Chuckie Finster

Charles "Chuckie" Crandall Finster III is a character from the Nickelodeon animated television series' Rugrats and All Grown Up!.

Rugrats
One of the original five main characters introduced in Rugrats, Chuckie has uncontrollable red hair, glasses and bucked teeth, and is left-handed, as revealed in "Chuckie's a Lefty" (first US tx: February 19, 1999). Chuckie commonly wears a blue shirt with Saturn on it, green shorts, and red shoes with untied shoelaces. He is scared easily, but is still friends with Tommy Pickles and the DeVille twins. Among his fears are adventures, Santa Claus, clowns, and the "guy on the oatmeal box" (a parody of Quaker Oats). He is loyal and often brave, facing his fears (albeit briefly) to come through for his friends, whenever there's a problem, Chuckie's there to help his friends get through it emotionally. Chuckie doesn't really like misbehaving, but his friends often get him into trouble.

Some have suggested Chuckie shows signs of autism and Asperger's Syndrome, but his timid personality seems natural for someone who lost his mother at an early age and whose physical traits mark him as different. In Rugrats he is usually the main target of Angelica's bullying.

A new step-sister
In Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, Chuckie's father Chaz got married to Kira Watanabe. As well as gaining a step-mother, Chuckie also gained a step-sister - Kira's daughter Kimi. Kimi and Chuckie get along well, except for the fact that Chuckie is still afraid of a lot of things. Chuckie also began talking to his parents in the same film, albeit with an extremely limited vocabulary.

All Grown Up!
Since he got older, Chuckie has been wearing braces for his teeth (which is expected to be for "2.5 years", according to Chuckie's statement in the pilot for All Grown Up!). He still considers Tommy his best friend. Notable storylines for Chuckie have included his crush on Nicole Boscarelli, dropped after the first season ("Chuckie's in Love" and "It's Cupid, Stupid", first US txs: December 6, 2003 and February 14, 2004); partnering with Angelica on a social-studies project ("Project Chuckie", first US tx: November 27, 2004); entering the safety commissioner election against an imaginary friend, inexplicably dropped without even mentioning the final result ("Izzy or Isn't He?", first US tx: November 27, 2004); and dragging in what looked like a trashed Christmas tree ("The Finster Who Stole Christmas", first US tx: December 7, 2004)

The Fans' Standpoint
In Rugrats, Chuckie was one of the most popular characters for being a timid boy who had many challenges before him, and, despite his fear, would always overcome them. His character was greatly explored throughout the series, eventually culminating in him being the focus of the Mother's Day episode (where the fate and identity of his mother, Melinda, was finally revealed) as well as the second Rugrats movie Rugrats in Paris, where he not only gained a new stepmother and stepsister, but also spoke his first word: "no."

Sadly, Chuckie becomes the first character in the series to die during "Bad Blood". Many fans consider the show to have jumped the shark at this moment.

He also dies on Tommy's birthday from getting POZ LOADS DROPPED ALL UP ONZ.

Voice actress
Christine Cavanaugh voiced Chuckie between the start of the series and early 2002 (including the All Grown Up! pilot), when she retired from her profession. Since then, Nancy Cartwright (most famous as Bart Simpson) has provided his voice.

Trivia

 * According to the Rugrats episode "Chuckie Loses his Glasses" his full name is Charles Crandall Finster. But according to the All Grown Up! pilot its Charles Crandall Finster III. In the episode "Rat Traps", this has apparently been retconned to be Charles Randall Finster.
 * A running gag with Chuckie in Rugrats is his fear of various things, in particular, clowns and "the guy on the oatmeal box".
 * Chuckie was once an avid "Yu-Gotta-Go" player (a trading card game spoofing the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game) in the episode "Yu-Gotta-Go" and progressed to be a top ranking player in the school.
 * Has had a crush on various girls throughout the All Grown Up! series. This includes Samantha (The All Grown Up pilot) and Nicole Boscarelli ("Chuckie's in Love").
 * One common fan pairing is Chuckie and Angelica.
 * Chuckie is the president of the audio-visual club at school ("It's Karma, Dude!", first US tx: April 14, 2005).
 * His last name means "dark" in German
 * Chuckie's appearance and personality is based on Devo founder Mark Mothersbaugh, who does the soundtrack for Rugrats.
 * Chuckie Dies