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{{quote|'''Ellen''': Nickelodeon presents ''The Adventures of Pete & Pete''! Starring Pete, Pete's brother Pete, and me--Ellen--as Pete's girlfriend--

 

 

[[File:pete-and-pete 4347.jpg|frame|Left to right: Pete Wrigley, Pete Wrigley.]]

* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Played straight and with. By the writers' own admission on the [[DVD Commentary]], they were unfamiliar with [[Character Development|character arcs]], so every episode was written enitrely self-contained, meaning Pete and Ellen's friendship was sometimes bent to fit the plot at hand. Most episodes played the trope straight, but several have one pining for the other, most notably "Day of the Dot", "The Big Quiet", "Time Tunnel", and "Crisis in the Love Zone". See also Relationship Reset Button below.

* [[The Power of Rock]]: Younger Pete, in an attempt to fish out an [[Ear Worm]], starts up a band and experiments with various chords, one of which has a disruptive effect on Artie.

** 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.)

* [[What Might Have Been]]: ''[[Snow Day]]'' was originally supposed to be a Pete & Pete movie, but due to the script being shelved for 8 years after it was written, the show had already ended, and the actors were too old to do the roles by the time shooting began.

** Another version of events was that the script was pitched as the series ended, and Nick figured the show would be forgotten by the time production wrapped up on the film so they asked for rewrites. Nevertheless, watching the film it's quite easy to figure out who was supposed to be each ''Pete'' character.

* [[Wondrous Ladies' Room]]: In the episode "All-nighter", Pete (the younger) and two of his friends (Wayne and Monica) end up locked in the school overnight by accident. Naturally, [[Hilarity Ensues|hijinks ensue]] as all three take the opportunity to do all the things they would otherwise never be allowed to do on school grounds. Monica decides to go and check out the '''BOYS''' room, since she has never been inside one in her life, apparently. Upon entering she is utterly astounded by the presence of urinals and completely baffled as to their purpose. The two boys (who happened to be in the exact same bathroom for some reason) decide to have some fun by telling her the urinal is "a foot washer".

* [[World's Strongest Man]]: "Artie - the strongest man *[[Dramatic Pause]]* in the world!"

 

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