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The Adventures of Pete & Pete Season 2 Episode 6

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AIRED: 10/30/94

Nona Mecklenberg is banned from going trick-or-treating because of a dangerous group of kids known as the Pumpkin Eaters. Younger Pete plans to break the record of number of houses visited in one night. Meanwhile, older Pete is wanted by the Pumpkin Eaters.

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Saving Halloween

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By sh811a, Mar 27, 2011

This is one of the best darn Pete and Pete episodes ever. I always loved the Halloween holiday and this episode honors it. Basically Older Pete is suffering from an internal image crisis. He has unfortunately forgoten how much fun Halloween is and has a fear of being ridiculed if participating in the tradition. Younger Pete though defies his brothers views and is determined to beat a record to going to the most houses trick or treating, the winner would be imortalized. But they of course have to avoid a evil gang of Pumpkin Destroyers who's mission is to destroy Halloween. So it's up to the brothers to not just beat the record but save Halloween.

This is one of those rare holiday episodes that are actually done right. You actually emphisize with Younger Pete and route for his heroic determined effort and defiance toward people trying to destroy traditional values. And you want Older Pete to come to his senses. We know he's growing up and older but it doesn't mean he shouldn't have anymore fun with Halloween or change completely. I couldn't but cringe at the part where Older Pete destroyed an innocent looking Jack O Lanturn, there was some sort of sick sensablity to it almost worst than burning the American Flag or desicrating any other symbols of importance. The coolest moment in the show has to be when Older Pete is getting chased by the Pumpkin Destroyers. The camera shots made what was going on feel like an action movie.

But the moral of this story of course is to respect tradition, some things do change but also can stay the same and the importance of excersing the trational values that go with it.moreless
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Michelle Trachtenberg	Nona F. Mecklenberg (1994-1996)
Toby Huss	Artie (1993-1995)
Hardy Rawls	Don Wrigley
Danny Tamberelli	Little Pete Wrigley
Michael Marrona	Big Pete Wrigley
Judy Grafe	Joyce Wrigley

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Iggy Pop	James Mecklenberg	Guest Star
Larc Spies		Guest Star
Sam Riegel		Guest Star
Rick Gomez	Endless Mike Hellstrom	Recurring Role

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- Big Pete: (lamenting) He called me Wriggles!
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- Big Pete: Nobody would go near Ned Richmond - not even in the yearbook. (turns over yearbook page to reveal Ned Richmond's picture on a page by itself)
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- According to the episode's commentary, different actors were used in some of the scenes where Big Pete and Little Pete had their space suits covering their faces.
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- According to the episode's commentary, many of the kids (including the extras) in the episode were restricted to their bedtimes, explaining the fake night background in some scenes.
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- It is rumored that this was the last episode filmed in Leonia. It was said they made a mess, so Leonia told the show they were out. Then it was filmed in Cranford, New Jersey.
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- Endless Mike: "In space, no one can hear you scream"
  
  Mike is quoting the famous tagline from the 1979 film Alien.
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- Near the end of the episode, there Nona's father calls Endless Mike a stooge. This is a small joke, as Nona's father is played by Iggy Pop, famous 70's rock icon from the band The Stooges.
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