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{{quote|'''Older Pete''': This is [person/place/thing]. And ''this'' is [something associated with it].|''[[Opening Narration|Narration that preceded nearly every Pete & Pete episode]]''}}
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''The Adventures of Pete & Pete'' was one of several sitcoms aired by [[Nickelodeon]] during the early 1990s, about two brothers and their oddball family/neighborhood/school/world in the town of Wellsville. [[Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi]], two members of Nickelodeon's marketing department, created the series in 1988 as shorts meant to advertise Nickelodeon in a more roundabout way. The commercials took off, leading to half-hour specials being produced (five from 1991 to 1993), and eventually a full-series order with a three-season run. The plug was pulled in 1996.
The two titular brothers are named Pete Wrigley for reasons that are never explained within the series proper;<ref>the shorts mention their mom wanted their names to rhyme</ref>
The series was fairly successful on Nick when it aired, alongside other live-action shows such as ''[[Salute Your Shorts]]'' and ''[[Clarissa Explains It All]]''. The first two seasons were also released to DVD as part of Nickelodeon's "Rewind" series, which showcased shows from that era. ''Pete and Pete'' in particular was also a hit with [[Periphery Demographic|college-aged young adults]]
This is ''The Adventures of Pete and Pete''. And [[The Adventures of Pete and Pete/Recap|this]] is its recap page.
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* [[Charlie Brown From Outta Town]]: Mr. Bear (Big Pete in disguise)
* [[Cloudcuckooland]]: Wellsville, though the outside world doesn't seem any saner.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: [[Downplayed Trope|Downplayed]]
* [[Drive-In Theater]]: Used as a setting when older Pete and {{spoiler|Ellen}} go on a date.
* [[Darkest Hour]]:The Second part of "Farwell My Little Viking.". John Mcflemp is purging Artie's memory, has turned Artie into just another white collar guy in a suit, and Little Pete, who's normally [[The Determinator]], is on the verge of giving up. {{spoiler|But then Pete's dad has a [[Heel Realization]] and heads to find Artie, who goes back to his old ways while Little Pete stands up to Papercut on his own.}}
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* [[Keep Circulating the Tapes]]: Season 3's been on it's way since 2006. Don't hold your breath. (See [[Screwed by the Network]] below.)
* [[Large Ham]]: Every guest star. And Artie, of course.
* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: The main theme, "Hey Sandy," is a peppy alt-rock song that is widely rumored to be about the Kent State Massacre. (Naturally, however, it was a chore to get even ''most'' of the lyrics
** Little Pete's favorite song from one episode is "Summerbaby" (performed by Polaris, who also did the opening theme) which includes lines like "When I'm alone I do things nobody knows" and "Every drop of sex and every little mess I make".
*** Though the version sung in the episode was altered to "Every time I guess and every little mess I make".
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:::[[The Spock]] - Monica
:::[[The McCoy]] - Nona
* [[Production Posse]]: Showrunners McRobb and Viscardi would cast Damian Young (Bus Driver Stu) in their [[Too Good to Last]] show ''[[The War Next Door]]'', as well as the film ''[[Snow Day]]'' (which was proposed as a Pete & Pete movie.) Bob Mittenthal, who wrote a couple of episodes, would also go on to co-create ''[[Ka Blam!]]'' with McRobb and Viscardi. By a startling coincidence, Rick Gomez (Endless Mike) was cast on another McRobb-Viscardi show -- ''[[Ka Blam!]]''
** Also, surprisingly, ''[[Scrubs]]''. Several longtime members of ''Pete & Pete's'' production crew ended up working on the show, including ''P&P'''s director of photography Michael Spillman, who would direct over a dozen ''Scrubs'' episodes. The actor who played Teddy on ''P&P'' also had a couple of bit roles sprinkled throughout and when you consider how much of the show's style is eerily reminiscent of ''P&P'' (first-person narration with ending realization, absurdist humor and characters emphasis on music, etc.), it's almost an adult [[Spiritual Successor]].
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Poor, poor Artie. (In retrospect, all Toby Huss can remember of his reasons for leaving is that he did it "of his own accord", according to his commentary on the DVD.)
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* [[Tranquillizer Dart]]: Subverted in the [[Christmas Episode]]; Little Pete shoots the Garbage Man with a tranq (actually hitting a major vein!), and it takes a couple minutes of real-time to start taking effect.
* [[Unintentional Period Piece]]: Even with no real current events or issues of the time being mentioned, the blatantly 90s fashions and soundtracks make the time period very obvious.
* [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]]: The shorts, specials and "Day of the Dot" present Ellen as pining after Big Pete, with him having to remind her that she's "a girl, and a friend, but not my girlfriend." Season two episodes like "Yellow Fever" and "Time Tunnel" turn this
* [[Wanting Is Better Than Having]]: Young Pete spends an entire episode daydreaming about and saving up for a jetpack sold in the back of a comic book. The jetpack turns out to be {{spoiler|a leafblower.}}
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]?: Wayne's new shoes.
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