hellraiser7 There are very few childhood relics that can withstand the test of time with me, but this show is one that is the most sacred and has held up to the expectations I hold now and even exceeds them. You've never really seen a show like it, it's one of those shows that come every decade but capture your attention because it has something you've never seen and it's style has been echoed in movies and TV shows like "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", "Eureka", "Seinfeld", and "Community".The show has a rather strange yet colorful history. At first it started out as 1 or 2 min commerical shorts. When I watch them two things went on my mind. One, what the hell just happened and two this was the funniest and weirdest thing I've ever seen and I wanted more. Then the shorts turned into hour long TV specials which were ever better because there was more story. But despite these things I was waiting for them to make it into a TV show and my wait paid off in full.This show works on many levels, the music from Polaris is excellent and memorable, from the theme song which is one of my favorite TV theme songs ever down to the ongoing and end credit music, it's something I miss in most current shows. The storytelling style is excellent almost reads like a journal/comic book. The Physical humor is excellent some of the things the characters do are so absurd and out there which is why it's funny. But I most of all love the verbal humor it is hilarious due to some of the strange things they say and how much the dialog feed your imagination.But despite the show being a fantasy, it has no special effects and that was a good thing because this was a show that relied on story and characters and that was it's true strength because it was actually a deep coming of age tale where most of the weirdness and adventure is metaphor on our real world social dilemmas.I love the world of Wellsville that is created it's the kind of place I wouldn't mind visiting. What is seen is an alternate version of America where everything looks ordinary but isn't; from their unusual counter culture which consists of Time Vortexes, Hazardous Parts of the Road to make your shoes stick, bowling balls and slushy drinks loaded with bad karma, evil telephones that are cursed, and other things. I like the fact that there is a sense of familiarity to it from the neighborhood to the school, it looks like the kind of place I lived in as a kid, this gives the show a sense of relatiablity.But most importantly are the strange colorful characters that truly drive the show, not so much by their quarks but by their humanity. The two brothers Old Pete and Young Pete both are comic book heroes both are forced everyday to contend with evil while discovering more about themselves and trying to get though life alright. I like the chemistry between both of them I really believed in their bond together, and it's that bond that is their true strength in survival. But I also like how different both are from each other; Older Pete whom is more down to Earth and Young Pete (he's my favorite) is a tough as nails rebel. You can really relate and emphasize with both characters viewpoint on things because some of those things are things we've thought about as we gone though the motions whichever age we are or were at the time.And there are other characters like Ellen (as a kid I had a crush on this girl), she is sort of that girl next door some of us might of been friends with, like the chemistry between Old Pete and Her which does develop into something more. Artie the Strongest Man in the world whom physically doesn't look strong and doesn't even look the part for that manner. But his actions ring true to his words. Nona (Michelle Tracknburg, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer")whom is a sweet but rebellious girl whom always has a cast on her arm, really like the chemistry between Young Pete and her she was the perfect counter part to Young Pete as Ellen is to Old Pete. And finally Endless Mike he's one of my favorite fictional villains because he's fun, this guy is pretty much a butt head whose mission is to make everyone's life a living hell for no reason.This show had lots of memorable episodes which weren't afraid to be different each time which made each adventure feel unpredictable, dark, funny, but also simple tackle simple themes. Like "Dance Fever" which was about self evolution, it has the most bizarre but cool chase scene ever. "Yellow Fever" where Old Pete embrace his dark side, and my favorite episode "Day of the Dot" which was Old Pete and Ellen becoming more.The only bad thing about the show is that it never had a proper conclusion or even a Silver Scrren adaptation afterward it would of been a cool movie in Nick's line up. All in all Pete and Pete to me was probably one of the last great TV shows ever because like any outsider it had a warm heart and soul.Rating: 4 stars

usrhlp I have to admit this is one of my all time favourite shows. When it was watch your own weekday on nickelodeon I can guarantee I was the only one who voted for it! I love this show and own the first two seasons on DVD. I am from England but I managed to lay my hands on them! I cannot think of any other show where both of the main characters are brothers with the same name. Every single episode is just a joy to watch and hit upon at least one point in everyone's life. The range boy for example, his parents are forcing him to do the job that gets the doer ridiculed for years to come. How does Pete overcome this problem? He makes himself wear a bear costume and inadvertently becomes a local hero!I hope paramount get off their arses and get season 3 out of the door ASAP! There are many fans busting to buy this!

jeff wojtowicz A lot of other viewers have commented on why they think that 'The Adventures of Pete and Pete' is the best show that NIckelodeon or any other network has since produced. But they have failed to mention the impact that superb directing has on a television show. The directing style which is found in Pete and Pete is some that has yet to be experienced even in high budget Hollywood movies. Simple camera zoom-outs, like when younger Pete first steps out of his room into the house with no one there for the first time, or showing a compass spinning in slow motion to illustrate how hopelessly lost the family gets on there way to one of the crowning achievement of the Industrial Revolution, really set the mood in a way that only Pete and Pete could make. Even showing a red light in between shots of Stew Benedict's face as he sits at a red light on a quiet suburban street really makes the viewer seem like he's been sitting there for days. It's all orchestrated beautifully, and I think that's why Pete and Pete will reign as one of the best television series of all time. I also would like to comment on the superb music that encompasses the characters throughout there world, especially the kind of 1950s music that surrounds, for example, the Kretmars theme as they parade around there newly acquired household. But the best music in any episode has to be in The Call, at the end when younger Pete faces the final showdown between him, and a phone thats been ringing and driving the town crazy for some 20 years. It dosen't get much better than that. Well, i could go on, but anything else that i have to say would be proportionally less vital than watching all of the episodes for yourself. Onwards, go buy, rent, or borrow the DVD and if you're a true Pete and Pete fan you will not be disappointed.

cgreenberg The Adventures of Pete and Pete appeared, amazingly enough, on the Nicklelodian Channel at various child friendly viewing times, either after school or Sunday Mornings. Along with ( the admittedly, much edgier cartoon, "Ren & Stimpy") the show provided a totally unexpected originality, guaranteed to capture the attention and devotion of the unwary adult. With unexpected and bizarre plot twists and over the top characters, the series was conceived cult-ready. In its way, Pete and Pete with it's use of voice-over narration by the older brother, provided a satirical corrective to the heart-felt, suburban coming-of-age episodes of ABC's "The Wonder Years"