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The Best Episodes Written By Ali Marie Matheson

Every TV Episode Written by Ali Marie Matheson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Portrait of Maddie
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E8

    Maddie becomes obsessed by the portrait done of her by an artist she never knew and who killed himself upon completing it.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Money Talks, Maddie Walks
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    S2:E3

    Maddie learns through the near-suicide of a friend where her embezzling accountant has fled to and immediately flies after him, determined to get her money back.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Next Stop Murder
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    S1:E5

    Maddie and Dave get trapped on a train filled with mystery buffs when they try to deliver Agnes on time for her big weekend solving a make-believe murder staged by a famous author.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Submarine
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    S6:E11

    Stu goes shopping for a new car which Tommy, Chuckie, and Dil pretend its a submarine and have an undersea adventure.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Lane Change
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    S2:E13

    One stormy night on a deserted highway, a distraught wife driving toward an impending divorce glimpses her past through the windshield after picking up a mysterious woman who ran out of gas.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - First Anniversary
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    S2:E7

    As he celebrates his first wedding anniversary, Norman Glass thinks he's the luckiest man alive. His wife Ady, whom he met after the tragic death of her first husband, is stunningly beautiful and talented. She loves him more than anyone alive. They have two great friends, Dennis and Barbara, who were arried on the same day and are just as madly in love as Norman and Ady. But suddenly things start to change. First, Dennis leaves Barbara. Then, Norman must struggle with the strange, growing revulsion he feels when he touches, smells, tastes or sees his lovely wife. Norman thinks he's going crazy, but Barbara and Ady know better. Is love blind? Is beauty only skin-deep? Guess again.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Radio Daze
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E4

    The Rugrats pretend to be characters from an old radio serial.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  8. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - Psycho Angelica
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E5

    Angelica pretends to be a psychic.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - The Smell of Success
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E11

    Chuckie's sense of smell improves.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Clan of The Duck
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E15

    Chuckie and Phil explore dresses.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Cooking With Susie
    7.0/10(1 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

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 16 - Potty Training Spike
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E16

    Chuckie teaches Spike bathroom manners.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 23 - Turtle Recall
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E23

    Rugrats aid a pet store turtle.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - The First Cut
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E4

    Tommy suffers his first cut.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  15. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Uneasy Rider
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S5:E18

    Chuckie gets his first bike.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  16. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Chuckerfly
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E3

    Dil and Angelica steal the affections of the adults because they are beautiful and cute, so Chuckie decides to turn into a butterfly to be beautiful and cute too.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - Chuckie's A Lefty
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E12

    Chuckie thinks that he's not normal because he can color with either his left or right hand.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  18. undefined Season 6 Episode 14 - Hair!
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E14

    Grandpa's old army buddy, Roy Davis, is paying a visit, but Grandpa's afraid that he'll be embarrased by his baldness and being out of shape. Meanwhile, afraid that Tommy will stay a baby forever because he's bald, according to Angelica (of course), the Rugrats try to find hair for Tommy.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 24 - Junior Prom
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E24

    After looking at prom pictures in their parents' high school yearbooks, and the fact that Alisa is going to her own prom, the Rugrats have a prom of their own, complete with a limo and chauffeur (Dil in the Reptar Wagon), so they can decide who can be prom queen -- Angelica or Susie.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 32 - Tie My Shoes
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E32

    After seeing Miss Carol tie shoes on her video using toy snakes, Angelica becomes an expert a shoe-tying, and proves it by tying everything in the house -- and Chuckie's eternally-untied shoes. However, Chazz thought that Chuckie tied them all by himself. Because of this, Chuckie is afraid that his dad will get angry if he learns the truth, so he tries to keep them tied, at any cost. Meanwhile, the grown-ups try to cook burgers at their cookout.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Little Bundle of Trouble
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E20

    The Jetson family gets a baby on their doorstep, but this is no ordinary baby. Turns out he is a pint-sized robber in diguise.

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    Writer:Ali Marie Matheson

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Ali Marie Matheson Ratings Summary

"Portrait of Maddie" is the best rated episode written by Ali Marie Matheson. It scored 10/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 11/26/1985 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Money Talks, Maddie Walks".