History Recap / RugratsS5E4TheWordOfTheDayJonathanBabysits

The fourth episode of the fifth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.

'''The Word of The Day'''

* AnAesop: If you don't want your kid to repeat a word considered offensive, be sure to actually ''say'' what the word is, no matter how awkward it might initially be. Also be sure to explain ''why'' the word is considered offensive.

* AnAesop: If you don't want your kid to repeat a word considered offensive, be sure to actually ''say'' what the word is, no matter how awkward it might initially be.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: When Drew and Charlotte allow Angelica to appear on ''Miss Carol's Happy House'' under the condition that she not say the dirty word, Angelica arrives after the other kids practice the actual "Fun Phrase. Unfortunately, Miss Carol picks Angelica and pressures her into saying it. Unaware of the real "Fun Phrase," she says the dirty word on the air, to the shock of everyone watching the show. When Miss Carol orders her off the set, Angelica says she only said it because the host did earlier. Finally losing it, Miss Carol repeats this herself. She is later fired and replaced with her assistant, Miss Stephanie.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Phil and Lil distract Angelica so that Jonathan can leave Angelica's "bored" meeting. When Angelica catches them, she orders Jonathan to make them eat [[StockYuck vegetables]]. Jonathan refuses to do so, as by this time, he has found the unflattering evidence of Charlotte he was looking for.

* EngineeredPublicConfession: When Drew and Charlotte allow Angelica to appear on ''Miss Carol's Happy House'' under the condition that she not say the dirty word, Angelica arrives after the other kids practice the actual "Fun Phrase. Unfortunately, Miss Carol picks Angelica and pressures her into saying it. Unaware of the real "Fun Phrase", she goes to say the exact dirty word on the air, to the shock of everyone watching the show. When Miss Carol demands her out of the set, Angelica says she only said it because the host did earlier. Finally losing it, Miss Carol repeats this herself. She is was later fired and replaced with her assistant, Miss Stephanie.
* {{Fainting}}: In response to hearing Angelica say the dirty word for the first time, Charlotte screams and passes out, requiring Didi to fan her some air.

* GotMeDoingIt: This line from Didi when she gives Charlotte advice from Dr. Lipschitz on how to deal with Angelica saying the dirty word;

* SoapPunishment: When Charlotte overhears Angelica using the dirty word, she asks Didi if she should wash her mouth out with soap as a solution. She then asked her if she should use toothpaste as a substitute if soap was too toxic.

* DepravedKidsShowHost: A rare female example with Miss Carol, the host of ''Miss Carol's Happy House''. When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show. Miss Carol comments that the real Fun Phrase should be—[[SoundEffectBleep well, something unseemly]]. Angelica, being a three-year-old, assumes that Miss Carol actually means that, and eventually ends up on the show with nothing else to say, so... HilarityEnsues—along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica gets Miss Carol to repeat the dirty phrase on air)—and the show eventually becomes ''Miss Stephanie's Happy House''.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: When Drew and Charlotte allow Angelica to appear on ''Miss Carol's Happy House'' under the condition that she not say the dirty word, Angelica manages to trick Miss Carol into making her lose control of her temper and utter that exact dirty word on the air, to the shock of everyone watching the show, and Angelica then states that she proved Miss Carol did say the dirty word. Miss Carol was later fired and replaced with Miss Stephanie.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: If you look closely, you can see Angelica [[PrecisionFStrike making the "f" sound]] just before it cuts to Charlotte screaming and Drew covering his eyes in dismay.

* Squee: Angelica upon finding out that she has been selected as one of the finalists for "Miss Carol's Happy House."

* CurseCutShort: See SountEffectsBleep below.

* VisualGag: As they watch ''Miss Carol's Happy House'' at their home, Stu, Didi and Lou make the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" faces from the couch.

* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: Charlotte punishes Angelica by denying her dessert for a whole week when she finds a pile of dirt in the house. That pile of dirt really wasn't Angelica's fault, but Charlotte doesn't believe that the babies put it there, even though they really did.

-->'''Didi:''' "Ven ze child is bad vord saying, you simply sit ze child down and calmly tell ze child zat ze vord is unacceptable," You see, it's zat... I mean, that easy.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Miss Carol. On camera, she seems like a quirky GenkiGirl who claims to be a FriendToAllChildren, but off camera, she actually really hates her target audience. her Angelica overheard her swearing, which led to Angelica repeating it on the show and getting Miss Carol fired.[[note]]Or more specifically, shocked Miss Carol then goaded her into saying it and publicly revealing her distaste for her audience.[[/note]]