The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983)
The PET languishes in the corner of Brewmeister Smith's security centre.
Commodore PET 3000/4000 series
These models were the successors to Commodore's original PET 2001. They ditched the built-in cassette tape in favour of a full-scale keyboard.
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•The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) •Arrested Development - Season 3, "Family Ties" (2006) •Ashes to Ashes (2008) •Bergerac - Season 3, Episode 7, "A Cry in the Night" (1984) •Bird of Prey (1982) •Black Cat, White Cat (1998) •The Company - Episode 3 (2007) •Computer Chess (2013) •The Crown - Season 4, Episode 3, "Fairytale" (2020) •The Crown - Season 4, Episode 4, "Favourites" (2020) •Eliminate: Archie Cookson (2011) •Friday the 13th: The Series - Season 2, Episode 16, "Scarlet Cinema" (1989) •The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) •Grange Hill - Season 5, Episode 4 (1982) •Grange Hill - Season 6, Episode 9, "Open Day" (1983) •Hide and Seek (1984) •The IT Crowd - Season 1 (2006) •The IT Crowd - Season 3 (2008) •Jobs (2013) •The Little Drummer Girl (2018) •Micro Men (2009) •Operation: Zeitsturm (2008) •Person of Interest - Season 3, Episode 12, "Aletheia" (2015) •The Sandman - Season 1, Episode 8, "Playing House" (2022) •The Soldier (1982) •Tales of the City - Episode 1 (1993) •Terminator 3 (2003) •The Theory of Everything (2014) •Trudeau (2002) •Under the Banner of Heaven - Season 1 (2022) •Undercover Grandpa (2017) •Vice Acadamy 5 (1995) •Wayne's World (1992) •Whiz Kids - Episode 6, "Airwave Anarchy" (1983)
Arrested Development - Season 3, "Family Ties" (2006)
After George Sr. takes all of the computers from the Bluth offices to wipe their hard drives, the employees are forces to press old computers into service. The PET is one such computer.
Ashes to Ashes (2008)
DCI Gene Hunt has a PET in his office, but only ever uses it to play games.
Bergerac - Season 3, Episode 7, "A Cry in the Night" (1984)
When Bergerac visits one of the party-goers he is using a Commodore Pet.
Bird of Prey (1982)
The saleswoman at the computer shop checks pricing and delivery details about the Sharp computer Henry is buying, and later is able to give Henry's details to the police.
Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Matko buys a washing machine from a river trader but only after first considering the purchase of a Commodore Pet.
The Company - Episode 3 (2007)
A Commodore Pet appears in the headquarters of the CIA.
This appearance takes place a couple of years before this model was released.
Computer Chess (2013)
A Commodore Pet runs the STASI program which gets to the later stages of the competition.
The Crown - Season 4, Episode 3, "Fairytale" (2020)
The secretary of the Queen's private secretary uses a Commodore PET.
The Crown - Season 4, Episode 4, "Favourites" (2020)
The secretary of the Queen's private secretary uses a Commodore PET.
Eliminate: Archie Cookson (2011)
Archie's office is littered with discarded old computers including a Commodore Pet.
Friday the 13th: The Series - Season 2, Episode 16, "Scarlet Cinema" (1989)
The student has a Commodore Pet in his room.
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
There are PETs in Lisbeth's friend Plague's hacking lair.
Grange Hill - Season 5, Episode 4 (1982)
The Computer Club use a PET as a terminal to connect to a larger computer at the college.
Grange Hill - Season 6, Episode 9, "Open Day" (1983)
Zammo and Jonah come up with the idea of a computer race for open day, where they program the PET to predict how long it will take pupils to run round the school.
Hide and Seek (1984)
Gregory's school has a classroom equipped with PETs and it is on these machines that Gregory writes, and communicates with, P-1.
The IT Crowd - Season 1 (2006)
The Pet is left abandoned in the office.
The IT Crowd - Season 3 (2008)
There's a Pet in the pile of equipment behind Moss' desk.
Jobs (2013)
Commodore Pets appear at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire.
These models did not exist in 1977.
The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
The Israelis have a Commodore Pet at their base of operations, although they don't seem to use it.
Micro Men (2009)
The PET appears in a BBC television programme and in a magazine advert read by Clive as he considers entering the computer business.
Operation: Zeitsturm (2008)
The PET appears in a pile of Commodore kit in Georg's attic.
Person of Interest - Season 3, Episode 12, "Aletheia" (2015)
In flashback to 1980, Arthur uses his CBM 8032 to develop the artificial intelligence that will become Samaritan.
There is a non-standard monitor, replacing the CBM's normal built-in screen.
The Sandman - Season 1, Episode 8, "Playing House" (2022)
In the dream created for Jed by the nightmare Gault he is a superhero called the Sandman and has a secret base equipped with a Commodore PET.
The Soldier (1982)
The Israeli government have a CBM 4000 series machine in their cabinet offices.
Tales of the City - Episode 1 (1993)
Mary Ann uses the Commodore Pet at the offices of Edgar Halcyon where she works as his secretary.
Terminator 3 (2003)
The Pet is in the bunker that the Terminator leads them to at the end of the film.
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Stephen has a Commodore PET in his home, although nobody seems to use it.
Trudeau (2002)
Commodore PETs appear in the election campaign office.
Under the Banner of Heaven - Season 1 (2022)
There is a Commodore PET in police headquarters.
Undercover Grandpa (2017)
The computer lab that Wendell hacks the 911 computer in is equipped with a Commodore Pet.
Vice Acadamy 5 (1995)
The virtual reality hooker is released from a Commodore PET.
Only the top half of the case is used and it doesn't even appear to have a CRT inside it.
Wayne's World (1992)
The manager of the local TV station has a PET on his desk.
Whiz Kids - Episode 6, "Airwave Anarchy" (1983)
Richie visits an electronics shop that has the Commodore on sale.
