"Food Barn" is the second segment of the second episode of Pepper Ann. It aired on September 20, 1997.
Plot[]
Milo and Pepper Ann are assigned to work at a Costco-esque supermarket called Food Barn as part of their economics class, where Milo is favored over Pepper Ann by their boss.
Synopsis[]
Ms. Carlotta Sneed assigns the class with a week-long project involving after school jobs to learn about economics firsthand. Pepper Ann and Milo are assigned to work at Food Barn much to their dismay. Ms. Sneed reveals that she does not think that either of them is actually up to fully integrating into a capitalist environment, causing Pepper Ann to vow to prove her wrong. They meet with Bob, the Food Barn manager, who immediately takes a liking to Milo's lazy attitude and corner-cutting antics while mildly putting up with Pepper Ann's more by the book and responsible instincts.
Pepper Ann argues with her alter ego about the situation. Despite her instincts telling her to quit, she refuses. Bob continues to get after Pepper Ann for minor offenses while Milo keeps getting promoted for inadvertent deeds. Pepper Ann is also accosted by Assistant Manager Milicent "the Militant" who has her wash her car and check on employee applications like clockwork. Nicky suggests asking Ms. Sneed to switch herself with Dieter (who has been eating the stock at Food Barn instead of working with Nicky), but Pepper Ann once again refuses.
Finally fed up, Pepper Ann makes a loud declaration in the store about working hard and not getting the credit she deserves. Her speech gets the arousing applause of everyone, except Milicent who promptly fires her. Pepper Ann gives her oral report to the class about her experience while Milo, who hadn't really learned anything from the experience, gives a less than impressive one, "It's not about what you know, but who you know". To Pepper Ann's surprise, she received an A+ while Milo got a C- Ms. Sneed sympathizes with Pepper Ann's experience, having once held a job in her youth and fired by Milicent, and takes Pepper Ann on to help spread the message of economical capitalism much to her chagrin.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Pepper Ann Pearson
- Jeff Bennett as Craig Bean, Dieter Liederhosen, Bob, Additional voices
- Danny Cooksey as Milo Kamalani. Brew Farm Boy*
- Clea Lewis as Nicky Little
- Pamela Segall as Moose Pearson (not named)
- April Winchell as Milicent the Militant, Loco Yono*, Myrna* (not named)
- Julia Sweeney as Carlotta Sneed
* Marks an uncredited voice role
Additional voices (uncredited)[]
- Kath Soucie as Gladys (not named), Additional voices
- Cree Summer-Francks as Tessa and Vanessa James (no lines), Additional voices
- Tino Insana as Doctor, Additional Voices
Other characters[]
Cameos[]
- Cissy Rooney (does not speak)
- Trinket St. Blair (does not speak)
- Major Attitude (does not speak)
- Constance Goldman (cameo)
- Cossie Van Tuttie (cameo)
- Lamar Abu-Dabe (cameo)
- Ned Diggity (cameo)
- Alf (cameo)
- Jan (cameo)
- Roy (cameo)
- Timmy (cameo)
- Yassir (cameo)
- Lydia Pearson (background cameo)
Goofs[]
- Milicent's name is misspelt as "Millicent" in the episode's credits.
- On the long line of patrons behind the Customer Service Desk, miscolored cels of Lydia, Vanessa, and Trinket can be made out.
- Cissy can also be seen at the very back of the line, although she is colored normally.
- During the scene in which Pepper Ann's application files literally stack up, Myrna can be seen miscolored on the line behind the desk.
- During the scene where the Food Barn workers run away, a miscolored Ned can be seen briefly.
- Timmy can also be seen, with her shirt misspelt as "TIMY".
- Cossie Van Tuttie is miscolored using Vanessa's colors.
- Ned cam be spotted next to Tessa and Vanessa when Milo begins his brief speech.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Lydia only appears in this episode as a background cameo; otherwise, she is absent.
- Julia Sweeney is credited along with the main cast. This is one of two episodes in which a recurring actor is credited alongside the main cast instead of being featured in Additional Voices.
Continuity[]
- The Brew Farm seems to be an early version of the JavaNutt.
- The incidental boy seen in Pepper Ann's fantasy also heavily resembles the JavaNutt waiter/brewer seen in later episodes.
- Milo is seen without his hat for the first time briefly after he is promoted; in later episodes this will be shown as a bigger insecurity.
Allusions[]
- Nicky mentions a children's book author named Loco Yono, who is meant to be a parody of Japanese singer and artist Yoko Ono. An excerpt from her book reads "'It was not my fault,' cried the little Asian bunny, 'John made up his own mind'". This is a reference to the infamous, but false, claim that Ono was the reason for John Lennon splitting up The Beatles.
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