This Rugrats Episode Was A Little DARK

[@JordanFringe94]

I hope you enjoyed the video, drop a like on it if you did! New video coming this Friday, let me know what other shows with darker episodes I should cover! This may have some weird edits, I apologize, had to re-edit a certain part around 9 times so forgive me if the editing a some points looks a bit choppy lol

[@BernieShadows]

“This joke isn’t that funny, I’m sorry for making it” lol 😂 now that’s funny 😂 great vid once again brother Fringe 🎬🔥💕

[@JordanFringe94]

Thanks so much!

[@RueRyuzaki6]

You should do the episode of Invader Zim where Zim is stealing everyones organs

[@mania4270]

About angelica celebrating at the end, it was very consistent with her character. She never had an "arc". She was evil like vicky. And it was kinda realistic becuase she's 3. Doesn't know the gravity of rhe situations but is happy her life isnt gonna change like she thought. Its not like she's celebrating a miscarriage or anything.

[@JordanFringe94]

@@mania4270 that’s what I said

[@kjkhamil1026]

I think something that always stands out to me about this episode is that Angelica’s parents never tried for another child. I’m pretty sure with her parents being so career driven they weren’t trying in this episode but they still got so excited. So they must have been so heartbroken and disappointed at the end. And I feel like Charlotte especially really threw herself more into her work after this. Rugrats really hits different watching it as an adult

[@icecreamhero2375]

There was a later episode when Angelica realized that she was the only one without a sibling. Tommy Had Dill, There Phil and Lil and Chuckie and Kimmi. She asked for a baby and her parents were awkward about it and said no. She then tried to make one of the babies her younger sibling.

[@ms.pirate]

I thought it was because the mom had problems with her organ to make kids after angelica was born (youtube deleted my reply)

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@ms.pirate I thought it was a miscarrage

[@banditxavier2893]

@@ms.pirate When I was a kid I thought the mom had a hysterectomy like my mom and wasn't able to have kids after having Angelica.

[@PrinceIro925]

More than likely her parents were too career driven that they stopped at one. Or without the show telling us they too preventive measures.

[@AbeM.]

It gets sadder when you consider that: This is Angelica's mom, a woman completely dedicated to her career. The fact she was happy and excited and sharing the news immediately after a home test means that she really wanted a baby, they were probably actively trying for one judging from both of their reactions to the news, and chances are they continued trying afterwards. But we already know that never happened, Angelica never got a sibling.

[@michaelwhitmire9015]

Wait didn't angelica have siblings in all grown up

[@AbeM.]

@@michaelwhitmire9015 none that I know of at least. Did she?

[@KingofgraceSARA]

They did not need another child. Angelica was horrible and her mother emasculated the dad.

[@supernintendo182]

Damn.

[@gigitheskeleton6202]

You remember Dru's lawsuit nightmare? How many times do you think this happens when Angelica says no to a vegetable?

[@boogerjohnson4442]

“At least it’s happening to your friend and not to you” lmao

[@amn3t351]

Honestly that’s the most realistic advice I’ve ever heard

[@cintsscha5899]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joshuaholman7760]

@@amn3t351 I think we've all said that and much more to a friend a time or two and believing them, but it was actually them the whole time.

[@kenhollis6197]

"Tommy, you're a dope."

[@commandohazelnuts]

God bless his soul XD That shit's so funny

[@comeflynextome94]

Can we just take a second to realize and appreciate that Tommy, bless his little heart, still felt bad for Angelica and tried to comfort her when he saw she wasn't her usual (mean, bossy) self even though she is constantly bullying him and his friends?

[@LadyCoyKoi]

I can sympathize with Tommy, even though I am more like Chuckie and he is my favorite. They both don't have a bad bone inside despite how the world is. I think deep down inside Tommy knows that Angelica does what she does, because she needs to validate her own self worth and important existence. Many bullies have that. They need to feel better about themselves so they pick on others, especially the weaker members of society and those who challenge their values of themselves and their core beliefs. I actually feel pity for them, especially those who have the need to pick on the disable (mild, moderate or sever; doesn't matter). 😔

[@comeflynextome94]

@@LadyCoyKoi I am like Chuckie and he's my favorite, too. The Mothers Day episode really resonates with me because my...I'll call it my parental situation was EXTREMELY similar to Chuckie's, minus Dad remarrying and a daughter/sister joining the family. I try to keep in mind this is a kids' show about a group of babies the oldest of whom is 3 years, but I do think sometimes the writers did decide to make it more in-depth and, sometimes, darker. Even when I was a kid, I always got this feeling something was "off" about Rugrats. Tommy could've totally sympathized with Angelica because he realizes her parents don't pay much attention to her and realized her bullying may very well have been out of jealousy that he and the other babies have loving parents. Maybe not always *present* parents, but they don't seem to totally ignore their children like Drew/Charlotte ignores Angelica. And because Tommy is generally a good person, even if a very, very young person. :)

[@Terestrasz]

Same thing for Angelica - there are instances where she shows she really does care for the babies. Like that one episode where she comes to their defence against a bully, or whenever the subject of Chuckie's mom comes up. I remember seeing one comic where Chuckie is standing on a crack, Angelica asks waht he's doing. Chuckie says "Step on a crack, bring your mother back". Angelica's about to say "That's not how it goes", before going "oh!" then looking up with Chuckie asking "See anything yet?"

[@simpy6060]

@@LadyCoyKoi"they both don't have a bad bone inside" Bruh tommy was gonna murder his little brother lmao

[@Malkmusianful]

Angelica's older than they are. To Tommy, she might as well be the boss - even though he knows she can get very overbearing and unappreciative. However, when Angelica tells Tommy her hypothetical, I think on some subconscious level (but in a naive enough way to where we can reasonable believe it's from Tommy, who would later have to deal with another sibling in the house) Tommy realizes that Angelica's whole facade of "princess around the adults, brat around the kids" is starting to break, that maybe Angelica actually has humanity instead of just being the old baby.

[@MegaZzZeux]

I mean "I'm not Tommy" is scary... but this hits on another level. Thanks for bringing up repressed memories.

[@JordanFringe94]

Happy to help give you nightmares 😄 lol

[@kirinbobarcana]

I found it funny

[@Thriceborne3x]

@@JordanFringe94 Easily the scariest episode ever

[@thefutureA]

That “I’m not Tommy” moment was soooo fucked up.

[@pikachuscoobydoo9507]

Not gonna lie I honestly found the I’m not Tommy moment to be funny instead of scary

[@Jessfi1291]

I think this one and the episode where Chuckie wished he was never born really stuck with me. That scene where Tommy is eating out of the garbage because Angelica has manipulated and monopolized the adults really was unsettling to me. And how Chuckies dad talks to a puppet all day because he’s lonely.

[@joshuaholman7760]

You ever wonder if millennials got messed up and full of problems due to the things we saw in cartoons and from other sources?? We all remember these episodes or bits of episodes even though some of us haven't seen them in nearly 20 years in some cases. Were we subconsciously traumatized from what we saw on TV and watching our parents?? Cause our generation seems to have had some very dark things constantly in our lives looking back.

[@Chasityolaf]

@@joshuaholman7760 every generation has endorsed scary things as children

[@AMVpurgatory]

@@joshuaholman7760 20th Century cartoons got nothin' on Grimm's fairy tales.

[@moonbinisaghostiemermaidpr4950]

@@AMVpurgatory yep and courage the cowardly dog

[@AMVpurgatory]

@@moonbinisaghostiemermaidpr4950 Courage is still tame compared to the crap kids were traumatized with in the old days.

[@SolarFarle]

I remember being more grossed out by the giant nightmare baby than the being scared of it.

[@ricksanchezsflask8794]

Nightmare baby heard what you said. *NOW YOU'RE NUM NUMS!!!*

[@maryumgardner5958]

@@ricksanchezsflask8794 they way he ate the cheese...ewww. I didnt much cheese after till much later

[@Serenitie3]

SAME lol

[@michellesmith9442]

Yeah it was more of a cringe uncomfortable feeling for me than fear

[@LaloEhrmantraut]

that's not a baby that's Elon Musk

[@MaherandIbrahimsAvengers]

Funny enough in the beginning of the second Rugrats movie it was said that Angelica saw a part of the Godfather and she was even playing Godfather with the babies but they call it the Bobfather

[@JordanFringe94]

Yup! Lol

[@trashpanda3138]

Rugrats in Paris! My favorite movie It hits right in the feelers

[@Astronomicat117]

@Chiinx_ Xo SOMEONE ELSE PLAYED THE GAME O.O I used to love the game until it got all scratched and I couldn’t use it anymore

[@cheneethompson5756]

Awwwww!

[@eastsidereviews727]

Tommy's response was hilarious! Like bless his heart if he had a little more wisdom he'd know she was talking about herself, but since he's a damn baby, that's all he could offer her! This episode is so effective in how you can make a dark episode of a show, but not have it be all cringey and edgy. Effective writing, storytelling, and animation, a hallmark of the best Nicktoons.

[@sagesixparties7217]

That's disturbing

[@Wormwoodification]

I agree. The writing was excellent, subtle toned messages that hit emotionally, delivered in an interesting and palatable package.

[@VoyageOne1]

I always saw Angelica's dream as an exaggerated portrayal of the anxiety in little kids when such a massive change occurs

[@twistedyogert]

And how when you run from the problem it usually gets worse.

[@themetalgamer9864]

Chucky literally has a nightmare about getting executed. Instead of the electric chair, he gets flushed down the toilet.

[@austinhinton3944]

“Not the chair, NOT THE CHAIR!” “We all gotta go someday, ahahahahaha!”

[@AMVpurgatory]

@@austinhinton3944 One of the funniest moments in the entire series XD

[@melbapeach162]

What I don’t get is how I as a child (and many others I bet) knew EXACTLY what that scene was alluding too. Where did we learn about electric chairs/ execution at that age?

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@melbapeach162 The Godfather

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

@@melbapeach162 A Goofy Movie. Remember how the principal scared Goofy by warning him his son might end up in the electric chair?

[@_REVERIE]

I didn't handle my brother's birth very well when I was 3... I totally vibed with this episode. Now we're both adults, he's an amazing person, and I'm so proud of what he's done.

[@loddydobbs3023]

I think the last few seconds show growth in Angelica that’s still realistic. Like a kid, she is truly relieved to be the only child, but has now realized that her selfishness doesn’t need to be shared. Instead of telling her parents in a spoiled manner that she’s happy about this like Angelica at the beginning of the episode would have, she knows they’re sad about this so she lets them grieve on their own, gives what comfort she can, and doesn’t make it about herself.

[@ismayb754]

Completely correct. The fact that the channel didn't heart this comment tells me everything I need to know about them.

[@TheKabuto90]

@@ismayb754 Okay now that's just rude and unnecessary.

[@CarolChillsCasually]

Almost 30 and think about, almost monthly, how terrifying that big baby was.

[@rwberger6]

If it freaks you out then don't play the new resident evil.

[@grimm_destroyer5566]

Mmmm nom noms lol and resident evil is fun

[@MrDarksword123]

@@rwberger6 I was literally about to say that, you beat me to it. That was on a whole different level of scary.

[@Beaglegirl19]

Dude, when I was a kid, this episode really hit home for me especially when my mother was pregnant with my brother. And now, as an adult, I witnessed that with my 3 year old niece during my sister's pregnancy with my nephew. My sister, who works in early childhood education explained to me that she would grow out of it being that all kids her age and those that are becoming older siblings experience some sort of separation anxiety. My niece is still going through it even though my nephew is was born 3 months ago. Me, my sister, and my brother-in-law always remind her that we love her and will always be there for her. On the bright side, my niece is a fantastic big sister. She's always helpful with around her parents and she is extremely protective of her baby brother.

[@JordanFringe94]

That’s amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@ZeldaEd123]

My parents would tell me how before they had my younger sister, I would basically try to stop them from conceiving her (funniest thing is I had to be like 8 months old or possibly a few months younger at that time if what they said was anything to go by.) They said when they broke the news that I was going to be a big brother, I didn't have an over the top reaction either about how I excited I was about becoming one or how upset that I wasn't their only kid anymore. I apparently had a very reserved reaction. Something along the lines of "I'll accept this will happen, but it doesn't mean I have to like it." When she was born, my Mom told me that I went up to one of the doctors and asked them to let me and my family take my sister home so that my Mom could rest at the hospital.

[@madelinetracy3847]

My brother and his wife have a second baby on the way. Now I’ve got an idea about how to be supportive when my nephew goes through this. Thanks for the inspiring story!

[@partialartist]

Remember, at one point Angelica HAD to have seen The Godfather as it’s heavily parodied in the beginning of the 2nd rugrats movie in Paris

[@Oliviagarry69420]

They even acknowledged it!!!!!

[@ABtheButterfly]

I think it was a false home pregnancy test and Charlotte wasn't really pregnant but just thought she was

[@icecreamhero2375]

I thought it was a misscarage.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

Was it a test from the Internet?

[@SeraidenAF]

False pwositives on actual tests're negligible, it measures pregnancy hormone. You can get a "false" positive by a nonviable pregnancy and testing too early so you find out in the small window before a miscarriage. Otherwise it's like "Oh gods this period is such a bad one" kinda thing, usually.

[@pickles3128]

Yeah false positives aren't a real thing, but also I've never heard of a test that turns a test tube vial of your urine blue, so I'm putting that up to cartoon logic. As a kid I always thought it was a false positive.

[@alonealien1474]

I always thought it was a false positive, but I don't know if it's really a logical thing or not. 🤷‍♂️

[@MovieMadness23]

Dude this whole show was dark, I think it’s understandable why it went through a major tonal shift after they introduced Kimi

[@joshuaholman7760]

I wonder if stuff like this contributed to the millennial generation having the issues we have now. We saw things we shouldn't have basically right out of the gate. And it continued well into our teen years, brought to us by the early days of the internet.

[@LAGator-qu7tc]

@@joshuaholman7760 depends...... when we look at old cartoons the exposure they gave to us in youth were necessary because some people wouldnt be exposed to the wickness the world brings. Before days were more physical than emotional but now it seems things changed. Ppl are more emotional but the only way to survive is to be mentally correct. Some kids figured things out quicker than others.

[@Clos93]

@@joshuaholman7760 dude it's a children's cartoon... 😂😂😂 You're reading too deep dude.

[@soufbayshawty]

@@joshuaholman7760 The generation before ours is the one who made the show in the first place. If anyone had issues, they were already there and are probably a symptom of the unnatural way we live on this earth. I think we’re messed up because this planet is a depressing place to live and you just work and then die.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@joshuaholman7760 We saw things that numerous kids go through all over the world.

[@TheButlcl001]

I never appreciated how big that baby got. Or how manly his voice was. Scared the crap out of me when I was younger

[@OhHeyItsRae.]

This episode, the one where Chucky is afraid of the training potty, and the one where Tommy accidentally gets kidnapped by a couple of weird old ladies. Those three have stuck in the back of my memory since I was a little kid lmao

[@Elixir6336]

Dude I remember this one! They dress him in old vintage clothes and name him after the late husband or relative of one of them,and take him to their isolated mansion. Eventually grandpa rescues Tommy, and the ladies start flirting with him. This episode messed me up as a kid, I was scared of being accidentally taken by some old ladies

[@OhHeyItsRae.]

@@Elixir6336 omg saaameee. I think that one is the one that haunted me the most. Those senile old ladies and that damn parrot! That whole episode feels like a fever dream

[@SlimPlum691]

Bostwick!

[@XWierdThingsHappenX]

Or how about the other one where Tommy is kidnapped by two creepy thieves

[@the-nina-beans88]

@@XWierdThingsHappenX the one where Tommy was mistaken for a relative of Donald trump... I mean Tonald Drump.

[@ryanpetersen3789]

Great analysis! This episode really bothered me as a kid. The nightmare sequence was obviously the most unsettling, but as an adult looking at it through a different lens, the ending hits harder.

[@LamourVanity09]

I remember watching this as an only child and was terrified of the thought of “if my mom had another kid” because of it. I always was glad my parents weren’t like Angelica’s, they talked to me about everything and didn’t brush off my worries.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

I was a weird kid who cared for my sister. I don't recall ever fighting with her. Disagreements, yes, plenty of those, but we reach to an agreement afterwards, because we're sisters. I guarded my little sis like a yard dog at times. Most of my frustrations and angers are towards myself and the world. The full time job I wanted was more for protecting my sister. Her leukemia did a number on her memory, so she forgets easily. She has a hard time paying her rent (so that money is used to pay the other half of the bills) and she is with me, the horrors that could occur if she forgets to pay her rent with a stranger. 😱With a full time job, I would be able to do more and no one would have to worry. 😎👍

[@m.g.trazor417]

I like how the baby in the nightmare is just constantly shifting in size like Apcoloypse in the 90s X-Men cartoon. They've got the same weird blue lips too.

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

They got them... Apoca-LIPS I'll leave...

[@LadyCoyKoi]

@@Sungura_Kaiser I actually laughed at that. 🤣 I'll leave with you.

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@Sungura_Kaiser 🥁 **rimshot**

[@twistedyogert]

What if that was Apocalypse as a baby?

[@KyaKramer]

I think the fact that Charlotte often looks like she was animated by Picasso has weirded me out more than anything watching this show as an adult.

[@TheMonkeyMassacre]

Angelica walks to her room, exclaims “yes!” And then it immediately cuts to “Mega Diaper Babies” 💀💀💀💀💀

[@TheOneGuitarGuy]

I know this sounds twisted to say, but I think at Angelica's age, I can slightly understand why she would react the way she did. Having the spotlight from your parents taken away from you is a very real thing. You fear the neglect. You fear that you're going to be treated as less than nothing, which was exemplified throughout the entire episode. She was happy that she wouldn't have to deal with those things because she didn't want to ultimately lose what she constantly craves, the affirmations of her parents. She doesn't want to have to deal with the possibility of being neglected. I, as an older brother was basically emotionally neglected and treated a lot worse than my younger brother. Simply because my parents "didn't know how to parent" and also "because I was autistic". The poor treatment didn't stop even after I became a high schooler when I was basically able to think for myself. They would still either neglect me emotionally, dismissing all my problems as "something everyone your age goes through" and "I shouldn't worry about it", and to "stop being so dramatic". But when my brother reached that age, suddenly they started caring. They made me record his high school graduation while mine went completely undocumented in every way. No videos, no graduation pictures, no nothing. Just "Okay, time to go back home." and that was the last time I saw a majority of my friends in high school. I never even got into the school's yearbook because of a horrible mix-up. But that's another story. So yeah, fear of neglect is real. I understand some people might think that there was no reason Angelica should have acted that way, especially since losing a baby due to complications or a failed home test, but when you genuinely fear losing the unconditional love that your parents are supposed to give you, it makes you feel good, for lack of a better way to phrase it. That and she's also 3, and she doesn't have the emotional complexity to understand botched pregnancy tests, miscarriages or even death, for that matter. All she knows is that she lives another day with the unconditional love and the life that her parents give her.

[@Anatyne]

This has reawakened deep trauma that I forgot I had - this episode gave me nightmares for years!

[@JordanFringe94]

Well I hope you’re prepared for them to return 😅

[@Biancabutnotkanyeswife]

Literally this!

[@yofavpothead]

I feel like Angelica was being strong for her parents at the end. And that’s some good character development💯. Because she may not have came around to wanting a new baby to be born, but she cared so much about about her parent’s feelings that she wasn’t going to show her joy after hearing that news in front of them.

[@AtarahDerek]

Considering her mom created her own home pregnancy test, it's pretty safe to say she got a false positive. That seems like something they went out of their way to show. So no miscarriage; just bad science.

[@Silentgrace11]

I always interpreted the home brew pregnancy test to be more so Nickelodeon not wanting to show an actual pregnancy test on the show. They were always weird about little things like that

[@arbiterskiss6692]

Home pregnancy tests thirty years ago were very different from today's, and less reliable.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

@@arbiterskiss6692 at least it doesn't involve killing rabbits

[@iamsocoolz]

​@@Silentgrace11 i always sort of interpreted that since the show is told from the perspective of small children, some of the visuals don't add up at times because the kids never actually SAW it, they just heard enough to conjure a picture of whats going on behind the actually closed doors of mom and dads room, as children with active imaginations are prone to do

[@robesdebah4811]

Great video. Missed point for me: that baby is totally face-swapped Tommy. Angelica is not imagining a new danger. She's already had to relinquish her baby status. Her antagonistic attitude to Tommy and his peers is based on this. Her code-switching (which you clocked wonderfully) is based on this. She's totally imagining another Tommy, closer to home. It's a beautiful, childish, dream-logic expression of an anxiety that she may not understand herself. But that's some goodass character writing and animation synergy. What a great show!

[@DeathnoteBB]

Good point! As a kid I always saw it as a giant Tommy, but grosser and meaner. Honestly it could also be a stress-induced guilt dream about how awful she treats Tommy. And she’s imagining the new baby as a new her, who is bigger, and meaner, and a bully…

[@yourenotspecial3735]

Y’all just grew my mind

[@EeveelutionStorm]

@@DeathnoteBB Maybe even realizing in that moment how awful she treated him... Sure she regressed but she's 3 years old. Three year olds need to kinda be taught over and over not to be an ass. lol

[@SolsticePeltier]

These kinds of situations are so weird to me because my mom was pregnant with my brother when I was 1, so the concept of being treated different obviously didn’t occur to me, so I don’t know what being an only child is like despite being the oldest

[@spencerpetunia8268]

My older brother's like you in that our mom was pregnant with me when he was only 9 months old, so he literally doesn't remember a time when he was the only child either.

[@Naharu.]

me 2. I was 2 years old

[@TheKabuto90]

I would have been 3 when my sister was born. I don't have any memories of being an only child either.

[@LilPoopsie]

@@TheKabuto90 I was 3 when my sister was born too, but I remember things changing to pretty much me being ignored lol

[@jeffn1215]

Everytime I touch a piece of cheese I get Vietnam flashbacks to this crazy episode.

[@thepoolb0y]

Underrated comment 😂👌🏻

[@joer8954]

The cheese touch.

[@nathanbasset]

Not diary of a wimpy kid?

[@101Volts]

@@nathanbasset "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" didn't show up until 2004 as an online comic, and not in print until 2007. Anyone mentioning cheese here might have not even seen and/or read "Diary of a Wimpy Kid."

[@lordhelmit1499]

Bruh. SAME. i chew it like him and everything 😅

[@WelshGiraffa]

God I thought I repressed this episode back into the dark recesses of my mind years ago I still have a vague memory of when I was 3 of looking at my baby sister in her Moses basket thinking she would be like the baby in angelicas dream

[@JawncoreIL]

Loved your take here man; especially at the end. Brought me to tears; that feeling of break down to your parents is so real. They captured it perfectly from the moment Angelica woke up from her nightmare.

[@JordanFringe94]

Thanks so much! And yeah I agree as well!

[@Adrianaofficial]

@4.05 : I don't actually think angelica parents paid much attention to what she was up to, as Charlotte was constantly too busy with work and on the phone to Johnathan. I think they just bought her love with giving her everything she wanted so that she wouldn't be bothering them.

[@skorpiosavage9818]

Johnathan was her side niqqa

[@justin271995]

Man was that new baby scary for kids watching this episode!

[@ms.pirate]

Heck yeah (coming from who watched it as a kid)

[@the-nina-beans88]

I didn’t nightmare baby was disturbing ( and yes I did watch rugrats as a kid) Heck Zombie Phil from Hey Arnold didn’t phase me ether

[@joshuaholman7760]

I have slowly realized that us millennials grew up watching some rather fucked up cartoons or media since we were old enough to remember.

[@Ho_Ho_Ho-j4c]

@@the-nina-beans88 WHAT!

[@the-nina-beans88]

@@Ho_Ho_Ho-j4c Zombie phill? Or that Angelica’s nightmare baby brother not terrifying me?

[@WelziFC7]

I never realized how deep this show got. I was young watching these and didn’t understand what happened but hell that explains so much about our sense of humor now

[@mihawk508]

I still think about this episode every now and then and I’m still traumatized

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

Same! Lmao I’m 28 now

[@angel_in-black]

I’m lucky to have had an older sister who was legitimately excited about being a big sister and never once resented me for coming into the picture. Sure we clashed growing up, but every sibling does, and now with us both in our 30s, we’d do anything for each other. Love ya sis!

[@BrennySpain]

I love it when Angelica is talking to that man on the phone and makes up the fact that she’s 7 and not 3. Kind of passes for one in some ways wouldn’t you say? Lol

[@robertcliff3197]

Its probably an inside joke; She was 3 in the show (technically had a 4th birthday episode but still) and they never aged. She could have been 7/around 7 by the time this episode aired if they aged. Could be a little off but I think it works.

[@BrennySpain]

@@robertcliff3197 yeah that’s right!

[@101Volts]

Yeah, but the show has all the babies and Angelica acting like they're a bit older than their actual in-show ages. Analyze it if you want, talk about it if you'd like, but it is a cartoon that doesn't need to apply every rule of life to it.

[@robertcliff3197]

Of course they're acting like they're a bit older.... Tommy, Phil & Lil are "1" and can perfectly converse (with each other) & Angelica & Susie are "3" but are like 90% well conversed with adults. We just accept that as what the show is despite being impossible; we're just simply saying there are always inside jokes in shows like this.

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@robertcliff3197 I think they sound older to us because it’s from the kid’s perspectives. 3 is old enough to talk, hence the 3 year olds can communicate with the adults but not the babies. But 3 year olds are still toddlers, and don’t always make the most sense. But to a small kid, you make total sense to yourself.

[@LittleMissDeath]

My parents hated each other too much to give me a sibling, so I was spared all that little sibling anxiety. Thank God.

[@liddolmenace]

Damn...

[@wool578]

@@liddolmenace ...nmaD

[@Cure_Hana]

I was a pretty passive and introverted kid growing up, so I never really felt abandoned when my sister was born.

[@MONET8iAM]

I randomly think of the baby and when he says “num num”. He def creeped me out!

[@FoxoDile]

Angelica watched the Godfather when they went to Paris lmao always thought that was hilarious

[@JordanFringe94]

Yup! Haha

[@cortnievans4101]

never realized how dark this episode was. But I didn't forget Angelica whipping that Beamer! As traumatizing as this episode was, me and my sister (who's 3 years older than me) both emulated that yes from the end of the episode for years lol.

[@halfdemonprince]

This episode is amazing because it did the impossible. It made me sympathize with Angelica.

[@ms.pirate]

Times i symathize with angelica was this and when she lost her doll multiple times. But thats it really

[@bkkersey93]

I never sympathized with her, not even on this episode. The was she was and especially with the babies made me feel this was a little comeuppance.

[@say.yes.]

When she was being accused of stealing the bike that made her seem human too lol ... and yet, still dont feel bad for her.

[@ZombieXCorn]

I wanted to eat that cheese as a child so bad

[@anthonyfisher9413]

I get that

[@honeyrose7663]

I wanted the reptar bars badly 🦕 🍫 😅

[@iposttoxicshorts]

I wanted the peanut butter the monkeys fought for in the movie 😂

[@KSSBG]

@@honeyrose7663 omg that holloween ep , always wanted a reptar bar

[@neesiexneedsxblunts]

They sell reptar bars at FYE!!!

[@RestingBeachFace721]

The last few seconds capture the feelings perfectly. Angelica buried the fear and anger of having a new baby around and was forced to move on by forcing her emotions aside and acting like everything was okay. She put up a front because she knew it had to be accepted. She never wanted a sibling but as reality set in she forced herself to accept the fate and acted like she was okay with it even though deep down she was still pissed off and hurt. Finding out she wasn't having a sibling after all unsuppressed all those feelings and lifted the weight off her conscience. Much like a burden that's been lifted.

[@LadyCoyKoi]

Rugrats is highly underrated as a toon with a lot of psychological and sociological topics that needs to be discussed, especially those who have kids now. I felt the parents throughout that episode were being selfish to not understand that Angelica has always been their only child up to that point, given everything and all attention then suddeningly this new baby thing happens and they never validate or brought up any concerns that their current daughter has or will have over this change. She is basically treated as another object in the house, like some status symbol pet of sorts. Yes, there are people out there that use children for validating their own self importance and existence overshadowing the emotional and psychological needs of the children (those of us who work in the education system have enough of these stories that would crash the whole KZbin system if we had videos of said stories). Angelicas' parents seem to be that. Pretty depressing. I was a teen when I started to watch Rugrats and I always felt sorry for Angelica. Her parents never really gave her real valid support in the emotional and psychological development department that was healthy. She is basically treated like a prized pure-breed dog. 😔

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

Seeing how Tommy was with Dill and this episode reminds me a lot of digimon adventure with Tai and matt when Tai and Matt were fighting you had Matt breaking down and pointing out about looking for his brother leaving Tai to back off which Perfectly forshadowed his sister and how we saw Tai in the same spot as Matt making theme perfect counterparts

[@SpellboundWolf]

This episode deeply upset me when I was young. It was so bad that I would change the channel or just turn off the TV and take a break when it would come on. All of it is so distressing just think back on it & I love Rugrats. I'm currently 34 1/2 & Rugrats is still 1 of my most-favorite cartoon shows I've ever seen. The first time I watched this review, I shut my eyes before the car eating part came up, but I had to force myself to watch. I said to myself "No, you have to face your fear." I still hate it, really really hate it. The "I'm not Stu" nightmare episode also is fucked. I get chills just remembering them. I appreciate you covering this. I feel a bit of relief to hear somebody else discuss it.

[@aceofhearts832]

Dark recesses? I think about this one and the episode “Chuckies wonderful life” on a weekly basis

[@joannawagoner8901]

my mom and i still joke about how they just threw her in the laundry room and said "here's a piece of cheese."

[@Deniseeee84]

This was a very dark episode and I didn’t understand when I was younger! Great breakdown new subscriber here !

[@andrewfrench9554]

Well this episode was much sadder and darker than I remember as a kid 😂. Side note: Jesus Christ Tommy 😂😂.

[@Garrulous64]

The episode that always scared me was the one where Chuckie starts sleeping in a real bed and he has the nightmare about the monster grabbing him.

[@seanshadow]

Bro I totally forgot about this episode, like a repressed memory you just brought it all back! That baby is super creepy

[@JordanFringe94]

Haha my pleasure to bring back the memories! 😂

[@mj23519]

Season 3 is my favorite season and my favorite episode is destination moon

[@anti_honey]

I completely forgot this episode existed, and now I remember how much the dream sequence freaked me out as a little kid.

[@agatac5594]

thanks to Kendrick Lamar now there's orange juice in my respiratory tract

[@PopADoseYo]

I was laughing the whole time during the nightmare part. The alarm noise getting louder in the background you added in just made it funnier, the zoom ins as well. I loved these episodes as a kid, terrible now.

[@Drowzee64]

The nightmare sequence and especially the part where Angelica gets shoved in a closet with a piece of cheese were etched into the canals of my mind, waiting to be unearthed. It wasn't an especially scary sequence, but it stood out in my young mind (in a good way!). Thanks for reminding me where that scene came from.

[@xandosworld]

“It’s me Angelica !” “Who?!”😂😂

[@MojoSojoJojo]

NOOOOO! this episode scared me SO MUCH as a kid I'd hide behind the tv weekend it was on! I really had pushed the memory of this episode and how much it traumatized me way down 🤦🏿‍♀️🤣🤣

[@cervineblue3767]

Dude you are quickly becoming one of my favorite KZbinrs, I just wanna thank you for the great content for my cartoon interests, really in depth coverage I crave and a great voice and personality to go with it. I giggle all the time at even the small edits. Just wanna share and thank you Mr Fringe 😅❤ Just finished binging the Ben 10 videos on my work breaks and just yes!

[@SaiyanGamer95]

About the scene from the Rugrats Movie, Tommy NEVER tried to kill Dill. He wanted the monkeys to take Dill away. Also, I myself never feared the idea of being neglected when my little sister was born. My parents told me about the possibility of having a sibling and made it clear they wouldn't neglect me or that they loved the (then-hypothetical) child more. And when my sister was born, we were close from Day 1. From an early age to even now, she's like my best friend.

[@Neku628]

I wish I could say the same thing about me and my half sister. We rarely got along and fought more than our mom and her dad (my stepdad) did. And I just felt replaced when she came along because now my stepdad had his own biological kid.

[@Anthony_Smith365]

Then there was that episode where Angelica streight up told chuckie the world would be better of if he *wasn't born.* I know angelica has said some mean things but I found that episode to be very dark as well.

[@rainbowchu9390]

Lmaoooo I’m obsessed with this episode oh my god. Such a fever dream bug out. I remember the music so clearly of when he’s chasing her lmao

[@JordanFringe94]

Classic episode! Haha

[@Zeikier]

The freakiest part of that dream is when Baby shifts from the deep evil voice to the high-pitched "OOO! NUM NUM!" when he steals the cheese, and then leaning into that aggressive persecution dreams always have right after when he threatens Angelica. The voice actor kills it for that sequence. OG Rugrats was so good at horror, and props to the animators and sound designers and voice actors for doing their part to be weird.

[@evilcrash8683]

Imagine him In All Grown Up as a major bully!

[@Elixir6336]

That's why I loved the first Rugrats episodes, they were darker and different. Eventually they got "softer", and there's when I stopped watching

[@animezilla4486]

To me the scariest Rugrats episode was the time when Chucky thought there was a monster underneath his bed the design on the monster terrify me when I was a kid not to mention that scene where the monster ate a kid

[@the-nina-beans88]

Didn’t scare me but when you can hear crunching under a kids bed. Yeah just what we’re these creators thinking

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

The only Rugrats episode that scared me as a child was the monster under the bed episode the monster turned out to be a sweater but the monster was terrifying looking.

[@austinhinton3944]

Remember that one scene from Chuckie having a nightmare? “I’m not Tommy!” Then Chaz has a similar scene with Stu, only its NOT part of the nightmare.

[@toigodgohdgjdfjkkj9878]

Yeah it had krumms voice from aah real monsters

[@LedosKell]

I love the idea of Angelica watching The Godfather as a 3 year old. The thing is, with Marlon Brando's offscreen antics, I could see absolutely see Angelica adoring Brando. I think when she's older, among all her teen pop idols, Brando could be there because he was the same narcissistic diva that Angelica was. She could relate to that and possibly think he's a kindred spirit.

[@brionmyers9640]

She canonically does watch the Godfather movies. That was the whole opening bit of Rugrats in Paris.

[@N3ur0m4nc3r]

I'd say ur intro is spot on...as soon as I saw this thumbnail i could hear that kids voice in my head. Have not thought about it since it aired.

[@wolfgodkamui]

OMFG, this episode *shudders* was SO dark. This ep def stuck with me; that big baby ew. "Now your N U M N U M S!"

[@NatYourAverageNerd]

I forgot how terrifying the baby in Angelica's dream looked, but I remembered Charlotte giving her the piece of cheese on a plate in the laundry closet. I'm pretty glad that I don't remember much about when my little sister was born since I was about 2.5 years old, but my dad has a home video of my mom being home from the hospital for the first time and him asking me, "What do you think of your new baby sister?" My reaction can be summed up as the little blonde girl's awkward face meme video, and unfortunately, nothing has changed over the past 20+ years. We have never been close and are not close now. We're two different people, so my natural feeling is wishing I could have had a brother or remained a single child instead, but I digress.

[@jnoirj3124]

The episode where I thought Angelica was subconsciously admitting that she knows her Mother was cheating because that baby looked nothing like the father.

[@Angchi-ox8rr]

Wow! The way you explained the nightmare was very awesome! Very good detail and voice.

[@pucksandpaperbacks]

Love how the Rugrats handled hard subjects like this through a kids POV.

[@peachesl8706]

Just finished this video, I love that you dug into this episode, I totally remember it too. You said it best “it just hits different” seeing it now. Crazy! Thank you!

[@luciandragos8556]

Her reaction at the very end was completely realistic for her age.. Growing a bit or not, her world wasn't going to change so she was happy. Remember despite being written like she is 5 or 6 she is really 3 in show, So this level of self centered mood whiplash is very on point

[@JordanFringe94]

That’s what I said

[@luciandragos8556]

@@JordanFringe94 Sorry I got the impression when you called it invaliding the episode you meant it was a mistake

[@JordanFringe94]

@@luciandragos8556 it’s all good, I was saying that it felt the message it almost was trying to tell was invalidating, but explained her reaction to make sense based on her character and age

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

Apparently, "Big Boy" Pickles is making a comeback in the Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland game, coming this Fall. He's going to appear as the boss of the "Sand in my Diapie" level.

[@Pupppeteer]

Ok we need to get ready for the explosion of this channel this year. Great work on coming back and hitting the ground running.

[@JordanFringe94]

Thanks for all the love and support my friend!

[@Pupppeteer]

@@JordanFringe94 of course man just keep doing you and what you love I'm there

[@romerochan3922]

My two favorite Rugrats episodes: 1. When Chuckie has a monster under his bed 2. When Chuckie dreams about Tommy turning into a clown

[@guidoylosfreaks]

I don't remember this being particularly scary in the LA Spanish dubbing. They usually do that.

[@darkshadow8731]

this episode literally has haunted me for so freaking long. I think about it like once every few months and still have a nightmare about it here and there. I saw it like 15 years ago... I am glad that other people remember this and also felt like it was creepy. Because man I felt very alone in this lol

[@OblivionRed55]

Nah same here too. You're not alone!

[@TheDFed88]

When they broke the news that they are not going to have a baby I always thought Charlotte got a false positive from the home pregnancy test.

[@whatskrakenhomies]

That obscure, insanely old Jeremy Jahns review thrown in there made me think my youtube was glitching out or something.. its wild to see how much Jeremy has changed now that I see clips like that

[@christianali5431]

Show me the scariest part of this episode, Angelica celebrating. Contrary to everyone else in the comment section, I lost a sister 14 hours after she was born. It might not be a miscarriage, but it’s very similar, and I hate myself for ever even considering that my parents shouldn’t have had another baby. I have a sister one year younger than me, and I would’ve loved this sister being around as well.

[@katuni08]

My first child was stillborn, so I understand the feeling. Survival guilt is so hard, and I still wince when I remember how I complained about the pregnancy and just wanted it to be over. I couldn’t have possibly known what “over” meant, but it still hurts to remember. I hope you’ve found comfort, you’ve done nothing wrong.

[@Mary-sy8ox]

Well, to be fair... she is three She is an agresive brat but she is not a demon so im sure that she didnt understand all the implications

[@Davidisawesome15]

This just proves how much better the writing for kids shows was back then. I swear no kids shows now compare to what we had

[@Toy_story_and_beyond]

I remember seeing that episode once, I thought it was a swollen face tommy

[@metallic_cocoa]

3:36 it was an incredible joke, well timed and appropriate. no apology needed. ty for the laugh

[@rhob2422]

whats that other weird dark episode with the chunky angelica on a pedestal shoving food into her mouth while Tommy begs for a crumb... I think I was more creeped out by that episode

[@piperian3962]

She throws his rattle in the fire too.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

You mean Chuckie's Wonderful Life?

[@austinhinton3944]

Yeah that’s the episode where Chuckie wishes he was never born, and so everyone’s life is worse off. Phil and Lil are little terrors who’ve pushed their parents to the edge, without Chuckie to stand up for, Tommy became a pushover who lives off scraps while Angelica (now bloated to Jabba the Hutt proportions) has his parents at her beck and call.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

@@austinhinton3944 and Chuckie's dad is in deep depression and talking to a sock, wishing it was real.

[@101Volts]

@@austinhinton3944 That episode is a Rugrats take on the 1946 Christmas Classic Movie "It's A Wonderful Life."

[@SadeWatkins]

The edits for this video is HILARIOUS like i literally laughed out loud mad times 😂😂😂😂

[@ohhadivist]

This reminds me of when I was 6 and my mom got pregnant with my little brother. I remember at some point going to my mom telling her I wanted to have a talk and I told her something along the lines of "It's okay that you're having a baby, but don't ever do it again. I mean it."

[@eatersnake1016]

I used to be so scared shitless of this episode, and still it gives me the heebie jeebies, but watching this put me at ease because of your amazing and soothing voice and your choice of background lounge music. Thank you for helping me relax.

[@JordanFringe94]

I appreciate the kind words, truly! Thanks for watching!

[@ms.pirate]

Did anyone noticed that every main kid in that show has a sibling exept angelica? 🤔 (yes chuckie counts as having a sibling)

[@cassie6146]

She does have a cat that looks like her, though. And there's always a chance she could get a sibling in the upcoming reboot, although considering how Dil and Kimi don't even seem to be included in the lineup, I doubt it.

[@ms.pirate]

@@cassie6146 really? Hmm, might be a prequel to the first movie when dil was first born

[@jalenec]

You did a good job using that specific frame... I haven't seen this episode in 20 years and it gave me a Metal Gear Solid "!" just looking at it

[@dillonfisher7615]

I always thought that piece of cheese looked soooo good as a kid. 🤣

[@ChromaSoul]

I guess I'm officially old since I grew up watching these shows that are now ancient relics. I specifically remember this episode being creepy so as soon as I saw the thumbnail I had to watch lol