Pee-wee's Playhouse
American television series (1986–1990) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the stage show, see The Pee-wee Herman Show.
Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American comedy children's television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens's popular stage show and the TV special The Pee-wee Herman Show, produced for HBO, which was similar in style but featured much more adult humor.
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Genre | Children's television series Nonsensical comedy |
Created by | Paul Reubens |
Presented by | Pee-wee Herman |
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Opening theme | Mark Mothersbaugh |
Ending theme | Mark Mothersbaugh |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 45 (plus a Christmas special) (list of episodes) |
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Producers | Paul Reubens Richard Abramson |
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Running time | 23–24 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) – November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17) |
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The Pee-wee Herman Show |
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In 2004 and 2007, Pee-wee's Playhouse was ranked No. 10 and No. 12 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever, respectively.[2][3][4] It was also named to Time's list of the 100 Best TV Shows in 2007.[5]