Pepper Ann

Pepper Ann
Genre
Created bySue Rose[1]
Based onPepper Ann
by Sue Rose
Directed by
  • Sherie Pollack (season 1)
  • Brad Goodchild (seasons 2–4)
Voices of
Theme music composerBrian Woodbury
ComposerPat Irwin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes65 (113 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companyWalt Disney Television Animation[a]
Original release
Network
  • ABC (seasons 1–3)
  • UPN (seasons 3–4)
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) –
November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)

Pepper Ann is an American animated television series created by Sue Rose and aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC.[2] It first premiered on September 13, 1997, and ended on November 18, 2000.[3] It was the first Disney animated television series to be created by a woman.

Tom Warburton, who later created Cartoon Network's Codename: Kids Next Door, served as the lead character designer for the series.

Overview

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Pepper Ann centers on the trials and tribulations that occur during the titular character's adolescence and charts her ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. The character originated in a comic strip published in YM magazine.[4]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Pepper Ann episodes
Season Episodes Segments Originally aired
First aired Last aired Network
1 13 23 September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13) January 24, 1998 (1998-01-24) ABC (Disney's One Saturday Morning)
2 13 25 September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12) January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
3 26 42 September 11, 1999 (1999-09-11) February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27) ABC (Disney's One Saturday Morning)
UPN (Disney's One Too)
4 13 23 September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09) November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)


Characters

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Main

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  • Pepper Ann Pearson (voiced by Kathleen Wilhoite) is the titular protagonist of the series, who is a bespectacled, quirky 12-year-old girl whose emotions come out in fantasies. Her conscience, Alter-Ego, often drives her insecurities through misguided advice. She is of Jewish faith from her mother's side (as stated in the holiday-themed episode).
  • Nicky Anais Little (voiced by Clea Lewis) is Pepper Ann's female best friend, a very intelligent yet sensitive and soft-spoken overachiever, similar to that of Lisa Simpson.
  • Milo Kamalani (voiced by Danny Cooksey) is Pepper Ann's male best friend, a laid-back and mellow hippie who prides himself in his artistic "talent".
  • Lydia Pearson (voiced by April Winchell) is the mother of Pepper Ann and Moose and the ex-wife of Chuck. She is a salesclerk working with the fashion store "It's You!" at Hazelnut Mall.
  • Margaret Rose "Moose" Pearson (voiced by Pamela Adlon) is Pepper Ann's stoic younger 7-year-old sister with an androgynous appearance, whose favorite pastime is skateboarding.
  • Craig Bean (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a "cool" 8th grader whom the 7th graders admire. He serves as Pepper Ann's main love interest, as they both have hidden crushes on each other.

Recurring

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  • Dieter Liederhosen (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a German student in Pepper Ann's class with an articulate appreciation for food.
  • Trinket St. Blair (voiced by Jenna von Oÿ) is a spoiled, rich, popular girl who often serves as a foil to Pepper Ann.
  • Cissy Rooney (voiced by Kath Soucie) is an air-headed popular girl who is Trinket's best friend.
  • Tessa & Vanessa James (both voiced by Cree Summer) are two gossipy black twin sisters who finish each other's sentences.
  • Janie Lilly Diggity (voiced by Susan Tolsky) is the aunt of Pepper Ann and Moose and Lydia's sister. A former member of the Peace Corp, she spends her time as an activist.
  • JoJo Diggity (voiced by Tino Insana) is Pepper Ann and Moose's uncle and Janie's husband who works as a cop.
  • Nedward "Ned" Diggity (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is the socially inept son of Janie and JoJo, and Pepper Ann's cousin, who has an affinity for cheese.
  • Peter "Pink-Eye Pete" Ogilvy (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a nerdy kid who suffers from pink eye.
  • Alice Kane (voiced by Lauren Tom) is Pepper Ann's pompous academic rival.
  • Gwen Mezzrow (voiced by Kimmy Robertson) is a bubbly girl who constantly alternates between stalking Milo and being entirely uninterested in him in favor of Dieter.
  • Stewart Walldinger (voiced by Luke Perry in Season 2 & Cam Clarke in Season 3 onwards) is Nicky's bookish boyfriend, whose main hobby is RC car-racing.
  • Constance Goldman (voiced by Candi Milo) is a shy, awkward girl who looks up to Pepper Ann.
  • Shelf McClain (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a large Scottish student in Pepper Ann's class who bullies other students and steals their lunch money.
  • Chuck Pearson (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) is the British-born father of Pepper Ann and Moose and the ex-husband of Lydia.
  • Sherrie Spleen (voiced by April Winchell) is the TV anchorwoman for Channel 96 in Hazelnut.
  • Margot LeSandre (voiced by Kathy Najimy) is a snooty saleswoman who is rivals with Lydia and Janie.
  • "Shouty Kid" Sean LeSandre (voiced by Pamea Adlon) is the son of Margot, and Moose's crush. He is most recognizable for his booming voice.
  • Sketch (voiced by Karen Duffy) is an 8th grader that Pepper Ann admires for her "coolness".
  • Crash (voiced by Adam Wylie) is Moose's neurotic best friend.
  • Crying Girl (typically voiced by Cree Summer & Kath Soucie) is an unfortunate girl who often breaks down in tears at the slightest mishap, most often Pepper Ann's misadventures.
  • Lamar Abudabe (voiced by Kenny Blank) is a 7th grader and a classmate of Pepper Ann's whom Constance has a crush on.

Hazelnut Middle School

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  • Principal Herbert Hickey (voiced by Don Adams) is the school's tough disciplinarian with zero tolerance for Pepper Ann's shenanigans. This was Adams's final role on television.
  • Ms. Vera Groober-Schwartz (voiced by Paddi Edwards) is the school's secretary.
  • Mr. Roland Carter (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a science teacher who is passionate about what he teaches. He is known for giving Pepper Ann detention slips but does believe that she can be a good student even when she successfully does her assignments.
  • Ms. Abriola Stark (voiced by April Winchell) is the math teacher who is also in charge of the drama club.
  • Ms. Bronte Bladdar (voiced by BeBe Neuwirth) is a stoic English teacher (who often substitues for art teacher Ms. Ford) who speaks in deadpan-monotone mannerisms.
  • Mr. Sherman Finky (voiced by Don Lake) is the social studies teacher.
  • Ms. Carlotta Sneed (voiced by Julia Sweeney) is the economics teacher.
  • Mr. Owen Clapper (voiced by James Avery) is the music teacher.
  • Mr. Reason (voiced by Kurtwood Smith) is the stern shop teacher.
  • Coach Doogan (voiced by Kathy Najimy) is the physical education teacher, and the head of the school's soccer team.
  • Coach Bronson (voiced by Tom Wilson) is the footbal coach.
  • Nurse Oomla (voiced by Ellen Cleghorne) is the Jamacian-accented school nurse.

Broadcast and home media

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Pepper Ann was aired as part of the Disney's One Saturday Morning block on ABC from 1997 to 2001. Reruns were also shown on Disney's One Too on UPN during the 2000–01 season, and later on Disney Channel, and on Toon Disney until 2008.

All 65 episodes of the series were released on Disney+ on September 8, 2021,[5] with the episodes from season 4 listed under season 3 on the platform (due to them being produced concurrently),[6] along with the episodes being listed in their package order.[7]

Internationally, the show aired on GMTV in the UK and RTÉ in Ireland.

Notes

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  1. ^ Animation outsourced to Sunwoo Entertainment and The Hana Animation Company (three segments).

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, Michael (March 19, 2000). "Move Over, Old Men". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 451. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. ^ Gerston, Jill (November 23, 1997). "SIGNOFF; A Spunky Heroine Navigates Adolescence". The New York Times. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. ^ Johnson, Zach (August 17, 2021). "Everything New You Can Stream on Disney+ in September 2021". D23. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ^ https://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-pepper-ann-finale-character-designs.html
  7. ^ Pepper Ann on Disney+ Edit this at Wikidata
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