The Beans of Wrath is the B part of the fourth episode of Season 4 of Pepper Ann and the seventieth segment overall. It was paired with "Baggy Bean Buddies" and originally aired on February 9, 2000.
Summary[]
Aunt Janie has been teaching Pepper Ann about organic food, and when Mr. Carter gives the class an assignment to grow their own gardens, Pepper Ann decides to make hers completely organic.
When she finds out that Dieter is growing his under artificial light and spraying them with pesticides, she bets him that her organic garden can beat out his "garden of the future".
However, growing organic turns out to be more difficult than Pepper Ann originally thought...
Quotes[]
Pepper Ann: You're not Aunt Janie at all, are ya?! Off with the wig, Dieter! |
Lydia: Is this...? Janie: Tofu coffee. It's healthier than that junk you drink. Lydia: Real coffee! Now! |
Judge: Tastes like...bacon? Dieter: That's just a little side effect of crossing it with a pig gene. |
The Desk Gag[]
"Alright, kiwi lip balm!"
Trivia[]
- The title of this episode is a twist on the 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
- This is an example of a rare post-season one episode to use traditional ink and paint animation.
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
- Jim Cummings as Mr. Roland Carter, Hobo
- Kath Soucie as Mean Girl
- Susan Tolsky as Aunt Janie Diggety