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The Best Episodes of Rugrats

Every episode of Rugrats ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rugrats!

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Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Rugrats Season 2 Episode 27 - The Santa Experience
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S2:E27

    After Angelica finds out that Santa Claus is a fake, she decides to take Phil and Lil's presents away. Meanwhile Tommy tries to convince Chuckie that Santa Claus isn't a scary man. The adults take them all for a trip in the mountains for Christmas and that's where the Christmas spirit strikes Angelica and she decides to give Phil and Lil their presents back so she won't get coal for Christmas. Chaz decides to dress up as Santa and when Chuckie sees him he loses his fear of Santa Claus.

    Director:Charles Swenson
    Writers:Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg, Joe Ansolabehere

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  2. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 18 - Send In The Clouds
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E18

    Rugrats mistake fog for clouds.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Vinny Montello, Steve Ochs

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  3. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 20 - The Matress
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E20

    The babies think a monster lives in Grandpa's mattress.

    Director:Celia Kendrick
    Writers:Kat Likkel, David Maples

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  4. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 24 - Angelica Orders Out
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E24

    Angelica orders take out food.

    Director:John Holmquist
    Writer:David Maples

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  5. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 25 - Let It Snow
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S4:E25

    The Pickles prepare for a Christmas card photo.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Vinny Montello, Steve Ochs

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  6. Rugrats Season 5 Episode 14 - He Saw, She Saw
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S5:E14

    Chuckie falls for a girl at the park.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:David Maples

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  7. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 15 - A Lulu of a Time
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S8:E15

    The whole family is at the retirement home, visiting Grandpa and Lulu. While Grandpa shows the adults around, Lulu babysits the Rugrats; but once she's distracted, the Rugrats wreak havoc all over the place.

    Director:Robert H. "Bob" Fuentes III
    Writer:David Rosenberg

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  8. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 27 - Murmur on the Ornery Express
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S9:E27

    The babies must solve the mystery of Chuckie's missing plush bear during an overnight train ride in celebration of Boris and Minka's wedding anniversary.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:David Regal

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  9. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 2 - Spike's Babies
    8.4/10(213 votes)

    S4:E2

    Spike adopts a litter of kittens.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:Mark Palmer

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  10. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 27 - Princess Angelica
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    S3:E27

    After intensive testing by the Rugrats, it is proven that Angelica is the princess, and contemplates leaving her "fake" parents (Drew & Charlotte, who makes her clean her room once a month) for her "real", royal ones (actually, Sal Fusco, "Home Office King" (555-KING), who charges $100 for a house call).

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  11. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 11 - The Baby Vanishes
    8.2/10(161 votes)

    S3:E11

    Angelica uses her mother's vanishing cream (thinking it can make people "invisible") on herself and Tommy and Chuckie, but she wants to be noticed later on.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  12. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 14 - The Bank Trick
    8.1/10(254 votes)

    S2:E14

    Didi needs to go to the bank to run her errands. In the meantime Tommy and Chuckie raid the bank looking for M's. Instead, they cause havoc and help the police catch two notorious criminals.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Earl Klasky, Gary Gurner

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  13. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 13 - Let There Be Light
    8.0/10(180 votes)

    S2:E13

    When Stu creates a blackout, every light all over town goes out. Chuckie says that now it's dark, every scary monster will come out, but Tommy says that he knows where there's extra light: the refrigerator. The Rugrats have an adventure and by the time they get to the refrigerator, the power comes back on.

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Pamela Wick

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  14. Rugrats Season 5 Episode 24 - The Family Tree
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S5:E24

    Chuckie becomes jealous of Tommy after hearing about his family tree.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Steve Ochs, Vinny Montello, Rick Gitelson

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  15. Rugrats Season 5 Episode 25 - The Turkey Who Came To Dinner
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E25

    The kids try to free the live turkey intended for Thanksgiving dinner.

    Directors:Jim Duffy, Rick Bugental
    Writer:Mark Palmer

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  16. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 12 - Garage Sale
    7.9/10(173 votes)

    S2:E12

    The Pickles throw a garage sale and Angelica tricks the babies by letting them help out and give out some stuff too. In the end when Didi and Stu come back inside, the entire house is empty and the money they earnt has to be used to replace everything.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  17. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 8 - The Legend Of Satchmo
    7.9/10(162 votes)

    S3:E8

    The babies, Angelica, and Grandpa have a campout outside. Grandpa tells the legend of the Satchmo, which leads to Chuckie using the restroom, and Tommy figuring out where Chuckie is. Angelica Scares them, Stu is scared to let them sleep outside because of a campout when he was 34. He calms himself down and sleeps with the kids.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Matt Uitz

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  18. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 12 - Farewell, My Friend
    7.9/10(134 votes)

    S3:E12

    When a glass was broken in Chaz's greenhouse while the Rugrats go on an adventure, Chuckie does not want to go on any adventures with his friends anymore, but Chuckie's decision also affects Chuckie and Tommy's friendship.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Samuel S. Williams

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  19. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 16 - Grandpa's Date
    7.8/10(153 votes)

    S2:E16

    After 40 years, Grandpa's long-lost love Morgana pays a visit. Morgana broke up with Grandpa over his affair with another woman named Trixie McGee, but never knew the real story. Also, Grandpa doesn't want her to know that he's a grandfather, so he rushes Tommy and Chuckie to bed. In any case, everyone has to contend with Stu's new remote-controlled couch, which is more like a mechanical bull for two.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Steve Viksten, Joe Ansolabehere

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  20. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 7 - Grandpa Moves Out
    7.8/10(151 votes)

    S3:E7

    After ruining dinner, making Tommy cry and Spike growl, Grandpa gets out of everyone's way by moving to Flushing Waters Retirement Home, which is luxury, (so it says in the commercial), which turns out to be your run-in-the-mill retirement home.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  21. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 13 - When Wishes Come True
    7.8/10(125 votes)

    S3:E13

    Tommy gets really mad at Angelica for ruining his ""3 Baby's and a Guitar"" statue. So Tommy wishes for the worst thing to happen for Angelica. She turned stone, but the babies don't know it's Drew's annivesry present for Charlotte.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writer:Joe Ansolabehere

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  22. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 17 - Reptar 2010
    7.8/10(133 votes)

    S3:E17

    The Rugrats are having fun watching Reptar 2010 when suddenly the video breaks. So the Rugrats become Reptommy, Chucktar, Replil, Repphil, and Reptelica and create their own endings to the movie.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain

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  23. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 23 - Cuffed
    7.8/10(132 votes)

    S3:E23

    After playing with a pair of toy had-cuffs to be donated to an orphanage, Chuckie and Angelica got cuffed together with it and they've lost the key.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  24. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 26 - Angelica's Birthday
    7.8/10(165 votes)

    S3:E26

    It's Angelica's birthday and she's excited, until Grandpa Lou tells her what it's like to be old. So, she decides to become a baby again, but soon finds it's not as great as she thinks.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Andy Houts

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  25. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 16 - Potty Training Spike
    7.8/10(132 votes)

    S4:E16

    Chuckie teaches Spike bathroom manners.

    Director:Celia Kendrick
    Writer:David Maples

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Santa Experience" is the best rated episode of "Rugrats". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Charles Swenson and written by Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg, Joe Ansolabehere, it aired on 12/6/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Send In The Clouds".