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

Toby Huss's character of Artie, the Strongest Man in the World, was initially created at No Shame Theatre at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

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Goofs

In the introduction of the show, Mark Mulcahy is wearing a gray vest. In the next shot, the vest is gone and he is only wearing a shirt. The vest switches on and off numerous times.

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Quotes

Younger Pete Wrigley: Hey, Blowhole, wherever you are, in forty-five minutes I'm going to be famous. And you know what you're going to be? A blowhole!

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Crazy Credits

listed, including "Mom's Plate" and "Petunia" (which is

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Connections

Featured in The Nostalgia Critic: Nickcoms (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Hey Sandy"
by Polaris

User Reviews

Television's pinnacle.

Unlike many who commented on this show, I didn't grow up watching Pete and Pete. You see, I'm nearly 60 years old.

I discovered it by accident, or I should say that my stepdaughter discovered it by accident, then I walked by and got hooked like Bob the bass. I ended being the show's biggest fan. As I re-watch it on DVD, I love it more than ever. Today I got season two and was going to watch one episode to pass the time. That had a prayer. As soon as I saw the episode names, I knew I had to watch them again: The Time Tunnel, Inspector 34, The Phone Call.

Those three episodes alone will demonstrate to you that this series is good in ways that no other series has ever touched. It says as much about America as any Ken Burns documentary, it makes me laugh as much as the best episodes of Seinfeld, and it's cooler than anything which ever sprang from the mind of Slushmaster Bob. Its narrative flow is deeply cynical, yet there is a strong undercurrent of warmth and hope, as if it despairs of what people are, without forgetting what they yet might be. It never forgets that we, like the Petes when they time-travel, may yet find a way to do it over, and get it right. Even without Riboflavin.

I have been a major league TV addict for 50 years, and if you ask me to name the best show I have ever watched ... well, I don't know if I could name just one ... but this obscure Nickelodeon show would be one that would come to mind - alongside I, Claudius and The Civil War and The Simpsons and all the other greats. It's sheer genius, with more than a touch of poetry.

In the words of Inspector 34, it's so much better than underpants.