Ghost Story is the 103rd episode of the animated television series Rugrats. It originally aired on the television network Nickelodeon on March 27, 1999, during the series' sixth season. This serves as the final appearances of Ickis, Oblina and Krumm, though this is non-canon.
Characters Present[]
- Tommy Pickles
- Chuckie Finster
- Phil DeVille
- Lil DeVille
- Angelica Pickles
- Ickis
- Oblina
- Krumm
- Monsters:
- Worm
Summary[]
On a stormy night, Angelica convinces the babies to take turns telling scary stories. Angelica makes the story about Chuckie in a spooky house. Chuckie attempts to make the story as bearable as possible to himself in the story but Angelica interjects constantly, making things like a ghost (Tommy) and a strange pair of twins (Phil & Lil) appear to spook him.
Plot[]
Tommy, Chuckie, Dil, Phil, Lil and Angelica are having a sleepover at Angelica's house and are having a "campout" in her room. There's a thunderstorm going on outside, and Angelica decides that they should start telling scary stories, but they should take turns telling the story. Chuckie tells the first part, but at first it's cheerful and not scary, but Angelica orders him to tell it right, which he does (reluctantly). In his story, Chuckie meets Phil and Lil, who then take their turn telling the story.
Phil and Lil take Chuckie upstairs on a giant worm (which Angelica claims isn't scary, but just plain gross). There, Chuckie sits on a chair with a white sheet underneath, which turns out to be transforming into a ghost and chases him. The ghost turns out to be transforming into Tommy (as a ghost). Angelica appears in the story (as a witch) and hides the key to the attic of the house. While the babies are searching for the key, Chuckie opens a door and sees the Real Monsters staring at him on the TV. He closes the door, but Angelica orders the monsters to get the Rugrats. Fortunately, Tommy manages to distract by telling them that there's chocolate pudding in the downstairs kitchen, and after Ickis licks Chuckie, he states that eating the pudding would be a better choice.
The monsters leave, angering Angelica, and the babies go upstairs and fall asleep in a nice bedroom with a giant nightlight made to look like a teddy bear. Angelica bursts in and yells at them, claiming that this is dumb story, but they continue sleeping. Angelica then tells what a real scary is like: being trapped in a creepy house all alone with a bunch of scary monsters. As she's saying this, the monsterly trio comes up behind her, and Angelica ends up scaring herself, and runs out of her bedroom, calling for her parents, as the episode ends.
Conclusion[]
The babies finally reach the top of the spooky house and find the light they'd seen from below was a large bear nightlight. In the room was a large bed that all the babies concurred to be 'comferble' and fall asleep, in the story and in reality. Angelica, still awake, is too frightened to fall asleep and afraid to be alone. The closing shot is of her running out of the room and crying to her daddy.
Other Info[]
This episode marked the first time Nicktoons from another show have a crossover. The other monsters seen in this episode are also from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. The success of this episode inspired other TV series to have crossover episodes. This episode first came out to DVD on August 31, 2004, with the Halloween episodes and Christmas episodes. It is on the bonus episode of the Halloween disc.