Pepper Ann

Pepper Ann was an animated series shown in the United States by the ABC. It debuted in September 1997, and it starred a spunky

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Animated series - United States - ABC - September - 1997

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teen named Pepper Ann trying to fit in at Hazelnut Middle School.

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Pepper Ann starred cartoon adolescents and charted the ups and downs of junior high school. It aired as part of Disney?s One Saturday Morning block, but Pepper Ann was very different from competing Disney star, Doug. In fact, the two stars couldn't be more different. Unlike her laid-back male counterpart, Pepper Ann was outgoing, headstrong, and a true free spirit. The twelve-year-old redhead knew what she wanted and went after it, cooking up any crazy scheme necessary to get it.

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One Saturday Morning - Doug

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Pepper Ann may have been excitable, but she was by no means a spoiled brat. She was generally well-liked at school, where she usually hung out with best friends Milo (a video game and pizza-loving artist) and Nicky (a straight-A student and calm voice of reason). At home, Pepper Ann lived with her single mother Lydia, melancholy younger sister "Moose," her activist Aunt Janie, policeman Uncle Jo Jo, and cousin Ned.

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Pepper Ann's fellow students included rich and smart Trinket, German boy Dieter Liederhosen, cool kid Craig, popular airhead Cissy, gossipy twins Tessa and Vanessa, Nicky's boyfriend, the RC CAR Racing Stwart, and the Cool Eighth Grader, Sketch. Pepper had no real enemies except Principal Hickey, a tough disciplinarian with zero tolerance for Pepper Ann's shenanigans. And there were plenty of shenanigans not to tolerate, and an ego-tripping peer named, Alice Kane. Pepper Ann had a vivid imagination, which often got the best of her. When trouble reared its head, Pepper's emotions came out in Ally McBeal-like fantasies (the two shows actually debuted within a week of each other, so nobody stole anyone else's idea). Pepper Ann usually got advice from her conscience which is usually her reflection. Her favorite places to hang out were usually, Greezy n' Cheesy: The Pizza Place, Freezy Pleezy: the Ice Cream Parlor, The Burger Fortress and Brain Dead: the arcade.

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One of the original segments of One Saturday Morning, Pepper Ann was a hit with audiences. Pepper Ann was formerly shown on Toon Disney weekdays at 2:30pm E/P, but due to many things including the addition of JETIX, it has vanished completely off the network. Along with a number of other shows it was removed from schedules in November 2004 and has not been seen since. It is unknown if it will ever return, and as of now Disney is currently deciding on whether or not to release it on DVD.

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Toon Disney - JETIX - November - 2004

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