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. A 3-year-old little girl in Rugrats, Angelica, the daughter of Drew and Charlotte Pickles, is a spoiled brat.[1] In 2002, TV Guide ranked her 7th in their list of "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time".[2] American publication Paste later ranked Pickles 46th on their "50 Best Cartoon Characters of All Time" list in 2024.[3]
| Angelica Pickles | |
|---|---|
| Rugrats character | |
| First appearance | "Tommy's First Birthday" (1991) |
| Created by | Arlene Klasky Paul Germain |
| Voiced by | Cheryl Chase |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Yucky (by Dil) |
| Gender | Female |
| Family | Drew Pickles (father) Charlotte Pickles (mother) |
| Relatives | Lou Pickles (paternal grandfather) Trixie Pickles (paternal grandmother) Lulu Pickles (paternal step-grandmother) Stu Pickles (paternal uncle) Didi Pickles (aunt) Tommy Pickles (cousin) |
In Rugrats
editAngelica Pickles is Tommy and Dil’s spoiled, blonde-haired, 3-year-old cousin, who frequently bullies or manipulates the babies for her own gain, earning a perception as the "mean girl" character.[4] Angelica maintains a rivalry with Susie Carmichael, Tommy's neighbor, who tries to convince the babies that Angelica is dishonest and manipulative. Angelica's parents, Drew and Charlotte, are wealthy and often preoccupied with their jobs, resulting in her aunt Didi and uncle Stu often babysitting her.[5]
Development
editInitially, 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, Klasky had a more positive reception to the softened Angelica.[6]
References
edit- ^ "As Angelica Pickles, Cheryl Chase gets to release her inner brat". Chicago Tribune. September 14, 2004. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. 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 ...
- ^ "TV Guide's 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time". TV Guide. July 30, 2002. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "The 50 Best Cartoon Characters of All Time". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Heyer, Elizabeth Kiefer, Mallory. "Here's What The Rugrats Would Be Like, All Grown Up". Refinery29. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "7 Reasons Why Angelica Pickles Was the Real Hero of 'Rugrats'". Bustle. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Swartz, Mimi (November 30, 1998). "You Dumb Babies!". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.