Rugrats: Season 3

1993 · 50 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 3 of Rugrats

Tommy Pickles, a brave and adventurous one-year-old, lives in California with his friends his own age. Chuckie, a redhead who wears glasses and is very insecure, is his best friend. The gang is completed by the twins Phil and Lil, Tommy's neighbors, and his cousin Angelica, who is spoiled and very bossy. Since they barely understand what's going on around them, they turn every daily task into an adventure. Trouble starts when they misread the adults, whom they see as mysterious, eccentric characters. Angelica also gives misleading translations of what the grown-ups say and makes every situation worse. Between ruined dinners, dreaded haircuts, camping trips and accusations over a tricycle, the gap between what the little ones believe and what really happens drives every story.

50episodes

Sep 26, 1993premiered

May 22, 1994latest episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster
Sep 26, 1993 · 11 min
Paul Gatsby, the creator of the Dummi Bears, comes to dinner at the Carmicheals' house. Susie thinks that every time Paul and her father, Randy (who's the head writer for the Dummi Bears) get together, Paul buys the Carmicheals' a new house. Because of this, she and the rest of the Rugrats decide to ruin the dinner so Paul will be mad and not make the Carmicheals' move.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Rachel Lipman · Starring: Ron Glass, Lisa Dinkins, Phil Proctor
3x02 Twins Pique
Sep 26, 1993 · 11 min
Phil and Lil decide they want to be different from each other.
Directing: Norton Virgien · Writing: Paul Germain
3x03 Chuckie's First Haircut
Oct 3, 1993 · 11 min
Chuckie is scared to get a haircut so the rugrats try to make him get over this fear.
Directing: Howard E. Baker · Writing: Peter Gaffney, Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Henry Gibson
3x04 Cool Hand Angelica
Oct 3, 1993 · 11 min
After Susie talks about her rough experiences at camp Angelica says that she could handle that entire camp in a day. Of course she's lying and trying to make herself look good but her wish comes true when her parents enroll her in the same camp as Susie and she realizes that it's not a piece of cake.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Peter Gaffney · Starring: Henry Gibson
3x05 Tricycle Thief
Oct 10, 1993 · 11 min
Susie's tricycle is missing, and everyone immediately blames Angelica. She denies it, but there is lots of evidence. Did she steal it?
Directed by: Norton Virgien · Written by: Glenn Eichler · Starring: Ron Glass
3x06 Rhinoceritis!
Oct 10, 1993 · 11 min
Angelica plays doctor, diagnosing Chuckie with a disease that will turn him into a rhinoceros.
Directed by: Jim Duffy · Written by: Doria Biddle
3x07 Grandpa Moves Out
Oct 17, 1993 · 11 min
After ruining dinner, making Tommy cry and Spike growl, Grandpa gets out of everyone's way by moving to Flushing Waters Retirement Home, which is luxury, (so it says in the commercial), which turns out to be your run-in-the-mill retirement home.
Directing: Howard E. Baker · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg
3x08 The Legend Of Satchmo
Oct 17, 1993 · 11 min
The babies, Angelica, and Grandpa have a campout outside. Grandpa tells the legend of the Satchmo, which leads to Chuckie using the restroom, and Tommy figuring out where Chuckie is. Angelica Scares them, Stu is scared to let them sleep outside because of a campout when he was 34. He calms himself down and sleeps with the kids.
Directed by: Jim Duffy · Written by: Matt Uitz
3x09 Circus Angelicus
Oct 24, 1993 · 11 min
After a trip to the circus, Angelica stages her own big top, using the rugrats as her three-ring acts.
Directing: Norton Virgien, Jeff McGrath · Writing: Larry Doyle
3x10 The Stork
Oct 24, 1993 · 11 min
Angelica asks, ""Where do babies come from?"" Her parents originally planned to give her a well-thought-out answer, but ended up answering ""the stork"". After Angelica tells the Rugrats about this, Tommy finds his new ""brother"", ""Milton"", in the nest, as an unhatched egg. Angelica, however, wants it (""Miltonia"", her new ""sister""), to herself.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Deborah Raznick, Daniel Benton
3x11 The Baby Vanishes
Oct 31, 1993 · 11 min
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.
Directed by: Howard E. Baker · Written by: Rachel Lipman
3x12 Farewell, My Friend
Oct 31, 1993 · 11 min
When a glass was broken in Chaz's greenhouse while the Rugrats go on an adventure, Chuckie does not want to go on any adventures with his friends anymore, but Chuckie's decision also affects Chuckie and Tommy's friendship.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Samuel S. Williams
3x13 When Wishes Come True
Nov 7, 1993 · 11 min
Tommy gets really mad at Angelica for ruining his ""3 Baby's and a Guitar"" statue. So Tommy wishes for the worst thing to happen for Angelica. She turned stone, but the babies don't know it's Drew's annivesry present for Charlotte.
Directed by: Norton Virgien · Written by: Joe Ansolabehere
3x14 Angelica Breaks a Leg
Nov 7, 1993 · 11 min
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 nuts, but she eventually gets caught and in the end she gets it back double as Charlotte breaks her leg.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Jim Turner, Scott Menville
3x15 The Last Babysitter
Nov 14, 1993 · 11 min
Elysa finally gets a chance to be mature and responsible by basysitting Tommy, Susie, Buster, and other babies but promblems arise when the lights blackout and Tommy and Suzie see a shadow in the hall.
Directed by: Howard E. Baker · Written by: Peter Gaffney · Starring: Ron Glass, Pamela Adlon
3x16 Sour Pickles
Nov 14, 1993 · 11 min
Grandpa Lou tells the story of how much Stu and Drew fought as babies and try to get th eold tv working so they can watch the TV show, ""Blocky and Oxwinkle"".
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Tony Michelman, Scott J. Schneid · Starring: June Foray, Mark Mothersbaugh, Pamela Adlon, Neil Ross
3x17 Reptar 2010
Nov 21, 1993 · 11 min
The Rugrats are having fun watching Reptar 2010 when suddenly the video breaks. So the Rugrats become Reptommy, Chucktar, Replil, Repphil, and Reptelica and create their own endings to the movie.
Directing: Norton Virgien · Writing: Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain · Starring: Tony Jay, Neil Ross
3x18 Stu Gets A Job
Nov 21, 1993 · 11 min
Stu, trying to break through his inventor’s block, gets a job at Consolidated Lard.
Directed by: Jim Duffy · Written by: Michael L. Kramer
3x19 Give And Take
Nov 28, 1993 · 11 min
Tommy ""accidently"" lets Chuckie borrow his Boppo toy. Chuckie then relizes it's a clown toy. Angelica finds a switch on it and Chuckie pulls it, deflating Boppo. Then Tommy comes over and sees the deflated Boppo, Then Stu inflates it again.
Directed by: Howard E. Baker · Written by: Rachel Lipman
3x20 The Gold Rush
Nov 28, 1993 · 11 min
Angelica finds a nickel in the sand box and thinks there's a fortune under the sand, so the babies dig. They start arguing about finding more nickels. Angelica maks the nickel with an X, but the wind blows it away and Angelica digs frantically to find it again. The babies don't care about nickels anymore and they just play happily again.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Doria Biddle · Starring: Dana Hill
3x21 Home Movies
Dec 5, 1993 · 11 min
Stu shows everyone boring home movies, but the kids make drawings of their own that are brought to life by the Rugrats cartoonists. A VERY cool story with actual art by the children of the makers of Rugrats.
Directed by: Norton Virgien · Written by: Joe Ansolabehere
3x22 The Mysterious Mr. Friend
Dec 5, 1993 · 11 min
Stu invents a new toy: a scary walking, talking, heat-seeking clown doll. The babies encounter it, and are horrified. Eventually, it all comes down to a final battle royale between Tommy and friends and an army of "Mr. Friends." The babies win the day...or do they?
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Michael Ferris
3x23 Cuffed
Dec 12, 1993 · 11 min
After playing with a pair of toy had-cuffs to be donated to an orphanage, Chuckie and Angelica got cuffed together with it and they've lost the key.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Steve Viksten
3x24 The Blizzard
Dec 12, 1993 · 11 min
Chuckies favorite toy bus that he got from Santa gets broken after Stu steps on it, and whats worse is a blizzard is going to hit them. After the blizzard when playing in the snow Lou says that it looks like the North Pole. And so Chuckie gets an idea and says to the rest of the Rugrats that if the North Pole is near than so is Santa, and he can fix Chuckies toy. And so they go on an adventure to find Santa braving the blizzards, and harsh coldness of the North Pole (Tommys back yard). On the way they meet Angelica (Angelanik of the North) whos only going along to get toys. Later the Rugrats find out they went the wrong way and ended up at the South Pole. While the others are dissapointed Tommy thinks it's great that they managed to find the South Pole. And so Lou fixed Chuckies bus and the Rugrats had a fun adventure in the blizzard.
Directing: Howard E. Baker · Writing: Samuel S. Williams
3x25 Destination: Moon
Dec 19, 1993 · 11 min
When Chuckie's toy rocket flies too high, the babies think that it has gone to the moon. Thinking Grandpa Lou's new trailer is a rocket ship, the pretend to fly to the moon to search for Chuckie's rocket. But they have to watch out for moon monsters!
Directed by Norton Virgien · Written by Michael Ferris
3x26 Angelica's Birthday
Dec 19, 1993 · 11 min
It's Angelica's birthday and she's excited, until Grandpa Lou tells her what it's like to be old. So, she decides to become a baby again, but soon finds it's not as great as she thinks.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Andy Houts · Starring: Pamela Adlon, Phil Proctor
3x27 Princess Angelica
Dec 26, 1993 · 11 min
After intensive testing by the Rugrats, it is proven that Angelica is the princess, and contemplates leaving her "fake" parents (Drew & Charlotte, who makes her clean her room once a month) for her "real", royal ones (actually, Sal Fusco, "Home Office King" (555-KING), who charges $100 for a house call).
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Rachel Lipman
3x28 The Odd Couple
Dec 26, 1993 · 11 min
Tommy is staying over at Chuckie's house for a long weekend while his parents go to Wisconsin for a cheese tasting tour. Tommy and Chuckie think they're going to get along great, but soon they start fighting about their different ways of doing stuff.
Directing: Howard E. Baker · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg
3x29 Naked Tommy
Jan 2, 1994 · 11 min
Trying to be just like Spike, Tommy takes off his clothes, and entices the other Rugrats to do the same, while Stu finds a way to keep Tommy's clothes on.
Directing: Norton Virgien · Writing: Larry Doyle · Starring: Tony Jay
3x30 Tommy And The Secret Club
Jan 2, 1994 · 11 min
Angelica is forming a new club, and is running a contest to see who will become a member. The benefit: the member becomes Angelica's slave.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Barbara Slade
3x31 Under Chuckie's Bed
Jan 9, 1994 · 11 min
When Chaz replaces Chuckie's crib with a bed, Chuckie starts to be afraid of the monster under the bed, and it's up to Tommy and Chuckie to face the monster.
Directing: Howard E. Baker, Steve Socki · Writing: Joe Ansolabehere · Starring: Jim Turner
3x32 Chuckie Is Rich
Jan 9, 1994 · 11 min
When Chaz wins a clearing house sweepstakes, Chaz and Chuckie are rich, and Chuckie lives the high life until Chaz blows all his fortune in a bad investment.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Peter Gaffney · Starring: Pat Sajak, Jim Turner
3x33 Mommy's Little Assets
Feb 13, 1994 · 11 min
Charlotte brings Tommy and Angelica to her office building where, while Charlotte makes a deal with the Famous Ethel cookie factory, Tommy and Angelica wreak havoc in the office by damaging plans for the Cookieland theme park and breking Jonathan's fish aquarium.
Directing: Norton Virgien · Writing: Doria Biddle · Starring: René Auberjonois, Phil Proctor
3x34 Chuckie's Wonderful Life
Feb 13, 1994 · 11 min
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 for Chuckie.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Phil Proctor
3x35 In The Dreamtime
Feb 20, 1994 · 11 min
After having vivid dreams at night, Chuckie is having trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality. His difficulty, however, almost had disasterous results when he wanders into the next yard, where a bulldog is sitting.
Directing: Howard E. Baker, Steve Socki · Writing: Peter Gaffney
3x36 The Unfair Pair
Feb 20, 1994 · 11 min
When Angelica thinks every family would have one favorite child, there is one problem when it comes to which of the twins Phil and Lil are their favorite.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Rachel Lipman · Starring: Phil Proctor
3x37 Chuckie's Red Hair
Feb 27, 1994 · 11 min
Chuckie hates being noticed by everyone because of his red hair, so he uses Grandpa Lou's hair dye and turns it black, only to realized he liked getting attention in the first place.
Directing: Jeff McGrath · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg
3x38 Spike Runs Away
Feb 27, 1994 · 11 min
When Spike suddenly runs away, Tommy is sad. So Stu and Didi try new pets. The poodle is too mean, the gerbils have ran away and Grandpa Lou squished the spider. Will Spike come back or will he never come home?
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Peter Gaffney · Starring: Jim Turner, Tony Jay
3x39 The Alien
Mar 6, 1994 · 11 min
When Chuckie gets a new playhouse, Angelica scapegoats Chuckie for being an alien, thinking the playhouse is a UFO and Chuckie is trying to trick the babies into being abducted.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Phil Proctor
3x40 Mr. Clean
Mar 6, 1994 · 11 min
After being told by Chaz about germs after Chuckie was caught playing near germs, Chuckie becomes an overprotective germ freak who couldn't even play with the Rugrats.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Rachel Lipman · Starring: Phil Proctor
3x41 Angelica's Worst Nightmare
Mar 13, 1994 · 11 min
Charlotte is having a baby, but Angelica does not like the idea of having another mouth to feed.
Directing: Jeff McGrath · Writing: Steve Viksten · Starring: Gregg Berger, Jim Turner
3x42 The Mega Diaper Babies
Mar 13, 1994 · 11 min
The Rugrats play-act their favorite super-heroes, ""The Mega Hyper-Heroes"", a Captain Planet-type program, as Angelica commandeers their action figures.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Joe Ansolabehere · Starring: Gregg Berger, Neil Ross, Jim Turner
3x43 New Kid In Town
Apr 10, 1994 · 11 min
Tired of Angelica being bad to them all the time; the Rugrats find Josh, another friend to play with. It started out okay, but it turns out, however, that he is more meaner than Angelica, going as far as risking their lives with a game called "Pillow" (he swings high and jumps ON the babies). According to Josh, what's "fair" is what he (and later, his fist) decides to be fair.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Rachel Lipman · Starring: Dana Hill
3x44 Pickles vs. Pickles
Apr 10, 1994 · 11 min
Tired of being hassled all the time by her parents, especially when it comes down to the foods she's required to eat, Angelica doesn't take the law into her own hands -- she takes them to court.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Neil Ross, Dan Castellaneta
3x45 KidTV
May 8, 1994 · 11 min
After being disgusted by a competitor's toy commercial on TV (a ""Transformer""-type flying bird that flies, goes in space, does your homework, etc.), Stu throws his invention (similar to what's on the commercial, except it doesn't do anything) at the TV, breaking the TV and the bird (the latter already broken to begin with). Afterwards, the Rugrats use a box (a ""Cheese of the Month"" box that was to be used to ship the TV back to Japan) to make their own shows, all making a rather colorful lineup.
Directing: Jeff McGrath · Writing: Michael Ferris · Starring: Neil Ross, Dana Hill
3x46 The Sky Is Falling
May 8, 1994 · 11 min
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 becomes the world President and orders the Rugrats to do what she says), while Stu and Chazz brush up on their tennis.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Peter Gaffney
3x47 I Remember Melville
May 15, 1994 · 11 min
Melville, Chuckie's pet bug, died while in the other Rugrats' care. They try to find ways to avoid passing that fact to Chuckie.
Directing: Steve Socki · Writing: Barbara Slade
3x48 No More Cookies
May 15, 1994 · 11 min
After getting sick as a result of eating too much cookies, Angelica swears off them, depending on the other Rugrats to keep her away from cookies.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Tony Jay
3x49 Cradle Attraction
May 22, 1994 · 11 min
Chuckie has a girlfriend, Megan. They like each other in an unorthodox manner -- by teasing each other.
Directing: Jeff McGrath, Steve Socki · Writing: Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg · Starring: Christa Rimmer, Pamela Adlon
3x50 Moving Away Season Finale
May 22, 1994 · 11 min
Angelica and her parents are moving to New York, only to have their plans thwarted by Jonathan at the last minute. Tommy explains to the other Rugrats on how they met for the first time, thanks to Angelica's lies about each other.
Directing: Jim Duffy · Writing: Peter Gaffney, Paul Germain, Jonathan Greenberg