Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó created the animated television series All Grown Up! for Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon commissioned the spin-off series All Grown Up! after the popularity of the Rugrats 10th anniversary special All Grown Up. The sitcom aired on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons in repeats from April 12, 2003 to August 17, 2008, and ran for a total of seven years. The show played in repeats on The N from August18, 2003 to November12,2005. It was removed from the channel in February2006, but reappeared in April 2007 and broadcast until June25,2009. On July7,2009, All Grown Up! was once again removed from The N. The Rugrats characters are ten years older, according to the premise of the show. Tommy, Dil, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Kimi, Angelica, and Susie are now faced with adolescent and pre-adolescent challenges and circumstances. It was the first Nicktoon spin-off to receive positive reviews from reviewers, and it gained cult status after its run.