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The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season 2, Episode 1

Grounded for Life (1994)

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Little Pete interferes in Dad's lawn competition with his neighbor and gets grounded, but then hatches a plan tunnel out of the house. In the process, he meets his new neighbor, Nona F. ... See full summary »

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Little Pete interferes in Dad's lawn competition with his neighbor and gets grounded, but then hatches a plan tunnel out of the house. In the process, he meets his new neighbor, Nona F. Mecklenberg, who is unhappy with moving to a new town. Written by really_sloppy

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Nona's dog is named Nimbus. Nimbus is Latin for rain bearing ,which is significant bearing in mind Nimbus the dog's bladder problem. See more »

Goofs

When Pete finally breaks out of his tunnel Nona says she thought he'd be shorter. But she had already seen him a couple of times, most notably when he was being dragged inside after his excursion to the Canadian border, so she should already know. See more »

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Artie: You have soft hands for a man, Don
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"Drama Impact #3"
by Ivor Slaney
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