History Heartwarming / RugRats

* In "Spike Runs Away" near the end a rich man named Winston St. George brings Spike back to the Pickles house (at first he was planning on keeping him to breed until he saw the pickles lost dog ad and felt he belonged with his family) it's even more heartwarming when Winston offers spike some caviar who happily accepts it.

* At the end of the first Christmas special, a man who appears to be SantaClaus walks through the door to wish everyone a merry Christmas. He gives each of the children a gift and notably asks Chuckie, who had been afraid of him, if he (Santa) was still scary, [[LickedByTheDog to which Chuckie smiled]]. He even gave Angelica a present who, though she had been bad, was trying to do good to make up for it. Santa told her "sometimes trying your hardest to be good is as important as already doing good". He gives her the toy she wanted but also leaves her a small lump of coal inside so she knows that she still needs to be good.

---> '''Chaz''': [[AdultFear But...I'm just afraid he's going to miss her.]]

* One absolutely beautiful moment in "Music" is when Didi rocks Dil to sleep, singing "Beautiful Dreamer" all the while. This is after an entire episode of the babies trying and failing to get Dil into music and imagine stories along with it. As Didi continues singing, Dil starts dreaming of swirling lights and colors. In the last seconds of the episode, the shape resolves into an image of [[BigBrotherWorship Tommy's face]].

* "Moving Away", the one where Angelica and her parents are moving. Angelica and the babies are all happy about it... except for Tommy, who says it's terrible and goes on to tell the story of how Angelica brought them together and it's because of her that they're friends. Angelica hears the whole story and is in tears afterwards and doesn't want to move. It's especially sweet because it shows Angelica's "heart of gold" side.

* Meta example: After Chuckie's first voice actress Christine Cavanaugh died in 2014, Series/The90sAreAllThat aired a marathon of episodes that centered on Chuckie in her memory.

** And when she's in the van, she realises how much her parents have done for her and that she'd miss them too much to leave them.

* In "Dil's Bathtime" it is shown that Dil is scared of water, seeing it as a massive ocean. In his imagination Tommy is in a little lifeboat and Dil is desperate to save him. Later, when he imagines a rubber ducky is a giant whale he isn't scared for himself... he is scared for his brother, screaming for Tommy and trying to get to him. Considering how much of a brat he is at times, hitting Tommy and his friends, it is nice to see that he does love his brother.

** Boris also says "your Uncle Schlomo" to the babies, encouraging them to treat him as an HonoraryUncle.

---> '''Chaz''': [[AdultFear I'm just afraid he'll miss her.]]
---> '''Didi''': Then you can ''miss'' her ''together.''

* In "Let Them Eat Cake", the Pickles and Finster families attend Didi's half-brother Ben's wedding, with Tommy and Chuckie excited about eating wedding cake. But when the bride, Elaine, can't be found, Tommy and Chuckie try to find the cake themselves. Eventually, they become discouraged, sitting down on a cart [[FailedASpotCheck which has a cake]], unaware of it [[OhCrap until it starts moving]]. They get out, upset losing the cake, but discover Elaine, who was nervous about a "permanent" aspect of marriage. Ben finds them, teasing asking if Tommy and Chuckie had been looking for her, and admits to Elaine that he'd been feeling nervous too. [[EarnYourHappyEnding Reassured, the wedding goes on, with Tommy and Chuckie enjoying some cake]].

** Doubling as a CMOA, when Tommy, Phil and Lil become convinced that Chuckie climbed a tree towards the end of the episode[[note]]because Chuckie became convinced Tommy was more deserving of his dad's love than him, and so decided to [[ItMakesSenseInContext "go back to where [he] came from"]][[/note]], Tommy ''demands'' that Angelica go up the tree to get him down, as it's ''her fault'' this happened.

** In the same episode, Angelica has one ImagineSpot where she visits Santa's workshop, and the elves lecture her on how mean she had been. The girl admits that she calls many people 'dumb' but never really means it; as this happens only in her imagination, it's a good view of Angelica's subconscious mind and how she actually resents her own mean ways more than once. Later, she gives gifts to all the babies, even giving Dil his very first Christmas present (a toy reindeer that Angelica was already very fond on), and a small camera for Tommy, that later becomes a very clever ForeShadowing of his film-making dreams in ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''. So yeah, Tommy discovered what he wanted to do in life thanks to Angelica.

* Tommy decided not to abandon Dil with the monkeys in the movie.

* "Moving Away", the one where Angelica and her parents are moving. Angelica and the babies are all happy about it... except for Tommy, who says it's terrible and goes on to tell the story of how Angelica brought them together and it's because of her that they're friends. Angelica hears the whole story and is in tears afterwards and doesn't want to move. Probably heartwarming (IMO) because it shows Angelica's "heart of gold" side.

--> "Hi Chuckie. Well I guess washing Wawa wasn't the best idea. You know there is still a lot about you I don't know yet. Like your favorite sandwiches or your favorite games or the songs or stories you like. Those things may take a while. What I do know is I love you very much. I hope that will do till I get the other things sorted out."

* On the topic of "The Family Tree", even though Chuckie kept trying to get Tommy in trouble while he was staying at his house[[note]]because Angelica got it in his head that Tommy was replacing him as Chaz's son[[/note]], Tommy didn't hold it against him, because he was under the impression that Chuckie was just struggling with now being a brother[[note]]as Tommy and Chuckie had decided earlier to be brothers after they learned about family trees[[/note]] and that he didn't mean it. Even after Angelica ''out right'' told him Chuckie was doing this on purpose, [[UndyingLoyalty Tommy refused to believe her.]]

* At the end of the first Christmas Special, a man who appears to be Santa Claus walks through the door to wish everyone a merry Christmas. He gives each of the children a gift and notably asking Chucky, who had been afraid of him, if he (Santa) was still scary, [[LickedByTheDog to which Chucky smiled]]. He even gave Angelica a present who, though she had been bad, was trying to do good to make up for it. Santa told her "sometimes trying your hardest to be good is as important as already doing good". He gives her the toy she wanted but also leaves her a small lump of coal inside so she knows that she still needs to be good.

* The episode "Lady Luck." Grandpa goes to bingo night at a senior home, and due to his ramblings, the babies think he's going to meet a friend called "Lady Luck." They search all over the home looking for Lady Luck, in the process, turning the soporific home upside-down and helping all the elderly visitors to have a lot of fun. In the end, the previously-tough operator of the center, seeing how much fun the seniors are having, [[DefrostingIceQueen both becomes nicer and goes out with Grandpa for ice cream.]]
* The entire Mother's Day episode is guaranteed to wring every last tear out of any mother and/or person who loves their mother. Special mention goes to the scene of Tommy, Phil and Lil all share their earliest memories of their mothers.

** Didi finally convincing Chaz to talk to Chucky about his mother, telling him that it's better that Chucky be sad and miss her than forgot her.

** Just Chaz' relationship with Chuckie in general. Since his wife is dead, Chaz must act as Chuckie's mother as well as his father, and [[SugarWiki/{{WAFF}} he does considerably well]]. Episodes like "Toy Palace" and "The Carwash" show his protective "fatherly" side, while episodes like "In the Dreamtime" and "The Smell of Success" show his caring "motherly" side. No wonder Chuckie thinks of his dad as a mom in his own right come Mother's Day.
* The episode where Susie's tricycle goes missing. She accuses Angelica of stealing it because Angelica had been mean to her earlier (which makes the assumption somewhat rational). As the episode goes on, it looks like Angelica did steal it and Susie ties her Cynthia doll to a balloon for Chuckie to let go as revenge...only for it to be revealed later that Angelica ''didn't'' steal it after all. Susie's father had moved the trike so he could paint the shed. After this, Angelica reveals she was making (well, trying to anyway) an apology card for Susie for being mean to her earlier. So we have an episode where [[SpoiledBrat Angelica]], of ''all'' people, is apologetic. And to top it off, she does get her doll back.

* The ending of "Spike Runs Away." A man returns Spike, who's been missing for what appears to be weeks, late at night. Stu says they need to wake Tommy up, but Didi says it can wait til tomorrow. However, as soon as Spike hears Tommy's name, he rushes to his room and jumps on him in the crib. Tommy happily squeals "SPIKE!" as his dog licks him over and over again. Sweetest reunion between [[ABoyAndHisX a boy and his dog]] '''''ever!'''''

** The episode in general counts, because Tommy wanted Dil to play with them and their walking "Follow Me Reptar". But he was also protective of Dil; while the babies were coming up with ways to motivate him (a cookie, arguing, fear of clowns) and the adults were excited of the prospect, Tommy wanted his brother to learn at his own pace. In a GenerationXerox moment, Dil sees Tommy walking by like as mentioned in Tommy's flashback, and tried climbing up to walk and play with him. [[SubvertedTrope He]] [[StatusQuoIsGod fails]], but Tommy, knowing this, assures him again he doesn't have to walk and that he'll be close-by whenever he does want to play. True brotherly love.
*** Just look at how far Tommy and Dil have come since the movie. There, Dil takes utter delight in steal from and hitting Tommy while Tommy takes care of Dil mostly because he feels he has to and not truly out of love. Here Tommy wants to ensure Dil is included and stands up to his friends when they try to scare Dil. In return, the moment Tommy does this Dil coos "Tommy" in a loving way and the already mentioned wanting to walk to play with Tommy. For two brothers that started off as enemies they are truly loving brothers.

* A comic strip (Whether or not it's canon to the show is debatable) showed Chuckie standing on a crack in the sidewalk. Angelica asks him what he's doing, and Chuckie says "Step on a crack, bring your mother back". Angelica is about to call him a fool because it's ''break'' your mother's back, before she realizes [[WhamLine what he said]], and then stands next to Chuckie looking up at the sky saying "See anything yet?"
** In general, Angelica will abstain from tormenting Chuckie when the subject of his [[MissingMom dead mother]] comes up, as shown by the Mother's Day episode as well.

* In "The Shot," Tommy and his new friend Hector spend most of the episode terrified of getting a shot at the doctor's office; Tommy having heard horror stories from Chuckie and Angelica doesn't help. It ends up being an immense relief when [[RhymesOnADime Dr. Schachter]] turns out to be a perfectly {{Nice Guy}}. He even gives Tommy a lollipop and lets him pick his own bandage!

* In "Little Dude", Tommy becomes friends with the local 'tough guy', Ramon, and it's because he happens to be a CoolBigBro with his own little brother who's around Tommy's age. This becomes more apparent when "[[JerkJock Number 12]]" was about to do something to Tommy, but he just halts everything, calmly takes the child away and leaves the cafeteria to get the kid out of harm's way. That is rather sweet for the apparent tough guy of the school. He even calls Tommy "[[AffectionateNickname Little Dude]]"

* In "Dil's Bathtime" it is shown that Dil is scared of water, seeing it as a massive ocean. In his imagination Tommy is in a little lifeboat and Dil is depserate to save him. Later, when he imagines a rubber ducky is a giant whale he isn't scared for himself... he is scared for his brother, screaming for Tommy and trying to get to him. Considering how much of a brat he is at times, hitting Tommy and his friends, it is nice to see that he does love his brother.

--->"My Tommy"
--->"My Dil"

-->'''Tommy:''' I guess you make me love you! (''hugs Dil'')

-->"My Tommy"
-->"My Dil"

--> "Chuckie, would you like to dance with your new mommy?"

--> "I don't even think I knowd she was my mom then. But when she held my hand, I didn't feel a'scared any more. As long as I was there, she'd never let go."

--> '''Didi''': Chaz, I think it's time you shared these things with Chuckie.
--> '''Chaz''': [[AdultFear I'm just afraid he'll miss her.]]
--> '''Didi''': Then you can ''miss'' her ''together.''

-->'''''My Sweet Little Chuckie'''''
-->''Though I must leave you behind me,''
-->''this poem will tell you where you always can find me.''
-->''When a gentle wind blows, that's my hand on your face.''
-->''And when the tree gives you shade, that's my sheltering embrace.''
-->''When the sun gives you freckles, that's me tickling my boy.''
-->''When the rain wets your hair, those are my tears of joy.''
-->''When the long grass enfolds you, that's me holding you tight.''
-->''When the whippoorwill sings, that's me whispering, "Night night."''

-->'''Aunt T:''' Well, it's not gorgeous but it has a lot of character, [[TakeThatMe just like me]]! (''hearty laugh'')

** TheReveal during Tommy's flashback that he was born premature and his earliest memory was being in "giant fishtank" (an incubator), with Didi holding his hand. Not only is it one of the most touching moments in the whole show, it's also how we learn why Stu is always calling Tommy "champ."