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The Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 9

Every episode of Rugrats Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 9!

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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 9 Episode 1 - Happy Taffy
    7.1/10(122 votes)

    #1 - Happy Taffy

    S9:E1

    The new baby-sitter worries the babies with her taste in teen-angst music, and the grown-ups with her wardrobe.

    Director:Dave Fontana
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  2. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 2 - Bug Off
    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #2 - Bug Off

    S9:E2

    Taffy takes the Rugrats to a high school basketball game, where the Hornets are playing the visiting Poodles. However, Taffy ""volunteers"" herself to replace one of the cheerleaders, after one of them, her best friend Britannica, sprained their ankle, after Taffy caused their pyramid to collapse. As she does so, she leaves the Rugrats alone in the bleachers while she fills in for Britannica.

    Directors:John Holmquist, Dave Fontana
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  3. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 3 - Who's Taffy?
    6.5/10(71 votes)

    #3 - Who's Taffy?

    S9:E3

    When Taffy comes over to babysit the Rugrats, she is upset that the band will break up, all because they feel that she is affecting her performance in the band. When Taffy says, ""I'm not myself"", Angelica tries to cheer her up by dressing like Taffy. However, this created a new problem -- the Rugrats think that Angelica, wearing one of taffy's hair clips, has become Taffy; while Taffy, calling the bandmembers ""dumb babies"" over the phone, has become Angelica.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Peter Egan

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  4. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 4 - Hold the Pickles
    6.6/10(70 votes)

    #4 - Hold the Pickles

    S9:E4

    The tykes misconstrue something their babysitter says about not liking dill pickles.

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Cynthia Riddle

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  5. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 5 - Diapies & Dragons
    6.6/10(65 votes)

    #5 - Diapies & Dragons

    S9:E5

    Taffy takes the Rugrats to a video arcade; the Rugrats imagine themselves trying to save ""Princess"" Taffy from the dragons in a video game.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  6. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 6 - Lil's Phil of Trash
    5.9/10(81 votes)

    #6 - Lil's Phil of Trash

    S9:E6

    When Taffy takes the babies on a picnic in the park, Phil bonds with Dusty, a young "sanitation artist" picking up trash, who is eventually revealed to be doing community service for littering.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Vera Duffy

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  7. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 7 - Kimi Takes the Cake
    6.3/10(73 votes)

    #7 - Kimi Takes the Cake

    S9:E7

    Kimi has a special birthday party at Happy Castle.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Peter Hunziker

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  8. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 8 - Baby Power
    6.2/10(79 votes)

    #8 - Baby Power

    S9:E8

    The Rugrats coat Dil with ""Baby Power"" (baby powder), so he could be strong enough to beat Spiffy in a game of Tug-Of-War. Shortly afterward, though, an earthquake strikes the city, leading the Rugrats to believe that Dil has too much ""Baby Power"", so they try to find a way to make him normal again. The earthquake has given Stu an opportunity to try special earthquake safety helmets on the Rugrats, the newest product from Pickles Industries, ""the first name in disaster"".

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Noah Taft

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  9. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 9 - Bestest of Show
    6.2/10(81 votes)

    #9 - Bestest of Show

    S9:E9

    The tykes enter their pets in a contest.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 10 - Imagine That
    6.4/10(73 votes)

    #10 - Imagine That

    S9:E10

    Angelica pretends to be the hero of a TV adventure, while Tommy and the gang make believe she's the villain.

    Director:Chris Hermans
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 11 - Mutt's in a Name
    6.4/10(75 votes)

    #11 - Mutt's in a Name

    S9:E11

    The Finsters' puppy is ill, and the babies think it's because she hasn't been named properly, but pet psychologist Dr. Mutterly thinks otherwise.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Jeffrey Wynne

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  12. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 12 - The Perfect Twins
    6.8/10(75 votes)

    #12 - The Perfect Twins

    S9:E12

    Lil tries emulating her prim and proper twin cousins from England, while Phil works to persuade her to stay messy like him. Also, Angelica pretends that she's American royalty.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 13 - Babies In Toyland
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #13 - Babies In Toyland

    S9:E13

    Dil's first Christmas finds Santa Claus driven to quit the toy-giving business by Angelica, who's unhappy about her gift: a "dumb" reindeer doll. Elsewhere, the grown-ups get snowed in at a re-creation of a pioneer cabin designed by Stu.

    Director:Broni Likomanov
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 14 - Clown Around
    6.3/10(88 votes)

    #14 - Clown Around

    S9:E14

    Chuckie's afraid he's turning into a circus clown after he and the babies make their first trip to the big top.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Rick Gitelson

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  15. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 15 - The Baby Rewards
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Baby Rewards

    S9:E15

    Tommy and his friends put on their own television "rewards" show.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Steve Ochs

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  16. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 16 - Starstruck
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Starstruck

    S9:E16

    When Hollywood celebrity Mack Granite visits the coffee shop, he got more than a decent cup of coffee -- he also finds the perfect person to play the role of a little girl in his next film. And Kimi is -- that girl. But, when Mack says that Kimi is going to be a star, the Rugrats though that she'll be up in the sky, twinkling.

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Noah Taft

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  17. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 17 - The Crawl Space
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - The Crawl Space

    S9:E17

    Didi wanted Stu to clean up the living room for Boris & Minka's visit, which includes putting the toys away. Sarcastically, Stu says that he would put the toys, and the babies, into the crawlspace. Angelica interprets this by banishing the Rugrats to the crawl space, where they could play there, while Angelica has the living room all to herself, to the displeasure of Susie. Meanwhile, Stu invents an automatic plan

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 18 - The Bravliest Baby
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - The Bravliest Baby

    S9:E18

    Tommy's nerves are shaken after he's involved in a playground accident.

    Director:Jim Duffy
    Writer:Scott Gray

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  19. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 19 - Gimme an A
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Gimme an A

    S9:E19

    The gang runs wild on a college campus.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Mark Valenti

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  20. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 20 - Club Fred
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Club Fred

    S9:E20

    The families go on a resort vacation, but are unable to relax when they're forced to share one room. Meanwhile, the babies look for treasure.

    Director:Jeffrey Scott-Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 21 - Back to School
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Back to School

    S9:E21

    Tommy fears that his life is going in reverse when his mom decides to go back to school.

    Director:Michael Mullen
    Writer:Rick Gitelson

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  22. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 22 - Sweet Dreams
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Sweet Dreams

    S9:E22

    Chuckie's recurring dream is nowhere to be found.

    Director:Dave Fontana
    Writers:Ronda Spinak, Nan Friedman

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  23. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 23 - Baby Sale
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Baby Sale

    S9:E23

    Tommy and the gang become anxious during an outing to Krudnik's department store for bargain baby clothing.

    Director:Carol Millican
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 24 - Steve
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Steve

    S9:E24

    The kids mourn the melting away of a snowman they dubbed Steve.

    Director:Broni Likomanov
    Writers:Dan Danko, Tom Mason

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  25. Rugrats Season 9 Episode 25 - A Step at a Time
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - A Step at a Time

    S9:E25

    The babies recall their first steps with embarrassment, while their parents remember them differently.

    Director:Broni Likomanov
    Writer:Mark Palmer

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Happy Taffy" is the best rated episode of "Rugrats" season 9. It scored 7.1/10 based on 122 votes. Directed by Dave Fontana and written by Scott Gray, it aired on 9/21/2002. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Bug Off".