Anyone born in the 90’s probably watched, or at least heard of “Rugrats”, the show about talking-babies (excluding the CG-reboot). Well—they also speak to each other, but never the adults, except Angelica and her peers, Susie and Edwin.
Anyway, there are many memorable moments.
Number 1
One is where Chuckie dreamt about what life would be like if he was never born and he had a guardian angel, which he called a garden angel. It was pretty sad since Tommy was stuck in the garage, his parents were slaves to Angelica, who was obese and would force Didi and Stew, the parents and aunt and uncle to her, to bring her cookies.
Number 2
Speaking of which, there is a Passover episode, since one family is Jewish, and Angelica is told that she couldn’t have cookies during that time since bread isn’t allowed during that holiday range. Angelica pointed out that cookies didn’t have bread in them, but then learned and understood why she couldn’t eat them during Passover.
Number 3
Regardless of her lesson, that’s pretty mature for a 3-year-old. Most real children that age would unlikely understand that and throw a tantrum to get what they want. In fact, Angelica is usually the kind who throws tantrums and can be very spoiled as well as get punished a lot.
Number 4
In the episode where Angelica gets in trouble for playing in her dad’s study, she sneaks out, takes her little jeep around town, and then orders the babies to get her some cookies. Sadly, the box is too high for them to reach. So, instead, they give her dog biscuits, which she enjoys until she finds out what they are.
Number 5
There was also an episode where the family goes somewhere where Reptar the dinosaur is, but the group goes to Goober, another character. What I found cruel, and would definitely result in penalties in real life, is that some staff grabbed Tommy’s Reptar toy from him, made him cry, and gave him a Goober doll instead. Not cool.
Number 6
Another aspect that would usually be too mature in a children’s show is death. Chuckie had lost his mother before the events of the series began. In “Rugrats in Paris,” while on the plane, Chuckie looks out the window and envisions memories of his mother. Now here comes some spoilers***
Number 7
While in Paris, Chuckie’s dad marries a woman named Kira, who becomes Chuckie’s stepmother, and Kimmy, Kira’s daughter, becomes his stepsister. From that point on, the intro theme updates and includes Kira and Kimmy.
Number 8
Then there’s the sequel show, “All Grown Up”, where the babies are older and in junior high. I’ve seen a little bit of it, but not enough to discuss my thoughts on the show.
Number 9
Speaking of older, there was an episode about Tommy liking to be naked and Phil and Lil undressed themselves. Now that I’m older, I realize that that’s too inappropriate for kids.
Number 10
In the episode, “The Trial,” Tommy discovers that special lamp is broken, which upsets him. He wants to find out how it happened. So, he holds a trial in his play pen.
The other babies say what they were doing before the lamp broke. So, Tommy continues until he finds out who destroyed it.
Conclusion
Anyhow, I could go on and on about more memorable moments. But I’ve seen so many episodes, as well the specials and movies, that I feel it’s too much to list here.
What “Rugrats” moment did you enjoy or remember the most? Let me know in the comments. Thanks.