Pete Junior
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Peter Pete, Junior is a fictional character created by The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...

. As his full name suggests, he is the son of the company's oldest recurring character, Pete. He is an anthropomorphic cat, although his Goof Troop
Goof Troop
Disney's Goof Troop is an American animated television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max.-Premise:...

portrayal more closely resembled a dog.

Bellboy Donald

The character was first seen in the 1942
1942 in television
The year 1942 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1942.-Events:*April 1 - The U.S. War Production Board halts the manufacture of television and radio equipment for consumer use. The ban is lifted October 1, 1945.*April 13 - The FCC minimum...

 cartoon short Bellboy
Bellhop
A bellhop, also bellboy or bellman, is a hotel porter, who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform , like certain other page boys or doormen...

 Donald
. Here, he is the bratty offspring of Pete, who portrays a surprisingly well-mannered senator who is staying at the hotel where Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...

 works as a bellhop
Bellhop
A bellhop, also bellboy or bellman, is a hotel porter, who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform , like certain other page boys or doormen...

. Throughout the short, P.J. continually harasses Donald, who cannot fight back because of the hotel's policy that "the guest is always right". Donald exacts his revenge in the end, though, as he is able to spank the kid shortly following being fired. PJ is dressed in attire reminiscent of Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy is the first children's novel written by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was originally published as a serial in the St. Nicholas Magazine between November 1885 and October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's in 1886...

. In this cartoon, P.J. was voiced by Donald's voice actor at the time, Clarence Nash.

Goof Troop

PJ makes his most prominent appearance in the series Goof Troop
Goof Troop
Disney's Goof Troop is an American animated television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max.-Premise:...

. PJ went through an immense change in physical appearance for Goof Troop
Goof Troop
Disney's Goof Troop is an American animated television series from The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and bonding with his son Max.-Premise:...

, as well as personality. PJ became chubby, shy, and a loyal friend to Max
Max Goof
Max Goof is a fictional character who is the teenage son of the popular Disney character Goofy. He first appeared in the 1992 television series Goof Troop...

 (as Goofy Jr. had been renamed). This version of PJ would later show up alongside Max in Goof Troop's two movie spin-offs
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...

, A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie is a 1995 American animated musical comedy film, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Animation France S.A. and Walt Disney Animation Australia , and released in theaters on April 7, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...

and An Extremely Goofy Movie
An Extremely Goofy Movie
An Extremely Goofy Movie is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film made by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Douglas McCarthy, it is the sequel to A Goofy Movie, featuring the return of characters from the television series Goof Troop...

. P.J. was basically the mirror opposite of his father personality wise, as Pete would attempt to constantly force him to do "manly" type activities, of which PJ was no fan. During the show, PJ's personality is more like Goofy, while Max seems more like Pete, in his get-rich-quick schemes. Throughout Goof Troop and its follow-up movies, PJ ages in real-time. In Goof Troop (1992-93) he is 11. Then, in A Goofy Movie (1995) he is 14, and in An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) he is 18.

In Goof Troop, his casual outfit consists of a purple turtleneck, a medium blue jacket, light blue jeans, white gloves and orange shoes with a thick yellow line running down the middle. Even though these are the clothes he is most seen in, he wears many others throughout the series, and wears more outfits than any other character in the show. He is also the only one to occasionally not wear gloves (without it being an animation error). His voice actor throughout the series was Rob Paulsen..

PJ was seen as being polite and helpful, but not very intelligent. In the episode 'Axed by Addition' he almost failed Math, but got an A with Max's help and in 'All The Goof That's Fit To Print', he says that he is getting an F in English. He is often shown as being a better friend than Max is. He is often seen abused by his father in different ways, being manipulated, insulted, threatened and sometimes hauled about. In 'An Extremely Goofy Movie, his father can't wait for him to leave, so that he can turn his room into a bowling alley. He is initially shown as cowardly, but this is likely a result of the fear his father has instilled in him. He can be tough and strong, as he beat up Tooth and Nail multiple times in 'Lethal Goofin', and being able to walk in concrete boots. In the series, he has been a member of the school's safety patrol, a member of a biker gang, a reporter for his dad's newspaper, temporary manager of 'Honest Pete's Used Cars', an 'army' recruit for his great-uncle Bob Sparrowhawk's 'team' and a rocker.

He, like his father, has a phobia of heights. He is often unappreciated by Pete, even though PJ tries his best to impress and help him. PJ is shown as being treated almost as a slave, often doing his dad's grunt work. Pete even states in one episode that he is king of the house, and that PJ is a peasant
Peasant
A peasant is an agricultural worker who generally tend to be poor and homeless-Etymology:The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, or countryside, ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.- Position in society :Peasants typically...

. When PJ once asked for payment for the work he did, Pete gave him a nickel (5¢).

In 'Axed By Addition' Pete begs forgiveness for a long list of things he's made PJ do, and petty reasons for yelling at him. Some of the chores he has had to do include pulling weeds, raking leaves, mowing the lawn, crushing cans in cement shoes, collecting trash to recycle, scrubbing the driveway with small toothbrushes, unclogging the houses' gutters, brushing his dog's teeth, picking dog hairs out of the carpet with tweezers, scrubbing the swimming pool and even playing with little sister, Pistol. Pete has even gone to the extremes of manipulated PJ into doing his job for him, by pretending that he was dying, and that PJ would have to take over his job, or the family would fall into poverty.

It is generally enforced that PJ has little love for Pete, obeying him often out of fear. In one episode, he shows that he is counting the days until he can legally leave home. 7 Years, which is 366 weeks, which again is 2,556 days (This re-enforces the fact that PJ ages in real-time, as seven years later, in 2000, he left for college).

PJ is shown as having no friends other than Max, and even says that Max is the only friend he's ever had. He is constantly forced to play with his sister, in her very demeaning and humiliating games. In the first episode, he explains to Max that he isn't allowed to play with anything in his room, and in the second, he is prohibited from playing with Max. The only way that they were eventually allowed to be together is when they start tearing apart both Goofy and Pete's houses, pretending that they agreed with their parents (during this, he impersonates Pete in his linguistic
Natural language
In the philosophy of language, a natural language is any language which arises in an unpremeditated fashion as the result of the innate facility for language possessed by the human intellect. A natural language is typically used for communication, and may be spoken, signed, or written...

 stylings. E.G. imitating his ramblings and saying words like 'interfearinatin' instead of 'interfering'). This caused Pete and Goofy to unite to stop them, saying that they should learn to get along. For some reason, he possesses a switchblade
Switchblade
A switchblade is a type of knife with a folding or sliding blade contained in the handle which is opened automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated A switchblade (also known as an automatic knife, pushbutton knife, switch, Sprenger, Springer,...

, as shown in 'Tub Be, Or Not Tub Be'.

Throughout the show, PJ is shown primarily to be scared of most things, but when needed, he has shown great bravery. In 'Big City Blues' PJ risked his life to push a petrified Max out of the way of a speeding truck. During the episode 'O, R-V, I-N-V-U' after thieves stole Pete's RV and kidnapped Max, PJ jumped onto the back of the RV whilst it was in motion. He then proceeded to rescue Max, and defeat the thieves single handedly, using the RV's malfunctions against them. In 'Lethal Goofin', he had the courage to stand up to Tooth, when he stole Max's money.

He has also been shown to be honest and loyal, even when treated poorly and unfairly. In 'Talent To The Max', PJ warned Max not to use the evil magical hat for the talent show, but Max said he would rather stop being PJ's friend than lose the contest. Still, PJ tried to save Max, when the hat turned against him during the show. In 'Tub Be, Or Not Tub Be', PJ was tricked into spying on Max and Goofy's tactics for the race. He was also tricked into helping Pete create traps throughout the race course. When he found out what Pete had done, he then proceeded to help Max and Goofy get past the traps. When Max found him out, PJ tried to explain that he was only trying to help, but Max wouldn't listen, and hit him, telling him that he never wanted to see him again. Even after this, he caught up with Pete, and distracted him long enough for Goofy to catch up.

Although PJ says he is no good at sports, he is quite good at skateboarding and bike riding (as shown in An Extremely Goofy Movie), and in the episode 'Meanwhile, Back At The Ramp', he is able to skate even while Max is standing on top of him, and his eyes are covered by Goofy's sweater. He does, however, fail at baseball and most other sports.

A Goofy Movie

In A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie is a 1995 American animated musical comedy film, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Animation France S.A. and Walt Disney Animation Australia , and released in theaters on April 7, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...

, PJ helps Max to try and impress Roxanne, by videotaping him dance along to Powerline's new song, something that PJ was terrified of doing in case his dad found out (which he did). He later appears, briefly, when Max and Goofy are in the woods, cleaning up Pete's RV. Pete & PJ meet up with Goofy & Max again when they stop off at a hotel. During this time, Max confided in PJ about changing the map to go to L.A. He makes a final, very brief appearance when Max is on stage, cleaning the R.V while watching Max on TV. Even though the series Goof Troop gave all characters equal importance throughout the show, PJ and Pete's roles where overshadowed by Goofy and Max's. PJ is about half Pete's size. Rob Paulsen reprises his role.

An Extremely Goofy Movie

In An Extremely Goofy Movie
An Extremely Goofy Movie
An Extremely Goofy Movie is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated film made by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Douglas McCarthy, it is the sequel to A Goofy Movie, featuring the return of characters from the television series Goof Troop...

, PJ appears a lot more, and is voiced one last time by Rob Paulsen. He gains a lot more weight, and is about as big as Pete. He is almost as tall as Goofy. PJ is seen prominently throughout the movie as sharing a dorm with Max and Bobby, as well as being on their team for the College X Games. He, Max and Bobby travel to college in Bobby's van
Volkswagen Type 2
The Volkswagen Type 2, officially known as the Transporter or Kombi informally as Bus or Camper , was a panel van introduced in 1950 by German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model – following and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 , it was given the factory...

. When they arrive, they are followed by Bradley Uppercrust III, college X Games 'king' to a cafe called the Bean Scene, with an offer for Max to join, but not PJ and Bobby. Max declines. When Tank, Bradley's right-hand-man, threatens Bobby, PJ defends him with a biscotti
Biscotti
Biscotti more correctly known as biscotti di Prato , also known as cantuccini , are twice-baked biscuits originating in the Italian city of Prato...

, and later remarks 'Moo, Moo?! Who'd want to join a heard of cows?!' when he hears the name of Bradley's fraternity
Fraternity
A fraternity is a brotherhood, though the term usually connotes a distinct or formal organization. An organization referred to as a fraternity may be a:*Secret society*Chivalric order*Benefit society*Friendly society*Social club*Trade union...

 (Gammau Mu Mu), which is punished by Tank giving him a wedgie
Wedgie
A wedgie occurs when a person's underwear or other garments are wedged between the buttocks. While a wedgie can be created naturally, the term is usually associated with a prank or as a form of bullying...

. His personality doesn't really change until he meets the Beret Girl at the disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

. After speaking poetically to her (which surprises Max & Bobby) she asks him to dance. After this, he becomes a sort of beatnik
Beatnik
Beatnik was a media stereotype of the 1950s and early 1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s and violent film images, along with a cartoonish depiction of the real-life people and the spiritual quest in Jack Kerouac's autobiographical...

, and his casual clothes change from blue T-shirt and green shorts to black turtle neck, black trousers and a beret
Beret
A beret is a soft, round, flat-crowned hat, designated a "cap", usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, or wool felt, or acrylic fiber....

. He and his team make it to the finals, but PJ doesn't participate in the final race, after Bradley straps rockets
Rocket
A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...

 to his boots, and blasts him out of the arena. His best event is shown as bike
Mountain bike
A mountain bike or mountain bicycle is a bicycle created for off-road cycling. This activity includes traversing of rocks and washouts, and steep declines,...

 riding. PJ is seen at the very end of the film reading Beret Girl poetry. It was also shown during the movie that he wears briefs.

Video Games

He appeared in the Goof Troop
Goof Troop (video game)
Goof Troop is an action-adventure video game, developed and released by Capcom in 1993 for the Super NES and based on the television series of the same name...

 videogame for the SNES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...

 gaming system. In the game, PJ and Pete are captured by pirates, and Goofy and Max must save them. PJ has a minor, NPC
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...

 role.

Comic Books

PJ's first comic book appearance was in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #21 (June, 1942), which was an adaptation of the cartoon Bellboy Donald. He also appeared in several of the comic strips based upon the series Goof Troop, as well as the 1996 comic book adaption of A Goofy Movie.

Merchandise

In 1991, Kellogs had a PJ figure as part of a set of Goof Troop 2.5" figures that could be found in packs of their cereal. Kellogs also released Goof Troop 'squirters', that squirted water when squeezed, as part of a set that could be obtained by buying their cereal, and sending them the proof of purchase and money for shipping. In 1992, Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...

 released a figure of PJ, as part of their 'Goof Troop Bowlers' set, that when pulled back, would race forward. Other merchandise made of PJ include a 'bendem', which was part of a set that also included Max and Pistol. This figure represented PJ in his 'A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie is a 1995 American animated musical comedy film, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Animation France S.A. and Walt Disney Animation Australia , and released in theaters on April 7, 1995 by Walt Disney Pictures...

' incarnation, Pete Junior never appeared on House of Mouse.

Name Translations

  • Chinese - 皮杰, 小庀 特
  • Danish - Per junior
  • German - KJ (Karlo Junior)
  • Finnish - PP
  • French - Péji
  • Norwegian - Pelle
  • Polish - Pajda
  • Russian - Пи-Джей /Пит младший
  • Swedish - PJ

Voice Actors

Clarence Charles Nash
  • Bellboy Donald (18 December, 1942)

Robert Fredrick Paulsen, III
  • Goof Troop (5 September, 1992 - 5 December, 1993)
  • A Goofy Movie (7 April, 1995)
  • An Extremely Goofy Movie (29 February, 2000)

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