8.8/104 votes#1 - Ill
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 7/6/1998
Daria develops a mysterious rash and has to check into the hospital for tests.
Director: Sue Perrotto
Writer: Peter Gaffney
8.0/101 votes#2 - Buried Treasure
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/2000
TJ receives an old history textbook with a treasure map that leads the gang, Randall, and the Ashleys out to get the treasure. But as they get closer, greed arises and the 4th graders fight for the treasure.
Director: Chuck Sheetz
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.5/102 votes#3 - Toy Palace
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1992
Stu and Chaz take Tommy and Chuckie to the Toy Palace and Tommy and Chuckie think it would be neat to live in the store and so they sneek away. Stu and Chaz, completely oblivious to what's going on, leave (with a doll and a monkey doll) Tommy and Chuckie in the store. Tommy and Chuckie explore the store with a lazy security guard watching wrestling. Tommy and Chuckie soon find out living in the toy store isn't so good when they get chased by a giant ape toy called "Thorg."
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.5/102 votes#4 - Family Reunion
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/25/1992
While Grandpa goes on to Chicago because he missed his train stop (likely on purpose), the Pickles stop in (fictional) Willoughby, Iowa to attend their family reunion, hosted by Hugh Pickles and his wife Dotti. Angelica tells Tommy and the other kids that reunions are swap meets for kids, with the kids being swapped. Her lie ended up backfiring on her, however, when a couple of other farming relatives, Mackie and Edie, have a kid like Angelica.
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.5/102 votes#5 - Aunt Miriam
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 11/22/1992
Aunt Miriam and Lou were not nice to each other. They always did and acted like Angelica and Tommy are today. Tommy and Chuckie go in the bathroom and find a hair dryer, a radio and a wig. They think Aunt Mirian is an alien and investigate.
Director: Howard E. Baker
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#6 - Monster in the Garage
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/5/1992
When Spike is accused by Stu of knocking things over in the Pickles' garage, the Rugrats go to investigate what really happened and clear Spike's name. Believing it to be a monster, will the babies be brave enough to discover who the real culprit is?
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#7 - Reptar's Revenge
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/12/1992
The Rugrats hear that Reptar is supposed to be appearing in person at the Sleazola Bros. Fair, so they go looking for him there. But Reptar turns out to be more than just a mean green monster... He's a guy named Leo who loves to eat cereal.
Director: Dan Thompson
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#8 - Sand Ho
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/1992
The Rugrats act out the pirate story Grandpa told them before he fell asleep (as usual).
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#9 - Reptar On Ice
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/8/1992
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: Howard E. Baker
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#10 - The Santa Experience
Season 2 Episode 27 - Aired 12/6/1992
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: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#11 - The Case Of The Missing Rugrat
Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 12/13/1992
Grandpa comes out of the supermarket with Tommy and puts him in the back of a car for a moment. When he returns, the car has vanished with Tommy in it. Two women took Tommy as a son and Grandpa tries to take him back.
Director: Howard E. Baker
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#12 - Chuckie Gets Skunked
Season 2 Episode 31 - Aired 12/20/1992
The adults are trying to catch a skunk. Tommy and Chuckie join the hunt and Chuckie ends up being skunked. The babies and grown-ups try everything to get rid of the smell, but the real cure is Minka's borscht.
Director: Pete Michels
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#13 - My Friend Barney
Season 2 Episode 39 - Aired 3/14/1993
Chuckie introduces his imaginary friend Barney (who looks just like Chuckie, according to Chuckie), to the other Rugrats, but becomes concerned when Barney "oversteps his authority." Meanwhile, Didi runs with Betty in the "Save the Grunion" 10km marathon, paying a little "price" at its end.
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#14 - 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
7.0/101 votes#15 - 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
7.0/101 votes#16 - 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
7.0/101 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
7.0/101 votes#18 - Chuckie Is Rich
Season 3 Episode 32 - Aired 1/9/1994
When Chaz wins a clearing house sweepstakes, Chaz and Chuckie are rich, and Chuckie lives the high life until Chaz blows all his fortune in a bad investment.
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#19 - In The Dreamtime
Season 3 Episode 35 - Aired 2/20/1994
After having vivid dreams at night, Chuckie is having trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality. His difficulty, however, almost had disasterous results when he wanders into the next yard, where a bulldog is sitting.
Director: Steve Socki
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#20 - Spike Runs Away
Season 3 Episode 38 - Aired 2/27/1994
When Spike suddenly runs away, Tommy is sad. So Stu and Didi try new pets. The poodle is too mean, the gerbils have ran away and Grandpa Lou squished the spider. Will Spike come back or will he never come home?
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#21 - The Sky Is Falling
Season 3 Episode 46 - Aired 5/8/1994
Following Angelica's story on ""The End of the World"" (which previously happened 2 years before), the Rugrats prepare for the falling sky, and its aftermath (Angelica becomes the world President and orders the Rugrats to do what she says), while Stu and Chazz brush up on their tennis.
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#22 - Cradle Attraction
Season 3 Episode 49 - Aired 5/22/1994
Chuckie has a girlfriend, Megan. They like each other in an unorthodox manner -- by teasing each other.
Director: Jeff McGrath
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/101 votes#23 - Moving Away
Season 3 Episode 50 - Aired 5/22/1994
Angelica and her parents are moving to New York, only to have their plans thwarted by Jonathan at the last minute. Tommy explains to the other Rugrats on how they met for the first time, thanks to Angelica's lies about each other.
Director: Jim Duffy
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/108 votes#24 - All Night Security Dude
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/1991
Al gets a job as a security guard at Polk High, but gets fired after the championship trophy is stolen by Al's old nemesis.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Peter Gaffney
7.0/1016 votes#25 - Homer Scissorhands
Season 22 Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2011
Homer opens his own hair salon after discovering he is a talented stylist; Milhouse professes his love for Lisa.
Director: Mark Kirkland
Writer: Peter Gaffney
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"Ill" is the best rated episode written by Peter Gaffney. It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by Sue Perrotto. It aired on 7/6/1998 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "Buried Treasure".