Season 5 is the fifth season of the Rugrats television series which ran for twenty episodes from 1998-1999.
Episodes
- "Vacation" (May 29, 1998)
The Rugrats go on a vacation to Las Vegas in an RV, where they cause their usual mayhem. Meanwhile, Tommy searches for "kitties" (white tigers).
- "Babysitting Fluffy / Sleep Trouble" (August 15, 1998)
Chas and Chuckie look after Angelica's cat while she is away and underestimate the difficulty of doing so; Tommy and Chuckie fear "the Sandman" after a story while Chas is out at a party. Stu and Didi try to get them to fall asleep, but fall asleep themselves. Tommy and Chuckie then try to catch the Sandman, but end up catching Chas.
- "The First Cut / Chuckie Grows" (August 16, 1998)
When Tommy saves a baby bird from a runner, he falls into a thorn bush and gets a cut, which frightens him; The babies think that Chuckie has gotten bigger when his shirt shrinks in the wash.
- "The Wild, Wild West / Angelica for a Day" (August 17, 1998)
The babies take part in a Western spoof to reclaim ice cream coupons from Angelica; Tommy dreams that Chuckie and Angelica switch personalities—Angelica is more timid while Chuckie turns mean and bratty.
- "The Word of The Day / Jonathan Babysits" (August 18, 1998)
Angelica learns a curse word from the host of her favorite children's show, Miss Carol's Happy House. Not knowing what it means or how negatively her parents will react, she begins to use it in her vocabulary; Jonathan looks after the babies while searching for ways to blackmail Charlotte.
- "Grandpa's Bad Bug / Lady Luck" (August 19, 1998)
The babies fear there is a "bad bug" in Grandpa's bed and attempt to get it out; Grandpa takes the babies to a bingo game at the senior citizens' center.
- "Crime and Punishment / Baby Maybe" (August 20, 1998)
Angelica tells the babies that the police officers arrest bad people while Chas is dating a police officer. Chuckie accidentally breaks Chas' glasses and fears that he will be arrested; Didi's brother and sister-in-law consider having a baby, and to prove it, they babysit the babies while Stu, Didi, and the other grown-ups leave for an opera. The chore, however, becomes harder than the sitters hoped it would be.
- "He Saw, She Saw / Piggy's Pizza Palace" (August 21, 1998)
Chuckie's latest crush has an over-protective brother; The gang goes to a pizzeria that resembles Chuck E. Cheese's and tries to get Angelica's tickets back from a pig that "stole" them. Meanwhile, Stu and Drew attempt to beat one another's high score at a Reptar pinball game.
- "Fugitive Tommy / Visiting Aunt Miriam" (August 22, 1998)
Tommy is mistaken for another troublemaking baby with a big tooth, but he attempts to prove his innocence; When Grandpa Lou takes the babies to Aunt Miriam's to play cards, the babies are convinced that she and her friends plan to eat Chuckie and attempt to protect him.
- "Uneasy Rider / Where's Grandpa?" (August 29, 1998)
Chuckie is nervous about riding his new two-wheeled bicycle; Stu and Didi accidentally leave Grandpa behind on a road trip, and Tommy and Chuckie try to give Grandpa a chance to catch up.
- "Hiccups / Autumn Leaves" (September 12, 1998)
Tommy gets hiccups, and the babies' attempts to scare him do not cure him; A change of season makes the babies think that the trees are ill, so they apply whatever remedies they think of to them.
- "Journey to the Center of the Basement / A Very McNulty Birthday" (September 19, 1998)
The babies go down to the basement to retrieve Chuckie's robotic Reptar toy; The babies attend a rival's birthday party, where girls are left out due to cooties.
- "The Family Tree" (September 21, 1998)
While Didi and Stu go on an anniversary vacation, Tommy and Angelica stay at Chuckie's house, where Chuckie learns about his ancestors. Meanwhile, Didi starts to feel seasick, and the cause is eventually revealed to be pregnancy.
- "The Turkey Who Came to Dinner" (November 10, 1998)
The babies try to defend a live turkey that Grandpa wins from being Thanksgiving dinner; Stu and Drew try to watch football, Didi and the ladies try to find food for dinner; and Angelica wants to hold a parade.
- "Chuckie's Duckling / A Dog's Life" (January 18, 1999)
Chuckie takes in a duck that fled from a construction site, but caring for the new pet soon becomes difficult; Spike attempts to protect Dil from imminent danger, but he gets in trouble with Stu and Didi.
- "Chuckerfly / Angelica's Twin" (January 23, 1999)
Chuckie wants to be cute again, so he goes through his own metamorphosis; Angelica pretends she has a twin sister named Balina to get extra goodies.
- "Hand Me Downs / Angelica's Ballet" (January 30, 1999)
Angelica tells Tommy that he will disappear after Dil gets his old toys; Angelica puts on a ballet (with the help of the Rugrats) in an attempt to outsmart Susie.
- "Raising Dil / No Naps" (February 6, 1999)
Tommy and the babies try to educate Dil, who they believe is not as smart as they are; The babies try to avoid napping for a toy from Angelica.
- "Man of the House / A Whole New Stu" (February 13, 1999)
Tommy tries to run the household while Stu is out of town on business; Stu undergoes a makeover at a health spa after suffering from so much stress.
- "Submarine / Chuckie's a Lefty" (February 20, 1999)
While Stu shops for a used car, Tommy, Chuckie, and Dil imagine the test automobile is a submarine; Chuckie learns he is left-handed, and Angelica makes him feel like a freak.
