Secure Immaturity

In my mind, Nickelodeon has only aired one one good live action show – The Adventures of Pete and Pete. Pete and Pete follows two brothers on through adventures in the town of Wellsville with its menagerie of strange citizens. Over a decade later, the show still holds up, and while some of the kid humor is a little tired, the show’s language sparkles. Pete and Pete goes for smart laughs and succeeds most of the time.

Full episodes have been posted to Google Video for as long as that lasts. Here are two I saw today.

King of the Road

The Wrigley family goes on vacation to the Hoover Dam while obsessively making good time. This was the first episode of the series, and it’s impressive how well developed it was.

I can sympathize with Pete’s mom. I always have to find the perfect spot, too.

35 Hours

Pete and Pete’s parents leave them alone in the house for a weekend. Instead of trashing the house or making a mess, Little Pete outright sells their house to another family after Big Pete ditches him for a girl.

Best Line:

“She had a way of tugging her earlobes that killed me.”

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