The Best Episodes Directed By Dan Thompson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Toy Palace

   S2:E19/6/1992

   Stu and Chaz take Tommy and Chuckie to the Toy Palace and Tommy and Chuckie think it would be neat to live in the store and so they sneek away. Stu and Chaz, completely oblivious to what's going on, leave (with a doll and a monkey doll) Tommy and Chuckie in the store. Tommy and Chuckie explore the store with a lazy security guard watching wrestling. Tommy and Chuckie soon find out living in the toy store isn't so good when they get chased by a giant ape toy called "Thorg."

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Ice Cream Mountain

   S2:E1010/4/1992

   Stu and Drew decide to play golf on a course that's impossible to win. Angelica says that if they win they get ice cream, so in the end the Rugrats help them win and they get ice cream after all.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - At the Movies

   S1:E48/25/1991

   Tommy wants to see the Reptar movie, 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.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Slumber Party

   S1:E58/25/1991

   Angelica sleeps over at Tommy's, but her desire for an open window leaves Tommy feeling ill. This results in some very bizarre dreams.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Ruthless Tommy

   S1:E1010/6/1991

   Being mistaken for the son of the millionaire Ronald Thump, Tommy is kidnapped by some thugs named Bob and Mike. But the kidnappers soon find out that it was more trouble than it was worth when Tommy begins flushing their stolen loot down the toilet.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Moose Country

   S1:E1110/6/1991

   After hearing Grandpa's mythical story about a moose, the Rugrats go look for one.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Monster in the Garage

   S1:E171/5/1992

   When Spike is accused by Stu of knocking things over in the Pickles' garage, the Rugrats go to investigate what really happened and clear Spike's name. Believing it to be a monster, will the babies be brave enough to discover who the real culprit is?

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - Incident in Aisle Seven

   S1:E192/16/1992

   When Grandpa Lou takes Tommy with him to the supermarket, madcap adventure follows as Tommy gets loose and goes on a quest for Reptar cereal.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Fluffy vs. Spike

   S1:E224/12/1992

   Angelica brings her cat Fluffy over to the Pickles' house, where it makes a mess. When Angelica blames the cat's misdeeds on Spike, will Tommy be able to clear his dog's name?

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Reptar's Revenge

    S1:E234/12/1992

    The Rugrats hear that Reptar is supposed to be appearing in person at the Sleazola Bros. Fair, so they go looking for him there. But Reptar turns out to be more than just a mean green monster... He's a guy named Leo who loves to eat cereal.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - The Shot

    S2:E69/20/1992

    Tommy tells the babies that he's going to get his booster shot, but when Chuckie warns Tommy what it is he becomes scared and tries to avoid getting it.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Let There Be Light

    S2:E1310/18/1992

    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.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - No Bones About It

    S2:E1711/1/1992

    Tommy and the babies want to bring Spike to the museum with them, but can't. So the babies go off when Grandpa talks to the ladies to look for a present for Spike, and they get in trouble with security chief Sally Payson.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Superhero Chuckie

    S2:E2111/15/1992

    The Rugrats go to see a live shooting of an episode of "Captain Blasto," Stu and Drew's favourite super hero. Chuckie decides that he wants to be a super hero and his first order of business is to take Angelica out!

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - What The Big People Do

    S2:E2611/29/1992

    After Angelica gets Tommy and Chuckie in trouble, they decide to be grown up. Chuckie has a dream about it, but Angelica the boss ruins that too, so Tommy and Chuckie decide that it might be better to be babies.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Visitors From Outer Space

    S2:E2812/13/1992

    Angelica and the babies are kidnapped by an alien ship and find out about their parents - they're all aliens, including Grandpa! Tommy and the babies search for a way to get out and meet a dude that knows the ways out. He takes Angelica and puts her in the middle of a deserted place.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Rebel Without A Teddy Bear

    S2:E321/3/1993

    Tommy loses his stuffed lion. It gets dirty and Didi decides to clean it. Then Tommy gets mad and decides to act mean just like Angelica, but Chuckie eventually saves him by turning Tommy good, and Didi gives Tommy his lion back.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Down The Drain

    S2:E362/7/1993

    Bored at home, the grown-ups decide to take the Rugrats to see "Reptar On Ice," but when they find Reptar's baby the rugrats decide to be part of the act.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Feeding Hubert

    S2:E403/21/1993

    The babies all hear the same noise every night, every week. They find out it's a garbage truck and they try to feed stuff to him. The babies find the garage is messy so they let all the stuff out, leaving a mess of recycling.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - King Ten Pin

    S2:E444/4/1993

    Grandpa is determined to beat Billy "Strike" Maxwell, his long-time challenger who ensures his victory by having the game rigged. The Rugrats, looking for the "chocolate chip" (championship) and the "big candy dish" (bowling trophies), inadvertently expose the fraud.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Driving Miss Angelica

    S2:E485/2/1993

    After being saved by Angelica, Chuckie has to be Angelica's slave for life - but when he saves her, things go the other way around.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - The M.A.S.S. Device: The Cobra Strikes (1)

    S1:E19/12/1983

    Cobra seizes control of a new satellite for use with a new transportation device, and Duke is captured in the attempt. The G.I. Joe team learns that they must build their own device to defeat Cobra.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Un-Men Unleashed

    S1:E110/31/1990

    When his henchmen fail to capture Swamp Thing, Dr. Arcane uses his Transducer machine to turn them into mutants to attack Swamp Thing. Two kids, Delbert and J.T. along with a game warden, Tomahawk and Bayou Jack with the help of Arcane's step daughter Abby come to Swamp Thing's rescue.

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    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Raw Power

    S1:E39/22/1996

    Bruce befriends Mitch McCougthen, a man looking for a better life for himself. Their efforts to cure Bruce of the Hulk go horribly wrong when McCoughten is suddenly turned into Zzzazk. Can the Hulk defeat a being of pure energy?

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    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Doomed

    S1:E711/3/1996

    Bruce is visiting his cousin, Jennifer Walters, in Washington D.C. But Doctor Doom attacks and captures them, leaving Jennifer needing a blood transfusion. Only Bruce can donate and Jennifer becomes She-Hulk.

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