The Adventures of Pete & Pete is a series many 80's-90's tropers would probably be familiar with, thanks to it's time slot and just plain creative storytelling. The Nostalgia Critic put it best when he said the show was shot through a kid's point of view.
Every episode is just like what a kid would see during school or the summer, or what a teenager would experience during high school or going on their first date. It was off the wall, insane, and we loved every second of it.
Probably the best thing about the show was the characters, and Lord knows, there was no shortage of likeable characters. The parents were always quirky, but meant well for the kids. The teachers were out and out sadists, and what kid hasn't had the question of when they're really going to use algebra in life? (Answer: Too freaking often). Probably the best characters were the bullies and the friendly adults. Endless Mike and Pit Stain were both creative villains, and their actors knew just how to act for childhood villains. Stu the bus driver was, of course, a caricature of how schoolkids see their drivers, a little on edge at all times. But everyone's favorite character was Artie, and the opinion of this troper is that the departure of Artie, while a great going-away special, was the moment the show jumped that shark.
But that's small change, all told, and the show was still creative and funny until the final episodes. If you want a kid's network show that came before the tweenie invasion, you need look no further than "The Adventures of Pete & Pete". Do it for ARTIE! THE STRONGEST MAN - IN THE WORLD!!!
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The Adventures of Pete & Pete is a series many 80's-90's tropers would probably be familiar with, thanks to it's time slot and just plain creative storytelling. The Nostalgia Critic put it best when he said the show was shot through a kid's point of view.
Every episode is just like what a kid would see during school or the summer, or what a teenager would experience during high school or going on their first date. It was off the wall, insane, and we loved every second of it.
Probably the best thing about the show was the characters, and Lord knows, there was no shortage of likeable characters. The parents were always quirky, but meant well for the kids. The teachers were out and out sadists, and what kid hasn't had the question of when they're really going to use algebra in life? (Answer: Too freaking often). Probably the best characters were the bullies and the friendly adults. Endless Mike and Pit Stain were both creative villains, and their actors knew just how to act for childhood villains. Stu the bus driver was, of course, a caricature of how schoolkids see their drivers, a little on edge at all times. But everyone's favorite character was Artie, and the opinion of this troper is that the departure of Artie, while a great going-away special, was the moment the show jumped that shark.
But that's small change, all told, and the show was still creative and funny until the final episodes. If you want a kid's network show that came before the tweenie invasion, you need look no further than "The Adventures of Pete & Pete". Do it for ARTIE! THE STRONGEST MAN - IN THE WORLD!!!