At first, you might think that a show like this is just trying to be a little too silly. Two brothers with the same name. Mom has a metal plate in her head. Every character in the show is a bit over-the-top. But, I'm here to tell you that it all works. And works really well.
To start with, the show is more like a story, and less like a comedy. Each episode is narrated by the older Pete, and he lays out the story reminiscent of Wonder Years and more recently, Arrested Development. Walking us through the plots, the twists, the character flaws, he truly becomes a master storyteller. The stories are usually simple, a bit odd, but always take us to a lesson learned.
I found myself laughing out loud (quite a bit, too) at the silliness of some of the scenes. When older Pete's baseball team started a losing streak, they brought on their new secret weapon - younger Pete. It wasn't his baseball skills they were after - it was his trash talking ability. He would spew out dirty secrets of the opposing players and completely psych them out. One player, anticipating the humiliation he was about to receive, just throws his bat down and confesses to his own dirty secret - "Ok, ok, I ate a booger. I didn't know it was a booger, I thought it was a pizza topping. And it was just once!". And then he broke down in tears and ran off the field. It's hard to resist a good booger joke.
I enjoyed this show when it was on Nickelodeon in the early years. But I enjoyed it even more watching it on DVD. These are great stories that thoroughly entertained me and I highly recommend they be part of your DVD collection.
In this 2 disc set, you get:
1. All 13 episodes from Season 2
2. The original Pete & Pete special, “Space, Geeks & Johnny Unitas”
3. 5 Pete & Pete shorts
4. Audio commentary tracks from original cast and crew
Relive all 13 quirky episodes from season 2 as seen through the eyes of two brothers named Pete. Enjoy the hilarious antics of this oddball cast of characters including Artie, the strongest man in the world, Petunia (Little Pete's tattoo), Joyce (Petes' mom ) and the metal plate in her head , and the other zany inhabitants of this surreal suburban town.
From the Halloween terror gang, the Pumpkin Eaters, to Artie's final goodbye, a villain named Paper Cut who threatens to, well, torture his victims with paper cuts and, of course, Stu's tear-jerking break-up with bus driver, Sally, it's all here in the complete second season of The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
But just when you thought you couldn't get enough, there's also 5 original Pete & Pete shorts, the unforgettable original Pete & Pete special, Space, Geeks & Johnny Unitas and audio commentaries from cast and crew members including Danny Tamberelli (Little Pete), Michael Marrona (Big Pete), Toby Huss (Artie) and more. It's enough to make you want to, "Dance, senorita, dance." Rewind back to the good old days with The Adventures of Pete & Pete season 2 DVD from the Nickelodeon Rewind Collection.
