Pepper Ann Pearson, a spunky too-cool-for-7th-grade girl, has just started middle school. It's yearbook photo day and just when Pepper Ann was thinking her life couldn't get any trashier, she gets a zit. The solution? Zit cream, but she'll have to go to Abe's Mall (or commonly called Abys Mall, as in your life will be an abysmal if you get seen there) to get this cream. At least there's an advantage, 33% discount!
Romeo and Juliet Pepper Ann tries out for a play because Craig has the lead role of Romeo. When the time comes around for the results, she's a runner-up to Cissy who's gotten the lead role of Juliet. Pepper Ann got the role of ""Nurse."" Meanwhile, Milo is O.D.ing on juice boxes. Finally when it's time for the play, Cissy loses her contact lense, and Pepper Ann gets the lead role, but an accident causes Craig to be replaced by a chubby Milo.
Food BarnIn economics class, Pepper Ann and friends get assigned partners and have to work at a job for a week. Pepper Ann has to work at Food Barn with Milo. While there Milo gets a promotion, Pepper Ann? Nothing; Milo gets praise, Pepper Ann? ""Clean this up clean that up."" This drives Pepper Ann wild. Meanwhile, Deiter is not showing up at his job because he's been at the Food Barn eating all the strudels.
Pepper Ann's old best friend Brenda visits, but P.A. realizes that her old best friend is very annoying and possessive.
When Pepper Ann inadvertently beats Milo's high score on a video game, Milo gets jealous and challenges Pepper Ann to a rematch.
Psychic Moose Seeing moose hanging out with the mall psychic, Pepper Ann gets the feeling that Moose is psychic. Doll and Chain Pepper Ann and friends are assigned dolls that must accompany them everywhere. Pepper Ann thinks she's unresponsible because she keeps losing her doll, and can't get it to stop crying.
Pepper Ann learns a lesson in responsibility when she's assigned to care for a plastic baby doll.
Pepper Ann must earn her own money for a new pair of roller blades, but finds work too tedious, so she exploits Milo's talent for creating freshly mown art for cash.
The Pearson family takes a vacation, but between the lame car drive and Moose's neurotic friend, Crash, Pepper Ann wishes she could vacation with by herself.
On a field trip to a toilet cover factory, Pepper Ann and Milo (who's extremely thirsty) go undercover when Pepper Ann suspects the company of being corrupt.
Pepper Ann vows to beat perennial Science Fair rival Alice Kane once and for all.
Hazelnut Middle School enforces a uniforms-only dress code, and Pepper Ann's mom is hired to design them, which doesn't sit well with Pepper Ann but sit well with her twin.
Pepper Ann is shocked to discover that Mick Snot, her favorite rock star, is friends with her mother -- and more shocked when Mick Snot comes to stay at the Pearsons and is a different man when he's not onstage.
Pepper Ann tries to make the 'Clean Up Lupkin Park' talent show the coolest event of the year, while trying to hide an embarrassing family tradition. Meanwhile, Milo's art gets him beat up, criticized, and chased down by everyone in town.
Pepper Ann lets fame go to her head when she becomes the star player in the school soccer team.
Pepper Ann lies to Milo's insane crush, Gwen Mezzrow, about being his girlfriend -- which turns into a tangled web of deceit involving everyone in school.
Lydia and Janie make every effort to make their Thanksgiving dinner a success, while Pepper Ann thinks her divorced father will come to visit instead of calling like he usually does, as he said he had a surprise for her on Thanksgiving.
Pepper Ann poses as an eighth grader in order to fit in with a group of cool eighth graders.
A distressed Milo turns to Pepper Ann for help in becoming more manly after realizing that spending time with girls has made him a laughingstock among his male peers.
Pepper Ann freaks out when she's invited to Dieter's unsupervised 13th birthday party and Dieter plans to play Spin the Bottle.
When Coach Doogan announces that the next gym class will focus on the trampoline and that the girls need a support, Pepper Ann takes it as a sign that she needs a bra (despite looking flat-chested) and must endure a humiliating day of bra-shopping with her mom and sister.
Fed up with her friends taking her for granted and being seen as a goody-goody, Nicki becomes a bad girl known as Nické, but Pepper Ann worries that Nicki's new attitude will lead to a life of ruin.
Quiz Bowl The big quiz bowl has come about and Niki,Milo,Deider, and Pepper Ann have been selected to represent HMS. Pepper Ann(being an altranate) uses her trip for fun until Niki gets sick and now must cram for the Championship round.
Pepper Ann kisses up to her slacker cousin Ned who may be getting a "set of wheels" for his 16th birthday so Pepper Ann can get street cred for being driven to school by a high schooler.
Pepper Ann is assigned to volunteer at Cocoon Gables, a retirement home, and learns a lesson in age discrimination and respecting one's elders.
Pepper Ann becomes jealous when her chance at being the most popular girl in school is usurped by a new girl named Amber O'Malley. Meanwhile, Principal Hickey investigates a string of locker thefts.
Pepper Ann is assigned to document her Uncle Jojo's day of working as a cop, but becomes disillusioned that it's not as gritty and exciting as she thinks.
Just when Pepper Ann finally gets around to renewing her pet cat, Steve's, license, he runs off -- and becomes a mascot for a local lottery show.
Pepper Ann is chosen as the newest wearer of the Shania the Otter mascot costume, which is embarrassing at first, but finds that she can talk to her crush Craig when she's dressed as Shania.
Pepper Ann wants to become a piano virtuoso, but her skills are terrible, so she uses a light-up keyboard to pretend to be talented.
Pepper Ann uses what she learned from her favorite sitcom "Crazy Twin Shenanigans" to get Vanessa to reconcile with her sister, Tessa.
Pepper Ann's short attention span gets her in trouble when she signs up for peer counseling under the assumption that it's a vacation to a pier-side carnival.
Pepper Ann becomes ashamed of trick-or-treating as a preteen after Milo tells her that she's too old for that.
Moose's friend, Crash, begins harassing Pepper Ann after he finds out that she looks just like his favorite superheroine.
Pepper Ann adamantly objects to Nicky bringing Stewart as her date to Sketch's party because she thinks he's a big nerd.
Pepper Ann sneaks out to attend the Springtime Late Night Flashback Bash after Lydia prohibits her to go -- and things get worse when Pepper Ann writes about the experience in the school's underground, student-run magazine.
Pepper Ann is horrified when Lydia starts dating her science teacher, Mr. Carter, and tries everything she can think of to break them up.
Pepper Ann is accused of spraypainting the word "Hare" on every building in the town.
Pepper Ann stumbles upon a pirate radio show run by a student named Wayne MacCabre, who trashes everything Pepper Ann loves.
For the first time in his life, Milo suffers a mental block when he tries to come up with an entry for the Dental Hygienapalooza Poster Contest.
Lydia and Janie drag a reluctant Pepper Ann to a women's retreat called "Adamant Eve," where women celebrate and discuss their place in society and history.
Pepper Ann, Milo and Nicky compete in a practical joke-off, but Pepper Ann turns the simple joke-off into an all-out war.
During Grandpa Leo and Grandma Lillian's 50th anniversary vow renewal, Grandma Lillian tells Pepper Ann the story of how she nearly escaped dying in the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and The Big Bopper and how she, Janey, and Lydia worked the pageant circuit to raise money for the house.
Pepper Ann freaks out when she sees a private schoolgirl who looks exactly like her.
Fed up with having no sick days, Pepper Ann fakes sick, and finds that life at home is boring.
When Craig shaves his head to be more aerodynamic for the swim team, Pepper Ann worries about whether or not she's shallow, as she's shocked to find that Craig doesn't look right bald.
Pepper Ann tries to learn everything about her father after Trinket remarks that Pepper Ann knows nothing about her dad since he's divorced.
Pepper Ann is bored with her daily routine. She thinks she can put excitement in her life by playing the lead in the school's ""Detention: the Musical"". But she regrets that.
While researching her family heritage, Pepper Ann finds out from her father that she's 1/16 Navajo Indian, but Pepper Ann's stereotypical views of American Indian culture cause her to offend the Navajo family she invited to dinner.
Moose's favorite comic book "Tundra Woman" gets adapted into a Saturday morning cartoon, but when Tundra Woman is turned into a shallow, shopaholic girly-girl, Moose, Janie, and Lydia protest.
Moose starts a petition to have Evel Knievel's likeness turned into a statue for Lupkin Park, despite being turned down and ridiculed.
Pepper Ann worries over her femininity when she's chosen to be the football team's newest placekicker and the other guys on the team love her for being rough-and-tumble.
When Gwen Mezzrow leaves school crying after being called into the principal's office, Pepper Ann accidentally starts a rumor that Gwen was sent home for having head lice.
Lydia's witty remarks at a PTA meeting prompts her to try her hand at being a stand-up comic, but Pepper Ann is afraid Lydia will use her most embarrassing moments as comedic fodder.
Pepper Ann starts to worry that a night out with Craig may be her first date with him.
Pepper Ann puts Milo through hell attempting to stop a rumor that she and Milo are dating.
A school assignment prompts Pepper Ann to think whether she enjoys Christmas with her father or Hanukkah with her mother.
Feeling neglected by Milo and Nicky, Pepper Ann befriends a gifted, overgrown elementary school student who can get P.A. anything she wants -- through brute force.
Pepper Ann tries to hide the fact that she saw an R-rated horror film from her mother, but the guilt and the scary scenes from the movie drive P.A. insane from lack of sleep.
It's Elective Class Week, and Pepper Ann plans on picking Music Appreciation with Mrs. "Kick" Bach, as the class is little more than a free period with music, but when the coveted class fills up, Pepper Ann is forced to take a class that requires her to actually learn something: Spanish I.
Pepper Ann's mother quits her job at the sarong store at the mall after putting up with her demanding boss -- and finds that searching for work is tougher than she thought. Meanwhile, Pepper Ann does whatever she can to rake in extra money while her mom is job hunting.
Pepper Ann's disparaging review of a new action film prompts the movie's director to challenge Pepper Ann to make an action film of her own -- which falls apart when everyone offers their input on the project.
Thanks to a schoolwide aptitude test, Pepper Ann, Milo, and Nicky are assigned unlikely careers.
Aunt Janie protests against a new, violent video game -- and finds herself addicted to it.
Pepper Ann tries to make her androgynous sister, Moose (born Margaret Rose Pearson), into the epitome of femininity.
An earthquake in Hazelnut has Pepper Ann worried that her town isn't safe from natural disasters.
In a mock trial centered on the Boston Tea Party, Pepper Ann discovers why her role as a lawyer for the Sons of Liberty is significant.
During an addiction support group meeting, Pepper Ann tells the story of how she got hooked on collecting Beanie Baby-esque stuffed animals known as Baggie Bean Buddies.
Pepper Ann and Janey compete in a floral competition against Dieter with an organic garden.
Pepper Ann's mother, Lydia, decorates one room in her house into a "velvet room" (a room that's only used for special occasions), but when she overdoes it on redecorating the house, Pepper Ann runs away -- and finds that her friends' parents have similar velvet rooms.
Pepper Ann is forced to keep an orderly house when Lydia is called in for jury duty.
Nicky regrets giving her last ticket to an upcoming Flaming Snot concert to Pepper Ann, and the ensuing fight tears apart their friendship.
Pepper Ann finds a wad of money at the mall and blows it on a velvet painting, but her conscience begins to bother her, as she feels she should have, at least, turned in the money to the police or asked around to see if anyone lost it.
In this Valentine's Day spin on "A Christmas Carol", Pepper Ann is visited by the ghosts of her past, present, and future to see why she hates Valentine's Day, what others think about her hatred of the holiday, and what will happen if she doesn't change her ways.
Pepper Ann protests against a peanut butter company whose jars are dangerous to animals.
Nicky is given a detention for the first time in her life (even though she got a detention before on "Tessa Less Vanessa") and plots to break into the school to have it removed from her permanent record.
Pepper Ann tries to dye her hair blue to stand out in the middle school crowd, but the blue dye turns her hair green and she begins to stand out for all the wrong reasons. Meanwhile, Lydia dates a handsome country line-dancing teacher who isn't who he seems.
Nicky and Stewart try each others' hobbies out to gain perspective on their relationship.
A shy middle schooler named Constance turns to Pepper Ann to help her be more confidence and charismatic.
In this clip show episode, Dieter sends his father (who lives in Germany) a video letter about his time in Hazelnut (featuring clips from past episodes).
When Trinket announces that she's transferring to a boarding school, Cissy is crushed, everyone wishes Trinket best of luck, and Pepper Ann is apathetic since she and Trinket never got along.
Pepper Ann catches a star baseball player's pop fly during a game and must choose to either sell it for big bucks or return it to the player, who wants it to commemorate the best moment of his life.
In this homage to "Freaky Friday", a comet passes over the Pearsons' house and Pepper Ann and Lydia are cursed to live in each other's shoes to see who has it tougher.
Nicky's sister Becky was, without a doubt, Hazelnut School's best student, and her visit to Hazelnut brings back feelings of inadequacy for Nicky.
When the "Turned Off Artichokes" arranges a competition for the new cover for its latest album, Milo enters the contest as a joke with a slapdash, no-effort entry -- and is shocked to find that his work actually won.
Pepper Ann appears in a school production of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", and P.A. worries that her mom (who is dating the handsome country line-dancer, Bernie) and her father (who now has a girlfriend) will embarrass her with their new dates.
When Steve the cat is diagnosed with a pancreatic illness, Pepper Ann begins wondering about death and the afterlife.
Pepper Ann is excited when Moose joins the Junior Jaybird Girls because she was in the group once and is in the running to be Moose's sponsor -- until P.A. discovers that she never got her last badge and must join the Junior Jaybirds in order to get it.
Milo, Nicky, and Pepper Ann's latest argument causes the three to split up, while flashbacks show how the trio met up in the first place.
It's a new semester and Pepper Ann is assigned woodshop with Mr. Reason, a teacher who uses tough love to make his students excel, which Pepper Ann doesn't like.
Pepper Ann uses a relationship book to figure out which of her three admirers she wants to take to a party.
Sick of her mom doing what she thinks is best for her, Pepper Ann decides to get her ears pierced, but the piercing kiosk clerk doesn't pierce anyone under 18 without parental permission, so Pepper Ann decides to forge her mom's signature.
Pepper Ann ends up addicted to the Internet while researching for a school project.
Pepper Ann is excited when her science class begins dissecting frogs, but the excitement turns into a "Save the Frogs" protest when Pepper Ann bonds with her frog, Carmello.
Hazelnut Middle School is shut down due to the teachers' strike, and Pepper Ann initially enjoys the time off from school -- until she learns that the school's budget cuts could affect the soccer team.
Pepper Ann runs for student office against Alice Kane.
Sick of the grind of everyday preteen life, Pepper Ann gets involved in a medieval fair, where she pretends she's Lady Gwynne.
Pepper Ann takes a magazine quiz and is shocked to find that she's average.
Alice Kane makes peace with Pepper Ann after Alice announces that her father is taking a new job in Calcutta, India, but Pepper Ann thinks the whole thing is a trap.
Pepper Ann deals with a mean old woman who doesn't like door-to-door salespeople, but when she dies (and Pepper Ann finds out that she's Vera the secretary's mother), Pepper Ann offers to speak at her funeral, but how can she eulogize someone she hates?
In this parody of the Bill Murray comedy "Groundhog Day", Pepper Ann fakes sick to get out of taking a history test she didn't study for -- and finds herself living the same day over and over again until she can change history.
Pepper Ann thinks her Aunt Janey is having marital problems after reading an advice column.
Pepper Ann tries to make her mom cool after seeing Constance Goldman's mother.
Moose is in love with a boy who turns out to be the son of Lydia and Janey's most hated enemy, Margot LaSandre.
When Nicky and Milo break up from their respective partners (Stuart and Gwen), Pepper Ann suggests Milo and Nicky date to make each of their exes jealous.
Milo transfers to a Shaolin Buddhist academy, which doesn't sit well with Pepper Ann.
Pepper Ann wins the chance to have her favorite wrestler, Mama Destructo, teach seventh grade math for a week.
Pepper Ann, Milo and Nicky are sent to a behavioral camp for wayward kids after a break-in plan goes awry.
Pepper Ann sneaks out of detention and heads to the park, where she wins her first game of chess ever against a seasoned master.
Pepper Ann sees a bizarre word ("frasny") written on the bathroom wall and tries to make it the new trend.
Pepper Ann throws Nicky and Stewart a surprise party since she considers them to be "the perfect couple". However, Nicky and Stewart fight constantly during the party and decide to break up.
Fifteen years into the future, Pepper Ann (now an educational 27-year-old toy maker) is invited to her reunion, where she must stop them from digging up a time capsule, which contains an embarrassing letter she wrote when she was 12.
UPN show bumper. Pepper Ann "cleans" up her room.
