The 90s. Everything was better then, apparently. From the clothes to the sugar-y childrens snacks to the TV shows. But with so much nostalgia, I bet you didn’t bother to dig deeper under your favorite 90s shows. Or you did, and you are a SUPER FAN. Either way, we have something for everyone in this article. Let’s take a look at Super Secret-y Secrets about your favorite 90s Cartoons.
Rugrats
The Rugrats episode “Naked Tommy”, while controversial, was actually influenced by Maurice Sendak’s popular book In the Night Kitchen.
Rugrats
Chuckie Finster’s character and personality is based on the eccentric Devo frontman Mark Mothersbaugh.
Rugrats
Oddly enough, Mothersbaugh was actually the composer for every episode of the Rugrats.
Rugrats
Melanie Chartoff, the voice of Didi on Rugrats, was once invited into the men’s room by the show’s illustrators. As if that wasn’t sketchy enough, she saw Didi drawn in S&M attire inside the stalls. Chartoff says that Didi was “decked out in leather, with whips and chains: the whole dominatrix regalia.” It is surprising that Melanie didn’t file a complaint about her findings.
Doug
Constance Shulman, you might know her now as Yoga Jones in Orange Is the New Black, is the voice of Patty Mayonnaise.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost from Space Ghost Coast to Coast is actually based on a 1966 cartoon Space Ghost and Dino Boy.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The show’s creator, Mike Lazzo, was actually the creator of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and Toonami stations, which brought anime into the American mainstream. Additionally, he created the What A Cartoon show, which was the launching pad for Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo, and Courage the Cowardly Dog.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Space Ghost Coast to Coast has rocks on Mars named after its characters Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, and Brak.
Ren & Stimpy
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.
Ren & Stimpy
Billy West, the voice of Stimpy in ‘Ren and Stimpy’, is also the voice of Fry on Futurama.
Hey Arnold!
Toran Caudell, Rod on 7th Heaven, was the voice actor who played Arnold on Hey Arnold, and is reprising his role for the upcoming netflix reboot of the series.
Batman
Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, is actually the voice of The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series.
Beavis and Butthead
When Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings called Beavis and Butthead “Buffcoat and Beaver” the show’s writers created the recurring joke where older people mispronounce their names.
Ed, Edd, and Eddy
The creator of Ed, Edd, n Eddy, Danny Antonucci, was also a main producer on the cartoon classic The Smurfs.
The Simpsons
Kelsey Grammer, while being a renowned actor in his own right, have voices The Simpsons’ Sideshow Bob since 1990.
Wild Thornberries
Flea, the iconic bassist of thee Red Hot Chili Peppers, was the voice of Donnie in The Wild Thornberrys. Some say that the character was modeled after Flea as well.
Wild Thornberries
Tim Curry, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Legend, Muppet Treasure Island, the original IT… do we need to go on? Well he was voice of the world most meme-able cartoon character Nigel Thornberry.
Doug
On Doug, Doug’s sister Judy got her name from Virginia Woolf poem “Shakespeare’s Sister,” where Woolf says that if she had a sister, her name would have been Judith.
Doug
The Dinks’ (Doug’s neighbors) name stems from the acronym D.I.N.K., meaning “double income, no kids”.
Doug
