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

I am guessing that anyone that has reached this page is already a fan of Pete & Pete and is just looking for a little confirmation that we are not alone. I can only hope than Nickelodeon will release a better quality edition of this show on DVD or even Blu-Ray. I was 30 years old when this show was first tucked away on Sunday mornings and I looked forward to it at the time but now, watching it again, I realize what an landmark in pop culture it was. There are no references to anything in the real world that date the show, we can only see its age in the cavalcade of stars that had the foresight to be a part of this amazing show. I only have to wait a few more years until my Grandchildren will watch this and I hope by then a high quality version is available. Pete & Pete (and Artie) deserve it!

I remember when this was on Nickolodeon as one minute shorts. Then a few years later, it became a full blown teevee show. I pretty much based my life's philosophy around the Petes. Which was finding amazing things within the seemingly mundane. Which the show did with a flair unmatched in history. Honestly one of the best shows to ever air on television. In fact, I like it even better now than I did when I was a teenager. And the guest stars they had were amazing. What other show could boast the likes of Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, LL Cool J, Johnny Unitas, Frank Gifford, Adam West and many others? In fact, I'd say this show is one of the reasons why Nickolodeon was once one of the greats. One final note to the people who said negative things about this show and anybody else who hates this show: You people need to get cancer and die painfully because your opinions suck.

Unlike many who commented on this show, I didn't grow up watching Pete and Pete. You see, I'm nearly 60 years old.I discovered it by accident, or I should say that my stepdaughter discovered it by accident, then I walked by and got hooked like Bob the bass. I ended being the show's biggest fan. As I re-watch it on DVD, I love it more than ever. Today I got season two and was going to watch one episode to pass the time. That had a prayer. As soon as I saw the episode names, I knew I had to watch them again: The Time Tunnel, Inspector 34, The Phone Call.Those three episodes alone will demonstrate to you that this series is good in ways that no other series has ever touched. It says as much about America as any Ken Burns documentary, it makes me laugh as much as the best episodes of Seinfeld, and it's cooler than anything which ever sprang from the mind of Slushmaster Bob. Its narrative flow is deeply cynical, yet there is a strong undercurrent of warmth and hope, as if it despairs of what people are, without forgetting what they yet might be. It never forgets that we, like the Petes when they time-travel, may yet find a way to do it over, and get it right. Even without Riboflavin.I have been a major league TV addict for 50 years, and if you ask me to name the best show I have ever watched ... well, I don't know if I could name just one ... but this obscure Nickelodeon show would be one that would come to mind - alongside I, Claudius and The Civil War and The Simpsons and all the other greats. It's sheer genius, with more than a touch of poetry.In the words of Inspector 34, it's so much better than underpants.