Forging Ahead is the A part of the second episode of Season 5 of Pepper Ann and the ninety-third segment overall. It was paired with "Reality Bytes" and originally aired on September 16, 2000.
Summary[]
Pepper Ann gets sick of her mom telling her what to do, so she decides to get her upper ear pierced as an expression of independence. But there's a problem: the piercing parlor won't allow minors to get anything pierced without a waiver signed by their parents. When Pepper Ann can't convince her mom to sign the form, she decides to forge Lydia's signature.
Quotes[]
Nicky: You heard the bald, pierced, growling man... |
Piercer: They don't send forgers to prison. They make them work at the Corndog Heaven. |
The Desk Gag[]
"Scuff marks! ... Uh, I can't show 'em to you 'cause I can't pick 'em up."
Cast[]
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Pepper Ann Pearson
- Danny Cooksey as Milo Kamalani
- Clea Lewis as Nicky Little
- April Winchell as Mom
- Pamela Segall as Moose Pearson
- Karen Duffy as Sketch
- Paddi Edwards as Vera Groober-Schwartz
- Maurice LaMarche as Dad, Clarence the Piercer
- Sue Rose as Fuzzy Alarm Clock