| Spike | |
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| Name | Spike |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Siberian Tiger Hound |
| Occupation | Pet |
| Interests | Playing with Tommy and Dil |
| Relatives | Fifi (mate), Spiffy (son), Pepper (daughter) |
| Enemies | Angelica, Scar Snout, Coco LaBouche, Jean-Claude, Fluffy, Siri |
| First Appearance | Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing (Rugrats, 1989) |
| Last Appearance | Golden Boy (All Grown Up!, 2008) |
Spike is the Pickles' family pet. Tommy claims him to be his best "animal" friend. The character is considered a main character in the series, appearing in almost three quarters of all of the episodes, though he usually does not come along when the rugrats venture to new locations. It is mentioned that his breed is the fictional Siberian Tiger Hound, which is in universe an extremely rare and highly valuable breed of dog worth thousands of dollars. As shown in The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats Go Wild, Spike is very protective of the babies, as he sees them as his "babies", during Rugrats Go Wild, he is ashamed because he lost his "babies".
Description
Spike is Tommy's best "animal" friend. The dog is currently married to Fifi, a purple-and-white poodle. He often plays with Tommy and Dil. Spike is usually seen inside or near the Pickles' house. Spike has helped the Rugrats through more adventures than he can count (if he could count, that is). Spike doesn't have any magical powers, and he doesn't seem to do anything all that amazing, but looks can be deceiving. Spike watches over the babies more closely than Stu, Didi or Lou. He is always willing to get his paws in the action when it comes to adventures.
Looks
Spike is mostly an orange-brown color. He has two gray spots on his body and wears a red collar with a gold tag.
Appearances
Spike appears in most episodes of Rugrats, and is classified as a main protagonist of the series. His first appearance was in Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing, the pilot episode for Rugrats, while his last appearance was in the All Grown Up! episode Golden Boy.
Gallery
You can find the Spike gallery here.
Trivia
- Spike, along with other animals, does not speak. There have been, however, several occasions where he does speak, such as the episode In the Dreamtime, in which he was voiced by Michael Bell, and Rugrats Go Wild, where he was voiced by action star Bruce Willis.
- Spike's collar tag is gold with no symbols or words on it, though a Spike plush toy was manufactured featuring his name on his collar.
- Spike is one in three of the main Rugrats characters to have the camera viewed from inside his mouth in All Grown Up!. The other two are Angelica and Dil.
- One of Spike's puppies, Pepper/Sparky isn't seen or mentioned in All Grown Up
- Spike has been show to care greatly for the babies as seen in Rugrats Go Wild where he talks about them being as his own.
- In The Rugrats Movie, Angelica makes up a false story about Spike being once a human who then transformed into a dog after "being put out in the rain".