The best episode written by Joe Ansolabehere is "Downtown as Fruits", rated 8/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Tuck Tucker". "Downtown as Fruits" aired on 10/7/1996 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Field Trip".
Not looking forward to performing in Helga's "The Four Food Groups" musical, Arnold and Gerald decide to take the bus a few stops too many, but end up stuck downtown.
Director: Tuck Tucker
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
The kids are really looking forward to their field trip to the aquarium - especially when they remember the scary Lock Jaw from their last trip. But, when they get there, they see that Lock Jaw isn't really that scary. Arnold notices how neglected the old turtle looks, and returns later with Grandma to set it free.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Arnold is given the assignment to tutor Torvald, the meanest, toughest kid in Arnold's math class, for the big math test on Friday.
Director: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Chaz wants Chuckie to be potty trained but can't get him to go. The babies try not to let Didi and Stu make him use it. Chuckie has a dream about never learning and he uses the potty overnight.
Director: Norton Virgien
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
When Arnold accidentally ruins Eugene's new bike, he takes Eugene out on a day of fun, thinking that "every geek deserves his day".
Director: Kelly James
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Arnold's favorite baseball player is playing his last game, so he decides to go and see his last game. The only problem is that he winds up with terrible seats.
Director: Dan Povenmire
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Arnold attempts to do something that no other kid has done before - completing the entire list of a kid's perfect Saturday! But, unfortunately, things don't go quite to plan.
Director: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
An older cool guy befriends Arnold, but Arnold realizes that he is really a shoplifter.
Director: Larry Leichliter
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Arnold and Helga compete on a Spelling Bee contest.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
The kids try to get in the book of world records so much that they would do anything, including most people on a one-person bike and the longest game of Crack-The-Whip.
Director: Kelly James
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Tommy tells the babies that he's going to get his booster shot, but when Chuckie warns Tommy what it is he becomes scared and tries to avoid getting it.
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
After 40 years, Grandpa's long-lost love Morgana pays a visit. Morgana broke up with Grandpa over his affair with another woman named Trixie McGee, but never knew the real story. Also, Grandpa doesn't want her to know that he's a grandfather, so he rushes Tommy and Chuckie to bed. In any case, everyone has to contend with Stu's new remote-controlled couch, which is more like a mechanical bull for two.
Director: Norton Virgien
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
After Angelica finds out that Santa Claus is a fake, she decides to take Phil and Lil's presents away. Meanwhile Tommy tries to convince Chuckie that Santa Claus isn't a scary man. The adults take them all for a trip in the mountains for Christmas and that's where the Christmas spirit strikes Angelica and she decides to give Phil and Lil their presents back so she won't get coal for Christmas. Chaz decides to dress up as Santa and when Chuckie sees him he loses his fear of Santa Claus.
Director: Charles Swenson
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
New neighbors the Carmichaels come to town and the Pickles help them get settled in. Tommy meets all the kids: Alisa, Buster, Edwin and Susie Carmichael. Susie tells Tommy all about her great room, but she can't find it so they search all around Susie's new house for her brand new room.
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Bored at home, the grown-ups decide to take the Rugrats to see "Reptar On Ice," but when they find Reptar's baby the rugrats decide to be part of the act.
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
After Chuckie mistakenly goes down the "big kids' slide" at a Chuck E. Cheese-type place, he's afraid of all slides, and Angelica and Suzie bet on whether he will go down another slide.
Director: Norton Virgien
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
Susie impresses the babies when she stands up to Angelica for them, but to get back at her Angelica says that she can do anything better than Susie can. They have multiple competitions and after getting tired they decide that everyone is the best at something sometimes.
Director: Igor Kovalyov
Writer: Joe Ansolabehere
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
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