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Pee-wee's Playhouse

★ 7.1 1986 · 1980s 5 seasons CBS

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Synopsis

Join Pee-Wee Herman and his friends Chairry, Miss Yvonne, Cowboy Curtis, Jambi the Genie and others as they play around in Pee-Wee's magical Playhouse!

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Cast & Crew

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Pee-wee Herman

Lynne Marie Stewart

Lynne Marie Stewart

Miss Yvonne

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Cowboy Curtis

Suzanne Kent

Suzanne Kent

Mrs. Renee

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Reba

John Paragon

John Paragon

Jambi

Alison Mork

Alison Mork

Chairry (voice) / Magic Screen (voice)

William Marshall

William Marshall

The King of Cartoons

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

Producer

Prudence Fenton

Prudence Fenton

Producer

Trivia about Pee-wee's Playhouse

At the start of season 2, the show moved from its New York City warehouse studio to facilities at the Hollywood Center Studios, creating changes in personnel and a change to the set that allowed the show to take advantage of the additional space.

The show changed production facilities again in 1989 during its fourth season, this time at the Culver Studios, also in Los Angeles.

The Pee-wee Herman character was developed by Reubens into a live stage show titled The Pee-wee Herman Show in 1980.

While enjoying continuous popularity with the show, Reubens teamed with young director Tim Burton in 1985 to make the comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure.

It became one of the year's surprise hits, costing a relatively modest $7 million to make but taking in $40 million at the box office.

After seeing the success of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, the CBS network approached Reubens with an ill-received cartoon series proposal.