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January 10, 2010

"The message of 'The Playhouse' has always been: 'Dare to be different.'"

The return of Pee-Wee Herman.

14 comments:

AllenS said...: Should we be laughing at him, or laughing with him?; 1/10/10, 8:47 AM
somefeller said...: With him. Glad to see Pee-Wee is back.; 1/10/10, 9:37 AM
Beth said...: Last night Elvis, Jerry Lee and Carl came up on the iPod (Have a Little Talk with Jesus) and that got me thinking about Jerry Lee. And from there, I started thinking that there are Pervs I Don't Love (Roman Polaski) and Pervs I Love (Jerry Lee). Pee Wee's a Perv I Love. Woody Allan's a Perv I Stopped Loving Because He Got Boring.; 1/10/10, 9:51 AM
Unknown said...: In the age of wee-wee, there's always room for Pee Wee. (couldn't resist).

From what I've heard about it, the other message was, "We don't like women".

Beth said...

Last night Elvis, Jerry Lee and Carl came up on the iPod (Have a Little Talk with Jesus) and that got me thinking about Jerry Lee. And from there, I started thinking that there are Pervs I Don't Love (Roman Polaski) and Pervs I Love (Jerry Lee).

Jerry Lee wasn't really a Perv, he was hillbilly.; 1/10/10, 9:55 AM
Moose said...: Sigh.

I'll be showing my middle american ignorance and multiple phobias here, but whoopee. He was amusing the in 80's due to his novelty, but now he's been eclipsed by "Flapjack".

Herman's stage show that he based the TV show character on was pretty amusing, but not enough to revisit, particularly lacking Phil Hartman's presence.

Not everyone deserves a second chance.; 1/10/10, 10:03 AM
Fred4Pres said...: Just make sure to use lots of hand santizier.; 1/10/10, 11:26 AM
vbspurs said...: If you love Pee Wee Herman so much, why don't you marry him!!; 1/10/10, 11:28 AM
Mark O said...: And all along I thought it was Pee Pee Herman. And, he's left handed, no?; 1/10/10, 12:56 PM
michaele said...: Paul Reubens made a brilliantly funny guest appearance on 30 Rock. He played a crippled, inbred European aristocrat and was quite the laugh getter. I felt rather triumphant when I guessed it was him before I saw the credits.; 1/10/10, 1:38 PM
Anonymous said...: I'm sort of interested in the incident that brought him down (I was 11 at the time and knew something had happened, but didn't really understand what)

From the article: "the comedian was arrested during a routine undercover operation at an adult movie theater in Sarasota, Fla., and booked for "exposure of sexual organs."

Can somebody tell me why the police were doing "undercover operations" busting people who might expose themselves at adult theaters? It's an adult theater- what, are people going to be upset if they see a private part? I had always assumed it was much worse.; 1/10/10, 7:46 PM
Anonymous said...: @lyssa...- Details are on Reubens' Wikipedia page under "1991 arrest...":; 1/10/10, 7:55 PM
Beth said...: Jerry Lee wasn't really a Perv, he was hillbilly.

Jerry Lee's from Ferriday, LA, on the border near Natchez. That's not hill country, by a long shot. He's a Looziana boy. One of his many wives was his thirteen-year-old cousin.

Delta Perv, not hillbilly.; 1/10/10, 8:02 PM
The Crack Emcee said...: "Should we be laughing at him, or laughing with him?"

I ain't laughing. Fuck Pee Wee with his pee wee.; 1/11/10, 8:41 AM
TMink said...: Paul is great. His sister was my divorce attorney. She is even greater.

There is a photo in her office of her and Paul in Halloween garb, ballerina and pirate.

Except of course Paul was the ballerina and his sister was the pirate.

Trey; 1/11/10, 9:56 AM