The Best Episodes Directed By Rick Bugental

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

Spike adopts a litter of kittens.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Mark Palmer

Stu and Drew try to capture their children's antics on videotape.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Vinny Montello

Angelica opens a lemonade stand.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Vinny Montello

Cynthia falls overboard on a boating trip.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Kat Likkel

Angelica pretends her doll is kidnapped.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Monica Piper

The babies plot against a repairman.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Tommy suffers his first cut.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Kate Boutilier

Tommy dreams Chuckie becomes more like Angelica.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Grandpa brings the babies to a bingo game.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Kat Likkel

Chaz falls for a traffic cop.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: David Maples

Chuckie falls for a girl at the park.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: David Maples

The babies venture to the basement.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Vinny Montello

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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