"The Great Beyond" is the first segment of the fifty-first episode of Pepper Ann. It aired on February 25, 2000.
Synopsis[]
When Steve the Cat is diagnosed with a pancreatic illness, Pepper Ann begins wondering about death and the afterlife.
Plot[]
Pepper Ann takes Steve the Cat to the vet to get his usual checkup. However, she is mortified to learn that he has feline pancreatitis and that they do not know if the swelling will go down. Scared at the thought of losing Steve, Pepper Ann asks her mother what happens if Steve were to die. Lydia gives a basic childish answer that he will live in the clouds, get a halo and wings and a harp, but Pepper Ann wants a serious answer as to what will happen to him. She brings the subject up in Mr. Finky's class, confusing everyone there.
Nicky offers various religious answers while Milo believes that the "art" he leaves behind is the answer. Pepper Ann visits the goth kids table, but they give various shallow fashionable answers. She later visits a psychic who misinterprets Pepper Ann's request with a phony psychic reading. As Pepper Ann is faced with the further prospect of pulling the plug on Steve, she asks Grandpa Leo and Grandma Lillian for what will happen, but they give a physical explanation before taking her to the cemetery to show where they will be buried.
At the cemetery, Pepper Ann runs into Craig who plays guitar over his grandfather's grave. He explains that he taught him how to play and that when he passed away he stopped playing until one day he hit a chord and now continues to play guitar to feel as if he is still there. Pepper Ann is satisfied with hearing this and leaves. The next day, Pepper Ann and Lydia arrive at the vet to learn that Steve had made a full recovery; the swelling went down hours ago while Lydia complains about how much she paid.
Cast[]
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Pepper Ann Pearson
- Jeff Bennett as Craig Bean, Grandpa Leo, Additional voices
- Danny Cooksey as Milo Kamalani, Baron Von Gus
- Clea Lewis as Nicky Little, Goth Girl
- April Winchell as Lydia Pearson, Grandma Lillian, Ezzy
- Don Lake as Sherman Finky
- Erika Adamson as Deirdre
- Maggie Wheeler as Lady Astor, Vet
Desk Gag[]
"Here's my remote control!"
~presses buttons until the screen goes blank~
Trivia[]
- While Pepper Ann questions what happens after death, it is established that she is of mixed Jewish-Christian faith in "A Kosher Christmas"; meaning that she should be aware of the concept of heaven. This was most likely kept vacant for the sake of the episode's message.
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