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Rugrats

Season 1

13 listed hours · 1991–2004 · Nickelodeon

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How this season is filed

Filed by Vivian Cross · The Carpet Report

Babies as unreliable narrators of suburban life — a pickle jar becomes a monster, a backyard becomes a jungle. Nicktoons at peak invention: Tommy’s tuft, Angelica’s tyranny, and parents who stay just offscreen enough to feel real. Childhood as mythology, merchandised to death, still funnier than the adult shows it accidentally trained you to expect.

TV Flash files Season 1 of Rugrats (1991–2004) on Nickelodeon as the first listed season of 9 — 13 listed hours, 1991-08-11–1992-05-24 from “Tommy's First Birthday” (S01E01) to “Graham Canyon / Stu-Makers' Elves” (S01E13). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Tommy's First Birthday

    Tommy's First Birthday: backyard as jungle, parents just offscreen enough to feel real — Nicktoons at peak invention.

  2. S01E09 Candy Bar Creep Show / Monsters in the Garage

    Candy Bar Creep Show / Monsters in the Garage: childhood as mythology, Angelica's tyranny already the household weather.

  1. S01E01

    Tommy's First Birthday

    Tommy's First Birthday — Season 1, Episode 1 of Rugrats. Aired 1991-08-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S01E02

    Barbecue Story / Waiter, There's a Baby in My Soup

    Barbecue Story / Waiter, There's a Baby in My Soup — Season 1, Episode 2 of Rugrats. Aired 1991-08-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S01E03

    At the Movies / Slumber Party

    At the Movies / Slumber Party — Season 1, Episode 3 of Rugrats. Aired 1991-08-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S01E04

    Baby Commercial / Little Dude

    Phil and Lil star in a commercial; Didi takes Tommy to school.

  5. S01E05

    Little Miss Lovely / Tommy at Bat

    Little Miss Lovely / Tommy at Bat — Season 1, Episode 5 of Rugrats. Aired 1991-09-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S01E06

    Ruthless Tommy / Moose Country

    Hoods kidnap Tommy; the rugrats seek a moose in the backyard.

  7. S01E07

    Grandpa's Teeth / Momma Trauma

    Grandpa's Teeth / Momma Trauma — Season 1, Episode 7 of Rugrats. Aired 1991-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    Real or Robots / Special Delivery

    Real or Robots / Special Delivery — Season 1, Episode 8 of Rugrats. Aired 1991-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    Candy Bar Creep Show / Monsters in the Garage

    Stu and Didi build a haunted house; Tommy and his pals investigate mysterious happenings in the garage.

  10. S01E10

    Weaning Tommy / Incident in Aisle Seven

    Tommy refuses to drink from a glass; Tommy takes a wild ride through the supermarket.

  11. S01E11

    Touchdown Tommy / The Trial

    Touchdown Tommy / The Trial — Season 1, Episode 11 of Rugrats. Aired 1992-03-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    Fluffy vs. Spike / Reptar's Revenge

    Fluffy vs. Spike / Reptar's Revenge — Season 1, Episode 12 of Rugrats. Aired 1992-04-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    Graham Canyon / Stu-Makers' Elves

    Graham Canyon / Stu-Makers' Elves — Season 1, Episode 13 of Rugrats. Aired 1992-05-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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