Pepper Ann is an American animated television series created by Sue Rose and aired on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC. It debuted on September 13, 1997, and ended on November 18, 2000. Pepper Ann 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 Pepper Ann focuses on the trials and tribulations that occur during the titular character's adolescence and charts her 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. Episodes Characters Main Pepper Ann Pearson (voiced by Kathleen Wilhoite): The titular protagonist of the series, a bespectacled redheaded 12-year-old girl whose emotions come out in fantasies. Nicky Anais Little (voiced by Clea Lewis): Pepper Ann's best friend, a soft-spoken over-achiever. Milo Kamalani (voiced by Danny Cooksey): Pepper Ann's other best friend, a laid-back artist. Lydia Pearson (voiced by April Winchell): Mother of Pepper Ann and Moose. Margaret Rose "Moose" Pearson (voiced by Pamela Adlon): Pepper Ann's younger 7-year-old sister. Recurring Principal Hickey (voiced by Don Adams): Hazelnut Middle School's tough disciplinarian with zero tolerance for Pepper Ann's shenanigans. Janie Lilly Diggety (voiced by Susan Tolsky): Pepper Ann and Moose's aunt and Lydia's sister, who served in the Peace Corps. JoJo Diggety (voiced by Tino Insana): Pepper Ann and Moose's uncle and Janie's husband, who works as a cop. Trinket St. Blair (voiced by Jenna von Oÿ): A spoiled rich popular girl. Dieter Lederhosen (voiced by Jeff Bennett): The German exchange student. Cissy Rooney (voiced by Kath Soucie): An airheaded popular girl who is Trinket's best friend. Tessa & Vanessa James (voiced by Cree Summer): The gossipy twin sisters who finish each other's sentences. Peter "Pink-Eye Pete" Oglevee (voiced by Jeff Bennett): A nerdy kid who suffers from pink eye. Craig Bean (voiced by Jeff Bennett): The "cool" 8th grader, and Pepper Ann's love interest. Alice Kane (voiced by Lauren Tom): Pepper Ann's nerdy rival. Gwen Mezzrow (voiced by Kimmy Robertson): A bubbly girl who constantly alternates between being Milo's love interest and stalker. Broadcast Reruns were also shown on Disney's One Too on UPN during the 2000–2001 season, and later on Disney Channel, and on Toon Disney until 2008. Home media All 65