Passover

Passover

April 13, 1995 TV Episode Rugrats

Also known as: A Rugrats Passover

Studio
Klasky-Csupo Productions
Animation studio
Klasky Csupo, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Anivision
Distributor
Viacom International, Inc

Synopsis

After arguing with Minka over his spotted glasses, Boris runs away. Later, after feeling bad, he decides to get Minka's glasses, only to be trapped in the attic by Angelica, Tommy & Chuckie. Each family member finds him, as well as end up being locked in the attic (it locks from the outside). While in the attic, Boris tells the story on how Passover was established. Angelica, imagining the story as it unfolds, pictures herself as the Pharaoh, Tommy as Moses, and the babies as Hebrew slaves. Tommy (as Moses) declares, "Let my babies go!" A very interesting episode.

Characters

Drew Pickles, Chas Finster, Boris Kropotkin, Chuckie Finster, Chinese Baby, Didi Pickles, Minka Kropotkin, Angelica Pickles, Tommy Pickles, Boris Kropotkin, Taskmaster Baby, Charlotte Pickles, Stu Pickles, Phil DeVille, Lil DeVille

Credits

Directing

Director
Jim Duffy, Steve Socki, Jeff McGrath

Producing

Producer
Geraldine Clarke
Executive Producers
Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky
Executive Producer for Nickelodeon
Vanessa Coffey
Creative Producer
Paul Germain, Charles Swenson

Voices

Voice
Michael Bell (Drew Pickles, Chas Finster, Boris Kropotkin), Christine Cavanaugh (Chuckie Finster, Chinese Baby), Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles, Minka Kropotkin), Cheryl Chase (Angelica Pickles), Elizabeth Daily (as E.G. Daily) (Tommy Pickles), Manuel Garcia Merino (Boris Kropotkin), Dana Hill (Taskmaster Baby), Tress MacNeille (Charlotte Pickles), Jack Riley (Stu Pickles), Kath Soucie (Phil DeVille, Lil DeVille)

Editing

Editor
Karl Garabedian

Crew

Production Manager
Cella Duffy
Associate Producer
Richard LeRoy
Post Production Supervisor
Tami Sloan Tsark
Senior Story Editors
Joe Ansolabehere, Peter Gaffney
Story Editor
Jonathan Greenberg, Steve Viksten
Characters Designed by
Gabor Csupo, Arlene Klasky, Peter Chung, John Holmquist
Assistant Directors
Rick Bugental, Jeff McGrath, Pete Michels, Steve Socki, Jean-Guy Jacques, Lee Harting
Storyboard
Igor Kovalyov, Raymie Muzquiz, Jerry Richardson, Leonardo Pinero, Jeff Scott, Mark Ervin, John Holmquist, Jean-Guy Jacques, Kelly James, Jeff McGrath, Dexter Reed, Vincenzo Trippetti, Steven Dean Moore, Debbie Baber, Toni Vian, Jim Duffy, Charles Swenson, Norton Virgien, Ferenc Rofusz
Storyboard Clean Up Artist
Debbie Baber, Beverly (Bev) Chapman, Bonnie Griggs, Leonardo Pinero, Jeffrey Scott-Smith, Toni Vian
Design Supervisor
David Allen
Character Design
Antoine Guilbaud
Design & Backgrounds
Alex Dilts, John Holmquist, Toni Vian, Tom Yasumi
Color Design Supervisor
Andrew Brandou
Color Design
Syd Kato, Robert King
Checker Supervisor
Becca Ramos
Checker
Zsuzsa Lamy
Sheet Timers
Debbie Baber, Jean-Guy Jacques, John Kafka, Jeff McGrath, Pete Michels, Juli Murphy, Dana O'Conner, Leonardo Pinero, Mike Stribling, Bonita Versh, Neal Warner, Bill Wolf
Dialogue & Effects Editor
D.S. Eccles
Dialogue & Vocal Effects Editor
Rick Arbuckle
Background & Vocal Effects Editor
Daniel Ben-Shimon
Recording & Mix Engineer
Kurt Vanzo
Foley Recordist
Scott Weber
Foley Artists
Laura Macias, Sharon Michaels
Foley Editor
Peter Carlstedt
Music Production Engineer
Robert Casale
Music Technical Assistant
Laura Renee Raty
Production Coordinators
Sharon Altman, Andy Houts
Post-Production Coordinator
Doria Biddle
Production Assistants
Samuel Williams, Lisa Womble, Azariah Owens
Production Accountant
Carole Ann McCoy
Computer Technical Support
Laszlo Lakits
Animatic Digitizing
Mike Andrews, Chris Loudon
Track Reading
Broughton Winicki Editorial
Lip Assignments
Kent Holaday
Overseas Animation Facility
Anivision
Overseas Supervising Director
Howard E. Baker, Ferenc Varsanyi
Main Title Animation
Peter Chung
Main Title Assistant Animation
Juli Murphy, Louis Tate
Lettering
Tamara Varga, Jamy Huang
Assistant Editor
Karen Schwenkmeyer
Telecine
Fred Eldridge, Larry Fields, Scott Ostrowsky
Video Tape Editor
Tim Clark, Alex Gimenez, Leland Gray, Tom Haigh, Jay Melzer
Electronic Graphics
Mark Leiss, Laura Staat
Supervising Producer For Nickelodeon
Mary E. Harrington
Story Editor For Nickelodeon
Mitchell Kreigman
Executive in Charge of Production
Sherry Gunther

Companies and other credits

  • Track Reading: Inc
  • Negative Cutter: D & A Negative Cutting
  • Video Post: Compact Video Production Services

Production notes

This episode and Chanukah were cited by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, which presented the Rugrats series with the Outstanding Achievement Award as part of the 2001 Jewish Image Awards.

Awards

Nominee, Emmy Award, Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less), 2005