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Pee-Wee's Playhouse is a children's comedy that aired on CBS.

Paul Reubens, a.k.a. the child-man Pee-Wee Herman, frolics in a surreal playhouse with beasts and furniture that come to life as well as with some human friends. At the start of each show, a secret word is shown and if anyone says it, everybody shouts and raises a ruckus for a couple of seconds. The home audience is entreated to do as well. The word is presented by Conky the Robot.

Some of the inhabitants include Yvonne (a sweet girl who is probably Pee-Wee's best friend), Reba the mail lady, the King of Cartoons (showing a two-minute clip of a public domain cartoon), Chairry (an anthropomorphic chair), Pterri (a pteridactyl), Jambi (a disembodied genie who grants a wish each week), and many more. Occasionally included is Penny, a clay animation feature about a girl whose eyes are pennies.

In the 1990-91 season, Paul Reubens was up on indecency charges, and it is not clear if this was the reason for the cancellation of this show. It had runs in repeats on MTV and Cartoon Network, neither run lasting very long.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Paul Reubens	Pee-Wee Herman	1	2	3	4	5
	Billy Baloney	1	2	3	4	5
John Paragon	Jambi, the Genie	1	2	3	4	5
	Pterri, the Pterrodactyl	1	2	3	4	5
Phil Hartman	Captain Carl	1
Johann Carlo	Dixie	1
Gregory Harrison	Conky, the Robot	1	2	3	4	5
	Mr. Knucklehead (voice)	1	2	3	4	5
Ric Heitzman	Mr. Window	1	2	3	4	5
	Cool Cat	1	2	3	4	5
	Salesman	1
	Flowers	1	2	3	4	5
	Fish (voice)	1	2	3	4	5
Roland Rodriguez	Tito, the Lifeguard	1
Lynne Marie Stewart	Miss Yvonne	1	2	3	4	5
Shirley Stoler	Mrs. Steve	1
Gilbert Lewis	King of Cartoons	1
William Marshall			2	3	4	5
Diane Yang	Cher	1
Natasha Lyonne	Opal	1
Shaun Weiss	Elvis	1
Laurence Fishburne	Cowboy Curtis	1	2	3	4	5
S. Epatha Merkerson	Reba	1	2	3	4	5
Suzanne Kent	Mrs. Rene		2	3	4
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Kevin Carlson	Clocky	1	2	3	4	5
	Conky	1	2	3	4	5
	Floory (voice)	1	2	3	4	5
George McGrath	Countess	1	2	3	4	5
	Fish	1	2	3	4	5
	Flowers	1	2	3	4	5
	Globey (voice)	1	2	3	4	5
Alison Mork	Chairry	1	2	3	4	5
	Chicky Baby	1	2	3	4	5
	Magic Screen (voice)	1	2	3	4	5
Alisan Porter	Li'l Punkin		2	3	4
Anna Seidman	Penny (voice)	1	2	3	4	5
Vic Trevino	Ricardo the soccer player & World's Strongest Man	1	2	3	4	5
Wayne White	Dirty Dog	1	2	3	4	5
	Fish Flowers	1	2	3	4	5
	Mr. Kite	1	2	3	4	5
	Randy (voice)	1	2	3	4	5

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
CBS
Season One	September 13, 1986	December 6, 1986	13
Season Two	September 12, 1987	November 14, 1987	10
Season Three	September 10, 1988	September 17, 1988	2 + 1
Season Four	September 9, 1989	November 11, 1989	10
Season Five	September 8, 1990	November 10, 1990	10

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Episode Collections
Volume 1	November 16, 2004	5	purchase
Volume 2	November 16, 2004	5	purchase
Individual Episodes
Christmas Special	October 19, 2004	1	purchase

[edit] External Sites

• Official website for Pee-Wee's Playhouse