"Vanessa Less Tessa" is the first segment of the eighteenth episode of Pepper Ann. It aired on October 10, 1998.
Synopsis[]
Pepper Ann uses what she learned from her favorite sitcom Crazy Twin Shenanigans to get Vanessa to reconcile with her sister Tessa.
Plot[]
Pepper Ann adores the sitcom Crazy Twin Shenanigans, though it clearly gives her the wrong idea of twins, which Nicky is quick to point out. At school, the two spot real twins Tessa and Vanessa James arguing about something and then splitting up. Pepper Ann, believing that the sitcom has informed her enough, decides to try and get the two back together by speaking to Vanessa. Vanessa thinks that it is easier to just apologize, but Pepper Ann thinks it is better to get caught in shenanigans; even though Tessa and Nicky believe that an apology is better.
Pepper Ann dresses up like Vanessa and tries to be her new twin. Through a series of "antics", Pepper Ann tries to bring Tessa and Vanessa back, but each ploy just makes things worse for the two and backfires horribly, such as Pepper Ann sending the wrong message around the school, having Vanessa sleep in her pantry and finally trying to use the intercom system at school; the last one resulting in Pepper Ann, Nicky, Tessa and Vanessa getting sent to detention. It is at this point that Pepper Ann admits that she has never seen the last ten minutes of any episode as she was called away for dinner each time.
Nicky finally has Pepper Ann watch the last couple of minutes of each episode where, to her surprise, they all end with Gina and Tina apologizing to each other. Pepper Ann apologizes to Vanessa and she and Tessa apologize to one another. Pepper Ann once again takes the credit for the revelation with Milo, who was at the Cheezy 'N' Greezy this whole time, agreeing. Pepper Ann gets furious however when she realizes that Tessa and Vanessa were fighting over who was the cutest.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Pepper Ann Pearson
- Jeff Bennett as Dieter Liederhosen
- Danny Cooksey as Milo Kamalani
- Clea Lewis as Nicky Little
- April Winchell as Lydia Pearson (not seen)
Additional voices[]
- Don Adams as Principal Hickey
- Kath Soucie as Gina and Tina
- Cree Summer-Francks as Tessa and Vanessa James
Other appearances[]
- Gwen Mezzrow (does not speak)
- Roland Carter (does not speak)
- Vera Groober-Schwartz (does not speak)
- Nurse Oomla (not named; does not speak)
- Stuart Walldinger (cameo; mentioned)
- Trinket St. Blair (cameo)
- Cissy Rooney (cameo)
- Craig Bean (cameo)
- Ned Diggity (cameo)
- Alf (cameo)
- Bronte Bladdar (cameo)
- Caricature Couple (cameo)
- Constance Goldman (cameo)
- Crying Girl (cameo)
- Dieter's Friends (cameo)
- Lamar Abu-Dabe (cameo)
- Noah (cameo)
- Pink-Eye Pete (cameo)
- Coach Doogan (mentioned)
- Moose Pearson (mentioned)
Desk Gag[]
"The letter Q!"
Goofs[]
- Ned Diggity can be seen in the cafeteria in a wide shot, despite previous episodes establishing him to be in Hazelnut High School.
Trivia[]
General[]
- This episode marks Vera's first non-speaking appearance in an episode.
- This the first time Pepper Ann is properly seen taking detention (and the only time for Tessa and Vanessa), although an empty detention hall was seen previously in "Uniform, Uniformity".
- Ironically, Tessa and Vanessa's theme (as featured in episodes such as "Crush and Burn") is completely absent in this episode.
- Tessa and Vanessa are implied to have a cat, as a frame of a white kitten can be seen in their room.
- At the end of the episode, Dieter is inexplicably seen with a kiss mark on his cheek.
- Milo doesn't appear until the end of the episode, having been forgotten over the course of the episode's events.
Continuity[]
- Stuart Walldinger makes his debut before his proper introduction in "Presenting Stewart Waldinger".
- Nurse Oomla also makes her first appearance.
- This episode marks the first time we see Tessa and Vanessa's house, although only a handful of rooms are shown. The exterior of their house will be seen in "The Velvet Room".
- Nicky gets her first detention in this episode. The third-season episode "Permanent Record" features Nicky getting another detention, and only then was she concerned about it going on her permanent record.
- Since Pepper Ann was mainly responsible for the incident, it's likely that Nicky (and/or the Twins) were pardoned, as also seen in the latter episode.
