The Adventures of Pete & Pete (1993–1996)

This delightfully quirky show looks at the lives and adventures of two red headed brothers with the same name.

Creators:

Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi

Stars:

Michael C. Maronna, Danny Tamberelli, Alison Fanelli

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael C. Maronna	...	Big Pete Wrigley (39 episodes, 1993-1996)
Danny Tamberelli	...	Little Pete Wrigley (39 episodes, 1993-1996)
Alison Fanelli	...	Ellen Josephine Hickle (21 episodes, 1993-1996)
Judy Grafe	...	Joyce Wrigley (20 episodes, 1993-1996)
Hardy Rawls	...	Don Wrigley (19 episodes, 1993-1996)

Storyline

Pete and Pete are two red-headed brothers living in the somewhat surreal town of Wellsville. Pete, the older of the two, narrates the stories about their adventures in everyday life. Will Artie, the Strongest Man in the World, have to leave town? Why does X=Y? Can Pete ever rediscover the Perfect Song? Tune in and find out!

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Plot Keywords:

name | surrealism | punctuation in title | strong man | brother brother relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pete and Pete

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wellsville Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min 24 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The near indecipherable and much-debated lyrics to the theme song are: "Hey smiling strange, you're looking happily deranged (Can you settle to shoot me,) and have you picked your target yet Hey Sandy...ai yai yai yai... Don't Ya' Talk Back, Hey Sandy Four feet Away, end of speech its the end of the day We was only funning, but guiltily I thought... You had it comin', Hey Sandy, Don't Ya Talk Back, Hey Sandy." The line in parenthesis above has never been revealed by the band members, and "Can you settle to shoot me?" is only one of several interpretations.

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Goofs

In Big Pete's narration regarding Eisenhower, he claims he was the 35th president, when he was actually the 34th.

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Quotes

[after being betrayed by Pete while he's baking him a cake]
Bus Driver Stu Benedict: I'll just put the finishing touches to my...
[stabbing cake]
Bus Driver Stu Benedict: Trust! Loyalty! Niceness!

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Crazy Credits

In the opening theme song, each main character's first name is

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Connections

Spin-off Snow Day (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Hey Sandy"
by Polaris

User Reviews

The Most Amazing Eruption of Nostalgia

Have you ever watched something so emotionally bound to your childhood that when seen today gives you an overwhelming sense of nostalgia almost to the point of tears? This is exactly what occurred when I watched The Adventures of Pete and Pete, or just "Pete and Pete" as my brothers and I would call it. This television show defined my childhood.

I remember being so shocked when I saw little Pete grown up on All That and Figure It Out. And seeing big Pete in somewhat recent movies like Slackers and 40 Days and 40 Nights sends me into that emotional swirl. There's a passion that builds that can only be satisfied by looking these actors up to see what they do, and I feel good seeing that some, although very few, are still doing stuff today. What a terrible tangent I spiraled this into. Nonetheless, I love this show.