The Carwash

Season 4 Episode 7a
The Carwash
Original Airdate	September 13, 1997
DVD release	Season 4
Previous Episode	The 'Lympics
Next Episode	Heat Wave

The Carwash is a Season 4 episode of Rugrats.

Characters Present

• Tommy
• Chuckie
• Phil
• Lil
• Angelica
• Stu
• Chaz

Summary

Chaz and Stu take their vehicles to the new, local automated car wash. Chaz doesn't want their kids inside while it's being washed, while the other babies (sans Chuckie) and Angelica find the experience exciting.

Recap

It's around lunchtime, and Chaz returns from the new automated car wash, proud of his clean car. Stu is washing his car the old fashioned way, which he prefers.

Chuckie tells his friends about the car wash. Chuckie is, naturally, terrified of it, and was glad his dad "rescued" him from having to be in the car while it went through. Phil and Lil, however, disagree. They say their mom allowed them to stay in their car, and it was a lot of fun! Tommy wants to experience the car wash now, too. When Angelica antagonizes them, they accidentally get Stu and Chaz's cars clean cars dirty. Chaz decides to return to the car wash for it to be clean, despite being there less than an hour ago. Because Stu doesn't want to spend the entire day washing his car, he accompanies Chaz and brings the children along as well.

While Stu and Chaz pay, the kids are still in Chaz's car. Chuckie is still horrified by the car wash, while the others want to experience it. Angelica wants it to be a big kid experience only, but because Chaz hasn't returned, they're all going to go through the car wash!

Chaz has been arguing with one of the car wash employees, because he had been there that morning, and thus feels entitled to a discount. Suddenly Chaz realizes he never took the kids out of the car, panics, and overreacts. He hijacks another man's car in the line so he can rescue the babies.

In the car wash, Tommy, Phil, and Lil love the experience, which disappoints Angelica because she had tried to scare them. Nobody notices Chaz exit the other man's car inside the car wash, causing Chaz to experience the car wash a bit too personally! Angelica, in an attempt to really frighten the babies, opens the moon roof just before the top of the car is to be washed. Chaz is horrified, but he can do nothing. Tommy starts yodel cry with the babies.

Finally, Chaz manages to exit the car wash (getting sprayed by wax in the process). His car has exited ahead of him. When one of the doors is opened, water and soap bubbles flow out from within. Chuckie has decided the car wash isn't scary after all, and had a lot of fun with his friends. Stu has changed his mind about the car wash as well, and informs Chaz he plans to take his car there every weekend from now on.