"Alice Kane Went Down to Calcutta" is the 10th episode of the fifth season of Pepper Ann. It aired on November 6, 2000.
Synopsis[]
Alice Kane makes peace with Pepper Ann after Alice announces that her father is taking a new job in Calcutta, India, but Pepper Ann thinks the whole thing is a trap.
Plot[]
Pepper Ann is approached by Alice Kane to talk at the Freezy Pleezy. She tells that she wants to end their animosity and become friends. Pepper Ann accepts, but becomes paranoid as she believes that it is for a big humiliating prank. Both Milo and Nicky tell her that she should just accept it, but she refuses, yet decides to play along. Pepper Ann decides to leave the phone off the hook in case Alice calls and somehow records her voice for some embarrassing scheme. She approaches Alice with a friendly, yet shifty demeanor.
Pepper Ann and Alice spend the day together with many misfortunes befalling the former. They end up having a sleepover, though Pepper Ann is convinced that Alice was behind the things happening to her, even though her reflection points out the obvious. After having a nightmare, Pepper Ann awakens to discover a letter from Alice revealing that her emotions were genuine as her family is moving to Calcutta for her dad and that she was getting on a train. Pepper Ann confronts her, knowing you cannot go to India by train, and rips her ticket, only to learn she was being serious (they were transferring to plane later).
Pepper Ann reveals to Milo and Nicky that she had to repay the ticket via a stage show and that she regrets being paranoid about Alice and wishes her the best. While watching Lafftown, USA, Pepper Ann discovers that she was featured on the show due to the numerous pratfalls of her that was recorded. Because her phone was off the hook, she could not receive the cash prize, so Alice gets it. Alice reveals that now her family has money, she does not have to leave Calcutta and announces that she will be terminating her friendship with Pepper Ann. Pepper Ann angrily hops up and down on the couch, only to learn that she is being filmed now.
Cast[]
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Pepper Ann Pearson
- Jeff Bennett as Avery Blake, Alice Kane's dad, Additional voices
- Danny Cooksey as Milo Kamalani
- Clea Lewis as Nicky Little
- Pamela Adlon as Moose Pearson
- April Winchell as Lydia Pearson
- Lauren Tom as Alice Kane, Alice Kane's mom
Trivia[]
- On Disney+, the episode segment is second next to "Spice of Life".
- The title of this episode is a parody of the song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
- This is the only time we see Alice Kane's parents or any of her family.
- This is the last time Alice is ever seen, ironically having her win against Pepper Ann.
