Can you send me a link to where Mulcahey confirmed it? I know that that line is the speculative lyric because it makes the most sense in context, but as far as I know Mark did not confirm it when I was researching. Would love to have that on hand.
PushingUpRoses welp. I may have unintentionally lied. I pulled out my DVD, just to be sure, and turned subtitles on. It simply reads "Hey Sandy plays". I restarted it with DVD subtitles on and my tv's subtitles on and it reads the lyric I provided. Sorry sorry. My tv is NOT a reliable source.
It’s “Can you settle to shoot me.” not “Can you settle a sure bet” and it’s ‘Don’t you talk back.’ Not ‘well does your dog bite" It’s about a woman who was killed at the Kent State Massacre.
There's this episode where Little Pete takes a sick day from school in between the stretch of school where there are no holidays and he watches the dust in the sunlight as something you only see on days you take off. I'm 34 and still still think of that every morning while I have coffee and don't want to go to work and would rather sit watching dust dance in the morning sunlight. Also, don't eat metal.
@@truesus1718 Just Brilliant! That's just such an effusive POV from this show on daylight savings time. I wonder if anything still explores this without a crazy meta narrative of TV commenting on TV.
My favorite episode was "Inspector 34," in which Young Pete becomes obsessed with meeting his "guardian angel," an underwear inspector, and through him becomes obsessed with getting everything perfect. How can you not love a show where that's an actual episode description?
That was the one and only episode of Pete & Pete I as actually allowed to watch. My mom was out of town and I asked my dad to watch it with me so we could figure out why she wouldn't let me watch it. He loved it, and then had to explain that there really are underwear inspectors. 20 years later and I still look at the little inspector sticker.
This episode was genius! My fave as well! I still think about it all the time till this very day whenever there's a situation discussing what perfection really means.
22:30 "... funny, sad, strange, and beautiful." Looking back on the 90s, a lot of my favorite memories involve these four adjectives. I don't know why, but I cherish the 90s for this sort of somber yet happy feeling I get from thinking back on it.
I've never seen another show that captured what I was feeling at the time so elegantly: The dawning wistful melancholy of a child realizing that their childhood (and the semi-magical way of viewing the world that defined it) wouldn't last forever. The Artie departure arc in particular. At the same time, the true focus isn't simply on loss, but on a clear call to action: Enjoy all this while you can!
One of the greatest experiences of my life was getting to be on an episode of Pete and Pete!!! The last season was filmed in my home town and they were looking for extras... I was a kid who obviously had no acting experience but I decided to try out anyway, along with hundreds of other kids... And I got lucky! The episode was Last Laugh. I was in the audience during the school assembly scene when Adam West got completely covered with creamed corn!!! One of the best moments of my life :) When scenes werent being filmed we got to spend the time with the cast, it was so surreal hanging out with Pete, Nona, adam west and everyone else in the show (minus big Pete and the parents) I was able to meet the whole cast a lot during the months of filming in my town... Also got to see them film scenes as well. But one of the coolest things was that the house they used in the show was being sold at the time and my father was the realtor... So I was able to spend a lot of time at the house and just hang out in Pete and Pete's room. I could go on and on with random Pete and Pete stories from that summer. I hope Im not coming off as bragging! It's not something I bring up to people much and haven't thought about it in years. I hold this show and all my experiences with it very close to my heart... Pete and Pete was one of my favorite shows I watched when I was a kid... Definitely in the top 3!
Do you remember how much you got paid to be an extra on the Pete and Pete show? Was it just one day or filming? Or did you have to go back periodically to be an extra on the show?
@@colt5189 being a extra I got paid for the day... a little over $70 from what I recall. Other times I got to go there to watch the filming, and got to talk to and even chill with the cast on multiple occasions.
I was an adult when this show was airing and I loved it so damn much. The music, the characters, the guest stars, the sense of mystery, especially in the 90s when I wasn't able to just google and find out more about it, it all intrigued me so hard. Thank you for deep-diving into it.
Oh man Pete & Pete meant a lot to me as a kid and I really, really need to revisit it now as an adult. I think the single episode that has stuck with me the strongest was the one where they were trying to break the world record for staying awake the longest. I just have such vivid memories of each one of them finally losing it and falling asleep. To this day *every* time I get a photosensitive sneeze I can't help but think about how it's secretly a super-power that keeps you awake.
I remember an episode where Mom and Dad are away by themselves, and somehow someone buys the house? Takes the house? And Pete and Pete try to appeal to them by explaining how the house is filled with memories and say "Look, those were Pete's first steps!" ... and point to a set of baby footprints on the ceiling. And I still think about that.
If you had been an adult at the time that episode aired, you would have realized that the wife in the couple that bought the house from Little Pete was none other than Patty Hearst. You have no idea how mind-blowing that was! And, yes, I remember well Little Pete’s first steps and often use that example of the absurdist humor when describing the show to others. I also like to mention the scene where Little Pete is digging the tunnel with a Statue of Liberty after he’s grounded on the 4th of July, when he finds a buried wallet, opens it up and says “Hoffa!” before removing the cash and tossing it over his shoulder. Genius!
Endless Mike was the arch nemesis of Big Pete and I remember Little Pete having the character named pit stain as his enemy I always wanted to see an episode where those two teamed up against the Pete's.
Holy shit lol i remember endless mike. This show meant a lot to me as a kid, it was so cool having a show on tv where the 2 stars were gingers like me. Made me feel a little bit more comfortable with myself growing up
All the villains were great. Open Face, Papercut, Pit Stain, Endless Mike Hellstrom. She missed out not talking about the supervillains. Even the principal for Little Pete was evil Adam West.
This entire comment section is like a graveyard of repressed memories. Came in thinking "oh yeah, I used to really like that show when I was 9. I think one of the little kids might have had a tattoo." And then somehow every single comment made by someone describing their favorite episode throws a thousand childhood flashback waves my way. Ugh, I miss the 90's.
Need more Pete & Pete? Mike and Danny are still best friends and do a podcast called The Adventures of Danny & Mike! The theme is even The Backyard by Miracle Legion!
I credit "Hey Sandy" with my eventual love of alternative music with delay-pedal guitar. this was the best show. my ex and i rewatched it a couple years back and it really feels pretty cool and relevant as a late Gen X/early millennial type. This was my youth, and the show nailed it.
One of my all time favourite episodes is when Lil Pete's lucky penny supposedly ran out of luck and Stu of all people tells him he can recharge it by leaving it on a train track and have a train run over it, this led to an epic Lord of the Rings esque adventure where Pete wanted to remove the penny out of fear it would derail the train, and Pit-stain with other two cronies wanted to stop pete cuz they wanted to see the trainwreck, it was so amazing. This entire show is burned into my mind, Nickelodeon Latin America re-ran this show so much, I remember some of their best episodes from memory, I always wondered if the band playing the intro and the song that inspires Lil Pete to try and remember it for himself with his own band was an actual band, so thanks Roses! Now I got a big musical adventure ahead of me! :D
In the "Where are they now?" section, I think you forgot to mention that the Petes have a podcast together these days called "The Adventures of Danny & Mike."
This show is easily one of the highlights of my childhood. One of my favorites is when big Pete realized that he was having trouble having a conversation with his Dad and they were about to go on a long drive together. His friends made him que cards but in the end he came to terms that silence with his Dad wasn't a completely bad thing. No other show for kids ever touched on this and I could relate to what was happening in the episode.
The episode "yellow fever" always felt to me the perfect encapsulation of trying to fit in. This show also had the best bully in Endless Mike and is always a joy to watch and go "holy crap that person was on this show"
Polaris released a soundtrack album "Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete" and my God is it amazing. I listen to it all the time. They reminded me of a more '60s-inspired R.E.M., almost like if they did a Monkees tribute album or something, which is such a strange but perfect fit for a children's TV show.
This is one of those shows you watched as a kid that's just as awesome as an adult, it's hard to explain, it's so 90's in the right ways but also so timeless, it's like Twin Peaks meets Ferris Bueller's Day off which seems like a weird combo but works perfectly.
What's crazy, is until watching this video I didn't realize how much I had actually watched Pete & Pete back in the day. I always remembered the show, but I didn't remember it being something I watched a lot, but then as I watched this, it was all coming back to me and I was amazed at how many of the clips you used were familiar to me. I also can't believe how many awesome guest stars that show had. As a music lover, I want to revisit this series just to see everyone who was on it. This was an awesome video. Thanks so much for doing it!
Could it be because of reruns? I've read how many people think Fawlty Towers has much more than its 13 episodes, simply because it's almost always available on some channel in Great Britain.
This show was legit essential to my childhood!. I just got done rewatching the series recently as well.. so much nostalgia..some eps that always stand out for me are the one where big Pete is trying to cram for a pop quiz during his lunch and the episode titled " A Hard Days Pete".. best episode ever for me... and "Summer Baby" is my favorite Polaris song also.. so prime!
This was hands down my favorite show when I was a kid and I still enjoy it today in my 30s. I really wish they would release the third season on DVD or instant streaming. Such a great, intelligent, deep, thoughtful show. The music was perfect. No other kids show has ever lived up to it and I don’t think one ever will.
One of my favorite things about your channel - which I've only recently discovered - is that you never paint the actors' decision to leave acting as some sort of failure, like many news outlets and internet talking heads do. Great work overall!
Ahh memories! My dad and I never missed an episode of this back in the day! I can't believe that there were only three seasons though. To me it seems as if it had been on a lot longer. I guess it really did have a huge impact on me. It will always be a great childhood memory; especially since it was something that my dad and I shared. Thanks so much for this great dose of nostalgia!
Thank you very much for this video and other videos from early 90s Nickeloadeon. Your other videos on Hey Dude and Salute Your Shorts were also fantastic. You're nostalgia is right in my age range and I can't wait to see what other videos you will have in the future.
Tbh just the smashing pumpkins from that Mellon collie and the infinite sadness era reminds me of it. I think it’s because of the ‘halloweenie’ episode where they ‘smash pumpkins’
God, this show was a huge part of my life. Even as an adult, I still rock that soundtrack by Polaris. I'm really glad you took so much time to talk about them, because their music was a really important part of the show. Great video. Gave me the feels. I'm going to have to find a way to rewatch this show.
“A Hard Day’s Pete” has always been my favorite episode. I love how, unlike most shows, which would have Pete start a band with a bunch of neighborhood kids, this one has his band include some adults- even his damn math teacher! I also loved the rare chance of getting to see Syd Straw show off her singing abilities, plus the surprise inclusion of Marshall Crenshaw (who plays an electric sitar of all things!). And the fact that they chose “Summerbaby- I Was Around” - a song that doesn’t really have any particularly significant meaning for him but just plain sounds really cool- is part of the wonderful randomness that made this show the special thing that it was. And the fact that Pete’s guitar is a Krebstar Eviscerator is just perfect. “What We Did On Our Summer Vacation” would definitely my second favorite. It was the first Pete and Pete thing I saw other than the shorts, and it’s what really got me into the whole thing. There just so much to like about it, and Michael Stipe doing that arm swirl around his head when he mentions Mr. Tastee will never get old (I wonder if he improvised that).
My favorite episode is a toss up between the Halloween episode and the one where little Pete attempts to abolish bedtimes by staying awake. I wish I could bottle that feeling of watching SNICK with Ren and Stimpy, Pete & Pete, Clarissa Explains it all. It was truly BAFO!
It was so great. And the best part was sharing it with family. Growing up in a californian family in the fucking midwest, I felt really isolated, and it was great seeing all these oddballs on TV reminding me that silly people like my family are the best. Most other kids I knew only watched sports. I guess they also liked seeing people like themselves. I ended up really identifying with Animaniacs type characters, who annoy all the squares with their far-out antics but always come out on top even though everyone just wants them to go away. Seeing the systematic destruction of humor in the modern day, I feel like we need this kind of relatable silliness more than ever.
Thank you so much for this. I loved Pete and Pete as a kid. I've lived in New Jersey all my life and in Bayonne for most of my childhood. I take pride in this show. 💜
I hope you do other Teen mystery shows like Ghostwriter and Eerie, Indiana! I used to watch shows like Are you afraid of the dark and Ghostwriter on Teen Nick.
I watched more Ghostwriter than I had any right to and I even had my own case notebook. Wishbone was a little after my time, but I still hung around for it.
Quantumzeno it was one of those shows that got me into mystery, I’m surprised Ghostwriter has been overlooked, hopefully PUR reviews the show. It’s bunch of kids solving mysteries with a Nickelodeon vibe.
"She thought the number 2 was her mother"That show was so spot-on and avant-garde at the same time. You couldn't make a show like this on network TV again.
Thank you for covering my all time favorite tv show! This show means so much to me! I’m legit thinking about organizing a heist to get our hands on ssn 3
I loved the episode where little pete heard a song from a garage band and desperately tried to find it again I GET A ROUUUUUUND! NOBODY KNOWS, NOBODY KNOWS!
yeah this one really stuck with me too, the whole sound track is great, but I've listened to it so much now it's a little weird when the instrumental versions show up in the show. Found out recently Mark Mulcahey's and Frank Black's bands had quite a few overlapping members, kind of makes sense, but they both have such huge catalogs I'd hardly know what to recommend first.
Man I know. I was too young to fully appreciate it as a child but I rewatched it as an adult and that I fully understood that longing for something lost.
I met the lead singer in Athens, Ga a few years ago. Polaris was actually playing a show there. What a nice, cool dude. Also, my favorite episode would have to be The Night Crawlers!
Spunky B. They interviewed him (Mark Mulcahy is his name) on Fresh Air a few years ago, and he really did seem like the nicest, most down-to-earth guy. He’s so talented, too. They asked him if he’d play a TV show theme song he liked (since he’d done a TV show theme song himself), a children’s song he liked (since he was raising a young daughter), and a holiday song (since it was late December), and he turned out damn near perfect renditions of the theme from Maude, a Raffi song, and Auld Lang Syne (which included every verse, not just the commonly-sung first one) right on the spot.
I used to get Alison Fanelli from Pete and Pete confused with Meredith Bishop who played the older sister in The Secret World of Alex Mack. So it’s cool to know she went on to become a Doctor.
I am so fucking glad you made this. This show was one of the very best of our childhoods, and the way you give your personal retrospectives on anything really connects with me. I'm glad you exist :)
I cannot begin to thank you enough for this. I had to pause every minute because i was so overwhelmed with flashbacks of this show that i only now realize is an incredible work of art that i need to binge watch immediately. Thank you.
My younger brother and me watched the spanish dub of this on Nickelodeon's latin american channel on cable as kids and we absolutely loved it. Thanks for bringing back so many memories of this show. I had no idea of how many cameos there were as they flew over my head as a kid!
Holy shit, I loved this show. I watched Halloween (2018) two days ago and yelled “Artie!” at the screen when he showed up in the movie playing that dad. Damn, I love these videos. Keep up the good work!
The two episodes that are burned into my memory are the one with the barber who never talks, and the one where little Pete has a garage door opener and is driving around clicking it and it's making people's garages go crazy
A couple years ago, Danny Tamberelli finally revealed the third line of "Hey Sandy." It's... *Can you settle a sure bet?* *Or have you picked your target yet?* The AABB rhyme scheme of the verses should have been a big hint.
There's a video of Miracle Legion performing the song, and Mark Mulcahy very clearly sings "Can you settle ta shoot me?" Tbh I believe the theory that it's about the girl who was shot at Kent State, even if Mark has said that no one has gotten the lyrics and meaning right.
A relic of it's time. Nick would never do this show today. Not that it's a bad thing necessarily. But I miss when Nickelodeon wasn't afraid to get weird with us, or even,.. down to earth.
This was so amazing, thank you. I need to get the DVDs now. So I can watch the legendary Halloweenie episode, where Little Pete goes "back in time" one hour. That episode hit home so hard since it combined two of the best things growing up -- trick or treating and getting an extra hour one night a year.
I really enjoy these early to mid 90’s Nickelodeon videos you do because these shows were a bit before my time as I was born in 93. So they mainly make me think of my older sister who over the years would look back fondly at these shows and share her memories of them with me from time to time. Thanks for sharing these retrospectives with us!
I graduated from high school the year the actual series started, I loved the early interstitials on Nickelodeon, so I always went out of my way to watch it. It felt very relatable to myself and the experiences I had, or wished I could have had in school and in personal relationships. I still don't fit in with my peers, and I doubt I ever will; yet Pete and Pete always gave me hope.
Probably one of my favorite live-action shows while growing up next to Salute Your Shorts... Early Nickelodeon was amazing. The staring contest and episode with Steve Buscemi stand out the most in my memories. I even named my pet tarantula 'Petunia' as a kid...
I watched this show when I was first starting to observe things around me as a kid, and year by year it became one of the things that put a sort of surrealistic warm soul in me, which I am really grateful for, I rewatched all the episodes a couple of years ago and it really stood up to what kind of hazy, sunny, suburban childlike-wonder memory of it I had.
Eleven! Eleven Days! Little Pete challenges Mom to staying up for eleven days straight, and you get to see the neighborhood kids find their own faults, and falter along the way. What a great episode! Thank you so much for bringing back so many wonderful childhood memories via this video, and many of your others,
I remember this show airing when I was to young to appreciate it, but, as the years when by, it was something that always stuck with me like "That was something I really liked...", and indeed, it left a really strong nostalgic feeling. The last I knew of it and the strongest memories I have is when it aired really late at night in like 2006, and I was suprised at how well it holded up. Sadly I was only able to catch a few episodes, but, I think this show is the inspiration for many shows, like Malcolm or ned's declassified school survival guide, that "Look" into kids problems with a fantastic perspective mixed in. Kinda sad that the dvds are rare and what happened to season 3, but, I'm glad for your video, it was a nice nostalgic trip way back~
Sometimes I try to watch some of the live action shows from Nickelodeon during my childhood, and most of them simply don't hold up (through the eyes of an adult, of course). That 90's humor is so dated. However, THIS show is one I still love to this very day. It's probably even funnier to me now as an adult than when I was a kid. A true testament to its legacy. I got to see them and get autographs at the reunion show they did in 2012. A memory I'll cherish forever.
Also Danny Tamberelli and Mike Maronna have a podcast together called The Adventures of Danny and Mike. It's pretty good if you like to hear the ramblings from people who live in New York and New Jersey as well as several guest stars.
Thank you for doing this. I vividly remember frosted mini wheats having a promotion for a free audio tape featuring songs from the show. Sadly I was not able to get the tape but I remember wanting it so clearly and the disappoint at not getting it. Absolutely loved this show and the music.
I fucking love this show. I bought the DVDs years ago along with the Clarissa Explains It All sets and I'm still pissed the other seasons for both haven't been released.
I really loved this show and kind of categorized it along with "Are you afraid of the dark" and other pre-teen kind of programing. I think it was a good segway into adulthood actually.
11:37 Oh man, you cut to beach scene ONE SECOND after I asked myself "Is this the one where their dad takes a metal detector to the beach and digs up a Cutlass Supreme?"
Whenever I go bowling, I always express delight at the free air. Which is only one of the Pete & Pete quotes that have followed me through my life despite not having seen an episode in decades. Thanks for making this video!
Before watching the video, I remembered two things from this show: Little Pete's tattoo and the kick ass theme song. After watching, I am overwhelmed with nostalgia. I forgot so much about this weird, wonderful little show
My favorite Pete & Pete episode was when they stayed all night at school . They played with a skeleton and all sort of stuff from the school classroms, and came out in the morning.
This is one of those shows that make me nostalgic for the 90's and my childhood; the theme song and the use of colors during the episodes remind me of those innocent Summers.
I can only really remember the episodes with endless Mike antagonizing big Pete. Especially the wrestling episode where he takes out all of the better wrestlers who he can take on Pete.
You strike my nostalgia nerves with each of these. My friends really didn’t like these shows where were you so I could enjoy talking about them with some one heh. Great review! 👍
I'm a 27yr brazilian and I grew up watching Pete and Pete on Nickelodeon, one of the greatest shows ever! Thank u so much for this fantastic video, matter of fact this was posted on my birthday so I'm completely amazed
Greg Alman for a Normal person, I had my left hand index finger broken in 4 places after a rugby accident, the knuckle is also collapsed so putting any pressure on it’s not like it used to be 🤢
I grew up a few towns over from where this was filmed and absolutely loved Pete & Pete as a kid (and still do), looking back it's almost like David Lynch for kids, it definitely primed me for that kind of entertainment
