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Pepper Dennis is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from April 4 to July 4, 2006. It was announced on May 17, 2006 that Pepper Dennis would not be one of the WB shows transferred to The CW. Pepper Dennis was the final new series to premiere on the network.[1]
| Pepper Dennis | |
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| Genre | 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 |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Aaron Harberts Jason Katims Gretchen J. Berg Shawn Levy J.J. Klein |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Two Presbyterians Productions 21 Laps Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | The WB |
| Release | April 4 – July 4, 2006 |
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 who has an unrequited crush on her, 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.
| 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 |
Recurring characters
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Brett Cullen | Jack Bell |
| Frederick Koehler | Leslie "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 |
- Regina Taufen as Summer Waters
- Frank Lloyd as Pete Pulaski
- Lawrence LeJohn as Fire Lt. J. J. O'Hare
- Carol Kiernan as Mrs. Johnston
- M. C. Gainey as Bobo (helicopter pilot)
- French Stewart as Dr. Crimmons (the company shrink)
- Whitney Anderson as Amber
- Dan Byrd as Todd Haskell
- Sarah Rafferty as Callie Meryl
- Linda Gray as Barbara Meryl
- John Bennett Perry as Mr. Meryl
- Eric Winter as Connor Blanchard
- Jason-Shane Scott as Rick Harper
- Sara Paxton as April May Tyler / Chrissy Tyler
- Robert Gant as Benny Gold
- Adam Cardon as the paparazzo
- Ryan McPartlin as Grady Harper
- Jordan Belfi as Sheldon Zorn
- James Read as Wes Brinkman
- Kristin Minter as Bambi
- Mackenzie Astin as Ken Alston
- Meredith Scott Lynn as Nan Chambers
- Yvette Nicole Brown as Angela Howell
- Timilee Romolini as Connie 'Baby' Unamo
- Candace Kita as 'Squeaky'
- Tangelia Rouse as 'Knuckles'
- Dot-Marie Jones as McGee (credited as Dot Jones)
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 The Push Stars. Another song that the WB used for advertising "Pepper Dennis" was Morningwood's "Nth Degree" which also appeared in another WB drama, One Tree Hill.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Toni (4 April 2006). "'Pepper Dennis,' one full hour too long". Media Life Magazine. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- Pepper Dennis at IMDb
- Pepper Dennis at Metacritic
- Vasquez, Diego (April 5, 2006). "Yawner of a debut for 'Pepper Dennis'". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on April 6, 2006.
- Pepper Dennis review at People Magazine
- "X-Men" movie star hopes her TV series won't expire