History WesternAnimation / RugratsGoWild

Stu takes his family and friends on a cruise and after getting caught in a storm they wash up a deserted island.

Tommy's hero Nigel Thornberry and his family happen to be on the same island filming a documentary.

The babies search the island for [[{{Malaproper}} "Nigel Strawberry"]] (not knowing for sure that he's there) and Nigel finds them, but then a coconut falls on Nigel's head and he gets amnesia, making him think he's a baby.

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* CreatorKiller: The film's failure stopped Nickelodeon and Klasky-Csupo's 10+ year partnership dead in it's tracks.

* {{Deleted Scene}}s: A few {{Cut Song}}s and a short scene showing Betty fishing with a spear and Didi being horrified by her "inhumane" methods.

* ScienceMarchesOn: Nigel observes that [[spoiler:the giant squid has never been seen alive before. This was certainly true at the time the movie was released, but in later years, the giant squid was indeed seen alive.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: It was originally made as an hour long TV special, but test audience reactions were so positive it was rewritten and reanimated for theatrical release.

* ConspicuousCG: A few pretty jarring examples. Check Stu' boat and how it moves in the waves, for instance.

** Betty pretty much spends the film overcompensating for Howard's breakdown. She dives back into the wreck to save a life raft (and Dil's pacifier,) breaks up the group's roundtable shouting match, and takes an active role in the [[spoiler: Comvee salvage]] alongside experienced explorer Marianne Thornberry.

* BigDamnHeroes: When Siri catches up to the babies, Donnie springs into action, wearing Chuckie's clothes and wielding Dil's stroller like a katana. He does no great damage to the leopard, but he pretty much ensures the kids' escape single-handed.

** [[spoiler: Chuckie's shoes, the only bit of clothing Donnie doesn't return. They serve as the parents' alert that the tykes are missing, leading them to chase him until they meet Marianne, pretty much setting up Act 3.]]

* ContrivedCoincidence
* CreatorKiller: The film's failure pretty much stopped Nickelodeon and Klasky-Csupo's 10+ year partnership dead in it's tracks.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Spike [[note]]Full name: "Down-Spike-Down-Get-Off-That-Couch!"[[/note]], by BruceWillis. Though at the least this is explained through Eliza's powers or talking with other animals. Naturally this is the only time in the series he does talk, so it's not a permanent thing.

* SuddenlyVoiced: Spike [[note]]Full name: "Down-Spike-Down-Get-Off-That-Couch!"[[/note]], by BruceWillis.

* {{Crossover}}: The main marketing gimmick for the movie since both series were very popular at the time.

'''''Rugrats Go Wild!''''' is the third and final ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' movie, as well as the second and also final ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' movie released in 2003.

'''''Rugrats Go Wild!''''' is the third and final ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' movie, as well as the second and also final ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' movie. Though it it did earn enough money to cover its $25 million budget, it was still a box-office disapointment, only making $39,402,572 in domestic gross.

* StealthPun: Stu Pickles buying everyone tickets for a luxury cruise, then making them take a smaller, rickety looking boat instead, resulting in everyone getting shipwrecked. In short what he did was completely [[spoiler:Stu-pid]].

The babies search the island for [[TheMalaproper "Nigel Strawberry"]] (not knowing for sure that he's there) and Nigel finds them, but then a coconut falls on Nigel's head and he gets amnesia, making him think he's a baby.

** Betty pretty much spends the film overcompensating for Howard's breakdown. She dives back into the wreck to save a life raft (and Dil's pacifier,) breaks up the group's roundtable shouting match, and takes an active role in the [[ spoiler:Comvee salvage]] alongside experienced explorer Marianne Thornberry.

** Spike should get special mention for [[BullyingADragon spoiler:brazenly humiliating a clouded leopard,]] risking drowning to [[spoiler: retrieve the raft for the pontoon repair,]] and being voiced by BruceWillis.