History YMMV / PepperAnn

** ''Who's that girl? What’s her name? Is she cool? Is she lame?''

* NightmareFuel: Invoked - Nicky and Becky are afraid of swans and don't know why. When their mother tosses out their old toys, a swan toy suddenly grows teeth and says "SWANNIE WANTS TO PLAY-AAAAAY!" in a threatening voice while its eyes turn red. While intended to be funny, it still scared plenty of viewers.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: While not the first SliceOfLife cartoon to show up in the 90s and early 2000s, a lot of the elements and plots it dealt with were quite new and fresh at the time. It can seem like a ClicheStorm to modern viewers, but it predated the likes of ''Series/LizzieMcGuire'' or ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger''.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: The theme song is a dead-ringer for the Music/{{Pixies}}' "Is She Weird?"

** From having a deep voice, fantasy sequences, talking to her reflection and the occasional LackOfEmpathy, it appears that there’s something a bit...off with Pepper Ann.

** In "Sani-Paper", Zaire is mentioned. This was a Congolese state that collapsed in 1997 (ironically the year the show premiered) and went back to being the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

** The episode "Impractical Jokes" as well delivers a very good aesop that the JustJokingJustification is very harmful. (See HarsherInHindsight)
* ViewerGenderConfusion: It’s easy to to mistake Moose for a boy, even though Moose is referred to as "she" and by her real name "Margaret Rose" multiple times throughout the series, and there was a whole episode focused around P.A. trying to make Moose more girly. This confusion sometimes gets lampshaded too: one time Principal Hickey couldn't tell if she was P.A.'s sister or brother, so he just called her "your Moose." Even their own grandfather didn’t realize Moose was a girl until it was casually mentioned at Thanksgiving dinner.

* DesignatedHero: Pepper Ann is a {{Jerkass}} who treats her friends and family rudely and carelessly, and she always has to fix all of the big messes she causes every week. Luckily, the show does know when to call her out on her mistakes and she does always learn her lesson at the end.

* HarsherInHindsight: The episode "Impractical Jokes" shows Pepper Ann doing all sorts of increasingly mean-spirited jokes just because [[ItAmusedMe it's a joke]]. This became the catch phrase for a lot of increasing random prank videos/[[InsistentTerminology social experiments]] on Website/YouTube, many of which were genuinely harmful and got the pranksters arrested or beat up by the victims.

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

* AccidentalAesop: "Burn Hazelnut Burn" teaches us about the trials and tribulations that come with filmmaking. However, there is another lesson to be learned from this: While movies aren’t easy to make, they’re very profitable and sometimes, the people behind them aren’t DoingItForTheArt, but for fame and money, nor will they own up to their mistakes.

%%* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
%%** From having a deep voice, fantasy sequences, talking to her reflection and the occasional LackOfEmpathy, it appears that there’s something a bit...off with Pepper Ann.
%%** Nicky has a sweet voice, perfectionistic nature, is very bright for her age, prone to mood swings, and tends to break down at even the slightest thing that throws her off.
%%* EnsembleDarkhorse:
%%** Dieter, the funny kid from Germany, ja?
%%** Brenda, Pepper Ann's kooky camp best friend. Being voiced by Tara Strong certainly helps.
%%** Fuzzy, who is always voiced by Sue Rose whenever he appears.
%%** Steve, P.A's adorable kitty cat.
%%** Craig for being the most cool, friendly and laid-back character on the show. It helps that he seems to return Pepper's feelings.
%%** Trinket is actually pretty popular with the fandom for being a LovableAlphaBitch.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In "Sani-Paper", Zaire is mentioned. This was a Congolese state that collapsed in 1997 (ironically the year the show premiered) and went back to being the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

* IdiotPlot:
** Invoked and lampshaded in "Tessa Less Vanessa", where Pepper Ann thinks that mimicking the antics of a sitcom (that she consistently misses the last minutes of its episodes) will solve Tessa and Vanessa’s problem, which of course, just make it worse. If she had just let the twins apologize in the first place, the episode would’ve been over in three minutes.
** "In Support Of": Let's just say that the coach should’ve been a bit more specific when telling the girls that they needed "support", since that can mean a lot of different things. Or better yet, simply assigned a spotter.
** "License to Drive": Pepper Ann knows perfectly that Ned is a lazy bum who just wants to lie around and eat cheese, so what made her think he’d want to drive a car, much less be trusted with one?

* LesYay:

* TransAudienceInterpretation: Some viewers tend to view Moose as a trans girl, for all the reasons listed below. Some also headcanon her as non-binary.

* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Dieter, the funny kid from Germany, ja?
** Brenda, Pepper Ann's kooky camp best friend. Being voiced by Tara Strong certainly helps.
** Fuzzy, who is always voiced by Sue Rose whenever he appears.
** Steve, P.A's adorable kitty cat.
** Craig for being the most cool, friendly and laid-back character on the show. It helps that he seems to return Pepper's feelings.
** Trinket is actually pretty popular with the fandom for being a LovableAlphaBitch.