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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Rugrats Season 5 Episode 20 - Hiccups
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S5:E20

    Tommy has the hiccups.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:Bill Braunstein

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  2. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 40 - The Magic Baby
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    S8:E40

    After Grandpa Lou tells the Rugrats the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, they become convinced that Dil has eaten some magic beans and that he now possesses powers.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  3. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 41 - Dil We Meet Again
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    S8:E41

    The grown-ups prepare for a block party. After Betty warned the Rugrats that Dil will become a watermelon if he eats too much of it, they thought that it happened when Didi took Dil inside to clean him up and was replaced at that spot with a watermelon, while they saw Chazz making balloon animals. The worst part is that watermelon is going to be part of a watermelon-eating contest.

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writers:Barbara Herndon, Jill Gorey

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  4. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 42 - All's Well That Pretends Well
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    S8:E42

    The Cirque du Dummi Bear show is coming to town, and Angelica really wants to go. There's only one problem -- she's coming down with a cold. The good news (to her, of course) is that Charlotte and Drew doesn't know about her cold yet, so she makes a scheme to hide the cold from them and make them believe that one of the other Rugrats have it.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  5. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 43 - Big Babies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E43

    Kevin McNulty, one of Grandpa's old friends (and of course, related to Timmy and the McNulty boys), goes through the secret initiation in order to get into the Loyal Order of Wombats. After seeing this, the Rugrats have Dil go through something similar, so he could become one of the ""Big Babies"". In turn, their fathers mimic the Rugrats, on a bet that they could do everything the Rugrats do.

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Ben Siegler

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  6. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 44 - The Incredible Shrinking Babies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E44

    The Rugrats are at a craft & antique fair, where Didi is selling her ""Bird Homes"" -- artistic bird houses that she made. However, she hadn't made any money, or as so much as a glance from someone walking by, due to her competition. Meanwhile, Grandpa sits down on an antique rocker to tell a story to the Rugrats; naturally, he falls asleep. The rocker is up for auction, but with Grandpa still in the rocker, the Rugrats though that it was Grandpa who's up for auction, so they find a way to buy him back.

    Director:Sylvia Keulen
    Writer:Peter Egan

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  7. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 45 - Miss Manners
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    S8:E45

    Angelica graduates from the ""Mind My Manners Charm School"", where she is taught good manners. She puts her knowledge of manners to work when an important guest, an executive for Charlotte's company, is invited to Drew & Charlotte's for dinner, leading to Angelica teaching the Rugrats some manners.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Alice Miller

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  8. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 46 - A Dose Of Dil
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E46

    When everyone else is getting attention from the grown-ups, Tommy feels left out. Angelica offers Tommy a practical solution - fake an illness or injury. Tommy takes her advice and eventually gets some attention from Dil.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Eleah Horwitz

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  9. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 47 - Famous Babies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S8:E47

    Betty chat about ""The Proud Poppas"", a 60s rock-and-roll band that they loved a long time ago. This encourages Angelica to encourage the Rugrats to start their own band.

    Director:Cathy Malkasian
    Writers:Keythe Farley, Brian Flemming

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  10. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 31 - Hurricane Alice
    4.0/10(2 votes)

    S9:E31

    Betty's college roommate comes to visit with her daughter Alice during a hurricane named Alice.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Robb Lanum

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  11. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 6 - Lil's Phil of Trash
    5.8/10(82 votes)

    S9:E6

    When Taffy takes the babies on a picnic in the park, Phil bonds with Dusty, a young "sanitation artist" picking up trash, who is eventually revealed to be doing community service for littering.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Vera Duffy

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  12. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 10 - Sister Act
    6.1/10(73 votes)

    S8:E10

    At an amusement park, Angelica, now the only only-child in the series, feels left out when she had no brother or sister to join her in a novelty photograph. After Drew mentioned to her that they aren't ready to have any more kids, she starts looking for someone who would make a good brother or sister for her.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:David Rosenberg

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  13. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 8 - Baby Power
    6.1/10(80 votes)

    S9:E8

    The Rugrats coat Dil with ""Baby Power"" (baby powder), so he could be strong enough to beat Spiffy in a game of Tug-Of-War. Shortly afterward, though, an earthquake strikes the city, leading the Rugrats to believe that Dil has too much ""Baby Power"", so they try to find a way to make him normal again. The earthquake has given Stu an opportunity to try special earthquake safety helmets on the Rugrats, the newest product from Pickles Industries, ""the first name in disaster"".

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Noah Taft

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  14. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 9 - Bestest of Show
    6.1/10(82 votes)

    S9:E9

    The tykes enter their pets in a contest.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Rugrats Season 7 Episode 5 - Cooking With Susie
    6.2/10(84 votes)

    S7:E5

    Susie was a first on her block to get a Cynthia Easy Cook Oven -- literally, as they weren't available to the general public yet; the makers were advertisers on the Dummi Bears show. The oven was so precious to Susie, she wouldn't sell it to anyone, not even Angelica. With the oven, she made some Reptar Snack Squares. The Rugrats ate them, but didn't like them. However, they lied to Susie and told her they were the best snacks they ever eaten; they lied (as recommended by Angelica, of

    Director:John Holmquist
    Writers:Jon Cooksey, Ali Marie Matheson

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  16. Rugrats Season 7 Episode 14 - Doctor Susie
    6.2/10(1815 votes)

    S7:E14

    After Dr. Lucy accidentally breaks one of Susie's toys, she fixes it, and teaches Susie how to be a toy "doctor". When Dil broke all of the Rugrats' toys, Susie fixed them up. But Angelica, always jealous of Susie, breaks them again and blames Susie for "malprac".

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  17. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 13 - Changes for Chuckie
    6.2/10(75 votes)

    S8:E13

    Since Kira & Kimi came into Chuckie's life, he believes that everything is changing when Kira straightens his hair, buys him new "trap-door" pajamas with feet, gives him sandwiches with crusts, and, worst of all, gives Wawa a makeover.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writers:Sarah Jane Cunningham, Suzie Villandry

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  18. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 14 - Clown Around
    6.2/10(81 votes)

    S9:E14

    Chuckie's afraid he's turning into a circus clown after he and the babies make their first trip to the big top.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Rick Gitelson

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  19. Rugrats Season 7 Episode 3 - Tommy For Mayor
    6.3/10(81 votes)

    S7:E3

    After seeing someone on TV running for mayor of their town, the Rugrats vote to see who's going to be ""mayor"" of their group -- Tommy or Phil. Meanwhile, Didi and Betty work on mailouts in support of the town's mayoral candidate -- Sheila Swann.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Rick Gitelson

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  20. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 1 - Be My Valentine
    6.3/10(90 votes)

    S8:E1

    Chuckie tries to give a Valentine to his dad.

    Directors:Mark Risley, Carol Millican
    Writers:Barbara Herndon, Jill Gorey, Eleah Horwitz

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  21. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 7 - Kimi Takes the Cake
    6.3/10(74 votes)

    S9:E7

    Kimi has a special birthday party at Happy Castle.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Peter Hunziker

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  22. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 10 - Imagine That
    6.3/10(73 votes)

    S9:E10

    Angelica pretends to be the hero of a TV adventure, while Tommy and the gang make believe she's the villain.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Rugrats Season 7 Episode 2 - Share And Share A Spike
    6.4/10(74 votes)

    S7:E2

    Tommy wanted to play with Spike -- and so does Dil. Because of this, they are forced to share Spike. Since Tommy wanted Spike all to himself, he tries to find other suitable pets that Dil can play with, even having the other Rugrats to be Dil's pets. Meanwhile Stu and Drew still haven't learned to share.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:Monica Piper

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  24. Rugrats Season 7 Episode 10 - Partners In Crime
    6.4/10(75 votes)

    S7:E10

    At home, the Rugrats watch an old, ""Bonnie & Clyde""-type film on TV with Grandpa. At the park, Angelica and Dil used what they saw to play ""Bonnie & Clyde"", with Angelica stealing food from other kids and Dil playing accomplice. Meanwhile, at the park, Grandpa continues to watch the movie on a portable TV set, getting the other adults to do the same.

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Monica Piper

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  25. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 11 - Mutt's in a Name
    6.4/10(76 votes)

    S9:E11

    The Finsters' puppy is ill, and the babies think it's because she hasn't been named properly, but pet psychologist Dr. Mutterly thinks otherwise.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Jeffrey Wynne

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hiccups" is the worst rated episode of "Rugrats". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Rick Bugental and written by Bill Braunstein, it aired on 9/12/1998. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Magic Baby".