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Season 3 Episode 20b
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Mr. Clean
Original Airdate March 6, 1994
DVD release Season 3
Complete Series
Previous Episode The Alien
Next Episode Angelica's Worst Nightmare

"Mr. Clean" is an episode of Rugrats from Season 3.

Characters Present[]

Synopsis[]

After having a nightmare about being attacked by germs, Chuckie becomes deathly afraid of them. Will the other Rugrats pull him to his senses when he begins making them take extra precautions to avoid germs of any kind?

- Description from Klasky Csupo

Plot[]

Chuckie is happily playing in the garbage when Chas sees him and panics. He gives Chuckie a bath, and, using his puppets, Mr. Soap and Mr. Water, warns Chuckie about germs. Chuckie does not listen to his father's warning and plays under his bed (which is incredibly dusty). Chas again sees him and gives him another bath, telling him that germs can get in his body and make him sick. Chuckie still does not seem to be phased and plays outside in a mud puddle. Chas once again catches his son and gives him a third bath, telling him that germs can be on anything-- even himself.

Chuckie is now scared. At night, he dreams that he goes into the kitchen and jumps into the garbage. All a sudden, several small yellow creatures appear. The "germs" attack Chuckie, causing him to run into his room and hide under the covers. He looks up, only for even more germs to come from everywhere. The germs carry Chuckie off and send him falling towards the ground, causing him to wake up. He is now terrified of germs.

The next day, at Tommy's house, Chuckie tells his friends about germs and how bad they are. However, they think it sounds neat, rather scary. Chuckie does not want to play in the sandbox, with the ball, or with Reptar, since they all could have germs. Tommy, Phil, and Lil decide to go play in the garbage, but Chuckie panics and tells him that that is the worst place for germs. He makes them promise that they will not go near the garbage. They agree, but after going near it, they end up playing in it despite Chuckie's warnings.

Chuckie sees them and is horrified that they have "germed" themselves. He refuses to go near them and runs off. He wishes that there was a way to play with the others and not get "germed". He then gets an idea and goes to the garage, where he makes himself a "germ suit", composed of boots, gloves, and a greenhouse mask.

He tells his friends that he can play with them now, but he still wants to be careful, and he does things such as dumping out the sand in the sandbox (thinking it is too dirty) and spraying puzzle pieces with water (ruining them in the process). Tommy suggests a game of follow the leader and Chuckie agrees, since it is safe and clean. While following the others, Chuckie gets stuck in some bushes. He refuses to take off his germ suit and says he will just have to be stuck forever.

The others want to help Chuckie, but do not know how. Tommy gets an idea and explains it to Phil and Lil. The twins rush to Chuckie and tell him that Tommy was near the garbage and the germs got him. Panicking, Chuckie bursts out of his germ suit and rushes to Tommy. Tommy appears to be drowning in the garbage and yells out that the germs have him. Chuckie rushes in and pulls Tommy out.

Tommy begins to laugh and reveals that it was just an act to get Chuckie out of the bush. Chuckie is horrified, but Tommy tells him that he went in the garbage and nothing bad happened. Seeing that Tommy is right and since he does not want to spend the rest of his life doing nothing, Chuckie decides that he will play like he did before and will just keep an eye out for the germs. The babies begin to play in the garbage when Didi and Chas catch them and give all four of them a bath. Chuckie tells Tommy, "And you said nothing bad was going to happen" just before Chas scrubs them with his puppets.

Trivia[]

  • The bathtime puppets from "Down the Drain" reappear, although Mr. Dirt is replaced by Mr. Soap.
  • Chuckie's underpants are shown, which are colored yellow in this episode.
  • Apparently, the Pickles' house has a shed attached to the back of the house in this episode. However, it's never seen in later episodes.
  • When Lil is trying to put the wet puzzle piece in the puzzle, the puzzle shape looks different, but it dries out quickly and fits.
  • This is the last episode where Doria Biddle is credited as a production coordinator.
  • In this episode, Chas and Chuckie are both germophobic. Germophobia is a fear of germs and unsanitary areas and items.
  • This episode is similar to "Sid and Germs" from Hey Arnold! and "Germophobia" from Arthur.
  • The episode name may be a reference to the line of cleaning products of the same name.
  • The germ creatures in Chuckie's dream are played by all the voice actors speaking gibberish and sped up.
  • Moral: Personal hygiene is important no matter what. Wash your hands before you cook and after you use the toilet.
  • You do not need to be germophobic (simply use reasonable measures to stay healthy, like mentioned above.)
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