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 / All Grown Up! 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
Angelica 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
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]