History Westernanimation / PepperAnn

* PeekABangs: Trinket (covers her right eye) and Nicky (covers [[CheatedAngle whichever eye's furthest from the viewer]]).

* OffModel: The Season 3 episode "Searching for Pepper Ann Pearson" was animated by the series' usual animation studio, Creator/SunwooEntertainment; however, it has many of the same qualities of the Hana episodes, albeit in a more subtle manner. Pepper Ann's face and hair are the main differences, as both are drawn in the same "compacted" way as in the Hana episodes, and P.A.'s hair is animated with more fluidity and movement than usual. There is also a quick inking error that results in Pepper Ann herself being briefly rendered in the ThickLineAnimation style.

* BreakingTheFourthWall : In "Baggy Bean Buddies", Trinket offers to buy Pepper Ann's first of those dolls. In "The Spanish Imposition", when Pepper Ann tries to get Trinket out of Musical Appreciation, she offers to sell her a doll, to which she replies "that is so last episode." (note that Disney+ puts both segments together, ensuring the joke really lands)

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Milo sometimes rambles on in a manner bordering on NewAgeRetroHippie (if not TheStoner!).

** [[{{Film/Titanic 1997}} "ICEBERG, DEAD AHEAD!"]]
* CreepyTwins: Damian and Damiana, Pepper Ann's cousins in "Thanksgiving Dad". They look like prototypes of [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor The Delightful Children form Down the Lane]].

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Annie Briar, Grandma Lillian's understudy from the 1940s shown in "Cold Feet," went on to have an acting career that could've been Lillian's. Throughout the flashbacks, Annie's career spiraled down the drain over several decades with jokes about how many failed marriatges and failed sitcoms she had. By the time Pepper Ann was a baby, the woman's been reduced to being the spokesperson for a company that made "face lift clips," with Sherrie Spleen asking "What gutter did they drag her out of?"

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Annie Briar, Grandma Lillian's understudy from the 1940s shown in "Cold Feet," went on to have an acting career that could've been Lillian's. Throughout the flashbacks, Annie's career spiraled down the drain over several decades with jokes about how many failed marriages and failed sitcoms she had. By the time Pepper Ann was a baby, the woman's been reduced to being the spokesperson for a company that made "face lift clips," with Sherrie Spleen asking "What gutter did they drag her out of?"

* HouseInspection: One of mom's old friends has a TV show called "This Gorgeous House", and wants to feature their home. Of course, mom goes nuts decorating and dressing up the place like a classic farmstead. But when the old friend and her film crew arrive, the friend is saddened and upset. "I've been covering unrealistic, dolled-up houses for years. Just once I wanted to do a show on a REAL, living house with a real family."

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: "Flaw and Order" has a mock trial centering around the Boston Tea Party, and the British East India Company wins the right to be compensated for the tea thrown at sea. When losing defendant Pepper Ann reminds them of the circumstances involving taxes and such that led to the incident, juror Dieter and prosecution attorneys Tessa and Vanessa realize how wrong they were and get really sad.

* NightmareFuel: An in-universe example that's PlayedForLaughs. Nicky and Becky are both terrified of swans, and neither of them remembers why. At the end of the episode, [[spoiler:their mom throws a box of their old toys out... and inside is a swan that, when active, has glowing red eyes and says, "Swan wants to PLAAAAAAAYYYYY" in a very intentionally scary voice]].

%%* PokeThePoodle: Nicky's attempts at pranks in "Impractical Jokes".

** In "Moose in Love", it turns out that the animosity between Lydia, Janie, and Margot started when they were in community college, after Margot made fun of Lydia for asking directions. Janie responded by viciously insulting Margot, and the three women have hated each other ever since. It later turned out Margot had no idea Lydia was talking to her while she was discussing with her friend a song including the lyrics "Stupid can't find her way." Margot didn't hear her because Lydia was talking into Margot's deaf ear.

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Annie Briar, Grandma Lillian's understudy from the 1940s shown in "Cold Feet," went on to have an acting career that could've been Lillian's. Throughout the flashbacks, Annie's career spiraled down the drain over several decades with jokes about how many failed marriages and failed sitcoms she had. By the time Pepper Ann was a baby, the woman's been reduced to being the spokesperson for a company that made "face lift clips," with Sherri Spleen asking "What gutter did they pull her out of?"

* AdaptationDecay: Taken to hilarious extremes InUniverse with Moose's favorite superheroine, Tundra Woman, in "Girl Power".

%%* ChickMagnet: Craig.

%%** Brenda from "Old Best Friend."

%%* CryingIndian: Parodied in "Dances with Ignorance".

* FreudianExcuse: In "Green-Eyed Monster", a ParodySue new girl is revealed to be the person who stole the contents of every locker in Hazelnut Middle School. When asked why, she gives a rather dark speech about how society warps individuals into criminals. Absolutely no one buys it, and the girl just admits she's a kleptomaniac.
* FriendlyEnemies: Janie and Margot in "The Sisterhood," until Janie realizes she doesn't have to pretend to like Margot just because she's a woman. A later episode reveals that Janie and Margot's animosity towards each other came from [[PoorCommunicationKills Janie thinking that Margot called Lydia stupid when she asked her for directions to a college class]].

* OnlySaneMan: When she is not having her random outbursts, Nicky is close to being the only normal person in Hazelnut.

* FreudianExcuse: In "Green-Eyed Monster", a ParodySue new girl is revealed to be the person who stole the contents of every locker in Hazelnut Middle Scholl. When asked why, she gives a rather dark speech about how society warps individuals into criminals. Absolutely no one buys it, and the girl just admits she's a kleptomaniac.

* WhiteDwarfStarlet: Annie Briar, Grandma Lydia's understudy from the 1940s shown in "Cold Feet," went on to have an acting career that could've been Lydia's. Throughout the flashbacks, it's shown Annie's career went spiraling down the drain over several decades with jokes about how many failed marriages and failed sitcoms she had. By the time Pepper Ann was a baby, the woman's been reduced to being the spokesperson for a face lift clip company.

''Pepper Ann'' is a [[TheNineties 1990s]] Creator/{{Disney}}-produced SaturdayMorningCartoon that ran on Creator/{{ABC}}'s ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'' and Creator/{{UPN}}'s ''One Too'' blocks from 1997-2000. It centers on 12-year-old Pepper Ann "P.A." Pearson, her family, friends, and schoolmates. Pepper Ann's parents are divorced, and she lives with her mother and younger sister "Moose". Nicky, a smart and soft-spoken violinist, and Milo, an aspiring artist, are her two best friends with whom she goes through a humorous and entertaining series of junior high adventures wherein she faces obstacles, enemies, and choices, and comes out right in the end.

%%* GagBoobs: Margot [=LaSandre=].

* BareYourMidriff:
** Pepper Ann, slightly, due to how her shirt goes up in the middle.
** Gwen Mezzrow is a straight example.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: In "Baggy Bean Buddies", Trinket offers to buy Pepper Ann's first of those dolls. In "The Spanish Imposition", when Pepper Ann tries to get Trinket out of Musical Appreciation, she offers to sell her a doll, to which she replies "That was last episode!" (note that Disney+ puts both segments together, ensuring the joke really lands)

%%* CoolTeacher: Mr. Finky strives to be this.

* FictionalVideoGame: Crunch Pod, Milo's favorite arcade game which he is repeatedly shown playing.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

%%* NewTransferStudent: Amber, the Locker Bandit.

* SamusIsAGirl: There's a RunningGag where P.A.'s family thinks Moose, P.A.'s little sister, is a boy.

%%* ScienceFair: An area of contention between Pepper Ann and Alice.

%%* TomboyishPonytail: The title character has one, and yes, she's a tomboy.

* {{Gainaxing}}: A little bit on Lydia near the end of "In Support Of" when showing she was also a late bloomer.

%%* GirlishPigtails: Gwen Mezzrow

%%* PacManFever: Recurring arcade game ''Crunch Pod''

%%* SliceOfLife: Was made when this genre was starting to get popular.

* DonutMessWithACop: Subverted with Uncle [=JoJo=], who eats nothing but health food. Though he does sometimes eat donuts, they're [[LiteCreme fat-free donuts]] called Dough-Nots.

%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Milo

%%* FictionalVideoGame: Crunch Pod.

%%* ThreeAmigos: Pepper Ann, Milo and Nicky.
%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Pepper Ann and Nicky.

* AcceptableTargets: Many of the show's punchlines revolved around either network executives, corporate fat cats, or Hollywood big shots.

The series was adapted by Sue Rose, also known for creating the advertising mascot Fido Dido, and adapted from short comic strips she created which appeared intermittently in ''YM Magazine'' in the early 1990s. Rose thus became the first woman to create and produce a cartoon series for Disney. [[WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins Another]] would not follow until 2012.