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* AnAesop:
** Always keep track of where you're going.
** Never fall for impostor mechanics. Make sure they are trained ones.



* AnAesop: Always keep an eye on your toys and be careful with them so you won't lose them.

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The thirteenth and final episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991''.

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The thirteenth and final episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991''.
''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.



* VocalEvolution: Tommy's voice sounds less raspy and closer to what his voice would sound like for the rest of the series.

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* VocalEvolution: Tommy's voice sounds less raspy and closer to what his voice would sound like for the rest of the series.series.
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* VacationEpisode: Tommy, Angelica, Stu, and Didi attempt to take a vacation at the Grand Canyon. [[spoiler:They never actually make it there, and at the end of the episode, they decide to go to the Clam Canyon resort instead, since it's much closer]].

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* VacationEpisode: Tommy, Angelica, Stu, and Didi attempt to take a vacation at the Grand Canyon. [[spoiler:They They never actually make it there, and at the end of the episode, they decide to go to the Clam Canyon resort instead, since it's much closer]].
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* ReadTheMapUpsideDown: Because of Angelica drawing on the map with a purple crayon, Stu and Didi make a wrong turn due to the route to the Grand Canyon also being purple.

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* ReadTheMapUpsideDown: Because of Angelica drawing on the map with a purple crayon, marker, Stu and Didi make a wrong turn due to the route to the Grand Canyon also being purple.purple.
* {{Troll}}: After suggesting that she and Tommy color, Angelica very purposely places a single marker just out of Tommy's reach on the seat between them. After some straining, Tommy looks like he's about to actually get it when Angelica suddenly "decides" she wants that marker and snatches it away from him.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Angelica is much more abusive toward Cynthia, doing things such as throwing her on the floor or sticking her head in ice cream.
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-->'''Stu:''' My Patty Pants machine! It works! It works!

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-->'''Stu:''' My Patty Pants machine! It works! It works!works!
* VocalEvolution: Tommy's voice sounds less raspy and closer to what his voice would sound like for the rest of the series.
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The thirteenth and final episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.

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The thirteenth and final episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Tommy and Chuckie inadvertently fix Stu's machine, and as a result, Stu is able to successfully mass-produce his line of Patty Pants dolls as planned.

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* ThrowTheDogABone: Tommy and Chuckie inadvertently fix Stu's machine, and as a result, Stu is able to successfully mass-produce his line of Patty Pants dolls as planned.planned.
-->'''Stu:''' My Patty Pants machine! It works! It works!
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* ShoutOut: At one point, Tommy cries out "[[Series/FantasyIsland The plane! The plane!|".

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* ShoutOut: At one point, Tommy cries out "[[Series/FantasyIsland The plane! The plane!|".plane!]]".
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* ShoutOut: At one point, Tommy cries out "[[Series/FantasyIsland The plane! The plane!|".
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* FailedASpotCheck: As mentioned down below, Stu failed to realize the reason his machine wasn't working properly was due to being set in reverse.
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* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Ace and Eddie, two con men disguised as mechanics.
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* AdultsAreUseless: A waitress accidentally drops a pie onto Didi's shirt, and takes her away to have it cleaned. Didi asks Stu to look after Tommy and Angelica for her, but Stu is so distracted with trying to decide what he wants to have for lunch, that he doesn't even notice that Tommy and Angelica have run off.

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* AdultsAreUseless: A waitress accidentally drops a pie onto Didi's shirt, and takes her away to have it cleaned. Didi asks Stu to look after Tommy and Angelica for her, but Stu is so distracted with trying to decide what he wants to have for lunch, lunch that he doesn't even notice that Tommy and Angelica have run off.
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* NotWhereTheyThought: Tommy and Angelica wander into a garage near the diner where Stu and Didi are having lunch, and when the two toddlers reach the garage, they mistake it for the Grand Canyon.
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* AnAesop:
**Always keep track of where you’re going.
**Never fall for impostor mechanics. Make sure they are trained ones.


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* AnAesop: Always keep an eye on your toys and be careful with them so you won’t lose them.
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While going into the basement to retrieve Tommy's glider, Tommy and Chuckie accidentally fix Stu's Patty Pants doll-making machine.

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While going into the basement to retrieve Tommy's glider, Tommy and Chuckie accidentally unknowingly fix Stu's Patty Pants doll-making machine.
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Tommy, his parents, and Angelica go on a trip to the Grand Canyon, but when the parents get lost due to Angelica coloring on their road map, they encounter two con-men disguised as mechanics, and Tommy and Angelica accidentally foil their plot.

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Tommy, his parents, and Angelica go on a trip to the Grand Canyon, but when the parents get lost due to Angelica coloring on their road map, they encounter two con-men disguised as mechanics, and Tommy and Angelica accidentally unknowingly foil their plot.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: While Ace and Eddie attempt to scam Stu and Didi out of their money by tampering with their car, Angelica climbs into it and accidentally turns it on looking for Cynthia. This leads Ace and Eddie to believe that the car is haunted, and they give Stu and Didi a free repair job.

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* ContrivedCoincidence: While Ace and Eddie attempt to scam Stu and Didi out of their money by tampering with their car, Angelica climbs into it and accidentally turns it on while looking for Cynthia. This leads Ace and Eddie to believe that the car is haunted, and they give Stu and Didi a free repair job.


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* CallBack: A double is mentioned when Stu says that [[Recap/RugratsS1E2BarbecueStoryWaiterTheresABabyInMySoup Mucklehoney Toys]] has commissioned him to make fifteen thousand of [[Recap/RugratsS1E8RealOrRobotsSpecialDelivery his Patty Pants dolls]].
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* ReadTheMapUpsideDown: Because of Angelica drawing on the map with a purple crayon, Stu and Didi make a wrong turn due to the route to the Grand Canyon also being purple.

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* BearTrapBed: Chuckie bounces up and down on a mattress and has fun, but then bounces so much, that the mattress closes on him, leaving his head sticking out.


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* MurphysBed: Chuckie bounces up and down on a mattress and has fun, but then bounces so much, that the mattress closes on him, leaving his head sticking out.
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The thirteenth and final episode of the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.

'''Graham Canyon'''

Tommy, his parents, and Angelica go on a trip to the Grand Canyon, but when the parents get lost due to Angelica coloring on their road map, they encounter two con-men disguised as mechanics, and Tommy and Angelica accidentally foil their plot.

'''Stu-Maker's Elves'''

While going into the basement to retrieve Tommy's glider, Tommy and Chuckie accidentally fix Stu's Patty Pants doll-making machine.

!! "Graham Canyon" provides examples of:

* AdultsAreUseless: A waitress accidentally drops a pie onto Didi's shirt, and takes her away to have it cleaned. Didi asks Stu to look after Tommy and Angelica for her, but Stu is so distracted with trying to decide what he wants to have for lunch, that he doesn't even notice that Tommy and Angelica have run off.
* ClosestThingWeGot: On their way to the Grand Canyon, Angelica decides that she and Tommy should color with markers. However, Tommy points out that they don't have a coloring book, so Angelica takes Stu and Didi's road map and colors on it, setting this episode's plot in motion.
* CompanionCube: This episode marks the first appearance of Cynthia, Angelica's ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}''-like doll.
* ContrivedCoincidence: While Ace and Eddie attempt to scam Stu and Didi out of their money by tampering with their car, Angelica climbs into it and accidentally turns it on looking for Cynthia. This leads Ace and Eddie to believe that the car is haunted, and they give Stu and Didi a free repair job.
* FatAndSkinny: Ace is the fat con man, and Eddie is the skinny one.
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** Early in the episode, Angelica taunts Tommy because she has chewing gum and Tommy can't have any because he's too young. She teases him with "You're too little. You'd just swallow it." Then the car hits a bump, and Angelica accidentally swallows her gum.
** Ace and Eddie attempt to scam Stu and Didi out of their money by attempting to install a new engine, when all was really wrong with it was a loose distributor cap. When Angelica climbs into the car to look for Cynthia, she accidentally turns it on, causing Ace and Eddie to believe the car is haunted and give Stu and Didi a free repair job.
* {{Malaproper}}: Tommy pronounces Grand Canyon as "Graham Canyon", hence this episode's title. Angelica constantly reminds him that it's pronounced "Grand Canyon".
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Ace and Eddie, two con men disguised as mechanics.
* VacationEpisode: Tommy, Angelica, Stu, and Didi attempt to take a vacation at the Grand Canyon. [[spoiler:They never actually make it there, and at the end of the episode, they decide to go to the Clam Canyon resort instead, since it's much closer]].

!! "Stu-Maker's Elves" provides examples of:

* BearTrapBed: Chuckie bounces up and down on a mattress and has fun, but then bounces so much, that the mattress closes on him, leaving his head sticking out.
* ContrivedCoincidence: While wandering into the basement to look for Tommy's glider, Tommy and Chuckie accidentally set Stu's machine to '''FORWARD''', getting it to work properly.
* HereWeGoAgain: The episode ends with Chuckie tossing Tommy's glider, causing it to accidentally fly into the basement again. Tommy and Chuckie then simultaneously say "Uh-oh!" as the screen fades to black.
* InventionalWisdom: Early in the episode, when Stu turns on his machine, it creates a mangled version of his Patty Pants doll, with the legs in the ears and the head on top of the upside-down body. Near the end of the episode, it is revealed that the machine [[HadTheSillyThingInReverse has a reverse switch]], and Tommy and Chuckie accidentally set it to '''FORWARD''', causing the machine to work properly. It begs the question of why Stu never noticed this error, let alone put a reverse switch on the machine in the first place.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Tommy and Chuckie inadvertently fix Stu's machine, and as a result, Stu is able to successfully mass-produce his line of Patty Pants dolls as planned.

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