Cradle Attraction

"Cradle Attraction" is a Season 3 episode of Rugrats.

Characters Present

 * Tommy
 * Chuckie
 * Phil
 * Lil
 * Megan
 * Didi
 * Betty
 * Toddler 3

Synopsis
''Chuckie gets a new girlfriend named Megan who has a very unorthodox way of showing her affection... she teases him. How long will Chuckie put up with it? - Description from Klasky Csupo''

Plot
Spring has arrived, and the babies are playing in the park. At least, Tommy, Phil, and Lil are playing. Chuckie is on a bench alone, feeling depressed. When the others ask what is wrong, Chuckie responds that he has a weird "empty" feeling. He thinks something is missing in his life, but he doesn't know what. At that moment, an adorable new girl named Megan arrives. She introduces herself to the gang, but starts calling Chuckie "Chunky." Then, she trips him "accidentally." Megan offers to play hide-and-seek with the babies, and makes Chuckie "it." The babies run off to hide while Chuckie counts, but Megan stays in the bush behind him and starts poking him with a stick. Chuckie gets fed up and tries to leave, but Tommy convinces him to stay and play. Later, while playing soldiers, Megan gives army roles to the babies, but makes Chuckie "Mr. Mudbucket," and pushes him in the dirt.

Later, at the tire swings, Chuckie is convinced that Megan hates him. Tommy, Phil, and Lil try and defend Megan, but she runs up and pushes Chuckie's tire swing around, causing him to fall through the center. After she runs away, Tommy and the others finally agree that Megan is bullying Chuckie and discuss reasons why. Chuckie storms off after Megan to confront her. He finds her and demands to know why she is picking on him, saying he has a right to know if it is going to continue. Eventually, Megan blurts out that the reason she is picking on him is that she likes him. Embarrassed, she runs away.

Chuckie tells his friends what happened. They say she is crazy and that Chuckie should stay away from her. But, Chuckie tells them he can't stay away from Megan - he is starting to like her, too. He goes off to share his feelings with Megan, to his friends' shock. But, Megan keeps running away from Chuckie. Even presents of flowers and candy won't make Megan talk to Chuckie. The babies say again that Megan is crazy. But, Chuckie realizes that since Megan isn't a normal girl, she is looking for something different from Chuckie. Chuckie approaches Megan one more time, and shoves her into the dirt. This starts a shoving fight between the two of them...and Megan starts to laugh. They continue to roughhouse while Tommy, Phil, and Lil watch from a distance. Lil claims the both of them are crazy.

Megan and Chuckie continue their "puppy love," strolling through the park and watching the sunset, with plenty of tripping, pushing, and hitting. Chuckie later tells his friends about being in love, how it makes him feel special, and how he is even thinking about marrying Megan. Afterward, Chuckie goes to find Megan to put a worm in her hair, but she is nowhere to be found. After some more searching, Chuckie hears Megan giggling and a little boy telling her to leave him alone. Chuckie peeks over some bushes and sees Megan picking on another toddler. He keeps telling her to leave, but she pushes him down on his back. Chuckie is shocked and betrayed at this. Megan tries to explain herself, but Chuckie runs off, too upset to listen.

After that, Tommy, Phil, and Lil console Chuckie. They say that no matter what happens, they will always be friends with Chuckie. Chuckie thanks them, but admits that he will miss Megan and her unusual way to show affection. This gives Tommy an idea. He shoves Chuckie on to the ground, and the twins follow suit, tackling the other two. The babies roughhouse for a while, and collapse onto the ground. Chuckie, happy again, declares that Tommy, Phil, and Lil are "real pals."

Goofs

 * Chuckie's eyes disappear various times during this episode. This could be an animation error or Chuckie blinking.
 * There is a restroom behind the bench Chuckie is on in the first scene. However, only a girls' bathroom is visible.
 * The trash can by the bench appears and disappears throughout the episode.

Trivia

 * The episode's name is a reference to the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.
 * As a warning/reassurance to sensitive people, other episodes where they act out of character or feel strange is in "Bow Wow Wedding Vows", Spike and Fifi are less playful as Fifi is pregnant, Tommy pretends to be happy which is a bit weird and Stu and Didi are a bit lovestruck but all go back to normal, in "The Bravliest Baby", Tommy and Chuckie take turns pretending to be each other but decide to be themselves, a similar thing happens in "Twins Pique" when Phil wants to be like Chuckie and Lil wants to be like Angelica, in "Angelica for a Day", Chuckie and Angelica appear to have swapped personalities but it was all just a dream, in "He Saw, She Saw", Chuckie gets another friendship that appears like a crush as does Angelica in "Angelica's In Love", and in "Farewell, My Friend" and "Opposites Attract", Tommy and Chuckie temporarily stop being friends. Chuckie also complains of feeling a bit funny in the following episodes: "In The Dreamtime", "Chuckie's First Haircut", "I Remember Melville", and "Chuckie vs The Potty".