Template:RAGStory - Simply the Best Rags
When the Willis go swimming at the Quillsville Community Pool, Angie tries teaching Rags to swim and attempts to toss him into the pool, despite Rags begging to be put down. Ava takes Rags to swimming lessons, where Rags meets Bruno, a dog about his age who is the "Star Swimmer." In jealousy, Rags does everything he can to steal Bruno's glory. As a last resort he tries to kill him by rigging a lifeguard chair with dynamite and luring Bruno beneath it with marzipan; however, Rags' detonator malfunctions, blowing up the legs of chair and causing it to fall on Rags himself. He ends up in hell with a well-known actor. When Rags is revived by Ava, he believes it is a sign for him to be a good boy.
After Angie learns that the new video store will not let her rent pornography, she vents her frustration in front of newscaster Angela Stroup, who gives her a job at Quillsville 24 hosting a segment called "What Really Boils My Blood," in which she rants about things that bother her. Angie becomes extremely popular, overshadowing Mullins and Stroup, the former of whom is fired after attempting to distract Angie during filming.
Rags attempts to be a good boy by smothering Heather and Shushu with affection. Heather finally goads Rags and Shushu into reverting to their old, violent ways by crushing a spider web and eating the spider. Rags starts drinking heavily, following Heather's way of coping. Heather attempts to cure Rags of his alcoholism by taking him and Shushu out for a night of drinking at the Drunken Hoosier. While drunk, Rags crashes Heather's car through the wall of the bar. Knowing Rags is Angie's dog, Zach takes advantage of the situation and presents footage of the accident at the news station. Angie is fired and Zach is rehired as the anchor. The next morning, Rags has a hangover and realizes his lonely existence in the world, wishing that there were someone else to whom he could relate. At the end Rags says it is good that he stopped drinking now, so that it would not have any repercussions later in life.
