Rugrats They Came from the Backyard/Lil's Phil of Trash (Season 9, Episode 9)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 13 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Rugrats

They Came from the Backyard/Lil's Phil of Trash (Season 9, Episode 9)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 13 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When the TV signals keep getting switched, the babies think that 'aliums' are coming for them./When Taffy takes the babies on a picnic in the park, Phil bonds with Dusty, a young "sanitation artist" picking up trash.

Directors

Jim Duffy (segments: Lil's Phil of Trash) | Broni Likomanov (segments: They Came from the Backyard)

Writers

Arlene Klasky (created by) | Gabor Csupo (created by) | Paul Germain (created by) | Peter Hunziker (written by) (segments: They Came from the Backyard) & 2 more

Producers

Richard Gitelson (as Rick Gitelson) | Pernelle Hayes | John Holmquist

Composers

Mark Mothersbaugh | Robert Mothersbaugh (as Bob Mothersbaugh)

Editor

Mark R. Crookston

Casting Directors

Maryanne Dacey | Barbara Wright

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 5, 2002

Release date

Oct 5, 2002 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 20 wins & 27 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Elizabeth Daily Tommy Pickles (voice) (as E.G. Daily) Tommy Pickles (voice) (as E.G. Daily) See fewer	Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Nancy Cartwright Chuckie Finster (voice) Chuckie Finster (voice) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Kath Soucie Phil Deville / Lil Deville (voice) Phil Deville / Lil Deville (voice) See fewer	Rugrats (2021)
Dionne Quan Kimi Finster (voice) Kimi Finster (voice) See fewer	All Grown Up! (2003)
Tara Strong Dil Pickles (voice) Dil Pickles (voice) See fewer	Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Amanda Bynes Taffy (voice) (as Amanda L Bynes) Taffy (voice) (as Amanda L Bynes) See fewer	Hairspray (2007)
Melanie Chartoff Didi Pickles (voice) Didi Pickles (voice) See fewer	Fridays (1980)
Jack Riley Stu Pickles (voice) Stu Pickles (voice) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Drake Bell Dusty (voice) Dusty (voice) See fewer	Drake & Josh (2004)
Erv Immeman TV Announcer (voice) (as Erv Immerman) TV Announcer (voice) (as Erv Immerman) See fewer	The Go-Getter (2007)
Marcia Wallace Mrs. Rapple (voice) Mrs. Rapple (voice) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)