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Season 6 Episode 12b
Rugrats - Chuckies Complaint
Chuckie's Complaint
Original Airdate March 27, 1999
VHS release Runaway Reptar
Volume 5
DVD release Season 6
Complete Series
Previous Episode Ghost Story
Next Episode Pedal Pusher

"Chuckie's Complaint" is a Season 6 episode of Rugrats.

Characters Present[]

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Summary[]

When Chuckie sees a commercial for Reptar Cereal where Reptar wasn't acting very nice, he has Angelica write Reptar a letter complaining about his behavior. But when Angelica makes Chuckie's letter a lot worse than he intended AND describes what Chuckie looks like, he tries to get her to change it. He thinks it may be too late when the Rugrats see a commercial for the new Reptar movie that says Reptar is "mad at someone", and Chuckie assumes that it's him. To make things worse, Didi and Betty decided to take the kids to meet Reptar that day at the mall. Will poor Chuckie survive Reptar's wrath? - Description from Klasky Csupo

Plot[]

The babies are all in the living room, watching TV. Suddenly, a commercial for Reptar Cereal airs. In the ad, Reptar bursts through a wall and steals the bowl of cereal from a little boy. This makes Chuckie upset, and he decides to write a complaint letter to Reptar. With a little help from Angelica, he starts dictating his letter. But he ends up complimenting Reptar instead. Angelica takes matters into her own hands, and "writes" an insult filled letter to Reptar, ending off with a description of what Chuckie looks like. Chuckie decides to retract the complaint, but Angelica puts the letter through the door's mail slot and says that it is too late to get it back.

The other babies try to reassure Chuckie and say that Reptar probably won't read the letter. But another commercial airs. This time it is for "Reptar's Revenge", his latest direct-to-video movie. The announcer declares that Reptar is "mad at someone" and wants to get even. Chuckie becomes even more afraid and hides in the couch cushions. The ad ends off with an announcement that fans can meet Reptar in person at the Video Cave at the local mall. Betty and Didi overhear and decide to take the babies to see Reptar. Chuckie panics, but Tommy suggests that Chuckie bring some flowers to Reptar, since that is what Stu does when Didi is mad at him. Chuckie quickly picks some dandelions and stuffs them in his pockets.

Later, at the mall, Tommy tries to discuss another plan to save Chuckie. But the babies keep getting interrupted by Dil yanking on their diapers and hair. Before Betty and Didi can bring the babies to the Video Cave, the babies all start crying. The moms try changing them, and rocking them to sleep, but nothing makes them stop. Didi assumes that the babies are crying because they want to see Reptar, so they go back towards the store. On the way, Tommy sees a merry-go-round and gets another idea. The babies go on multiple rides on the carousel, trying to distract the moms long enough for them to leave. But Didi runs out of money for the ride, and they go back over to the video store. Tommy decides to try one last idea: beat Reptar with something as big as he is.

The man in the Reptar suit is signing autographs and doesn't seem happy to be there. While he is distracted, Tommy, Phil, and Lil get behind the giant Reptar standee and push it over onto Reptar. Chuckie stands next to the semi-conscious Reptar, and Dil decides to yank at Chuckie's pants. This makes the dandelions from earlier fall onto Reptar's head. He smells the flowers and is happy that someone did something so nice for him. He gives Chuckie a big hug, and the other babies are relieved. But now they all want Reptar hugs, and they toddle up to the man in the lizard suit. Reptar scoops them all up into a hug, declaring that he likes this gig.

Goof[]

  • All the Rugrats cry at the mall and are taken by Didi and Betty to the bathroom to have their diapers changed. In the bathroom, Phil, Lil, Tommy, and Chuckie are on the table, but not Dil, and Didi and Betty hold up 4 diapers, one in each hand. Isn't Chuckie already potty-trained and wearing briefs by now?
  • When Tommy was having his diaper changed, his diaper was still on even though it was off.

Trivia[]

  • Chuckie's note read "Dear Reptar, it was not very nice of you to take that boy's cereal. You should have asked for your own cereal or, you know, at least left him some. Also, you shouldn't have eaten the bowl, but it was a pretty hole you made, and you roared pretty good."
  • Angelica's note read "Dear Reptar, you are a big fat bully. I think your movies are boring and I think you are the meanest, smelliest, ugliest dinosaur who ever lived. Oh, and P.U. (probably meaning P.S.) If you ever need to find me, I'm a little scaredy boy with red hair and glasses."
  • The ad shows Reptar eating a bowl containing a boy's cereal and roaring then a voice saying, "Eat your cereal before someone else does."
  • A minor subplot has Angelica being obsessed with the "Chocolate Cheese" jingle.
  • The new direct-to-video sequel called Reptar's Revenge is based on a Season 1 episode called "Reptar's Revenge".
  • The episode's title is a possible allusion to the novel Portnoy's Complaint.
  • The title card is missing on Paramount+.

Video Clip[]

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How Many Times Did Lil DeVille Cry? - Part 10 - Chuckie's Complaint

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