Show cover for Rugrats

The Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 3

Every episode of Rugrats Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 3!

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...
Genres:FamilyAnimationKidsComedy
Network:Nickelodeon

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster" is the best rated episode of "Rugrats" season 3. It scored 7.3/10 based on 120 votes. Directed by Jim Duffy and written by Rachel Lipman, it aired on 9/26/1993. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Twins Pique".

  • Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster
    7.3/10120 votes

    #1 - Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1993

    Paul Gatsby, the creator of the Dummi Bears, comes to dinner at the Carmicheals' house. Susie thinks that every time Paul and her father, Randy (who's the head writer for the Dummi Bears) get together, Paul buys the Carmicheals' a new house. Because of this, she and the rest of the Rugrats decide to ruin the dinner so Paul will be mad and not make the Carmicheals' move.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Rachel Lipman

  • Twins Pique
    7.3/10125 votes

    #2 - Twins Pique

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1993

    No description available

    Director: Norton Virgien

    Writer: Paul Germain

  • Chuckie's First Haircut
    7.5/10124 votes

    #3 - Chuckie's First Haircut

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1993

    Chuckie is scared to get a haircut so the rugrats try to make him get over this fear.

    Director: Howard E. Baker

    Writer: Peter Gaffney, Jonathan Greenberg

  • Cool Hand Angelica
    7.5/10127 votes

    #4 - Cool Hand Angelica

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1993

    After Susie talks about her rough experiences at camp Angelica says that she could handle that entire camp in a day. Of course she's lying and trying to make herself look good but her wish comes true when her parents enroll her in the same camp as Susie and she realizes that it's not a piece of cake.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Peter Gaffney

  • Tricycle Thief
    7.0/10104 votes

    #5 - Tricycle Thief

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1993

    Chuckie is scared to get a haircut so the rugrats try to make him get over this fear.

    Director: Norton Virgien

    Writer: Glenn Eichler

  • Rhinoceritis!
    7.4/10111 votes

    #6 - Rhinoceritis!

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1993

    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: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Doria Biddle

  • Grandpa Moves Out
    7.7/10137 votes

    #7 - Grandpa Moves Out

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1993

    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

  • The Legend Of Satchmo
    7.8/10176 votes

    #8 - The Legend Of Satchmo

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/17/1993

    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

  • Circus Angelicus
    7.3/10110 votes

    #9 - Circus Angelicus

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/24/1993

    Susie's tricycle is missing, and everyone immediately blames Angelica. She denies it, but there is lots of evidence. Did she steal it?

    Director: Jeff McGrath, Norton Virgien

    Writer: Larry Doyle

  • The Stork
    7.6/10116 votes

    #10 - The Stork

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/24/1993

    Angelica asks, ""Where do babies come from?"" Her parents originally planned to give her a well-thought-out answer, but ended up answering ""the stork"". After Angelica tells the Rugrats about this, Tommy finds his new ""brother"", ""Milton"", in the nest, as an unhatched egg. Angelica, however, wants it (""Miltonia"", her new ""sister""), to herself.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Deborah Raznick, Daniel Benton

  • The Baby Vanishes
    8.0/10148 votes

    #11 - The Baby Vanishes

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/31/1993

    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

  • Farewell, My Friend
    7.8/10117 votes

    #12 - Farewell, My Friend

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 10/31/1993

    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

  • When Wishes Come True
    7.6/10141 votes

    #13 - When Wishes Come True

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/7/1993

    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

  • Angelica Breaks a Leg
    7.5/10113 votes

    #14 - Angelica Breaks a Leg

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 11/7/1993

    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: Steve Viksten

  • The Last Babysitter
    7.6/10127 votes

    #15 - The Last Babysitter

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 11/14/1993

    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

  • Sour Pickles
    7.5/10131 votes

    #16 - Sour Pickles

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 11/14/1993

    Grandpa Lou tells the story of how much Stu and Drew fought as babies and try to get th eold tv working so they can watch the TV show, ""Blocky and Oxwinkle"".

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Scott J. Schneid, Tony Michelman

  • Reptar 2010
    7.7/10119 votes

    #17 - Reptar 2010

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 11/21/1993

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

    Director: Norton Virgien

    Writer: Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain

  • Stu Gets A Job
    7.6/10115 votes

    #18 - Stu Gets A Job

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 11/21/1993

    No description available

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Michael L. Kramer

  • Give And Take
    7.2/10108 votes

    #19 - Give And Take

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 11/28/1993

    Tommy ""accidently"" lets Chuckie borrow his Boppo toy. Chuckie then relizes it's a clown toy. Angelica finds a switch on it and Chuckie pulls it, deflating Boppo. Then Tommy comes over and sees the deflated Boppo, Then Stu inflates it again.

    Director: Howard E. Baker

    Writer: Rachel Lipman

  • The Gold Rush
    7.4/10107 votes

    #20 - The Gold Rush

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 11/28/1993

    Angelica finds a nickel in the sand box and thinks there's a fortune under the sand, so the babies dig. They start arguing about finding more nickels. Angelica maks the nickel with an X, but the wind blows it away and Angelica digs frantically to find it again. The babies don't care about nickels anymore and they just play happily again.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Doria Biddle

  • Home Movies
    7.6/10125 votes

    #21 - Home Movies

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 12/5/1993

    Stu shows everyone boring home movies, but the kids make drawings of their own that are brought to life by the Rugrats cartoonists. A VERY cool story with actual art by the children of the makers of Rugrats.

    Director: Norton Virgien

    Writer: Joe Ansolabehere

  • The Mysterious Mr. Friend
    7.3/10120 votes

    #22 - The Mysterious Mr. Friend

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 12/5/1993

    Stu invents a new toy: a scary walking, talking, heat-seeking clown doll. The babies encounter it, and are horrified. Eventually, it all comes down to a final battle royale between Tommy and friends and an army of "Mr. Friends." The babies win the day...or do they?

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Michael Ferris

  • Cuffed
    7.6/10120 votes

    #23 - Cuffed

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 12/12/1993

    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: Steve Viksten

  • The Blizzard
    7.4/10131 votes

    #24 - The Blizzard

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 12/12/1993

    Chuckies favorite toy bus that he got from Santa gets broken after Stu steps on it, and whats worse is a blizzard is going to hit them. After the blizzard when playing in the snow Lou says that it looks like the North Pole. And so Chuckie gets an idea and says to the rest of the Rugrats that if the North Pole is near than so is Santa, and he can fix Chuckies toy. And so they go on an adventure to find Santa braving the blizzards, and harsh coldness of the North Pole (Tommys back yard). On the way they meet Angelica (Angelanik of the North) whos only going along to get toys. Later the Rugrats find out they went the wrong way and ended up at the South Pole. While the others are dissapointed Tommy thinks it's great that they managed to find the South Pole. And so Lou fixed Chuckies bus and the Rugrats had a fun adventure in the blizzard.

    Director: Howard E. Baker

    Writer: Samuel S. Williams

  • Destination: Moon
    7.5/10145 votes

    #25 - Destination: Moon

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 12/19/1993

    When Chuckie's toy rocket flies too high, the babies think that it has gone to the moon. Thinking Grandpa Lou's new trailer is a rocket ship, the pretend to fly to the moon to search for Chuckie's rocket. But they have to watch out for moon monsters!

    Director: Norton Virgien

    Writer: Michael Ferris