Pete Junior
| Peter Pete, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Bellboy Donald (1942) |
| Created by | Walt Disney |
| Voiced by |
Clarence Nash (1942) Rob Paulsen (1992–present) |
| Aliases | PJ, Peej, Junior, Boy |
| Relatives |
Father: Pete Mother: Peg Sister: Pistol |
Peter Pete Junior (known more commonly as P.J.) is a character who first appeared in the 1942 short Bellboy Donald and later appeared in Goof Troop. He is the only son of Pete. In Goof Troop, he also has a mother named Peg and a younger sister named Pistol, but these two do not appear in later media. He was voiced by Clarence Nash in the original short, and in all of his later appearances, he has been voiced by Rob Paulsen.
In all his appearances, P.J. is Max Goof's best friend. Like Max, P.J ages throughout each of his appearances. P.J is shown to be nervous, insecure and often fears punishment from his father Pete. His relationship with his father is consistently shown to be based on fear and control as a stark contrast to the much more loving relationship between Max and Goofy, with him often calling his father "sir." Though he is not usually the one to come up with ideas, P.J is shown to be helpful, polite, sensitive, honest and hard-working, and is usually the one to consider potential consequences. Physically he is strong and tough, capable of performing a lot of manual labor - a fact regularly exploited by his lazier father. He's also been shown to possess a switchblade in Goof Troop. He enjoys casual sports like bike-riding and skateboarding, and video games and watching television but his father often bullies him into activities that are much more stereotypically 'manly'.
He is drawn to look very similar to his father, though less bulky. Due to the contrast between their personalities, he also has a far more genial appearance to his face. Throughout the series and movies he becomes increasingly larger in size, although he does not actually become fatter.
PJ is almost the complete opposite of his father behavior-wise. He often displays fear of his father, of spending time with him, and of disobeying or failing him. Pete seems to interpret this fear as respect. PJ is eager to leave, and their father-son relationship clearly revolves around fear and control. With this thrown into even starker relief when compared to the much healthier relationship between Max and Goofy, it is speculated (though never confirmed) that Pete may be physically as well as emotionally abusive towards PJ.
PJ first appears as the main antagonist in "Bellboy Donald" and is called "Junior." Junior has a much more similar personality to Pete than the modern incarnation, and is bratty, provocative, and conniving. His appearance is different, however, as he is much smaller and has larger ears.
In Goof Troop, P.J is 11 years old and lives next door to Goofy and Max. Throughout the series P.J's relationship with his father Pete is clearly based on fear and control, with P.J often being bullied into doing thankless chores, manipulated, insulted and punished over minor failings. It is far more frequent for P.J to be shown to fear his father than to love him, and he repeatedly displays a strong need for his father's approval despite his fear. In the first episode, P.J gloomily tells Max that he is not allowed to play with anything in his room because they are all collector's items bought by Pete. In the second, Pete forbids him to play with Max. In one episode, P.J is shown counting down the days until he can leave home. In another, Pete actually pretends he is seriously ill to manipulate P.J into doing his job just to get a day off work.
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