My theory on Chuckie's mum + Betty and Howard
Watching nothing but Rugrats makes you think. A LOT. And maybe I've overthought this, but it might be interesting enough to share and see what other fans like you guys think.
1. Chuckie's mum: It's pretty obvious that Melinda died of an illness, and when I was a kid that she must've had cancer. But I started thinking the other day that she could've had the cancer while she was pregnant with Chuckie and died some time after he was born. That would also explain why he's a bit...you know, weak. :P Lol, no that's mean. But maybe it's just the voice, but it does sound like Chuckie has some underlying health issues. But then again, he could've gotten that from Chas. :P *shrug* This theory, along with my second one, is only a few days old so I'm still ironing out the kinks. So yeah, Chuckie's mum had cancer while she was pregnant with him. That's my theory.
My second theory, or theory number 2 *ahem ahem* (OK, enough of the Monty Python references! *ahem ahem*) I only came up with this one today, so it's not as developed, but I think it's still worth mentioning.
2. Betty & Howard: OK, I don't want to go along with the crowd, but I really do genuinely believe that they're gay as maypoles. (Don't you just LOVE this phrase?) But I've realised that the twins don't really look like them. There's SOME resemblance with Betty, but with Howard. Not really! So I'm thinking maybe they ARE gay; they were friends wanting to have children but could never find the right partner, so they just decided one day, "We're friends, we both want kids, time's running out, we might as well have kids together." Obviously a gay man and a gay woman biologically conceiving a baby would be incredibly awkward and a little, you know, redundant. So I'm thinking Phil & Lil could've been adopted from a member of Betty's family. Or maybe they could've used IVF (and possibly used different sperm to Howard's - Howard has stupid sperm? lol), but this idea is a bit iffy as I don't exactly know when it became mainstream!
That's all I've got. So...What'd you think? Be kind :P