Question: when did the first episode of rugrats air
Answer: of episodes 172 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Arlene Klasky Gábor Csupó Vanessa Coffey Producer ( s ) Paul Germain Rick Gitelson Cella Nichols Duffy Geraldine Clarke David Blum Kate Boutilier Editor ( s ) Karl Garabedian John Bryant Running time 23 minutes Production company ( s ) Klasky Csupo Productions Nickelodeon Animation Studio Wang Film Productions Anivision Release Original network Nickelodeon Picture format NTSC Audio format Surround Original release August 11 , 1991 ( 1991 - 08 - 11 ) -- August 1 , 2004 ( 2004 - 08 - 01 ) Chronology Followed by All Grown Up ! Related shows Rugrats Pre-School Daze External links Website www.