Adult Swim grabs Pee-Wee

[Furtherman]

<table class="blog-table" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="0"><tr class="blog-header" valign="top"><td>Adult Swim Grabs <em>Pee-wee</em></td></tr><tr class="blog-body" valign="top"><td>Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has obtained rights to all 45 half-hour episodes of <em>Pee-wee's Playhouse</em>, the late-1980s Saturday-morning series that starred Paul Reubens' juvenile alter ego and featured drop-ins by the likes of Phil Hartman (as Captain Carl), Laurence Fishburne (Cowboy Curtis), <em>Law &amp; Order</em>'s S. Epatha Merkerson (Reba the mail lady) and Natasha Lyonne (probably in a haze). &quot;I'd say this was a dream come true,&quot; Reubens tells Reuters, &quot;but I never dared to dream that <em>Playhouse</em> would join Adult Swim's amazing lineup of cool shows!&quot;</td></tr></table><p>It'll be cool to see some of those shows again.&nbsp; It's been so long.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Furtherman on 6-6-06 @ 12:25 PM</span>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Great News!!! I think there's also gonna be a box set of the COMPLETE series plus outtakes &amp; specials very soon!!!</font></strong></p><p><img height="387" src="http://www.perkydesigns.com/Pee_Wee_herman-2.jpg" width="261" border="0" /></p>

[JustJon]

But Reubens pretty much hated the show by the end.&nbsp; He taped seasons 4 and 5 together so he didn't have to bother having to come back for Season 5<br />

[narc]

I know someone who did one of the voices.
<p> Adult Swim was also bragging that it was conceptualized by Andy Kaufman. I had never heard that before.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by narc on 6-6-06 @ 1:45 PM</span>

[JustJon]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br />I know someone who did one of the voices.
<p> Adult Swim was also bragging that it was conceptualized by Andy Kaufman. I had never heard that before.

<span class="post_edited">This message was edited by narc on 6-6-06 @ 1:45 PM</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, Andy pitched a similar series, but it never launched and his cancer got worse.&nbsp; Paul Reubens came to Andy and asked his blessing to pitch the Pee Wee show.&nbsp;</p>

[Don Stugots]

i love AS, i also love Pee wees playhouse. what i funny show. so are they getting rid of saved by the bell? i hate that show

[TheGameHHH]

I saw a commercial for this last night after Family Guy and before Aqua Teen, I almost shit myself. This is a much better idea than Saved By The Bell.

[cougarjake13]

<p><font size="3">did pee wee grab himself after hearing the news ???</font></p><p><img height="100" src="http://home.comcast.net/~bob80/RFnetCougarJake13.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></p>

[sr71blackbird]

<img height="336" src="http://www.scripting.com/images/2001/12/05/peeWeePrisoner.jpg" width="253" border="0" />&nbsp;

[DESERTEAGLE.50]

<font size="4"><strong>This is authsum.&nbsp; I loved the show and cant wait to rewatch, but I had no idea that there 45 episodes.<br />
</strong></font>

[fezident]

<p>Remember the ORIGINAL PeeWee HBO special?&nbsp; (the one with the Mr. Bungle short film) Taped before a live audience in a tiny theater. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It was released on VHS (I have it).&nbsp; A looong time ago, I heard that it was heading to DVD but, it never came out.&nbsp; I think the death of Phil Hartman may have stalled the release. Anyone know the status?&nbsp; I haven't heard anything in several years.</p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p>why cant a network jsut buy pee wee and show it in the morning or afternoons for kids </p><p>there nothing for kids to watch</p><p>I wanna watch pee wee reruns but i dont wanan stay up till 1 am watching a episode</p><p><span class="postbody">It was released on VHS (I have it).&nbsp; A looong
time ago, I heard that it was heading to DVD but, it never came out.&nbsp; I
think the death of Phil Hartman may have stalled the release. Anyone
know the status?&nbsp; I haven't heard anything in several years.</span>&nbsp;</p><p>they
play it alot on the extended HBOs and also it's been on HBO on Demand
for like 4 months they sure like to show it alot&nbsp;</p>

[Don Stugots]

the show had alot of sexual ineuendo if i remember correctly.

The pee wee show was on HBO in demand last month.

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Andy Kaufman's Kid's show was to be called, &quot;Andy's Funhouse.&quot; The entire incident is well documented in Bob Zmuda's book, &quot;Andy Kaufman Revealed!&quot;</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://www.gregtbunny.com/JUNKTAPEONLINE/10andy.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[fezident]

<strong>Sheeplovr</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p>&nbsp; <p>&nbsp;</p><p>they play it alot on the extended HBOs and also it's been on HBO on Demand for like 4 months they sure like to show it alot&nbsp;</p><p>Damn.</p><p>Ever since I moved to Canada, I feel so cut off.&nbsp; </p><p>We don't even have &quot;classic&quot; HBO...much less all the variations.&nbsp; We get the Sopranos and Entourage and selected HBO programs but, even THOSE aren't on the same time as US.&nbsp; We can be a week or a month or even a SEASON behind.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Fallon]

I rented a season one disc last year and the show was still funny. I used to watch it every week as a young lad.<br />

[OGC]

<font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3">When are they going to start showing Pee Wee's Playhouse ?</font>

[fezident]

<p>He was good in BLOW and all that but, I think the world is ready for the return of the mighty PW Herman.</p><p>If he makes another movie, and then goes on SNL to promote it...I think I'd shit my pants.&nbsp; </p>

[JustJon]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>richg0404</strong> wrote:<br /><font size="3" face="times new roman,times,serif">When are they going to start showing Pee Wee's Playhouse ?</font><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>July 10&nbsp;</p>

[LilLibra]

I can't wait for this. Nostalgia at its finest. <br />

[bobrobot]

<strong><font color="#000099">Didja know that Rob Zombie was one of the animators for the Dinosaur Family? (they lived inside the walls and had a mousehole type entrance to their lil world of Pingu-esque vignettes)</font></strong>

[Don Stugots]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br><strong><font color="#000099">Didja know that Rob Zombie was one of the animators for the Dinosaur Family? (they lived inside the walls and had a mousehole type entrance to their lil world of Pingu-esque vignettes)</font></strong><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

shit BOBO that is interesting. Larry fishburn was on the show as was Phil hartman.

[OGC]

<p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3">Has anyone been catching Pee-Wee's playhouse on adult swim now that it is on ? It is bringing back some good memories and my kids love it too.</font></p><p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3">The only problem is that they have cut out the song from the opening credits. Does anyone know why ?</font></p>

[narc]

Disappointing. It's a lot more kidsy than I remember it. It hasn't been doing great in the ratings either.

[Skellington]

<p>I&quot;m loving it every night.&nbsp; Lawrence Fishburne with a jerrycurl mullet put me in awe.&nbsp; </p><p align="center"><img title="mullet" height="212" alt="mullet" src="http://www.ashleysaunders.com/ashblog/archives/peewee121504.gif" width="286" border="0" /></p>

[JustJon]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><strong><font color="#000099">Didja know that Rob Zombie was one of the animators for the Dinosaur Family? (they lived inside the walls and had a mousehole type entrance to their lil world of Pingu-esque vignettes)</font></strong><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No, Rob Zombie was a production assistant in the animation department.&nbsp; He did the shit work, not the actual animating.</p><p>And they cut the song because they have time constraints.&nbsp; They do the same thing to their licensed anime and have mentioned it in interviews.&nbsp;</p><p>And I'm enjoying watching again, but the show gets better in the later seasons.&nbsp;</p>

[TheGameHHH]

what time is it on? I've been checking and haven't seen it.

[JustJon]

11pm Mon - Thurs<br />

[TheGameHHH]

so, now that I'm older this show blows.