- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Zuckerman Brian David

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/1/2009

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK [PBY]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3111 WEST ALLEGHENY AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - GC & Secretary /

(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11495	D
Common Stock	5608 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	3481 ⁽²⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option (right to buy)	3/25/2003 ⁽³⁾	3/25/2013	Common Stock	10000	$7.6	D
Option (right to buy)	7/30/2003 ⁽³⁾	7/30/2013	Common Stock	10000	$14.375	D
Option (right to buy)	3/3/2004 ⁽³⁾	3/3/2011	Common Stock	2500	$23.42	D
Option (right to buy)	2/25/2005 ⁽³⁾	2/25/2012	Common Stock	3750	$17.54	D
Option (right to buy)	2/27/2006 ⁽⁴⁾	2/27/2013	Common Stock	1000	$15.855	D
Option (right to buy)	2/15/2007 ⁽⁴⁾	2/15/2014	Common Stock	750	$15.965	D
Option (right to buy)	2/28/2009 ⁽⁵⁾	2/28/2015	Common Stock	1000	$12.06	D
Option (right to buy)	2/26/2010 ⁽⁶⁾	2/26/2016	Common Stock	22500	$3.12	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Represents the number of shares held in the Reporting Person's account under The Pep Boys Savings Plan, as reflected in his last plan statement.
( 2)	Represents the number of shares held in the Reporting Person's account under The Pep Boys Deferred Compensation Plan.
( 3)	20% of such options were exerciseable on the date of grant. An additional 20% of such options became exerciseable on each of the next four anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 4)	20% of such options were exerciseable on the date of grant. An additional 20% of such options became/become exerciseable on each of the next four anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 5)	One third of such options became/become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant.
( 6)	One third of such options will become exercisable on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant; provided that the per share price of the Issuer's Common Stock has equaled or exceeded $5.12 for a period of 15 consecutive trading days since the grant date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zuckerman Brian David 3111 WEST ALLEGHENY AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA			SVP - GC & Secretary

Signatures
Brian D. Zuckerman		3/4/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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