Pepper Ann

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Pepper Ann
PepperAnnlogo.jpg
Format Animated series
Created by Sue Rose[1]
Voices of Kathleen Wilhoite
Clea Lewis
Danny Cooksey
Pamella Segall
April Winchell
Cree Summer
Candi Milo
Composer(s) Pat Irwin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5 completed, 1 unconfirmed
No. of episodes 65 aired (112 individual episodes), 5 unconfirmed. (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC (1997-2001)
UPN (2000)
Disney Channel (2001, reruns only)
Original airing Original series:
September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) –
November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
Possible revived series:
October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)

Pepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on ABC. It debuted on September 13, 1997, and ended on November 18th, 2000.

Pepper Ann stars adolescents and charts their ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. It aired as part of the Disney's One Saturday Morning block. The character originated in a comic strip published in YM magazine.[2]

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Description [edit]

The show centers on the titular character, Pepper Ann Pearson, a 12-year-old girl whose emotions come out in fantasies.

Pepper Ann's best friends are Milo Kamalani, a very eccentric, highly dramatic artist; and Nicky Little, a soft-spoken, overachieving aspiring violinist. Other fellow students at Hazelnut Middle School include rich and spoiled Trinket, German boy Dieter Liederhosen, popular airhead Cissy, gossipy twins Tessa and Vanessa, Nicky's boyfriend, the RC car-racing "nerd" Stewart Walldinger, and the cool 8th-grader, Craig Bean. Pepper Ann has no real enemies except Principal Hickey, a tough disciplinarian with zero tolerance for Pepper Ann's shenanigans, Wayne Macabre, a rude and sexist student who serves as a DJ on the school's radio station KHMS and Alice Kane, an uppity snob who refers to her as "P. Ann" and competes against her in the school's science compaction. As well, Pepper Ann usually receives advice from her conscience in the form of her reflection. She gets into mild vocal quarrels with her reflection and her feminist mother, Lydia Pearson, although Lydia usually gives the moral at the end. Pepper Ann's father is seen only in a few episodes in his entirety. We know, however, that he was English, and divorced Lydia (although the two remain on good terms) when the girls were young. Lydia, in turn, embraces her divorcee, single-mom identity with great gusto, and encourages Pepper Ann to be as proudly independent as she is, although she does keep a curfew on Pepper Ann. Further support is given by Lydia's sister, Janie Diggety, an ex-Green Beret, and Pepper Ann's tomboyish deep-voiced younger sister, Moose.

The show's plots were generally typical of the developing format that has risen out of federal E/I requirements: Pepper Ann is presented with a moral dilemma, chooses the wrong decision, faces the consequences and learns a moral lesson. The series was mostly rated TV-Y. However, the Season 1 finale, "In Support of," raised controversy. In the episode, Pepper Ann is told she would need "support" to jump on the trampoline. Thinking the teacher meant "breast support," a paranoid, still flat-chested and seemingly unready Pepper Ann is convinced she now needs a bra. When at the trampoline, and asked where her "support" was, Pepper Ann flashes the class, (her bra) although it is only seen in shadow. (The gag is that by "support," the instructor meant a "support buddy.") That episode was rated TV-Y7.

At the end of the opening sequence, she always finds something different under her desk (similar to The Simpsons' couch gag), such as a mood ring or maracas (also the letter Q in the episode "Vanessa Less Tessa", a glowing green stick in the episode "Hazelnut's Finest", a singing Dieter doll in the episode "Presenting Stewart Waldinger", Mardi Gras beads, and her [Pepper Ann's] remote control in the episode "Radio Freak Hazelnut".) ; in season one, she always finds "five bucks".

One of the original segments of "One Saturday Morning", Pepper Ann was a hit with audiences. Pepper Ann was formerly shown on Toon Disney.

Pepper Ann and Lydia make a cameo appearance at the House of Mouse episode The Stolen Cartoons. They are the only Walt Disney Television Animation characters to ever appear on House of Mouse, who only used characters from Disney's features and classic shorts (and sometimes comics). Lydia says "Don't touch the villain, dear," to Pepper Ann after Pete falls out of the sky after being kicked out of the club.

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Episodes [edit]

Season 1: 1997-1998 [edit]

# Title Air date
1 "Ziterella" 09/13/1997
Pepper Ann has been noted for bad pictures every picture day. Worse, she gets a big zit on her face before picture day and is too embarrassed to even buy pimple cream when Lydia sends her to Abe's Mall, the "Abys-mall". 
2 "Romeo and Juliet / Food Barn" 9/20/1997

Romeo and Juliet: The school's drama club is producing the play Romeo and Juliet. At first Pepper Ann thinks it's the lamest thing ever, but when she finds out that Craig is playing Romeo she goes after the role as Juliet.

Food Barn: Milo and Pepper Ann get the lousiest after school job due to their poor skills in economics: Food Barn. Milo gets treated much better than Pepper Ann only because he is a guy. 
3 "Old Best Friend / Crunch Pod" 9/27/1997

Old Best Friend: Pepper Ann's old best friend Brenda visits, but PA realizes they have nothing in common anymore and doesn't want to have to tell Brenda this.

Crunch Pod: When Pepper Ann beats Milo's high score at the game Crunch Pod, everybody starts praising her -- all except for Milo, who is not happy with Pepper Ann, to say the least. 
4 "Psychic Moose / Doll and Chain" 10/4/1997

Psychic Moose: Pepper Ann starts spending time with her little sister Moose when she sees Moose at the Mall Psychic's booth and thinks Moose is psychic.

Doll and Chain: Pepper Ann's class gets assigned dolls to take care of for the weekend. P.A keeps losing hers and can't get it to stop crying. 
5 "Megablades of Grass / Family Vacation" 10/11/1997

Megablades of Grass: When Pepper Ann wants to buy some Megablade 3000s, a new pair of roller blades, Lydia pays her to mow the lawn. PA finds it to be really uncool, so she tricks Milo into thinking it's very creative and artistic. Together they start a little mowing business, but Milo does all the work. This episode spoofs a bit off of The Godfather.

Family Vacation: The Pearson family takes a vacation. Pepper Ann brings Milo and Moose brings a friend of hers. Pepper Ann finds the car drive and Moose's friend to be quite irritating. 
6 "The Big Pencil / Sani-Paper" 10/18/1997

The Big Pencil: Pepper Ann vows to beat perennial Science Fair rival Alice Kane once and for all.

Sani-Paper: Pepper Ann suspects the Sani-Paper corporation of unethical business practices when the class visits their toilet-paper factory on a field trip. 
7 "Uniform Uniformity / Snot Your Mother's Music" 10/25/1997

Uniform Uniformity: Pepper Ann is outraged at the school's new mandatory uniform policy.

Snot Your Mother's Music: Pepper Ann is shocked to discover that her Rock 'n' Roll idol is actually Lydia's chum Harry Schnitzer from Junior College. 
8 "The Environ-Mentals" 11/8/1997
Pepper Ann tries to make the 'Clean Up Lupkin Park' talent show, the "most un-cool thing in Hazelnut", the coolest event of the year, but she has something uncool to hide. 
9 "Crush and Burn / Soccer Season" 11/15/1997

Crush and Burn: Pepper Ann's lie to Gwen to keep her away from Milo leads to a huge network of lies involving everybody.

Soccer Season: Pepper Ann lets fame go to her head when she becomes the star player in the HMS Otters soccer team. 
10 "Thanksgiving Dad" 11/22/1997
Lydia and Janie make every effort to make their Thanksgiving dinner a success, while Pepper Ann thinks her dad will come to visit instead of calling like he usually does, as he said he had a surprise for her on Thanksgiving. 
11 "Sketch 22 / Manly Milo" 1/10/1998

Sketch 22: In order to make friends with a group of cool 8th graders, Pepper Ann pretends to be an 8th grader herself.

Manly Milo: A distressed Milo turns to Pepper Ann for help in becoming more manly. 
12 "Have You Ever Been Unsupervised / The Unusual Suspects" 1/17/1998

Have You Ever Been Unsupervised: Pepper Ann freaks out when she's invited to Dieter's unsupervised 13th birthday party, where she might have her first kiss in the spin-the-bottle game.

The Unusual Suspects: When the Hazelnut Middle School Otter Statue is stolen, Principal Hickey calls up Pepper Ann and four suspects whose stories incriminate Pepper Ann in this film noir parody. 
13 "Nicky Gone Bad / In Support of" 11/1/1997 /

Nicky Gone Bad: Fed up with her friends taking her for granted, Nicky tries to change herself into bad girl 'Nicke,' with hilarious results.

In Support of: Coach Doogan tells Pepper Ann's PE class that they need to have support on the trampoline. Thinking she meant breast support, Pepper Ann goes out to buy her first bra. Little does she know the teacher meant a support buddy. 

Season 2: 1998-1999 [edit]

# Title Air date
1 "Quiz Bowl / License to Drive" 9/12/1998

Quiz Bowl: Pepper Ann doesn't take seriously her job as alternate on the Hazelnut Quiz Bowl team, and regrets it when she has to fill in for Nicky.

License to Drive: Pepper Ann kisses up to her cousin Ned when she hears that he will get a new set of wheels for his 16th birthday. 
2 "Cocoon Gables / Green-Eyed Monster" 9/19/1998

Cocoon Gables: To her extreme displeasure, Pepper Ann has to do volunteer work at a retirement home (with "old people!") for her Social Studies assignment.

Green-Eyed Monster: Pepper Ann turns wicked with jealousy when new student Amber O'Malley ruins her plans to become the most popular kid in school due to Cissy's temporary absence. 
3 "Hazelnut's Finest / Cat Scan" 9/26/1998

Hazelnut's Finest: Pepper Ann videotapes her Uncle JoJo on the job for a social studies assignment, but finds his police duty dull and unimportant.

Cat Scan: Just when Pepper Ann finally gets around to renewing his license, Steve the Cat runs away. 
4 "An OtterBiography / GreenSleeves" 10/3/1998

An OtterBiography: Pepper Ann finds that she can be totally comfortable talking to Craig when she's Shania the Mascot Otter.

GreenSleeves: Impatient to learn the piano, Pepper Ann turns to a Pianobrite 2000 Self-Playing Keyboard that makes her seem to play like an expert. 
5 "Vanessa Less Tessa / Peer Counsellor P.A." 10/10/1998

Vanessa Less Tessa: Pepper Ann thinks she can help Vanessa resolve an argument with Tessa using what she learned from her favorite show, 'Crazy Twin Shenanigans.'

Peer Counsellor P.A.: Pepper Ann winds up having to do peer counseling for extra credit because of her short attention span. 
6 "A 'Tween Halloween / Mash into Me" 10/31/1998

A 'Tween Halloween: Pepper Ann suddenly doesn't want to go trick-or-treating with Milo when she hears that she's too old for that.

Mash into Me: Much to Pepper Ann's annoyance, Crash gets a big crush on her because she looks just like his favorite 'Genetic Dozen' character, Regeneca. 
7 "Presenting Stewart Waldinger / Pepper Ann's Life in a Nutshell" 11/14/1998

Presenting Stewart Waldinger: Pepper Ann adamantly objects to Nicky bringing Stewart as her date to Sketch's party because she thinks he's a big nerd.

Pepper Ann's Life in a Nutshell: Pepper Ann sneaks out to attend the Springtime Late Night Flashback Bash when Lydia won't let her go. Then she writes a popular article about it in Milo and Stewart's zine, 'Within the Nutshell.' 
8 "Like Riding a Bike" 11/28/1998
Pepper Ann is horrified when Lydia starts dating her science teacher, Mr. Carter, and tries everything she can think of, to break them up. 
9 "Radio Freak Hazelnut / Framed" 12/5/1998

Radio Freak Hazelnut: The rhetoric of Wayne MacCabre on the high school radio station KHMS infuriates Pepper Ann so much that she tries to silence him.

Framed: Just when Pepper Ann gets concerned about getting attention she gets blamed for a series of 'Hare' graffiti taggings because she has red hair. 
10 "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Milo / The Sisterhood" 12/12/1998

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Milo: For the first time in his life, Milo suffers a mental block when he tries to come up with an entry for the Dental Hygienapalooza Poster Contest.

The Sisterhood: Lydia and Janie drag a reluctant Pepper Ann to their annual 'Adament Eve' female retreat. 
11 "Impractical Jokes / Cold Feet" 12/26/1998

Impractical Jokes: Pepper Ann, Milo and Nicky compete in a Practical Jokeoff, but Pepper Ann takes the pranks too far, to the extent where they're not even remotely funny anymore.

Cold Feet: During Grandpa Leo and Grandma Lillian's 50th anniversary vow renewal, Grandma Lillian uses the family album to talk about family milestones with Pepper Ann. 
12 "Doppelganger Didi / Pepper Ann's Day Off-Kilter" 1/9/1999

Doppelganger Didi: Pepper Ann freaks out when she learns that a student attending Our Lady of Walnut looks and acts just like her.

Pepper Ann's Day Off-Kilter: Fed up with having no sick days, Pepper Ann fakes illness to get one. 
13 "A No Hair Day / That's My Dad" 1/16/1999

A No Hair Day: Pepper Ann is shocked when Craig shaves his head along with the other swim team members, revealing a really ugly scalp.

That's My Dad: Pepper Ann hopes to show up Trinket and prove to her that she knows all about her dad by Pepper Ann and Chuck beating the St. Blaires on a TV game show. 

Season 3: 1999-2000 [edit]

# Title Air date
1 "You Oughta Be in Musicals" 9/11/1999
Pepper Ann is bored with her daily routine. She thinks she can put excitement in her life by playing the lead in the school's 'Detention: the Musical.' But she regrets that when her life suddenly turns into a musical, nearly driving her crazy. 
2 "Dances with Ignorance / Girl Power" 9/18/1999

Dances with Ignorance: Pepper Ann discovers that she's 1/16 Navajo, and then invites a Navajo family over for dinner to show them how much she thinks she knows about Native Americans.

Girl Power: Moose is appalled when the new 'Tundra Woman' cartoon is a cliched 'girls' cartoon' that has Tundra Woman shopping and doing her hair. 
3 "Beyond Good and Evel / One of the Guys" 9/25/1999

Beyond Good and Evel: Moose starts a petition drive to have a statue of her idol, Evel Kneivel, built in Lupkin Park.

One of the Guys: Pepper Ann joins the football team as a placekicker. But then she worries about whether or not she acts like a real girl. So she enters the Food Barn Miss Bulk Food beauty pageant as well. 
4 "The Wash-Out / Def Comedy Mom" 11/6/1999

The Wash-Out: When Gwen has to leave school in the middle of the day Pepper Ann accidentally starts a rumor that Gwen left because she has lice.

Def Comedy Mom: Lydia decides to try out being a standup comedian to add some variety into her life. Pepper Ann freaks that Lydia will embarrass her. 
5 "The First Date Club / Unicycle of Life" 11/13/1999

The First Date Club: Pepper Ann starts to worry that one of her meetings with Craig might be her first date with Craig.

Unicycle of Life: Pepper Ann puts Milo through heck trying to quash a rumor that she and Milo are a couple. 
6 "A Kosher Christmas" 12/18/1999
Pepper Ann thinks she now has to choose whether to celebrate Christmas or Hannukah. 
7 "Effie Shrugged / Mom Knows What P.A. Did Two Nights Ago" 1/15/2000

Effie Shrugged: Feeling neglected by Milo and Nicky, Pepper Ann befriends a gifted student with a strong interest in Darwin and Nietzche. The student is a bully.

Mom Knows What P.A. Did Two Nights Ago: Pepper Ann defies Lydia and sees 'Gutter Clowns', an R-rated gore film that leaves her paranoid and delusional. 
8 "The Spanish Imposition / Single Unemployed Mother" 1/22/2000

The Spanish Imposition: Pepper Ann must take an elective course. Naturally, she knows exactly which course she'd like to take: Music Practice. Unfortunately, everything goes differently, and the single free spot is in "Spanish Step 1."

Single Unemployed Mother: Pepper Ann's mother Lydia gives notice at her job, no longer wanting to be tormented by her boss. Now she desperately seeks new work. That's not a simple task, as new jobs don't grow on trees. After a series of failures, Lydia gives up. She lies on the sofa and noshes on ice cream. 

Season 4: 2000 [edit]

# Title Air date
1 "Burn, Hazelnut, Burn / Career Daze" 2/6/2000

Burn, Hazelnut, Burn: Pepper Ann has a new job as a film critic. Believing it a matter of honor, she takes this task totally seriously. She massacres the vocabulary, but amuses her readers. However, when a moviemaker whom she criticized dares her to do better, Pepper Ann attempts to direct her own movie.

Career Daze: An occupational aptitude test brings stunning results. According to the test, vegetarian Nicky is predestined for a job as a butcher. Milo should be successful as a stockbroker; Pepper Ann, as a school principal. The future butcher, stockbroker, and school principal set to work cheerfully. 
2 "G.I. Janie / Miss Moose" 2/7/2000

G.I. Janie: Aunt Janie must hold a presentation about force in video games. So that she knows whereof she speaks, she studies these games in detail. After some small difficulties in the beginning, she's an expert. Pepper Ann and Milo have their hands full trying to heal "G.I. Janie" of her desire to do battle.

Miss Moose: Pepper Ann makes a shocking discovery: her kid sister Moose, an expert at sports, behaves so "vigorously" that she is mistaken everywhere for a boy. Pepper Ann immediately takes on the task of changing Moose into a young lady. Simple, it isn't. 
3 "Pepper Shaker / Flaw and Order" 2/8/2000

Pepper Shaker: An earthquake in Hazelnut upsets Pepper Ann's previous outlook. Suddenly, she senses catastrophes everywhere: whirlwinds and similar ghastly things. Pepper Ann shortly decides to get a "survival kit."

Flaw and Order: Pepper Ann leads a certificate program. The subject is the Boston Tea Party. Pepper Ann gets herself ready immediately, with her helpers Gwen and Milo to defend the Americans. Does the "tea bag process" become a disaster for Pepper Ann and her team? 
4 "Baggy Bean Buddies / The Beans of Wrath" 2/9/2000

Baggy Bean Buddies: Pepper Ann is crazy over Baggy Bean Buddies and has a gigantic collection of the dolls. Because she is too enthusiastic, she joins a self-help group.

The Beans of Wrath: Pepper Ann has a new hobby: environmental protection. With Aunt Janie, she pursues animal protection, recycling and, naturally, organic vegetables as well. Coincidentally, such a plant competition is taking place in her school. Every student should plant his or her own flower bed, and the best green thing gets an award. Pepper Ann is convinced of her pesticide-free methods, so she makes a bet with Dieter. How does one harvest the healthiest vegetable? With or without pesticides? 
5 "The Velvet Room" 2/10/2000
Pepper Ann's mother, Lydia, changes the house into a pink baroque cave. The reason: "Your friend Marianne Cornwallis would like to make a telecast about it. The title: "Our dreamlike home." Pepper Ann finds out that there's a special room in Milo's house: the "velvet room." It's arranged with beautiful carpets and furniture. Pepper Ann enters the room by mistake, and now she flies from one house to the other. 
6 "One Angry Woman" 2/11/2000
Mother is totally furious with Pepper Ann, and for good reason. The entire day, she cleans, polishes, and cooks; but Pepper Ann is not once in a position to clean up her room. 
7 "The Sellout / The Telltale Fuzzy" 2/13/2000

The Sellout: Unfortunately, the all-day concert of the "Racing Snot Tubes" is sold out, and Pepper Ann can't get a ticket. Empathizing with sad Ann, Nicky gives her his ticket in a weak moment. Naturally, he regrets this bitterly the next day. Both friends arrive at a giant dispute about it. Out of defiance, neither wants to go to the concert any more. Milo uses the opportunity, takes the ticket and gives it to Gwen. The odyssey of the concert ticket is not yet concluded.

The Telltale Fuzzy: A thick bundle of cash lies abandoned under a bank in the shopping center. Pepper Ann takes the money immediately. But instead of reporting her find to the police, she buys herself a picture that she long wanted to have. But Pepper Ann isn't really happy with her purchase, and at night, she's plagued by conscience. Because the picture can't be exchanged, Pepper Ann has only one choice: to be always honest from now on. 
8 "A Valentine's Day Tune" 2/14/2000
Pepper Ann wholeheartedly hates Valentine's Day. She thinks that only the greeting card industry profits from this "nonsense day." The spirits come out of the hereafter and give Pepper Ann a "Valentine's Day time trip" that she won't forget so quickly. 
9 "Sammy's Song / Permanent Record" 2/15/2000

Sammy's Song: Pepper Ann founds the "autonomous stink rat group," which is the opinion that the pyramid-shaped packages of "Pyramid peanut butter" are a major danger for lining-seeking stink animals and pocket rats. Abruptly, the "autonomous stink rat group" sabotages the dangerously packed peanut butter delivery. However, because the inhabitants of Hazelnut especially love the creamy spread, the "autonomous stink rat group" becomes more unpopular each day without the delicacy.

Permanent Record: Nicky is given a detention, which is an absolute nightmare for this student. For Nicky, this entry in her permanent record will block her way into Harvard, causing her to suffer the torments of hell. The entry must be removed—immediately, to be sure. Nicky gets Milo and Pepper Ann and plans a major break-in. 
10 "Live and Let Dye" 2/16/2000
Red is currently the popular hair color. Pepper Ann, with her "fiery head," is not noticeable at all. Pepper Ann has an idea to make herself stand out from the others: a brisk, unusual hair color. Pepper Ann finds a neon green-colored hair especially hip. No sooner said than done, and Pepper Ann has green hair. But this has its drawbacks: the worst is that the color doesn't disappear easily, forcing Pepper Ann to try, several times, to remove the color, even going as far as to use moist towelettes. 
11 "Remote Possibilities / Considering Constance" 2/17/2000

Remote Possibilities: Nicky and Stewart have relation stress. What to do? Ask their friend Pepper Ann for advice. Pepper Ann believes that joint interests do well for relations. So Nicky busies herself with model cars, while Stewart is enthusiastic about classical music.

Considering Constance: Pepper Ann has a new fan: her middle-school classmate Constance. She considers Pepper Ann to be cool and super-crazy, and won't leave her. Pepper Ann tries to find out how she can shake off Constance. Then Pepper Ann has an idea to fix things: Constance needs more self-confidence. Pepper Ann sets out to help. 
12 "To Germany with Love" 2/18/2000
Dieter would like to show his father in distant Germany what makes Hazelnut unique. He grabs a video camera and sets out on the search. Unfortunately, he has no idea at all what's special at the village, and his friends have trouble helping. Then Dieter has a brilliant idea: what's more unique than Pepper Ann? Thus follows the film "Hazelnut Report," with Pepper Ann in the leading role. 
13 "Bye, Bye Trinket / P.A.'s Pop Fly" 2/20/2000

Bye, Bye Trinket: The wealthy Trinket leaves Hazelnut High School and goes to a high-class girls' boarding school. Everyone is sad, except for Pepper Ann, who's totally cold about it. She was never friendly with Trinket, and actually finds this quite dumb. But she then learns a heart-softening story about Trinket. Did she estimate the girl incorrectly? Pepper Ann now plans for a departure festival for Trinket.

P.A.'s Pop Fly: Pepper Ann must accompany her father to a baseball game. This is a nightmare for Pepper Ann, who hates baseball. But during the game, something unforgettable happens: Pepper Ann catches the ball hit by super player Shelby which, at the same time, marks his 700th home run. 
14 "My Mother, Myself" 2/21/2000
On a beautiful morning, a true nightmare begins for Pepper Ann. She's stuck in her mother's body. But Mom doesn't have better luck: she's stuck in Pepper Ann's body. How did this exchange come about, and how can it be reversed? Sister Moose is very helpful and tries to end the switch—unsuccessfully. Totally irritated, Pepper Ann and Mom live each other's lives, but with very modest success. And both have only one wish: the uncanny transformation must end as quickly as possible. In the end, Pepper Ann wants to participate in an inline skater race and would like to get Mom her driver's license. 
15 "The Amazing Becky Little" 2/22/2000
Nicky's sister Becky was, without a doubt, Hazelnut School's best student. Whether in math, biology and even sports—everywhere, Becky was super good. Nicky could sometimes burst in fury sometimes if she was measured once again against her fantastic sister's achievements. It's a good thing that Becky studies at Harvard and Nicky only rarely sees her. For their parents' wedding anniversary, Becky visits, however, and for Nicky, a hard time begins. 
16 "The Untitled Milo Kamalani Project / Guess Who's Coming to the Theater" 2/23/2000

The Untitled Milo Kamalani Project: When the "Turned Off Artichokes" arranges a competition for the new cover for its latest album, the girls persuade Milo to participate. He simply glues an old sock on a piece of carton. The inconceivable happens: Milo wins.

Guess Who's Coming to the Theater: In a modern theater piece, Pepper Ann plays a fork. Naturally, her parents want to see the performance. The problem: Mom would like to come with her new boyfriend. Pepper Ann worries how poor Dad will bear up. Therefore, she concludes Mom and Dad may not meet in the theater under any circumstances. That is easier said than done. 
17 "The Great Beyond / Jaybirds of a Feather" 2/25/2000

The Great Beyond: Tomcat Steve is very sick. The veterinarian explains to Pepper Ann that Steve might even die, which is a heavy blow for the small cat owner. Sadly, Pepper Ann wonders what happens with poor Steve if he's dead. Is there a cat heaven or a pet hereafter?

Jaybirds of a Feather: Moose joins the "Young Mice," a kind of scout group, which Pepper Ann is also in. Moose must memorize an oath and godmother. It's clear that Pepper Ann should be this godmother. But there's a dark spot in Pepper Ann's "Young Mice" past. 
18 "The Way They Were" 2/27/2000
The inseparable three have quarreled. Milo, Pepper Ann and Nicky no longer want to have anything to do together. All attempts to reconcile the squabblers fail. Then the three are reminded by Lydia and some classmates about how their wonderful friendship began. During this review, Milo, Pepper Ann, and Nicky recognize how unique their friendship is. 

Season 5: 2000 [edit]

# Title Air date
1 "The One with Mr. Reason / Sense and Senselessness" 9/9/2000

The One with Mr. Reason: In the new school year, Pepper Ann studies under Mr. Reason. For Pepper Ann, that is a heavy blow, for this teacher is a nightmare. He is morose. But the very worst is that Mr. Reason makes her instruction hell. She organizes a petition to abolish her course as a compulsory subject.

Sense and Senselessness: Pepper Ann has big problems. She has three admirers. However, there's only one spring festival in the school. With which of the three should she go to the only party? In despair, Pepper Ann leafs through a self-help book and finds the solution there: she must test the three. For the three admirers, a stressful time begins. 
2 "Forging Ahead / Reality Bytes" 9/16/2000

Forging Ahead: There are those days when all simply goes awry. Pepper Ann wants to make herself no longer under adults' directions. In order to show a sign, she concludes that she needs her ears pierces. The problem: for that, Pepper Ann requires the signature of her mother, who, naturally, refuses. Pepper Ann has only one solution: to forge the signature.

Reality Bytes: Pepper Ann must prepare a report for the school. She would like to procure information from the Internet. At the same time, unfortunately, she gets web-surfing fever. For hours, she squats before the computer and e-mails friends all over the entire world. Even Milo and Nicky can't draw the online-addicted Pepper Ann away from the computer screen. 
3 "Carmello / Strike it or not" 9/23/2000

Carmello: Pepper Ann is all ablaze: finally, science class becomes exciting, for it now concerns the base of all medical research: anatomy. Pepper Ann also finds it not disgusting to have to dissect a frog. Pepper Ann takes the croaking experimental animal home (for "research") and even gives it a name: Carmello.

Strike It or Not: Jubilation at Hazelnut High School. Because the teachers' demand for more salary isn't granted after more salary, they go on strike. For Pepper Ann and her fellow pupils, that means "no school." There's much joy, but Pepper Ann's cause for celebration is muted. She learns that not only the teachers' salaries are affected, but also the soccer team. That could also be cut. Soon, Pepper Ann decides to demonstrate together with the teachers. 
4 "Complimentary Colors" 11/4/2000
Pepper Ann finds it simply incredible that the students of Hazelnut School still work with texbooks from 1932. So that this changes, she runs for office as this year's "school speaker choice." Pepper Ann's election program is good, the students find it super, and it would appear that nothing stands in the way of victory. But all of a sudden, Alice Kane runs as well. Naturally, she wants to win, and she hatches an orderly agitation campaign against Pepper Ann. Pepper Ann responds with the same weapons, and so both candidates quickly engage in a political mud-slinging contest. 
5 "The Merry Lives of Pepper Ann" 11/5/2000
Pepper Ann is tired of her horrifying humdrum everyday life. Help in the household, struggle in the school—that cannot and should not be her life. After a fall while skating, Pepper Ann lands in a medieval marketplace during a fair. Pepper Ann slips into her costume of the school performance and becomes into the "noble woman Gwynne." Unfortunately, Pepper Ann soon begins to confused reality with the medieval fair. 
6 "A is for Average / Alice Kane went down to Calcutta" 11/6/2000

A is for Average: Pepper Ann takes an intelligence test in a periodical. The result is catastrophic: a D average. Mediocrity steals Pepper Ann's energy. Even on the soccer field, she has no more achievement. She thinks that her mediocrity is contagious.

Alice Kane Went Down to Calcutta: Pepper Ann and Alice are bitter enemies. One day, Alice makes Pepper Ann an offer to bury the hatchet. Pepper Ann doesn't trust this peace. Purporting to be Alice's friend, she goes spying about this. The peace offer must have a catch. Or not? 
7 "Spice of Life / T.G.I.F." 11/12/2000

Spice of Life: Pepper Ann would like to get five life-size stick figures of her favorite volumes. Therefore, to raise money for the school to win the prize, she sells spices to the city's inhabitants. When Vera's mother old lady Gruber dies the next day, Pepper Ann gives herself a guilt trip and makes great accusations against herself.

T.G.I.F.: It's Friday. That's the day the history test is supposed to be taken. Because Pepper Ann didn't study, she decides to play sick to stay at home. The next morning, the reality is horrifying: it is Friday again. And from now on, this terrible day repeats itself again and again. 
8 "Dear Debby / Too Cool to be Mom" 11/13/2000

Dear Debby: Pepper Ann would like to start an advice column in the student newspaper. In order to "develop" herself for that, she enthusiastically reads the advice columns in the local newspaper. A letter to the editor from a solitary, unfortunate housewife alarms Pepper Ann. According to her opinion, it can concern only her aunt Janie. From now on, Pepper Ann would like her aunt to be always there so that she is solitary no longer. For Aunt Janie, a quite strenuous time begins with the cautious Pepper Ann.

Too Cool to be Mom: Constance Goldman has—hands down—the coolest mother of all. Denise throws pajama parties with her daughter. Therefore, to compete, Lydia must force herself to wear rapper clothing, don a basketball cap and hang around Pepper Ann's clique. The problem: Lydia finds it hard to forget that she's a mother. 
9 "Moose in Love / Two's Company" 11/14/2000

Moose in Love: Pepper Ann hardly recognizes her little sister: Moose goes to the barber, wears a hair clasp, and is modest instead of forward. The cause: Moose has a crush on Sean. Even in Pepper Ann's eyes, Sean is nice, and Lydia is also enthused. Then Lydia learns that he's the son of her enemy, Margot LeSandre. A difficult time begins for Moose, for Mom forbids her to contact Sean. Can Pepper Ann help her, perhaps?

Two's Company: Nicky and Stuart split from each other, and Milo and Gwen also go their separate ways. Nicky is distraught, and Milo cannot forget Gwen. Then Pepper Ann has a super-good plan. Milo and Nicky should pretend to be a couple in order to make Stuart and Gwen jealous. However, both play this role almost too well, and they spend each free minute together. 
10 "Zen and the Art of Milo / That's my Mama Destructo" 11/15/2000

Zen and the Art of Milo: Milo is observed by two Shaolin monks. They are impressed and invite him to visit the Semi Zen Academy. There, he will meditate instead of learning. Milo enthusiastically accepts the offer. When Pepper Ann learns about this, she feels betrayed by her friend. Both quarrel and don't want to speak to each other any more. All attempts to reconcile the squabblers fail. In the meantime, the school becomes more boring without Milo, and it's not all all comfortable at the Zen academy with him.

That's my Mama Destructo: Pepper Ann wins the Tuffstitute Teacher contest, which means that Mama Destructo will replace her least favorite teacher for a whole week. Mama Destructo replaces Abriola Stark, the 7th grade math teacher. Mama Destructo is terrible in math, and Pepper Ann doesn't want to say anything about it because Mama Destructo was so excited to teach the class. 
11 "Unhappy Campers / The Search for Pepper Ann Pearson" 11/16/2000

Unhappy Campers: Because Pepper Ann, Milo and Nicky have once again made a mess of things, they are sent for a weekend to Camp Sunflower, a "Kinder, Gentler Punishment". In this camp, the tone is rough, the requests hard. The trio gets through it bravely, through, until the last task in the end: a survival march through the forest to the bus that would take them home. But Milo loses the trail map, Nicky the mobile phone and Pepper Ann the compass.

The Search for Pepper Ann Pearson: By chance, Pepper Ann runs into the Hazelnut High chess club. Although she does not like the game at all, she manages to get into a chess match—and wins amazingly against the officiating master. Totally astonished, he asks himself who this P.A. Pearson who defeated him is, and he naturally wants revenge. Yet against Pepper Ann, it has no chance. She wins and wins. The former champ, however, doesn't abandon hope. He wants to win at least one game. 
12 "The Word / The Perfect Couple" 11/17/2000

The Word: In the girls' bathroom, Pepper Ann reads the word "frasny." She is enthused and unconditionally would like to know what this word must mean. Because she has anxiety, she does not trust herself to ask her classmates and friends. Instead, she browses secretly for the word in all lexicons, but finds it nowhere. In order to get its meaning, Pepper Ann lets the word flow in conversations and hopes to obtain the secret on the basis of reactions. But unfortunately, all her classmates act similarly to Pepper Ann. No one knows the word, but no one wants to admit they don't know it because they're afraid of seeming uncool.

The Perfect Couple: Pepper Ann throws Nicky and Stewart a surprise party since she considers them to be "the perfect couple". However, Nicky and Stewart fight constantly during the party and decide to break up. Pepper Ann flips out and tells them that they must really be a horrible couple after all, which makes them stop and consider what they have together. 
13 "The Finale" 11/18/2000
It's 15 years after the events of the series. Pepper Ann is a full member of professional life, earning her living with the development of video games. Pepper Ann hasn't heard anything from her friends Nicky and Milo for a long time. One day, an invitation to her 15-year class reunion flutters into her suite. At first, Pepper Ann decides not to go at all. But, as usual, curiosity wins. 

Reruns [edit]

While appearing on Disney's One Saturday Morning, Pepper Ann was syndicated on UPN's Disney's One Too programming block in 2000. It then moved to the Disney Channel, and eventually moved to Toon Disney, now called Disney XD. This is the last time Pepper Ann has been seen on any cable channel in the US. It returned to Disney Channel Portugal on April 11, 2011, but appears to have once again been removed from the schedule in late 2011 or early 2012. It is unknown at this time if it will ever return in the US.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Mallory, Michael (19 March 2000). "Move Over, Old Men". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-11. 
  2. ^ Gerston, Jill (November 23, 1997). "SIGNOFF; A Spunky Heroine Navigates Adolescence". The New York Times (USA). Retrieved 12 August 2011. 

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