Why Rugrats Couldn't Talk About Chuckie's Mom In The Beginning

If you watch the first 65 half-hours of Rugrats, they never mention Chuckie’s mom — or if they do, it’s a tease.

We talked to Arlene [Klasky, co-creator], we talked to Nickelodeon, and we said, ‘Let’s do that she’s divorced.’

So if we can’t say that she’s divorced, and we can’t say that she’s dead, we can’t talk about her.