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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
ArtsyDreamer
Since: Apr, 2021

Sometime in the mid-2000s, I remember watching a cartoon that I don’t remember the name of or what channel it was on, but I clearly remember the plot of one episode...
It was about a girl (I think her name might’ve been Molly? Not sure) who really wanted pierced ears, I think because her favorite pop star had them? But her mom said no, and later she was at the playground (I think there was a big jungle gym) complaining to her friend about how her mom won’t let her get pierced ears until she’s 15, and the friend said “I got pierced ears when I was 2!” So the girl started singing a rock song about how she wanted pierced ears, and it sounded pretty bratty... The song ended with “I want pierced ears NOW! I want pierced ears NOW! I want pierced ears NOW!”
Eventually, her mom decided that she could get pierced ears IF she stayed really clean for a whole month, or something like that... I guess to prove that she was responsible enough to take care of herself and practice the good hygiene habits that you need to have when you get piercings? At one point, she walked over to her mom and said “Mom, I’m all pruny...”
After all that was over, she finally got to have her ears pierced, and as she and her mom walked out of the salon or whatever it was, she saw a poster of her favorite pop star... who had green hair now! So she asked her mom if she could have green hair too, and her mom replied, “You just got pierced ears!” The episode ended with the girl and her mom holding hands and walking down the sidewalk with their backs to the camera, and the girl singing “I want green hair NOW! I want green hair NOW! I want green hair NOW!”
I’ve never been able to find it again, and it’s been bugging me for years... If anyone knows the name of this show/episode, I’d really appreciate the help!
Edited by ArtsyDreamer