An animated illustration of Reptar, as he appeared in Rugrats and All Grown Up!.

Reptar is a fictional dinosaur from the American animated television series Rugrats. Reptar is green and sometimes red-violet and lilac, with rounded, blue spike-like appendages on his back. He is an obvious parody of Godzilla. Image File history File links Reptar. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... A rugrat may also be a pejorative term for a toddler. ... All Grown Up! is an animated television series that ran from April 12, 2003 to November 25, 2006 on Nickelodeon. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... A rugrat may also be a pejorative term for a toddler. ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Purple. ... Lilac is a color that is a pale shade of violet. ... This article is about the character itself. ...

Reptar was conceived by Louis W. Greenstein and Larry Loebell for their episode, "Incident in Aisle 7." ^{[citation needed]}

Within the Rugrats cartoon itself, Reptar is a cartoon adored by the main characters, although not all of the parents share this view, in particular Tommy's mother. Occasionally Reptar is seen as a hero that helps save the world, and on other occasions he is seen as a villain, reflecting the different ways Godzilla is portrayed. Reptar first appears in Rugrats on the packaging of a cereal box. From then on he gains popularity as he becomes a more important part of the story line. In the world of the Rugrats, Reptar has excellent marketing presence; he appears within movies, ice skating shows, food packaging, TV shows, action figures, amusement parks and all kinds of merchandising, as a parody of children's merchandising in real life. Italic text Information Nickname(s) Tommy Species Human Gender Male Age 1 (10 in All Grown Up!) currently 17 Date of birth August 11, 1990 Occupation Film Maker Family Stu Pickles (Father) Didi Pickles (Mother) Dil Pickles (Younger Brother) Relatives Grandpa Lou Pickles (grandfather) Angelica Pickles (cousin) Drew Pickles (uncle... “Bad guy” redirects here. ... This article is about the character itself. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Reptar also appears in the All Grown Up! episode Curse of Reptar, when the Pickles family builds a pool. While digging, one of the workers finds a Reptar toy hidden in the ground by Spike. All Grown Up! is an animated television series that ran from April 12, 2003 to November 25, 2006 on Nickelodeon. ...

In popular culture

On the Christian Metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada's album "Plagues", there is a track called "Reptar, King of the Ozone". Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music and its many subgenres with Christian lyrics and themes. ... Metalcore is a fusion genre, combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. ... The Devil Wears Prada is a Christian Metalcore band from Dayton, Ohio. ... Plagues is the second full-length album released by The Devil Wears Prada on Rise Records. ...

TV episode appearances

• Episode #3a: At the Movies (Reptar's first appearance on the series, along with the Dummi Bears)
• Episode #9a: Candy Bar Creep Show (First appearance of Reptar chocolate bars)
• Episode #12b: Reptar's Revenge
• Episode #14a: Toy Palace(A mechanical figure of Reptar appears and helps Tommy and Chuckie fight Thorg, a mechanical gorilla a la King Kong vs. Godzilla. The mechanical Reptar continually chants "Halt, I am Reptar!")
• Episode #23a: Reptar on Ice
• Episode #25b: The Inside Story (Chuckie's stomach is a Reptar lunch box)
• Episode #48a: Reptar 2010
• Episode #113 + Episode #114: Runaway Reptar, the Rugrats go to a drive-in featuring the new Reptar film "Runaway Reptar". When Reptar attacks Tokyo instead of saving it, the Rugrats use the Reptar Wagon to enter the movie. It is revealed that the evil Reptar is a robot disguised as Reptar (much like in the film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla). The real Reptar is being held prison by Angelica, who also entered the movie, and is set free by Tommy just in time to team up with Dactar in destroying the robot clone.
• All Grown Up! Episode #29: Curse of Reptar
• The Rugrats Movie - Reptar-Wagon made first appearance and was voiced by Busta Rhymes.
• Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Robot-Reptar and the Euro-Reptarland theme park.