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Season 3 Episode 1a
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Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster
Original Airdate September 26, 1993
DVD release Season 3
Complete Series
Previous Episode Party Animals
Next Episode Twins' Pique

"Dummi Bear Dinner Disaster" is the first Season 3 episode of Rugrats.

Characters Present[]

Character Introduced[]

Synopsis[]

Susie Carmichael thinks that every time Paul Gatsby, the creator of The Dummi Bears, has dinner with her parents, that they end up getting a new house and moving away. To stop this from happening, she enlists the help of the other Rugrats to ruin the dinner party as only the babies can. - Description from Klasky Csupo

Plot[]

Tommy and Susie are playing with a Dummi Bear doll in the kitchen when they overhear Lucy and Didi. Lucy mentions how Paul Gatsby, creator of the Dummi Bears, is coming over to the Carmichael's house for dinner. Susie lamentably explains to Tommy that "The Dummi Bear Man" promoted Randy and bought them their current house after enjoying their dinner and company. With this new dinner, they may have to move again if things go as well as before, and she will risk never seeing Tommy and the other Rugrats again. Tommy then promises Susie that she's not going anywhere and that the grownups will never make them move. Just then, he is picked up by Didi. Tommy then cries at the thought of not seeing Susie again as he's carried out of the kitchen while Susie just sadly waves goodbye.

Back at the Pickles house, an excited Stu calls Chas about Paul Gatsby's visit and how he and the DeVille's hope to meet him (Didi points out that Lucy didn't invite them, but Stu disregards her). Meanwhile, Tommy and the others are trying to come up with a surefire way to keep Susie from moving when, suddenly, Drew stops by with Angelica. Angelica is paraded around in one of many Dummi Bear costumes made by Stu in his workshop and sold by Drew with the profits split down the middle (Drew gets a bit more because he "thought of it"). Stu takes the other parents down to the workshop while the babies wonder if it is actually Angelica in costume, to which she sarcastically replies, "It's a real life Dummi Bear from Dummi Bear Land". The babies, of course, believe this, and Angelica angrily says it is her, while saying there's going to be trouble if they say anything else about what she's wearing. The babies inadvertently mock Angelica's outfit, to which she exclaims her hatred of wearing it and her plan to get back at Drew by ruining the dinner. Tommy at first warns her not to wreck the dinner, but then remembers the issue with Susie and has an idea. Tommy then explains that, if the dinner is ruined, then the "Dummi Bear Man" will be mad and won't buy Susie's family a new house, which would force them to move. The others are on board with the plan while a confused Angelica replies, "Did I miss something?".

Later that evening, Stu, Drew, the DeVille's, Chas, and the kids are heading over to the Carmichael's, with Drew hyping up Stu, who is about to meet his idol. Stu nervously says he's not ready and needs to plan a dramatic entrance, since he's been waiting his whole life to meet Paul. Betty, annoyed by Stu's shyness, says she didn't come all the way to stand outside and sniff the rhododendrons as she pulls out a set of Dummi Bear earmuffs for her and her family. They finally ring the doorbell, to which Lucy answers and says she's surprised to see them all. Betty replies that they were in the neighborhood and decided to "barge in". Lucy politely mentions that they are in the middle of dinner, but Betty says they'd love to join and she invites themselves in. At the dining table, Paul is eating while Randy proposes his new script for a Dummi Bear episode, to which Paul says, "Sounds remarkably like the last four ideas I rejected". The group then enters, which catches Randy and Paul off guard, and excitedly start introducing themselves to Paul, who then asks Randy if he "should know these people". Randy nervously tries to call for Lucy as Drew starts showing off the Dummi Bear costume Angelica is wearing. Drew tells Angelica to say hi to "Uncle Paul", to which she says, "My daddy says your show is the biggest gravy train in town"; this confuses and annoys Paul. Drew then tells Angelica to go with her friends while he "networks". With Drew continually bugging Paul about Dummi Bear merchandise ideas, Randy continues to lamentably call out for Lucy to come into the dining room.

In the living room, Tommy reviews the plan with the others when, suddenly, a sad Susie comes in with a bag packed with toys. She says that she'll miss everyone, including Angelica, to whom she gives her Malibu Cynthia Beach House. Tommy then tries to let Susie in on the plan before being interrupted by Angelica, who thinks Susie should move so she can keep the Beach House. Susie mentions that it's too bad she's moving, because she recently got a new Malibu Cynthia Road Racer, which she and Angelica would've been able to play with together. Angelica then changes her mind and tells Susie that she doesn't have to move, to which a relieved Susie takes back her Beach House, much to Angelica's dismay. Tommy then brings Susie and the others into the kitchen to discuss their plan, with Angelica taking credit for coming up with it.

Back in the dining room, the grownups continue to annoy Paul with their rabid obsession with the Dummi Bears. Betty goes on to say that she can do a mean impression of Looney Bear. Paul is about to object but then she acts out the line "I'm Looney Bear, here to save Dummi Bear Land from Mr. Gloom". Randy is mortified at the antics of his neighbors and buries his head in the table. Susie and Tommy observe the dinner and see that the grownups are just talking. Tommy is hopeful that "The Dummi Bear Man" is not having fun, but Susie argues that grownups love that "boring stuff". Meanwhile, Angelica says she'll handle everything with her "Turkey Surprise", which consists of two full bottles of Volcano Brand Hot Sauce. Angelica then spreads the scalding sauce on the slices of pheasant and mutters, "Now the fun starts". Lucy then takes the pheasant (not knowing that it is "laced") into the dining room, where Drew continues to bore Paul with his sales projections. Lucy then offers Paul a slice soaked with the sizzling sauce. The kids watch as Paul eats the pheasant in one bite, hoping it will burn him and ruin the experience. To their surprise, Paul actually enjoyed it, as he states, "Well, at least the food's good". Angelica is at a loss that her plan didn't work, and Susie wonders if she still has to move away. Angelica reassures Susie that she is not moving, and that she is just getting started. 

As the dinner continues, Chas goes on to mention how he couldn't sleep for days when he first saw Happy Bear get taken by the Taxidermist. Paul wonders if Chas has spoken to a psychiatrist about this, but Chas, in a melancholy manner, says that the psychiatrist didn't understand. Randy then harshly tells Lucy that they should check on the scalloped potatoes. Lucy points out that they're already on the table, but Randy frustratingly says they need to check on the "other" scalloped potatoes, in the kitchen, right away. As they leave, Chas then worryingly asks Paul, "You'd never let anything bad happen to Happy Bear, would you?" Paul, of course, doesn't respond and just rests his head on his hand.

In the kitchen, Randy vents to Lucy, saying that the dinner is a disaster, and he may never work in the business again, thanks to their nutty neighbors. Lucy says not to blame her, and that she only let them in because they were in the neighborhood. Randy then exclaims, "Of course they were in the neighborhood; THEY'RE OUR NEIGHBORS!".

Back in the dining room, Betty starts to sing "Sing a Happy Song" while the kids get ready for their next plan to ruin dinner. Angelica instructs them to pull the tablecloth, but unfortunately, they all pull both sides and don't move it. Susie says it's no use and that the plan will never work, with Lil doubting Angelica's expertise at ruining dinners. Angelica then angrily says she is an expert and goes on to pull the tablecloth herself. Unfortunately for her, everything on the table remains, and then she says that she has one more idea left. As Betty finishes off her singing, Paul has finally had enough of their antics and bursts into a fit of rage. He angrily exclaims, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?! DON'T YOU HAVE ANY REAL LIVES, OUTSIDE OF THIS MINDLESS CARTOON?!" A shocked Betty retorts that she thought he would want to hear from a few of his fans, to which Paul shouts that he doesn't. Chas, in disbelief, mutters, "How can the creator of Happy Bear be so cruel?". Paul finally shouts for Randy to come out of the kitchen, to which Randy walks out and tries to explain everything. Angelica then grabs two handfuls of food and utters, "Now, if this one doesn't work, then I quit". She balls up the food and proceeds to hurl it at Paul's face, which in turn reveals and knocks off his toupee, having it land in a bowl of soup. Randy frantically apologizes and offers to fish the toupee out, only for Paul to calmly and quietly get it out himself. Paul's expression then shifts from angry to happy as he grabs some food himself and throws it at Drew's chest. Paul is now laughing hysterically as a food fight erupts.

Everyone except for Randy joins in on the action. Lucy comes out of the kitchen with more food, only to have some thrown at her, and she retreats back into the kitchen. Paul then exclaims how much fun he's having and thinks Randy was behind everything; he goes on to say that Randy's a "comedy genius". The kids observe the food fight in the corner and wonder what's going on now. Tommy then goes on to say that it looks like everyone is having fun. Susie realizes this and breaks down crying, to which Paul asks her what's the matter. Susie says her family will have to move again, because her dad is going to get a new house. Paul laughs and says that he wouldn't think of having them move, saying that the neighborhood is a gold mine of wild characters for Randy's writing. Paul then happily invites the kids and their parents to take a tour of the Dummi Bears Studio. Angelica is about to protest, but Drew silences her by putting his hands on her mouth, and he accepts the offer. Randy, full of disbelief, goes on to pour a full plate of gelatin on his head.

Outside, Randy walks Paul to his car and mentions how he would love to have him over again. Unbeknownst to them, Stu erupts from the bushes and stares at the two with a big smile on his face. Paul is dumbfounded, and Randy just says that he'll meet Paul at the office. As the two leave, Stu is filled with joy that he got to meet his idol face to face and how his life is forever changed. Back inside, Tommy exclaims, "WE DID IT!" as Susie says how grateful she is to have friends like them. Angelica, brushing it off, just tells Susie to get her Malibu Cynthia Road Racer. Unknown to her, however, is a piece of remaining food from the ceiling, which falls directly on top of Angelica's head, immediately causing her to cry out "DADDY!!" as we zoom into her mouth, thus ending the episode.

Trivia[]

  • Beginning with this episode, after the episode title card ends, it smash cuts to the opening scene instead of fading in and out of black. This won't happen again until "Vacation" and would remain that way for the rest of the original series.
  • Paul Gatsby is named and modeled after Paul Germain, as well as the title character from The Great Gatsby.
  • When Betty sings the words "Sing a happy song", it's a reference to the '80s TV show, The Smurfs.
  • This episode includes all the main characters that were in the series at the time except for Lou and Charlotte.
  • Paul Gatsby was designed by Antoine Guilbaud.
  • Paul Gatsby was voiced by Phil Proctor, who also voiced Howard.
  • This is the only episode where Lisa Dinkins understudied as the voice of Lucy; all other appearances featured Cheryl Carter as her voice.
  • This is one of the few episodes where Angelica teams up and works together with the babies.
  • When Susie is coming into the den with her suitcase, she is going to give Angelica her Malibu Cynthia Beach House. At the end of "The Santa Experience", Angelica already has one.
  • Moral: Make sure your kids feel comfortable with new visitors, and that they are not dangerous to them or your family.

Goofs[]

  • In the scene where Stu and Drew are showing the Dummi Bear costume, Drew for a moment has Stu's 5 o'clock shadow facial hair.
  • When the guests greet Lucy with a "Howdy!", Phil appears to say it as well, even though he is not ready to talk to adults yet.

Video Clip[]

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Rugrats Savage Moments - Part 2

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