'Angelica's my cousin,' the three year old boy explained, letting go of his cousin's hand. 'Mommy and Daddy got her away from my Auntie Charlotte and Uncle Drew because they did bad things.' Susie didn't understand what the bad things were but knew that Angelica was whimpering at the mention of her mother and father. Oct 10, 1993 When Susie's new trike is missing and Angelica shows up on an identical three-wheeler. Angelica plays doctor, diagnosing Chuckie with a disease that will turn him into a rhinoceros. Grandpa Moves Out/Legend of the Satchmo. Susanna Yvonne 'Susie' Carmichaelis the same age as Angelica, but that's where their similarities end. Susie is kind and trusting. While Angelica takes advantage of the kids (and the adults!), Susie tries to help out wherever she can, especially when it comes to the babies. Being on the opposite side of Angelica has its consequences. There is something of a rivalry between the girls and the. Angelica, Susie, and Belinda all sit down as Chas and Howard perform for them. Chas juggles three cakes as Howard hits his foot with a hammer, causing him to scream and throw his cakes in the air, causing two of them to land on their heads. Angelica and her friends laugh until the third cake lands on Angelica's head. Chuckie, Tommy's bespectacled, red-headed, insecure, cowardly two-year-old best friend; the twins Phil and Lil, noted for their revolting eccentricities and love of digging for and eating insects and earthworms; Tommy's baby brother Dil (who was born in The Rugrats Movie); Angelica, Tommy and Dil's outrageously spoiled and selfish three-year-old cousin who is a 'rival' of his friends and the main antagonist of the program; Kimi, Chuckie's adventurous, playful stepsister (introduced in.
Angelica Pickles | |
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Rugrats / All Grown Up! character | |
Angelica Pickles in Rugrats (left) and All Grown Up! (right) | |
First appearance | 'Tommy's First Birthday' (1991; Rugrats) |
Last appearance | Rugrats (2021) |
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 (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) |
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'.
In Rugrats[edit]
In the Rugrats media, Angelica has yellow hair tied up in pigtails with purple bows. She wears a purple sleeveless dress, a red and black long-sleeved blouse with flared cuffs, blue and green spotted tights, red ankle-length socks, and purple shoes. She wore diapers over her tights for the entire first season, then panties underneath during the rest of the series. Angelica can best be described as the spoiled, sadistic, vain, sarcastic, devious, selfish and antagonistic cousin of Tommy Pickles. She is known for her frequently manipulating the babies for her own gain, bullies them, and calls them 'dumb babies'. When Susie Carmichael was introduced, she was soon favored among the babies, causing Angelica to become jealous and start a rivalry with her. Susie always tried to convince the babies that almost everything that came out of Angelica's mouth was a lie, and Angelica would, in turn, strive to convince them otherwise. Angelica's parents, Drew and Charlotte, are hardly ever around because of their jobs, so her aunt and uncle, Didi and Stu, often babysit her. Her parents rarely punish or discipline her, so it's usually up to her aunt and uncle to do so. One of the few times that Angelica was ever visibly punished/disciplined by her parents is in the episode 'Runaway Angelica', father yells at and punished her for disobeying her father's orders of not going into her father's home office. Most other times, her parents just scold her instead of threatening her with punishment for her bad behavior. Angelica is an only child, as a result, she has become very spoiled, and her parents pander to her every need and tend to give her anything she wants. In the episode 'The Baby Vanishes' when her father did a magazine test to see how spoiled she was he scored 49 and a half, with only 10 or less being acceptable. Being spoiled could come from her parents' vast wealth, which is used to buy her toys and very expensive birthday parties. She whines, cries, and throws tantrums to get what she wants, and her parents, particularly her father, often give in. Until Susie Carmichael came along, Angelica was unique among the regular children in that she could properly talk to grown-ups, and as such, she acted nicely towards the adults and was notoriously mean to the other babies, especially by lying and distorting their view of the world. When Susie was introduced, Angelica soon became a rival to her and often competed with her. Almost every time Susie was in an episode, Angelica was also in it, as well. Although, despite this, Susie's introduction episode did not feature Angelica. Angelica, Susie, and Chuckie are the only Rugrats who didn't appear in the Rugrats pilot episode. Angelica dreams of being a singer, but every time she sings, it comes out horrible. This became a running gag in the series, even in All Grown Up. Despite this, no one tells her that her singing is horrible, which causes her to believe she is talented at it, despite everyone's annoyance. Later, she becomes jealous when everyone prefers to hear Susie sing instead. Angelica is three years old throughout the series (despite celebrating her birthday in a couple of episodes). Despite acting mean to the babies most of the time, it is revealed in the 1994 season finale 'Moving Away' that she was the reason Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil befriended each other and, even more, that Angelica considered the other babies her best friends. Also in 'Aunt Miriam' it is shown that Angelica takes a lot after her great aunt Miriam, as she and Lou have the same relationship she has with Tommy. This indicates that it is possible that, like Miriam, Angelica may be jealous of Tommy for being more loved and popular among his friends and family. In addition, because her parents spoil her rotten, she is still denied a lot of attention and maybe jealous that Tommy's parents give him more attention than her own. In addition to that, while she also craves her parents' attention its visibly seen that her Aunt Didi, Uncle Stu, and grandfather spend more time with her than her own parents; it is possible that she has a better relationship with them and seems to care deeply for them because they give her more attention. One possible example could be in 'The Baby Vanishes' when she believes she's invisible she becomes greatly upset when her Auntie Didi ignores her. Thus believing she's lost her ability to be seen by one of the few people who gives her attention. And in addition in 'The Santa Experience', she actually believes her grandfather's story about getting coal and tries her best to undo the damage she's done to the twins, Phil and Lil. Angelica's the one kid that's had the most romantic love interests. In 'Angelica's In Love' Angelica develops her first crush on a boy named Dean and tries even being nice to gain his affection. Although she does in the end, their romance is quickly over when Dean's mother comes to take him home. But Angelica finds a new love interest in her new neighbor Jean-Claude, who apparently returns the affections. She also developed a crush on Timmy McNulty, however, he's more interested in games than her. Much to her own personal annoyance. Her first word and favorite food are cookies, and she refuses to eat mostly healthy foods (especially broccoli). After every spoiled conduction, she gets a sudden consequence. She is unable to blow her nose at age 3, as seen in the episode 'All's Well That Pretends Well', and she makes a mess when she eats. 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's, as well as her parents', the address is 53 Briar Cliff Lane (stated in Rugrats episode 'Stu Gets a Job.' Stu mentions the address when he is calling to have Drew's car towed). Angelica has a pet cat named Fluffy. Also, since the beginning of the series, Angelica was often seen with a doll named Cynthia, which she considered her most prized possession and a favorite toy. It is revealed in 'The Seven Voyages of Cynthia' that Cynthia was given to her as a birthday gift. Losing Cynthia horrifies her, such as in 'The Tricycle Thief' when she fought to keep her innocence to Susie so that she wouldn't let Cynthia go up in Chuckie's balloon, and told Tommy and Chuckie in 'The Seven Voyages of Cynthia' that she would harm anyone who took the doll. When the series started, she, Tommy, and Chuckie were their respective parents' only children. However, by the end of the series, Angelica is the only character to remain an only child—by then, Tommy had Dil as his younger brother, and Chuckie had gained a stepsister named Kimi through his dad's second marriage to Kira (Kimi's mom and Chuckie's stepmom). Angelica usually expresses her thankfulness on being an only child, but there have been a few episodes where she expresses the desire to have a brother or sister (most notably in 'The Stork' and 'Sister Act').
Angelica came 7th in TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters, above Bart and Lisa Simpson and Mickey Mouse, and she was the only Rugrats character to appear on the list.
Development[edit]
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.[2]
In All Grown Up![edit]
In All Grown Up!, Angelica is depicted similarly to her original toddler portrayal in Rugrats, but has developed more maturity in her tastes and interests average for a girl her age, and got 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. In fact, it is seen in multiple episodes that her parents attempt to try and teach Angelica more responsibility (for example, mentoring a young person or making her own money for concert merchandise). 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 shown to be much nicer than in the original series. Some episodes have shown that she has incredible talents of her own as well, such as being a champion debater and a well-known advice columnist. In one episode, she even upstaged Susie and her brothers in domestic house chores, which she hated at first, but grew to like and be good at. Angelica's goals and priorities throughout the episodes have also matured to fit her age, and she strives to acquire a position amongst popular cliques at her school (a goal she succeeded at, but which earned her a 'frenemy') or impress boys, albeit still aided by the geeky, redheaded Harold (whom she and Susie had met when they were in preschool in the original series). She began dating a boy named Jeremy in Season 2, but shortly after she left him for another character named Ty.
References[edit]
- ^'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 ...
- ^Swartz, Mimi. 'You Dumb Babies!' The New Yorker. November 30, 1998. Retrieved on February 24, 2014.
Angelica Susie Three Stooges
Angelica Charlotte Pickles is the main antagonist of the series. While this is so, she acts more as an antihero in the films and often sides with the babies at the end, against the films' respective main villains. She is voiced by Cheryl Chase in both Rugrats and All Grown Up!, and is among the series' original characters. She is a spoiled brat and the cousin of Tommy and Dil Pickles. In 2002, TV Guide declared Angelica Pickles 7th in their list of Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time. She is the arch-enemy of Tommy Pickles and the other Rugrats. Her middle name is 'Charlotte', meaning she is named after her mother, Charlotte. She claims to be 'the prettiest, most beautiful kid in the universe' (which she is). Angelica carries her favorite doll Cynthia (a parody of the popular Barbie franchise) around with her almost everywhere, and fills her room with Cynthia merchandise.
Cheryl Chase.
Description
She's tempestuous. She's tyrannical. She's three. Tommy's cousin Angelica is a Rugrats alumna who can talk both to grown-ups and toddlers. She manipulates her parents, shows off for strangers -- and when she comes to play, the Rugrats run for cover. 'You stupid babies!' she bellows as she bullies them into playing by her rules. 'You don't know anything!' she screams as she terrorizes them with 'true' stories from her imagination. Even worse, she forces them to sit still for her off-key, lyrically mangled musical numbers. Beneath her cold, hard exterior beats the heart of a true spoiled brat. But however cleverly devilish her schemes, somehow Angelica always seems to get the worst of it. - Rugrats Description from Klasky Csupo
Angelica Pickles may not be as big a brat as she was when she was 3, but she still has a way of getting her cousins Tommy and Dil to do her bidding. She also has a great deal of influence over her pre-school pal Harold, who is more than eager to do whatever she asks him. Of course, Susie Carmichael is not so easy to sway, and is often a thorn in Angelica's side when it comes to her plans to manipulate situations to her advantage. Angelica has mellowed a bit, however. She is not above asking even Susie for advice in the realms of social climbing, and has even tried her hand at being a mentor for a young child (to further her own interests, of course!) Angelica still has delusions of grandeur when it comes to her talent as a singer, and manages to find ways to torture her fellow students with her off-key ballads. - All Grown Up! Description from Klasky Csupo.
Summary
Angelica is the bratty daughter of Drew and Charlotte Pickles and the mean, rude and ridiculously spoiled older cousin of Tommy and Dil Pickles. Angelica's often seen bullying and making fun of her cousins and their friends. Since she's older than the babies, who can only communicate with each other and Angelica, Angelica herself can communicate with the adults as well as the other Rugrats, which she uses to her advantage most of the time. When the character Susie Carmichael was introduced, she was soon favored among the babies, causing Angelica to start a rivalry with her. She'll say and/or do anything to get what she wants--however, Angelica's bratty behavior often gets the best of her, which results in the adults (usually her parents and/or her Aunt Didi and Uncle Stu) punishing her.
Cookies are Angelica's favorite food, and she refuses to eat most 'healthy' foods. Even though Angelica's often very mean to the babies deep down she likes them.
Given her mean and bossy personality, Angelica has very few friends. Susie, Cynthia, Fluffy, and Harold are the closest things that she has to friends.
Angelica even says once that Susie's the only 'grownup friend' she has.
Even though Drew and Charlotte really do love Angelica and spoil her a lot, they don't pay very much attention to her and are generally too busy with work to spend any actual 'quality time' with their daughter (more so in Charlotte's case than Drew's).
Angelica is always referring to the babies as 'just babies' and to herself as an adult, despite being only a year older than Chuckie, two years older than Tommy, Kimi and the twins, and only three years older than Dil--in fact, Dil's the only Rugrat who's technically 'just a baby,' as all the others are technically toddlers like Angelica and Susie are.
All Grown Up!
In the spin-off series All Grown Up!, 13 year old Angelica's personality has clearly made some minor edits to itself as a part of her maturity and beauty; she goes after boys more often (in Rugrats, though, she was shown to have crushes on a few toddler boys), and has outgrown the habit of carrying Cynthia around with her all the time (although in one episode of All Grown Up!, Angelica desperately tried to get Cynthia back because Charlotte gave her away). Still, a few parts of her former personality remain: she's still very mean, spoiled, and bossy, but to a much lesser extent than she previously was. She and Susie are still rivals, but they're more like frenemies than actual enemies, but Angelica is obviously still very envious of Susie, mainly because of her being more talented than Angelica at most things (especially singing).
While Angelica was portrayed as having a terrible singing voice in the original series, in the spin-off, it's shown that Angelica does have a decent voice, but she's better at singing in a group than as a soloist.
Angelica in All Grown Up!.
Angelica Susie Threeway
Looks
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Angelica is mostly a peach color. The character wears a purple dress, a long-sleeved orange-red blouse with flared cuffs, blue and green polka-dotted tights, orange socks, and purple sneakers. She wore a diaper over her tights during season one. She also has blond hair, always worn in two pigtails tied with purple ribbons.
In All Grown Up! Angelica wears a bright red shirt with purple shorts and dark purple slides (no socks) In season 1. In Interview With a Campfire, she appears with a Bright blue shirt,red paints and brown sneakers. In season 2-5 she often wears a Bright orange shirt,Green/Blue shorts and violet sandle's sometime's she wears her usual trademark colors. She also has blond hair that she wears in a variety of natural styles throughout the series.