Angelica Pickles

Angelica Charlotte Pickles is a fictional character who appears in the Nickelodeon shows Rugrats, All Grown Up!, and Rugrats Pre-School Daze, and is one of the series' original characters. At three years old in Rugrats, Angelica is, as some children of her age, a spoiled brat, and is the cousin of Tommy and Dil Pickles, and serves as the main antagonist of the series, primarily by gaslighting the babies' fears, but she's portrayed as an anti-heroine in the films who would side with the babies near the end against the respective main villains.[1] In 2002, TV Guide ranked her 7th in their list of "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time".

Angelica Pickles
Rugrats / All Grown Up! character
Angelica Pickles in Rugrats (left) and All Grown Up! (right)
First appearance"Tommy's First Birthday" (1991; Rugrats)
Last appearanceRugrats (2021)
Created byArlene Klasky
Paul Germain
Voiced byCheryl Chase
In-universe information
NicknameYucky (by Dil)
GenderFemale
FamilyDrew Pickles (father)
Charlotte Pickles (mother)
RelativesLou Pickles (grandfather)
Trixie Pickles (deceased grandmother)
Lulu Pickles (step-grandmother)
Stu Pickles (uncle)
Didi Pickles (aunt)
Tommy Pickles (cousin)
Dil Pickles (cousin)
Sparky Pickles (great-uncle)
June Pickles (great-aunt)
Miriam Pickles (first cousin twice removed)
Mackie Pickles (first cousin once removed)
Edie Pickles (first cousin once removed)
Emmett Pickles (second cousin)
Hugh Pickles (first cousin once removed)
Dotti Pickles (first cousin once removed)
Timmy-Ray Pickles (second cousin)
Tammy-Faye Pickles (second cousin)
Tony Pickles (second cousin)

In Rugrats

Angelica Pickles is Tommy's spoiled, blonde-haired, three-year-old cousin, who frequently bullies or manipulates the babies for her own gain. Angelica has had a rivalry with Susie Carmichael, Tommy's neighbor, who tries to convince the babies that Angelica is a liar. Angelica's parents, Drew and Charlotte, are often preoccupied with their jobs, and her aunt Didi and uncle Stu often babysit her. Angelica is hardly ever disciplined by her parents, who usually scold her instead of threatening her with punishment for her bad behavior. As a result of being an only child, Angelica has become spoiled, and her parents pander to her every need or want. She whines, cries, and throws tantrums to get what she wants, and her parents, particularly her father, often give in. Until Susie Carmichael is introduced, Angelica is the only main baby character who can properly talk to grown-ups, and as such, she acts nicely towards the adults and is mean to the other babies, especially by lying and distorting their view of the world.

Angelica's spoiled behavior is reflected on by her own parents. Charlotte, in a way, is spoiled through means of her work, and tries to teach Angelica to be strong, dominating, and not take "no" for an answer, in her own words "in a male-dominated society." However, because of this, she unintentionally distorts Angelica's ideas on how to be with others. In addition to that, it's hinted that Drew uses to bully Stu and would tend to get Stu blamed. In Rugrats, Charlotte was Angelica's role model in some ways. Charlotte's the CEO of a major corporation throughout the series' run, and in a realistic dream sequence, she said that the only thing she liked better than corporate domination was corporate domination with her daughter. Drew is a little more responsible and reasonable with his daughter. He is often the one who worries about Angelica becoming too spoiled, but when he discusses this with Charlotte, she usually disagrees. Angelica has a pet cat named Fluffy and a doll named Cynthia, which she considers her most prized possession and a favorite toy. Angelica usually expresses her thankfulness on being an only child, but she can express the desire to have a brother or sister (most notably in "The Stork" and "Sister Act").

Angelica was ranked 7th in TV Guide's 2002 list of 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time.[2]

Development

Arlene Klasky did not like the cruelty in Angelica in the earlier seasons and often had disputes with the writers about it. By the time the new seasons appeared around 1996, Klasky had a more positive reception to the softened Angelica.[3]

In All Grown Up!

In All Grown Up!, Angelica has gained maturity in her tastes and interests average for a girl her age, becoming less sadistic and more sarcastic. Angelica is still spoiled by her parents, but to a lesser degree and in an altered fashion from the previous series. She still habitually dominates her younger cousins and acquaintances and maintains her materialistic and selfish personality. Angelica also continues to envy Susie Carmichael (her best friend/occasional rival) for her amazing singing voice and various other talents, although she is much nicer than in the original series. The series shows that she has her own talents as well, such as being a champion debater and a well-known advice columnist. Angelica's goals and priorities also matured to fit her age, and she strives to acquire a position amongst popular cliques at her school or impress boys, albeit still aided by the geeky, redheaded Harold, a preschool classmate from the original series.

References
  1. "As Angelica Pickles, Cheryl Chase gets to release her inner brat". Chicago Tribune. September 14, 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-29. Cheryl Chase has been the voice of Angelica Pickles since the sassy intimidator was a 2 1/2 -4-year-old complaining about those dumb baby Rugrats. In the episode Moving Away she and her family plan to move ...
  2. "TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time". TV Guide. July 30, 2002.
  3. Swartz, Mimi (November 30, 1998). "You Dumb Babies!". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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