The original series of Rugrats was pretty good. This is an effort to show what happens when the children get older and go to school. And it isn't too bad. The characters all have new personalities that have changed and been elaborated upon during the years between this and the original. I actually think this is an alright series. The interesting question as to how the characters would change was answered abruptly at the beginning, no suspense or anything, which was nice. This is an interesting portrayal, and gives the universe (shared by the W Thornberries) an extra bit of canonicity to work with. Certainly not a bad show.