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The Best Episodes Written By Rick Gitelson

Every TV Episode Written by Rick Gitelson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Rick Gitelson Ratings Summary

"Looking For Jack" is the best rated episode written by Rick Gitelson. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Jim Duffy. It aired on 11/1/1997 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Pirate Light".

  • Looking For Jack
    7.0/101 votes

    #1 - Looking For Jack

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 11/1/1997

    The minivan gets a flat tire.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Pirate Light
    7.0/101 votes

    #2 - Pirate Light

    Season 4 Episode 27 - Aired 11/22/1997

    The babies plot against a repairman.

    Director: Rick Bugental

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Chuckie Grows
    7.0/101 votes

    #3 - Chuckie Grows

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 8/16/1998

    Chuckie's clothes get shrunk in the wash.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Angelica For A Day
    7.0/101 votes

    #4 - Angelica For A Day

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 8/17/1998

    Tommy dreams Chuckie becomes more like Angelica.

    Director: Rick Bugental

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Johnathan Babysits
    7.0/101 votes

    #5 - Johnathan Babysits

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/1998

    Charlotte's assistant baby-sits.

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Visiting Aunt Miriam
    7.0/101 votes

    #6 - Visiting Aunt Miriam

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 8/22/1998

    A poker game at Aunt Miriam's house.

    Director: Anthony Bell

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Autumn Leaves
    7.0/101 votes

    #7 - Autumn Leaves

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 9/12/1998

    Falling leaves concern the babies.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • The Family Tree
    7.0/101 votes

    #8 - The Family Tree

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 9/21/1998

    Chuckie becomes jealous of Tommy after hearing about his family tree.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Angelica's Twin
    7.0/101 votes

    #9 - Angelica's Twin

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1999

    In order to get two Cynthia toys Angelica pretends that she has a twin to get double of what she wants. Everything goes well until the babies like her twin better then her so she decides to go back to being herself.

    Director: Jeff Scott

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Hand Me Downs
    7.0/101 votes

    #10 - Hand Me Downs

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/1999

    Angelica Tells Tommy that Susie's ( imaginary ) sister Yvonne disappered of giving all her toys to Susie. Tommy and Chuckie think he will dissaper, and take the toys away from Dil and Didi.

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • No Naps
    7.0/101 votes

    #11 - No Naps

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 2/6/1999

    As a challenge to see whether the Rugrats are ""grown-up"", Angelica entices the Rugrats not to sleep during naptime, then uses various tactics to get them to fall asleep. The winner gets to play with Stu's newest invention, the ""Magical Merry Music Ball"".

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Music
    7.0/101 votes

    #12 - Music

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/1999

    All Singing! All dancing! If you liked their musical talents in the live show and the movie, you'll love (or at least, like) this episode. Recorded ""live"" to an audience of one (Dil). Featuring musical hits!

    Director: Rick Bugental

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Zoo Story
    7.0/101 votes

    #13 - Zoo Story

    Season 6 Episode 29 - Aired 8/7/1999

    Stu, Chazz & Howard take the Rugrats to the zoo, where the employees wear animal costumes. After noticing this, the Rugrats learn that animals are people, too, as they see these ""animals"" do human stuff like eat ice cream, play with toys and sell souvenirs. When placed in a caged petting zoo, they think that they will turn into animals and remain there forever and ever. Later, when Tommy dropped his trusty screwdriver outside the pen, the Rugrats call on Dil and the real animals to help him out.

    Director: John Holmquist

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Tommy For Mayor
    7.0/101 votes

    #14 - Tommy For Mayor

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1999

    After seeing someone on TV running for mayor of their town, the Rugrats vote to see who's going to be ""mayor"" of their group -- Tommy or Phil. Meanwhile, Didi and Betty work on mailouts in support of the town's mayoral candidate -- Sheila Swann.

    Director: Jim Duffy

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Cavebabies
    7.0/101 votes

    #15 - Cavebabies

    Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/2000

    After Didi has hided the cookie jar from Angelica, Angelica has threatened the Rugrats with her starvation if they don't find the cookies in time. Their mission becomes a prehistoric fantasy, where the Rugrats, now ""cavebabies"", find Dil, the ""Wise Cave Baby"", so he can point them in the direction of the cookie jar, or, ""Cookiesaurus"".

    Director: Steve Ressel

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Quiet, Please
    7.0/101 votes

    #16 - Quiet, Please

    Season 8 Episode 50 - Aired 2/9/2002

    When Chazz's library book, "The History Of Nasal Inhalers", was due, he took the Rugrats to the library to return it. While there, Chazz decided to get library cards for Chuckie and Kimi, saying that they're "the window to the world". But, will the Rugrats obey the librarian's rules to keep quiet, not eat, and to put the books back? Meanwhile, Chazz's library privileges are revoked when the strict librarian noticed a microscopic tear on a book's cover, forcing him to make a deal.

    Director: Anthony Bell

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • A Tale of Two Puppies
    7.0/101 votes

    #17 - A Tale of Two Puppies

    Season 8 Episode 61 - Aired 6/1/2002

    Now that Spike and Fifi have a family of their own (in Bow Wow Wedding Vows), there's one problem -- what should the Finsters do with all those puppies? Solution -- give them away to good homes, of course. With the Finsters already having a dog of their own, they plan on giving ALL their puppies away. But one of them, Puppy, is too scared to leave, while the brave Spiffy is actually happy to have found a new home. Evidently, Puppy ended up being a permanent part of the Finster's household, while Spiffy will be living with his dad -- at Tommy & Dil's house. But watch how all this plays out, especially as Angelica wanted a dog of her own.

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Okey-Dokey Jones and the Ring of the Sunbeams
    7.0/101 votes

    #18 - Okey-Dokey Jones and the Ring of the Sunbeams

    Season 8 Episode 62 - Aired 6/1/2002

    Grandpa and the Rugrats take a trip to a store that specializes in tropical pets, as Grandpa was interested in buying a talking bird for Lulu. After Grandpa buys those little toys out of the gum machine for the Rugrats, Lil gets a toy ring, which was called "the Ring Of The Sunbeams", a ring that's so special, that Angelica wants it all for herself.

    Director: Carol Millican

    Writer: Rick Gitelson

  • Clown Around
    7.0/101 votes

    #19 - 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

  • Back to School
    7.0/101 votes

    #20 - 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