''Pepper Dennis'' is an American
comedy-drama
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television series that aired on
The WB
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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
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. ''Pepper Dennis'' was the final show to premiere on the network before the rebrand.
Plot
The series stars
Rebecca Romijn
Rebecca Alie O'Connell (née Romijn ; born November 6, 1972) is an American actress and former model (person), model. She is known for her role as Mystique (comics), Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men (film series), ...
as Pepper Dennis, a
television reporter for an evening news broadcast at the fictional television station WEiE (specifically with a small i) in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. The series also starred
Rider Strong
Rider King Strong (born December 11, 1979) is an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known for starring as Shawn Hunter on the ABC sitcom ''Boy Meets World'' (1993–2000), which he reprised in its sequel series ''Girl ...
as Chick, Pepper's cameraman who has an unrequited crush on her,
Brooke Burns
Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978) is an American fashion model, game show host, actress, and television personality. Burns began her television career in 1995, portraying the supporting character Peg in the Spanish- American teen s ...
as Pepper's sheltered and somewhat flaky sister Kathy Dinkle,
Lindsay Price
Lindsay Jaylyn Price Stone (born December 6, 1976) is an American television actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Janet Sosna on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and as Victory Ford on '' Lipstick Jungle''. She is also known for her wor ...
as Kimmy Kim, Pepper's closest friend and WEiE's makeup artist and
Josh Hopkins
William Joshua Hopkins (born September 12, 1970) is an American actor. Some of his best known roles include Raymond Millbury on '' Ally McBeal'' (2001–2002), Grayson Ellis on ''Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), and Liam O'Connor on '' Quantico'' (2 ...
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.
Cast
Regular cast
Recurring characters
Other characters
Production
The song used in commercials for the show was "
Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" by
KT Tunstall
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Th ...
, and the opening theme song is "Better Half" by
Chris Trapper
Chris Trapper (born March 31, 1971 in Buffalo, New York) is an American songwriter & musician, best known as the singer and guitarist of the band The Push Stars.
and for his song “This Time” from the film “August Rush” (Warner Bros). Th ...
, the former frontman for the Boston pop group
The Push Stars. Another song that the WB used for advertising "Pepper Dennis" was
Morningwood
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's "
Nth Degree" which also appeared in another WB drama, ''
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''.
Episodes
References
External links
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Pepper Dennisreview at People Magazine
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2006 American television series debuts
2006 American television series endings
2000s American comedy-drama television series
2000s American romantic comedy television series
Television series about journalism
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows set in Chicago
The WB original programming
English-language television shows