The History of Nickelodeon's Pete & Pete - Retro TV Review

[@pushinguproses]

Here is a screenshot of the amazing doggo I drew, just in case you need it in your life. twitter.com/PushinUpRoses/status/1088568296893542400

[@richardmurray1668]

PushingUpRoses The lyrics, as confirmed: "have you settled to shoot me? Or have you picked your target yet" Life affirmed. Cheers

[@MissAshley42]

Yay! When you called that the worst thing you ever drew I thought, "Awww! Poor puppy!"

[@pushinguproses]

Can you send me a link to where Mulcahey confirmed it? I know that that line is the speculative lyric because it makes the most sense in context, but as far as I know Mark did not confirm it when I was researching. Would love to have that on hand.

[@richardmurray1668]

PushingUpRoses welp. I may have unintentionally lied. I pulled out my DVD, just to be sure, and turned subtitles on. It simply reads "Hey Sandy plays". I restarted it with DVD subtitles on and my tv's subtitles on and it reads the lyric I provided. Sorry sorry. My tv is NOT a reliable source.

[@Bobbyraz21]

It’s “Can you settle to shoot me.” not “Can you settle a sure bet” and it’s ‘Don’t you talk back.’ Not ‘well does your dog bite" It’s about a woman who was killed at the Kent State Massacre.

[@LawrenceLapitan]

There's this episode where Little Pete takes a sick day from school in between the stretch of school where there are no holidays and he watches the dust in the sunlight as something you only see on days you take off. I'm 34 and still still think of that every morning while I have coffee and don't want to go to work and would rather sit watching dust dance in the morning sunlight. Also, don't eat metal.

[@willlastnameguy8329]

That and the Halloween episode were the best in my opinion.

[@truesus1718]

I have similar experience with their awesome time travel episode about day light savings time. One hour of the year that you get to "do over".

[@ZachCMU]

Yeah! He fakes it with tapioca!

[@LawrenceLapitan]

@@truesus1718 Just Brilliant! That's just such an effusive POV from this show on daylight savings time. I wonder if anything still explores this without a crazy meta narrative of TV commenting on TV.

[@LawrenceLapitan]

@@ZachCMU Oh man!!! Krebstar!!!

[@zucchinibreath666]

I was an adult when this show was airing and I loved it so damn much. The music, the characters, the guest stars, the sense of mystery, especially in the 90s when I wasn't able to just google and find out more about it, it all intrigued me so hard. Thank you for deep-diving into it.

[@danielw2321]

One of the greatest experiences of my life was getting to be on an episode of Pete and Pete!!! The last season was filmed in my home town and they were looking for extras... I was a kid who obviously had no acting experience but I decided to try out anyway, along with hundreds of other kids... And I got lucky! The episode was Last Laugh. I was in the audience during the school assembly scene when Adam West got completely covered with creamed corn!!! One of the best moments of my life :) When scenes werent being filmed we got to spend the time with the cast, it was so surreal hanging out with Pete, Nona, adam west and everyone else in the show (minus big Pete and the parents) I was able to meet the whole cast a lot during the months of filming in my town... Also got to see them film scenes as well. But one of the coolest things was that the house they used in the show was being sold at the time and my father was the realtor... So I was able to spend a lot of time at the house and just hang out in Pete and Pete's room. I could go on and on with random Pete and Pete stories from that summer. I hope Im not coming off as bragging! It's not something I bring up to people much and haven't thought about it in years. I hold this show and all my experiences with it very close to my heart... Pete and Pete was one of my favorite shows I watched when I was a kid... Definitely in the top 3!

[@violets-visions]

that is so incredible! what an amazing experience

[@lilireaps]

Brag away guy!! Brill memories for you.

[@vaevictis_]

Those are awesome memories thank you for sharing!

[@colt5189]

Do you remember how much you got paid to be an extra on the Pete and Pete show? Was it just one day or filming? Or did you have to go back periodically to be an extra on the show?

[@danielw2321]

@@colt5189 being a extra I got paid for the day... a little over $70 from what I recall. Other times I got to go there to watch the filming, and got to talk to and even chill with the cast on multiple occasions.

[@Blutzen]

Oh man Pete & Pete meant a lot to me as a kid and I really, really need to revisit it now as an adult. I think the single episode that has stuck with me the strongest was the one where they were trying to break the world record for staying awake the longest. I just have such vivid memories of each one of them finally losing it and falling asleep. To this day *every* time I get a photosensitive sneeze I can't help but think about how it's secretly a super-power that keeps you awake.

[@Jim26D]

FFIXMaster one of the few shows thats way funnier as an adult

[@HelloNewMoon]

Yassss

[@PaulWoodman83]

I grew up in the UK watching this, now living in America seeing this video pulled on my heart strings. So many memories 😍

[@willmistretta]

I've never seen another show that captured what I was feeling at the time so elegantly: The dawning wistful melancholy of a child realizing that their childhood (and the semi-magical way of viewing the world that defined it) wouldn't last forever. The Artie departure arc in particular. At the same time, the true focus isn't simply on loss, but on a clear call to action: Enjoy all this while you can!

[@Filthnails]

Very well said!

[@V4Vonnie]

This is awe inspiring...and so true

[@princessmarlena1359]

“Farewell, my childhood viking!”

[@Mrsierramist1]

I just rewatched this entire show as a 34 year old adult, and loved every moment of it. I was shocked at how well it aged.

[@Cj032188]

Where did you watch it? I am ahving trouble finding it.

[@Mrsierramist1]

It was a few years ago but I found the whole show on youtube. @@Cj032188

[@n3rdn0ut19]

@@Cj032188same.

[@FloatingWhales]

@@Cj032188 It's on youtube And yeah most 90s kids/teen tv aged very well, can't say the same for the more modern stuff

[@xletragedyx]

It's the The Wonder Years but for 90s kids

[@kingedwin]

My favorite episode was "Inspector 34," in which Young Pete becomes obsessed with meeting his "guardian angel," an underwear inspector, and through him becomes obsessed with getting everything perfect. How can you not love a show where that's an actual episode description?

[@insolubletoaster8133]

That was the one and only episode of Pete & Pete I as actually allowed to watch. My mom was out of town and I asked my dad to watch it with me so we could figure out why she wouldn't let me watch it. He loved it, and then had to explain that there really are underwear inspectors. 20 years later and I still look at the little inspector sticker.

[@MichaelButlerC]

OMG yes, and the final test was eating BBQ chicken!?

[@Thvndar]

"If I allow a car to be parked too far from the curb, the entire criminal justice system breaks down"

[@JonnyBeanz]

This. I loved that episode! Gets defeated by eating BBQ food too neatly

[@arizvisa]

This episode was genius! My fave as well! I still think about it all the time till this very day whenever there's a situation discussing what perfection really means.

[@MrReganomics1]

This show is a perfect time capsule for the early 90s.. And that theme song my God! Such nostalgia

[@adamsransom]

I remember an episode where Mom and Dad are away by themselves, and somehow someone buys the house? Takes the house? And Pete and Pete try to appeal to them by explaining how the house is filled with memories and say "Look, those were Pete's first steps!" ... and point to a set of baby footprints on the ceiling. And I still think about that.

[@shaggybear5927]

I think that's season 3

[@OMJ_the_Show]

So quirky! I love that.

[@ac2496]

That might be my favorite episode because it's so surreal.

[@chuckpadgettmusic]

If you had been an adult at the time that episode aired, you would have realized that the wife in the couple that bought the house from Little Pete was none other than Patty Hearst. You have no idea how mind-blowing that was! And, yes, I remember well Little Pete’s first steps and often use that example of the absurdist humor when describing the show to others. I also like to mention the scene where Little Pete is digging the tunnel with a Statue of Liberty after he’s grounded on the 4th of July, when he finds a buried wallet, opens it up and says “Hoffa!” before removing the cash and tossing it over his shoulder. Genius!

[@lance694]

This entire comment section is like a graveyard of repressed memories. Came in thinking "oh yeah, I used to really like that show when I was 9. I think one of the little kids might have had a tattoo." And then somehow every single comment made by someone describing their favorite episode throws a thousand childhood flashback waves my way. Ugh, I miss the 90's.

[@MagCynic]

22:30 "... funny, sad, strange, and beautiful." Looking back on the 90s, a lot of my favorite memories involve these four adjectives. I don't know why, but I cherish the 90s for this sort of somber yet happy feeling I get from thinking back on it.

[@bigsoupes]

Current dvd prices on amazon... $123.73 - season 1 $158.94 - season 2 well...this show will live on in my memory for the time being.

[@elegantdisarray]

It's uploaded to KZbin. There's a channel called ClassicNick ✌️

[@JulietteFaxx-s3p]

Are these prices in pesos???

[@bloodaonadeline8346]

damn wish I had held onto my copies.

[@chrisallen9638]

In the "Where are they now?" section, I think you forgot to mention that the Petes have a podcast together these days called "The Adventures of Danny & Mike."

[@selgesel]

Almost teared up when you reminded Artie's departure. It's amazing how memories fade but feelings are still there, even after almost 30 years

[@bastien-]

Need more Pete & Pete? Mike and Danny are still best friends and do a podcast called The Adventures of Danny & Mike! The theme is even The Backyard by Miracle Legion!

[@OfficialNWS]

Sweet! Just subscribed on my podcast app. Any episodes you suggest?

[@eyesofnova]

@@OfficialNWS all of them. They're all pretty good.

[@wowweetoki]

CiggyBones they’re all amazing . Can’t think of one I didn’t enjoy

[@ForeverInDiapers]

CiggyBones They did one a couple years back with Lori Beth Denberg from All That that was great. All of the episodes are awesome though.

[@Aster_Risk]

Oh, you have seriously just made me so happy. I didn't realize this!

[@davidgray6813]

This show is easily one of the highlights of my childhood. One of my favorites is when big Pete realized that he was having trouble having a conversation with his Dad and they were about to go on a long drive together. His friends made him que cards but in the end he came to terms that silence with his Dad wasn't a completely bad thing. No other show for kids ever touched on this and I could relate to what was happening in the episode.

[@doctorhandsome]

I wish you had at least briefly mentioned recurring antagonist Endless Mike. Great character, and possibly the best villain name ever.

[@garganrose]

Endless Mike was the arch nemesis of Big Pete and I remember Little Pete having the character named pit stain as his enemy I always wanted to see an episode where those two teamed up against the Pete's.

[@torgosaves427]

@@garganrose That would have been great idea for a movie.

[@redhednitemare]

Holy shit lol i remember endless mike. This show meant a lot to me as a kid, it was so cool having a show on tv where the 2 stars were gingers like me. Made me feel a little bit more comfortable with myself growing up

[@redhednitemare]

Every time i stick my elbow out my car window, i think of the road trip episode. That and the sound of power lines...

[@ishotmyboss]

All the villains were great. Open Face, Papercut, Pit Stain, Endless Mike Hellstrom. She missed out not talking about the supervillains. Even the principal for Little Pete was evil Adam West.

[@nicholasromig5506]

I credit "Hey Sandy" with my eventual love of alternative music with delay-pedal guitar. this was the best show. my ex and i rewatched it a couple years back and it really feels pretty cool and relevant as a late Gen X/early millennial type. This was my youth, and the show nailed it.

[@Dominic-Noble]

Informative, funny and insightful as always Roses. You Americans watched the WEIRDEST shows growing up though...

[@pushinguproses]

Two words for you: Poddington Peas. But thank you. ;)

[@soleminisanction3825]

Dom, I've seen Mr. Blobby. You have no room to talk. :P

[@Naltddesha]

I wish Dont Hug Me I'm Scared counted in this thread.. but it doesnt.

[@lainiwakura1776]

You think this show is weird, you haven't seen Action League Now!

[@BlazePiffington]

Courtesy of our Canadian Brethren Nickelodeon was MOSTLY canadian, right?

[@Gigizhvania]

I watched this show when I was first starting to observe things around me as a kid, and year by year it became one of the things that put a sort of surrealistic warm soul in me, which I am really grateful for, I rewatched all the episodes a couple of years ago and it really stood up to what kind of hazy, sunny, suburban childlike-wonder memory of it I had.

[@eXiLe824]

Polaris released a soundtrack album "Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete" and my God is it amazing. I listen to it all the time. They reminded me of a more '60s-inspired R.E.M., almost like if they did a Monkees tribute album or something, which is such a strange but perfect fit for a children's TV show.

[@lazyhomebody1356]

Didn't Stephin Merritt do much of the music?

[@ozmarichardson6524]

Thome york did a Polaris cover

[@sieje]

Great Album.

[@EnlistedHippie]

Cannot tell you how much I appreciate being reminded Artie exists after like a quarter century. Legit brightened up my week.

[@Roler42]

One of my all time favourite episodes is when Lil Pete's lucky penny supposedly ran out of luck and Stu of all people tells him he can recharge it by leaving it on a train track and have a train run over it, this led to an epic Lord of the Rings esque adventure where Pete wanted to remove the penny out of fear it would derail the train, and Pit-stain with other two cronies wanted to stop pete cuz they wanted to see the trainwreck, it was so amazing. This entire show is burned into my mind, Nickelodeon Latin America re-ran this show so much, I remember some of their best episodes from memory, I always wondered if the band playing the intro and the song that inspires Lil Pete to try and remember it for himself with his own band was an actual band, so thanks Roses! Now I got a big musical adventure ahead of me! :D

[@MikeWilton]

What's crazy, is until watching this video I didn't realize how much I had actually watched Pete & Pete back in the day. I always remembered the show, but I didn't remember it being something I watched a lot, but then as I watched this, it was all coming back to me and I was amazed at how many of the clips you used were familiar to me. I also can't believe how many awesome guest stars that show had. As a music lover, I want to revisit this series just to see everyone who was on it. This was an awesome video. Thanks so much for doing it!

[@fancypretzel2610]

There was only 3 seasons? When I was a kid it seems like there were much more. Time went by so much slower back then.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

Could it be because of reruns? I've read how many people think Fawlty Towers has much more than its 13 episodes, simply because it's almost always available on some channel in Great Britain.

[@fabianhebestreit3240]

And the first season only had eight episodes. Including the specials, there are only 39 episodes of the whole show.

[@petererickson84]

The episode "yellow fever" always felt to me the perfect encapsulation of trying to fit in. This show also had the best bully in Endless Mike and is always a joy to watch and go "holy crap that person was on this show"

[@DrMurdercock]

The guy who played Mike was an AMAZING actor for his age

[@CarlWatkins]

God, this show was a huge part of my life. Even as an adult, I still rock that soundtrack by Polaris. I'm really glad you took so much time to talk about them, because their music was a really important part of the show. Great video. Gave me the feels. I'm going to have to find a way to rewatch this show.

[@JohnColucci88]

That photo booth was in the parking lot of Willowbrook mall in Wayne, NJ. MEMORIES

[@Markimark151]

I hope you do other Teen mystery shows like Ghostwriter and Eerie, Indiana! I used to watch shows like Are you afraid of the dark and Ghostwriter on Teen Nick.

[@idontknow409]

I watched more Ghostwriter than I had any right to and I even had my own case notebook. Wishbone was a little after my time, but I still hung around for it.

[@Markimark151]

Quantumzeno it was one of those shows that got me into mystery, I’m surprised Ghostwriter has been overlooked, hopefully PUR reviews the show. It’s bunch of kids solving mysteries with a Nickelodeon vibe.

[@idontknow409]

@@Markimark151 same here. I was a big Encyclopedia Brown fan as a kid, so the Ghostwriter mysteries were right up my alley.

[@pushinguproses]

Eerie, Indiana is in the works. :)

[@Markimark151]

@PushingUpRoses thanks! I’m so excited for Eerie, Indiana review!

[@patrickjspoon]

When "She is Staggering" was the background music as the video ended I had the same wistful sadness as I would at the end of a Pete & Pete episode 25 years ago. That, the theme song, and "Waiting for October" are the three songs I play for people who don't know what's up. Dammit, now I'm crying. YOU ARE TEARING ME APART PETE AND PETE

[@cbrite]

Thank you very much for this video and other videos from early 90s Nickeloadeon. Your other videos on Hey Dude and Salute Your Shorts were also fantastic. You're nostalgia is right in my age range and I can't wait to see what other videos you will have in the future.

[@Thvndar]

"She thought the number 2 was her mother"That show was so spot-on and avant-garde at the same time. You couldn't make a show like this on network TV again.

[@treemarie213100]

This was hands down my favorite show when I was a kid and I still enjoy it today in my 30s. I really wish they would release the third season on DVD or instant streaming. Such a great, intelligent, deep, thoughtful show. The music was perfect. No other kids show has ever lived up to it and I don’t think one ever will.

[@BishopWalters12]

This is one of those shows you watched as a kid that's just as awesome as an adult, it's hard to explain, it's so 90's in the right ways but also so timeless, it's like Twin Peaks meets Ferris Bueller's Day off which seems like a weird combo but works perfectly.

[@joelbizzell1386]

Holy shit yes!!! So happy to see this!!! This along with Twin Peaks are my two favorite shows of all time. 😄

[@GenaTrius]

I feel like Pete & Pete is a lot like what you'd get if David Lynch did a sitcom.

[@joelbizzell1386]

@@GenaTrius Yes!!! I like to think Wellsville is in the same universe as Twin Peaks.

[@grafinvonhohenembs]

Ahh memories! My dad and I never missed an episode of this back in the day! I can't believe that there were only three seasons though. To me it seems as if it had been on a lot longer. I guess it really did have a huge impact on me. It will always be a great childhood memory; especially since it was something that my dad and I shared. Thanks so much for this great dose of nostalgia!

[@spiv]

I loved the episode where little pete heard a song from a garage band and desperately tried to find it again I GET A ROUUUUUUND! NOBODY KNOWS, NOBODY KNOWS!

[@danielhott9686]

Summer baby by Polaris.

[@themanofmyth]

Damn song ended up sticking in my head due to that episode! Now I'm a Polaris fan.

[@artiegatsby4879]

Ahh I love this episode! ❤❤❤❤ I'm so glad you can find all the music on Spotify.

[@iwolf6645]

Man I know. I was too young to fully appreciate it as a child but I rewatched it as an adult and that I fully understood that longing for something lost.

[@starwinksbackfromtheskypit6790]

That’s my favorite. My band played with little Pete’s band. Got to hang out with Little Pete, I’ve had dinner with Stevie Wonder but hanging out with Danny totally had me star struck! Check em out, they’re called Jounce and they rock!

[@DrewGreenDraws]

One of my favorite things about your channel - which I've only recently discovered - is that you never paint the actors' decision to leave acting as some sort of failure, like many news outlets and internet talking heads do. Great work overall!

[@janedoe1787]

So many Pete and Pete memories flooding in my head. A shame we can’t get all of these episodes easily!

[@jiimmyd1815]

This show was legit essential to my childhood!. I just got done rewatching the series recently as well.. so much nostalgia..some eps that always stand out for me are the one where big Pete is trying to cram for a pop quiz during his lunch and the episode titled " A Hard Days Pete".. best episode ever for me... and "Summer Baby" is my favorite Polaris song also.. so prime!

[@Moonbeam143]

Thank you so much for this. I loved Pete and Pete as a kid. I've lived in New Jersey all my life and in Bayonne for most of my childhood. I take pride in this show. 💜

[@johnrunion5357]

the video for nada surf's 'popular' was shot in Bayonne High School.

[@Moonbeam143]

@@johnrunion5357 Yeah, I saw the video! That was neat. There was a surprising number of shows and movies film there.

[@johnrunion5357]

@@Moonbeam143 good deal! i did not know that !

[@Moonbeam143]

@@johnrunion5357 George R. R. Martin is from there, also. Extra surprising.

[@johnrunion5357]

@@Moonbeam143 wow! did not know that either! that is cool. thank you for sharing. :)

[@revspikejonez]

OMG you're too into the things I was into as a child. You have turned my nostalgia from bitter to sweet.

[@furryash8388]

Iggy is a legend.

[@GbgamesLLC]

Whenever I go bowling, I always express delight at the free air. Which is only one of the Pete & Pete quotes that have followed me through my life despite not having seen an episode in decades. Thanks for making this video!

[@ricemenarq6230]

For some reason the music video to Smashing Pumpkins 1979 always reminded me of this show...

[@zenithquasar9623]

Omg, the same!

[@KMakoENVtuber]

Tbh just the smashing pumpkins from that Mellon collie and the infinite sadness era reminds me of it. I think it’s because of the ‘halloweenie’ episode where they ‘smash pumpkins’

[@ittdust]

Same

[@AlexTimification]

And the music video for "Rocket". That hazy and sunny summer atmosphere with bizarre looking houses and kids planning to escape from elders..

[@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author]

Holy moley, y'all too?!

[@no_one_from_nowhere]

Thank you for covering my all time favorite tv show! This show means so much to me! I’m legit thinking about organizing a heist to get our hands on ssn 3

[@vortmax1981]

This is still my favorite show from the Golden Age of Nick ❤️ Now please do my other favorite, Clarissa Explains it All

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

This. Oh shit that was a cool show.

[@iamcharizard5468]

@@thegardenofeatin5965 I saw the set at Universal Studies when I was a kid. It looked like a giant doll house.

[@insolubletoaster8133]

wow, for some reason i thought she'd done one...now i want her to do one.

[@oneday141]

Often times, when stopped at a red light that seems to last an eternity, I think back to that Pete and Pete episode!

[@wbharris1031]

"Saturday" The series finale.

[@Thistlewick]

ooo, next up do Rocko's Modern Life!

[@StriderVM]

@Spit Dragon Why not? =(

[@PaulClewell]

I keep coming back to this video and every time it just makes me so nostalgic for Pete and Pete. Thanks for this, Roses. Really great video.

[@ghostynesss]

I met the lead singer in Athens, Ga a few years ago. Polaris was actually playing a show there. What a nice, cool dude. Also, my favorite episode would have to be The Night Crawlers!

[@crescentfreshbret]

Spunky B. They interviewed him (Mark Mulcahy is his name) on Fresh Air a few years ago, and he really did seem like the nicest, most down-to-earth guy. He’s so talented, too. They asked him if he’d play a TV show theme song he liked (since he’d done a TV show theme song himself), a children’s song he liked (since he was raising a young daughter), and a holiday song (since it was late December), and he turned out damn near perfect renditions of the theme from Maude, a Raffi song, and Auld Lang Syne (which included every verse, not just the commonly-sung first one) right on the spot.

[@AlexanderEiffel]

My younger brother and me watched the spanish dub of this on Nickelodeon's latin american channel on cable as kids and we absolutely loved it. Thanks for bringing back so many memories of this show. I had no idea of how many cameos there were as they flew over my head as a kid!

[@royjackson8700]

I am so fucking glad you made this. This show was one of the very best of our childhoods, and the way you give your personal retrospectives on anything really connects with me. I'm glad you exist :)

[@rferia539]

The fact that Toby Huss is still around doing awesome acting really warms my heart. I was really happy to see him in HACF

[@john_dillermand]

My favorite episode is a toss up between the Halloween episode and the one where little Pete attempts to abolish bedtimes by staying awake. I wish I could bottle that feeling of watching SNICK with Ren and Stimpy, Pete & Pete, Clarissa Explains it all. It was truly BAFO!

[@paulmarion3013]

Then his mom saves the day. Or night rather.

[@KairuHakubi]

It was so great. And the best part was sharing it with family. Growing up in a californian family in the fucking midwest, I felt really isolated, and it was great seeing all these oddballs on TV reminding me that silly people like my family are the best. Most other kids I knew only watched sports. I guess they also liked seeing people like themselves. I ended up really identifying with Animaniacs type characters, who annoy all the squares with their far-out antics but always come out on top even though everyone just wants them to go away. Seeing the systematic destruction of humor in the modern day, I feel like we need this kind of relatable silliness more than ever.

[@gokinsmen]

A couple years ago, Danny Tamberelli finally revealed the third line of "Hey Sandy." It's... *Can you settle a sure bet?* *Or have you picked your target yet?* The AABB rhyme scheme of the verses should have been a big hint.

[@SolarGranulation]

OH MY GODS!

[@spaceamundo9655]

Well, he didn't "reveal" it, he just said he believes that's the line. The composer Mark Mulcahy said he might never tell the right one

[@wyssmaster]

There's a video of Miracle Legion performing the song, and Mark Mulcahy very clearly sings "Can you settle ta shoot me?" Tbh I believe the theory that it's about the girl who was shot at Kent State, even if Mark has said that no one has gotten the lyrics and meaning right.

[@tjg813]

I used to get Alison Fanelli from Pete and Pete confused with Meredith Bishop who played the older sister in The Secret World of Alex Mack. So it’s cool to know she went on to become a Doctor.

[@jcboyle82]

Why has KZbin not been recommending this channel to me til now. This is greatest!

[@Woohness]

The two episodes that are burned into my memory are the one with the barber who never talks, and the one where little Pete has a garage door opener and is driving around clicking it and it's making people's garages go crazy

[@fabianhebestreit3240]

That barber was played by future Oscar-winner JK Simmons!

[@MichaelButlerC]

This was so amazing, thank you. I need to get the DVDs now. So I can watch the legendary Halloweenie episode, where Little Pete goes "back in time" one hour. That episode hit home so hard since it combined two of the best things growing up -- trick or treating and getting an extra hour one night a year.

[@inkmeal]

This was the best thing on TV at that time. I loved how little it made sense. Every episode was my favorite.

[@AaronAbbotttheoncomingstorm]

This was the best thing on TV ever.

[@ScoobySnax31182]

I loved this show when I was a kid. I love it even more as an adult. Reflecting on my own time in childhood, I find this show so oddly relatable.

[@lford1130]

Holy shit, I loved this show. I watched Halloween (2018) two days ago and yelled “Artie!” at the screen when he showed up in the movie playing that dad. Damn, I love these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@nickm393]

He gets killed by Michael Myers :(

[@nrrork]

11:37 Oh man, you cut to beach scene ONE SECOND after I asked myself "Is this the one where their dad takes a metal detector to the beach and digs up a Cutlass Supreme?"

[@crescentfreshbret]

“A Hard Day’s Pete” has always been my favorite episode. I love how, unlike most shows, which would have Pete start a band with a bunch of neighborhood kids, this one has his band include some adults- even his damn math teacher! I also loved the rare chance of getting to see Syd Straw show off her singing abilities, plus the surprise inclusion of Marshall Crenshaw (who plays an electric sitar of all things!). And the fact that they chose “Summerbaby- I Was Around” - a song that doesn’t really have any particularly significant meaning for him but just plain sounds really cool- is part of the wonderful randomness that made this show the special thing that it was. And the fact that Pete’s guitar is a Krebstar Eviscerator is just perfect. “What We Did On Our Summer Vacation” would definitely my second favorite. It was the first Pete and Pete thing I saw other than the shorts, and it’s what really got me into the whole thing. There just so much to like about it, and Michael Stipe doing that arm swirl around his head when he mentions Mr. Tastee will never get old (I wonder if he improvised that).

[@HoneyPiss]

I cannot begin to thank you enough for this. I had to pause every minute because i was so overwhelmed with flashbacks of this show that i only now realize is an incredible work of art that i need to binge watch immediately. Thank you.

[@jacqulyynw]

I graduated from high school the year the actual series started, I loved the early interstitials on Nickelodeon, so I always went out of my way to watch it. It felt very relatable to myself and the experiences I had, or wished I could have had in school and in personal relationships. I still don't fit in with my peers, and I doubt I ever will; yet Pete and Pete always gave me hope.

[@Vaporvice84]

Sometimes I try to watch some of the live action shows from Nickelodeon during my childhood, and most of them simply don't hold up (through the eyes of an adult, of course). That 90's humor is so dated. However, THIS show is one I still love to this very day. It's probably even funnier to me now as an adult than when I was a kid. A true testament to its legacy. I got to see them and get autographs at the reunion show they did in 2012. A memory I'll cherish forever.

[@RobbyBobby-td4wx]

I support this woman's every video she has every made.! Her videos are so awesome and amazing.! I wish you the best in everything she does.!

[@okeoi]

Probably one of my favorite live-action shows while growing up next to Salute Your Shorts... Early Nickelodeon was amazing. The staring contest and episode with Steve Buscemi stand out the most in my memories. I even named my pet tarantula 'Petunia' as a kid...

[@jordanjackson6495]

What a time to be a kid Thank you thank you Your videos are amazing

[@originalscreenname44]

Also Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna have a podcast together called The Adventures of Danny and Mike. It's pretty good if you like to hear the ramblings from people who live in New York and New Jersey as well as several guest stars.

[@MrGonzo-xj2wk]

So glad you used polaris in the background, they're songs really are great!

[@UntitledNameGangIsTouringAmmos]

A relic of it's time. Nick would never do this show today. Not that it's a bad thing necessarily. But I miss when Nickelodeon wasn't afraid to get weird with us, or even,.. down to earth.

[@davidwilson623]

Thank you for doing this. I vividly remember frosted mini wheats having a promotion for a free audio tape featuring songs from the show. Sadly I was not able to get the tape but I remember wanting it so clearly and the disappoint at not getting it. Absolutely loved this show and the music.

[@gSlover4reel]

Wow I loved this show. So weird and wonderful, with some fantastic music. Introduced me to the Magnetic Fields

[@RDHgarcia]

Your channel is exactly what I need in my life right now!

[@StCerberusEngel]

I fucking love this show. I bought the DVDs years ago along with the Clarissa Explains It All sets and I'm still pissed the other seasons for both haven't been released.

[@AnonymousNothing]

StCerberusEngel I'm with you 110%.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I hear that, but I think they are all on KZbin at least.

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@CommodoreFan64I'd rather not have to rely on youtube to maintain my catalog of entertainment. :P

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@StCerberusEngel Can't say I blame you, but you could always use a download tool.

[@StCerberusEngel]

@@CommodoreFan64Oh, trust me, I know...I know....>

[@SolitaryGrayWolf]

Loved Pete and Pete growing up! Thanks for doing this! I'd also love to see a video about Eerie Indiana!

[@beartygerevillaugh9418]

You strike my nostalgia nerves with each of these. My friends really didn’t like these shows where were you so I could enjoy talking about them with some one heh. Great review! 👍

[@PimpDragon108]

There are so many great episodes to this series and you really nailed what made each one so great. For me, an ep that always spoke to me was the one with the new kid who Pete and Ellen thought was an alien (and how it all connected to Johnny Unitas cosmically). It's very odd, very funny and, in the end, very poignant. This series walked the fine line of absurdist ideas blended with the casual norm of every day life and how, if we reflect on it, the two concepts really go hand in hand with real life. That being said, some of the biggest laughs I had of the early/mid-90s stemmed from this show! The dodgeball game where Little Pete kept defying the P.E. teacher still makes me laugh so hard - "Don't ask for him the bell tolls. It tolls for thee, MISTER WRIGLEY." The adults on that show were seriously amazing! God, what a wonderful show that, for me, is the ultimate Nick show. They will never surpass it. Thanks for this wonderful retrospective! Well done!

[@bigcas78]

Before watching the video, I remembered two things from this show: Little Pete's tattoo and the kick ass theme song. After watching, I am overwhelmed with nostalgia. I forgot so much about this weird, wonderful little show

[@chaselearkendall]

I'm always so happy to see your retrospectives on your childhood shows. I barely missed this era of nickadoleon, so it's nice to be able to see what I missed. You always do a great job!

[@DinoQuintana]

I've always thought that this show is such a good example of magical realism, my favorite genre in storytelling.

[@dangilman2966]

I grew up a few towns over from where this was filmed and absolutely loved Pete & Pete as a kid (and still do), looking back it's almost like David Lynch for kids, it definitely primed me for that kind of entertainment

[@KairuHakubi]

someone Robin Hood those DVDs.. Just to be precise: Huss was IN the Mr Tastee costume, but the voice was someone else.

[@melon3109]

Finally had time to watch this video after being on my watch later list for the past 3+ years. It was so good and brought up all the emotions I expected it to. Thank you!

[@judewashere3676]

This is giving me feels and I think this explains a lot I forgot I had a crush on Ellen as a kid

[@KairuHakubi]

Everybody did. Girls-next-door are the best can't believe she's Kirbopher's sister.

[@judewashere3676]

@@KairuHakubi I know but I think she set a type for me lol

[@jasem.4789]

I just want to say your videos make me laugh and smile in a nostalgic way that doesn’t feel forced. So far this is my favorite video you’ve made. I absolutely love Pete and Pete. It’s such a defining show for me. I’m 32 now with a five year old, and I’ve just started exposing him to Rugrats. I will definitely be looking into buying the Pete and Pete DVDs. I used to have every episode and special including the shorts from a Pirate Bay download ages ago on a hard drive, but alas, I have no idea where that hard drive is. Anyhow, thank you so much for your insightful videos on some of my favorite shows.

[@n64glennplant]

I loved this series so much, I could play the theme tune on guitar when I was younger too 😂😍

[@krebstar2752]

N64 Glenn Plant Just wanted to say I like your reviews a bunch. Awesome that you like this show too.

[@n64glennplant]

Krebstar I’m a big fan of the real nickelodeon from back in the day. They don’t make shows like they used to

[@jameson32]

Psh, it takes all of one day to get back up to speed on guitar. I'd say its like riding a bike, but you don't even have to be in shape :p

[@n64glennplant]

Greg Alman for a Normal person, I had my left hand index finger broken in 4 places after a rugby accident, the knuckle is also collapsed so putting any pressure on it’s not like it used to be 🤢

[@TheMonk3613]

I loved FLCL and this show. After watching this retrospective, it makes me think that both shows are almost a mirror of themselves from two different countries. Both are about boys going through life and their relationships and has a single band that does the background music in the show. Very poetic that both shows age like fine wine and are better when you are an adult.

[@Godemis519]

"Pleasure ridges..hmm...i like those too".....This took me far too long to catch....Im 30. lol

[@natakug1]

I remember being addicted to this show but I have such problems remembering all the little things. My greatest memories of the show has to to be the theme and hearing it from 4 rooms away and rushing into the the yelling "PETE & PETE!!!" Papercut being a truly terrifying villain both in appearance and choice of bullying. and finally.... well its hard to describe but a moment from the show that always sticks out in my head is remembering Little Pete bouncing a signal off of his Mom's metal plate with a remote control.

[@marshabrew7447]

Nice! Been looking forward to this.

[@Lewis82100]

Growing up in the late 80s and early 90s you would see a tv show or hear a song, and never be able to find it again. We didnt have the net and VHS prices for a series was horrendous. So you kind of just dealt with it and forgot about things Pete and Pete was forever burnt into my mind. The two things that stuck were 1. Hey Sandy by the Polaris . 2. the feelings i got when i watched the show made me miss friends family and events i used to have in my very own home town. It was super relatable. It's crazy having been able to grow up with all of this and never being able t find it, the last few years i have found all the shows i used to watch thanks to the internet. thanks for showcasing one of my favorites.

[@Mymloch]

"Pete & Pete" taught me that Riboflavin is a vitamin required for time travel.

[@AielSavage]

Best video yet. I rewatch the series every few years and it just tugs on every nostalgia string. I have yet to meet a fellow watcher IRL and it's great to share this love online. Keep it up!

[@lucecita19]

My favorite Pete & Pete episode was when they stayed all night at school . They played with a skeleton and all sort of stuff from the school classroms, and came out in the morning.

[@distortomanipulo]

Only in the 90's will you have a kid show that had the lyrics "Can you settle to shoot me, or have you picked your target yet?" maybe it got by because people didn't catch it. Honestly, for me the solo fits the show perfectly kind of a mysterious wonder with the tone of 90's alt/grunge breakthrough of the time.