One of the best Kids Shows of All Time The adventures of Pete & Pete

[@TheReviewStudios]

Do you remember this show?

[@WilliamChico-z4c]

Since when I was child, I'm still like the greatest Nickelodeon show was The Adventures of Pete & Pete is one of my favorite Nickelodeon show of the 1990s. Along with The Hebrew Hammer is my favorite Adam Goldberg movie of the 2000s.

[@kingeatking]

It's a classic ✌️

[@stvojay]

Watched all the time!

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I love the early 90s Nick

[@gugurupurasudaikirai7620]

Yes I do. And I haven't seen it in a very long time. I just remember the younger Pete having a mermaid tattoo he could jiggle, an episode where the older Pete went to driving school, and another episode with a pants inspector they invited to a barbeque

[@strangebotwin-]

That storyline about the dad finding the Cutlass buried at the beach with a metal detector and then driving it home is straight up genius.

[@TheReviewStudios]

weirdly Genius

[@imshinycaptain]

Looking back, Pete and Pete was my introduction to absurdism.

[@fersatando]

Mine was The kids in the hall was

[@johncase1353]

This show reminds me of what it was like to grow up in the early to mid 90s before computers and the web. More so during the summer and what adventures you and your friends could get into. Each day was something new. The Internet has ruined everything.

[@justingoodman9352]

Most 90s theme song EVER! I LOVED this show... I also remember shows like "Hey, Dude!" and "Wild n Crazy Kids"

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@justingoodman9352]

@@TheReviewStudios Nickelodeon had some pretty good live action shows to go along with the coming of SNICK. "Clarissa Explains It All", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "All That" and some good game shows, too, like " Legends of the Hidden Temple" and "Nick Arcade". I still remember when SNICK first started. It went "Doug", "Rugrats", "Ren and Stimpy" and "Are You Afraid of the Dark". I loved Dr. Vink with a Va Va Va in "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" one of the few recurring characters on the show. I also remember when Disney bought "Doug" and put it on Disneys/ABCs "One Saturday Morning". "Recess" was my favorite show on that Saturday morning block.. but they had some pretty good shows and skits on there too. Love the videos, man! Really takes me back to the good ole days... Ya know when school and homework was the most responsibility we had to worry about. 👍 Keep up the great work/content and thank you for making them.

[@Makoto03]

I loved Pete and Pete on Nickelodeon, as a 90s kid. :)

[@darthramious1639]

Every chance I've gotten to re-watch the show, it just keeps getting better. I even got a Petunia tattoo of my own, or as I tell people, it's a tattoo of a tattoo.

[@Fr.O.G.]

you got a petunia tatoo? that's awesome,

[@darthramious1639]

@@Fr.O.G. She even dances

[@GeezNutz]

That is an absolutely amazing tattoo!

[@kingeatking]

I loved this show. Barely made a lick of sense at times but that just made it all the more charming. As someone who grew up in Ireland in the mid 90s shows like Pete and Pete, Around the Twist and Eerie Indiana made it such a fun time to be a kid.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Absolutely 💯

[@Fr.O.G.]

Around the Twist, like Pete and Pete, had an amazing theme song.

[@valanne4333]

the 90s were so weird and fun, Pete and Pete directly influenced my kinda off sense of humor I realize now

[@TheReviewStudios]

Same here

[@11679MRT]

I loved this show. I still watch the occasional rerun.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, every short and episode is on youtube, which is pretty sweet

[@ericw48]

Yes! While watching your Parker Lewis video, I kept thinking about how Pete and Pete was just as surreal and helped shaped the weirdo I am today.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Totally! This is a short look at the show, but I had to put them back to back

[@InternetSlumlord]

One of the things not discussed in the video is how great the soundtrack was and the bands used throughout the series. Even the town Wellsville is named after a song by The Embarrassment.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely also all the musical guest stars . I was on the fence about adding a section for the music. I probably couldn't do it justice because I have no first-hand knowledge of all the bands.

[@BetterThanDoomWithAZ]

I was fine with you not discussing the soundtrack.

[@garrett2604]

I love this show so much when I was a little kid and the theme song was so great. There couldn’t be enough episodes. It was my favorite.

[@TheReviewStudios]

I didn't realize until I was an adult that the theme song was saying "Happily Deranged"

[@poindextertunes]

A 10 year old having a tattoo of a dancing lady is wild 😂 Also, Papercut was an incredibly written character and Artie the Strongest Man In The World is also the same guy that did a bunch of voices on King of the Hill 🔥

[@charlottecorday8494]

I legitimately listen to "Hey Sandy" at least once or twice a week.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

loved pete and pete i was born in 1982 so obviously recall it with fondness, really wish they'd add it to a streaming network like paramount plus which already has lots of nickelodean back catalog shows

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@pillarnexustheancientgladiator]

I need to watch this series again. It's a childhood memory I'm still holding onto, but it's also something I know I should see again these days.

[@bspep3]

Loved Pete & Pete. Would pay good money for a complete blu-ray of it

[@TheReviewStudios]

yes!

[@johncase1353]

They actually made the third season on DVD but for some reason never released. The guy that played older Pete all the DVDs are still sitting in a warehouse.

[@chrisxshock]

By far my favorite show as a child. I think it shaped my weird humor. I found the first two seasons on dvd at a little record shop in 2006. I paid $25 for both! I look all the time for season 3! I can’t wait for it to be released. 😔

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

wish they'd add the seasons to a streaming network

[@chrisxshock]

@@subparnaturedocumentary I’ve read they can’t due to music copyrights. I guess that’s why season 3 wasn’t released as well. I did a deep dive a while back trying to find them! 😂

[@perrycoffey5410]

​@@subparnaturedocumentaryit's not the same at all having the DVDs and get too look at the writing and the pictures that is what makes having them a little extra special instead of looking at that same stuff through a damn screen

[@BIGBamBam86]

One of the episodes I will always remember was when lil Pete is at home sick and gets a piece of cereal stuck in his nose lol

[@justindenney-hall5875]

"Nickelodeon was my childhood." Oh, hell yeah mine too!

[@TheReviewStudios]

There were so many great originals during the 90s

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@@TheReviewStudios No, question.

[@andytennant4094]

This was the best Kids Show ever. It was more for older kids early teens which was what I was when it was on. The one where they find the car buried at the beach was great! I remember the Dad also had a competition with another dad on the trip to see how high they could stack suitcases on top of their cars 🤣 Another good one was when Young Pete protested having a bed time by getting a bunch of his friends to try and stay awake for for like 12 days or something. One by one they keep falling asleep and dropping out but Pete does it and his mom is actually proud of him for achieving his goal and agrees to push back his bedtime by 30 mins 😂 In a halloween episode the bullies all carved out pumpkins from the bottom and wear them on their heads and terrorize the town. Me and my Cousin copied that and wore pumpkins on our heads for Trick or Treat. We didn’t get away with much terror in our quiet neighborhood though

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes, the " night crawlers" episode is one of my favorites. Staying up 11 days past his bedtime.

[@heywheatbread]

OH MY GOSH!!! I haven't even watched the video yet, but I've been saying this to EVERYONE I KNOW. I really do believe Pete & Pete is one of, if not THE greatest kids show of all time.

[@toecutterjones]

Oh my god I totally forgot about this show. I was ten when it came out and my older brother and I loved it. Thank you!

[@TheReviewStudios]

You're very welcome!

[@DebitAdams]

Wow. I don't remember the specials prior to show but loved the Pete and Pete show.

[@WrongedSports]

The show was so cool. It was filmed near my hometown too so I always watched. Also the theme song was great. Favorite episode was the phone that kept ringing

[@Entolyfik]

OHHH man! From 0:01 to the last minute, I was on the corner of Nick Blvd. and Nostalgia Rd., watching Pete and Pete on the old CRT TV's in the window of an antique store! This was one of my absolute favorites growing up (during this time frame), along side of ALL the early Nicktoons, Hey Dude, Salute Your Shorts, W-W-W-Wild and Crazy Kids, Family DD, Nick Arcade, and the like!! I would've been around Danny's age, I had such a crush on Ellen, and Artie is STILL my most favorite superhero (move over Iron Man, lol). I grew up with a loving family (in their own way) but I had always wished that Pete and Pete's parents were mine...they were that quirky but fun and loving family that you could fall in love with. Older Pete was very much like one of my older brothers, and the show all around just sat right with me during that time... Ohhh man...I have quite a few typical adult issues in life, but when I look back at things like this, ti lets me know that in the midst of all these issues, I can still smile, laugh, even cry a good cry, remembering all the good times I had back then! I hope you will cover more of these shows (There are SOOOO many of them!). 📢 🎶🎶 Ni-Ni-Nick Nick, Ni-Nick Nick Nick...NICK-EL-O-DEON!! 🎶🎶

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for the comments and insights. I agree. This era of Nickelodeon was pretty incredible. what really surprised me was that salute, your shorts only ran for 2 seasons. "Donkey lips"

[@Entolyfik]

@@TheReviewStudiosIt is my pleasure, and I look forward to engaging more in the future! You know, that IS a surprise; this was another great favorite, and it just seemed like it ran for much longer...but now looking back, they WERE just re-runs, but they felt brand new, because I liked it so much...does that make sense? lol. Donkey Lips!! Ohh man, he and Budnick in their mis-adventures...priceless! Budnick always ripping on him (but best of buds) and they all ripped on UG! 🎶🎶 Think Anawanna-wanna, Think Anawanna-wanna, Live Anawanna-wanna UG! 🎶🎶

[@bassman8144]

Great video man!!!! I was 11 when this hit and I had every episode on VHS, watched em over and over!! Can’t wait to watch with my kids, such an absolute BANGER of a show!!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thank you. Yeah, I was curious if my daughter would like it or not. Now, she's walking around saying "Artie the strongest man.......In the wooorld"

[@bassman8144]

@@TheReviewStudios BAHAHAHAHAHA🤣🤣🤣I love it!! I can only hope to be so lucky. It really is such a great, wholesome show. Watching it now is like going back in a Time Machine. I watched Halloweenies this past Halloween and it was pure joy.

[@keithtorgersen9664]

1. Space Geek was notable because it heavily implied that the young man was indeed from another planet, if not outright saying so. 2. I am inclined to believe that this show bore influence on another weird but smartly written kid’s show, Malcom in the Middle. 3. I hope you make commentary on another weird but interesting kids’ show, the adventures of Alex Mack. That’s where the ever-beautiful Jessica Alba got her television debut.

[@KairuHakubi]

I remember when "the 90s are all that" block started, and modern Nick finally realized people really liked this old stuff, not just endless spengberb reruns... and they launched this whole plan to revitalize the network, make new stuff, get the old creators back, and they rightly put will mcrobb and chris viscardi at the helm and then just quietly canceled it later after a couple movies came out and nobody watched them because they didn't promote them. and one was an atrocity. but at least McRobb got to write the new Harriet the Spy series, and it kicked absolute ass.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

This seems mostly "Pete & Pete 101", for folks who have never even heard of the show. Maybe that's its purpose. I love the show and I am over 50. Never saw the original run but once I discovered it later on I was hooked on this sweet, funny, wistful gem of a show.

[@lukeharbolt7681]

" Its mighty strange, you looking happily derranged." Hey Sandy. I love that song. Big Pete might be the moral compass but he wishes he could be brave and bold like Little Pete. Who was a legend in the town

[@rubberlover666]

One of my all time favorite shows. I regret missing out on the cast reunions but I did run into ‘Teddy’ in line for a show in the early 2000’s and he was mad cool to talk to! I’m glad Toby Huss is having a comeback as he’s an incredible dramatic actor.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@zitrodivad]

"Soouuuu" that's what Teddy said after his handshake with big pete right? lol

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes !

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

It's one my all time favorites

[@TheReviewStudios]

Same here

[@TheStruggleStreamShow]

This was my favorite show growing up 🫡

[@Lewis82100]

that last part part of the show you showed about little pete looking for his song. I think we all went through that back in the day.

[@TheReviewStudios]

It's one of my favorite episodes

[@hezekiahramirez6965]

I distinctly remember, at some point around age 12, I noticed I was starting to identify more and more with Big Pete. I always wondered how many other kids had that thought Yes. It's the best kids' show of all time. I love it now even more than I did at the time because I understand it on a deeper level now. I know what the references mean, who the cameos are, behind the scenes info, etc. My dad actually loved it too. It was the only kids' show he would watch

[@TheReviewStudios]

thanks for sharing that

[@Bdear1]

Loved their shows!

[@Ken-fh4jc]

Best theme song of the 90’s.

[@sparks2spare782]

Great show and theme song!

[@jizzaymz]

Born in 1982 but somehow this show slipped under the radar for me. I'm from Canada though and perhaps the channels we had didn't air it. Regardless I'm going to find it and give it a watch.

[@jamesconrad1100]

Love Pete and Pete!

[@mario-mario822]

A bonafide classic.Got me into the brilliance of the works of Sephen Merritt.❤I want this to come out on Blu Ray; KaBlam too. The 90's sure were lovely.

[@cky13496]

Still love it today

[@TheReviewStudios]

Same here

[@alycefrench5753]

I honestly still love this show!!!!

[@shogunspear9739]

I remember this show, I love it as a kid

[@straightfire2318]

Every new year's eve I go to my friend's family's house and we have a tradition of us all choosing the first episode of a tv show. Just this new year's I chose the first episode of Pete and Pete (King of the Road).

[@TheReviewStudios]

That's such a great idea

[@matthewa2531]

Ah, the "King o frod" license plate

[@Vaporvice84]

The lead actors have a podcast and travel the country. Ive met them before. Very cool guys.

[@blackmagician7645]

😂I just imagine someone lost a car on the sandy beach during a surprise freak windstorm. They just gave up searching for it and walked home.

[@adamcavalle]

One of my favorites. So underrated.

[@davidv7275]

I loved this show even though I did not watch it until later years and as an adult. I lived in NYC when it was being shot in NJ and had a friend who was an artist who actually worked on the sets. I had still never seen the show when I was in contact with the friend but I would have asked him a bunch about it had I known. Fun absurdity, great characters, good acting, and great music. Introduced me to some bands I liked.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for sharing that.

[@paisan8766]

Purely genius show. Makes me think of summer in the 90s

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@davelincoln2277]

I always thought little Pete's big shirts were something his mom made him wear after he got a tattoo.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes, they needed to be long sleeves, not necessarily oversized, though.

[@cartoonfan959]

there is another bizzare show similar to this , Eerie , Indiana

[@JenMistress]

Another one, before my time, but did catch some in reruns. It was a weird show, and that's an understatement, but still liked the show. Didn't realize how it started with shorts. Thank you for this, did enjoy it.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Thanks for checking it out. We appreciate the comments

[@mechajay3358]

I remember watching the reruns when I was very young, I thought the show was quirky and fun. Nick definitely needs to release the season 3 DVDs.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes

[@stvojay]

Hello! I’ve been a subscriber for a while now and really like your channel. Meant to post this response during the Parker Lewis video (which was also great) but yes, I do want to see more individual show perspective to your channel such as this video and Parker Lewis. However, I do hope you keep giving us an evaluation of the failed shows of each year, that’s how I became such a big fan of the channel, there were some shows I remember and some I discovered first time. Keep up the great work and yes, I loved Pete & Pete. I remember the shorts when they first started, the specials, and the TV series. I can’t say I’m surprised Nick asked it to be more “MainStream.” Glad it didn’t happen, the show was great for what it was and carved its own identity. If the show was made in the 2000s or even late 1990s it probably would feel like a duplicate of everything else Nick airs

[@TheReviewStudios]

Hey, thanks for the long response, and yes, I'm currently recording "Failed tv shows from 1994" right now . Those are not written by me, so while I wait for final drafts, I've been writing these shorter videos. I'm sure you're not the only one craving new failed videos. Thanks for your patience

[@stvojay]

@@TheReviewStudios no problem! It all great stuff, I can’t wait for 1994. 😁

[@GenXrecluse]

Brother you know everyone watching this sung along to HON DE LAUD UP HIVEL UP NICK NICK!!!!love it, my favorite show was Salute Your Shorts

[@TheReviewStudios]

Donkey lips 😆 yeah I had to put that bumper in there. It's classic

[@GenXrecluse]

@@TheReviewStudios thanks man,love your videos, I was 15 when the 90s started, perfect age for those shows, I was a little older, but I've never grown up lol.

[@sheldoncooper8199]

When i remember this show Like once or Twice a Year i always remember that Episode where that Ultra correct Dude ate the Chicken Wings wrong. not eating them with his hands. and then he had a Meltdown i believe. I mainly watched for Little Pete even though i was Older Pete s age at the Time.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, I liked Little Pete's storylines and character more than his brother

[@restionSerpentine]

I remember the shorts the most, particularly Artie fighting the ocean, and Big Pete failing to notice his girlfriend hitting on him "Did you know a baboon heart can pump enough blood to fill a swimming pool?"

[@funnymanfields]

Thank you so much for making this!

[@TheReviewStudios]

You're so welcome!

[@DEMIxGODxSHADOW]

I still stack my bones because this show.

[@BobLee-df4zh]

Pete and Pete could've been a prime time show on a major network. It would've fit in perfect on ABC.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@Lordyeti]

You should see our submarines with Polaris

[@WilliamBonac-h2c]

As soon as you mentioned the date I understood why I didn't know what this was. I was 20 in November of 93'

[@cinema_coyote]

Parker Lewis Can't Lose and this in back to back videos?! Dude, amazing choices

[@TheReviewStudios]

Both of which I've been wanting to do for a long time, but I found it difficult to write about them. I didn't feel like I was doing either show justice . Thanks for watching

[@justindenney-hall5875]

"Artie" is still one of my favorite superheroes🦸🤣

[@Hasselroeder]

I loved how the show, represented the characters and that it's ok to have habits or to be different. And everything without wokeness! No one complained about to less black people or "gender roles" or sexuality. 90' were the last good decade!

[@TheReviewStudios]

Definitely

[@dwmadroxxide5090]

This was epic back in the day. Artie was a boss. Still rock the theme song.

[@blackmagician7645]

Man- this brings me back. I didn't have cable networks in my house hold until much later during this show's run. By that time. The older Pete was either pushed to the far background. Or just disappeared entirely So when I viewed the show. It was more like- The Adventures Of Pete- Annnnd.................................Pete,it's just Pete.

[@AMMAZZARE]

I call my dog Petunia because of this show.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome 👌

[@davedyer2951]

So good. Thank you

[@TheReviewStudios]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@matthewa2531]

Every Halloween i debate carving a Halloweenie pumpkin

[@TheMysteryDriver]

Supposedly they didn't release season 3 because they were supposed to launch a retro nickelodeon network

[@DEMIxGODxSHADOW]

Omfg Pete & Pete

[@Fr.O.G.]

Amazing show. Think I have a season or two on DVD.

[@Fr.O.G.]

There are a lot of things I love about the show, but I think my favorite was the writers' steadfast refusal to explain some of the show's stranger elements.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yeah, strange was normal

[@sethsassy]

I still want to live in wellsville

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

I have a Mandela effect for this show. I remember it during high school but I graduated in 92. I swear it came out in 1990 or 91

[@andremoreira479]

I loved this show😊

[@ASMR-Arboretum]

How did you not mention Bebe Neuwirth or the origin of the song "Hey Sandy" by Polaris. Or even the fact that Polaris was a made-up band for the show. You missed so much about this show.

[@jbgra2566]

I was a nick kid as well. I remember this show though I wasn't a fan. Idk if this was the case in the USA, but in Mexico nickelodeon had another show called renford rejects (I think), I liked it a lot, even if I can barely remember what it was about

[@TheReviewStudios]

I don't remember that one

[@jbgra2566]

@@TheReviewStudios I only remember the premise of the show, it was about a school soccer team that loses every game they play. The thing I remember the most is the absolute banger intro, "Australia" by Manic Street Preachers

[@CanCanCancel]

Totally Remember As Well As Alex Mac

[@andrewdeen1]

nobody ever mentions JK Simmons as 'dan the barber' in the list of cameos

[@87swoo44]

my favorite episode was the one where pete dug a tunnel out of the house because he was grounded.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Awesome episode, michelle trachtenbergs first storyline

[@87swoo44]

@TheReviewStudios i dont remember who was in the survalence room hoping to catch pete, but i do remember he used a the statue of liberty to dig out.

[@THtn-dv8ij]

I remember liking it but not any episodes lol if that makes sense

[@1whu965]

Great show the telephone ringing 😎

[@dinewalton]

The best Kids Shows of All Time!........... what would even come in as 2nd?

[@DJBell1986]

I want to get a Petunia tattoo.

[@grainyglimpses]

Twin Peaks for kids

[@CountryCarReviews]

It was the Malcom in the middle of the 90s

[@Not_Gangsta]

Nona and ellen were bae And I can't forget Artie The strongest man......In the WORLD!!💪💪 My favorite episode was night crawlers RIP "MOM" May you and the plate in your head. Finally find the perfect place to go number one!!

[@LoneWolf-gz9mr]

I think I'd be a LITTLE worried about driving away a car I "found on the beach"... SOMEONE buried that for a reason ROFL.... I've seen enough cop shows that it could be a very bad thing. But it was still funny, from the sheer absurdity.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Absolutely

[@LegoDork]

I forgot about the fuckin' tattoo.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

As a kid I thought this was a weird show seeing clips of the show as an adult were the directors and writers taking shrooms either way I remember watching this and laughing my ass off as a kid

[@bone12head78]

Worry not for I am Artie, the strongest man .........................................................................in the world

[@TheReviewStudios]

My kid is walking around the house saying this

[@infinity2z3r07]

50/50 this is a total lie but I swear I remember a cereal box giveaway (possibly Honeycombs lol) with a voucher-type thing you could mail-in for a cd soundtrack of the show if you paid S+H. The band's name was Polaris.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Yes, you had to send in proofs of purchase to get the soundtrack cassette

[@burritoboy2751]

Yeah, it was a cassette. I still have mine.

[@ecmc6197]

Wow, I forgot all about this show. Absolutely me and my brother used to watch this show. I'm 40 years old now and you just unlocked a really good memory for me Thanks 🤯🤯🤯🫡

[@gorillacookies3171]

Was that Vern Shillinger giving big Pete a hair cut?

[@TheReviewStudios]

I was thinking the same thing 🤔 but didn't see his credit

[@TheChrisHype]

TAoP&P, for my money, will always be a tie with Salute Your Shorts as the absolute best thing Classic Nick ever released. They both had that one thing that, outside Nicktoons, Nick seemed to have a problem doing: being genuinely funny.

[@TheReviewStudios]

Loved both

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Hey review i wasn't a big fan of this show it was part of my childhood . I hope u do a segment of more nick and disney channel shows. ❤ #DisneyDiva ❤

[@TheReviewStudios]

👋 hey ,definitely more to come

[@MsDisneylandlover]

@@TheReviewStudios thanks 😀