Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Pickles is the main protagonist as well as the center character of Nickelodeon's animated TV series Rugrats (and all films except Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in which he is a supporting character) and its spin-off All Grown Up!. He is clad in only a T-shirt and a diaper and is bald with big, blank eyes. He translates everything adult into baby gibberish, like most babies. Arlene Klasky said that she based the character of Tommy on her own son.

Description

Tommy is the leader of the babies. He is always ready for adventure with courage to spare. Sometimes he leads the babies into trouble (usually as a result of one of Angelica's lies), but he always manages to lead them back out again. He is a loyal friend and always ready for action. Tommy is the best friend of Chuckie, who is the exact opposite of him. And he has a younger brother named Dil who often gets in the way, but Tommy still loves him and is very protective of him. He is the main character in the series and appears in every single episode.

Looks

In the first series, Tommy is only a year old. He has a large, bald head with a few hairs on it, and large, round eyes, with a thin neck, round ears, and a bit of a belly on him. Tommy's outfit consists of a sky-blue shirt that shows his belly-button, and a white, baggy, diaper with yellow straps on it. He walks around barefoot and seems to be a bit pigeon-toed as both of his feet face inwards.

In All Grown Up, Tommy is now about 11 years old. He is of average height, with straight white teeth, and spiky, purplish-colored hair. Though, his outfit changes often now, his usual attire is a white shirt with blue sleeves that extend halfway down to his lower arms. With this, he wears a pair of blue jeans with a pair of green and white sneakers, along with wearing a greenish-brown backpack. In this series, he is in fact much wiser and doesn't go on much adventures. Most of the time, he is either not focusing on the same problem with the group, and instead dealing with his own problems, but sometimes he's with the group and helping with their problems.  Sometimes, he'll be with Chuckie, or with Dil.

Personality

Tommy is best known for his bravery and adventure-seeking attitude. He is very playful and will do anything to have an adventure. Tommy is also very loving and protective towards his friends, especially his younger brother, Dil Pickles. He is very caring and kind-hearted, and will never let his friends down. Tommy is extremely brave and is very rarely seen afraid of anything, only on a few small occasions. Tommy checks the popcorn booth at the movies.

He is also shown to be a natural leader and is looked up to by the other babies, coming up with the most ideas to get his friends and himself out of trouble. However, Tommy does have his faults, he can be a little short-tempered at times, and sometimes he can act stubborn and even a little smug if he lets his older cousin Angelica influence him, and he can be rather naive at times. Overall, Tommy is brave, adventurous, selfless, and caring. 

Gallery

"You can find Tommy Pickles gallery here."

Appearances

Tommy appears in almost every episode of Rugrats and All Grown Up!, because he is the main character of each series. His first appearance was in Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing. His last appearance was in "Golden Boy" from All Grown Up!.

Trivia

• In the pilot episode, Tommy was voiced by Tami Hollbrook. In the series, he is voiced by E.G. Daily.
• Tommy's birthday is presumably August 11, considering the fact that the episode focusing on the character's birthday aired that day.
• Tommy appears to have blue eyes, as seen in a close-up of him during the pilot episode, although this may not be true.
• Tommy may have been born premature. In Mother's Day, he is seen in an incubator.
• Tommy, up until Dil was born, was the smallest and youngest main character of Rugrats at the age of 1.
• He is the first son of Stu and Didi.
• Tommy is the second youngest of the Rugrats series, because Dil Pickles his little brother is first, but he was originally first because he's 1, and Dil is 3 months.
• Tommy maybe ambidextrous. He has showed in numerous occasions that he can use either hands to do tasks. (i.e. bowling with his left, eating, and using glue with his left hand when he is right handed) The cause of this maybe because two prominent figures in Tommy's life, his brother and his best friend, are left handers. Therefore by using his left hand while doing certain task while in their presence, Tommy has made tasks such as eating easier for them.