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This is the complete episode list for Pee-wee's Playhouse. A total of 45 half-hour episodes and 1 primetime special were recorded for CBS from 1986 until 1990. [1] [2]
No. OverallNo. In SeasonTitleOriginal Air Date11"Ice Cream Soup"September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)22"Luau for Two"September 20, 1986 (1986-09-20)33"Rainy Day"September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27)44"Now You See Me, Now You Don't"October 4, 1986 (1986-10-04)Aug 2, 2023 · When it premiered in 1986, "Pee-wee's Playhouse" was the only live-action show on CBS's Saturday morning schedule. That same season, NBC was airing reruns of "Kidd Video," which was partially...
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Jul 31, 2023 · When Adult Swim licensed Playhouse for reruns in 2006, it actually made sense: The network clearly took inspiration from Pee-wee’s out-there, colorful, charming, completely original spirit.
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- Everything, Even Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Has A beginning.
- Paul Reubens Created An Environment Where Everybody Could Play.
- Pee-Wee Herman: Fashion Icon.
The literal history is well documented. Reubens debuted Pee-wee in 1978 while performing with the improvisational stand-up troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles; the character became a quick smash. Within a couple of years, The Pee-wee Herman Show (consisting of a slightly more "adult" take on the character — think lots of looking up dresses) was s...
Naturally, the next stop was… a Saturday morning kid’s show? Well 36 (AHHHH!!!) years ago, it seemed like anything and everything could get turned into a cartoon. (See the aforementioned Teen Wolf cartoon.) And animation was CBS’s original intention with Pee-wee, too. But Reubens, having grown up watching live-action mixed with animation and puppet...
Then there’s Pee-wee himself. From a distance Pee-wee looks like any “normal little boy.” Well-dressed. Dapper even, in his gray suit and bowtie, his trim little buzzcut and white shoes. He could be any “normal little boy” going to church or the supermarket back in the day when people got dressed up for such things. But then you move in closer and ...
First airing in 1986, Pee-wee's Playhouse starred actor and stand-up comedian Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman and featured the multicultural Playhouse gang, talking puppets, a robot, and occasional celebrity guests.
Set in a colorful and surreal playhouse, the show features a cast of puppets, animated segments, and live-action characters, blending humor, creativity, and life lessons for a young audience. Premiering in 1986, it became known for its unique blend of fantasy and educational content.
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Sat, Sep 27, 1986. Pee-wee tries to entertain himself and his playhouse friends during a rainy day, by playing games, making hot chocolate, telling a ghost story, watching cartoons and even making prank phone calls, but eventually he suffers from "playhouse fever" before wishing away the rainy day. 7.9/10 (52)
