Angelica Charlotte Pickles is a fictional character who appears in Nickelodeon's Rugrats franchise. She appears in all TV series in the franchise, including Rugrats (1991–2004), All Grown Up! (2003–2008), Rugrats Pre-School Daze (2005), and the computer-animated Rugrats reboot series (2021–present) 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.
In 2002, TV Guide ranked her seventh in their list of "Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time".
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.
Angelica maintains a rivalry with Susie Carmichael, Tommy's neighbor, who tries to convince the babies that Angelica is dishonest and manipulative. Angelica's hard-working parents, Drew and Charlotte, are wealthy and often preoccupied with their jobs, resulting in her aunt Didi and uncle Stu often babysitting her.
Development
Initially,
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.
