The end of "Farewell My Little Viking Part 2" where Artie tells Pete that he has to leave. This really bummed me out as a kid and is still pretty touching even today.
Mannnn I was about 6 years old when this episode came out. I was bawling my eyes out, my Dad picked me up and said "whats wrong?"...I said "Artie is gone forever Dad" Later that year, my Dad dressed up as Artie for Halloween....I was beyond stoked
@@creekandseminole 34 here revisiting this show and. I didn't understand things as a kid like i do now. Its so surreal, and very sad. KNowing not only did pete grow and learn and had it inside of him. But Artie grew as a person too. and remembeing the past eps with pete and artie its sad artie not in any more eps ;(.
I never realized as a kid that Artie left halfway through the run of the show. For the longest time I thought this episode was towards the end. That's how much of an impact Artie had on me when I was young. The randomness of the episodes really makes you feel like he's been there the whole time.
Watching this again, I like that Artie points out that it's not just that Pete is growing up and needs to learn how to fight his own battles; It's also the more important point that there are other kids out there who don't have Pete's strength and need someone like Artie to help them gain it. Artie's done his job with Pete and done it well, and now he needs to move on and bring those lessons of strength and confidence to someone else in much more desperate need of it. It's similar to the ending of 'Toy Story 3,' with the toys realizing their work with Andy is complete and now there's another child (Bonnie) who needs them.
@@princessmarlena1359 Kinda sucks doesn't it? On one hand its like a badge of honor to live through all of this nonsense and still be able to rise above it, on the other its like damn let us have some normalcy. Btw, nice Beretta.
@@rickyray2794 aww, thank you! I’m proud of my Beretta. And yes, I agree. We’ll never have decades such as the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. They had their ups and downs, but the ‘00s, ‘10s, and 2020s are just down, down, down.
As a kid, I thought Artie just left because Pete had outgrown him and needed to learn how to fight his own battles. Now, however, as an adult, I realize there's more to it than that, as I can better understand what Artie explained to Pete: he was saying that there are other kids out there who need someone like Artie to help them learn courage and confidence and leadership, the way he taught those lessons to Pete. Heroes can't spend all their time with one person when there are so many others who need them. In my current job as a teacher's assistant for special needs children, I kind of do the same, and sometimes refer to some of my students as "My little Vikings."
Good/Great Teachers are real life heroes! Even at 36 years old I still remember several Teachers who made learning fun and more importantly interesting for us as children and teenagers. Keep fighting the Good Fight.
I love The Adventures of Pete and Pete. This was a truly bittersweet, yet plausible send off for Artie. He left, but for all the right reasons and on a good note. I had a real life friend such as him, similar personality. He moved away by middle school, but I, my fraternal twin brother, and all the other kids of the neighborhood will never forget him. He wasn’t a grown man, just a big, strange, awesome kid. He was our hero.
I too feel your sentiments. I highly recommend buying the DVDs and giving them a 2nd watch. It will give you a whole new appreciation, as an adult. It was truly as brilliant show.
Gone, but not forgotten. And although he may be physically gone, he and those like him that we love and care about will never be gone from our hearts and minds.
The symbolism of Artie leaving the show meant that our childhood was over and it was time to grow up and move on. Life won't let you stay a little kid forever but the memories will always be good. Great show!!
Even though I was too young to cognitively follow most of the events in The Adventures of Pete & Pete when it originally aired, I always had a hunch that this show was something special. Artie had been one of my favorite characters, and it was sad to see him go, but he's one of those who transcended their medium. Like Hobbes to Calvin, Artie is out there somewhere getting into all sorts of new adventures with kids in their time of need. And I'm sure he's doing just fine.
yes, i wonder why so many people think he is a creep :-( Why do you assume that someone can be a pervert just because he likes to spend time in the company of children, so, well yeah good to have such people in the eye just in case, but does not mean that someone has to be a perv, someone can just do not want to have their own children because he knows that he knows It does not suit to be a parent but could be good teacher, instructor or mentour , and Artie from this series meets many symptoms of a person from the spectrum of autism, I have Asperger myself, although according to the new medical nomenclature, it is called high functioning autism, but Elon also has it so I am in good, company :-) Artie from this series placed somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of autism This series was also broadcasting in my country Poland, beloved 1990s these years of my youth :-)
Yeah, Artie feels like more of a timeless concept than a character on a TV show. As someone who grew up in the 90s and is now an adult, I realize that now I have the chance to be an "Artie" to other young kids; it's OK to be silly and fun, being jaded and pessimistic is lame. I wish I could somehow channel the animal spirit of a combination of Artie and Johnny Knoxville in my day to day life; just go all-in on being silly without worrying about what others think.
I remember some of The Adventures of Pete and Pete. I plan to eventually obtain all the seasons on VHS or DVD, doesn't matter which format. I recently bought a combo player that plays VHS & DVD.
This was way more emotional than josh is done from drake and josh my god im a 2000s kid and ive seen pete and pete before but for all the 90s and 2000s kids we were all his little vikings at one point in our childhood lives
Always loved and will always love Pete and Pete. I 30 years old and rememebr this a young teenager. So sad seeing Artie leave. The early 90's such a good time. This, Eerie Indiana, early X-files. /wipes away a tear. I agree with Pete's Dad "I am going to miss that mutant" :)
and beat up the atlantic ocean. gotta love this shit. i used to do that to the atlantic myself in the 90s off the coast off new jersey, wildwood beach, featherweight division. lets just say i won the belt.
@@alynewlun6956 Why do you assume that someone can be a pervert just because he likes to spend time in the company of children, so, well yeah good to have such people in the eye just in case, but does not mean that someone has to be a perv, someone can just do not want to have their own children because he knows that he knows It does not suit to be a parent but could be good teacher, instructor or mentour , and Artie from this series meets many symptoms of a person from the spectrum of autism, I have Asperger myself, although according to the new medical nomenclature, it is called high functioning autism, but Elon also has it so I am in good, company :-) Artie from this series placed somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of autism This series was also broadcasting in my country Poland, beloved 1990s these years of my youth :-)
I don't remember watching Pete and Pete all that much, but I always loved seeing Artie. I couldn't exactly follow the episodes as well as I should have, I was a lil whipper snapper... but I remember this episode, haunted by it. I can't forget the day Artie left. The day that Artie had to grow up, wear a business suit, get a job. I remember that episode/those episodes very clearly, an amazing feat in and of itself, and shows just how powerful the show could be. I miss it...
@@bubbaXzone oh yeah! I loved TAOPAP, and Salute Your Shorts (my brother has a Blu Ray bootleg copy of all episodes). But I hated Hey Dude, it was like those boring Saturday afternoon sitcoms.
What a shell shock to see Artie go if I was there I would give him his own designable ninja mask and say to him Artie you are now officially a ninja turtle dude 😎 well miss you
Artie Didn't Leave Because Pete doesn't need Him much anymore, Artie Left Because There are Other Children out there Who don't have The Strength and Confidence that Pete eventually has and his Work with Pete is Done.
When I this was out I was a toddler, but now I'm older and I have good taste in music, can anyone tell me if The Field Mice were used as music in this show?
I wonder why he actually left the show, or if it was written that way? I'll have to research this. Cool song at the end, anyone know who that is? And the song?
I could be wrong, but I heard Toby Huss was having medical issues that prevented him from continuing, including ones that affected his memory. He said that all he can remember of his reasons for leaving the show is that he did it "of his own accord" (and amicably), according to his commentary on a DVD collection of the show.
It's interesting that most don't even recall the third season of Pete and Pete. It seems when a show truly succeeds, there is no need for a third season. Truly a masterpiece.
You might not be wrong... lol. I don't know who John Frusciante is though, nor what a 1/5 apartment refers to. As for Emotional OD... not sure what to make of that exactly. Maybe this has something to do with all the drugs coursing through my body... haha. =P long live the 90s
90s and 80s TV shows were about fun and good things, back then censoring hadn't got the paranoia in people's heads and you could enjoy what you saw. Cartoons and non cartoons. Don't Eddie mcdoubt it 🐺
No, this was the middle of season 2 (of 3), so only roughly halfway through the series overall. Nona takes Artie's place in the opening credits for season 3. The final episode was "Saturday", which details, well, events for various characters on a Saturday: Big Pete tries to strike up a conversation with his barber, Ellen delivers pizza as a bunny, and Bus Driver Stu is stuck at a red light all day.
This show was massively under rated. A very well written show that adults and kids could both enjoy
Mannnn I was about 6 years old when this episode came out. I was bawling my eyes out, my Dad picked me up and said "whats wrong?"...I said "Artie is gone forever Dad"
Later that year, my Dad dressed up as Artie for Halloween....I was beyond stoked
WHOLESOME!!!
❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️
AWESOME!
What a good childhood u had
That made me smile. You've got a helluva Dad. I wish mine had done something like that for me.
You know you’ve made a very good show when you can make both kids and adults cry.
I'm 40 this year. I cried now more than when it was aired lol.
That's because of the realization that we can never go back. The world seemed better as naive kids.
I'm 37 years old, and this still tears me up.
At 34, I will join you :(
36 here. Latchkey kid and watching this show all the time
@@creekandseminole 34 here revisiting this show and. I didn't understand things as a kid like i do now. Its so surreal, and very sad. KNowing not only did pete grow and learn and had it inside of him. But Artie grew as a person too.
and remembeing the past eps with pete and artie its sad artie not in any more eps ;(.
@karateka oss You know…I’m gonna miss that mutant.
Stop posting as me and telling people I feel sad
I never realized as a kid that Artie left halfway through the run of the show. For the longest time I thought this episode was towards the end. That's how much of an impact Artie had on me when I was young. The randomness of the episodes really makes you feel like he's been there the whole time.
Watching this again, I like that Artie points out that it's not just that Pete is growing up and needs to learn how to fight his own battles; It's also the more important point that there are other kids out there who don't have Pete's strength and need someone like Artie to help them gain it. Artie's done his job with Pete and done it well, and now he needs to move on and bring those lessons of strength and confidence to someone else in much more desperate need of it. It's similar to the ending of 'Toy Story 3,' with the toys realizing their work with Andy is complete and now there's another child (Bonnie) who needs them.
Adamguy2003 Thank you for providing one of the finer points in this thread.
Amazing
So true, and very bittersweet. This show was/is so amazing.
This was more than Artie leaving. This was the 90’s leaving..us becoming adults and then September 11th, life as we knew it would never be the same.
Truth! Nothing was ever the same after 2000, one terrible thing after another.
@@rickyray2794 tell me about it
@@princessmarlena1359 Kinda sucks doesn't it? On one hand its like a badge of honor to live through all of this nonsense and still be able to rise above it, on the other its like damn let us have some normalcy. Btw, nice Beretta.
@@rickyray2794 aww, thank you! I’m proud of my Beretta. And yes, I agree. We’ll never have decades such as the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. They had their ups and downs, but the ‘00s, ‘10s, and 2020s are just down, down, down.
The world really did end on Y2k.
As a kid, I thought Artie just left because Pete had outgrown him and needed to learn how to fight his own battles. Now, however, as an adult, I realize there's more to it than that, as I can better understand what Artie explained to Pete: he was saying that there are other kids out there who need someone like Artie to help them learn courage and confidence and leadership, the way he taught those lessons to Pete. Heroes can't spend all their time with one person when there are so many others who need them. In my current job as a teacher's assistant for special needs children, I kind of do the same, and sometimes refer to some of my students as "My little Vikings."
Good/Great Teachers are real life heroes! Even at 36 years old I still remember several Teachers who made learning fun and more importantly interesting for us as children and teenagers. Keep fighting the Good Fight.
And not all heroes wear capes, or in Artie’s case flammable pajamas.
A salute to @adamguy2003 - the strongest man … in the world!
God damn...this show was the greatest thing of my childhood.
Time moves on, We all grow eventually. Hold onto every memory and keep star gazing kids.
And no presents this year
Well said, OP.
well said Santa, hope you are doing well.
The fact that I'm a grownassman, and this made me cried, it says something.
This show should be considered the gold standard when comparing other teen (tween) comedies
I love The Adventures of Pete and Pete. This was a truly bittersweet, yet plausible send off for Artie. He left, but for all the right reasons and on a good note. I had a real life friend such as him, similar personality.
He moved away by middle school, but I, my fraternal twin brother, and all the other kids of the neighborhood will never forget him. He wasn’t a grown man, just a big, strange, awesome kid. He was our hero.
Real tears were shed for this. Probably the most bittersweet season finale of all time. D:
I too feel your sentiments. I highly recommend buying the DVDs and giving them a 2nd watch. It will give you a whole new appreciation, as an adult. It was truly as brilliant show.
It's even worse knowing Artie really was gone for good.....
Gone, but not forgotten. And although he may be physically gone, he and those like him that we love and care about will never be gone from our hearts and minds.
The symbolism of Artie leaving the show meant that our childhood was over and it was time to grow up and move on. Life won't let you stay a little kid forever but the memories will always be good. Great show!!
I miss my childhood growing up during the 90s. Fun times I will always cherish.
Well said!
Even though I was too young to cognitively follow most of the events in The Adventures of Pete & Pete when it originally aired, I always had a hunch that this show was something special. Artie had been one of my favorite characters, and it was sad to see him go, but he's one of those who transcended their medium. Like Hobbes to Calvin, Artie is out there somewhere getting into all sorts of new adventures with kids in their time of need. And I'm sure he's doing just fine.
Same, I couldn’t understand it, but I just felt it was special.
yes, i wonder why so many people think he is a creep :-(
Why do you assume that someone can be a pervert just because he likes to spend time in the company of children, so, well yeah good to have such people in the eye just in case, but does not mean that someone has to be a perv, someone can just do not want to have their own children because he knows that he knows It does not suit to be a parent but could be good teacher, instructor or mentour , and Artie from this series meets many symptoms of a person from the spectrum of autism, I have Asperger myself, although according to the new medical nomenclature, it is called high functioning autism, but Elon also has it so I am in good, company :-)
Artie from this series placed somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of autism
This series was also broadcasting in my country Poland, beloved 1990s these years of my youth :-)
Oh yeah. 🥲
Yeah, Artie feels like more of a timeless concept than a character on a TV show. As someone who grew up in the 90s and is now an adult, I realize that now I have the chance to be an "Artie" to other young kids; it's OK to be silly and fun, being jaded and pessimistic is lame. I wish I could somehow channel the animal spirit of a combination of Artie and Johnny Knoxville in my day to day life; just go all-in on being silly without worrying about what others think.
This show never got the recognition it deserved.
yeah it did, it appealed just enough to those of us who needed it and we remember it fondly forever
Arties eccentric goodbye takes away the sadness. Nicely done, nicely done.
I remember some of The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
I plan to eventually obtain all the seasons on VHS or DVD, doesn't matter which format. I recently bought a combo player that plays VHS & DVD.
I still cry because of this... You're a big viking now😢
This was way more emotional than josh is done from drake and josh my god im a 2000s kid and ive seen pete and pete before but for all the 90s and 2000s kids we were all his little vikings at one point in our childhood lives
It's very symbolic. Artie leaving symbolizes the very moment when the innocence of youth is lost. It's both a sad but poetic event.
Girl #1: "I can't believe he didn't even cry during the titanic!"
Girl #2: "Do men even have feelings?"
Men:
Always loved and will always love Pete and Pete. I 30 years old and rememebr this a young teenager. So sad seeing Artie leave. The early 90's such a good time. This, Eerie Indiana, early X-files. /wipes away a tear.
I agree with Pete's Dad "I am going to miss that mutant" :)
I enjoyed those as well.
The song at the end is "The Magnetic Fields - Why I Cry"
Thank you!
Oh wow I'm almost about to cry. No wonder this show left such an impact on me as a kid
I love Pete and Pete.. I watched it all the time and I'm over 30...;)
Every kid from the 90s wanted an Artie BFF.
Had one sort of similar. A big kid who had been held back a couple of years, but he was like a big brother to a lot of us, until he moved.
"Don't give up hope"
and beat up the atlantic ocean. gotta love this shit. i used to do that to the atlantic myself in the 90s off the coast off new jersey, wildwood beach, featherweight division. lets just say i won the belt.
I saw that fight, 😥 brutal dude.
I almost cried. Change of times
Makes me cry. Every time. ;_; Oh, Artie.
Awe the 90's when it wasn't so creepy for a grown man to hangout with a non-family kid
How about the fact that Artie lived in a porta pottie boarding a childrens playground. Hopefully he has to register by now.
Artie was imaginary
@@karltaylor6391 That would actually make a lot of sense.
@@alynewlun6956 Why do you assume that someone can be a pervert just because he likes to spend time in the company of children, so, well yeah good to have such people in the eye just in case, but does not mean that someone has to be a perv, someone can just do not want to have their own children because he knows that he knows It does not suit to be a parent but could be good teacher, instructor or mentour , and Artie from this series meets many symptoms of a person from the spectrum of autism, I have Asperger myself, although according to the new medical nomenclature, it is called high functioning autism, but Elon also has it so I am in good, company :-)
Artie from this series placed somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of autism
This series was also broadcasting in my country Poland, beloved 1990s these years of my youth :-)
@@PawelK198604 i thibk it was a joke
I don't remember watching Pete and Pete all that much, but I always loved seeing Artie. I couldn't exactly follow the episodes as well as I should have, I was a lil whipper snapper... but I remember this episode, haunted by it. I can't forget the day Artie left. The day that Artie had to grow up, wear a business suit, get a job. I remember that episode/those episodes very clearly, an amazing feat in and of itself, and shows just how powerful the show could be. I miss it...
Great moment. Had me in tears when I first saw it
Stay tuned, Heeeeeeey Duuuuuuude is up next!
Yeah I always tuned out the channel by then and watched MTV lol
@@creekandseminole yea i never cared for that show either! it was boring and never appealed to me. Salute your shorts doe.
@@bubbaXzone oh yeah! I loved TAOPAP, and Salute Your Shorts (my brother has a Blu Ray bootleg copy of all episodes). But I hated Hey Dude, it was like those boring Saturday afternoon sitcoms.
Hey dude was awesome IMHO
Space Cases
Little Pete feeling the sting of growing up. Still get misty every time I watch this scene.
Imagine an Artie in 2018, in real life? People would freak out and he’d be in jail.
And then he'd break out of jail because he has super-strength.
We miss you Artie...
this always gets to me,it did when I was a kid, and it still does now.
Thank you CdoubleyouC.... Thank you. Ive been looking for this song for about 15 years, and couldn't find it... Thank you, it means so much to me :)
The feels THE FEELS!
What a beautiful show.
He moved to New York and became The Wiz.
How do I know this?
BECAUSE I'M THE WIZ!!!
im putting your post on my headstone, well put, well put
Honestly that was the most epic exit......in the world
What a shell shock to see Artie go if I was there I would give him his own designable ninja mask and say to him Artie you are now officially a ninja turtle dude 😎 well miss you
Yup, still cry every time 😊
My heart.... it has been moved....
Artie Didn't Leave Because Pete doesn't need Him much anymore, Artie Left Because There are Other Children out there Who don't have The Strength and Confidence that Pete eventually has and his Work with Pete is Done.
i am so pissed this doesn't have a dvd release because of music rights :(
Cotton Hill says goodbye to Jimmy De Santa colorized
when some one is better than your dad but there is no way to explain it.
I’m not even a 90s kid… why am I crying?
Am I the only one that went outside as a kid to look for that constellation?
If any zoomers out there want to know what kid stuff in the 90s was like💪😊
Still get choked up 😢
awww the feels :(
Toby rules I'm watching Halloween 2018 and just realized he's ray in this movie. But he'll always be artie
He's the Wiz!
The Magnetic Fields - Why I Cry
When I this was out I was a toddler, but now I'm older and I have good taste in music, can anyone tell me if The Field Mice were used as music in this show?
Artie left to voice Kahn in King of the hill
and Cotton Hill
I wonder why he actually left the show, or if it was written that way? I'll have to research this. Cool song at the end, anyone know who that is? And the song?
This is by far the saddest
Worry not boy..Worry not
Top ten heroes who can beat Thanos.
Does anyone know the behind the scenes reason why Artie left?
I could be wrong, but I heard Toby Huss was having medical issues that prevented him from continuing, including ones that affected his memory. He said that all he can remember of his reasons for leaving the show is that he did it "of his own accord" (and amicably), according to his commentary on a DVD collection of the show.
For the love of god, release season 3
These days, I doubt any parent would allow Atrie near or around their children.
One question what was the name of the song that they played in the end credits
I just found out that Artie, the strongest man in the world (Toby Huss) = Stumpy from Carnivale! Holy crap. lol.
Gotta love that guy.
He is also the Wiz from Seinfeld.
He also kilt fitty men on King of the Hill
guys, i'm crying right now. just looking at this...
Was magnetic fields really the outro track?
Come back, Shane
that's an awesome story dude
he was a 2nd rate Robin Williams .....that's a compliment BTW lol
More like a 6th rate
The music in this scene is called "A Backwards Glance" by Richard Harvey. It's a nice bittersweet ambient tune.
On the show side of it, I think they didn't wanna "Urkel" Artie. Where a popular side character becomes the shows focus.
Didn't artie go on to be a regular suit and tie guy? Lmao. This show was crazy back then.
It's interesting that most don't even recall the third season of Pete and Pete. It seems when a show truly succeeds, there is no need for a third season. Truly a masterpiece.
Someone posted it on youtube
where will he go though
This episode fucked me up as a kid.
Does anyone know the credits song?
Magnetic Fields - Why I Cry
0Pete's Dragon flair to it
Trippie
You might not be wrong... lol. I don't know who John Frusciante is though, nor what a 1/5 apartment refers to.
As for Emotional OD... not sure what to make of that exactly.
Maybe this has something to do with all the drugs coursing through my body...
haha. =P long live the 90s
not gonna lie, artie kinda creeped me out when i was a kid. i wasn't entirely sad to see him go.
😂
What song is that at the end?
amrim212 It’s the Magnetic Fields, not sure which one.
90s and 80s TV shows were about fun and good things, back then censoring hadn't got the paranoia in people's heads and you could enjoy what you saw. Cartoons and non cartoons. Don't Eddie mcdoubt it 🐺
Agreed. I loved 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd. 🐺
And then he moved to Arlen Texas and kilt fiddy men.
Nice episode. What song is that? Sounds like Beck's voice.
Super late on the reply, but it is "Why I Cry" by the Magnetic Fields.
Actually, Pete beat Papercut with the help of his friends, that means he would still be defenseless if Papercut had caught him alone.
they will never make shows like this ever again. they want your children nowdays to be more into gender and sex than being a kid in and of itself
Wasn't this the last episode?🤔
No, this was the middle of season 2 (of 3), so only roughly halfway through the series overall. Nona takes Artie's place in the opening credits for season 3. The final episode was "Saturday", which details, well, events for various characters on a Saturday: Big Pete tries to strike up a conversation with his barber, Ellen delivers pizza as a bunny, and Bus Driver Stu is stuck at a red light all day.
@@MistareFusion i still remember that episode, am 35 now. Always thought stu looked like jim carrey
There was 1 more episode that season ("Yellow Fever", the only episode not to feature Little Pete), & then one more 13-episode season after that.
Soooooooooooooo much like Macaulay Culkin and Corey Feldman before him, Lil Pete simply got to old for Artie?