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| 193rd | Top fiction set in Chicago |
| Pepper Dennis | |
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| Format | Comedy/Drama |
| Created by | Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts |
| Starring | Rebecca Romijn Brooke Burns Rider Strong Josh Hopkins Lindsay Price |
| Opening theme | "Pepper Dennis Theme" by Danny Lux "Better Half" by Chris Trapper |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Aaron Harberts Jason Katims Gretchen J. Berg Shawn Levy J.J. Klein |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The WB |
| Original run | April 4, 2006 – July 4, 2006 |
| Status | Cancelled |
Pepper Dennis is a comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from April to July 4, 2006. Due to poor ratings, it was quickly announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows transferred to The CW Television Network.
Pepper Dennis was the final show to premiere on The WB before its transition to The CW network.[1] The WB series Misconceptions ended up being unaired.
The series stars Rebecca Romijn as Pepper Dennis, a television reporter for an evening news broadcast at the fictional television station WEiE (specifically with a small i) in Chicago. The series also starred Rider Strong as Chick, Pepper's cameraman and unrequited crush, Brooke Burns as Pepper's sheltered and somewhat flaky sister Kathy Dinkle, Lindsay Price as Kimmy Kim, Pepper's closest friend and WEiE's makeup artist and Josh Hopkins as Charlie Babcock, the station's news anchor. One of the focal points of the show was the love-hate relationship between Pepper and Charlie.
The song used in commercials for the show was "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall, and the opening theme song is "Better Half" by Chris Trapper, the former frontman for the Boston pop group Push Stars. Another song that the WB used for advertising "Pepper Dennis" was Morningwood's "Nth Degree" which also appeared in on another WB drama, One Tree Hill.
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Romijn | Pepper Dennis (Patty Dinkle) |
| Brooke Burns | Kathy Dinkle Williams |
| Josh Hopkins | Charlie Babcock |
| Lindsay Price | Kimmy Kim |
| Rider Strong | Chick Dirka |
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brett Cullen | Jack Bell |
| Frederick Koehler | Les Gaye |
| Alexandra Barreto | Blanca Martinez |
| Jason Brooks | Bryce Williams |
| Bob Gunton | Dick Dinkle |
| Pamela Reed | Lynn Dinkle |
| A.J. Trauth | Mitch Dinkle |
| Pooch Hall | Garfield |
| Larisa Oleynik | Brianna |
| Henry Simmons | Curtis Wilson |
| Bob Wiltfong | Lance Powers |
| Series # |
Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Code |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts | Shawn Levy | April 4, 2006 | 1ALR79 |
| Pepper Dennis had her sights set on becoming the anchor for Chicago’s top-rated evening news broadcast. Just as she thought that her dream was about to come true this hot new guy, Charlie Babcock, whom she had a one night stand with gets the job. Pepper's life is further complicated when her sister Kathy, who has split up with her husband, decides to move in. | |||||
| 2 | "Poker Clubs And Boob Cams — Film at Eleven" | Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg | Lev L. Spiro | April 11, 2006 | 1ALR01 |
| Pepper goes undercover to expose a prostitution ring at a poker club and find a little more than she anticipated. During a sexual harassment seminar at work Pepper finds herself in a compromising position with Charlie, causing her to re-evaluate her feelings for him. Kathy agrees reconcile with her husband. | |||||
| 3 | "Frat Boys May Lose Their Manhood — Film at Eleven" | Matt McGuinness | Oz Scott | April 18, 2006 | 1ALR02 |
| Pepper's breakdown on air during a live interview lands her in therapy where she is forced to confront her feelings for and issues with Charlie. Desperate to prove that she still has what it takes to get a story, Pepper ends up being a hostage at a fraternity hazing ritual gone wrong. | |||||
| 4 | "Heiress Bridenapped — Film at Eleven" | Adele Lim | Robert Berlinger | April 25, 2006 | 1ALR03 |
| 5 | "Saving Venice — Film at Eleven" | Jason Katims | Allison Liddi-Brown | May 2, 2006 | 1ALR04 |
| 6 | "Celebrity Twin Could Hang — Film at Eleven" | Lisa Parsons | Michael Schultz | May 9, 2006 | 1ALR05 |
| 7 | "Curtis Wilson's A Total Nut Job — Film at Eleven" | Liz Heldens | Robert Berlinger | May 16, 2006 | 1ALR06 |
| 8 | "Hiroshi Watanabe in Bed with Curtis Wilson — Film at Eleven" | Christopher Fife | Allison Liddi-Brown | May 23, 2006 | 1ALR07 |
| 9 | "Charlie Babcock's Homosexual Encounter — Film at Eleven" | Jason Katims | Robert Berlinger | May 30, 2006 | 1ALR08 |
| 10 | "Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at Acorns — Film at Eleven" | Katherine Lingenfelter | David Paymer | June 6, 2006 | 1ALR09 |
| 11 | "Pepper Dennis Behind Bars — Film at Eleven" | Katherine Lingenfelter | Allison Liddi-Brown | June 20, 2006 | 1ALR10 |
| 12 | "True Love is Dead — Film at Eleven" | Adele Lim, Liz Heldens | Peter Lauer | June 27, 2006 | 1ALR11 |
| 13 | "Star Anchor Weds Colleague — Film at Eleven" | Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts | Arlene Sanford | July 4, 2006 | 1ALR12 |
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