Bow Wow Wedding Vows (Rugrats, 1991)

In Memory of Christine Cavanaugh (August 16, 1963 - December 22, 2014)

"Bow Wow Wedding Vows" is a half hour-long episode of Rugrats, and is the 8th episode of Season 8.

Plot
Spring is in the air and love is all around, but when Spike begins ignoring Tommy in favor of Fifi, Angelica suggests his faithful dog has forgotten about him. When the kids and their parents (with all the dads dressed as bunnies) show up for the Finster Easter Brunch, Fifi and Spike give the Rugrats the real reason why they've been ignoring them... a whole litter of puppies! - Description from Klasky Csupo.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This episode has a very interesting plot, where Spike ignores Tommy for a while because he was looking out for Fifi, who was pregnant with their puppies, and it was fun to watch, especially considering this is from seasons 7-9.
 * 2) The animation and voice acting is still passable, especially since this is Christine Cavanaugh's last time voicing Chuckie in the series.
 * 3) This episode also does a great job representing Easter and Spring.
 * 4) The characters are all still likable, especially Tommy, since we feel sympathy for him when Spike was ignoring him, and we understood his sadness and crying.
 * 5) * Unlike most episodes of the show, Kimi, Dil, and Angelica are mostly tolerable characters since Angelica wasn’t too mean to them and actually gave them good advice and told them what was happening with Spike and Fifi. Also, Kimi was helping her brother and her friends out, and Dil wasn’t too annoying in this episode since he only cried once.
 * 6) Some funny moments in this episode, like when the Rugrats put strings on Spike and he shook them off, when Stu's gift for Didi spraying flowers and water on them, when Dil understandably blowing a raspberry at Tommy for disturbing his sleep, and when all of the dads dressed up as Easter bunnies.
 * 7) The dream Tommy had was interesting.
 * 8) These funny quote from Dil: Tommy? Night, night!
 * 9) Some heartwarming moments, like when Stu showed Didi her Easter gift, Tommy talking with his brother Dil, Chuckie comforting Tommy, when Spike showed that he didn’t forget Tommy after all, and the romance shown in this episode.
 * 10) Some cute moments, like the Spike and Fifi wedding the Rugrats did for them and when Spike showed everyone Fifi and their puppies.
 * 11) Spike and Fifi's puppies are so adorable!
 * 12) A good ending where the babies understood Spike's tending to Fifi and their puppies, and everyone was in joy for their extended family.
 * 13) Overall, it was a great Easter themed episode for the series.
 * 14) This ended Christine Cavanaugh's career at Nickelodeon on a high note, since she retired after this episode, and has passed away in 2014.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Really, Angelica and Dil were still somewhat intolerable at only one scene for each of them, with Angelica's yelling in one scene and Dil's crying in another scene.
 * 2) Besides the annoying moments above, there are some creepy moments with Tommy putting on a fake smile to hide his sadness, which is understandable.

Trivia

 * This episode along with "Curse of the Werewuff" and the Rugrats: Tales from the Crib episode "Three Jacks and a Beanstalk" are the only pieces of original Rugrats media to have never aired on NickRewind for unknown reasons.
 * This is the only episode in this season Dil cried in.