Broadcast on May 6 , 1997 , in the United States , " Mother 's Day " was one of several half-hour specials that Nickelodeon commissioned for '' Rugrats '' . The episode was featured on the 1998 VHS release '' Rugrats : Mommy Mania '' , and was later made available for digital download along with the rest of the fourth season . " Mother 's Day " was praised by critics and has been the subject of several retrospective reviews for its treatment of the death of a parent . It was also praised for its positive representation of breastfeeding and expansion on the definition of motherhood . It won the CableACE Award for Writing a Children 's Special or Series , and was nominated for the Humanitas Prize for the Children 's Animation Category . The series received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for the 49th Primetime Emmy Awards after Nickelodeon submitted " Mother 's Day " for consideration
49th Primetime Emmy Awards
49th Primetime Emmy Awards
Mother's Day (Rugrats)