The third episode of the sixth season of Rugrats (1991).
Raising Dil
While Stu and Didi try to fill out Dil's baby book, the other babies try to educate Dil.
No Naps
Angelica challenges the babies to stay up through nap time so they can play with a new toy, but even she may not be able to stay awake.
"Raising Dil" provides examples of:
- Big Brother Instinct: When Angelica tells Tommy that Dil is even dumber than regular babies, Tommy angrily tells her "He is not!"
- Continuity Nod:
- After Dil fails a test that the babies give him (pretending Phil is a monster and Lil is his mom with a blanket), Lil says "Looks like it's back to the baby store!"
- When the babies ask Angelica to help them educate Dil, one of the things Angelica wants them to do for her in return is dig a moat around her castle.
- Deadpan Snarker: Phil. When Dil keeps saying "Mine!" after Tommy's failed attempts to teach him to say new words, Phil says "He sure knows that word."
- Kid Has a Point: When Angelica tells the babies that the sky is blue because it is made of water, Tommy tells her that he always thought that the sky was filled with air. He also calls Angelica out when she tells the babies that the ground is made of cheese.
- Noodle Incident: When Stu and Didi fill out Dil's baby book, Didi asks Stu when Dil's first laugh was, Stu tells her that it was on his birthday, after he spit up on his cake.
- Oh, Crap!: When Didi sees Dil holding a spoon, Betty tells her and Stu to write it down in Dil's baby book. This gets Stu and Didi to realize they haven't been keeping Dil's baby book.
- Potty Emergency: Before Angelica begins to educate Dil, she asks the babies if any of them need to go potty. Chuckie tells her he thinks he does, but she refuses to let him go to the bathroom until after class is over.
- That Cloud Looks Like...: When Angelica tells the babies that the sky is made of water, Lil asks her where all the fish are. Angelica then sees a cloud shaped like a fish and tells her that the clouds are fish.
"No Naps" provides examples of:
- Added Alliterative Appeal: Stu's new invention in this episode is the Merry Magic Music Ball.
- Alliterative Title: No Naps.
- Big Eater: Phil eats through several jars of mashed peas before falling asleep.
- "Eureka!" Moment: When Angelica overhears Didi saying that sometimes a full tummy is all a baby needs to fall asleep, this gives her the idea to feed Phil.
- Food Coma: Phil ends up falling asleep after Angelica feeds him several jars of mashed peas.
- Getting the Baby to Sleep: In this episode, Angelica tries different tactics to get the babies to fall asleep so she can keep the Merry Magic Music Ball for herself; she feeds Phil mashed peas, tells Lil a bedtime story, and plays music from Dil's mobile for Chuckie. She ends up falling asleep when she tries to put Tommy, who is the most tired of all due to Dil keeping him up all night, to sleep. Also, Didi tries to get a cranky Dil to fall asleep.
- Go-to-Sleep Ending: This episode ends with Angelica falling asleep.
- Mouth Cam: This episode begins with a view from inside Dil's mouth as Dil cries.
