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"Faire Play" is a Season 4 episode of Rugrats.
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Synopsis[]
The Rugrats attend a medieval fair where Stu has created a mechanical dragon that takes part in one of the shows. When the invention goes out of control, who can stop it? Only Reptar can! - Description from Klasky-Csupo
Summary[]
Stu, Grandpa Lou, and Didi take the kids to visit a local "Renaissance Fair" at the park. Stu has volunteered to make the dragon, which is hitched to the back of the van. On the way, Grandpa reads the kids a story where the Good Knight slays a dragon. Didi tells Grandpa to change the ending so the kids won't be scared by the violence. Grandpa begrudgingly changes it, saying the knight kissed a magic frog (demonstrating on Lil's toy frog) and made a wish that the dragon would go away. The babies then talk about how great it would be to be in Fairy Tale Land, with all the knights and horses and magic. Chuckie disagrees, saying that there would also be dragons. Phil grabs Lil's frog toy and kisses it, wishing they were all in Fairy Tale Land.
The van approaches the Renaissance Fair, and the babies stare in awe at all the knights, princesses and castles. The babies think Phil's wish worked. Chuckie worries again, saying that there's probably a dragon nearby. Didi then gets the kids out of the car and over to the costume shop. Meanwhile, Stu and Grandpa unhitch the dragon from the back of the van, and get Grandpa inside at one of the control seats. The fair's manager, Mr. Koch, and his assistant watch with concern as the mechanical dragon bumps into trees. Once out of the costume shop, Tommy has a knight's helmet, Chuckie is dressed as a monk, and the twins are dressed as jesters. Nearby, a joust between two knights begins, and Didi points out the Good Knight. Didi then decides to go to the stained glass booth. She drops the kids off in Ye Olde Daycare. But, Chuckie sees the mechanical dragon over the fence and starts to panic. The babies go to the front gate of the daycare to get a closer look. They see Stu climb into the robot's mouth to join Grandpa at the controls. The babies cry, thinking that Stu is being eaten. Tommy decides to get the Good Knight to help save Stu.
Meanwhile, Stu and Grandpa are having trouble driving the dragon around. They keep bumping objects and breaking fences. After the babies escape the daycare, they find the actor playing the Good Knight, practicing drills with his horse. At that moment, the robot dragon is coming towards the jousting area. The actor figures its time for him to put on a show, and gallops towards the robot with his lance drawn. Stu sees the babies in the way and tries to avoid them. But, the knight's horse also skids to a stop to avoid the babies, causing the knight to fly forward into a pond. Stu and Grandpa lose control of the dragon and it continues smashing through things. To make things worse, the dragon's mouth is stuck closed, and they can't get out. Mr. Koch has had enough and calls an associate to help get things under control.
The babies aren't sure what to do, but notice a frog hopping away from the pond the knight landed in. They figure its another magic frog and catch it so Phil can kiss it and make a wish to save Stu. Once they have it, Phil wishes that Reptar would beat the dragon up. Lil starts yelling that Phil made a dumb wish, but suddenly, a man in a Reptar suit smashes through the wall of the fair's gate. The Reptar man was entertaining at a birthday party when he was called, and when Mr. Koch explains the situation, he agrees to help out. The babies cheer as "Reptar" climbs onto the dragon's head, then rips it off to free Stu and Grandpa. They manage to get the dragon to come to a halt, which sends Stu flying out of the dragon and into the sandbox. The nearby crowd applauds the "performance."
Later that day, Mr. Koch seems pleased with the day's events, and asks Stu to refine the dragon for next year's fair, wanting the dragon and Reptar to have a rematch. In the van, the babies thank Phil for his help in saving Stu from the dragon. Phil tells them to thank Reptar, who drives off into the sunset in his party supply truck.
Trivia[]
- In the beginning of the episode, when the babies are in the car, Lil is missing her bow in one scene.
- At the end, we see the man in the Reptar suit leaving in his truck. As he gets in, he accidentally slams his tail in the car door, so part of his tail is sticking out of the door. He then drives away. However, in the following scene, the tail is no longer sticking out.
- At the end of the episode, when Didi is standing with her hands on her waist, one of her hands are backwards.
- This episode shares similarities to "Joust Like a Woman", a season 6 episode of King of the Hill. Like Didi, Peggy dresses up in medieval clothing and both women use medieval English, though, unlike Peggy, Didi wasn't required to do so. Another similarity is Stu and Hank both try to demonstrate one of their hobbies, Stu's being his dragon and Hank's being propane. Also, ironically, in "Joust Like a Woman", the king's name is Philip.
- Moral: Don't mix fantasy with reality or reality with fantasy.