History Fridge / Rugrats

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense: either she’s over often enough that he’s learned her typical sleep schedule, or he overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that she’d already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning (since no sane parent would want their kid potentially staying up all night). Either way, this means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull - ''he's SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense: either she’s over often enough that he’s learned her typical sleep schedule, or he overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that'd she already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning so her sleep schedule wouldn't be ruined (since what self-respecting parent ''wouldn't '' tell a babysitter that kind of information?). Either way, this means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull - ''he's SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense: either A: she’s over often enough that he knows her typical sleep schedule or B: he overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that'd she already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning so her sleep schedule wouldn't be ruined, since what self-respecting parent ''wouldn't '' tell a babysitter that kind of information? Either way, this means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull, ''he's SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense: he probably overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that'd she already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning so her sleep schedule wouldn't be ruined, since what self-respecting parent ''wouldnt'' tell a babysitter that kind of information? This means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull, ''he's remembering the conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense: he probably overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that'd she already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning - and isn't that the kind of information a parent would give a babysitter so they won't ruin their kid's sleep schedule? This means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull, ''he's remembering the conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* The Passover episode seems to {{Bowdlerise}} the last plague (changing it from "death of everyone's first born child" to [[NeverSayDie "first born child is 'taken away'"]]). But then you remember that in-universe Boris is telling the story to the babies, Angelica, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Chaz]]. Of ''course'' he's censoring it - there are little kids (and a sensitive adult) listening to the story!
* While it would seem rather strange that a girl Susie's age would know where human babies come from, take into consideration that her mom, Lucy, is a doctor, and the one of the fields of medicine she practices is obstetrics--it can be assumed that she probably felt Susie should know the truth and not just silly lies.
* Chuckie has a shirt with a planet on it and one episode revealed that his favorite show is a SpinoffBabies version of a parody of Star Trek. The planet on his shirt may be a planet that appeared on that show.

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - because it's highly likely that he overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that'd she already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning (and isn't that the kind of information a parent would give a babysitter so they won't ruin their kid's sleep schedule?)! This means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull, ''he's remembering the conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” His question ''seems'' to come out of nowhere (there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode), but when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - because it's highly likely that he overheard her parents quickly telling Didi that'd she already taken a nap as they dropped her off at the house that morning, because isn't that the kind of information you'd give a babysitter so they won't ruin your kid's sleep schedule? This means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap isn’t an AssPull, ''he's remembering the conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - because it's highly likely that when Angelica's parents dropped her off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi not to give her a nap since she’d already had one that morning! That means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap wasn’t an AssPull, ''he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!''
* In "The Shot" Chuckie gives Tommy a horror story from his trauma about getting the aforementioned booster shot. At first, it seems like Chuckie's among the kids who "can't take it". However, on rewatch, the shot itself is the most fleeting part of his story (Chuckie even seems to briefly pause screaming when its given), {{Foreshadowing}} that Chuckie was scared more of the overall atmosphere rather than the actual injection.

*** Had Angelica not mellowed out of messing with the babies' heads by the time of ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'', it's very possible she would've become a [[DistaffCounterpart female version]] of [[Lightnovel/{{Durarara}} Izaya]] [[{{Troll}} Orihara]].

* The episode "Angelica for a Day" opens with a spoiled girl yelling at her dad to get her ice cream, and Drew says "I wouldn't want to be in his shoes." The joke here is that Drew has a spoiled daughter, but Angelica rarely screams at her dad like that. She acts more sweet around him and is manipulative to get her own way. She's more of a SpoiledBrat around the babies.
* In the movies we see that Angelica likes songs from the 1970s and early 80s like "Morning After" from ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure'', "One Way or Another" by Blondie, and Donna Summers' "Bad Girls." We saw in the Valentines Day episode during the decade dance, Charlotte was dressed in 80s attire. We also know that Angelica is impressionable and copied a scene from ''Film/TheGodfather'' in ''WesternAnimation/RugratsInParis''. Due to ComicBookTime by the time the movies and that episode aired, we can say that Charlotte grew up around that era and Angelica was copying her and introduced to this music by her.

* In the Mega Diaper Babies episode Lil imagines herself as 'Dotted Line Girl'. The real superhero's power is invisibility, which on the ShowWithinAShow is represented with a dotted line around the character. Of course Lil being one year old would see it literally, thinking the dotted line made her invisible.
* Rewatching the Melville episode, the reason behind Melville's passing suddenly became very clear. Chuckle must have smothered it by accident when he put that little blanket over him.

* In "Babysitting Fluffy", Angelica tells the babies that Fluffy needs to be brushed "at least a zillion times a day". This may sound like she's just pampering, but Fluffy is a Persian. Persians really do need to be brushed daily.

* In "Chuckie vs. the Potty", Stu reveals that he wasn't potty trained when he was two. However, Stu, eccentric as he is, doesn't seem to be having any developmental delays when we see him in the past, and usually kids potty train at four at the latest. Maybe Stu was potty trained at age three or four, but still wet the bed for awhile afterwards?
** Related to “Chuckie vs. the Potty”. In “Potty Training Spike”, it’s revealed that Chuckie has a ShyBladder and can’t go if other people are watching. Now, remember in “Chuckie vs. the Potty”, the first time he had to go, Stu and Didi were watching him nearly the whole time, and he didn’t go until his body finally gave up on him, which is also when they were asleep. When he had to go after having his nightmare, he was alone and didn’t seem to have any trouble going. To summarise, he might have even had a ShyBladder back then.
* In one of the promotional Christmas songs, parodying "The 12 Days of Christmas" and about what the babies saw on TV, Lil's line is "Some guy-- what a Scrooge!". While the joke is likely that she was watching ''Film/AChristmasCarol'' and that she doesn’t know who Scrooge is despite knowing the ''expression'' “Scrooge”, she could have also been watching [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol a parody of the original story]]. If that was the case, Lil could know who Scrooge was, and the guy being put in his role would still be just "some guy" to Lil.

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere, since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - because it's highly likely that when Angelica's parents dropped her off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi not to give her a nap, since she’d already had one that morning! That means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap wasn’t an AssPull, ''he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* If the NostalgiaFilter hasn't fully fogged up your vision of past cable cartoons, try watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' now in a time where everyone is ''much'' more careful when it comes to the safety of children. [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist Shudder at the many instances of neglect. Gasp at the fact that the only thing saving the babies from being crushed, burned, exposed to the elements, abducted, starved, eaten, cut to ribbons, drowned, or permanently traumatized was dumb luck or their dim-bulb parents eventually realizing they were missing.]] I mean, what would've happened if the parents were too late in realizing where the babies were whenever they went off somewhere? One must also consider the many instances in which Angelica plays on the babies' naiveté and paranoia in order to torment/scare them, for fun or for profit. And considering this all happens to them while they're still quite young, what negative effects will this have on their mental health when they get older?

** There actually was an episode where Tommy was kidnapped. The kidnappers returned him by the end of the episode, though.

** The episode implies the only thing standing between Chaz and [[SanitySlippage sanity slippage]] was Chuckie. What better motivator to keep it together than the completely helpless human being you brought into the world with [[TheLostLenore the love you just lost?]]
** While it's comically blown into fantastic levels, some of the depictions, abiding by the show's CharacterDevelopment, aren't grossly inaccurate. Chaz is a NervousWreck who frequently displays emotional dependency on Chuckie, Tommy, as the guardian angel emphasizes uses Chuckie as a LivingEmotionalCrutch, while Phil and Lil are often rambunctious and selfish when the others aren't around to keep them in line. Angelica is already a SpoiledBrat, but her moments of humility from the babies formed most of her CharacterDevelopment into having any real redeeming aspects. Chuckie genuinely ''is'' pivotal to the lives of several people.

* It has already been established that Phil and Lil eat bugs. With the amount of neglect from their parents in each episode, how would anyone know if they were to eat a poisonous insect? This is especially apparent in the crossover with WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys, where there are numerous unfamiliar insects that could very well be poisonous. If Lil hadn't insisted on the two of them being vegetarians during that movie, it might have meant death for the twins.

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and makes no sense for him to ask; there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' - because he probably overheard Charlotte or Drew telling Didi not to give Angelica a nap when they dropped her off, since she’d already had one that morning! That means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap wasn’t an AssPull, ''he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!''
* In "The Shot" Chuckie gives Tommy a horror story from his trauma about getting the aforementioned booster shot. At first it seems like Chuckie being among the kids who "can't take it". However on rewatch, the shot itself is actually the most fleeting part of his story (Chuckie even seems to briefly pause screaming when its given), {{Foreshadowing}} that Chuckie was scared more of the overall atmosphere rather than the actual injection.

* A lot of the problems the babies face (or think they face) don't make anyone over the age of around 14 or so bat an eyelash, since we know that most of the things they think are simply wrong and not factual. But imagine things from their perspective, thinking that everything they fear had happened/will happen ''could actually happen''. Imagine thinking you really ''did'' [[spoiler: turn your cousin to stone, and then the motionless statue of her ''shattered'' into dozens of pieces, undoubtedly killing her.]] Imagine truly believing that swallowing a watermelon seed really will cause a full-sized watermelon to grow inside you and fatally rupture your stomach, or that there was an actual, realistic possibility that you could be sucked down your bathtub drain. The Rugrats must have been scared shitless during half of the series. When you think about this, it's pretty remarkable how brave Tommy is despite how scary his life is. Or maybe he just doesn't know he ''should'' be scared.

** Chuckie acts out the evening news, something Chaz, a known worrywart, likely prefers to keep up to date with.
** Angelica acts out a lot of things, including an informercial, a spy show and a parody of “COPS”—as the oldest of the bunch, Angelica’s the only one who’s allowed to watch TV unsupervised, so her viewing experience is likely more varied than that of the babies.
* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and make no sense to ask, since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense for him to ask - because when Charlotte or Drew dropped Angelica off, Tommy probably overheard them telling Didi not to give Angelica a nap, since she’d already had one that morning and they didn’t want her getting overtired! That means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap wasn’t an AssPull, ''he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* A lot of the problems the babies face (or think they face) don't make anyone over the age of around 14 or so bat an eyelash, since we know that most of the things they think are simply wrong and not factual. But imagine things from their perspective, thinking that everything they fear had happened/will happen ''could actually happen''. Imagine thinking you really ''did'' [[spoiler: turn your cousin to stone, and then the motionless statue of her ''shattered'' into dozens of pieces, undoubtedly killing her.]] Imagine truly believing that swallowing a watermelon seed really will cause a full-sized watermelon to grow inside you and fatally rupture your stomach, or that there was an actual, realistic possibility that you could be sucked down your bathtub drain. The Rugrats must have been scared shitless during half the series. When you think about this, it's pretty remarkable how brave Tommy is despite how scary his life is. Or maybe he just doesn't know he SHOULD be scared.
* If the NostalgiaFilter hasn't fully fogged up your vision of past cable cartoons, try watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' now in a time where everyone is ''much'' more careful when it comes to the safety of children. [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist Shudder at the many instances of neglect. Gasp at the fact that the only thing saving the babies from being crushed, burned, exposed to the elements, abducted, starved, eaten, cut to ribbons, drowned, or permanently traumatized was dumb luck or their dim-bulb parents eventually realizing they were missing.]] I mean, what would've happened if the parents were too late in realizing where the babies were whenever they went off somewhere? One must also consider the many instances in which Angelica plays on the babies' naiveté and paranoia in order to torment/scare them, for fun or for profit. And considering this happened to them while they're still quite young, what negative effects could this have possibly had on their mental health?
** The entire movie is especially horrifying. Most parents would be slow to give an infant Hot Wheels for fear that he might eat it. Stu gives them what is essentially a ''go-kart.''This ended in the worst case possible. And what's worse is that Stu's original design had the Reptar Wagon ''breathing fire!'' Imagine buying what you think is a fun toy for your toddler, only for it to give them third-degree burns!

*** Hell this episode exemplifies Angelica at her very worst, acting as a BadSamaritan and convincing Chuckie the world is worse off from his existing, seemingly just for a cruel laugh. This is a ''three year old'' posing as a sadistic and horrifically competent psychological bully that has broken one of her victims' will to live. An older, cleverer and even nastier Angelica would potentially be responsible for multiple suicides.

* In the episode "Toy Palace" there is a real, working time machine, set up as a ChekhovsGun for the episode. In the Rugrats universe, not only is time travel possible, it's meant as a toy for children.

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and make no sense to ask, since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense for him to ask - When Charlotte or Drew dropped Angelica off, Tommy probably overheard them telling Didi not to give Angelica a nap, since she’d already had one and they didn’t want her getting overtired! That means Tommy asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap wasn’t an AssPull, ''he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!''

* Near the end of “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up, asking Angelica “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and make no sense to ask, since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - it’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly warning Didi not to give Angelica a nap because she’d already had one and they didn’t want her getting overtired. It’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!

* The babies know Angelica is a big liar and enjoys tricking them, yet they continue believing her most of the time. This is because, in a case of CryingWolf, the very few times they ''don't'' take her seriously she's actually telling the truth, so they decide to play it safe and continue believing what Angelica tells them. Plus, as she starts her CharacterDevelopment, Angelica actually enjoys teaching them stuff for real, without any mean intention, so, despite everything, they see her as a mentor.

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up and questions Angelica’s alibi, asking her “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and makes no sense- there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - it’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that Angelica had already taken a nap to make sure she wouldn’t be under-tired later. It’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up and questions Angelica’s alibi, asking her “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and makes no sense- there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - it’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that Angelica had already taken a nap to make sure Didi didn’t ruin their daughter’s sleep schedule. It’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!

* The babies know Angelica is a big liar and enjoys tricking them, yet they continue believing her most of the time. This is because, in a case of CryingWolf, the very few times they ''don't'' take her seriously she's actually telling the truth, so they decide to play it safe and continue believing what Angelica tells them. Plus, as she starts her CharacterDevelopment, Angelica actually enjoys teaching them stuff for real, without any mean intention, so, despite everything, they see her as a mentor of sorts.

* In "Chuckie's Wonderful Life", Chuckie is told by his guardian angel that he's such a good friend that he gives Tommy the bravery to stand up to Angelica and other bullies. Go back a season to "Rebel Without a Teddy Bear", where Angelica is loudly coercing Tommy into throwing his mother's necklace into a garbage can. Chuckie actually stands up to ANGELICA in order to keep Tommy from doing it.
** There are also a few instances of Chuckie not being around, and Tommy gives in to Angelica's bullying, whereas when Chuckie is around, Tommy usually stands up to her. The logic behind this appears to be that, despite there being four of them, the main characters (before Dil and Kimi came along) are essentially two groups of two babies-- best friends Tommy and Chuckie, and siblings Phil and Lil. Phil and Lil could possibly be considered [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Chaotic Neutral]] characters, in the fact that they're less susceptible to Angelica's negative influence than Tommy and Chuckie, but generally have good intentions otherwise.

* The Passover episode seems to {{Bowdlerise}} the last plague (changing it from "death of everyone's first born child" to [[NeverSayDie "first born child is 'taken away'"]]). But then you remember that in-universe Boris is ''telling'' the story to the babies, Angelica [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Chaz]]. Of ''course'' he's censoring it, because there are little kids (and a sensitive adult) listening to the story!

** Chuckie acts out the evening news, something Chaz, worrywart that he is, likely prefers to keep up to date with.
** Angelica acts out a lot of things, including an informercial, a spy show and a parody of “COPS”—as the oldest of the bunch, Angelica is the only one who’s allowed to watch TV all on her own, so her viewing experience is likely more varied than that of the babies.
* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up and questions Angelica’s alibi, asking her “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and makes no sense- there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you stop and think about it, it ''does'' make sense - it’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them telling Didi that Angelica had already taken a nap to make sure Didi didn’t ruin their daughter’s sleep schedule. It’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!

** The entire movie is especially horrifying. Most parents would be slow to give an infant Hot Wheels for fear that he might eat it. Stu gives them what is essentially a go-kart. This ended in the worst case possible. And what's worse is that Stu's original design had the Reptar Wagon ''breathing fire!'' Imagine buying what you think is a fun toy for your toddler, only for it to give them third-degree burns!

* ''All Growed Up'' and ''All Grown Up'' show a stark contrast in personalities and fashion. Everyone resembles their infant selves more (except for Susie whose afro was replaced with braids, similar to her younger version), Tommy was adventurous and had no passion for directing, Lil was still into gross stuff, etc. This is because ''All Growed Up'' - reflecting to its childish, misspoken name - is framed as an ImagineSpot the babies are having. The babies, having little real-world experience, can’t imagine themselves being anything other than their current selves, so their “growed-up” tween selves are the same as they are, just physically older. ''All Grown Up'', on the other hand, doesn’t have this framing device, meaning it’s an objective look at how they ''actually'' turned out a decade after the original series ended. Besides, how many people keep the same personality and wants from infancy to their teenage years?

* ''All Growed Up'' and ''All Grown Up'' show a stark contrast in personalities and fashion. Everyone resembles their infant selves more (except for Susie whose afro was replaced with braids, similar to her younger version), Tommy was adventurous and had no passion for directing, Lil was still into gross stuff, etc. This is because ''All Growed Up''- reflecting to its childish, misspoken name- is framed as an ImagineSpot the babies are having; their tween selves in that special are the same as their current selves is because they naively believe that they’ll still be the same. ''All Grown Up'', on the other hand, has no framing device, meaning it’s an objective look at how they ''actually'' turned out a decade after the original series ended. Besides, how many people keep the same personality and wants from infancy to their teenage years?

* In one of the promotional Christmas songs, parodying "The 12 Days of Christmas" and about what the babies saw on TV, Lil's line is "Some guy-- what a Scrooge!". While the joke is likely that she was watching ''Film/AChristmasCarol'' and that despite knowing the expression Scrooge, she doesn't actually know who Scrooge himself is, she could have also been watching [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol a parody of the original story]]. If that was the case, Lil could know who Scrooge was, and the guy being put in his role would still be just "some guy" to Lil.

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up with Angelica’s alibi and asks her “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and makes no sense, especially since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you think about it, it ''does'' make sense - isn’t it exactly the sort of thing that a parent would tell a babysitter to ensure their child’s sleep schedule wasn’t accidentally thrown off? It’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that she’d had already taken a nap and didn’t need another one - so it’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation and SpottingTheThread!

* The babies know Angelica is a big liar and that she enjoys tricking them, yet they continue believing her most of the time. This is because, in a case of CryingWolf, the very few times they don't take her seriously she's actually saying the truth, so they decide to play it safe and continue believing what Angelica tells them. Plus, as she starts her CharacterDevelopment, many times Angelica actually enjoys teaching them stuff for real, without any mean intention, so, despite everything, they see her as a mentor of sorts.

** There are also a few instances of Chuckie not being around, and Tommy gives in to Angelica's bullying, whereas when Chuckie is around, Tommy usually stands up to her. The logic behind this appears to be that, despite there being four of them, the main characters (before Dil and Kimi) are essentially two groups of two babies-- best friends Tommy and Chuckie, and siblings Phil and Lil. Phil and Lil could possibly be considered [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Chaotic Neutral]] characters, in the fact that they're less susceptible to Angelica's negative influence than Tommy and Chuckie, but generally have good intentions otherwise.

* ''All Growed Up'' and ''All Grown Up'' show a stark contrast in personalities and fashion. Everyone resembles their infant selves more (except for Susie whose afro was replaced with braids, similar to her younger version), Tommy was adventurous and lacked his passion for directing, Lil was still into gross stuff, etc. This is because ''All Growed Up'' is how the babies wanted and expected themselves to be as kids but ''All Grown Up'' is what really happened. How many people keep the same personality and wants from infancy to their teenage years?

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizes something’s up with Angelica’s alibi and asks her “Didn’t you already take a nap this morning before you came over?” The question seems to come out of nowhere and makes no sense, especially since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of Angelica having already taken a nap in the episode. But when you think about it, it ''does'' make sense - isn’t it exactly the sort of thing that a parent would tell a babysitter to ensure their child’s sleep schedule wasn’t accidentally thrown off? It’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that she’d had already taken a nap and didn’t need another one - so it’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation!

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizing something’s up with Angelica’s alibi and asking her if she’d already taken a nap that morning before coming over feels like it doesn’t make sense, especially since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of that fact in the episode. But when you think about it, it ''does'' make sense - isn’t it exactly the sort of thing that a parent would tell a babysitter to ensure their child’s sleep schedule wasn’t accidentally thrown off? It’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that she’d had already taken a nap and didn’t need another one - so it’s not an AssPull, he was remembering that conversation!

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizing something and asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap that morning before coming over seems to come out of nowhere, especially since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of that fact in the episode. But when you think about it, it ''does'' make sense - isn’t it exactly the sort of thing that a parent would tell a babysitter to ensure their child’s sleep schedule wasn’t accidentally thrown off? It’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that she didn’t need to take a nap because she’d already taken one earlier, and the seeming AssPull was actually him remembering that conversation!

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizing something and asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap that morning before coming over seems to come out of nowhere, especially since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of that fact in the episode. But when you think about it, it ''does'' make sense - isn’t it exactly the sort of thing that a parent would tell a babysitter to ensure their child’s sleep schedule wasn’t accidentally thrown off? It’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that Angelica didn’t need to take a nap because she’d already taken one earlier, and the seeming AssPull was actually him remembering that conversation!

* In “The Trial”, Tommy suddenly realizing something was up and asking Angelica if she’d already taken a nap that morning before coming over seems to ||AssPull come out of nowhere, especially since there’s no mention or foreshadowing of that fact in the episode.|| But when you think about it, it ''does'' make sense - isn’t it exactly the sort of thing that a parent would tell a babysitter when or when not to put their kid to sleep to ensure their sleep schedule isn’t accidentally thrown off? It’s perfectly possible that when Charlotte or Drew
were dropping Angelica off at the house, Tommy overheard them quickly telling Didi that Angelica didn’t need to take a nap because she’d already had one!

* A lot of the problems the babies face (or think they face) don't make anyone over the age of around 14 or so bat an eyelash, since we know that most of the things they think are simply wrong and not factual. But imagine things from their perspective, thinking that everything they fear had happened/will happen COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN. Imagine thinking you really DID [[spoiler: turn your cousin to stone, and then the motionless statue of her SHATTERED into dozens of pieces, undoubtedly killing her.]] Imagine truly believing that swallowing a watermelon seed really will cause a full-sized watermelon to grow inside you and fatally rupture your stomach, or that there was an actual, realistic possibility that you could be sucked down your bathtub drain. The Rugrats must have been scared shitless during half the series. When you think about this, it's pretty remarkable how brave Tommy is despite how scary his life is. Or maybe he just doesn't know he SHOULD be scared.
* If the NostalgiaFilter hasn't fully fogged up your vision of past cable cartoons, try watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' now in a world where everyone is much more careful when it comes to the safety of children. [[SocialServicesDoesNotExist Shudder at the many instances of neglect. Gasp at the fact that the only thing saving the babies from being crushed, burned, exposed to the elements, abducted, starved, eaten, cut to ribbons, drowned, or permanently traumatized was dumb luck or their dim-bulb parents eventually realizing they were missing.]] I mean, what would've happened if the parents were too late in realizing where the babies were whenever they went off somewhere? One must also consider the many instances in which Angelica plays on the babies' naiveté and paranoia in order to torment/scare them, for fun or for profit. And considering this happened to them while they're still quite young, what negative effects could this have possibly had on their mental health?