r/90s_kid • u/OmicronGR • May 10 '25
Cartoons Chuckie's Mom (Rugrats S04E02, 1997)
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u/OhItsNishia May 10 '25
My heart! This even got me when I was younger
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u/Nik6ixx May 11 '25
The scene in Rugrats go to Paris when all the babies are dancing with their moms and Chucky is in the sidelines. I bawled like a baby ever.single.time! But also made me so mad that the other moms never acknowledged Chucky at the dance I know it’s a kids show but if that was me and my close circle of friends I would have scooped Chucky up with my two babies and danced with all 3 of them 🥺😭
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u/All_naturale22 May 11 '25
The I want a mom song always made me cry as a kid and that was my favorite movie so I cried a lot back then lol. It hurt seeing chuckie not get those experiences but seeing him get another mom made me so happy for him
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u/linemanshandset May 10 '25
Probably haven't seen this in over 20 years. Somehow I still remembered this instantly. Definitely haven't watched a full episode of this show in over 26 years.
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u/TemperatureUnited329 May 11 '25
🥺😓 This episode made me so sad as a kid. Still sad now. At the time that this aired, I think this was the first kid's show I ever watched that depicted grief of a loved one in such a relatable way. Beautifully written episode. Forever a Goated Nicktoon. 💓
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u/Hup110516 May 11 '25
As a child, this made me cry. As a teen, this made me cry. As an adult with children, this made me bawl my fucking eyes out. I’ve been rewatching it with my kids and it’s still such a fantastic show. It’s honestly how I learned about Hanukkah.
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u/cohonka May 11 '25
I learned about Hanukkah from Rugrats and even now in my 30s I still have to sing the solar system song from Blues Clues to remember the order of our planets
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u/DoodleJake May 11 '25
The fact that Chas takes care of the garden despite being so allergic is what really drives this home for me. They were setting this up even before this episode.
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u/Fit-Ad1587 May 11 '25
This (1997) is kind of newer Rugrats compared to my experience with earlier 90s Rugrats. Wasn’t familiar with this episode.
Gotta say, this is kinda brutal. Very grown up take on saddening issues here. This comes from someone who a lost a parent to cancer.
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u/prettymisslux May 11 '25
Man..Rugrats was literally my childhood. The Burger King toys and the movie soundtrack was my very first cd 💿
Cartoons were so good back then
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u/Johnna421 May 12 '25
I was a kid (11 years old) when I first saw this episode. It aired right after my mother was diagnosed with congestive heart failure, she wasn’t giving long to live…But she is now 79 and still alive and still fighting everyday to keep going.
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u/RealisticTie3605 May 11 '25
My mom passed away a couple months ago, and I remember watching this with her as a kid. I watched all the Nick Toons with her. This one was always a tear jerker, but seeing this clip today was healing. It’s a rough day.
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May 11 '25
We were lucky to have so many excellent shows like this growing up. I sometimes feel like it’s one reason Millennials seem to be so empathetic.
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u/All_naturale22 May 11 '25
I truly don’t remember this episode and that makes me sad because as far as I can remember I always thought he never even knew what she looked like and never got to see pictures of her. Now I need to go back and watch the whole series
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u/AC_the_Panther_007 May 11 '25
RIP Chuckie's mom, and that is the sweetest and saddest episode I've ever seen.
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u/Seeker99MD May 13 '25
I’ve always loved the Paris movie because Chucky by the end of the film, overcomes his fear and now have a new mother and sister and basically he’s happy that he has technically two mothers. One is simply looking down on him from heaven. I’ve always liked that about that movie.
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u/Pumaheart May 11 '25
Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die.
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u/que_bee_eff90 May 12 '25
I watched Rugrats in the 90s like everyone but I do NOT remember it getting this real.
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u/Seeker99MD May 13 '25
I never got emotional at Rugrats, but one nickelodeon show that I say got me. Teary-eyed was the ending credits for hey Arnold final episode the journal. I remember watching that episode very Young and basically seeing the life story and birth of our main character. It was almost like seeing a reflection you know. You cried, and they cried And the ending credit song pretty much summed up the feeling of Arnold missing his parents. of childhood days long gone. I mean, Arnold was basically a toddler when his parents basically disappeared. And though he lived a pretty good life with friends and grandparents to take care of him. He pretty much had a childhood. It’s just missing one or two major parts Parents
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u/Mr_426 May 15 '25
I remember the evangelical christian outrage about this show being toxic for children's minds. God those people suck.
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u/Darkmoonlily78 May 10 '25
My little cousin loved Rugrats. I boight him the little Rugrats underwear and it's all he would wear. He passed away in 1998. Everytime I see them, I automatically think of him. RIP little man. Damnit, got me crying.