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** Dil is a CloudCuckooLander, so it could just be that he doesn't have anything comprehensible to say.

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** In ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'', Dil is established to be a CloudCuckooLander, so it could just be that he doesn't have anything comprehensible to say.
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* Dil can't talk, yet somehow in the movie in which he's born, a whole bunch of other newborn babies at the exact same hospital '''perform a song and dance number'''.
** So maybe babies can only talk to others of their own age?
** It's for the same reason that the main babies can understand each other, but the adults can't understand ''them''. It's easier for them to communicate with people who are closer to their own age.
** Actually, Dil can talk, just not much. Remember, in the movie he says "mine" while fighting with Tommy, says "my Tommy" at one point, and then once randomly says "pooping" while, well, you know...
** Dil is a CloudCuckooLander, so it could just be that he doesn't have anything comprehensible to say.
** Maybe the song was all in the newborns' imagination?
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* Didi is pregnant with Dil (who's a boy), but she and almost everyone else (Charlotte Pickles is the exception) think she's having a girl. What made them determine the sex of Dil like that? Did they get a botched ultrasound? Did they use an "old country" method (look [[http://mentalfloss.com/article/49089/9-historical-methods-determining-sex-unborn-baby here]] for some examples)? Or did they determine it based on some WildMassGuessing that Lipshitz wrote in one of his books?
** Probably the ultrasound. It happens more often than you'd think. People in my area all have a 'if-the-doctors-were-wrong' name, which was usually only decided upon after they were born.
** Didi outright says "Dr. Lipschitz says it's a girl", so yes it was a mistake on the doctor's part.
** To which Betty responds "That idiot thought Phil and Lil were intestinal gas" - so he's not the brightest doctor.
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* when Spike first encounters the Wolf when he's with Angelica he's shown to be terrified of him and doesn't even fight him instead just pulls Angelica outta harm's way but near the end when the wolf is about to attack Angelica and the babies Spike suddenly shows no fear and fights him. Why didn't he fight him the first time?

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* when When Spike first encounters the Wolf when he's with Angelica he's shown to be terrified of him and doesn't even fight him instead just pulls Angelica outta harm's way but near the end when the wolf is about to attack Angelica and the babies Spike suddenly shows no fear and fights him. Why didn't he fight him the first time?
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* when Spike first encounters the Wolf when he's with Angelica he's shown to be terrified of him and does t even fight him instead just pulls Angelica outta harm's way but near the end when the wolf is about to attack Angelica and the babies Spike suddenly shows no fear and fights him. Why didn't he fight him the first time.
** Because animals, and people, don't work like that. To a dog like Spike, he knows the Wolf is a threat, and fighting him is a massive risk of death for him, and then what can the babies do? Spike's instincts tell him to ''run'' first, and in his case, bring Angelica with him, since that's the smart thing to do in the wild, and they had a better chance to get away. When the Wolf attacks the second time, he's charging right at the babies, which means the ''only'' thing Spike can do to protect them is fight, which means even if he's afraid, that's what he'll do. Fight-or-Flight response is basically "what is the better option to handle a threat" and Spike's took two different routes for each situation.

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* when Spike first encounters the Wolf when he's with Angelica he's shown to be terrified of him and does t doesn't even fight him instead just pulls Angelica outta harm's way but near the end when the wolf is about to attack Angelica and the babies Spike suddenly shows no fear and fights him. Why didn't he fight him the first time.
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** Because animals, and people, don't work like that. To a dog like Spike, he knows the Wolf is a threat, and fighting him is a massive risk of death for him, and then what can the babies do? Spike's instincts tell him to ''run'' first, and in his case, bring Angelica with him, since that's the smart thing to do in the wild, and they had a better chance to get away. When the Wolf attacks the second time, he's charging right at the babies, which means the ''only'' thing Spike can do to protect them is fight, which means even if he's afraid, that's what he'll do. Fight-or-Flight A fight-or-flight response is basically "what is the better option to handle a threat" and Spike's Spike took two different routes for each situation.



** That once confuses me too. Maybe since the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' 20th anniversary is this year, and they were so loved by Nick, maybe they're rerelease the movie.
*** They did in a 3-pack with the other movies, but it's still the same DVD as the 1999 release. Because the format was still new at the time, there weren't any incredible features; just the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' short included on the tape and the theatrical trailer.


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** That once confuses me too. Maybe since the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' 20th anniversary is this year, and they were so loved by Nick, maybe they're rerelease rereleasing the movie.
*** They did it in a 3-pack with the other movies, but it's still the same DVD as the 1999 release. Because the format was still new at the time, there weren't any incredible features; just the ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' short included on the tape and the theatrical trailer.




* One thing confused me: When Stu & Grandpa go to the airport control tower and check to see if the kids are on the plane where the crate is, but find out the goat is there instead. This makes no sense. There is no possible way the goat would've made it on to the plane, as x-ray scanners at Airport security would've detected it. How did the goat make it on to the plane? Could someone please answer me that?

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* One thing confused me: When Stu & Grandpa go to the airport control tower and check to see if the kids are on the plane where the crate is, but find out the goat is there instead. This makes no sense. There is no possible way the goat would've made it on to onto the plane, as x-ray scanners at Airport security would've detected it. How did the goat make it on to onto the plane? Could someone please answer me that?



* This question could probably apply for the whole series, but; HOW are the babies never taken away by social services?

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* This question could probably apply for to the whole series, but; but...HOW are the babies never taken away by social services?



** Social services aren't some demonic child-snatching organisation. They're there to intervene in situations where children are being mistreated, neglected or abused. What we have here is a freak accident where the children wandered off when the adults weren't looking - Stu and Lou were still in the house at the time. And when the parents found they were missing, they did the responsible thing and got the police involved - not to mention going out on a search themselves. And in the show, even if the babies occasionally wander off when the adults aren't looking, they're never harmed, they're always well fed and cared for and never abused by the adults.

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** Social services aren't some demonic child-snatching organisation. organization. They're there to intervene in situations where children are being mistreated, neglected neglected, or abused. What we have here is a freak accident where the children wandered off when the adults weren't looking - Stu and Lou were still in the house at the time. And when the parents found they were missing, they did the responsible thing and got the police involved - not to mention going out on a search themselves. And in the show, even if the babies occasionally wander off when the adults aren't looking, they're never harmed, they're always well fed and cared for and never abused by the adults.
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** Because animals, and people, don't work like that. To a dog like Spike, he knows the Wolf is a threat, and fighting him is a massive risk of death for him, and then what can the babies do? Spike's instincts tell him to ''run'' first, and in his case, bring Angelica with him, since that's the smart thing to do in the wild, and they had a better chance to get away. When the Wolf attacks the second time, he's charging right at the babies, which means the ''only'' thing Spike can do to protect them is fight, which means even if he's afraid, that's what he'll do. Fight-or-Flight response is basically "what is the better option to handle a threat" and Spike's took two different routes for each situation.
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* when Spike first encounters the Wolf when he's with Angelica he's shown to be terrified of him and does t even fight him instead just pulls Angelica outta harm's way but near the end when the wolf is about to attack Angelica and the babies Spike suddenly shows no fear and fights him. Why didn't he fight him the first time.
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** And the babies were only lost for what? One day? And all were found safe and unharmed. And Stu was the one who found them right?
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** True, but it gets even more compounded by the fact that the goat wasn't even supposed to be there, considering he was shipped by mistake instead of the Reptar Wagon. So how the heck did the goat get past airport security?
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** Angelica may have meant "wizard" since he looked like a wizard, she just mispronounced it the same way as the babies do.
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** And the babies were only lost for what? One day? And all were found safe and unharmed. And Stu was the one who found them right?
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** Social services aren't some demonic child-snatching organisation. They're there to intervene in situations where children are being mistreated, neglected or abused. What we have here is a freak accident where the children wandered off when the adults weren't looking - Stu and Lou were still in the house at the time. And when the parents found they were missing, they did the responsible thing and got the police involved - not to mention going out on a search themselves. And in the show, even if the babies occasionally wander off when the adults aren't looking, they're never harmed, they're always well fed and cared for and never abused by the adults.
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No need for Camel Case - there is a custom title for the correct appearance.


*** They did in a 3-pack with the other movies, but it's still the same DVD as the 1999 release. Because the format was still new at the time, there weren't any incredible features; just the ''{{CatDog}}'' short included on the tape and the theatrical trailer.


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*** They did in a 3-pack with the other movies, but it's still the same DVD as the 1999 release. Because the format was still new at the time, there weren't any incredible features; just the ''{{CatDog}}'' ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' short included on the tape and the theatrical trailer.

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** From the adults' perspective, this is the first time this had happened. On the show, nobody ever found out about the babies' adventures.
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** Pterosaurs (like Dactar) [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology aren't lizards]]. However, in that situation, he probably looked like a ''wizard'', which is what the babies ''[[{{Malaproper}} actually]]'' meant (crest resembling a pointed hat, wings resembling sleeves on a robe, etc.).
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** That once confuses me too. Maybe since the {{Rugrats}} 20th anniversary is this year, and they were so loved by Nick, maybe they're rerelease the movie.

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** That once confuses me too. Maybe since the {{Rugrats}} ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' 20th anniversary is this year, and they were so loved by Nick, maybe they're rerelease the movie.

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