The Best Episodes of Rugrats Season 9

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

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

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

Director: Michael Mullen

Writer: Steve Ochs

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

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

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

Director: Jim Duffy

Writer: Scott Gray

The gang runs wild on a college campus.

Director: Michael Mullen

Writer: Mark Valenti

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

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

Director: Michael Mullen

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Chuckie's recurring dream is nowhere to be found.

Director: Dave Fontana

Writer: Nan Friedman, Ronda Spinak

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

Director: Carol Millican

Writer: N/A

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

Director: Broni Likomanov

Writer: Tom Mason, Dan Danko

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

Director: Broni Likomanov

Writer: Mark Palmer

Angelica orders a timid playmate to act as her errand boy.

Director: Jeff Scott

Writer: Scott Gray

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

Angelica and Susie vie for the role of teacher's pet, but their efforts to impress Miss Weemer lead them to accidentally break her favorite mug.

Director: Carol Millican

Writer: Barbara Herndon, Jill Gorey, John E. Fitzpatrick

Stu designs a video surveillance babysitting system, but the TV signals get switched.

Director: Broni Likomanov

Writer: Peter Hunziker

Angelica convinces the babies that the parents are looking for the fountain of youth.

Director: Jeff Scott

Writer: N/A

Betty's college roommate comes to visit with her daughter Alice during a hurricane named Alice.

Director: Carol Millican

Writer: Robb Lanum

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

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

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

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

Director: Jeff Scott

Writer: Cynthia Riddle

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

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