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The Best Episodes of Rugrats

Every episode of Rugrats ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rugrats!

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Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Rugrats Season 2 Episode 27 - The Santa Experience
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Santa Experience

    S2:E27

    After Angelica finds out that Santa Claus is a fake, she decides to take Phil and Lil's presents away. Meanwhile Tommy tries to convince Chuckie that Santa Claus isn't a scary man. The adults take them all for a trip in the mountains for Christmas and that's where the Christmas spirit strikes Angelica and she decides to give Phil and Lil their presents back so she won't get coal for Christmas. Chaz decides to dress up as Santa and when Chuckie sees him he loses his fear of Santa Claus.

    Director:Charles Swenson
    Writers:Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg, Joe Ansolabehere

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  2. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 18 - Send In The Clouds
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Send In The Clouds

    S4:E18

    Rugrats mistake fog for clouds.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Vinny Montello, Steve Ochs

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  3. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 20 - The Matress
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Matress

    S4:E20

    The babies think a monster lives in Grandpa's mattress.

    Director:Celia Kendrick
    Writers:Kat Likkel, David Maples

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  4. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 24 - Angelica Orders Out
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Angelica Orders Out

    S4:E24

    Angelica orders take out food.

    Director:John Holmquist
    Writer:David Maples

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  5. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 25 - Let It Snow
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Let It Snow

    S4:E25

    The Pickles prepare for a Christmas card photo.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Vinny Montello, Steve Ochs

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  6. Rugrats Season 5 Episode 14 - He Saw, She Saw
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - He Saw, She Saw

    S5:E14

    Chuckie falls for a girl at the park.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:David Maples

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  7. Rugrats Season 8 Episode 15 - A Lulu of a Time
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - A Lulu of a Time

    S8:E15

    The whole family is at the retirement home, visiting Grandpa and Lulu. While Grandpa shows the adults around, Lulu babysits the Rugrats; but once she's distracted, the Rugrats wreak havoc all over the place.

    Director:Robert H. "Bob" Fuentes III
    Writer:David Rosenberg

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  8. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 27 - Murmur on the Ornery Express
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Murmur on the Ornery Express

    S9:E27

    The babies must solve the mystery of Chuckie's missing plush bear during an overnight train ride in celebration of Boris and Minka's wedding anniversary.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:David Regal

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  9. Rugrats Season 4 Episode 2 - Spike's Babies
    8.4/10(207 votes)

    #9 - Spike's Babies

    S4:E2

    Spike adopts a litter of kittens.

    Director:Rick Bugental
    Writer:Mark Palmer

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  10. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 27 - Princess Angelica
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Princess Angelica

    S3:E27

    Charlotte and Drew go on a power rafting trip. Angelica has to stay with Uncle Stu and Aunt Didi. She gets mad for not giving her attiention, so she fakes breaking a leg. It drives Stu and Didi nuts, but she eventually gets caught and in the end she gets it back double as Charlotte breaks her leg.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  11. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 14 - The Bank Trick
    8.2/10(244 votes)

    #11 - The Bank Trick

    S2:E14

    Didi needs to go to the bank to run her errands. In the meantime Tommy and Chuckie raid the bank looking for M's. Instead, they cause havoc and help the police catch two notorious criminals.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Earl Klasky, Gary Gurner

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  12. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 11 - The Baby Vanishes
    8.2/10(159 votes)

    #12 - The Baby Vanishes

    S3:E11

    Playing doctor (not THAT kind of playing doctor) with her ""Binks McGill"" doctor kit (based on the TV show), Angelica diagnoses Chuckie with the entirely ficticious ""Rhinoceritis"", in which Chuckie will turn into a rhino. The signs of ""Rhinoceritis"" includes a bump on a head (where ""a horn is growing in""), scaly skin (actually, scabs), and ornery behavior. Meanwhile, Drew helps Stu and Didi with their income tax, with some sound advice for those who don't file properly.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Rachel Lipman

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  13. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 12 - Garage Sale
    8.0/10(166 votes)

    #13 - Garage Sale

    S2:E12

    The Pickles throw a garage sale and Angelica tricks the babies by letting them help out and give out some stuff too. In the end when Didi and Stu come back inside, the entire house is empty and the money they earnt has to be used to replace everything.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Steve Viksten

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  14. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 13 - Let There Be Light
    8.0/10(171 votes)

    #14 - Let There Be Light

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Pamela Wick

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  15. Rugrats Season 5 Episode 24 - The Family Tree
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Family Tree

    S5:E24

    Chuckie becomes jealous of Tommy after hearing about his family tree.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writers:Vinny Montello, Steve Ochs, Rick Gitelson

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  16. Rugrats Season 5 Episode 25 - The Turkey Who Came To Dinner
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Turkey Who Came To Dinner

    S5:E25

    The kids try to free the live turkey intended for Thanksgiving dinner.

    Directors:Jim Duffy, Rick Bugental
    Writer:Mark Palmer

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  17. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 23 - Aunt Miriam
    7.9/10(133 votes)

    #17 - Aunt Miriam

    S2:E23

    Aunt Miriam and Lou were not nice to each other. They always did and acted like Angelica and Tommy are today. Tommy and Chuckie go in the bathroom and find a hair dryer, a radio and a wig. They think Aunt Mirian is an alien and investigate.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  18. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 8 - The Legend Of Satchmo
    7.9/10(191 votes)

    #18 - The Legend Of Satchmo

    S3:E8

    The babies, Angelica, and Grandpa have a campout outside. Grandpa tells the legend of the Satchmo, which leads to Chuckie using the restroom, and Tommy figuring out where Chuckie is. Angelica Scares them, Stu is scared to let them sleep outside because of a campout when he was 34. He calms himself down and sleeps with the kids.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Matt Uitz

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  19. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 12 - Farewell, My Friend
    7.9/10(129 votes)

    #19 - Farewell, My Friend

    S3:E12

    When a glass was broken in Chaz's greenhouse while the Rugrats go on an adventure, Chuckie does not want to go on any adventures with his friends anymore, but Chuckie's decision also affects Chuckie and Tommy's friendship.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Samuel S. Williams

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  20. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 17 - Reptar 2010
    7.9/10(128 votes)

    #20 - Reptar 2010

    S3:E17

    Intrigued by the neighborhood circus show, Angelica puts on a show of her own, with the Rugrats volunteering (actually, drafted).

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain

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  21. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 8 - Mirrorland
    7.8/10(153 votes)

    #21 - Mirrorland

    S2:E8

    Phil and Lil tell Tommy and Chuckie that there's a world behind the mirror, so Tommy and Chuckie explore it. The world is the complete opposite of their world, but when it gets too scary they decide to come back.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writer:Michael Ferris

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  22. Rugrats Season 2 Episode 15 - Family Reunion
    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #22 - Family Reunion

    S2:E15

    While Grandpa goes on to Chicago because he missed his train stop (likely on purpose), the Pickles stop in (fictional) Willoughby, Iowa to attend their family reunion, hosted by Hugh Pickles and his wife Dotti. Angelica tells Tommy and the other kids that reunions are swap meets for kids, with the kids being swapped. Her lie ended up backfiring on her, however, when a couple of other farming relatives, Mackie and Edie, have a kid like Angelica.

    Director:Steven Dean Moore
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  23. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 7 - Grandpa Moves Out
    7.8/10(147 votes)

    #23 - Grandpa Moves Out

    S3:E7

    After ruining dinner, making Tommy cry and Spike growl, Grandpa gets out of everyone's way by moving to Flushing Waters Retirement Home, which is luxury, (so it says in the commercial), which turns out to be your run-in-the-mill retirement home.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Jonathan Greenberg

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  24. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 13 - When Wishes Come True
    7.8/10(149 votes)

    #24 - When Wishes Come True

    S3:E13

    Tommy gets really mad at Angelica for ruining his ""3 Baby's and a Guitar"" statue. So Tommy wishes for the worst thing to happen for Angelica. She turned stone, but the babies don't know it's Drew's annivesry present for Charlotte.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writer:Joe Ansolabehere

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  25. Rugrats Season 3 Episode 15 - The Last Babysitter
    7.8/10(139 votes)

    #25 - The Last Babysitter

    S3:E15

    The babies, Angelica, and Grandpa have a campout outside. Grandpa tells the legend of the Satchmo, which leads to Chuckie using the restroom, and Tommy figuring out where Chuckie is. Angelica Scares them, Stu is scared to let them sleep outside because of a campout when he was 34. He calms himself down and sleeps with the kids.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Santa Experience" is the best rated episode of "Rugrats". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Charles Swenson and written by Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg, Joe Ansolabehere, it aired on 12/6/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Send In The Clouds".