# Pepper Ann (1997)

> A 12-year-old girl with a big opinion of herself muddles through family, friends, and school in this quirky animated kids' comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/4347

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 113
- Episode runtime: 11 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, family
- Created by: Sue Rose
- Network: ABC, UPN, Toon Disney
- Cast: Kathleen Wilhoite, Danny Cooksey, Clea Lewis, April Winchell, Pamela Adlon, Hadley Kay, Alex Trebek, Lauren Tom
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128890/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: whimsical, cheerful, quirky, lighthearted

## What critics say

Audiences generally find this gentle animated family comedy charming and wry, though its reception is mixed and its rating rests on a small audience sample.

## Synopsis

Pepper Ann (1997-2000) is an American animated family comedy created by Sue Rose and broadcast on ABC, UPN and Toon Disney across five seasons and 113 short episodes of roughly eleven minutes each. Kathleen Wilhoite voices the title character, a twelve-year-old who considers herself far more sophisticated than she is, and Danny Cooksey voices her friend Milo while Clea Lewis voices her friend Nicky. April Winchell voices Pepper Ann's mom, and Pamela Adlon voices Moose, rounding out the household and friend circle. The engine of the show is simple and relatable: Pepper Ann tries to navigate the small embarrassments, rivalries, and misunderstandings of early adolescence, from family friction to friendship drama, with each episode built around a single self-contained problem. The tone is light, quirky, and warmly comic, with an upbeat sense of humor that never talks down to younger viewers. Its look is bright and cartoonish, and its episodes are easy to follow and quick to finish. The show is set in a contemporary American town rather than any specific era, and its everyday, low-stakes stories make it a comfortable pick for family viewing. Fans of Recess, The Proud Family and Doug will find similar kid-friendly warmth and preteen perspective here.

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