Pee-Wee Herman and his friends have wacky, imaginative fun in his unique playhouse.Pee-Wee Herman and his friends have wacky, imaginative fun in his unique playhouse.Pee-Wee Herman and his friends have wacky, imaginative fun in his unique playhouse.
- Awards
- 18 wins & 48 nominations
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- TriviaThe theme song was sung by Cyndi Lauper (doing an impression of Betty Boop), but is listed in the credits by a stage name, Ellen Shaw.
- Alternate versionsWhen the fourth season premiered, it featured the same title sequence as the second (and third) season. But when the show re-aired on TV years later and its episodes released on VHS and then DVD, Blu-Ray and on Netflix, all fourth season episodes used the fifth season title sequence.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Fresh Vegetable Mystery (1939)
- SoundtracksTheme Song
Written by George McGrath, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Paul Reubens
Sung by Cyndi Lauper (as Ellen Shaw)
Featured review
Only now do you realize the power of the dark side!
Ten years after CBS pulled Pee-Wee from the Saturday morning line-up, it seems people are starting to realize what a piece of work his show really was. This show made the first real strides in children's programming since Sesame Street came along in 1968. Pee-Wee realized that programming should never be dumbed down for kids, so he filled his show with all sorts of in-jokes and far-out ideas. The playhouse itself is a Dali-esque gallery of weird creatures and set pieces. Countless imitators have followed, but none seem to live up to the imagination and sincerity of *Pee-Wee's Playhouse.*
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- Nov 22, 1998
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