42 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Your Favorite ’90s Cartoons

How is Daria influencing Comedy Central, and are the illustrators of Rugrats creepy?

1. The Rugrats episode "Naked Tommy" was influenced by Maurice Sendak's book In the Night Kitchen.

2. Melanie Chartoff, the voice of Didi on Rugrats, was once invited into the men's room by the show's illustrators and Didi was drawn in S&M inside the stalls. Chartoff says that Didi was "decked out in leather, with whips and chains: the whole dominatrix regalia."

3. The creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, John Kricfalusi, was kicked off the show because the network thought the episode "Man's Best Friend" was too violent.

4. Billy West, the voice of Stimpy, is also the voice of Fry on Futurama.

5. Chuckie Finster's character and personality is based on Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh.

6. Mothersbaugh actually composed all the music for Rugrats.

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