Pee-wee Herman Returning to Television

[Elizabeth Grunewald]

Pee-wee Herman Returning to Television

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Go ahead and scream your head off: HBO is filming The Pee-wee Herman Show, to be aired in 2011.

Before Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and Big Top Pee-wee, there was The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Paul Reubens' original stage show introducing Pee-wee to the world. Reubens revisited Pee-wee's origins in 2010 with the stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show, which opened to rave reviews and played to sold-out houses in both Los Angeles and New York. The stage production is closing January 2, but fear not: HBO is filming the show, and will air it sometime in 2011.

In the official press release, Nancy Gellar, Senior Vice President for HBO Original Programming, said, "Before his hit series and movies, HBO introduced Paul Reubens' Pee-wee Herman to a national audience in the 'Young Comedians' series, followed by the groundbreaking 1981 special. It's thrilling to have Paul back on the network, and it will be a blast to return to Pee-wee's Playhouse." HBO will shoot the special from the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, where the show is currently running.

Joining Pee-wee in the 90 minute stage production, and subsequently the televised special, are Mailman Mike, Bear, Jambi, Sergio, Cowboy Curtis, Miss Yvonne, and the King of Cartoons.

Source: Slashfilm [http://www.slashfilm.com/the-peewee-herman-show-broadway-coming-hbo/]





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[CaptainCrunch]

But the Kind of Cartoons is dead... (excluding his undead appearances)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551234/

In any case, this is awesome news.

 

[w-Jinksy]

i never saw peewee herman as it wasn't on t.v. when i was a little one, from what i hear though its beyond trippy.

also kinda off topic wasn't he arrested for something a few years back?

 

[Stilt-Man]

For the first time ever, I wish I had HBO. I wonder if it will follow the same format as the 80's show.

 

[The Imp]

Hmm, a kids show on HBO? Nekkidness and profanity for the whole family!

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

i never saw peewee herman as it wasn't on t.v. when i was a little one, from what i hear though its beyond trippy.

also kinda off topic wasn't he arrested for something a few years back?

I believe it's either public masturbation or child porn. It's probably the former, I think he was just accused of the latter.

Either way, he's Pee Wee, it's all good. It's like Mel Gibson, the guy gave us four Lethal Weapon films, there are things I'm willing to overlook.

 

[Armored Prayer]

AWESOME.

Peewee was one of those things were it was so bizzare and childish, yet awesome at the same time. I've only seen his re runs on Adult Swim and the Big Adventure movie but I strangely liked them.

Also I love his high pitched laughs and screams.

 

[w-Jinksy]

i never saw peewee herman as it wasn't on t.v. when i was a little one, from what i hear though its beyond trippy.

also kinda off topic wasn't he arrested for something a few years back?

I believe it's either public masturbation or child porn. It's probably the former, I think he was just accused of the latter.

Either way, he's Pee Wee, it's all good. It's like Mel Gibson, the guy gave us four Lethal Weapon films, there are things I'm willing to overlook.

how do you get arrested for public masturbation? i thought the police just gave you a slap on the wrists for something like that.

 

[Digikid]

Oh lord.....NO NO NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are doomed. Show sucked in the 80's and will suck now as well most likely.

 

[megs1120]

WOOOoooOOOOooooOOOOOO!!! I had wanted to see this but all those rich old sacks of crap bought up all the tickets. Finally, people who might actually appreciate his act will get to see it.

 

[Dr.Fantastic]

Pee wee Herman is Awesome! I cant wait.

also, for all that have asked the question. He was arrested for masturbating in a porn theater. I honestly dont care just answering peoples questions

 

[megs1120]

i never saw peewee herman as it wasn't on t.v. when i was a little one, from what i hear though its beyond trippy.

also kinda off topic wasn't he arrested for something a few years back?

I believe it's either public masturbation or child porn. It's probably the former, I think he was just accused of the latter.

Either way, he's Pee Wee, it's all good. It's like Mel Gibson, the guy gave us four Lethal Weapon films, there are things I'm willing to overlook.

how do you get arrested for public masturbation? i thought the police just gave you a slap on the wrists for something like that.

Would you want to touch a guy's wrist just after they finished going at themselves?

 

[Formica Archonis]

So, heard any good jokes lately?

Wonder how many of you whippersnappers will get that....



In unrelated news, we can embed Vimeo videos in the forums? I am so out of touch....

 

[archvile93]

I'm good with this, as long as they don't use the same actor for Pee-Wee that exposed himself in public...twice if I recall.

 

[Rednog]

I'm curious to see how this goes, I saw him on WWE's Raw and the man looked old and tired and just didn't seem like the same character. Who knows, maybe he was phoning it in, but he killed my nostalgia that day.

Spoiler

 

[Tarlane]

i never saw peewee herman as it wasn't on t.v. when i was a little one, from what i hear though its beyond trippy.

also kinda off topic wasn't he arrested for something a few years back?

I believe it's either public masturbation or child porn. It's probably the former, I think he was just accused of the latter.

Either way, he's Pee Wee, it's all good. It's like Mel Gibson, the guy gave us four Lethal Weapon films, there are things I'm willing to overlook.

Yeah, in the early 90's he was arrested for public masturbation for getting caught doing it in a porn theater. The arrest pretty much was a slap on the wrist, I don't believe he did anything near jail time, but it was said he was kind of sick of doing pee-wee and wanted to move into other methods of comedy so he used the controversy as a chance to step out of the spot light.

He's acted since then(was in Blow and Mystery Men off the top of my head) but I don't think he did the Pee Wee character again until just a few years ago.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Well, I suppose I could do without Real Time if it means I won't mistakenly turn on Pee-Wee Herman.

 

[Ohlookit'sMatty]

I was so glad I never go to watch this when I was younger (I'm from Ireland so we didn't get the show) cos it looked like everyone, from the cast to the crew, where high during the filmin of these ep's

-M

 

[Ghengis John]

I was so glad I never go to watch this when I was younger (I'm from Ireland so we didn't get the show) cos it looked like everyone, from the cast to the crew, where high during the filmin of these ep's

-M

Yeah. The last thing children's television needs is creativity and intelligence.

 

[Ohlookit'sMatty]

I was so glad I never go to watch this when I was younger (I'm from Ireland so we didn't get the show) cos it looked like everyone, from the cast to the crew, where high during the filmin of these ep's

-M

Yeah. The last thing children's television needs is creativity and intelligence.

No it needs loads of that. I just can't comment to much on the content if the show as the only clips I ever seen of it where on the crazy side

-M