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List of the best Rugrats episodes, as voted on by other fans of the series. With so many memorable episodes of the show, it's hard to trust just one person's opinion of what the top Rugrats episodes of all time are. Fans of Rugrats are extremely passionate about the show, and there is often debate over which episodes are better than others. That's why this list exists- so you can vote for your favorites and we can find out once and for all what everyone thinks the best episode is.

Episodes include everything from "Chuckie's New Shirt" to "Visitors From Outer Space." What is the best Rugrats episode of all time? Look below and find out which episodes from every season feature a birthday party, that little dude, Angelica, or mirrorland. 
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Ice Cream Mountain is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Oct 04 1992 Stu and Drew decide to play golf on an impossible course to win. Angelica says that if they win they get ice cream, so in the end the rugrats help them win and they get ice cream after all.

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Little Dude is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Sep 08 1991 Didi takes Tommy to her workplace-the local high school, for a visual aid. But When Tommy gets free and roams around campus-he becomes friends with a rebellious biker.

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A Rugrats Passover is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
A Rugrats Passover May 29 1994 This is the original series finale of Rugrats. Special: After arguing with Minka over his spotted glasses, Boris runs away. Later, after feeling bad, he decides to get Minka's glasses, only to ...more

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Vacation is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Vacation May 29 1997 Special: In this episode, the Pickles, Finsters & DeVilles journey to the notorious gaming capitol of the world, Las Vegas (the babies call it ""Slots Vegas""). At a ...more

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Mother's Day is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Mother's Day May 09 1997 Special: The Rugrats find presents for their mother, but ended up trying to find Chuckie a mother, as he didn't have one. The answers for this mystery are in a special box, which Chazz doesn't ...more

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Chuckie's Wonderful Life is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Chuckie's Wonderful Life Jan 13 1994 When Chuckie accidently gives Angelica his father's Latvian Polka Dances CD (using it as a toy), Chuckie, who wishes he weren't born, has a chance to see what would be of the world if it weren't ...more

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Home Movies is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Home Movies Dec 05 1993 Angelica uses her mother's vanishing cream (thinking it can make people ""invisible"") on herself and Tommy and Chuckie, but she wants to be noticed later on.

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Meet The Carmichaels is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Meet The Carmichaels Jan 10 1993 New neighbors the Carmichael's come to town and the Pickles help them get settled in. There Tommy meets all the kids: Alisa, Buster, Edwin, and Susie Carmichael. Susie tells Tommy all about her ...more

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Angelica Breaks a Leg is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Angelica Breaks a Leg Nov 07 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 ...more

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Tommy's First Birthday is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Tommy's First Birthday Aug 11 1991 In this episode we meet Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, Angelica, Grandpa, and the rest of the gang for the first time at Tommy's birthday party. After Stu gives tommy a flying saucer for his ...more

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Mirrorland is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Mirrorland Sep 27 1992 Phil and Lil tell Tommy and Chuckie that there's a world behind the mirror, so Tommy and Chuckie explore it. The world is the complete opposite of their world, but when it gets to scary they ...more

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Touchdown Tommy is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
xanderfunk03 added Touchdown Tommy Mar 29 1992 Grandpa tells the kids that there was a moose once living in the backyard and he saw it. The babies, not knowing that it wasn't a moose, go exploring in the jungle of their backyard that has ...more

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The Shot is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Sep 20 1992 Tommy tells the babies that he's going to get his booster shot, but when Chuckie warns Tommy what it is he becomes scared and tries to avoid from getting it.

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Reptar on Ice/Family Feud is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Season 8 Episode 3: The rugrats find a little lizard and immediately assume that it must be the baby of Reptar, the dinosaur character they so adore. The Pickles and the DeVilles stop talking after a game of charades and the rugrats set out to reunite the two families.

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Chuckie Gets Skunked is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Chuckie Gets Skunked Dec 20 1992 The adults are trying to catch a skunk and 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 ...more

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The Big Flush is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
The Big Flush Mar 28 1993 The Big Flush The Pickles & De Villes go to an indoor swimming pool, and the babies, convinced that it's a giant toilet, try to flush it by jumping on the diving board; and Stu must face his ...more

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Beach Blanket Babies is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Nov 01 1992 All The Rugrats go to the beach and Chuckie brings the sea monkeys from his house.Chuckie and Tommy can't lift the cooler. So, they wait for the cooler to be empty and then bring it back and ...more

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Visitors From Outer Space is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Dec 13 1992 Angelica and the babies were kidnapped by an alien ship and found out about their Parents. They were aliens, including Grandpa! Tommy and The babies search a way to get out and meet a dude that ...more

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Family Feud is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Family Feud Nov 08 1992 After Tommy, Phil and Lil's parents get in a big fight Chuckie's dad tries to make them the best of friends again. If he fails Tommy and Chuckie will never see Phil and Lil again!

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Babies In Toyland is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
austin-jones added Babies In Toyland Dec 09 2002 Special:60 minutes long (or 2 30-minute parts, depending on where you watch it), this will be the Rugrats' second Christmas special, and the fourth special for the holiday season. In this ...more

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The Sky Is Falling is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
The Sky Is Falling May 08 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 ...more

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The Bank Trick is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
The Bank Trick Oct 18 1992 Didi needs to go to the bank to run her errands. So in the meanwhile Tommy and Chuckie raid the bank looking for M's. Instead they cause havok and help the police catch two notorious criminals.

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Chuckie Loses His Glasses is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Chuckie Loses His Glasses Dec 20 1992 Angelica plays a hide and seek game with the babies, but its 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 ...more

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Runaway Reptar (Pt. 1)/Runaway... is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Season 6 Episode 19: Angelica, the babies, and Susie's family all head to the drive-in to catch the latest Reptar movie, "Reptar VS. Evil Reptar."

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Stu-Makers' Elves is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Rugrats Episodes of All Time
Stu-Makers' Elves May 24 1992 Stu has received an order from Mucklehoney Industries for 15,000 ""Patty Pants"" dolls. However, he is having trouble with the machine. Tommy and Chuckie fixed it while ...more