History WesternAnimation / RugratsInParis

* PlayingCyrano: Coco relays Kira's favorite poem to Chas in hopes of winning him over.

** Stu lets Tommy demonstrate the controls for the Reptar mecha.

** Euro Reptarland is something of a cross between this and a TakeThat to [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Euro Disneyland]]. The name makes it clearly a shout out, but the fact that Euro Disneyland is a French Theme park with a wildly out of cultural step American theming was part of the reason the park had a troubled launch and the financial troubles it caused to the other parks were just starting to be felt at the time this film debuted.

* EntertainmentAboveTheirAge: [[ShoutOut The opening scene of the film parodies]] ''Film/TheGodfather'', with Angelica taking on the role of [[{{Malaproper}} the Bobfather]]. Her father mentions that she actually had watched "that film", much to his dismay, as Angelica is only three years old.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: As in all other Rugrats, but this time UpToEleven. The babies manage to operate a giant robot dinosaur that would be difficult even for an adult, with only some difficulty. They also manage to fight off Jean Claude and stop the wedding and get payback against Coco.

* JerkassRealization: Chas has one after [[spoiler:seeing Coco's true nature. It dawns on him that he almost got himself into a loveless marriage, and given Chuckie a terrible stepmom]] by getting so caught up in the romantic atmosphere of Paris, he didn't bother to learn about the woman in front of him.
-->'''Chas''': (angry to learn that Coco tried to kidnap Chuckie and the other babies) Coco, the wedding is off!! You are NOT the woman I thought you were!!

-->'''Angelica''': (after confessing her misdeeds) I know it was bad... even for me. But sometimes, I just can't help myself. (sadly) I'm sorry, Chuckie.

-->'''Chas''': It's my fault, Kira. I guess I got caught up in the romance of Paris. I'm sorry, little guy.

-->'''Drew:''' I can't believe Angelica saw that movie last night!
-->'''Charlotte:''' I can't mother and merger at the same time! Besides, [[{{Understatement}} she only saw a scene or two, it couldn't have made an impression.]]
-->''[SmashCut to Phil and Lil in the Bobfather's office showing her a "severed" wooden horse head]''

** Angelica does this in the beginning when Tommy explains that his wish for Dil to have a new binkie.

** Angelica stomping on the trail of Coco's wedding dress, exposing her underwear while crowds of people take pictures is similar to the ending of ''Film/ItTakesTwo''.

** While imprisoned in the Reptarland garage, Chuckie apologizes to his friends by claiming that his wish for a new mom resulted in them being stuck in their predicament.

-->'''Angelica''': (after confessing her misdeeds) I know it was bad... even for me. But sometimes, I just can't help myself. I'm sorry, Chuckie.

[[caption-width-right:301:[[{{Tagline}} New Heights In Adventure!]][[labelnote:*]]Alternate tagline used on an early poster, excluding Kimi.[[/labelnote]]]]

** Mr Yamaguchi is the BenevolentBoss of Reptarland. However, when he finds out Coco duped him and an innocent lovesick man to climb the ladder in the corporation (and verbally abuses a three year old right in front of him for extra measure), he politely fires her on the spot.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The subplot concerning Yamaguchi's replacement. While Yamaguchi himself is more of a minor character, the subplot is pretty important to the story due to being what drives Coco to pursue Chas and Chuckie. After Coco's defeat, this subplot is dropped in favor of concluding the main plot of the movie, which is Chuckie finding a new mother; thus, we never find out what became of Yamaguchi or who replaced him. However, given to earlier that Yamaguchi considered Coco as one of the "many" employees considered for the job, it is likely that he would pass down his job to one of them following Coco's dismissal.

* WouldHurtAChild: Coco and Jean-Claude have no qualms about hurting or threatening kids. Jean-Claude is even willing to use a giant mecha to stop the children near the end of the movie, not caring at all if they (or anyone else) get hurt or even killed. [[spoiler:He did, however, overlook the chances of them retaliating with their ''own'' giant mecha.]] Coco herself also mutters under her breath that she must have "the heart of a child" in a jar somewhere which...does not sound so theoretical.

** At the end of the day, [[spoiler: though he thankfully avoided a bad marriage to Coco, Chas admits to Kira that although she blames herself for [[LiarRevealed not telling him the truth about Coco's true nature]], nobody but ''him'' is solely responsible for getting swept up in the romance. Also, he comes to the conclusion that falling for Coco's big romantic gestures, as alluring as they were, weren't suitable substitutes for taking the time to see if his son even liked this woman and vice versa.]]

* CultureClash: The Reptarland theme park; a bizarre mishmash of French and Japanese culture. Chas and Stu even comment upon it.

* StandardSnippet: The first four bars of "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, is heard when the Rugrats' plane lands in Paris.

** The scene where Reptar has Angelica in his hand while hanging high up on the Eiffel Tower has mirrors Film/KingKong.

* TheDogBitesBack: On two occasions:
** Angelica does this to Coco by exposing the latter's plot to everyone and humiliating her in revenge for her betrayal and the way she treated the babies.
** In a more literal case following Coco's defeat, Jean-Claude gets attacked by the Pickles' dog Spike for helping Coco in kidnapping and attempting to hurt the babies.

* HavingAHeart: When Mr. Yamaguchi says he his successor "must have the heart of a child", Coco mutters how she must have one in a jar somewhere. It's unknown if she really does have one, but Angelica believes so.

* ItsAllMyFault: At the end of the day, [[spoiler: though he thankfully avoided a bad marriage to Coco, Chas admits to Kira that although she blames herself for [[LiarRevealed not telling him the truth about Coco's true nature]], nobody but ''him'' is solely responsible for getting swept up in the romance. Also, he comes to the conclusion that falling for Coco's big romantic gestures, as alluring as they were, weren't suitable substitutes for taking the time to see if his son even liked this woman and vice versa.]]

* SpitTake: Dil does a variation of this with his pacifier when he's witness to [[spoiler: Coco's reveal in the Reptar play as the Princess.]]

** Mr Yamaguchi is the BenevolentBoss of Reptarland. When he finds out Coco duped him and an innocent lovesick man to climb the ladder in the corporation however, he politely fires her on the spot.

''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' is the second of three animated movies based on the {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', released in 2000 between the show's sixth and seventh seasons. Topping the introduction of Tommy's brother Dil in ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'', three new series regulars make their debut in this film.

Over in Paris, we meet Coco [=LaBouche=] (Creator/SusanSarandon) and her smarmy sidekick Jean-Claude (Creator/JohnLithgow). Coco is looking to be promoted to the head of Yamaguchi Industries (the parent company for the Reptar-franchise). Since Mr. Yamaguchi, the current head of the company (and Coco's boss), wants his successor to have "the heart of a child," especially since kids are the main audience for the Reptar-franchise. Learning this, Coco lies to her boss by claiming that she loves children and is even engaged to a man with a child of his own. When Coco catches Angelica (Cheryl Chase) having been eavesdropping on her, Angelica offers to help set her up with Chuckie's dad, Chas (Creator/MichaelBell). Coco then pretends to take interest in Chas and gradually wins him over but has little luck trying to bond with Chuckie (especially since she shows what's BeneathTheMask to the kids behind Chas's back). During their Parisian adventure, the Rugrats meet a girl their age, Kimi Watanabe (Dionne Quan), and her mother, Kira (Julia Kato), an assistant of Coco's, who develops a mutual romantic interest in Chas. Also, Tommy's dog Spike falls for a poodle named Fifi.

Over in Paris, we meet Coco [=LaBouche=] (Creator/SusanSarandon) and her smarmy sidekick Jean-Claude (Creator/JohnLithgow). Coco is looking to be promoted to president of the Reptar company once her boss, Mr. Yamaguchi, retires. Since Yamaguchi is looking for a candidate who "has the heart of a child." Coco lies to him by saying that she loves children and that she's engaged to a man with a child of his own. When Coco catches Angelica (Cheryl Chase) having been eavesdropping on her, Angelica offers to help set her up with Chuckie's dad, Chas (Creator/MichaelBell). Coco then pretends to take interest in Chas and gradually wins him over but has little luck trying to bond with Chuckie (especially since she shows what's BeneathTheMask to the kids behind Chas's back). During their Parisian adventure, the Rugrats meet a girl their age, Kimi Watanabe (Dionne Quan), and her mother, Kira (Julia Kato), an assistant of Coco's, who develops a mutual romantic interest in Chas. Also, Tommy's dog Spike falls for a poodle named Fifi.