LOS ANGELES, California -- Although [artist id="1241636"]Ashlee Simpson[/artist] had to stay home with their newborn [article id="1599972"]Bronx Mowgli[/article] on Saturday night, [artist id="1235716"]Pete Wentz[/artist] was eager to talk about his wife's new gig when he walked the orange carpet at the [article id="1608034"]Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards[/article]. The Fall Out Boy rocker boasted that Ashlee will soon be getting down and dirty on the upcoming [article id="1606586"]"Melrose Place" redux[/article].

"I hope she gets to play the bi---," Wentz said of her reported role as a manipulative small-town girl who gets what she wants by any means necessary. "I'm excited to watch. She's a good actress, so I think it will be awesome."

Created by Darren Star, who also brought fans "Sex and the City" and the recently-rebooted "90210," the original "Melrose Place" ran from 1992-1999 and centered on an apartment block in West Hollywood filled with young, attractive, drama-embracing tenants. The series starred Heather Locklear, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Marcia Cross and Andrew Shue.

But if you're too young to remember all that, don't feel bad -- because Pete and Ashlee didn't watch the original "Melrose" either.

"She was way too young, and I was just a little bit too young," Wentz said. "I was into '90210' and maybe some 'Melrose Place,' but I was always more of a 'Saved By the Bell' kind of guy."

Some might think that before Ashlee moves into "Melrose" alongside Katie Cassidy and (possibly) Mischa Barton, the Wentz family would give themselves a crash course by renting all the DVDs. But Pete insisted that familiarizing herself with the old show wouldn't do Ashlee much good.

"No, I think they're revamping it," he explained. "They're not ignoring [the original], but it's being given a new look, a makeover."

Two "Melrose" traditions that seem unlikely to change, however, are the high-profile guest stars and the naughty pool-boys out to explore far more than the deep end. Although [article id="1607219"]Pete recently joined Ashlee for an episode of "CSI: NY,"[/article] he was quick to insist that he won't be reuniting with her on "Melrose Place."

"I usually do the pool-boy cameo at my wife's house," he grinned. "So, I don't think I'll do it on TV."