Paul Gatsby is a cartoonist and creator of the popular TV show "Dummi Bears". It is clear he enjoys Lucy Carmichael cooking and has a friendly relationship with the Carmichael Family. He almost instinctively rushes over whenever he hears Susie crying, wanting to keep her happy.
He is a caricature of former Rugrats creator Paul Germain.
Description[]
Paul Gatsby is the creator of the fictional Dummi Bears children's empire. He is based on real-life Rugrats co-creator Paul Germain. Paul is a generally calm, but stern person. He likes Randy as a writer and his family in general, but he tires of Randy's writing material, and has rejected a lot of his plots, considering them to be repetitive. Susie believed he liked their family so much that he'd buy them a new house every time he enjoyed dinner. However, what Paul most likely did for Randy was trying to find new inspiration and write new material. He's a bit disturbed at how all of his neighbors overly enjoy the stupid cartoon and how Chas takes it a bit too seriously (calling it, with good reason, "mindless"). While he might enjoy how the Dummi Bears have become a success, he becomes increasingly annoyed with the DeVille's trying to show their over-enthusiasm for the show and Drew's attempt to become a business associate with him.
Personality[]
Paul is a fairly stoic and serious professional with little patience for silliness. He expects a quiet, mundane dinner with Randy when he arrives, and quickly becomes annoyed and frustrated with the antics of the other dinner guests. He doesn't seem to have much passion for his own cartoon, and seems to view it as just a job. Despite the adults' admiration for his work, he responds with apathy, passive-aggressiveness and eventually outright anger.
Despite this, he isn't above silliness himself. Once a food fight begins, instead of being outraged or annoyed, he's incredibly amused and eagerly joins in. He also shows a caring and empathetic side, comforting Susie when she cries and gently explaining he isn't going to make her family move. These quality make it clear Paul isn't a greedy or mean person, but an ordinary and overworked professional with a good heart.
Looks[]
Paul is mostly a peach color. His hair is black (though the top is a toupee) and his beard is a blue-grey color. He wears a light purple shirt and a pair of clear glasses.
Appearances[]
Although Paul Gatsby only appears in one episode, "Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster," he is mentioned several times.
Gallery[]
You can find the Paul Gatsby gallery here.