkin | ||