"A Pete Scorned" is the 2nd episode of Season 5 of the new Mickey Mouse (2013) series created by Paul Rudish for the Disney Channel and Disney.com. It's the 80th in the series.
Mickey attempts to help Peg Leg Pete regain his edge after another bully arises.
Tropes:
- Adaptational Jerkass: While Mortimer is indeed another one of Mickey's enemies, he was more of a romantic rival for Minnie. Here, Minnie is never shown or mentioned, making Mortimer's antics towards Mickey seem more malicious and For the Evulz.
- Ascended Extra: Mortimer Mouse, who mainly had a cameo appearance once or twice, is now given a bigger role as the primary antagonist who kicks off the plot.
- Bullying a Dragon: When Mickey tries to defend Pete being the better bully than Mortimer, Mortimer goes on to insult and belittle Pete... up until he realizes Pete heard everything he said.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: Pete reacts to Mickey being bullied by Mortimer as if he were a lover being cheated on.Pete: So do you hate him more than me?!
- Electric Joy Buzzer: The first prank Mortimer pulls on Mickey.
- Friendly Enemy: Sure, Pete might be a bully who picks on Mickey mercilessly, but he's Mickey's bully, and nobody can ever replace him.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Mickey worries about Pete when he's not in is usual spot for Mickey's "three o'clock knuckle sandwich".
- Oh, Crap!: Mortimer's expression when he finds Pete standing right behind him.
- Pie in the Face: Mickey brings lots of pies over to Pete so he would them throw them on him. Unfortunately, Mortimer beats Pete to the punch.
- Punched Across the Room: Pete retaliates to Mortimer's insults by upper-cutting Mortimer across the neighborhood.
- Visual Pun: Every single piece of furniture in Pete's house is missing a leg and had it crudely replaced with something else - IE, it's all peg legged just like him.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: How the episode portrays Mickey and Pete's relationship. While one of Pete's biggest past times is bullying Mickey Mouse, he actually treats Mickey like a good friend when he isn't bullying him. Mickey, being Mickey, has always treated Pete kindly no matter what he does.
