The Best Episodes Written By Rick Gitelson

The minivan gets a flat tire.

Director: Jim Duffy

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Angelica orders take out food.

Director: John Holmquist

Writer: Rick Gitelson

The babies plot against a repairman.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Chuckie's clothes get shrunk in the wash.

Director: Jim Duffy

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Tommy dreams Chuckie becomes more like Angelica.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Charlotte's assistant baby-sits.

Director: John Holmquist

Writer: Rick Gitelson

A poker game at Aunt Miriam's house.

Director: Anthony Bell

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Falling leaves concern the babies.

Director: Jim Duffy

Writer: Rick Gitelson

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

Director: Jim Duffy

Writer: Rick Gitelson

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

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

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

Stu gets worn out taking care of Tommy and Dil so the adults send him on a spa treatment to make him feel better.

Director: Jeff Scott

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Stu & Didi start a new baby book for Dil, to keep track of various firsts that will occur in Dil's early years. At first, of course, the book is blank, which led Angelica getting the babies to believe that Dil is not so smart. Trying to prove otherwise, Angelica and the Rugrats ""train"" Dil.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Rick Gitelson

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

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

Chuckie thinks that he's not normal because he can color with either his left or right hand.

Director: Jeff Scott

Writer: Rick Gitelson

Intrigued by Chazz's unusual collection of odd asthma inhalers, Chuckie starts a rock collection, with the Rugrats adding on to it. His most-prized possession in that collection is his first rock, which is moon-shaped and reminds him of his father. The Rugrats follow suit and start collecting other items. However, collecting rocks isn't as easy as you may think.

Director: Rick Bugental

Writer: Rick Gitelson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Rick Gitelson