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The Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 1

Every episode of Rugrats Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 1!

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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
    Rugrats Season 1 Episode 1 - Tommy's First Birthday
    7.5/10(336 votes)

    #1 - Tommy's First Birthday

    S1:E1

    Stu and Didi strive to make Tommy's first birthday a memorable one. They did, but under the wrong circumstances. Meanwhile Tommy wants to eat dog food so he can be just like Spike, eventually selling the other Rugrats on the idea.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Paul Germain

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  2. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 2 - Barbeque Story
    7.4/10(233 votes)

    #2 - Barbeque Story

    S1:E2

    Tommy has received his favorite toy in the whole world -- a ball. Angelica, always looking to spoil the babies' fun, takes the ball and tosses it into the neighbors' yard, resulting in the babies risking life and limb looking for it.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten

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  3. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 3 - Waiter, There's a Baby in My Soup
    7.7/10(247 votes)

    #3 - Waiter, There's a Baby in My Soup

    S1:E3

    Stu and Didi ended up taking Tommy to an important dinner at "Chez Ennui" with Mr. Mucklehoney (president of Mucklehoney Industries, a toy company), since Tiffany the babysitter (via telephone) and Grandpa have different plans (the babysitter's OTHER goldfish died and Grandpa was going bowling with a friend of his named Louise). Tommy, however, has plans of his own, and proceeds to get loose in the resturant kitchen, causing absolute chaos.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Paul Germain

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  4. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 4 - At the Movies
    7.3/10(214 votes)

    #4 - At the Movies

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writers:Craig Bartlett, Paul Germain

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  5. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 5 - Slumber Party
    7.2/10(200 votes)

    #5 - Slumber Party

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Jeffrey Townsend

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  6. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 6 - Baby Commercial
    7.0/10(178 votes)

    #6 - Baby Commercial

    S1:E6

    Betty tells the story of how Phil and Lil got placed in a diaper commercial where the twins preferred exploring and destroying the set rather than sticking to the script.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writers:Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten

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  7. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 7 - Little Dude
    7.1/10(185 votes)

    #7 - Little Dude

    S1:E7

    Didi brings Tommy to her work place - the local high school, for use as a visual aid. But when Tommy gets free and roams around campus, he becomes friends with a rebellious biker.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:M.S. Freeman

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  8. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 8 - Beauty Contest
    7.5/10(192 votes)

    #8 - Beauty Contest

    S1:E8

    Stu and Lou enter Tommy in a beauty pageant for baby girls when they learn that the Grand Prize is the Kingfisher 9000 (a top of the line sport fishing boat). But will a dress and a wig fool Tommy's toughest competiton...Angelica?

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writer:Everett Peck

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  9. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 9 - Baseball
    7.3/10(195 votes)

    #9 - Baseball

    S1:E9

    Stu and Grandpa take Tommy to see a Grizzlies' baseball game. Tommy, however, is more interested in his balloon hunt than the game, and his balloon hunt helps make a very important play for the Grizzlies' player Bucky Majors..

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writer:M.S. Freeman

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  10. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 10 - Ruthless Tommy
    7.6/10(183 votes)

    #10 - Ruthless Tommy

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Ron Birnbach

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  11. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 11 - Moose Country
    7.7/10(188 votes)

    #11 - Moose Country

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Jeffrey Townsend

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  12. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 12 - Grandpa's Teeth
    7.2/10(160 votes)

    #12 - Grandpa's Teeth

    S1:E12

    Grandpa is supposed to play his trumpet at a Veteran's Picnic, but Spike runs off with his dentures. Tommy and Chuckie set out to get them back in the craziest wild-duck chase in the history of dental rescue.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writers:Ben Herndon, Margot Pipkin

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  13. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 13 - Momma Trauma
    7.2/10(166 votes)

    #13 - Momma Trauma

    S1:E13

    After Tommy is found drawing on walls at the Pickles' house, Stu and Didi take him to a psychiatrist name Dr. Lepetomaine. When Tommy breaks free and has an adventure around the medical office building, Stu ends up being the one psychoanalyzed.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writers:Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten

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  14. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 14 - Real or Robots
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Real or Robots

    S1:E14

    After seeing a scary movie, Tommy and Chuckie decide to find out if Stu is a human or robot. Too bad his sleepwalking makes him appear to be a mechanical monster!

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten

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  15. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 15 - Special Delivery
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Special Delivery

    S1:E15

    When Stu orders a "Tina Trousers" doll from Eggbert Toys to see how it compares to his own "Patty Pants" design, Tommy think the Pickles' are getting a new baby in the mail. Hitching a ride with the mailman, Tommy ends up exploring the post office.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:Maiya Williams, Patric M. Verrone

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  16. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 16 - Candy Bar Creep Show
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Candy Bar Creep Show

    S1:E16

    The Pickles family sets up a haunted house for Halloween, and Angelica is determined to find all the Reptar Bars. But when the Rugrats go searching for them as well, will they end up scaring her off?

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writers:David Howard, Tom Abrams

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  17. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 17 - Monster in the Garage
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Monster in the Garage

    S1:E17

    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?

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  18. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 18 - Weaning Tommy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Weaning Tommy

    S1:E18

    On advice from Dr. Homer, Tommy's dentist (Didi prefers calling him a "tooth fairy"), Stu and Didi want Tommy to start drinking from a cup. Tommy, however, wants to stick with the baby bottle.

    Director:Howard E. Baker
    Writer:Ann Lewis Hamilton

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  19. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 19 - Incident in Aisle Seven
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Incident in Aisle Seven

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writers:Lou Greenstein, Larry Loebell

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  20. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 20 - Touchdown Tommy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Touchdown Tommy

    S1:E20

    After being inspired by their dads watching a football game, Tommy and the other Rugrats use the living room for a little grid-iron fun of their own... keeping Angelica from stealing their chocolate milk.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writers:David Howard, Tom Abrams

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  21. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 21 - The Trial
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - The Trial

    S1:E21

    Someone broke "Mr. Fluffles" (Angelica calls it "Mr. Fluffle-Luffles"), Tommy's clown lamp, and Angelica wants to find out who. The finger-pointing, however, eventually points back to her.

    Director:Norton Virgien
    Writer:Paul Germain

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  22. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 22 - Fluffy vs. Spike
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Fluffy vs. Spike

    S1:E22

    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?

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writers:Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten

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  23. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 23 - Reptar's Revenge
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Reptar's Revenge

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Dan Thompson
    Writer:Peter Gaffney

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  24. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 24 - Graham Canyon
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Graham Canyon

    S1:E24

    Stu and Didi take Tommy and Angelica on a car trip to the Grand Canyon, but their car breaks down. While exploring the garage repair shop, the Rugrats unwittingly foil two unscrupulous mechanics who were planning to rip them off.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writer:Craig Bartlett

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  25. Rugrats Season 1 Episode 25 - Stu-Maker's Elves
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Stu-Maker's Elves

    S1:E25

    Tommy and Chuckie accidentally toss their glider plane into the scary basement. They explore Stu's workshop and inadvertently fix an invention.

    Director:Craig Bartlett
    Writers:Joe Ansolabehere, Steve Viksten

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Tommy's First Birthday" is the best rated episode of "Rugrats" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 336 votes. Directed by Howard E. Baker and written by Craig Bartlett, Paul Germain, it aired on 8/11/1991. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Barbeque Story".