The Diary Angelica is a unique adult comedy that follows the titular character, Angelica, a newscaster for a local television station. This is part of the “Parks and Recreation” universe, which also include “The Office”, “Raising Helen”, “Seinfeld” and “Friends”. Within the plot, we learn that Angelica is unhappy about her height and is constantly trying to talk to her officemate, Rigby (Chevy Chase), about it. However, when an important conference comes up, where she is supposed to present an award to a corporation, it all goes wrong, and she ends up nearly missing the event in a taxi accident.
Years later, Angelica is working at a newspaper when a very old, out of character, man called Rico shows up at the office to tell her that he used to be her boyfriend. He is rich, mysterious, and arrogant, and tells her about his height difference. This upsets Angelica, who don’t believe him, and he leaves. She then starts to wonder what happened to Rico, who was married years ago. Eventually, she learns that he died of a heart attack while skiing, which help her gain some perspective on life, and realizes that perhaps she doesn’t want to be a heart surgeon after all.
I think the most interesting aspect of Diary Angelica is Angelica’s attitude towards her height. While everyone else seems to view her height as an actual problem, Angelica does not, even though her own mother encourages her to grow. In fact, she even encourages Rico to grow taller, as tall as he is. This is interesting because it illustrates the duality of American culture-on the one hand, the majority of people are fine with their size; and, on the other, there are some who would love to increase their height. It illustrates the double standard, or at least the perception of it, which America has. Perhaps most importantly, though, Diary Angelica validates the fact that people can be attracted to others for different reasons, even if they themselves may be short.