The Best Episodes of All Grown Up!
Every episode of All Grown Up! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of All Grown Up!!
All Grown Up! is an animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó for Nickelodeon. After the success of All Growed Up, the Rugrats 10th anniversary special, Nickelodeon commissioned All Grown Up! as a spin-off series based on the episode. The series ran from April 12, 2003 to August 17, 2008, and currently airs in reruns on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons. The show aired in reruns on The N from August 18, 2003 until November 12, 2005, it was dropped from the channel on February 2006, but then returned in April 2007 until June 25, 2009, then on July 7, 2009, All Grown Up! was dropped from The N again. The show's premise is that the characters of the Rugrats are ten years older. Tommy, Dil, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Kimi, Angelica and Susie now have to deal with teen and pre-teen issues and situations. It was the first Nicktoon spin-off receiving positive review among critics, and developed a cult following after its run.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "All Grown Up!" is "Rachel, Rachel", rated 8.1/10 from 45 user votes. It was directed by Andrei Svislotski and written by Adam Cohen. "Rachel, Rachel" aired on 11/5/2006 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Curse of Reptar".
8.1/10 45 votes#1 - Rachel, Rachel
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2006
Tommy attends a Hebrew school to prepare for his bar mitzvah. While there, he meets Rachel, and falls deeply in love with her. After a while he lies and says that his father, Stu is a rabbi but at the Hebrew School Picnic Rachel finds out and they find out they are both working on the same house.
Director: Andrei Svislotski
Writer: Adam Cohen
7.6/10 41 votes#2 - Curse of Reptar
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/2005
After Stu sells an invention, he tells the kids that he's splurging on a built-in swimming pool. While digging up the yard, the construction crew unearths the Rats' old mechanical Reptar toy. The kids fondly remember it, but decide to throw it away, until, during an electrical storm, they become convinced that they've angered Reptar. They ultimately decide to rescue the toy, and realize that, although they're growing up, they can't forget their past.
Director: Zhenia Delioussine
Writer: Denise Moss
7.6/10 36 votes#3 - Lost at Sea
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2007
Angelica falls for Darryl, but she gets too nervous to talk to him whenever he is around. Her mom loses her CEO job and decides to become a full-time mom. Then, they get stranded together on a sail boat on the same day as Darryl's rock concert.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony
7.6/10 35 votes#4 - Brothers Grimm
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/10/2008
When Tommy's gang's parents feel that they are spending too much time watching TV, they ban it from the house. So in order to get their televisions back, they do something dare-devilish. They make a tree house with a zip-line in the backyard to scare and anger their parents into giving them their TV back.
Director: Andrei Svislotski
Writer: Norm Gunzenhauser
7.5/10 43 votes#5 - Interview with a Campfire
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/26/2004
Camp Everwood seems like the perfect opportunity for Tommy's horror movie to take flight, especially when they learn the curse of Camp Everwood. The camp package contains brain-eating zombies, missing settlers, creepy pioneer Rock, the worst musical in history [Starring--who else? Angelica Pickles] and a mystery that is just dying to be solved. But when people start to go missing, can Tommy and the gang figure out just what happened on that same soil, over 100 years ago? A 1 hour long movie special that will have you wishing you'd brought your night light to bed with you.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny, Ron Noble
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.5/10 38 votes#6 - Fear of Falling
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2005
On a trip to a mountain resort, Tommy develops his first crush on a girl named Olivia, another guest at the lodge. Chuckie becomes a third wheel, and feels alienated when Tommy prefers spending time with Olivia instead of helping him overcome his fear of heights. Tommy has his very first kiss with Olivia. Meanwhile Angelica tries to impress a guy who works as a hiking leader at the resort.
Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.5/10 41 votes#7 - Susie Goes Bad Lite
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2007
Tired of being considered a "goody goody" by the popular kids, Susie tries desperately to prove that she can be a bad girl.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny, Dean Criswell
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony
7.5/10 39 votes#8 - Trading Places
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2007
When Chuckie discovers that Kimi is upset, he comes to the conclusion that she hates how her room looks. The gang decides to help him redesign it for her while Angelica keeps Kimi busy. Dil tries giving advice, but they choose to ignore him. It is later discovered that she is homesick for Japan and her biological father. Chas and Kira have a big surprise for Kimi.
Director: Andrei Svislotski
Writer: Denise Downer
7.4/10 46 votes#9 - Truth or Consequences
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/29/2003
Tommy decides to enter a filmmaking contest judged by his idol Martin Costomiris. But when his sci-fi movie proves to be a disaster, primarily due to the uncooperative cast, Tommy realizes that what goes on behind the scenes of the movie is far more interesting. Risking his friends, he follows them and secretly videotapes some of their private moments. When the others find out that Tommy has betrayed all of them, he's forced to make a choice: his "movie masterpiece" or his friends.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 41 votes#10 - Miss Nose It All
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/17/2004
Angelica has been invited to Savannah's party and she has to find a dress that hasn't ABW (Already Been Worn). While working at the hospital she suddenly breaks her nose and fakes a dilemma. Meanwhile Tommy, Chuckie, Kimi, Phil and Lil are doing community service week and part of it doesn't go according to plan.
Director: Andrei Svislotski
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 42 votes#11 - Dude, Where's My Horse?
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/16/2005
As babies the Rugrats used to dream about being cowboys, and as tweens they finally get to make those dreams come true! When the gang is invited to spend a week at a dude ranch, will Tommy and his city slicker pals adapt to the ways of the old west?
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny, Andrei Svislotski
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.3/10 62 votes#12 - Coup DeVille
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2003
Lil doesn't want to act like twins anymore, she would rather do things on her own without Phil. Soon after, Dil recruits himself as Phil's new twin. However, Lil's new attitude is threatening the family's trip to the Twins Canyon theme park, where twins get in for half-off, if they dress alike. Meanwhile, Chuckie refuses to participate in the mandatory President's physical education exam.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny
Writer: Joe Purdy
7.3/10 38 votes#13 - Lucky 13
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2004
Savannah, the prettiest, most popular girl in school, who Angelica practically worships, decides to throw her party on the same day as Angelica's! Tommy and Chuckie, being amazed that somebody could actually out-mean Angelica, use Savannah's obsession with Senor Jumping Bean to ruin her plan!
Director: Andrei Svislotski
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony
7.3/10 41 votes#14 - Yu-Gotta-Go
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/2005
The whole school has caught Yu-Gotta-Go fever, a role playing card game, except Chuckie. When he finally starts playing, it becomes an obsession, and he's hired by Angelica to do her chores in exchange for more cards. He becomes one of the school's elite players, but in the pursuit of an elusive card, he nearly parts with the valuable stamp collection that Chas has passed down to him. It's up to his friends to keep him from getting in over his head.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny
Writer: Norm Gunzenhauser
7.3/10 38 votes#15 - The Big Score
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2005
It's soccer season and as per usual, Phil has soccer-on-the-brain. But when Lil casually joins the team, she surprises everyone, including herself, by instantly becoming a super star. At first Phil is excited about having another soccer-head in the family, but when Lil outshines him, he starts to resent her. When Lil finally realizes how upset Phil is, she has to decide whether to walk away from something she loves or continue to play and risk pushing away her only brother.
Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.3/10 36 votes#16 - Rats Race
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 6/21/2005
Tommy and the gang decide to put together a boxcar to compete in the upcoming derby. Can they make it to the finals, or will Angelica spoil their plans by entering her own car in the race?
Director: Andrei Svislotski
Writer: Norm Gunzenhauser
7.3/10 40 votes#17 - Wouldn't It Be Nice?
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/24/2005
Susie thinks that Angelica doesn't think much about the future. While Angelica worries about getting a navel piercing, Susie tries to get a scholarship to a good college. So when a school field trip accidentally leaves the two girls stranded in the big city, who will end up having the smarts to get them back safely?
Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Norm Gunzenhauser, Denise Moss
7.3/10 46 votes#18 - Ladies' Man
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/13/2007
Susie trains Harold to help him get a date with Angelica. He soon becomes the most wanted boy in school.
Director: Ron Noble
Writer: Norm Gunzenhauser
7.3/10 35 votes#19 - In the Family's Way
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2007
Phil falls for the captain of the school soccer team. Meanwhile, Vice-Principal Pangborn asks Dil, Tommy, and Chuckie to hang around with his nephew, who turns out to be irritating and annoying.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony
7.3/10 33 votes#20 - What's Love Got To Do With It?
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2007
Angelica's teacher is having a baby so she brings in a hot handsome substitute teacher that Angelica falls in love with. She tries to date him by failing her assignments. Meanwhile, Tommy, Phil, and Chuckie are part of the tennis club run by Pangborn. Chuckie is trying to avoid showering at the boys' locker room, but when he takes the chance, he realizes he has nothing to worry about.
Director: Zhenia Delioussine
Writer: Denise Moss
7.3/10 36 votes#21 - Petition This!
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2007
Kimi leads a petition drive to ban cell phones in school. To prevent her from having the cell phones banned, Angelica hoodwinks Chuckie into helping her keep cell phones in school in her petition drive, while Susie helps Kimi counteract. Things get worse when during the debate at a school assembly, Chuckie reveals to the audience that Kimi wants a cell phone for Christmas, and they end up not speaking to each other and threatening not to attend their parents' (Kira and Chas) 10 year wedding anniversary. However, Angelica, Susie, and Tommy force them to attend to attend. At the Java Lava, Chuckie and Kimi argue with each other about cell phones until they make up after Tommy shows a video of their parents' wedding when they were babies.
Director: Dean Criswell
Writer: Sheila M. Anthony
7.2/10 41 votes#22 - Memoirs of a Finster
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/12/2004
Kimi becomes obsessed with her Japanese heritage when she and the gang have to search their family trees as a school project.
Director: Michael Daedalus Kenny
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.2/10 39 votes#23 - Izzy or Isn't He?
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2004
When Chuckie's biggest competition in the election for School Safety Commissioner is Dil's imaginary alien friend Izzy, you would think he would have it in the bag, right? WRONG! When Izzy becomes more popular than Chuckie, can he even rely on his friends to help him win?
Director: Zhenia Delioussine
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.2/10 49 votes#24 - R.V. Having Fun Yet?
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2005
When Susie gets chosen to sing at a big parade in New York City, the tweenage Rugrats hit the road with their moms on a cross country trip! Will Betty's clunky old motor home be able to make it to NYC and see all the stops along the way (like the world's biggest ball of yarn)? Will Tommy and his pals go crazy from lack of video games and TV? Will Chuckie finally get kissed?
Director: Andrei Svislotski, Zhenia Delioussine
Writer: Denise Moss
7.2/10 41 votes#25 - O Bro, Where Art Thou?
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2007
Tommy is getting annoyed by Dil's eccentric behavior, and he wants some space from his little brother. When the gang visits the Cirque Extravaganza Day Camp, Dil meets a whole group of kids who are just as eccentric as heÿis who invite him to join their troupe permanently. Will he choose his new circus friends over Tommy?
Director: Zhenia Delioussine
Writer: Erin Ehrlich