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Fictional character in the Rugrats franchise

Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Pickles is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the animated children's television series Rugrats, the reboot, and its spinoff series All Grown Up!. He is also the protagonist of The Rugrats Movie (1998) and Rugrats Go Wild (2003), and a major character in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), as well as other various Rugrats related media. In Rugrats, Tommy is a 1 year old baby and the leader of the show's other infant characters. He is inquisitive, wants to explore everything, and often breaks out of his crib and gets himself into unusual situations. Writer Steve Viksten said his adventurous personality was partially modeled after the actor John Wayne. All Grown Up! depicts a 10 year old version of Tommy, who is now 11 year old. Rugrats co creators Paul Germain and Arlene Klasky have both claimed to have created the Tommy character, with both saying he was based upon their real life sons. The character's first name comes from Germain's son, and he was drawn to resemble Klasky and her then husband, fellow Rugrats co creator Gábor Csupó's, son. The character was voiced by E. G. Daily (1991 2008, 2021–present), who based her performance on a child character she had been developing since her youth. Daily voiced Tommy for the entire 13 year run of the Rugrats series (except the unaired pilot, where he was voiced by Tammi Holbrook) as well as the films, and returned to voice the older version of the character in All Grown Up! and the 2021 reboot of the original series. The character of Tommy has been very well received by reviewers and fans, and as the central character on the network's top rated program, he was considered pivotal in Nickelodeon's rise in the 1990s.

Tommy was born prematurely as Thomas Malcolm Pickles on August 11, 1990. He is the eldest son of Stuart "Stu" Pickles, a self taught inventor specializing in children's toys, and Didila "Didi" Pickles (nee Kropotkin), a schoolteacher. Though Stu works from home, out of the family's basement, Tommy and his younger brother, Dylan "Dil" are primarily cared for by Didi, who devotes much of her free time reading books on the latest in child development, hoping to raise her sons, and niece to be as emotionally and physically healthy as possible. As Stu is a Christian and Didi is Jewish, the family celebrates religious holidays affiliated with both Christianity and Judaism, such as Easter, Passover, Christmas, and Hanukkah. His paternal grandparents are Louis Kalhern "Lou" Pickles, and the late Beatrix "Trixie" Pickles, and his maternal grandparents are Boris Kropotkin and Minka Kropotkin. and a maternal uncle and aunt, Benjamin "Ben" Kropotkin and his wife, Elaine Robinson Kropotkin, who is rarely seen or mentioned.

In the original Rugrats series, Tommy is almost always depicted as speaking in a soft voice and wearing only a baby blue shirt and diaper, though he wore a red orange shirt and overalls in the unaired television pilot "Tommy's First Birthday" He and other babies talk to each other when adults are either not around, or are not paying attention. Tommy and other babies also talk to toddlers such as his cousin Angelica and his neighbor Susie, who are both three years old. But are loving and caring at times. Though the youngest of the babies, Tommy is brave and adventurous and it comes natural for him to serve as their leader, It centered around Tommy first birthday and his birthday party, during which he and the other children believe that eating dog food will turn them into dogs. Some of the first season episodes featured such plotlines as Tommy journeying into a neighbor's house to retrieve a lost ball, Tommy making a mess at a fancy restaurant at his dad's work function, Tommy getting lost at the school where his mother teaches, Other episodes involved Tommy trying to escape from the doctor's office to avoid a shot, Tommy becoming fearful after Angelica tells him his parents will give him away at a family reunion, and Tommy developing a fear of getting sucked down the bathtub drain. One of the most notable episodes was "A Rugrats Passover", in which Tommy's Grandpa Boris tells the children the Jewish story of the Exodus on Passover. This leads the children to imagining themselves as part of the story, with Tommy playing the part of Moses. Tommy has been featured in several other Rugrats related works outside of the main series. He is the protagonist of The Rugrats Movie (1998), the story of which is centered around the birth of Tommy's brother; Dil. Tommy is also featured in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), which is set in Paris and focuses primarily on the wedding of Chuckie's father, as well as Tommy's father Stu being summoned to the amusement park Reptarland to fix a malfunctioning Reptar robot. Tommy appeared as the protagonist once again in the film Rugrats Go Wild (2003), a crossover of Rugrats and the Nickelodeon animated series The Wild Thornberrys, in which Tommy and his family and friends become shipwrecked on a deserted island, where they meet the Thornberry family. Tommy made additional appearances in the straight to DVD films Rugrats Tales from the Crib, which were released between 2005 and 2006. Plans for the movie were shelved in November 2019.

In addition to Rugrats and its related films and media, Tommy was the protagonist of All Grown Up!, which depicts him and the children from the original series as adolescents. The concept for the series derived from "All Growed Up", a Special episode of Rugrats that aired on July 21, 2001, to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary, which portrayed the original characters 10 years into the future. Tommy remains the ringleader of his group of friends, though he has now developed a strong interest in filmmaking and makes movies with a camcorder. The episode "Truth or Consequences" revealed he made his first film at the age of 37 months, then made a negative film about his friends. The main storyline of "Brother, Can You Spare The Time?" opened with him mentioning recently winning a young filmmaker's award; and one storyline in the episode "Bad Aptitude" was about Tommy's sudden early retirement from filmmaking after making a flop and receiving an unfavorable (for his filmmaking aspirations) result on his career aptitude exam, though he soon reconsiders after rediscovering his filmmaking passion. However, he has not been seen with his camcorder since "The Big Score", when he was filming Lil at the soccer field. In the episode "River Rats", Tommy was shown to be afraid of water, stemming from an experience during a fishing outing with his grandpa. Up until early Season 2, Tommy was also either shown or mentioned as being part of the school soccer team, even trying to teach Dil how to play in the episode "Fools Rush In". Tommy had his first kiss with Olivia in the episode "Fear of Falling". He also develops a romantic relationship with Rachel, who he meets at Hebrew school in the episode "Rachel, Rachel". It is also implied in the episode "TP + KF" that Tommy and Kimi Finster may have feelings for each other. All Grown Up! featured Tommy Pickles' final appearance, in the episode "Golden Boy". In January 2023, All Grown Up! got featured by CBR in the list of "10 Best Cartoons that turn 20 in 2023".

Tommy was one of several characters inspired by the real life children of the writers and creators of Rugrats at the time the show was conceived. Accounts have differed as to who originally created Tommy. Rugrats co creators Paul Germain and Arlene Klasky have both claimed to have created the character, with both saying he was based upon their real life sons. Both, however, say the character was named after Germain's son, Tommy Germain, who was one year old when Rugrats was created. The character was temporarily named "Ollie" during the show's creation phase before being renamed Tommy. The last name "Pickles" was a name that Germain said "just occurred to me". The character was drawn to look Brandon Csupó, the young son of Klasky and Csupó, Tommy has been used in various Rugrats episodes to highlight and explore irrational childhood fears, such an episode in which he avoids using the bathtub for fear that he will be sucked down the drain. She described as "just a little boy character that kind of lives in me [that] wasn't derived from anything in particular." Cheryl Chase had also auditioned for the part of Tommy and did not get it, but later became the voice actress for the character Angelica Pickles. Daily voiced Tommy for the entire 13 year run of the Rugrats television show, and returned to portray the character in the Rugrats films and the All Grown Up! series. Karen Hershenson of Contra Costa Times wrote in a 1998 article that "more than 23 million viewers tune in each week to watch Tommy". The San Jose Mercury News wrote in 1998 that "Tommy Pickles is a bigger star than George Clooney." Doug McCausland of Alternative Nation called Tommy Pickles an "iconic character". The Plain Dealer critic Joanna Connors described Tommy as "breakout hero" of the Rugrats series. Associated Press writer John Rogers praised the character's fearlessness and longevity and wrote during the show's 10 year anniversary: "Ten years ago, a bald headed, bug eyed baby wearing an ill fitting diaper squirted milk onto a TV screen – and a new hero was born." The Herald News declared Tommy Pickles the best character on the series. The London Free Press described the character as "brave and caring". The Detroit News writer positively reviewed all the Rugrats baby characters but gave particular praise to Tommy writing: "Ya gotta love 'em, especially leader Tommy Pickles". Patti Thorn of Rocky Mountain News praised Tommy, describing him as the show's most "level headed" character, who deals with childhood issues and fears "with heart and humor". Melanie McFarland of The Seattle Times wrote: "Kids love watching the adventures of Tommy Pickles and friends because they're funny and imaginative; parents love it because the stories ring true." Los Angeles Times writer Paul Brownfield said Tommy and the other Rugrats protagonists have such longevity that they "will be adorning kids' T shirts and lunch boxes for generations to come". The Arizona Daily Star writer Phil Villarreal compared Tommy to comic strip character Charlie Brown. Dennis King of Tulsa World praised E. G. Daily's vocal performance as Tommy, calling her a standout in a "stellar voice cast". In an otherwise negative review of The Rugrats Movie, Bob Hicks of The Oregonian singled out Tommy as one of the movie's strengths. He described him as an "appealing character" and "a kid who is sweet, brave, practical and morally engaged". A Tampa Bay Times article by Babita Persaud noted that child viewers of Rugrats particularly admired Tommy's courage. In a lukewarm review for "All Growed Up", the episode that later inspired the series All Grown Up!, Kimberly Click of Boston Herald noted that while most of the other characters are basically the same as their original incarnations in Rugrats, Tommy is "the only one that has matured". Fort Worth Star Telegram writer Amanda Rogers noted that Tommy maintained aspects of his original goofy personality in All Grown Up! When Carlotta Harrell ran for State School Superintendent of Georgia in 2006, The Atlanta Journal Constitution asked her what television character she identified with the most, and she replied Tommy because "he is respected by his peers because of his leadership abilities and judgment when making decisions". Tommy and the other babies of Rugrats have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the only characters from a Nickelodeon series to hold that honor. The star was added on June 28, 2001, and costumed characters of Tommy and other Rugrats babies were present for the ceremony. Kayla Cobb of Decider. com, who was critical of the Rugrats series, said she believed the show was too redundant because every episode revolved around Tommy deciding to "go on some huge adventure based on some flimsy premise", which inevitably led to problematic situations. In a mixed review of The Rugrats Movie, Daily Herald writer Dann Gire wrote that Tommy "looks like a fetal form of Mr. Magoo". In a review of "All Growed Up", Houston Chronicle writer Lana Berkowitz said the Tommy Pickles character worked better as a baby than as an adolescent, writing: "Although Tommy Pickles could be an interesting match for Dougs Patti Mayonnaise in another dimension, it's a relief when the kids zap back to babyhood at the end of this fantasy. Daring Tommy plays better in baggy diapers."

Mattel has released a doll of Tommy that can sing.