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* While the "classic" episodes that most people think back on were about the friendship of the whole gang, who are all well-developed characters, working together to deal with various issues, fears, superstitions, things the adults are doing, etc, the first season is a way starker show about a largely-silent Tommy (and occasionally some of the other kids) being brought to some new location, wandering off from his parents, and accidentally getting into all sorts of trouble without them noticing only to return to them unharmed at the end of each episode.
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* While the "classic" episodes that most people think back on were about the friendship of the whole gang, who are all well-developed characters, working together to deal with various issues, fears, superstitions, things the adults are doing, etc, the first season is a way starker show about show, in which many episodes follow a largely-silent similar formula: Tommy (and occasionally some sometimes one or more of the other kids) being is brought by the adults to some a new location, wandering off from his parents, and accidentally getting place (the movies, a restaurant, a baseball game, etc.), wanders away without the adults noticing, gets into all sorts kinds of trouble without them noticing only to return to them unharmed at and causes slapstick chaos. In some of these episodes, Tommy never even speaks and just acts like a real baby. But eventually, this formula was phased out and the end of each episode.writing became much more character-driven.
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* In the first season, Angelica was more of a standard bully character and it was the second season onward that characterized her as the chronic liar and manipulator and JerkWithAHeartOfGold that she would become more well-known for. She also wore this strange white thing that appeared to be a diaper or a pair of undies ''over her tights'' in season one.
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* In the first season, Angelica was more of a standard bully character and it was the second season onward that characterized her as the chronic liar and manipulator and JerkWithAHeartOfGold that she would become more well-known for. She also wore this strange white thing that appeared to be a diaper or a pair of undies ''over her tights'' in season one.one.
* In "Chuckie Loses His Glasses," the babies all refer to Chuckie's glasses as his "extra eyes." In later episodes, including one flashback episode that shows their first meeting, they know the word "glasses."
* In "Chuckie Loses His Glasses," the babies all refer to Chuckie's glasses as his "extra eyes." In later episodes, including one flashback episode that shows their first meeting, they know the word "glasses."
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* The pilot episode, "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing", was even stranger, with more [[DerangedAnimation bizarre animation]] that looks like Creator/DonBluth on LSD, adult characters having long necks, Tommy's Grandpa being called Stu Pickles, Sr. rather than Lou, and a different voice actress for Tommy.
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* The pilot episode, "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing", was even stranger, with more [[DerangedAnimation bizarre animation]] that looks like Creator/DonBluth on LSD, adult characters having long necks, Tommy's Grandpa being called Stu Pickles, Sr. rather than Lou, and a different voice actress for Tommy.Tommy (Tami Halbrook, who would later show up in a couple of episodes).
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The first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness was much different]] compared to the rest of the series.
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* While the "classic" episodes that most people think back on were about the friendship of the whole gang, who are all well-developed characters, working together to deal with various issues, fears, superstitions, things the adults are doing, etc, the first season is a way starker show about a largely-silent Tommy (and occasionally some of the other kids) being brought to some new location, wandering off from his parents, and accidentally getting into all sorts of trouble without them noticing only to return to them unharmed at the end of each episode.
* The art style was also quite a bit cruder in the first season, and Tommy spoke with more of a grunt.
* The pilot episode, "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing", was even stranger, with more [[DerangedAnimation bizarre animation]] that looks like Creator/DonBluth on LSD, adult characters having long necks, Tommy's Grandpa being called Stu Pickles, Sr. rather than Lou, and a different voice actress for Tommy.
* During the first season (and in S2's "Chuckie vs. The Potty"), Chuckie is said to have a living mother and she actually briefly ''appears'' in one episode (with a completely different design). He isn't revealed to be a single parent child until Chas becomes a more prominent character midway through season 2, and it's later stated that she died prior to the series.
* Chuckie was also a bit more of a {{Jerkass}} in the first season, often angrily complaining and yelling at everybody when things didn't go his way. He wouldn't become the disagreeable yet lovable sidekick we all know and love until the second season.
* Funnily, it also seems like the characters experienced a little developmental regression after the first season. In season 1, they're able to successfully count to three and articulate fairly sophisticated words (even if they mispronounce them). Neither of which they would be able to do again from S2 onwards.
* In the first season, it was implied Tommy could speak a little, as there was the occasional episode where he didn't speak as he normally did and was mainly around adults at the time. The second movie establishes Chuckie as the first baby to speak.
* A few early episodes seem to suggest that [[ShowWithinAShow Reptar]] is a cartoon character in the ''Rugrats'' universe, and that he's capable of speaking. "Reptar on Ice" features a costumed actor singing his lines in a ''Reptar'' musical, "Toy Palace" features an animatronic Reptar toy that repeatedly bellows ''"Halt! I am Reptar!"'' when Tommy presses a button, and "Reptar's Revenge" features another costumed Reptar actor who openly talks to children while in costume. Later episodes, however, would more clearly establish Reptar as a [[{{Notzilla}} parody]] of Franchise/{{Godzilla}} who can do nothing more than roar, and primarily stars in live-action movies imported from Japan.
* In the first few episodes Tommy wore a red shirt instead of a blue one and sometimes wore overalls.
* In the first season, Angelica was more of a standard bully character and it was the second season onward that characterized her as the chronic liar and manipulator and JerkWithAHeartOfGold that she would become more well-known for. She also wore this strange white thing that appeared to be a diaper or a pair of undies ''over her tights'' in season one.
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* While the "classic" episodes that most people think back on were about the friendship of the whole gang, who are all well-developed characters, working together to deal with various issues, fears, superstitions, things the adults are doing, etc, the first season is a way starker show about a largely-silent Tommy (and occasionally some of the other kids) being brought to some new location, wandering off from his parents, and accidentally getting into all sorts of trouble without them noticing only to return to them unharmed at the end of each episode.
* The art style was also quite a bit cruder in the first season, and Tommy spoke with more of a grunt.
* The pilot episode, "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing", was even stranger, with more [[DerangedAnimation bizarre animation]] that looks like Creator/DonBluth on LSD, adult characters having long necks, Tommy's Grandpa being called Stu Pickles, Sr. rather than Lou, and a different voice actress for Tommy.
* During the first season (and in S2's "Chuckie vs. The Potty"), Chuckie is said to have a living mother and she actually briefly ''appears'' in one episode (with a completely different design). He isn't revealed to be a single parent child until Chas becomes a more prominent character midway through season 2, and it's later stated that she died prior to the series.
* Chuckie was also a bit more of a {{Jerkass}} in the first season, often angrily complaining and yelling at everybody when things didn't go his way. He wouldn't become the disagreeable yet lovable sidekick we all know and love until the second season.
* Funnily, it also seems like the characters experienced a little developmental regression after the first season. In season 1, they're able to successfully count to three and articulate fairly sophisticated words (even if they mispronounce them). Neither of which they would be able to do again from S2 onwards.
* In the first season, it was implied Tommy could speak a little, as there was the occasional episode where he didn't speak as he normally did and was mainly around adults at the time. The second movie establishes Chuckie as the first baby to speak.
* A few early episodes seem to suggest that [[ShowWithinAShow Reptar]] is a cartoon character in the ''Rugrats'' universe, and that he's capable of speaking. "Reptar on Ice" features a costumed actor singing his lines in a ''Reptar'' musical, "Toy Palace" features an animatronic Reptar toy that repeatedly bellows ''"Halt! I am Reptar!"'' when Tommy presses a button, and "Reptar's Revenge" features another costumed Reptar actor who openly talks to children while in costume. Later episodes, however, would more clearly establish Reptar as a [[{{Notzilla}} parody]] of Franchise/{{Godzilla}} who can do nothing more than roar, and primarily stars in live-action movies imported from Japan.
* In the first few episodes Tommy wore a red shirt instead of a blue one and sometimes wore overalls.
* In the first season, Angelica was more of a standard bully character and it was the second season onward that characterized her as the chronic liar and manipulator and JerkWithAHeartOfGold that she would become more well-known for. She also wore this strange white thing that appeared to be a diaper or a pair of undies ''over her tights'' in season one.
