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"Falling Stars" is an episode from Season 7 of Rugrats.
Characters Present[]
Synopsis[]
The Rugrats wish upon stars for Spike to return when he gets loose, but when the stars begin to fall, will the Rugrats get their wishes? It's up to Tommy and the babies to stop the stars from going anywhere by having an outer space adventure.
Trivia[]
- The Rugrats spaceship is a giant Didi head, being that Didi is Tommy's mother, and this is a mothership, which is a clear nod to '.
- This is the second time Spike ran away after "Spike Runs Away".
- This is a ' parody: Angelica appears as an evil "" lookalike, Grandpa Lou comes to Tommy in a vision like a ghostly "/" mentor, and Chuckie flies the space ship through passageways that look like the ' in the climactic scene of the first ' movie. Angelica even parodies the famous line from Darth Vader to in ': "I... am your father." but replacing "father" with "cousin" in context to being Tommy's cousin.
- After July 30, 2001, this episode was inexplicably removed from US broadcasts, with "Wash/Dry Story" appearing in its place instead. The reasons for its removal from the reruns are unknown, but the episode was later included on the Rugrats: Christmas VHS in 2002. It was eventually reinstated in the US broadcasts around 2005, except it has since been broadcast alongside "Wash/Dry Story" 's partner episodes, "Bad Shoes" and "The World According to Dil and Spike," while "Wash/Dry Story" is still aired with "Dayscare" and "The Great Unknown." This is also how the episode is presented on the Rugrats: Season 8 DVD set and on Paramount+. Confusingly, however, DirecTV's listings still describe this episode being partnered with "Dayscare" and "The Great Unknown".
- This is the second and final episode where the audio of Angelica's cry in "Ransom of Cynthia" is re-used in one of the scenes; the first being "The Word of The Day."
- Karma: Angelica/Darth Vader falls down the slide and hurts herself.
Quotes[]
Phil: Now I know why they call it 'Diaper-Space!'
Videos[]
Tommy Pickles Has the Force Rugrats NickSplat
How Many Times Did Angelica Pickles Cry? - Part 24 - Falling Stars