Rugrats Reboot Features An Openly Gay Character
If you haven’t heard the classic Nickelodeon cartoon “Rugrats” got a reboot. The show premiered Thursday as part of the lineup on Paramount +. Reboots typically have some changes to made them. And one of the most talked-about changes is that Phil and Lil’s mother Betty is now openly gay.
This doesn’t come as a shock to some fans of the original series. Natalie Morales who voices the character told The A.V. Club “Anyone who watched the original show may have had an inkling Betty was a member of the alphabet mafia.”In the original series, which aired from 1991-2004 Betty was married to Howard.
“Betty is a single mom with her own business who has twins and still has time to hang out with her friends and her community,” Morales continued.
I was today years old when I learned that Betty from Rugrats wasn’t always gay https://t.co/NUoHvJoFNX
— ✪ daniel barnes ✪ (@Danny8bit) May 27, 2021
I noticed they changed the symbol on Betty's shirt#Rugrats #Nickelodeon #ParamountPlus pic.twitter.com/B0lCZeZj1Q
— ChelseatheCartoonGal (@CartoonGal1) May 27, 2021
Maybe I was just naive and granted it’s probably been over 20 years since I watched the series, but I was in the minority that didn’t suspect this.
Some fans however and upset that Howard didn’t return in any fashion to the show. Will you watch the Rugrats reboot?
