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| Season 6 Episode 4a | |
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| Man of the House | |
| Original Airdate | February 12, 1999 |
| DVD release | Season 6 Complete Series |
| Previous Episode | No Naps |
| Next Episode | A Whole New Stu |
"Man of the House" is a Season 6 episode of Rugrats.
Characters Present[]
Synopsis[]
When Stu goes off to attend an inventor's convention, he makes Tommy "The Man of the House". Now, Tommy has to do all the things Stu used to do, like read the paper, fix things, and invent new toys. But is he man enough to help Grandpa Lou with his cholesterol problem? - Description from Klasky Csupo
Plot[]
It starts with Tommy and Stu looking at Stu's Memory Shades; then, Didi thinks Grandpa Lou's cholesterol is high after his annual checkup that made him cranky, and she puts him on a healthy diet he doesn't like. Stu leaves, making Tommy the "man of the house," which Tommy thinks means acting like Stu. Chas and Chuckie visit, and Tommy and Chuckie try to read the paper, but it blows away in the wind. Tommy accidentally steps on Dil's rattle and breaks it, making Dil cry. Tommy fixes it with plasters, and Didi is confused (not knowing his rattle broke) as Dil is perfectly healthy, doesn't have a dirty diaper, and is not hungry and yet is crying. Dil's rattle is still broken, so they act like Stu and invent a toy made of a blanket (to be soft), a ball (to be bouncy), a rope (to hold it together), a rubber duck (to make noises) and a key (to be shiny). It bounces down the hall, and Dil likes it. Because of the toy, Grandpa, who was calling Zippy's Deli accidentally watches a disturbing health video, freaks out, and eats his healthy lunch. Tommy and Chuckie are given celery beet juice, and everyone falls asleep.
Trivia[]
- Stu's latest invention: The Memory Booster 2000 sunglasses.Lou likes greasy food until he watched his health video.
- Lou surreptitiously orders from Zippy's Snappy Home Delivery, which was first introduced in "Angelica Orders Out".
- The video narrator is played by John Stephenson, best known for his time at Hanna-Barbera, most notably voicing Mr. Slate on The Flintstones.
- Morals: Being "Man of the House" is a very big responsibility.
- Eat the right food to save your life.