The Way Things Work
- Studio
- Klasky-Csupo Productions
- Animation studio
- Klasky Csupo, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Anivision
- Distributor
- Viacom International, Inc
Synopsis
Tommy explains to Dil how the fridge, the toilet and the playpen work.
Characters
Chuckie, Tommy, Angelica, Phil, Lil, Betty, Chazz, Drew, Boris, Didi, Minka, Grandpa Lou, Howard, Bob, Stu, Charlotte, Susie, Dil, Kimi, Kira, Lulu, Fifi
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Dave Fontana
- Assistant Director
- Alan Smart, Steve Socki, Pete Michels, Juli Murphy
Producing
- Producer
- Susan Ward
- Executive Producers
- Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky
- Supervising Producer
- Mary E. Harrington
Writing
- Writer
- David Regal
- Story Editor
- Mitchell Kreigman
Voices
- Voice
- Christine Cavanaugh (Chuckie), E.G. Daily (Tommy), Cheryl Chase (Angelica), Kath Soucie (Phil, Lil, Betty), Michael Bell (Chazz, Drew, Boris), Melanie Chartoff (Didi, Minka), Phil Proctor (Howard), Jack Riley (Stu), Cheryl Carter (Dr. Lucy Carmichael), Tress MacNeille (Charlotte), Cree Summer (Susie), Tara Strong (Dil)
Music
- Music
- Mark Mothersbaugh, Rusty Andrews
Animation
- Character Layout
- Martin Archer, Anthony (Tony) Bell, Susie Dietter, Mark Ervin, Perry Kiefer, Dexter Reed, Billy Bob Tucker, Arpad Szabo, Ross De La Vega, Dave Gonzales, Mel Polina, Jun Aoanan III, Rey Bohol, Kinjo Estloko, Dulce Errazo, Alex Acayen, Moises Macasinag, Tricia Garcia, Kelly James, Louis Tate, Alan Smart, Sam Weiss, Claudio Rodriguez, Antoine Guilbaud
- Supervising Checker
- Merle Welton
- Assistant Checker
- Susan Zsuzsa Lamy, Becca Ramos
- Animation Timers
- Rick Bugental, Jeff McGrath, Howard Parkins, Dominic Polcino, Steve Socki, Roger Chiasson, Pete Michels, Juli Murphy, George Chialtas, Woody Yocum, Jack Hadley, Sam Weiss, Leonard Glasser, Glenn Johnson, Tom Yasumi
- Main Title Animation
- Peter Chung
- Main Title Animation Assistannt
- Juli Murphy, Louis Tate
Art Department
- Storyboard
- Howard E. Baker, Norton Virgien, Steven Dean Moore, Raymie Muzquiz, Audu Paden, Kevin O'Brien, Antoine Gilbaud, Dexter Reed, William Hurtz, Peter Avanzio, Chris Jenkins, David Schwartz, Kelly James, Craig Bartlett
- Storyboard Clean Up
- Audu Paden, Juli Murphy, Antoine Gilbaud, Dexter Reed, Susie Dietter, Claudio Rodriguez
- Background Design Supervisor
- Maija Aperans
- Background Design
- David Allen
- Background Layout
- Kui Young Kim, Pete Michaels, Matthew Nastuk, Lance Wilder, Tricia Garcia, Antoine Guilbaud, Sean Edberg, Tom Yasumi
- Color Concept
- Gyorgi Peluce
- Painter
- Syd Kato
Camera
- Camera
- Jim Kiefer (Keefer), Laszlo Lakits, Karen Shaffer, Wes Smith, Michael Renly
Editing
- Video Tape Editor
- Tom Haigh, Arthur DeIanni, James Spach, Mark Intravartolo, Compact Video Services
Sound
- Sound Effects Editor
- David Eccles, Steve Kirklys, Scott Weber, Jesse Peck
- Audio Assistant
- David Eccles
- Recording Engineer
- Jesse Peck, Scott Weber
- Sound Effects & Mix
- Kurt Vanzo
- Recording Engineer/Sound Effects/ Mix
- Kurt Vanzo
- Track Reading
- Broughton Winicki
Music Department
- Music Production Engineer
- Robert Casale
- Music Production Assistant
- Denis Hannigan
- Music Technical Assistant
- Ryan S. Moore
Production Management
- Production Manager
- Tami Sloan Tsark
- Production Coordinator
- Andy Houts
- Production Accountant
- Liz Mesrobian
- Production Assistants
- Andy Houts, Grant Leavins, Samuel Williams
- Post Production Supervisor
- Richard LeRoy
Crew
- Creative Consultant
- Chuck Swenson
- Production Consultant
- Geraldine Clarke
- Characters Designed By
- Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky, Peter Chung, John Holmquist, John Rice
- Color Supervisor
- Li Rene (Rene') Harmon, Bert King
- Color Assistant
- Bert King
- Recording & Mix Engineer
- Kurt Vanzo
- Assistant to Mr. Mothersbaugh
- Ryan S. Moore
- Lip Assignments
- Kent Holaday
- Overseas Supervising Director
- Ferenc Varsanyi
- Lettering
- Tamara Varga, Jamy Huang
- Telecine
- Fred Eldridge, Scott Ostrowsky, Barbara Bartlett-Gardiner
- Special Thanks to
- Gerry Laybourne, Geoffrey Darby, Herb Scannell, Linda Simesky, Matt Saver, Barbara Newby, Ron Bennett, Eric Davies, Mike Kunkes, Elisabeth Powers, Lesli Eden Azzara, Norma Alire, Carole Cowley, Mike Robbins
- Special Thanks to the Real Rugrats
- Brandon, Jarrett, Tommy
Companies and other credits
- Overseas Animation Facility: Wang Film Productions
- Negative Cutter: D & A Negative Cutting
- Video Tape Editor: Inc
- Copyright 1991 MTV Networks
Production notes
Original US Air Date: 3/30/2001