The Best Episodes Directed By Rick Bugental
Every TV Episode Directed by Rick Bugental Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Rick Bugental Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Rick Bugental is "Meet The Carmichaels", rated 7/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Steve Viksten". "Meet The Carmichaels" aired on 1/10/1993 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Spike's Babies".
7.0/10 1 votes#1 - Meet The Carmichaels
Season 2 Episode 34 - Aired 1/10/1993
New neighbors the Carmichaels come to town and the Pickles help them get settled in. Tommy meets all the kids: Alisa, Buster, Edwin and Susie Carmichael. Susie tells Tommy all about her great room, but she can't find it so they search all around Susie's new house for her brand new room.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Steve Viksten
7.0/10 1 votes#2 - Spike's Babies
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/23/1997
Spike adopts a litter of kittens.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Mark Palmer
7.0/10 1 votes#3 - America's Wackiest Home Movies
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/6/1997
Stu and Drew try to capture their children's antics on videotape.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Vinny Montello
7.0/10 1 votes#4 - Angelica's Last Stand
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 10/4/1997
Angelica opens a lemonade stand.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Vinny Montello
7.0/10 1 votes#5 - In The Naval
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 10/18/1997
Cynthia falls overboard on a boating trip.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Kat Likkel
7.0/10 1 votes#6 - Ransom Of Cynthia
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 11/8/1997
Angelica pretends her doll is kidnapped.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Monica Piper
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#7 - Pirate Light
Season 4 Episode 27 - Aired 11/22/1997
The babies plot against a repairman.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Rick Gitelson
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#8 - The First Cut
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/1998
Tommy suffers his first cut.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Kate Boutilier
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#9 - Angelica For A Day
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/1998
Tommy dreams Chuckie becomes more like Angelica.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Rick Gitelson
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#10 - Lady Luck
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 8/19/1998
Grandpa brings the babies to a bingo game.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Kat Likkel
7.0/10 1 votes#11 - Crime And Punishment
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 8/20/1998
Chaz falls for a traffic cop.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: David Maples
7.0/10 1 votes#12 - He Saw, She Saw
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 8/21/1998
Chuckie falls for a girl at the park.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: David Maples
7.0/10 1 votes#13 - Journey To The Center Of The Basement
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 9/19/1998
The babies venture to the basement.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Vinny Montello
7.0/10 1 votes#14 - Chuckie's Duckling
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/1999
A baby duck hatched in Tommy's backyard, and the first thing it sees is Chuckie. Chuckie adopts the duck, which he calls ""Herbert"". At first, caring for Herbert was exciting, but when the novelty wears out, it becomes a chore. Meanwhile, Betty and her environmental group protest at a condo site that left the baby duck's mother without a home, while Grandpa tries to win at checkers.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Barbara Herndon
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#15 - Angelica's Ballet
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/1999
Angelica drafts the Rugrats to play her ballet troupe, so she can stage her own ballet recital to prove that she can dance. She did this because (1) she lied to Susie about taking dance lessons (Angelica was expelled from dance school after 2 classes), and (2) she did this to get back at Susie, who was chosen to be a lead at her class' presentation of Swan Lake. Angelica's biggest challenge is to get Chuckie to wear a tutu; he didn't want to, as he feels embarassed wearing one (obviously). The end result -- ""Angelica Lake"", with a pail of water for a lake, and Dil in his high chair as a tree. Meanwhile, Stu, Drew, Randy & Chazz work on Stu's roof, having trouble finding out what caused the roofing tiles to deteriorate.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Kate Boutilier
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#16 - Raising Dil
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 2/6/1999
Stu & Didi start a new baby book for Dil, to keep track of various firsts that will occur in Dil's early years. At first, of course, the book is blank, which led Angelica getting the babies to believe that Dil is not so smart. Trying to prove otherwise, Angelica and the Rugrats ""train"" Dil.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Kate Boutilier
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#17 - Submarine
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 2/20/1999
Stu & Didi start a new baby book for Dil, to keep track of various firsts that will occur in Dil's early years. At first, of course, the book is blank, which led Angelica getting the babies to believe that Dil is not so smart. Trying to prove otherwise, Angelica and the Rugrats ""train"" Dil.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Jon Cooksey
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#18 - Music
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/1999
All Singing! All dancing! If you liked their musical talents in the live show and the movie, you'll love (or at least, like) this episode. Recorded ""live"" to an audience of one (Dil). Featuring musical hits!
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Rick Gitelson
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#19 - The Old Country
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/1999
The Pickles plan to spend the weekend at Boris & Minka's rented cabin in the woods. The cabin lacks any modern conveniences, such as indoor plumbing. However, when they mentioned that they're going there to help protect the cabin from the elements, Tommy & Chuckie thought that they're going to the fabled ""Old Country"" to protect the cabin from the ""elephants"". Meanwhile, Chazz goes out into the woods to find his inner caveman.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Monica Piper
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#20 - Chuckie Collects
Season 6 Episode 28 - Aired 5/1/1999
Intrigued by Chazz's unusual collection of odd asthma inhalers, Chuckie starts a rock collection, with the Rugrats adding on to it. His most-prized possession in that collection is his first rock, which is moon-shaped and reminds him of his father. The Rugrats follow suit and start collecting other items. However, collecting rocks isn't as easy as you may think.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Melody Fox
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#21 - I Do
Season 6 Episode 30 - Aired 8/7/1999
After being a flower girl (again) at a wedding, Angelica makes the moment last by forcing Chuckie and Lil marry each other in a shotgun marriage ceremony; they were ""married"" after Chuckie & Lil were the first ones to say ""I do"" when Tommy asked if anyone wants to play ""tag"". They were satisfied with the marriage, until a new baby come along -- Dil. Meanwhile, Tommy & Phil keep their ""tag"" game going with only 2 people, but doesn't work out well, now that Chuckie & Lil are married.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Barbara Herndon
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#22 - Tie My Shoes
Season 6 Episode 32 - Aired 8/7/1999
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.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Scott Gray
7.0/10 1 votes#23 - Share And Share A Spike
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1999
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
- 7.0/10 1 votes
#24 - Auctioning Grandpa
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1999
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: Rick Bugental
Writer: Scott Gray
7.0/10 1 votes#25 - Planting Dil
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/1999
Didi is planting herbs in her garden, including dills, which are used in the canning of pickles. However, after hearing Didi commenting that she's going to plant alot of them, Tommy thinks that the dills for pickles are actually alot of... Dil Pickles, in which all of them would need Tommy's care.
Director: Rick Bugental
Writer: Bob Daily