List of Rugrats episodes
The following is a list of episodes from the American animated series Rugrats. The show first aired on Sunday, 11 August 1991. The first three seasons aired between 1991 and 1994. The series returned with two Jewish holiday specials in May 1995 and December 1996. From 1997 to 2004, the series resumed airing regular episodes. Rugrats and Nickelodeon aired the Tenth Anniversary special All Growed Up on 11 August 2001, recognizing the day the series officially began as one of the original three Nicktoons. Rugrats ended on Tuesday 8 June 2004, along with fellow Nicktoon Hey Arnold!. As of December 2011, Rugrats reruns air sporadically on TeenNick's program block The '90s Are All That. A total of 172 episodes, three films, and two direct-to-DVD specials had been released as of 9 September 2006.
Note: These episodes are listed in the order released on television and are not in the same order as they are presented by the series DVDs.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 13 | 2 November 1990 | 24 May 1992 | |
| 2 | 26 | 6 September 1992 | 9 May 1993 | |
| 3 | 26 | 26 September 1993 | 13 April 1995 | |
| 4 | 17 | 6 December 1996 | 22 November 1997 | |
| 5 | 12 | 29 November 1997 | 21 September 1998 | |
| 6 | 36 | 21 November 1998 | 20 May 2000 | |
| 7 | 14 | 15 January 2001 | 13 May 2001 | |
| 8 | 14 | 11 August 2001 | 1 March 2003 | |
| 9 | 14 | 22 February 2003 | 8 June 2004 | |
Episodes
Pilot episode / Season 1 (1990–92)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 0 | 0 | "Tommy Pickles and The Great White Thing" | Peter Chung | Ben Herndon and Paul Germain | 2 November 1990 | 100 |
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After seeing his grandpa go into the bathroom so many times, Tommy wants to go in to see what the "great white thing" (toilet) was, creating a mess when he investigates it. Note: Tami Hollbrook voices Tommy in this episode. | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Tommy's First Birthday" | Howard E. Baker | Craig Bartlett and Paul Germain | 11 August 1991 | 101 |
| Stu and Didi strive to make Tommy's first birthday a memorable one. Technically, they did, but under the wrong circumstances. Meanwhile, Tommy wants to eat dog food so he can act just like Spike, eventually selling the other Rugrats on the idea. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Barbecue Story / Waiter, There's a Baby in My Soup" | Norton Virgien | Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere Craig Bartlett and Paul Germain | 18 August 1991 | 102 |
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During a barbecue, Tommy shows the babies his "favouritest" toy: a ball. Angelica, who is always looking to spoil the babies' fun, takes the ball and tosses it into the next yard over. As a result, the babies now have to risk life and limb to get the ball back, and things get more complicated when they face a mean guard dog. Stu and Didi end up taking Tommy to an important dinner at Chez Ennui with Mr. Mucklehoney (president of Mucklehoney Industries, a toy company), since the babysitter and Grandpa have different plans (the babysitter's goldfish died and Grandpa was going bowling with a friend of his, Louise), leaving them unavailable. Tommy, however, wanders off, ends up in the kitchen of the restaurant and causes trouble. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "At the Movies / Slumber Party" | Dan Thompson | Craig Bartlett and Paul Germain Jeffery Townsend | 25 August 1991 | 103 |
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Tommy wants to see Reptar, but his parents take him and the other Rugrats, to the Westside Octoplex to see The Land Without Smiles, starring the Dummi Bears, instead. The Rugrats leave the Dummi Bears to go look for Reptar (showing at the same theater), leaving a path of destruction behind them. Angelica stays over with Tommy, but her desire for an open window left Tommy feeling ill and hallucinating, eventually leading to him vomiting on her. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Baby Commercial / Little Dude" | Howard E. Baker | Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere M.S. Freeman | 8 September 1991 | 104 |
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Phil and Lil make a brief appearance in a diaper commercial, and they tell Tommy about it, as well as the mayhem they caused at the same time. Didi takes Tommy to her workplace, a local high school, for use as a visual aid. When three teenage girls lose him, he starts wandering around the campus, causing trouble as he does. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Beauty Contest / Baseball" | Norton Virgien | Everett Peck From a story by: Arlene Klasky M.S. Freeman | 15 September 1991 | 105 |
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Having desire for the Kingfisher 9000 (a top-of-the-line sports boat), Stu and Grandpa enter Tommy into a beauty contest by placing him in girl's clothes and a wig, naming him "Tonya". Their main competitor is Angelica, who complicates the competition. Using tickets Grandpa won in a radio contest, Stu and Grandpa take Tommy to the Grizzlies' baseball game, where they play the Boston Bombers. Tommy, however, is more interested in catching his balloon than the ball game. As the episode progresses, Tommy's balloon hunt eventually helps make a spectacular catch for Grizzlies player Bucky Majors. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Ruthless Tommy / Moose Country" | Dan Thompson | Ron Birnbach Jeffery Townsend | 6 October 1991 | 106 |
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Being mistaken for the son of millionaire Ronald Thump, Tommy is kidnapped by some thugs, Bob and Mike. The thieves soon find that kidnapping Tommy is more trouble that they thought it would be. After hearing Grandpa's mythical story about a moose, the Rugrats go look for one in the backyard. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Grandpa's Teeth / Momma Trauma" | Howard E. Baker | Ben Herndon and Margot Pipkin Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere | 17 November 1991 | 107 |
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At a picnic, Grandpa is warned to keep his dentures in his mouth. However, he removes them anyway, and Spike steals his teeth while he's busy with the food. Tommy and Chuckie now try to get the teeth back, because the war veterans are having a concert at the picnic, and Grandpa needs his teeth in order to play the trumpet properly. When Tommy draws on the walls, Didi insists on taking him to a therapist. While there, he sneaks away and goes for an adventure around the office building, while Stu ends up being psychoanalyzed. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Real or Robots? / Special Delivery" | Norton Virgien | Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere Patric Verrone and Maiya Williams | 1 December 1991 | 108 |
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After seeing a Frankenstein-type horror flick, Tommy and Chuckie want to see if Stu is a human or a robot. Stu, however, has a recurring sleepwalking dream, in which he is the host of a cooking show. Stu orders a doll from his competitor Eggbert toys, called "Tina Trousers", and Angelica tells him the doll is his baby sister arriving in the mail. Believing in this, Tommy sneaks out with the mailman to the post office, causing trouble as he does. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Candy Bar Creepshow / Monster in the Garage" | Howard E. Baker Dan Thompson | Tom Abrams and David Howard Peter Gaffney | 5 January 1992 | 109 |
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The Pickles set up a haunted house for the neighborhood children on Halloween. As treats, they pass out "Reptar Bars", which contain "chocolate, and nuts, and caramel, and green stuff". The Rugrats go to the haunted house to search for them, eventually scaring Angelica and Grandpa as well. A rat goes around knocking stuff off of the shelves in the garage and Stu places the blame on Spike. The Rugrats set out to prove Spike's innocence; after hearing Boris' story about the "dibbick" fighting off the monster with his "klobbermeister", the Rugrats go into the garage in search for this "monster". | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Weaning Tommy / Incident in Aisle Seven" | Howard E. Baker Dan Thompson | Ann Hamilton Lou Greenstein and Larry Loebell | 16 February 1992 | 110 |
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On advice from Dr. Homer, Tommy's dentist, Stu and Didi take Tommy's bottles away from him and try to coax him into drinking from a cup. Tommy, however, wants to stick to his bottle. Grandpa takes Tommy to the supermarket where Tommy makes a huge mess while looking for the new Reptar cereal. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Touchdown Tommy / The Trial" | Norton Virgien | Tom Abrams and David Howard Paul Germain | 29 March 1992 | 111 |
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While Didi and Betty go shopping, Stu and the guys babysit the Rugrats while watching the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Oilers compete in the "Ultra Bowl XXXVII" on TV. Later, Grandpa gives Tommy a bottle of chocolate milk; Angelica, who normally thinks that she's too old for baby bottles, fights Tommy over it, which sends the Rugrats into their own football game over the bottle. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Fluffy vs. Spike / Reptar's Revenge" | Dan Thompson | Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere Peter Gaffney | 5 April 1992 | 112 |
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Angelica brings Fluffy, her pet cat, to Tommy's house. Fluffy ends up making a mess of things, but Angelica blames Fluffy's crimes on Spike, so the Rugrats attempt to prove him innocent. The Rugrats go looking for Reptar at the Sleazola Bros. fair. This Reptar, however, is a cereal addict named Leo. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Graham Canyon / Stu-Maker's Elves" | Craig Bartlett | Craig Bartlett Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere | 24 May 1992 | 113 |
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The Pickles experience car trouble en route to the Grand Canyon. Eddie and Ace, a couple of crooked auto mechanics working at "Twin Cactus Auto Repair", try to make a simple, cheap thing more expensive, but Angelica and Tommy inadvertently stop them from further damage while playing in a "canyon" of tires. Stu has received an order from Mucklehoney Industries for 15,000 "Patty Pants" dolls. However, he is having trouble with the machine, but Tommy and Chuckie accidentally fix it while fetching the "Zippo-Glider", which Chuckie accidentally tossed into the basement. | ||||||
Season 2 (1992–93)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 14 | 1 | "Toy Palace / Sand Ho!" | Dan Thompson Howard E. Baker and Jim Duffy | Peter Gaffney | 6 September 1992 | 201 |
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After wandering away from their fathers, Tommy and Chuckie unwittingly end up playing around in a closed toy store, which they never want to exit. However, they become terrified of an electronic gorilla toy and try to get a giant Reptar toy to help them. Intrigued by Grandpa's pirate story, the Rugrats play pirates themselves. | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Chuckie vs. the Potty / Together at Last" | Norton Virgien Steven Dean Moore | Joe Ansolabehere Johnathan Greenberg | 13 September 1992 | 202 |
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Chuckie has a difficult decision to make: spend the rest of his life in diapers, or learn to use the potty. A dream has his friends forcing him on the toilet, which inspires him to use the potty for the first time. Phil and Lil try to spend the day apart, and fail to face life separately. | ||||||
| 16 | 3 | "The Big House / The Shot" | Jim Duffy Dan Thompson | Paul Germain Joe Ansolabehere | 20 September 1992 | 203 |
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While Didi is running some errands, she leaves Tommy at a maximum-security day care center. Desperate for freedom, Tommy contemplates escaping with help from the other babies there. Tommy is due to get a booster shot, but it soon desperate to escape when Chuckie tells Tommy about his own painful encounter with The Shot. | ||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Showdown at Teeter-Totter Gulch / Mirrorland" | Steven Dean Moore Norton Virgien | Glen Eichler Michael Ferris | 27 September 1992 | 204 |
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Tommy and Chuckie match wits with Prudence, a.k.a. "The Junk Food Kid", the local playground bully at a wild west playground. Chuckie and Tommy go through a mirror to see "Mirrorland", where "everything is the same, only different." However, they weren't really in Mirrorland, but thought that they were. Meanwhile, Didi and Grandpa examine various antiques that Didi purchased at "Cold n' Oldies", an antique store that doubles as a frozen yogurt shop. One of these "antiques" included a mirror, which Tommy and Chuckie used to go to Mirrorland. | ||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Angelica's in Love / Ice Cream Mountain" | Jim Duffy Dan Thompson | Paul Germain Chip Johannessen | 4 October 1992 | 205 |
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Angelica falls in love with Dean, a biker-type kid who is explained as "a 4-year old's dream on a 5-year old's bike". However, her heart becomes broken when he pledges his love to someone else: his mother. Stu and Drew intend to take the Rugrats out for ice cream, but when they pass "Fun Land", a miniature golf course, they decide to stop to play a round of golf. While there, the Rugrats play through to "Ice Cream Mountain", a gargantuan sundae, made of plastic. At "Ice Cream Mountain," anyone who makes a hole-in-one gets a free game. However, Earl Skaggs, the owner, rigged it so no-one would get a hole-in-one, but the Rugrats prove him otherwise. | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Regarding Stuie / Garage Sale" | Norton Virgien Steven Dean Moore | Guy Maxtone-Graham Steve Viksten | 11 October 1992 | 206 |
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Stu falls down from the roof while attempting to install his new "Quack-O-Matic" weather vane (in a style of a duck, it gives the forecast, tells the time and temperature in other cities, and predicts natural disasters, but doesn't give the wind direction). Suffering from a strange amnesia, Stu reverts to his childhood and becomes one of the Rugrats (he can even understand them). The babies have fun with him, but Tommy starts to miss his father. When attempts to make Stu act like an adult don't go as planned, they convince him to go back on the roof with the duck. To make room for some new stuff (including Stu's new stereo), the Pickles sell their unwanted goods at their garage sale. However, thanks to the babies, they end up selling everything in the house. | ||||||
| 20 | 7 | "Let There Be Light / The Bank Trick" | Dan Thompson Jim Duffy | Pam Wick Earl Klasky and Gary Gurner | 18 October 1992 | 207 |
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While working on the anti-gravity playpen (his latest invention), Stu blacks out the neighborhood; the Rugrats look for the light in the most logical place: the fridge. After ruining Grandpa's chess game (being played by mail), Didi takes Tommy and Chuckie on her errands. While at the bank, Tommy and Chuckie wander around, looking for the M&M machine (the automated teller machine (ATM)), while inadvertently foiling a bank robbery by two crooks posing as bank examiners. | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Family Reunion / Grandpa's Date" | Steven Dean Moore Norton Virgien | Peter Gaffney Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere | 25 October 1992 | 208 |
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The Pickles family reunion is held in Iowa, hosted by Hugh Pickles and his wife, Dotti. While there, Angelica tells Tommy and the other babies that reunions are swap meets for babies, with the babies being swapped to different parents. After 40 years, Grandpa's long, lost girlfriend named Morgana pays a visit to him. Lou, not wanting Morgana to know that he's a grandpa, rushes Tommy and Chuckie to bed early. Naturally, the babies try to figure out why, and end up causing trouble with Stu's mechanical couch. The end has Morgana find out about the babies and she is delighted that Lou is a grandfather. | ||||||
| 22 | 9 | "No Bones About It / Beach Blanket Babies" | Dan Thompson Jim Duffy | David Benavente and Michael J. Benavente Mark Trafficante and James Grant Goldin | 1 November 1992 | 209 |
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Grandpa takes the Rugrats to the natural history museum. Later, the Rugrats dismantle it while looking for a bone for Spike. While doing so, Grandpa locks horns with security chief Sally Payson, while rushing around the museum looking for the Rugrats. The Pickles and the Finsters go to the beach. Chuckie has a personal mission, which is to set free the "Sea Moneys" (Sea Monkeys) that his dad gave him. | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Reptar on Ice / Family Feud" | Howard E. Baker Norton Virgien | Peter Gaffney Michael Ferris | 8 November 1992 | 210 |
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After finding a lizard, which the Rugrats think was "Reptar's Baby", they try to present it to him at "Reptar on Ice", an "Ice Capades"–type show. The problem is that the actor playing Reptar is afraid of lizards—and isn't too fond of children, either. After a game of charades between the Pickles and the Devilles ends up causing a huge argument, the two families stop being friends and start waging war. While Chas is in the crossfire, having to return everything the neighbors borrowed from each other as well as listening to their constant bickering, Tommy tries to find out why he's not allowed to play with Phil and Lil anymore. Chas, now fed up with his friends' behaviors, calls them back to their senses when he learns the babies had left them. | ||||||
| 24 | 11 | "Superhero Chuckie / The Dog Broomer" | Dan Thompson Jim Duffy | Douglas Petrie Gary Glassberg | 15 November 1992 | 211 |
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Chuckie thinks that he is really a superhero after seeing a taping of "Captain Blasto" (voiced by Adam West). The babies try to protect Spike from a dog groomer. | ||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Aunt Miriam / The Inside Story" | Howard E. Baker Norton Virgien | Peter Gaffney Holly Huckins | 22 November 1992 | 212 |
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Visiting Aunt Miriam (Andrea Martin) is mistaken for an evil alien by Tommy and Chuckie. | ||||||
| 26 | 13 | "A Visit from Lipschitz / What the Big People Do" | Jim Duffy Dan Thompson | Johnathan Greenberg Patricia Marx | 29 November 1992 | 213 |
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Dr. Lipschitz, the famous child psychologist whose advice Didi always follows, visits the Pickles, but isn't prepared for an encounter with the babies. Tommy and Chuckie imagine their lives as adults, but realize later that it's better to be young. | ||||||
| 27 | 14 | "The Santa Experience" | Charles Swenson | Joe Ansolabehere Peter Gaffney Paul Germain Johnathan Greenberg | 6 December 1992 | 214 |
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After a traumatic Santa visit in the mall, the babies' parents rent a cabin in the mountains to spend Christmas in. Meanwhile, Chuckie is scared of Santa and wants to stop him from coming, while Angelica tries to right a wrong involving Phil and Lil's toys and presents. Note: This episode marks the first appearance of Charlotte Pickles, who was voiced by Tress MacNeille. This is the first Rugrats Christmas special. This is the only episode that features the Christmas opening theme. | ||||||
| 28 | 15 | "Visitors from Outer Space / The Case of the Missing Rugrat" | Dan Thompson and Raymie Muzquiz Howard E. Baker | Paul Germain Peter Gaffney | 13 December 1992 | 215 |
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Tommy dreams that he and the other Rugrats are captured by aliens. Angelica steals a planet-atomizing remote from Stuvon (Stu as an alien) and escapes with help from a talking fish. Meanwhile, the babies wander into the control room and play with the controls, thinking that they're toys for them to play with. Grandpa uses his skills from working as a detective in the 1930s to look for Tommy after he winds up at the home of two eccentric sisters. | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | "Chuckie Loses His Glasses / Chuckie Gets Skunked" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy and Pete Michels | Rachel Lipman Peter Gaffney | 20 December 1992 | 216 |
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Chuckie's eyeglasses disappear during a game of hide-and-seek, and he has trouble finding his friends without them. A skunk sprays Chuckie, and both the grown-ups and babies try to do something about the terrible smell. | ||||||
| 30 | 17 | "Rebel Without a Teddy Bear / Angelica the Magnificent" | Dan Thompson Igor Kovalyov | Johnathan Greenberg Michael Ferris | 3 January 1993 | 217 |
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Angelica helps Tommy "go bad" after Didi confiscates his favorite stuffed animal. Angelica experiments with magic, and Lil goes missing in the process. This leads to the belief that Angelica made Lil disappear. | ||||||
| 31 | 18 | "Meet the Carmichaels / The Box" | Co-directed by: Jim Duffy and Rick Bugental Norton Virgien and Jeff McGrath | Steve Viksten and Joe Ansolabehere Michael Ferris | 10 January 1993 | 218 |
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New neighbors move in across the street from the Pickles, where Tommy helps the youngest member of the family, Susie (Cree Summer), find her room. | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | "Down the Drain / Let Them Eat Cake" | Dan Thompson Steven Dean Moore | Joe Ansolabhere Steve Viksten | 7 February 1993 | 219 |
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Tommy and Chuckie are afraid of being sucked down the drain, so they clog it up to keep that from happening. The gang attends a relative's wedding, where Tommy and Chuckie seek cake. | ||||||
| 33 | 20 | "The Seven Voyages of Cynthia / My Friend Barney" | Norton Virgien Co-directed by:Jim Duffy and Steve Socki | Craig Bartlett Peter Gaffney and Paul Germain | 14 March 1993 | 220 |
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Tommy and Chuckie accidentally lose Angelica's favorite doll, Cynthia, while Stu and Drew wash Drew's boat. While Angelica holds a funeral for Cynthia, Spike manages to find the doll. Chuckie has an imaginary friend. | ||||||
| 34 | 21 | "Feeding Hubert / Spike the Wonder Dog" | Dan Thompson Igor Kovalyov | Jeffery Townsend Steve Viksten | 21 March 1993 | 221 |
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The babies mistake a garbage truck for a monster that eats trash. After the babies see a commercial for a talking dog toy, they come to the unbelievable conclusion that Spike can talk. Angelica fools them by putting a microphone in Spike's collar, making them think that the dog can talk, even though he can't. | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | "The Slide / The Big Flush" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Joe Ansolabehere Lisa Latham | 28 March 1993 | 222 |
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Chuckie is afraid to go down the playground slide after accidentally using a giant slide at a pizza place. After Angelica intimidates him, the babies consult Susie, and she trains Chuckie to be "the bestest slider in the whole wide park". The babies mistake a swimming pool for a giant potty. | ||||||
| 36 | 23 | "King Ten Pin / Runaway Angelica" | Dan Thompson Steven Dean Moore | Doria Biddle Steve Viksten | 4 April 1993 | 223 |
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Grandpa competes in a bowling tournament, where Tommy and the others try to help Grandpa win. Angelica runs away from home after an argument with her father. She later realizes her mistake when it starts raining and she has to live inside of Spike's doghouse. | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | "Game Show Didi / Toys in the Attic" | Jim Duffy Norton Virgien | Andy Houts Carroll Mine | 11 April 1993 | 224 |
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Didi appears on a TV game show, guest-starring Alex Trebek and Charles Nelson Reilly. Tommy and Angelica discover toys and some family history in Tommy's grandparents' attic. | ||||||
| 38 | 25 | "Driving Miss Angelica / Susie vs. Angelica" | Dan Thompson and Raymie Muzquiz Igor Kovalyov | Johnathan Greenberg Joe Ansolabehere | 2 May 1993 | 225 |
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After Angelica saves Chuckie's life, he becomes her personal slave. Susie and Angelica compete to see who is the best. | ||||||
| 39 | 26 | "Tooth or Dare / Party Animals" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Paul Germain and Johnathan Greenberg Holly Huckins | 9 May 1993 | 226 |
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Angelica schemes to steal Chuckie's teeth in order to get money from the tooth fairy. The grown-ups throw a costume party, and the babies think that everybody's costumes are real, including a man dressed as a baby, after they rub their lamp. | ||||||
Season 3 (1993–95)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 40 | 1 | "Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster / Twins' Pique" | Jim Duffy Norton Virgien | Rachel Lipman Paul Germain | 26 September 1993 | 301 |
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The babies scheme to ruin a dinner party, as Susie fears she might have to move. Phil and Lil want to be different, causing the twins to become exaggerated versions of Chuckie and Angelica. | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "Chuckie's First Haircut / Cool Hand Angelica" | Howard E. Baker Jim Duffy | Peter Gaffney and Johnathan Greenberg R.E. Daniels (idea) Peter Gaffney | 3 October 1993 | 302 |
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Chuckie is afraid to get a haircut. Angelica attends Susie's day camp, where she struggles to fit in. | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "The Tricycle Thief / Rhinoceritis" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Glenn Eichler Doria Biddle | 10 October 1993 | 303 |
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The babies think that Angelica stole Susie's brand new tricycle. Angelica tells Chuckie that he is turning into a rhinoceros when she pretends to be a doctor while Drew helps Stu with taxes. | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "Grandpa Moves Out / The Legend of Satchmo" | Howard E. Baker Jim Duffy | Johnathan Greenberg Matt Uitz | 17 October 1993 | 304 |
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Grandpa moves into a retirement home after feuding with Stu and Didi. During a visit to said retirement home, Tommy and Angelica cause trouble trying to get Grandpa back. The babies go camping in the backyard, and things turn bad at night when they fear that a "Satchmo" will capture them. | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "Circus Angelicus / The Stork" | Jim Duffy Co-directed by: Norton Virgien and Jeff McGrath | Larry Doyle Deborah Razinck and Daniel Benton | 24 October 1993 | 305 |
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Angelica and the babies stage a circus after they are forced to leave one due to Chuckie's fear of clowns. Tommy thinks that he is getting a new baby brother, and tries to protect it. | ||||||
| 45 | 6 | "The Baby Vanishes / Farewell, My Friend" | Howard E. Baker Jim Duffy | Rachel Lipman Samuel S. Williams | 31 October 1993 | 306 |
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Angelica uses vanishing cream to try to steal desserts while Drew tries to deal with Angelica's misbehavior, along with other adults who pretend to not notice her. Tommy and Chuckie depart ways on their views of adventuring. | ||||||
| 46 | 7 | "When Wishes Come True / Angelica Breaks a Leg" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Joe Ansolabehere Steve Viksten Ideas by: Samuel S. Williams and Lisa Latham | 7 November 1993 | 307 |
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The babies think that Angelica has turned into stone after a bad wish. Actually, it was a statue of Angelica—and Drew's anniversary gift to Charlotte. | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "The Last Babysitter / Sour Pickles" | Howard E. Baker Jim Duffy | Peter Gaffney Scott Schnied and Tony Michelman | 14 November 1993 | 308 |
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Susie's older sister, Alisa, babysits for her younger siblings and Tommy, but things go awry when a "monster" appears. Grandpa recalls a turning point in the childhood of Stu and Drew, when Angelica gets a kaleidoscope. | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "Reptar 2010 / Stu Gets a Job" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Paul Germain and Peter Gaffney Michael Kramer | 21 November 1993 | 309 |
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The babies supply their own ending to a movie when the tape breaks. After Stu fails to make a perfect toy, he gets a job and is less available to Tommy than usual. Tommy tries to prevent his dad from going to work, and Stu believes that what Tommy is doing is actually what Drew is doing. The title of the first episode is the same title of the level in Rugrats: Search for Reptar. | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "Give & Take / The Gold Rush" | Howard E. Baker Jim Duffy | Rachel Lipman Doria Biddle | 28 November 1993 | 310 |
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Tommy plays with an inflatable clown that Stu made for him, but accidentally gives it to Chuckie, who has a great time with it. Only when Angelica points out his fear of clowns does Chuckie realize his mistake. The babies turn "money hungry" after finding a nickel on the playground. Everyone searches for nickels, but throw away other "junk" like $100 bills and jeweled rings. | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "Home Movies / The Mysterious Mr. Friend" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Joe Ansolabehere Michael Ferris Home Movies idea by: Norton Virgien | 5 December 1993 | 311 |
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After being bored by Stu's home movies, the babies make "films" about their lives. The home movies are drawn up by the writers' children in this episode. Stu's new toy frightens the babies, and attempts to get rid of it only makes things worse. | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "Cuffed! / The Blizzard" | Jim Duffy Howard E. Baker | Steve Viksten Samuel S. Williams | 12 December 1993 | 312 |
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Angelica accidentally handcuffs herself to Chuckie with a gift that is being sent to charity, and things get worse when she loses the key. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "Destination: Moon / Angelica's Birthday" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Michael Ferris Andy Houts | 19 December 1993 | 313 |
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The babies pretend that Grandpa's new trailer is a spaceship, and go to the Moon to find Chuckie's toy. On the day of her birthday party, Angelica wants to be a baby to avoid having responsibilities of getting older. | ||||||
| 53 | 14 | "Princess Angelica / The Odd Couple" | Jim Duffy Howard E. Baker | Rachel Lipman Johnathan Greenberg | 26 December 1993 | 314 |
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Angelica thinks that she is royalty when she overhears her parents, and schemes to go to her "castle". Tommy stays at Chuckie's house for the weekend, and both of them learn that "you don't really know someone until you live with them". | ||||||
| 54 | 15 | "Naked Tommy / Tommy and the Secret Club" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Larry Doyle Barbara Slade | 2 January 1994 | 315 |
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Tommy wants to shed his clothes to be like his dog, Spike, so he tries out naturism. The other Rugrats join in, with the exception of Chuckie. Stu attempts to keep Tommy's clothes on. Angelica forces the babies to compete to see who gets to be in her club. | ||||||
| 55 | 16 | "Under Chuckie's Bed / Chuckie is Rich" | Co-directed by: Howard E. Baker and Steve Socki Jim Duffy | Joe Ansolabehere Peter Gaffney | 9 January 1994 | 316 |
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Chuckie thinks that there are monsters living underneath his new "big boy" bed, but the other Rugrats venture under it to prove him otherwise. Chas wins ten million dollars from a sweepstakes and lets wealth go to his head. Pat Sajak makes a cameo appearance. | ||||||
| 56 | 17 | "Mommy's Little Assets / Chuckie's Wonderful Life" | Norton Virgien Jim Duffy | Doria Biddle Paul Germain and Johnathan Greenberg Chuckie's Wonderful Life idea by: Samuel S. Williams | 13 February 1994 | 317 |
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Angelica and Tommy nearly ruin Charlotte's business deal. An angel shows Chuckie what life without him would be like, when Chas's favorite CD vanishes, and the horrible consequences are shown. | ||||||
| 57 | 18 | "In the Dreamtime / The Unfair Pair" | Co-directed by: Howard E. Baker and Steve Socki Jim Duffy | Peter Gaffney Rachel Lipman | 20 February 1994 | 318 |
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Chuckie has a hard time distinguishing dreams from reality. | ||||||
| 58 | 19 | "Chuckie's Red Hair / Spike Runs Away" | Jeff McGrath Jim Duffy | Johnathan Greenburg Peter Gaffney | 27 February 1994 | 319 |
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Chuckie tires of standing out because of his red hair, so he uses Grandpa's hair dye. Spike runs away from home and doesn't return, which leaves Tommy unhappy. To make things worse, Stu can't get a good replacement. | ||||||
| 59 | 20 | "The Alien / Mr. Clean" | Steve Socki Jim Duffy | Johnathan Greenburg Rachel Lipman Ideas by: Bruce Henkin and Johnathan Blum | 6 March 1994 | 320 |
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Angelica convinces Tommy, Phil, and Lil that Chuckie is an alien. Chuckie becomes a neat freak after his father tells him about germs. | ||||||
| 60 | 21 | "Angelica's Worst Nightmare / The Mega Diaper Babies" | Jeff McGrath Jim Duffy | Steve Viksten Joe Ansolabehere | 13 March 1994 | 321 |
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Charlotte announces that she may be pregnant, which frightens Angelica to the point of her having a nightmare about her parents rejecting her and her new baby sibling threatening her. The babies pretend to be superheroes to get back their action figures of their favorite TV heroes from Angelica. | ||||||
| 61 | 22 | "New Kid in Town / Pickles vs. Pickles" | Steve Socki Jim Duffy | Rachel Lipman Paul Germain and Johnathan Greenberg | 10 April 1994 | 322 |
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Tired of being picked on by Angelica, the babies meet a boy named Josh, who turns out to be worse. | ||||||
| 62 | 23 | "Kid TV / The Sky is Falling" | Jeff McGrath Jim Duffy | Michael Ferris Peter Gaffney Kid TV idea by: Matt Vitz | 8 May 1994 | 323 |
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The babies create their own TV shows after Stu breaks the TV set. Angelica tells the babies that it is the "end of the world". | ||||||
| 63 | 24 | "I Remember Melville / No More Cookies" | Steve Socki Jim Duffy | Barbera Slade Johnathan Greenberg | 15 May 1994 | 324 |
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Chuckie's pet pill bug dies, and he has trouble dealing with the loss. Angelica swears off cookies after she suffers a stomachache, but after several failed attempts to get more, she reminisces of her first experiences with them. | ||||||
| 64 | 25 | "Cradle Attraction / Moving Away" | Jeff McGrath and Steve Socki Jim Duffy | Peter Gaffney Paul Germain Johnathan Greenberg Rachel Lipman | 22 May 1994 | 325 |
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Chuckie falls for a new girl. Angelica's announcement that she may be moving delights the babies—until they recall how they first met. | ||||||
| 65 | 26 | "Passover" | Jeff McGrath Jim Duffy Steve Socki | Peter Gaffney Paul Germain Johnathan Greenberg Rachel Lipman | 13 April 1995 | 326 |
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While attending a Passover seder at Didi's parents' house, Boris and the children (and later, most of the adults), get locked in the attic because the door doesn't open from the inside. To pass the time, Boris tells the children the story of why Jews celebrate Passover, and how Moses saved his people from slavery. Note: This is the only Rugrats episode that aired in 1995. | ||||||
Season 4 (1996–97)
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| 66 | 1 | "Chanukah" | Raymie Muzquiz | J. David Stem and David N. Weiss | 6 December 1996 | 601 |
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The Rugrats celebrate Chanukah while trying to settle a dispute between Boris and his childhood rival; Angelica tries to find a TV to watch a Christmas special, and Stu tries to make it to the synagogue. Note: This episode is the only Rugrats episode that aired in 1996. | ||||||
| 67 | 2 | "Mother's Day" | Norton Virgien and Toni Vian | Jon Cooksey Ali Marie Matheson J. David Stem David Weiss | 9 May 1997 | 602 |
| The Rugrats celebrate Mother's Day, and Chuckie wonders about his late mother. | ||||||
| 68 | 3 | "Vacation" | Toni Vian | Jon Cooksey and Ale Marie Matheson | 8 July 1997 | 603 |
| The Rugrats go on a vacation to Las Vegas in an RV, where they cause their usual mayhem while Tommy searches for the "kitties" (white tigers). | ||||||
| 69 | 4 | "Spike's Babies / Chicken Pops" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | Mark Palmer David Maples (story) David Maples | 23 August 1997 | 604 |
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Spike looks after some stray kittens while Stu prepares for a barbecue. Chuckie catches the chicken pox, which spreads to the other Rugrats, and they worry about turning into chickens. | ||||||
| 70 | 5 | "Radio Daze / Psycho Angelica" | John Holmquist Celia Kendrick | Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson | 30 August 1997 | 605 |
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Grandpa and the children listen to an old detective radio show, and the babies feel they're living it. | ||||||
| 71 | 6 | "America's Wackiest Home Movies / The 'Lympics" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs David Maples | 6 September 1997 | 606 |
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Stu and Drew compete against each other for a TV show prize by filming their children. Angelica meets Timmy McNulty, and makes the babies compete against his younger brothers in an Olympics-style event. | ||||||
| 72 | 7 | "The Carwash / Heat Wave" | Celia Kendrick John Holmquist | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs David Maples | 13 September 1997 | 607 |
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Stu takes the babies to the car wash after a little accident. Things get out of control, however, when Angelica takes over the car. | ||||||
| 73 | 8 | "Faire Play / The Smell of Success" | John Holmquist Celia Kendrick | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson | 20 September 1997 | 609 |
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The gang attends a medieval festival, where they deal with a robotic dragon, ran by Stu. Chuckie takes part in an experiment to improve his nasal congestion. | ||||||
| 74 | 9 | "Dust Bunnies / Educating Angelica" | John Holmquist Celia Kendrick | Kat Likkel Tom Szollosi and David Maples (story) Tom Szollosi | 27 September 1997 | 615 |
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The babies fear "dust bunnies" when the grown-ups clean the house. Angelica goes to pre-school, and must learn to share after a bad moment. Having trouble doing so, she eventually has to bring Tommy along with her. | ||||||
| 75 | 10 | "Angelica's Last Stand / Clan of the Duck" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson | 4 October 1997 | 608 |
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The babies help Angelica at a lemonade stand. Chuckie and Phil wear dresses as part of a festival, trying to feel the experience. | ||||||
| 76 | 11 | "Potty Training Spike / The Art Fair" | Celia Kendrick John Holmquist | Story by: Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson David Maples Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs | 11 October 1997 | 611 |
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After being scolded for his own bad habits, Chuckie tries to potty-train Spike. Angelica creates a painting and thinks that she's a gifted artist, but the babies attempt to improve her creation when she's not in the room. They cause a mess when Angelica returns, but the grown-ups consider this a work of art and enter it into an art contest. | ||||||
| 77 | 12 | "Send in the Clouds / In the Naval" | Jim Duffy Rick Bugental | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Story by: Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Kat Likkel | 18 October 1997 | 612 |
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The babies mistake fog for being in the sky and try to keep anyone from getting out. While on a fishing trip, Tommy and Chuckie lose Angelica's doll, Cynthia, and pretend to be "Wavy Seals" to save her. | ||||||
| 78 | 13 | "The Mattress / Looking for Jack" | Celia Kendrick Jim Duffy | Story by: Tom Carrico Tom Carrico and David Maples Rick Gitelson | 1 November 1997 | 613 |
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Grandpa has problems sleeping, so the others try to replace his mattress with a better one. Charlotte's van breaks down en route to a Dummi Bears concert, and Angelica is mistaken for the daughter of an Italian restaurant owner when she goes to ask for help. | ||||||
| 79 | 14 | "Ransom of Cynthia / Turtle Recall" | Rick Bugental John Holmquist | Monica Piper Story by: Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson Brian Swenlin and David Maples | 8 November 1997 | 616 |
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To get the babies' candy, Angelica fakes a ransom and makes the babies think Cynthia was stolen. Believing in this, the Rugrats attempt to get Cynthia back. While visiting the mall with Chas and Stu, the babies try to reunite a turtle with its father. | ||||||
| 80 | 15 | "Angelica Orders Out / Let it Snow" | John Holmquist Jim Duffy | Story by: Rick Gitelson and David Maples David Maples Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs | 15 November 1997 | 603 |
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Angelica orders food from a deli—and then calls all of the other grown-ups to Tommy's house—using Stu's voice-changer invention, which makes her sound exactly like Charlotte. When the Pickles take their family Christmas photo in August, the babies think that Santa Claus forgot about them. | ||||||
| 81 | 16 | "The Turkey Who Came to Dinner" | Rick Bugental and Jim Duffy | Story by: Lane Raichert and J. David Stem and David N. Weiss Additional material by: David Maples Mark Palmer | 21 November 1997 | 610 |
| The babies try to defend a live turkey that Grandpa wins from being Thanksgiving dinner; Stu and Drew try to watch football, Didi and the ladies try to find food for dinner; and Angelica wants to hold a parade. | ||||||
| 82 | 17 | "Angelica Nose Best / The Pirate Light" | Jim Duffy Rick Bugental | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Rick Gitelson Based on an idea by: Mariel Hope Cooksey | 22 November 1997 | 614 |
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A mosquito bite causes Angelica to be honest, remembering Pinocchio. The babies think the gasfitter is a pirate and try to find Stu's "treasure" before him. | ||||||
Season 5 (1997–98)
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| 83 | 1 | "Grandpa's Bad Bug / Lady Luck" | John Holmquist Rick Bugental | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Kat Likkel | 29 November 1997 | 501 |
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The babies fear there is a "bad bug" in Grandpa's bed and attempt to get it out. | ||||||
| 84 | 2 | "Hiccups / Autumn Leaves" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | Bill Braunstein Rick Gitelson | 6 December 1997 | 502 |
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Tommy catches hiccups, and the babies' attempts to scare him do not cure him. A change of season makes the babies think that the trees are ill, so they apply whatever remedies they think of to them. This, unfortunately, causes Stu to believe that the backyard is somehow haunted. | ||||||
| 85 | 3 | "Crime and Punishment / Baby Maybe" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | David Maples Story by: Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Monica Piper | 13 December 1997 | 503 |
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Angelica tells the babies that police officers arrest bad people while Chas dates a police officer (his glasses are broken). Didi's brother and sister-in-law consider having a baby, and to prove it, they babysit the babies while Stu, Didi and the other grown-ups leave for an opera. The chore, however, becomes harder than the sitters hoped it would be. | ||||||
| 86 | 4 | "The Word of the Day / Jonathan Babysits" | Anthony Bell John Holmquist | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Rick Gitelson | 20 December 1997 | 504 |
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Angelica learns a curse word from the host of her favorite children's show, Miss Carol's Happy House. Not knowing what it means or how negatively her parents will react, she begins to use it in her vocabulary. Jonathan looks after the babies, and searches for ways to blackmail Charlotte. | ||||||
| 87 | 5 | "He Saw, She Saw / Piggy's Pizza Palace" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | David Maples Story by: Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Melody Fox | 27 December 1997 | 505 |
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Chuckie's latest crush has an over-protective brother. The gang goes to a pizzeria that resembles Chuck E. Cheese's, and try to get Angelica's tickets back from a pig that "stole" them. Meanwhile, Stu and Drew attempt to beat one another's high score at a Reptar pinball game. | ||||||
| 88 | 6 | "Fugitive Tommy / Visiting Aunt Miriam" | John Holmquist Anthony Bell | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Rick Gitelson | 15 August 1998 | 506 |
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Tommy is mistaken for another troublemaking baby with a big tooth, but he attempts to prove his innocence. When Grandpa Lou takes the babies to Aunt Miriam's to play cards, the babies are convinced that she and her friends plan to eat Chuckie and attempt to protect him. | ||||||
| 89 | 7 | "The First Cut / Chuckie Grows" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | Story by: David Maples Jon Cooksey Ali Marie Matheson Kate Boutilier Kate Boutilier Story by: Rick Gitelson Rick Gitelson and Barbara Slade | 16 August 1998 | 507 |
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Tommy adopts some baby birds and saves them from a runner. Because of the incident, it makes him have a first cut', which scares Tommy, leading him to security. Meanwhile, Phil and Lil want a Reptar bandage (Tommy got one after he first got his cut) and try to get hurt. The babies think that Chuckie has gotten bigger when his shirt shrinks in the wash. | ||||||
| 90 | 8 | "Uneasy Rider / Where's Grandpa?" | John Holmquist Anthony Bell | Story by: Jon Cooksey Ali Marie Matheson Monica Piper Monica Piper Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs | 17 August 1998 | 508 |
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Chuckie is nervous about riding his new two-wheeled bicycle. Stu and Didi accidentally leave Grandpa behind on a road trip, and Tommy and Chuckie try to give Grandpa a chance to catch up. | ||||||
| 91 | 9 | "The Wild Wild West / Angelica for a Day" | Jim Duffy Rick Bugental | Jon Hanish Story by: Rick Gitelson, Daniel, Joshua, Jeffery, Kenny Goodman Rick Gitelson | 19 August 1998 | 509 |
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The babies take part in a Western spoof to reclaim ice cream coupons from Angelica. | ||||||
| 92 | 10 | "Babysitting Fluffy / Sleep Troubles" | John Holmquist Anthony Bell | Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey Story by: Bill Crounse and Don Pequignot | 29 August 1998 | 510 |
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Chas and Chuckie look after Angelica's cat while she is away and underestimate the difficulty of doing so. Tommy and Chuckie fear "the Sandman" after a story while Chas is out at a party. Stu and Didi try to get them to fall asleep, but fall asleep themselves. Tommy and Chuckie then try to catch the Sandman, but end up catching Chas. | ||||||
| 93 | 11 | "Journey to the Center of the Basement / A Very McNulty Birthday" | Rick Bugental Jim Duffy | Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Story by: David Maples and Kate Bouiltier Additional material by: Rick Gitelson Vinny Montello Steve Ochs Kate Bouiltier | 19 September 1998 | 511 |
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The babies go down to the basement to retrieve Chuckie's robotic Reptar toy. The babies attend a rival's birthday party, where girls are left out due to cooties. | ||||||
| 94 | 12 | "The Family Tree" | Jim Duffy | Story by: Rick Gitelson, Jill Gorey, Barbara Herndon, Vinny Montello, Steve Ochs, Monica Piper Rick Gitelson Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs | 21 September 1998 | 512 |
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While Didi and Stu go on an anniversary vacation, Tommy and Angelica stay at Chuckie's house, where Chuckie learns about his ancestors. Meanwhile, Didi starts to feel seasick, and the cause is eventually revealed to be pregnancy. Note: This is where The Rugrats Movie begins. | ||||||
Season 6 (1998–2000)
In the United States, episodes 102, 111 and 124 were held over from this season and ended up airing during Season 7. The first Klasky Csupo logo still appeared after the second logo appeared at the end of The Rugrats Movie". The second logo did not appear until "Runaway Reptar".
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| 95 | 1 | "Chuckie's Duckling / A Dog's Life" | Rick Bugental John Holmquist | Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey Melody Fox | 21 November 1998 | 801 | ||
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Chuckie adopts a duck that fled from a construction site, but caring for the new pet soon becomes difficult. | ||||||||
| 96 | 2 | "Chuckerfly / Angelica's Twin" | Jim Duffy Jeff Scott | Story by: Kate Botuilier, Jon Cooksey, Ali Marie Matheson Kate Botuilier Rick Gitelson | 23 November 1998 | 802 | ||
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Chuckie wants to be cute again, so he goes through his own metamorphosis. | ||||||||
| 97 | 3 | "Raising Dil / No Naps" | Rick Bugental John Holmquist | Kate Boutilier Story by: Jordana Arkin and Rick Gitelson Rick Gitelson | 6 December 1998 | 803 | ||
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Tommy and the babies try to educate Dil, who they believe isn't as smart as they are. The babies try to avoid napping for a toy from Angelica. | ||||||||
| 98 | 4 | "Man of the House / A Whole New Stu" | Jim Duffy Jeff Scott | Story by: Vinny Montello and Steve Ochs Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey Story by: Rick Gitelson Monica Piper | 12 December 1998 | 804 | ||
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Tommy tries to run the household while Stu is out of town on business. Stu undergoes a makeover at a health spa after suffering from so much stress. | ||||||||
| 99 | 5 | "Submarine / Chuckie's a Lefty" | Rick Bugental John Holmquist | Story by: Rick Gitelson Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson Story by: Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey Kate Boutilier | 19 December 1998 | 805 | ||
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While Stu shops for a used car, Tommy, Chuckie and Dil imagine the test automobile is a submarine. Chuckie learns he's left-handed, so Angelica makes him feel like a freak. | ||||||||
| 100 | 6 | "Baking Dil / Hair!" | Jim Duffy Jeff Scott | Story by: Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey Ben Siegler Story by: Jon Cooksey and Ali Marie Matheson Barbara Herndon and Jill Gorey Monica Piper | 27 December 1998 | 806 | ||
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Dil gets lost at the bakery, where a cake is being picked up for Didi's birthday. Tommy is under the false impression that not growing hair will keep him young forever. | ||||||||
| 101 | 7 | "Zoo Story / I Do" | TBA | TBA | 11 January 1999 | 807 | ||
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The babies go to the zoo, get trapped inside the pen, and end up accidentally freeing the animals when attempting to leave. Angelica forces Chuckie and Lil to get married after attending a wedding. They afterwards pretend Dil is their baby. | ||||||||
| 102 | 8 | "The Magic Baby / Dil We Meet Again" | TBA | TBA | 27 January 1999 | 808 | ||
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In an attempt to get Tommy's toy pony, Angelica trades the babies "magic beans", which Dil eats. The babies think that Dil has turned into a watermelon. In reality, however, Didi took Dil inside to clean him and she changed his diaper. | ||||||||
| 103 | 9 | "Hand Me Downs / Angelica's Ballet" | TBA | TBA | 30 January 1999 | 809 | ||
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Angelica tells Tommy that he will disappear after Dil gets his old toys. | ||||||||
| 104 | 10 | "Opposites Attract / The Art Museum" | TBA | TBA | 13 February 1999 | 810 | ||
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The babies meet other babies who are just like each of them at the park. The babies see themselves in various works of art at the museum. | ||||||||
| 105 | 11 | "The Jungle / The Old Country" | TBA | TBA | 20 March 1999 | 811 | ||
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The babies visit a flower shop where they think Dil is infected with "jungle beaver", a mispronunciation of jungle fever. The babies visit their grandparents in the country and fear that elephants are threatening the cabin. | ||||||||
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| 107 | 13 | "Pedal Pusher / Music" | TBA | TBA | 6 March 1999 | 813 | ||
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Chuckie gets a new toy car that wins him popularity from other children at the park. The babies perform music videos. | ||||||||
| 108 | 14 | "Chuckie's Bachelor Pad / Junior Prom" | TBA | TBA | 4 April 1999 | 901 | ||
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Chuckie moves into his own place while his room is being remodeled. The babies hold their own prom. | ||||||||
| 109 | 15 | "Silent Angelica / Tie My Shoes" | TBA | TBA | 11 April 1999 | 902 | ||
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Angelica tries to remain quiet to receive toys from the Rugrats. Angelica ties Chuckie's shoes, and Chuckie gets the credit. | ||||||||
| 110 | 16 | "What's Your Line? / Two by Two" | TBA | TBA | 18 April 1999 | 903 | ||
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Chuckie looks at some careers, including ice cream man and librarian. The babies try to build an ark after fearing a huge flood. | ||||||||
| 111 | 17 | "All's Well that Pretends Well / Big Babies" | TBA | TBA | 25 April 1999 | 904 | ||
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Angelica is starting to show symptoms of a cold, but wants to attend a performance. To keep from being unable to go, she tries to convince the grown-ups that the Rugrats are sick instead of her. The babies perform an initiation ceremony for Dil for a club while the adults make a bet to imitate their babies. | ||||||||
| 112 | 18 | "Wrestling Grandpa / Chuckie Collects" | TBA | TBA | 1 May 1999 | 905 | ||
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Grandpa Lou competes in a wrestling match. Chuckie starts a new rock collection that the Rugrats try to improve for him. | ||||||||
| 113/114 | 19/20 | "Runaway Reptar" | TBA | TBA | 27 May 1999 | 906/907 | ||
| The babies pretend they get sucked into an evil Robot Reptar movie, in which they must find Reptar and stop Angelica's evil Reptar. Note: This is the First TV Movie | ||||||||
| 115 | 21 | "Share and Share a Spike / Tommy for Mayor" | TBA | TBA | 2 October 1999 | 908 | ||
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Dil and Tommy must share the dog. | ||||||||
| 116 | 22 | "Brothers are Monsters / Cooking with Susie" | TBA | TBA | 2 November 1999 | 909 | ||
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Tommy thinks he is turning into a monster after getting caught in hair. Susie gets a toy oven, but she cooks horribly while Stu tries out doorstoppers. | ||||||||
| 117 | 23 | "Officer Chuckie / Auctioning Grandpa" | TBA | TBA | 16 October 1999 | 910 | ||
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Chuckie studies street safety from an officer. The babies think Grandpa will be sold. | ||||||||
| 118 | 24 | "Partners in Crime / Thumbs Up" | TBA | TBA | 23 October 1999 | 911 | ||
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Angelica makes Dil her "partner" after watching a crime film. Tommy tries to stop the other babies from thumb-sucking after fears of staying babies. | ||||||||
| 119 | 25 | "Planting Dil / Joke's on You" | TBA | TBA | 30 October 1999 | 912 | ||
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Didi is planting dill plants, which the babies think is baby Dil and attempt to keep the plants from growing. Angelica tries to turn the babies against each other with pranks. | ||||||||
| 120 | 26 | "Big Showdown / Doctor Susie" | TBA | TBA | 24 November 1999 | 913 | ||
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Didi completely re-models Tommy and Dil's room, against Tommy and the other's good will. Susie learns how to fix broken toys, but Angelica will have some sabotage. | ||||||||
| 121 | 27 | "Accidents Happen / Pee Wee Scouts" | TBA | TBA | 18 December 1999 | 914 | ||
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Chuckie accidentally wets the bed during a dream, so Chas puts him in "training pants". That night, the babies try to keep Chuckie from falling asleep so that he won't forget about waking up to go to the bathroom. The babies form a scout troop. | ||||||||
| 122 | 28 | "Chuckie's New Shirt / Cavebabies" | TBA | TBA | 11 January 2000 | 915 | ||
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Chuckie destroys his shirt, and since he can't find a perfect replacement, he fears for his identity. The babies try to get to the cookie jar for Angelica in a dinosaur era. | ||||||||
| 123 | 29 | "The Incredible Shrinking Babies / Miss Manners" | TBA | TBA | 18 January 2000 | 916 | ||
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The babies dream that they are smaller than they already are, and Dil is a giant. They try to get him to take his nap, which proves difficult. Angelica tries to help with a business dinner for Charlotte's boss after learning manners. | ||||||||
| 124 | 30 | "A Dose of Dil / Famous Babies" | TBA | TBA | 24 January 2000 | 917 | ||
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The babies try to get attention than Dil. The babies want to be famous, so they start a rock band. | ||||||||
| 125 | 31 | "No Place Like Home" | TBA | TBA | 15 February 2000 | 918 | ||
| Susie imagines she is in a world similar to The Wizard of Oz when she is under anesthesia while her tonsils are removed. | ||||||||
| 126 | 32 | "Be My Valentine" | TBA | TBA | 11 February 2000 | 919 | ||
| Chuckie tries to give a Valentine to his dad. | ||||||||
| 127 | 33 | "Discover America" | TBA | TBA | 7 March 2000 | 920 | ||
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The babies go on an imaginary tour of America when Angelica and Susie cause some damage at a picnic. Note: This is the last Rugrats episode to use traditional cel animation. | ||||||||
| 128/129/130 | 34/35/36 | "Acorn Nuts and Diapey Butts" | TBA | TBA | 20 May 2000 | 921/922/923 | ||
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The babies look forward to autumn, but then Angelica reminds them that change is not always good with Stu's robot Reptar, new diapers for Phil and Lil, and the babies gave up Reptar for thinking that he caused Grandpa to moving out. Notes: This is the first time that Tara (who voices Dil) is credited as Tara Strong. This episode leads up to Rugrats in Paris: The Movie. This is the second TV Movie. | ||||||||
Season 7 (2001)
During season 7, Rugrats made a change with a different format that consisted of three episodes per show. Additionally, all half-hour stories from this point on had two ad breaks instead of one. This is the only season of Rugrats to have three episodes per show.
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| 131 | 1 | "Angelicon / Dil's Binkie / Big Brother Chuckie" | TBA | TBA | 15 January 2001 | 1001 |
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Angelica is a giant from the eyes of the babies in a new treehouse. | ||||||
| 132 | 2 | "Dil Saver / Cooking with Phil and Lil / Piece of Cake" | TBA | TBA | 16 January 2001 | 1002 |
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Stu makes a Dil screen-saver, and the babies think Dil is trapped in the computer. Phil and Lil make a pie their style. Angelica has a dream where she is powerful after eating cake. | ||||||
| 133 | 3 | "Sister Act / Spike's Nightscare / Cuddle Bunny" | TBA | TBA | 17 January 2001 | 1003 |
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Angelica seeks a sibling after jealousy. Spike has a nightmare. Kimi falls for a pinata at a party and doesn't want the guests to break it. | ||||||
| 134 | 4 | "Finsterella" | TBA | TBA | 18 January 2001 | 1004 |
| Chuckie thinks that his life parallels that of Cinderella after hearing of the story. Chas and Kira adopt each other's babies as their own. | ||||||
| 135 | 5 | "Bad Shoes / The World According to Dil and Spike / Falling Stars" | TBA | TBA | 19 January 2001 | 1005 |
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Stu has to wear uncomfortable shoes. This episode is basically Dil and Spike's perspective on the world. The babies wish on shooting stars and fear they are falling down. | ||||||
| 136 | 6 | "Dayscare / The Great Unknown / Wash-Dry Story" | TBA | TBA | 22 January 2001 | 1006 |
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Chuckie and Kimi go to daycare. Tommy finds something weird on the stairs. Cynthia goes missing, and the babies fight the McNulty children for the doll. | ||||||
| 137 | 7 | "Changes for Chuckie / The Magic Show / A Lulu of a Time" | TBA | TBA | 23 January 2001 | 1007 |
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Chuckie goes through adjustments with Kira. The babies visit a magic show. The babies see the retirement home with Lulu and cause predictable havoc. | ||||||
| 138 | 8 | "Cat Got Your Tongue? / The War Room / Attention Please" | TBA | TBA | 24 January 2001 | 1008 |
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Howard loses his voice. Tommy tries to find Dil's bottle in a reception office. Kimi gets more attention than Chuckie, making him jealous. | ||||||
| 139 | 9 | "And the Winner Is... / Dil's Bathtime / Bigger Than Life" | TBA | TBA | 9 March 2001 | 1009 |
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Angelica and Susie compete in a talent contest, and the latter ends up winning. Dil takes a bath with Tommy and fears the worst. The babies have "big" adventures. | ||||||
| 140 | 10 | "Day of the Potty / Tell-Tale Cell Phone / The Time of Their Lives" | TBA | TBA | 13 March 2001 | 1010 |
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Chuckie breaks his home's toilet. Angelica breaks Charlotte's phone and hides it. Angelica gets a watch. | ||||||
| 141 | 11 | "My Fair Babies / The Way Things Work / Home Sweet Home" | TBA | TBA | 30 March 2001 | 1011 |
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The babies attend a "lunch party" and must act formal. | ||||||
| 142 | 12 | "Adventure Squad / The Way More Things Work / Talk of the Town" | TBA | TBA | 22 April 2001 | 1012 |
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The Rugrats play a game. A followup from "The Way Things Work," Tommy explains more things to Dil. Angelica hosts a talk show. | ||||||
| 143 | 13 | "A Rugrats Kwanzaa" | TBA | TBA | 22 April 2001 | 1013 |
| The gang celebrates Kwanzaa. | ||||||
| 144 | 14 | "Pre-School Daze" | TBA | TBA | 13 May 2001 | 1014 |
| Angelica, Susie, and Harold go to pre-school. | ||||||
Season 8 (2001–03)
The original format for Rugrats was brought back for season 8. However, the half-hour episodes retain having two commercial breaks. The first Klasky Csupo logo appeared after the credits in the early airings of this season. However, the Season 8 DVD, "The '90s Are All That" and the later airings kept the second logo.
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No. in season |
Title(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 145/146 | 1/2 | "All Growed Up" | TBA | TBA | 11 August 2001 | 1101/1102 |
| The Rugrats are now ten years older, and in school, where they attend a concert. Note: This is the Third TV Movie. | ||||||
| 147 | 3 | "Curse of the Werewuff" | TBA | TBA | 20 October 2001 | 1103 |
| Angelica tells the babies they will become their costumes at Halloween's end, and the only way to keep that from happening is to give her their candy. Note: This is the Second and Final time Chuckie talked back to Angelica. | ||||||
| 148 | 4 | "Bow Wow Wedding Vows" | TBA | TBA | 4 August 2002 | 1104 |
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Tommy fears Spike has no more time for him on Easter. Kira and Chas celebrate their first Easter. Notes: Christine Cavanaugh's final episode as the voice of Chuckie. | ||||||
| 149 | 5 | "Quiet Please / Early Retirement" | TBA | TBA | 7 September 2002 | 1105 |
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Chuckie loses his first library card and Chas deals with a book fine. | ||||||
| 150 | 6 | "The Doctor is In / The Big Sneeze" | TBA | TBA | 14 September 2002 | 1106 |
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Angelica pretends to be a doctor on the radio after hearing Didi and Betty listen to a doctor on the radio who helps people with their problems. Chuckie thinks he is allergic to Kimi because he sneezes frequently, both when interacting with her and whenever she passes by him. The Rugrats believe this, so they try several ways to get him not to sneeze when he's close to her. When nothing seems to work as planned, the Rugrats believe that he genuinely is allergic to her. The actual cause, however, is revealed later: Kimi was having a dandelion in her pocket. | ||||||
| 151 | 7 | "The Fun Way Day / The Age of Aquarium" | TBA | TBA | 13 October 2002 | 1107 |
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Kira and Chas hire a guy to help boost Java Lava's popularity, but this unknowingly leads to a game of Hide and Seek. The babies visit a boat-shaped aquarium and think the boat is sinking. | ||||||
| 152 | 8 | "Daddy's Little Helpers / Hello Dilly" | TBA | TBA | 20 November 2002 | 1108 |
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The babies help their fathers. The babies believe that Dil has turned into a doll. (This episode parodies the musical Hello, Dolly!) | ||||||
| 153 | 9 | "Cynthia Comes Alive / Trading Phil" | TBA | TBA | 27 November 2002 | 1109 |
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The babies mistake a teenager for a real-life version of Angelica's doll while it is being repaired. Angelica trades Phil so a group of older children could play with him. | ||||||
| 154 | 10 | "Murmur on the Ornery Express" | TBA | TBA | 15 February 2003 | 1110 |
| Strange things happen during a train ride to "Little Biendeltown", where Chuckie and Angelica's dolls vanish, as well as Minka's necklace. The Rugrats believe that there is a bandit on the train, so they try to catch him. | ||||||
| 155 | 11 | "Back to School / Sweet Dreams" | TBA | TBA | 29 January 2003 | 1111 |
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Didi enrolls in college. Chuckie doesn't have a dream as the other Rugrats do. | ||||||
| 156 | 12 | "A Step at a Time / Angelica's Assistant" | TBA | TBA | 29 January 2003 | 1112 |
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Stu thinks Dil is walking after the babies manipulate him. Harold visits Angelica's house and Angelica must maintain calmness. | ||||||
| 157 | 13 | "A Tale of Two Puppies / Okey-Dokey Jones and the Ring of the Sunbeams" | TBA | TBA | 9 December 2002 | 1113 |
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The adults try to find buyers for Spike's two last puppies. The babies seek Lil's ring in a pet store. This episode is also based on the first scene of The Rugrats Movie. | ||||||
| 158 | 14 | "Happy Taffy / Imagine That" | TBA | TBA | 1 March 2003 | 1114 |
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Stu and Didi hire a new babysitter for the Rugrats. | ||||||
Season 9 (2002–04)
The third Klasky Csupo logo appeared after the credits in the early airings of this season. However, the Season 9 DVD, "The '90s Are All That" and the later airings kept the second logo.
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No. in season |
Title(s) | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 159 | 1 | "Club Fred" | TBA | TBA | 22 February 2003 | 1201 |
| The babies and their parents go on a vacation at a pirate-themed family resort, with predictably disastrous results as the babies search for a treasure and Angelica starts to use credit cards. | ||||||
| 160 | 2 | "The Perfect Twins" | TBA | TBA | 13 May 2003 | 1202 |
| Betty's British cousins are nothing like Phil and Lil at a family reunion. Note:This episode aired one month and one day after the series Spinoff All Grown Up! premiered. | ||||||
| 161/162 | 3/4 | "Babies in Toyland" | Broni Likomanov | Teleplay by:Eryk Casemiro, Rick Gitelson, Mark Palmer, Monica Piper Story by:Eyrk Casemiro | 21 December 2002 | 1203/1204 |
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The babies visit Stu's holiday village, where Angelica forces the Santa to quit, and the adults get stranded in Stu's Western cabin. Kira and Chas celebrate their first Christmas together. This title is a spoof of the 1961, 1986, and 1997 movies "Babes in Toyland". Guest star: James Belushi as Santa | ||||||
| 163 | 5 | "Clown Around / The Baby Rewards" | TBA | TBA | 13 October 2003 | 1205 |
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The babies go to the circus. The babies have an awards show, and the awards go to all of the others (Stu, Fluffy, and almost Angelica). | ||||||
| 164 | 6 | "Diapies and Dragons / Baby Power" | TBA | TBA | 16 November 2003 | 1206 |
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The babies go to a video arcade. The babies fear Dil is stronger than they are. | ||||||
| 165 | 7 | "Bug Off / The Crawl Space" | TBA | TBA | 23 November 2003 | 1207 |
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The babies fear a mascot. The babies move into a crawl space. | ||||||
| 166 | 8 | "Starstruck / Who's Taffy?" | TBA | TBA | 4 January 2004 | 1208 |
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Kimi gets cast in a movie. Angelica and Taffy switch places. | ||||||
| 167 | 9 | "They Came from the Backyard / Lil's Phil of Trash" | TBA | TBA | 11 January 2004 | 1209 |
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The babies fear an alien invasion. Phil picks up trash. | ||||||
| 168 | 10 | "Mutt's in a Name / Hurricane Alice" | TBA | TBA | 18 January 2004 | 1210 |
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Chas thinks of a name for the puppy. Phil and Lil think a visiting friend is a disaster. | ||||||
| 169 | 11 | "Bestest of Show / Hold the Pickles" | TBA | TBA | 25 January 2004 | 1211 |
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Tommy, Angelica, and Susie compete in a pet show. Tommy misunderstands Taffy when he hears her say she doesn't want pickles on her burger, thinking that she is referring to Dil when she says "I don't like dill pickles". The babies cover Dil in various things trying to make Taffy like him. | ||||||
| 170 | 12 | "Baby Sale / Steve" | TBA | TBA | 1 February 2004 | 1212 |
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Didi, Kira, and Betty go to a toddler clothing sale, where the babies think they will be sold. The babies make a snow-baby. | ||||||
| 171 | 13 | "The Bravliest Baby / Gimme an 'A'" | Jim Duffy Michael Mullen | Scott Gray Mark Valenti | 1 April 2004 | 1213 |
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Tommy loses his courage, which his friends attempt to recover. The babies try to find an A for Didi. | ||||||
| 172 | 14 | "Fountain of Youth / Kimi Takes the Cake" | Chris Hermans Jeff Scott | Rick Gitelson and Jeff Wynne Peter Hunzinker | 8 June 2004 | 1214 |
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The children go to a cabin that has special memories for Drew, Stu, and Chas. | ||||||
DVD releases
Nickelodeon and Amazon.com produce DVDs of new and old Nickelodeon shows through the CreateSpace service. Using a concept similar to print on demand, Amazon manufactures the discs, cover art, and disc art. As of 6 October 2011, Seasons 1–9 are available.
In Australia Beyond Home Entertainment has began releasing them as of 4 December 2013 with Seasons 1 and 2 already available. Seasons 3 and 4 were released on 2 April 2014. Seasons 5 and 6 were released on 4 June 2014.
Rugrats Tales from the Crib (2005–06)
These movies are straight to DVD movies that are part of the Rugrats series. These were not actually the end of the Rugrats series, but are side-stories. The last movie was released in 2006.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Snow White" | Michael Daedalus Kenny Ron Noble Andrei Svislotski | Jill Gorey and Barbara Herndon | 6 September 2005 | DVDM1 |
| Taffy tells the kids the tale of Snow White as the Wicked Queen (Angelica) plots to get rid of Snow White (Susie), who lives with the Seven Babies who work in their diaper factory. | |||||
| 2 | "Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk" | Zhenia Delioussine, Michael Daedalus Kenny, Ron Noble, Andrei Svislotski | Jill Gorey and Barbara Herndon | 5 September 2006 | DVDM2 |
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Three Jacks and a Beanstalk is the Rugrats spin on a classic fairytale. Combines Jack Sprat with Jack and Jill while they tell their own version of Jack and the Bean Stalk. The babies get some magical beans that grows into a giant beanstalk leading to a huge castle in the sky. There, a fairy (Susie) offers them a key to the castle if they get three things for the castle's occupant, the giant evil Angelica. Guest star: Mo'Nique as Aunt Moo | |||||
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