In 1998 , Eric Schmuckler of '' The New York Times '' pointed to the " Mother 's Day " special as an example of the show 's balance between featuring an " always sunny and usually silly " tone while also being " poignant " . Schmuckler described Chaz 's interactions with Chuckie as " an age-appropriate version of the loss of his mother " . '' Rugrats '' was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards , after Nickelodeon submitted the special for consideration , but lost to '' The Simpsons '' . The episode was also nominated for the Humanitas Prize for the Children 's Animation Category in 1998 , which went to the '' Life with Louie '' episode " Blinded by Love " . Jon Cooksey , Ali Marie Matheson , J. David Stem , and David N. Weiss received the CableACE Award for Writing a Children 's Special or Series for their contributions to the episode
49th Primetime Emmy Awards
49th Primetime Emmy Awards
Mother's Day (Rugrats)