The Best Episodes Written By Rachel Lipman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Princess Angelica

   S3:E2712/26/1993

   Charlotte and Drew go on a power rafting trip. Angelica has to stay with Uncle Stu and Aunt Didi. She gets mad for not giving her attiention, so she fakes breaking a leg. It drives Stu and Didi nuts, but she eventually gets caught and in the end she gets it back double as Charlotte breaks her leg.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #2 - Wheezin' Ed

   S1:E2512/23/1996

   Arnold and the gang set out on a quest to find the hidden treasure of the mysterious "Wheezin' Ed" on Elk Island.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #3 - Arnold's Valentine

   S1:E382/14/1997

   On Valentine's Day, Arnold manages to arrange two dates; one with Ruth, the sixth grader he likes, and one with his French penpal Cecile (actually, it's Helga in disguise) – only for the real Cecile to suddenly appear and Arnold to discover what Ruth is really like.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - Helga's Boyfriend

   S2:E2611/5/1997

   Helga uses Stinky as her boyfriend to try to make Arnold jealous.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - Hall Monitor

   S2:E2811/10/1997

   Phoebe becomes hall monitor and asks Helga for tips. She becomes overwhelmed by the "power" and soon everyone wants the old Phoebe back, even Helga once she realizes Phoebe's also giving her detentions.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #6 - Teachers' Strike

   S2:E3511/24/1997

   Teachers of Arnold's school go on strike because of inadequate funding; He and his friends are on cloud nine, only to find out that every lost school day will be taken from their summer vacation.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - Operation Ruthless

   S1:E1311/18/1996

   At the Annual Cheese Fair, Helga tries her best to keep Arnold well away from Ruth - a girl who Arnold has a crush on.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - Door #16

   S1:E1912/9/1996

   All of the boarders get very curious to what is inside the very personal Mr. Smith's package.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #9 - Gerald Comes Over

   S1:E2712/30/1996

   Gerald goes to Arnold's place to meet the other residents.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - False Alarm

    S1:E341/27/1997

    Eugene is accused of pulling the fire alarm. In the school court, the jury thinks Eugene is guilty except for Arnold, who believes there is a shadow of a doubt.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Passover

    S0:E24/13/1995

    While attending a Passover seder at Didi's parents' house, Boris and the children (and later, most of the adults), get locked in the attic because the door does not open from the inside. To pass the time, Boris tells the children the story of why Jews celebrate Passover, and how Moses saved his people from slavery.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Chuckie Loses His Glasses

    S2:E3012/20/1992

    Angelica plays a hide-and-seek game with the babies, but it's all a plan to steal Chuckie's glasses. Chuckie tries to look for them but he can't see - so he tries to find his "eyes" but breaks Grandpa Lou's instead. In the end Angelica literally gets sick of them and Tommy gives them to Chuckie.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster

    S3:E19/26/1993

    Paul Gatsby, the creator of the Dummi Bears, comes to dinner at the Carmicheals' house. Susie thinks that every time Paul and her father, Randy (who's the head writer for the Dummi Bears) get together, Paul buys the Carmicheals' a new house. Because of this, she and the rest of the Rugrats decide to ruin the dinner so Paul will be mad and not make the Carmicheals' move.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - The Baby Vanishes

    S3:E1110/31/1993

    Playing doctor (not THAT kind of playing doctor) with her ""Binks McGill"" doctor kit (based on the TV show), Angelica diagnoses Chuckie with the entirely ficticious ""Rhinoceritis"", in which Chuckie will turn into a rhino. The signs of ""Rhinoceritis"" includes a bump on a head (where ""a horn is growing in""), scaly skin (actually, scabs), and ornery behavior. Meanwhile, Drew helps Stu and Didi with their income tax, with some sound advice for those who don't file properly.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Give And Take

    S3:E1911/28/1993

    Tommy ""accidently"" lets Chuckie borrow his Boppo toy. Chuckie then relizes it's a clown toy. Angelica finds a switch on it and Chuckie pulls it, deflating Boppo. Then Tommy comes over and sees the deflated Boppo, Then Stu inflates it again.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Unfair Pair

    S3:E362/20/1994

    When Angelica thinks every family would have one favorite child, there is one problem when it comes to which of the twins Phil and Lil are their favorite.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Clean

    S3:E403/6/1994

    After being told by Chaz about germs after Chuckie was caught playing near germs, Chuckie becomes an overprotective germ freak who couldn't even play with the Rugrats.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - New Kid In Town

    S3:E434/10/1994

    Stu invents a new toy: a scary walking, talking, heat-seeking clown doll. The babies encounter it, and are horrified. Eventually, it all comes down to a final battle royale between Tommy and friends and an army of ""Mr. Fiends."" The babies win the day...or do they?

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Cradle Attraction

    S3:E495/22/1994

    Chuckie has a girlfriend, Megan. They like each other in an unorthodox manner -- by teasing each other.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Moving Away

    S3:E505/22/1994

    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.

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Geek Like Me

    S1:E911/22/1996

    Popular Libby manages to turn being a geek into a position of power.

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    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Dream Date

    S1:E611/1/1996

    When Sabrina is left feeling down because Harvey has agreed to go to the school dance with Libby, her aunts literally cook up a date for her, but nonetheless she still pines for him.

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