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Pee-wee's Playhouse #1 - Seasons 1 and 2
Pee-wee's Playhouse 1 - Seasons 1 and 2
Actors: Paul Reubens, John Paragon, Phil Hartman, Laurence Fishburne, George McGrath
Directors: Paul Reubens, Bill Freiberger, Guy J. Louthan, Stephen R. Johnson, Steven Johnson
Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family, Television, Musicals & Performing Arts
UR     2004     9hr 35min

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Actors: Paul Reubens, John Paragon, Phil Hartman, Laurence Fishburne, George McGrath
Directors: Paul Reubens, Bill Freiberger, Guy J. Louthan, Stephen R. Johnson, Steven Johnson
Creators: John Paragon, George McGrath
Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family, Television, Musicals & Performing Arts
Sub-Genres: Comedy, 3-6 Years, 7-9 Years, Comedy, Family Films, Comedy, Kids & Family, Classic TV, Musicals
Studio: Image Entertainment
Format: DVD - Color,Full Screen - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 11/16/2004
Original Release Date: 09/13/1986
Theatrical Release Date: 09/13/1986
Release Year: 2004
Run Time: 9hr 35min
Screens: Color,Full Screen
Number of Discs: 5
SwapaDVD Credits: 5
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 1
Edition: Box set
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English
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Movie Reviews

Don't Rush Out to Buy It Just Yet
J. McAndrew | 09/14/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This years edition of the show may have all the episodes but it's lacking in the special features department. According to the site TVSHOWSONDVD.com there will be another edition coming out in 2005. The 2005 edition will be chocked full of heavenly goodness. It is being produced with the help of the great Paul Reubens. The 2005 addition will contain all 5 seasons in one handy-dandy boxed set and will.....is everybody listening..........have audio commentary with Paul Reubens himself. Woo-hoo! If you are a hard-core fan of the show you may want to just wait till next year when the better edition is released. Until then, thanks for reading my review."
American TV's great experiment in surrealism
Robert Moore | Chicago, IL USA | 11/07/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Has there ever been a more surreal and bizarre opening sequence to any show ever made in America than that of PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE? The Surrealists felt that one of the keys of art lay in our dreams, and the intro to this show seems like a happy nightmare of sorts. The music, Pee Wee's odd vocal interjections, the variety of visual images, the introduction of the strange group of inhabitants living in the playhouse, all combine to announce to the would-be viewer that his was a show that wasn't going to go down any path that had been traveled by any previous show.

For five seasons beginning in 1986, this was simply one of the most amazing shows TV has ever produced. Paul Reubens was amazing as Pee Wee Herman, literally a child with the appearance of an adult, who was a veritable encyclopedia of irritating habits that kids can assume, with every annoying verbal come a kid has ever used. Armed with a great group of writers, a stellar cast, and some remarkable set and character designers, this show did things that no kid's show had ever done before or has done sense, though the influence on the more anarchistic line of kid's cartoons can still be detected. I would be willing to be that the makers of shows like SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS are fans of Pee Wee.

Unfortunately, this all came crashing to an end when a sex scandal caused CBS to pull the show off TV. In fact, before the scandal they had already ceased making new episodes of the show. But the incident did two things: 1) it caused CBS to cease showing the show in reruns and 2) killed off any future use of the Pee Wee character by Reubens. The series has been re-released on video, though it has been out of print for a number of years, and because of the sexual nature of Reubens demise, few networks have been willing to rebroadcast the show. Until this DVD release, PEE WEE has been more or less unavailable to the public.

Although Paul Reubens dominated the show as Pee Wee, the show is amazing today for the remarkable amount of talent on the show. Over the years I have been amazed at how many people remember Cowboy Curtis from the show, but are unaware that Laurence Fishburne portrayed him. Captain Carl was played by Phil Hartman before he went on to star on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for years. The second actor to play the King of Cartoons was William Marshall, star Blaxploitation cult classic vampire film BLACULA. Natasha Lyonne, who played Opal, went on to additional success as a child actress and as a young adult, including THE SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS and BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER. S. Epatha Merkerson, who played Reba the letter carrier, has gone on to a long career on LAW AND ORDER. And of course the woman who made Pee Wee's heart skip a beat, the beautiful Miss Yvonne, was played by Lynne Marie Stewart, who has gone on to plays a host of supporting roles on TV and in film. All in all, you have to acknowledge that this was far from a normal children's cast.

But it wasn't merely the human cast that made this show so remarkable. Inhabiting Pee Wee's playhouse were an extraordinarily odd group of denizens, from Pterri the Pterodactyl to Mr. Kite to Mr. Windows to Cool Cat and talking chairs, flowers, and fish. Conky the Robot would each week dispense that show's secret word, a stunt seemed designed to irritate parents' as much as possible. One of my favorite recurring characters was the Salesman, whose appearance at Pee Wee's door would cause panic and disconcerted screaming each week. And how could you describe Jambi to someone who hadn't seen the show before? A disembodied genie's head who each week could solve whatever problems facing either Pee Wee or his friends with those amazing words, "Mekka Lekka Hi-Mekka Hiney Ho!"

I'm delighted that these are available now on DVD. A whole generation of kids has passed not knowing what a great thing they missed. Kids who are in high school today have only a vague idea about Pee Wee, though they might know his two movies. For many he was someone whose career ended because he did something very, very bad, though not many seem to know what that was. Now we get to see all of these great shows again, and they get to discover him for the first time."
Great stuff.. but beware the double-dip
Sam Adams | 11/11/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"A box set containing all 45 episodes PLUS audio commentary, behind-the-scenes footage and other extras is scheduled for next year. Real fans will want to wait, if they can stand it."
A Classic For Both Kids and Adults Alike
Nic | Orlando, Fla. US | 12/02/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is an absolute classic, that has been awarded numerous Emmys and critical acclaim. It's a show that both kids and adults can have a great time watching. Paul Reubens is an underrated genius, imo, who unforunately had some 'bad luck' along the way. I was sorry to see the series go, due to CBS's decision. Not many people were aware at the time that the Pee Wee's Playhouse theme song was sung by noneother than the underrated and extremely talented singer Cyndi Lauper, who used the pseudonym "Ellen Shaw." This is definitely one to own."