RIP Paul Reubens Aka Pee Wee Herman
 

Boy, this is a depressing day for the comedy world. Paul aka Pee-Wee was a marvelous talent and entertainer to several generations, face known by millions since the start of the 80s. Condolences to his family, friends, and millions of fans, now he's making many of them who are up in heaven laugh. God bless and much love Paul "Pee-Wee Herman" Reubens.

What?! Jesus, man. That last Pee Wee movie wasn't even that old, and he was still working on another one.

In his last post Paul said he had been battling Cancer for 6 years

As Pee-Wee or as himself? This is the first I heard of this.

As Pee Wee. He said it would be a more "adult" movie than the last movie.

May he Rest In Peace.

But I gotta be honest here, guys…

Pee Wee Herman kinda creeped me out

He'd been saying that since the mid 2000's when Adult Swim picked up Pee-Wee's playhouse. He would always talk about a darker more adult Pee-Wee's Playhouse, a sequel to Big Adventures and I think a third project but can't remember. The one Netflix released a few years ago I believe he said was different from his original idea that he was still trying to pitch. Very impressed how he hid his age in that movie!

I didn't really grow up with Pee-Wee but fell in love with Pee-Wee's playhouse as a teen when it aired on Adult Swim. I never liked any of the movies though. But yeah I don't think any of the projects would've happened even if he had not died today, it seemed no one was interested in picking them up which sucks since I found the character had plenty of potential.

I loved Pee-wee and his roles in blow and mystery men. I think he caught a bad-rap, he was a secretly gay man who got caught jerking in a porn theater. I couldn't fathom going into a porn theater, but I could imagine that's the kind of things that would happen in there lol. Point being Paul provided me years of entertainment and may he rest in peace.

I don't think I knew about his dismissed child porn possession charges. Some how that ended up being reduced to mere a obscenity charge and he was given three years probation and maybe he did a lot of hours of community service. Yikes.

But Conan O'Brien said he "never forgot a birthday," so there's that. :tconfuse:

Also, the TMNT franchise has a weirdly controversial connection with Pee-Wee's Playhouse.
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40705

https://www.mtv.com/news/hu31zf/pee-...yhouse-secrets

I think it's possible that because of his personna and Pee-Wee act I never actually wrapped my head around how old this guy was. I mean.... 70??!! It never even clicked that he was that old.

Oh totally. And also learning he’d be battling cancer for awhile reminded me of Chadwick Boseman

He was gay? Was it ever confirmed it was a gay porn theater? I thought it was... well... straight porn.

It wasn’t said, but a quick Google suggests the cinema is a possible gay hookup location so… maybe :ohwell: he wasn’t the only one arrested, apparently the police took two others at the same time.

No idea with this guy. He was an enigma. This kind of makes me want to start a Cheech & Chong (he first appeared there and in character... sort of) and then Pee Wee marathon.

What??!?! You're kidding, I never knew that....
The guy appeared as Pee-Wee so often that he could be considered as the first "Universe continuity" franchise before "Marvel" or "Star Trek" :lol:

I guess he'd show up in WWE stuff too.



wtf.... they really did CGI Paul's face to look younger in Pee Wee's Big Holiday? I seriously had no idea.

I didn't even know there was a Pee-Wee's Big Holiday?!?
:lol:
So basically we have a.... what? Trilogy of Pee Wee flicks? :lol:

Yeah, it's worth checking out too. Felt like a worthy sequel.