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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!

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 almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.

Genres:FamilyAnimationComedy
Network:Nickelodeon

Season 9 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Rugrats" season 9 is "Happy Taffy", rated 6.9/10 from 112 user votes. It was directed by Dave Fontana and written by Scott Gray. "Happy Taffy" aired on 9/21/2002 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Bug Off".

  • Happy Taffy
    6.9/10 112 votes

    #1 - Happy Taffy

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2002

    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

  • Bug Off
    7.5/10 53 votes

    #2 - Bug Off

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2002

    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, and eventually,

    Director: John Holmquist, Dave Fontana

    Writer: Scott Gray

  • Who's Taffy?
    6.4/10 68 votes

    #3 - Who's Taffy?

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2002

    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

  • Hold the Pickles
    6.4/10 65 votes

    #4 - Hold the Pickles

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2002

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

    Director: Jeff Scott

    Writer: Cynthia Riddle

  • Diapies & Dragons
    6.4/10 62 votes

    #5 - Diapies & Dragons

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/2002

    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

  • Lil's Phil of Trash
    5.7/10 76 votes

    #6 - Lil's Phil of Trash

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2002

    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

  • Kimi Takes the Cake
    6.2/10 69 votes

    #7 - Kimi Takes the Cake

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 10/5/2002

    Kimi has a special birthday party at Happy Castle.

    Director: Chris Hermans

    Writer: Peter Hunziker

  • Baby Power
    6.1/10 74 votes

    #8 - Baby Power

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 10/5/2002

    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: Jeff Scott

    Writer: Noah Taft

  • Bestest of Show
    6.0/10 76 votes

    #9 - Bestest of Show

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2002

    The tykes enter their pets in a contest.

    Director: Chris Hermans

    Writer: N/A

  • Imagine That
    6.2/10 69 votes

    #10 - Imagine That

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2002

    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: N/A

  • Mutt's in a Name
    6.3/10 72 votes

    #11 - Mutt's in a Name

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/2002

    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

  • The Perfect Twins
    6.6/10 70 votes

    #12 - The Perfect Twins

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/2002

    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: N/A

  • Babies In Toyland
    7.0/10 67 votes

    #13 - Babies In Toyland

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/2002

    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: N/A

  • Clown Around
    6.1/10 84 votes

    #14 - Clown Around

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 1/30/2003

    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

  • The Baby Rewards
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #15 - The Baby Rewards

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 1/30/2003

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

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Steve Ochs

  • Starstruck
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #16 - Starstruck

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2003

    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: Jeff Scott

    Writer: Noah Taft

  • The Crawl Space
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #17 - The Crawl Space

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/2003

    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: N/A

  • The Bravliest Baby
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #18 - The Bravliest Baby

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 6/8/2003

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

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Scott Gray

  • Gimme an A
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #19 - Gimme an A

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 6/8/2003

    The gang runs wild on a college campus.

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Mark Valenti

  • Club Fred
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #20 - Club Fred

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 9/6/2003

    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: Jeff Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • Back to School
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #21 - Back to School

    Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 9/13/2003

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

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Sweet Dreams
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #22 - Sweet Dreams

    Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 9/13/2003

    Chuckie's recurring dream is nowhere to be found.

    Director: Dave Fontana

    Writer: Nan Friedman, Ronda Spinak

  • Baby Sale
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #23 - Baby Sale

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 9/20/2003

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

    Director: Carol Millican

    Writer: N/A

  • Steve
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #24 - Steve

    Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 9/20/2003

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

    Director: Broni Likomanov

    Writer: Tom Mason, Dan Danko

  • A Step at a Time
    7.0/10 1 votes

    #25 - A Step at a Time

    Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 9/27/2003

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

    Director: Broni Likomanov

    Writer: Mark Palmer