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Rugrats Season 9

Rugrats

Season 9

September 21, 2002 31 episodes

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Happy Taffy
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E1. Happy Taffy

11m Sep 21, 2002

The new baby-sitter worries the babies with her taste in teen-angst music, and the grown-ups with her wardrobe.

Bug Off
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E2. Bug Off

11m Sep 21, 2002

Taffy takes the Rugrats to a high school basketball game, where the Hornets are playing the visiting Poodles. However, Taffy ""volunteers"" herself to replace one of the cheerleaders, after one of them, her best friend Britannica, sprained their ankle, after Taffy caused their pyramid to collapse. As she does so, she leaves the Rugrats alone in the bleachers while she fills in for Britannica.

Who's Taffy?
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E3. Who's Taffy?

11m Sep 28, 2002

When Taffy comes over to babysit the Rugrats, she is upset that the band will break up, all because they feel that she is affecting her performance in the band. When Taffy says, ""I'm not myself"", Angelica tries to cheer her up by dressing like Taffy. However, this created a new problem -- the Rugrats think that Angelica, wearing one of taffy's hair clips, has become Taffy; while Taffy, calling the bandmembers ""dumb babies"" over the phone, has become Angelica.

Hold the Pickles
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E4. Hold the Pickles

11m Sep 28, 2002

The tykes misconstrue something their babysitter says about not liking dill pickles.

Diapies & Dragons
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E5. Diapies & Dragons

11m Oct 5, 2002

Taffy takes the Rugrats to a video arcade; the Rugrats imagine themselves trying to save ""Princess"" Taffy from the dragons in a video game.

Lil's Phil of Trash
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E6. Lil's Phil of Trash

11m Oct 5, 2002

When Taffy takes the babies on a picnic in the park, Phil bonds with Dusty, a young "sanitation artist" picking up trash, who is eventually revealed to be doing community service for littering.

Kimi Takes the Cake
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E7. Kimi Takes the Cake

11m Oct 5, 2002

Kimi has a special birthday party at Happy Castle.

Baby Power
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E8. Baby Power

11m Oct 5, 2002

The Rugrats coat Dil with ""Baby Power"" (baby powder), so he could be strong enough to beat Spiffy in a game of Tug-Of-War. Shortly afterward, though, an earthquake strikes the city, leading the Rugrats to believe that Dil has too much ""Baby Power"", so they try to find a way to make him normal again. The earthquake has given Stu an opportunity to try special earthquake safety helmets on the Rugrats, the newest product from Pickles Industries, ""the first name in disaster"".

Bestest of Show
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E9. Bestest of Show

11m Nov 16, 2002

The tykes enter their pets in a contest.

Imagine That
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E10. Imagine That

11m Nov 16, 2002

Angelica pretends to be the hero of a TV adventure, while Tommy and the gang make believe she's the villain.

Mutt's in a Name
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E11. Mutt's in a Name

11m Nov 22, 2002

The Finsters' puppy is ill, and the babies think it's because she hasn't been named properly, but pet psychologist Dr. Mutterly thinks otherwise.

The Perfect Twins
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E12. The Perfect Twins

11m Nov 30, 2002

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.

Babies In Toyland
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E13. Babies In Toyland

44m Dec 9, 2002

Dil's first Christmas finds Santa Claus driven to quit the toy-giving business by Angelica, who's unhappy about her gift: a "dumb" reindeer doll. Elsewhere, the grown-ups get snowed in at a re-creation of a pioneer cabin designed by Stu.

Clown Around
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E14. Clown Around

11m Jan 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.

The Baby Rewards
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E15. The Baby Rewards

11m Jan 30, 2003

Tommy and his friends put on their own television "rewards" show.

Starstruck
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E16. Starstruck

11m Mar 8, 2003

When Hollywood celebrity Mack Granite visits the coffee shop, he got more than a decent cup of coffee -- he also finds the perfect person to play the role of a little girl in his next film. And Kimi is -- that girl. But, when Mack says that Kimi is going to be a star, the Rugrats though that she'll be up in the sky, twinkling.

The Crawl Space
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E17. The Crawl Space

11m Mar 8, 2003

Didi wanted Stu to clean up the living room for Boris & Minka's visit, which includes putting the toys away. Sarcastically, Stu says that he would put the toys, and the babies, into the crawlspace. Angelica interprets this by banishing the Rugrats to the crawl space, where they could play there, while Angelica has the living room all to herself, to the displeasure of Susie. Meanwhile, Stu invents an automatic plan

The Bravliest Baby
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E18. The Bravliest Baby

11m Jun 8, 2003

Tommy's nerves are shaken after he's involved in a playground accident.

Gimme an A
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E19. Gimme an A

11m Jun 8, 2003

The gang runs wild on a college campus.

Club Fred
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E20. Club Fred

22m Sep 6, 2003

The families go on a resort vacation, but are unable to relax when they're forced to share one room. Meanwhile, the babies look for treasure.

Back to School
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E21. Back to School

11m Sep 13, 2003

Tommy fears that his life is going in reverse when his mom decides to go back to school.

Sweet Dreams
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E22. Sweet Dreams

11m Sep 13, 2003

Chuckie's recurring dream is nowhere to be found.

Baby Sale
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E23. Baby Sale

11m Sep 20, 2003

Tommy and the gang become anxious during an outing to Krudnik's department store for bargain baby clothing.

Steve
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E24. Steve

11m Sep 20, 2003

The kids mourn the melting away of a snowman they dubbed Steve.

A Step at a Time
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E25. A Step at a Time

11m Sep 27, 2003

The babies recall their first steps with embarrassment, while their parents remember them differently.

Angelica's Assistant
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E26. Angelica's Assistant

11m Sep 27, 2003

Angelica orders a timid playmate to act as her errand boy.

Murmur on the Ornery Express
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E27. Murmur on the Ornery Express

22m Nov 11, 2003

The babies must solve the mystery of Chuckie's missing plush bear during an overnight train ride in celebration of Boris and Minka's wedding anniversary.

Pre-School Daze
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E28. Pre-School Daze

22m Apr 10, 2004

Angelica and Susie vie for the role of teacher's pet, but their efforts to impress Miss Weemer lead them to accidentally break her favorite mug.

They Came From The Backyard
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E29. They Came From The Backyard

11m Jun 10, 2004

Stu designs a video surveillance babysitting system, but the TV signals get switched.

Fountain of Youth
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E30. Fountain of Youth

11m Jun 10, 2004

Angelica convinces the babies that the parents are looking for the fountain of youth.

Hurricane Alice
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E31. Hurricane Alice

11m Aug 1, 2004

Betty's college roommate comes to visit with her daughter Alice during a hurricane named Alice.

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