Beatrix Pickles (often called "Trixie") was the first wife of Lou Pickles. She had made no real appearance on the show but many of the characters had mentioned her several times, mostly through Grandpa Lou, Stu, and Drew. She'd given a sort of speaking role in the episode "Sour Pickles", when Lou reminisces on how he was left to take care of their toddler sons, Stu and Drew. She was heard in the flashback, briefly talking to Lou while he was trying to fix a toaster. However, her voice was muffled by the phone.
In "Be My Valentine", she'd given her first real appearance in a photo with her and Lou on a cruise ship. In that episode, Lou explains to his granddaughter, Angelica (who was dressed as Cupid), that he "got hit with Cupid's arrow" the day he met Trixie. Lou explains to his grandkids (and Chuckie and the DeVille twins) that he and Trixie met on a cruise ship, and while he was immediately in love with Trixie when they first met, Trixie wasn't in love with Lou at first. Lou was relentless in courting Trixie, he charmed her by taking her out to dinner, dancing, and enjoying the cruise night rides. Trixie slowly fell in love with the sweet, romantic and dashing but clumsy Lou Pickles (1991). They were later married and she became the mother to Drew and Stu Pickles (1991). It's shown that while Lou's known for his wild stories, Trixie was known for telling the truth of his stories. In "Vacation" when Lou begins to brag that he was a success in the casinos of Vegas and that they had to send him back to get rid of him. Drew adds, "Hmm, Mom (Trixie) said you lost everything but your underwear and came back on a bus". It was revealed in "Dude, Where's My Horse?" that Lou met Trixie on a ranch when he accidentally threw a horseshoe at her.
It was never been said how Trixie Pickles died, but Lou often mentions how he keeps her dear in his heart (it can be assumed that she probably died sometime before Angelica was born). She's mentioned briefly in The Rugrats Movie, when Didi and Stu both believed (mostly because of Dr. Lipschitz's books) that their younger son, Dil, was going to be a girl at first, and they had planned on naming him Trixie, after Stu's late mother. But when they saw that he was a boy, they named him after Didi's cousin. She's also mentioned again in the beginning of Rugrats in Paris: The Movie, at Lou's wedding reception after getting married to his second wife, Lulu. Stu and Drew tell their dad that they're really happy for him and that they think Lulu's great. Lou agrees with his sons, but he admits that while he does love Lulu, he'll always love their mom, and it was actually Lou's love for Trixie that helped him to love again.
In the Rugrats 2021 series, at the time it was unknown for sure if Lou was referring to Trixie in the episode Goodbye Reptar, as Lou mentioned that he hadn't dated anyone since Stu and Drew's mother passed. It was later revealed in Gone Teddy Gone that she and Lou met at a Plum Corduroy concert (where she was sitting behind him) as he then showed off a photograph with both of them at the concert.
Trivia
- According to Lou in "Dude, Where's My Horse?", Lou met Trixie on a ranch when he accidentally threw a horseshoe at her.
- The cruise story mentioned in "Be My Valentine" could've been one of their first dates, as he does have photo proof they were on a cruise together.
- It's unknown if there is an age for Trixie.
- In the episode "Vacation", it was revealed the she was Stu and Drew Pickles' mom and thus Tommy and Dil's grandma as well.