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
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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