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** The [[WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991 1991 series]] episode "Finsterella" takes place after the events of ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis: The Movie'', where Chas marries Kira and Kimi becomes Chuckie's stepsister. After Chas tells the babies the story of ''Cinderella'', Angelica tells Chuckie that he has a stepmother and a stepsister just like Cinderella does, and decides to start calling him "Finsterella". Tommy tries to assure Chuckie that Kira and Kimi are nice to him, and not mean like Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters, but Chuckie starts to believe Angelica is right when he overhears Kira rehearsing her lines for a play about the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and sees Kimi [[BabySeeBabyDo copying Angelica's behavior when she plays a game where she copies whoever she sees]]. Chuckie also has a dream where he really is Finsterella, and has to do chores for Angelica and Kimi while they get to go to a party. By the end of the episode, Chuckie finds out the truth about Kira and Kimi, who both love him very much and are happy to be a part of his family.

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** [[WesternAnimation/Rugrats2021 the 2021 series]] has a four-episode story arc in the second season where Susie tells the babies FracturedFairyTale-esque stories to help pass the time while their parents paint the mural at Angelica's preschool. In the fourth and final episode, "[[Recap/Rugrats2021S2E16ChuckieLittleWhatsYourWish What's Your Wish?]]", Angelica takes on the role of "Cinderangelica" and tries to make herself look more sympathetic then she actually is. Her stepsiblings are actually very nice to her, and she purposely turned down her invitation to the ball so the Fairy Godmother would grant her wishes. Angelica also purposely runs away from Begley, who takes on the role of the prince, and ends up putting the glass sneaker she left behind on Tommy.

* The ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991'' episode "Finsterella" takes place after the events of ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis: The Movie'', where Chas marries Kira and Kimi becomes Chuckie's stepsister. After Chas tells the babies the story of ''Cinderella'', Angelica tells Chuckie that he has a stepmother and a stepsister just like Cinderella does, and decides to start calling him "Finsterella". Tommy tries to assure Chuckie that Kira and Kimi are nice to him, and not mean like Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters, but Chuckie starts to believe Angelica is right when he overhears Kira rehearsing her lines for a play about the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe and sees Kimi [[BabySeeBabyDo copying Angelica's behavior when she plays a game where she copies whoever she sees]]. Chuckie also has a dream where he really is Finsterella, and has to do chores for Angelica and Kimi while they get to go to a party. By the end of the episode, Chuckie finds out the truth about Kira and Kimi, who both love him very much and are happy to be a part of his family.

Here's the basic run-down: Cinderella is a girl with a WickedStepmother and two spoiled stepsisters. She's forced to be a slave to her stepfamily, and has no real means of escaping this life. When there's news that the kingdom's prince is throwing a ball, her stepmother forces her to stay home from it, but either through the use of magic or ingenuity, she disguises herself (sometimes getting TheMakeover) and attends. The prince dances with her and falls for her, but to get home on time, she's forced to run away from him before he can learn who she is. In her haste, she leaves behind something, often a GlassSlipper, which the prince finds. Searching the kingdom, he uses the slipper to discover which girl he danced with. Cinderella is found by the prince, and they get married. Variations on the story exist; sometimes she has a father, sometimes she has a FairyGodmother, and sometimes she has animal friends. Sometimes the story is told in a modern setting rather than a fantasy one, in which case she's more likely to just be poor rather than the mistreated stepchild in a wealthy family, and sometimes there are other characters beyond the core cast. Regardless, this basic plot usually remains the same, and is a broad enough template to work in a variety of situations.

Here's the basic run-down: Cinderella is a girl with a WickedStepmother and two spoiled stepsisters. She's forced to be a slave to her stepfamily, and has no real means of escaping this life. When there's news that the kingdom's prince is throwing a ball, her stepmother forces her to stay home from it, but either through the use of magic or ingenuity, she disguises herself (sometimes getting TheMakeover) and attends. The prince dances with her and falls for her, but to get home on time, she's forced to run away from him before he can learn who she is. In her haste, she leaves behind something, often a GlassSlipper, which the prince finds. Searching the kingdom, he uses the slipper to discover which girl he danced with. Cinderella is found by the prince, and they get married. Variations on the story exist; sometimes she has a father, sometimes she has a FairyGodmother, and sometimes she has animal friends. Sometimes the story is told in a modern setting rather than a fantasy one, and sometimes there's other characters beyond the core cast. Regardless, this basic plot usually remains the same, and is a broad enough template to work in a variety of situations.

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