Talk:The Adventures of Pete & Pete

Location of Wellsville

Ok I haven't seen the show in a long time however I distinctly remember that Wellsville was located in the fictional state of Sideburbia nestled somewhere between California and Nevada. Does anyone remember this or is my brain just making it up? Soupersauce 00:02, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Why is the show The Simpsons mentioned under the setting paragraph? Does it have anything to do with The Adventures of Pete & Pete? It should be removed. --Jeff (talk) 21:25, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

175 000

This article may well have been the 175 000th article on Wikipedia.

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The Hunter S. Thompson question

I'm taking Hunter S. Thompson off the list of guest stars; IMDb is wrong for crediting him. A man named Hunter Thompson does appear in the episode "New Year's Pete," but it's clearly not the same man as Hunter S. Thompson. The show's creator, Will McRobb, even commented in this interview (http://216.127.88.91/podcasts/greenroomradio/GRR-006_Will_McRobb_The_Adventures_Of_Pete__Pete.mp3) that it was just some dude named Hunter Thompson.

alpha5099 1:40, 21 June 2005 (EST)

• I've reverted an edit that re-added HST to the guest star list, adding a link to this discussion in the edit summary. - Hedgey42 08:06, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Article length

It looks like there are some sections that could easily be spun off into their own entries - the episode guide, and perhaps the character list. Any thoughts on this? -Hedgey42 17:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

I moved the episodes here: List of The Adventures of Pete & Pete episodes. The character list should be moved from here as well. And if someone would take the time to make pages for individual episodes, most of the trivia could be spread out... but that would take some dedication. Pele Merengue 17:19, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

As much as I love the show, I don't think it's notable enough to warrant an article for each episode. Oh well. --Rubber cat 00:33, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

"Older/Younger" vs. "Big/Little"

I've wondered if there's a reason behind the use of "Older Pete" and "Younger Pete" instead of "Big Pete" and "Little Pete." The DVD episode descriptions use the "big" and "little" descriptors, as does IMDb, and I recall this being what Nickelodeon used to refer to the characters (though none of the above are ever used on the show itself). - Hedgey42 17:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm going on and changing the usage to "Big/Little," since no one's offered a reason for the other one (and since "Little Pete" was already used in at least one section.) -Hedgey42 07:51, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Miscellaneous comments

Does anybody else think that Danny Tamberelli (little Pete) resembles John Belushi's character in Animal House? Often quiet, but really crazy and unpredictable when pushed... Cogibyte 20:03, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)

This was one of those great Nickolodeon shows with some originality and zest before the network became another part of the giant pool of crap we call pop culture. I believe Nick assimilated with Rocko's Modern Life. 172.197.32.108 18:37, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

There is actually a town called Wellsville in the state of New York. Not that it bears any resemblance to the fictitious Wellsville, but maybe somebody should edit the respective paragraph in the article?

I love this show --66.218.13.185 20:59, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Mister Tasty = Artie?

This article mentions that the mysterious Mr Tastee was played by Toby Huss, the same actor who played Artie.. has anyone ever seen or read anything from the creators about it? I wish to know if they intended for Mister Tastee to indeed be Artie (The Strongest Man in the World) or if he just happened to play the role as well. --Isequals 08:48, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

If you watch the director's commentary on the DVD, they come out and state at the end of the episode that Toby played Tastee. El Juno 17:03, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

I am quite aware that Toby Huss plays Tastee.. I want to know if they intended for the actual character (Mister Tastee) to be Artie in disguise. --Isequals 08:56, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

OH! In that case, almost definitely not, given that Artie and Tastee coexist. And I'm going to need to pull out my DVDs, but I'm pretty certain that Artie spots Tastee's truck at one point. El Juno 11:25, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Since adding the actor, I got the 2nd-season set and recall seeing at least one scene with both Artie and Tastee in it, so I've been wondering if we should note that the confirmation was for just that episode. -Hedgey42 18:59, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Season 3 DVD

The article says it's canceled, however the only news I've read elsewhere is that it was taken off of the release schedule without explanation, implying (to me anyway) that there still may be a chance for its release. Is there a good source for Paramount definatively saying it's canceled?

From what I heard there was a management change at Paramount and The Rewind Collection was put on hiatus. So Season 3 may come in the future it is just a matter of when. Tazz765

Wayne "The Pain" Pardue

i feel that he's somewhat an important character, yet i don't see him anywhere.

Wayne appeared in Season 3 in the third episode, The Good, The Bad And the Lucky. He was instrumental because he helped Pete find his lucky penny before Pit Stain and his gang.

38?

The sidebar says that there are 38 episodes of The Adventures of Pete and Pete. The regular run of the show had 34 episodes. With the five specials, we're looking at 39. Unless there's a reason one of those episodes is being omitted, I'm changing the sidebar. Alpha5099 18:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Addition of new photos

While listing the characters in the program, I feel that it would be helpful to include some screenshots from the opening credits. Can do? A link to some clear ones is included.

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I love this show --66.218.13.185 20:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Marshmallow in Pete's Nose

I changed it from Eisenhower to Van Buren... after watching it again.

I thought it was a pencil eraser, not a marshmallow.

--Jaberwockynmt 15:30, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Possible episode name inconsistency

I noticed that in the Content section (in the paragraph about the Reservoir Dogs reference), there is a mention of an episode "Tool or Die", while in the article, there are numerous references to an episode "Tool and die". I'm not sure, but one of them is probably incorrect. 80.98.114.198 00:27, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

Theme song

Could someone please confirm or deny the rumor that the theme song is about the Kent State shootings? Does anyone have access to the lyrics? samwaltz 01:33, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

[2] confirms this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.249.145.226 (talk) 08:42, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

6. Special?

in the article it says there were 6 Specials. but in the episodes article there were only 5 Specials?

Multiple camera?

Isn't this a single camera show? Why is it listed as multiple camera? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.184.179.20 (talk) 04:55, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

South Orange, NJ

A lot of this show was filmed in South Orange, NJ. Why the cover up...? :0 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.118.127.55 (talk) 05:06, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Guest Stars - Golden Brooks

Why is Golden Brooks the only guest star who is not in alphabetical order? I don't know the series well enough to know if Brooks really was a guest star or whether this is a prank. Ileanadu (talk) 00:50, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Why Pete & Pete?

Shouldn't there be some explanation as to why both kids are named "Pete"? Is there a reason, or is it just more surrealism? I read in imdb that it was originally supposed to be a boy and a dog both named Pete (like Pirates of the Caribbeans' "We named the monkey Jack), but do the writers ever explain the reason for the names? Ileanadu (talk) 01:00, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Setting Section

The Setting section appears to be almost entirely explicit original research, if the show states Wellsville, then a cite should be able to be found for that. Since it doesn't mention the state it should only be added if an RS cite that discusses it can be found, with an explanation of the context. Otherwise the whole section should be removed.121.73.221.187 (talk) 08:33, 13 June 2013 (UTC)

Specials (1991–93) in Season 1? Correct order? New production codes for the edits?

I posted this over on Talk:List of The Adventures of Pete & Pete episodes but since it is the first talk post there thought it would get seen better here:

Is there a listing of where the specials (1991-1993) are placed when they were edited for season 1 (as mentioned in article and below)? New production codes for the edited versions? Thanks!

• These episodes were produced prior to the first season. When they originally aired, the opening credits were narrated by the character Ellen. As part of the first season, these episodes were edited. Several minutes of footage were removed, the opening and closing credits were replaced with the standard first season credits (depicting Polaris performing in a front lawn setting, intercut with clips from various episodes), and the licensed music was replaced with the songs within the show's stock music library. All subsequent re-runs and releases have been the shorter "normalized" versions.

JohnRussell (talk) 01:58, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Pete & Pete

Directed by Mel Smith produced by Chris Meledandri, Ton Roosendaal, John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres Wrriten by John Hughes and Nicholas Kazan. 85.255.235.105 (talk) 04:06, 18 September 2023 (UTC)