Cartoon Conspiracy: Rugrats

by Angus Nguyen

The first cartoon conspiracy we'll be discussing is a rather morbid one about Rugrats concerning Angelica.

This particular theory states that everything that has happened in Rugrats is just based off of Angelica's imagination, who was suffering from schizophrenia.

The reality is that Chuckie has already passed away as did his mother in 1966. Consequently, Chuckie's father, Chaz, is always seen as neurotic in the show.

Chaz later married to a woman named Kira during his trip to Paris. However, Kira was actually a prostitute and had a cocaine addiction. Furthermore, Kira actually had to give away her child, Kimi, to an orphanage because of Kira's inability to take care of her. Angelica ended up "creating" Kimi for the series based off of Kira's recollections of her daughter.

Tommy ended up being a stillborn and his father, Stu, never got over his Tommy's death. This explains why Stu constantly makes toys; it's a coping mechanism to deal with the loss of his son.

 




Phil and Lil were created because the Devilles had an abortion and Angelica did not know the gender of the baby.

 

The only person that actually existed in the series was Suzie. Not wanting to hurt Angelica's feelings, Suzie played along with Angelica's made up baby friends. Consequently, this is why Suzie is the only other person besides Angela that is able to talk to the babies.

This theory also extends to the the Rugrats side series, "All Grown Up" (explanation starts after 45 seconds). The video below explains how Angelica's schizophrenia extends beyond her childhood years and also reviews the conspiracy theory in terms of how accurate it is.