query: who sang the theme song for pee wee playhouse

pos: Pee-wee's Playhouse Pee-wee jumps into the Magic Screen, as well as inserted clay animation sequences (some made by Aardman Animations, who would later make "Wallace & Gromit") and excerpts from cartoons from the Golden Age of American animation, usually presented by the character "The King of Cartoons". Each episode also featured specially written soundtrack music by noted rock/pop musicians such as Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo), Todd Rundgren, Mitchell Froom and The Residents. The show's theme song performance was credited to "Ellen Shaw", though in her autobiography, Cyndi Lauper admits to being the actual singer. Each episode usually contained a running gag particular to

pos: Pee-wee Herman voice-over tracks were made and Toys-R-Us removed Pee-wee toys from its stores. However, Disney's "Star Tours", which featured voicework from Reubens, remained unaltered. Despite the negative publicity, many artists who knew Reubens, such as Cyndi Lauper, Annette Funicello, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Valeria Golino, spoke out in his support. Bill Cosby defended Reubens, saying "Whatever (Reubens has) done, this is being blown all out of proportion". Other people who knew Reubens, such as "Playhouse"'s production designer Gary Panter, S. Epatha Merkerson and "Big Top Pee-wee" director Randal Kleiser, also spoke out against the way Reubens was being treated by the

pos: Cyndi Lauper in its commercials. In 1986, Lauper appeared on the Billy Joel album "The Bridge", with a song called "Code of Silence". She is credited as having written the lyrics with Joel and she sings a duet with him. In the same year, Lauper also sang the theme song for the series "Pee-wee's Playhouse", credited as "Ellen Shaw". In 1987, David Wolff produced a concert film for Lauper called "Cyndi Lauper in Paris". The concert was broadcast on HBO. Lauper made her film debut in August 1988 in the quirky comedy "Vibes", alongside Jeff Goldblum, Peter Falk, and Julian Sands. Lauper

pos: Pee-wee's Playhouse Mitchell Froom, Van Dyke Parks, George S. Clinton and Dweezil Zappa with Scott Thunes (spelled 'Tunis' in the credits). Mothersbaugh, who later went on to become a fixture in composing music for children's shows like "Rugrats", joined the show on hiatus from recording with Devo: The opening prelude theme is an interpretation of Les Baxter's "Quiet Village". The theme song, which originally followed the prelude, was performed by Cyndi Lauper (credited as "Ellen Shaw"), imitating Betty Boop. For the final season in 1990, a new version of the prelude theme was recorded, and the opening theme was slightly edited. This

neg: Pee-wee Herman during its time on the air, "Pee-wee's Playhouse" garnered 15 Emmy Awards. Pee-wee also became the first guest on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" on its October 9, 1986, premiere. The following year, he made a cameo appearance in the film "Back to the Beach." Reubens also filmed an insert for "Sesame Street" as Pee-wee, reciting his own version of the alphabet. In 1988, a sequel to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", "Big Top Pee-wee", was filmed. That same year "Pee-wee" was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and starred in "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special", The program included

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Pee-wee's Playhouse "MGM/UA Home Video Releases"
 Vol. 1 - Open House/Pee-wee Catches a Cold
 Vol. 2 - I Remember Curtis/Conky's Breakdown
 Vol. 3 - Store/Playhouse in Outer Space
 Vol. 4 - Pajama Party/To Tell the Tooth
 Vol. 5 - The Gang's All Here/Party
 Vol. 6 - Luau for Two/Now You See Me, Now You Don't
 Vol. 7 - Fire in the Playhouse/Love That Story
 Vol. 8 - Sick? Did Somebody Say Sick?/Miss Yvonne's Visit
 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
 Vol. 9 - Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios/Rebarella
 Vol. 10 - Let's Play Office/Mystery
 Vol. 11 - Front Page Pee-wee/Tango Time
 Vol. 12

neg: Pee-wee Herman his first interviews not as Pee-wee. It was also on that interview that Reubens first announced plans to start writing a new Pee-wee movie. In a 2004 interview with "Entertainment Weekly", Reubens also mentioned his hope that Hollywood has not seen the last of Pee-wee. Reubens later stated a strong possibility of a "Pee-wee's Playhouse" movie on an NPR interview with Terry Gross on December 27, 2004. A third Pee-wee movie was also suggested. During this time, Reubens stated both were actively being worked on. In 1998, Fox Family aired reruns of "Pee-wee's Playhouse". On July 10, 2006, Cartoon Network

neg: Pee-wee Herman credited for writing the "Pee-wee Herman Thanksgiving Special" sketch and appeared as a pilgrim in it. The following year, Pee-wee (along with Hartman) found a home on the small screen with the Saturday morning children's program "Pee-wee's Playhouse" on the American CBS network for the next five years (Shirley Stoler, Johann Carlo, Gilbert Lewis and Roland Rodriguez appeared only for the first 13 episodes before their characters were dropped or recast). The show starred Pee-wee living in his wild and wacky Playhouse, full of talking chairs, animals, robots and other puppet and human characters. The show became a hit, and

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse elements and original audio tracks. Pee-wee's Playhouse Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman which ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens' 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. In 2004 and 2007, "Pee-wee's Playhouse" was ranked #10 and #12 on "TV Guide"s Top Cult Shows Ever. A special one hour primetime airing occurred on CBS on

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse Pee-wee's Playhouse Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman which ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens' 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. In 2004 and 2007, "Pee-wee's Playhouse" was ranked #10 and #12 on "TV Guide"s Top Cult Shows Ever. A special one hour primetime airing occurred on CBS on Wednesday November 11, 1987. "Store"

neg: Pee-wee Herman life stand-up comedian who expanded his career by playing himself in his films and TV series. This is echoed by the fact that a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was awarded to Pee-wee Herman rather than Paul Reubens. In both "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and "Pee-wee's Playhouse", the character surrounds himself with strange inventions and decorations and has no visible means of support, whereas "Big Top Pee-wee" depicts him as a farmer/inventor. During a June 1984 segment on "Late Night with David Letterman", Pee-wee said he has a sister named Hermione who was a Girl Scout, his mother's name

neg: Pee-wee Herman to Reubens, the story will focus on the characters from the television show finally leaving the playhouse and venturing off into Puppetland and beyond (the playhouse characters had rarely left their home in the TV series). The characters from the playhouse will be on an epic adventure to look for a missing character from the playhouse. Reubens stated this will be a "road" movie. Reubens has said that, although he feels confident that he can still portray Pee-wee himself, he would optionally cast Johnny Depp if needed. He said "My second option is to have Johnny Depp play Pee-wee." He

neg: Pee-wee Herman began airing "Pee-wee's Playhouse" during its Adult Swim lineup. The show's 45 original episodes were planned to air on the block Monday to Thursday at 11 p.m. ET starting on that date. Later on in August 2006, Adult Swim started airing "Pee-wee's Playhouse" at 12 a.m. ET. In October 2006, Reubens made a public appearance, dressed as Pee-wee at Chiller Theatre Expo, an East Coast fan convention, with "Pee-wee's Playhouse" co-star, Lynne Marie Stewart. There he signed pictures and other memorabilia, and posed for photographs with fans. At Spike TV's 2007 Guys' Choice Awards in June, Reubens appeared on TV

neg: Pee-wee Herman that the show had been canceled due to the arrest. In actuality, the show had been cancelled in 1990 due to a combination of multiple complaints of overworked crew members and a feeling that the Pee-Wee character had run its course, which ultimately resulted in Reubens deciding against a sixth season. However, due to its widespread popularity, CBS elected to rerun "Playhouse" in syndication. The arrest was widely covered, and both the character Pee-wee and Reubens became the subject of ridicule. CBS stopped airing "Playhouse" and Disney-MGM Studios suspended from its studio tour a video that showed Pee-wee explaining how

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse and "Pee-wee Catches a Cold" were the two episodes shown that night. The Pee-wee Herman character was developed by Reubens into a live stage show entitled "The Pee-wee Herman Show" in 1980. It featured many characters that would go on to appear in "Playhouse", including Captain Carl, Jambi the Genie, Miss Yvonne, Pterri the Pterodactyl and Clocky. While enjoying continuous popularity with the show, Reubens teamed with young director Tim Burton in 1985 to make the comedy film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure". It became one of the year's surprise hits, costing a relatively modest $6 million to make but taking in

neg: The Pee-wee Herman Show StylesFour Productions/Randy Donaldson/Tim Laczynski, with associate producers Jared Geller, David J. Foster, Anne Caruso and Kelly Bush. The production was taped for an HBO special ("The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway") which premiered on March 19, 2011. The Pee-wee Herman Show The Pee-wee Herman Show is a stage show developed by Paul Reubens in 1980. It marks the first significant appearance of his comedic fictional character, Pee-wee Herman, five years before "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", and six years before "Pee-wee's Playhouse". The show initially debuted as a midnight show in February 1981 at the Groundlings theater, and was later moved to

neg: The Pee-wee Herman Show wish coming. Jambi the genie then grants Pee-wee's wish to be able to fly. Pee-wee triumphantly soars and "roars" above Puppetland and proclaims that he is the "luckiest boy in the world." Originally released in 1981, a vinyl 12" one-sided hand silk-screened picture disc was released of the performance by Fatima Recordz. The cover features a drawing of Pee-wee by Gary Panter, who would later win three Emmy Awards for his set design on "Pee-wee's Playhouse". Silk-screening was done by Richard Duardo but the design of the sleeve and of the album was done by Gary Panter. The paper sleeve

neg: Pee-wee Herman Pee-wee Herman Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by American comedian Paul Reubens. He is best known for his two television series and film series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that quickly led to an HBO special in 1981. As the stage performance gained further popularity, Reubens took the character to motion picture with "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" in 1985, toning down the adult innuendo for the appeal of children. This paved the way for "Pee-wee's Playhouse", an Emmy Award-winning children's series that ran on CBS from 1986 to

neg: Pee-wee Herman that was later toned down as the character made the transition from raucous night club to children's television (though innuendo was still apparent, particularly between the Cowboy Curtis and Miss Yvonne characters). The stage show was popularized by HBO when "The Pee-wee Herman Show" aired in 1981. The show featured the writing and acting of Groundlings alumni Phil Hartman and John Paragon, who would both reprise their characters on "Pee-wee's Playhouse." "The Pee-wee Herman Show" played for five sellout months at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, whereupon HBO filmed it and aired it as a special on September 11,

neg: Paul Reubens In January 2010, Reubens reprised his role as Pee-wee and reused the set of "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (albeit slightly modified) for a short sketch on Funny or Die. In the sketch, Pee-wee comes home and shows off a brand-new iPad given to him by Steve Jobs. This leads to a long argument between him and his puppet friends, who point out all of the iPad's disadvantages – even Conky himself points out its flaws by stating that "it looks like a giant iPhone". In the end, Pee-wee uses the iPad as a serving tray to hold glasses of milk and lemonade

neg: Paul Reubens next decade, Reubens would be completely committed to his character, doing all of his public appearances and interviews as Pee-wee. In 1985 "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", directed by the then-unknown Tim Burton, was a financial and critical success, and soon developed into a cult film. "Big Top Pee-wee", 1988's sequel, was less successful than its predecessor. Between 1986 and 1990, Reubens starred as Pee-wee in the CBS Saturday-morning children's program "Pee-wee's Playhouse". Thereafter, Reubens decided to take a sabbatical from Pee-wee. In July 1991, Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure in an adult theater in Sarasota, Florida. The arrest set off

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse Doody". The show quickly acquired a dual audience of kids and grownups. Reubens, always trying to make of Pee-wee a positive role model, sought to make a significantly moral show that would teach children the ethics of reciprocity. Reubens believed that children liked the "Playhouse" because it was fast-paced, colorful and "never talked down to them", while parents liked the "Playhouse" because it reminded them of the past. The premise of the show was that host Pee-wee Herman went to play in a fantastic house (situated in Puppetland) known as the Playhouse, which was filled with toys, gadgets, talking furniture

neg: Paul Reubens of junk food, all the while trying to release his own sugar-free cereal "Ralston Purina Pee-wee Chow cereal", a project that died after a blind test. With his positive attitude and quirkiness, Pee-wee became an instant cult figure, earning a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by 1989, and successfully building a Pee-wee franchise, with toys, clothes and other items generating more than $25 million at its peak in 1988. Reubens also published a book as Pee-wee in 1989 called "Travels with Pee-Wee". CBS aired reruns of "Playhouse" until July 1991, when Reubens was arrested, pulling from their schedule

neg: The Pee-wee Herman Show The Pee-wee Herman Show The Pee-wee Herman Show is a stage show developed by Paul Reubens in 1980. It marks the first significant appearance of his comedic fictional character, Pee-wee Herman, five years before "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", and six years before "Pee-wee's Playhouse". The show initially debuted as a midnight show in February 1981 at the Groundlings theater, and was later moved to Los Angeles' Roxy Theatre, where the HBO cable network taped one of the shows and aired it as a special that year. This TV special was released on DVD by Image Entertainment July 18, 2006. This nightclub

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Pee-wee's Playhouse All Here/Stolen Apples/Party/The Cowboy and the Cowntess/Monster in the Playhouse
 Vol. 8 - Open House
 Vol. 9 - Puppy in the Playhouse
 Vol. 10 - Pajama Party
 Vol. 11 - Pee-wee's Store
 Vol. 12 - Pee-wee Catches a Cold
 Vol. 13 - Tons of Fun
 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special
 Vol. 14 - School
 Vol. 15 - Why Wasn't I Invited? "Hi-Tops Video laserdisc releases"
 Fun-o-Rama - Ice Cream Soup/Luau for Two/Rainy Day/Now You See Me, Now You Don't
 Potpurri - Just Another Day/Beauty Makeover/The Restaurant/Ants in Your Pants
 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (Also released by MGM/UA Home Video in 1996)

neg: Paul Reubens called "Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie". In 2010, he starred on Broadway in "The Pee-wee Herman Show". In 2016, Reubens helped write and starred in the Netflix original film "Pee-wee's Big Holiday", reprising his role as Pee-wee Herman. Reubens was born Paul Rubenfeld in Peekskill, New York, and grew up in Sarasota, Florida, where his parents, Judy (Rosen) and Milton Rubenfeld, owned a lamp store. His mother was a teacher. His father was an automobile salesperson who had flown for Britain's Royal Air Force and for the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II, later becoming one of the founding

neg: Pee-wee Herman it as a black comedy. He has also referred to the script as "dark Pee-wee" or "adult Pee-wee", with the plot involving Pee-wee becoming famous as a singer after making a hit single and moving to Hollywood, where "he does everything wrong and becomes a big jerk". Reubens further explained the film has many ""Valley of the Dolls" moments". Reubens thought this script would be the first one to start production, but in 2006 Reubens announced he was to start filming his second script in 2007. The second film, a family friendly adventure, is called "Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie" by

neg: Phil Hartman of the show's stars. Hartman met comedian Paul Reubens and the two became friends, often collaborating on writing and comedic material. Together they created the character Pee-wee Herman and developed "The Pee-wee Herman Show", a stage performance which also aired on HBO in 1981. Hartman played Captain Carl on "The Pee-wee Herman Show" and returned in the role for the children's show "Pee-wee's Playhouse". Reubens and Hartman made cameos in the 1980 film "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie". Hartman co-wrote the script of the 1985 feature film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and had a cameo role as a reporter in the

neg: Pee-wee Herman Stewart as Miss Yvonne, John Moody as Mailman Mike and John Paragon as Jambi the Genie. Reubens cited his desire to make a film version of "Pee-wee's Playhouse" as reasoning for the show and expressed a desire to "introduce Pee-wee to the new generation that didn't know about it". Pee-wee's 2010 stage show has received positive reviews from various Los Angeles-based publications including "The Orange County Register", "Los Angeles Times" and "The Hollywood Reporter". To promote his Broadway show, Pee-wee Herman guest starred on the November 1, 2010 edition of "WWE Raw" at the Nassau Coliseum. During the program, he

neg: Pee-wee Herman announced that it was very likely that the "Playhouse" movie would be made first. A third idea came about to make a reality-based Pee-wee film like those in the 1980s. In 2010, Reubens announced he is working on making this version with Judd Apatow, who wrote and directed the films "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin". In 2013, Reubens reported that Pee-Wee will soon return with a new film which he plans to start shooting in 2014. While promoting his voice role in "The Smurfs 2", Reubens told the "Los Angeles Times" on the long-gestating project, saying the film has

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse that episode, and/or a specific event or dilemma that would send Pee-wee into an emotional frenzy. The show had many recurring gags, themes, and devices. For example, at the beginning of each episode, viewers were told the day's "secret word" (often issued by Conky the Robot) and were instructed to "scream real loud" every time a character on the show said the word. Pee-wee would often say the word himself at the end of the episode, just before launching himself and his little scooter out of the playhouse through a hidden exit. During the closing credits, images of him were

neg: Robert Turturice Pee Wee Herman TV special costuming for "Pee Wee's Playhouse" and "Pee Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special". His television work included 31 movies of the week, 19 series, 15 specials and 27 pilots. In addition to his Emmy Award for Moonlighting episode "Atomic Shakespeare" in 1987, he received additional nominations for his work on the HBO movie "Gia" and for "Cybill". Robert Turturice Robert Turturice (March 15, 1949 – December 15, 2009) was an American costume designer who served as president of the Costume Designers Guild from 1992 to 1996. Turturice was presented posthumously with the Costume Designers Hall of Fame

neg: Pee-wee's Big Adventure last request, dancing to the song "Tequila". His dance wins over the bikers, who give him a motorcycle for his journey. Pee-wee crashes his motorcycle immediately afterwards. Pee-wee wakes up in a hospital and learns from a television news report that his bike is being used as a prop in a movie starring a bratty child named Kevin Morton. Pee-wee sneaks into Warner Bros. Studios and takes the bike. He is chased by security across the studio lot and through several sets before escaping. Later, Pee-wee discovers a burning pet shop and rescues the animals. Although the firefighters declare Pee-wee

neg: Big Top Pee-wee with two stars and (along with colleague Gene Siskel) also rated it thumbs down on their television program, stating that Pee-wee entered the real world and, comparing it to "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (dubbed by the duo as 'the television show') and "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", claimed that 'the characters in those have absolutely no connection with reality whatsoever, and that is why they were so enduring and enjoyable'. The negative reviews reflected the action at the box office, where it grossed $15,122,324, suffering from competition with "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "A Fish Called Wanda", and the re-issue of "Bambi", among other summer

neg: Pee-wee Herman ... is that it has the external structure of a bratty little precocious kid, but you know it's being controlled by the incubus – the manifestation of evil itself". While the character is typically cheerful and flamboyant, Pee-wee has indeed displayed an aggressive side, including his vicious pool battle with Francis in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure". He also played vengeful tricks in the aforementioned film and occasionally threw childish tantrums on "Pee-wee's Playhouse." Reubens has said that he feels Pee-wee "resets" after each adventure, his experiences only changing him slightly, and compared him to Dorothy Gale at the end of "The

neg: Cumbayá (Pee Wee song) times"". The music video was directed by Carlos Pérez and filmed on a desert of Los Angeles, Cal.. Through the video, Pee Wee fights against temptation until he finally surrenders, the concept of the video is show a boy who is going crazy because of a girl who he fell in love with. The music video was premiered on Primer Impacto, Univision on June 23, 2009. Cumbayá (Pee Wee song) "Cumbayá" is the first single from Pee Wee debut studio album "Yo Soy" released on May 26, 2009, released worldwide on June 1, 2009 and released on June 30, 2009

neg: Paul Reubens 2009, Reubens voiced Bat-Mite in the "" episode "Legends of the Dark Mite". In January 2009, Reubens hinted that negotiations were under way for his stage show to come back, and in August the return of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" was announced. Reubens said he felt Pee-wee calling, "I just got up one day and felt like I'm gonna come back, that was it." The show is also a way to "introduce Pee-wee to the new generation that didn't know about it", preparing the way for Reubens' main project, the "Playhouse" movie. Before this comeback, Reubens' present age and shape

neg: Pee-wee Herman even claims that he has spoken to Depp himself and that the actor asked for time to think about it. During the 2011 Comic-Con in San Diego, Reubens told MTV that he hopes to have Justin Bieber make a cameo appearance toward the end of the movie. He also stated that filming of the movie has not started yet, but hopes to begin filming in the next couple of months. Years before working on his "Playhouse" film script, Reubens had written a script for "the dark Pee-wee film", but "not really very dark", entitled "The Pee-wee Herman Story". At a

neg: Cumbayá (Pee Wee song) Cumbayá (Pee Wee song) "Cumbayá" is the first single from Pee Wee debut studio album "Yo Soy" released on May 26, 2009, released worldwide on June 1, 2009 and released on June 30, 2009 on iTunes, the song was produced under Mas Flow Inc by the producers Luny Tunes. The song was included on the album from soundtrack of telenovela "Camaleones" of the same name. About the meaning of the name of the song, he said: ""Cumbaya in the 30s... for those who were slaves was God almighty, was that being to which they prayed to ward off the bad

neg: The Pee-wee Herman Show the character had made his first appearance to a national (but mostly adult) audience when he made a cameo in "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie". With $3,000 (mostly money wired from his parents), and help from 60 people working for him (including his fellow Groundling Phil Hartman), Reubens created the show. At home in his Puppetland playhouse, Pee-wee entertains his audience of "boys & girls" in a homage to low budget 1950s TV kiddie-shows such as "Howdy Doody" and "Pinky Lee". Pee-wee spends the day with his friends and fellow citizens of Puppetland (including Pterri the pterodactyl, Mr. Knucklehead, Captain

neg: Prank call have Prince Albert in a can?" gag. It also incorporates Bart Simpson's aforementioned "Mike Rotch" prank phone call. On an episode of "Pee-Wee's Playhouse", the mischievous Randy makes a prank call (the classic "Is your refrigerator running? Then you better catch it!" gag) and talks Pee-Wee into doing so also. The recipient of the call is irritated and gets her husband on the phone, who happens to be a police officer. The officer sternly warns Pee-Wee that making prank calls is against the law and that it can result in going to jail and a lifetime criminal record. The Cartoon

neg: Pee-wee Herman Groundlings reunion in 1999, Reubens even joked about the rating of the movie being "probably PG-13 or even R" but in a 2007 MTV interview stated that this isn't actually true. He called it a ""Valley of the Dolls" Pee-wee" because "it has things certainly inspired by, if not outright lifted from, that movie". Reubens described the film's plot to MTV: It was because of the adult situations of this script that Reubens sat down and started writing the "Playhouse" movie script. At first, Reubens was going to do the adult Pee-wee movie first, but within a few months, Reubens

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday film, a family friendly adventure, is called "Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie" by Reubens, and follows Pee-wee and his "Playhouse" friends on a road-trip adventure, meaning that they would leave the house for the first time and go out into "Puppetland". All of the original characters of the show, live-action and puppets, are included in Reubens' script. The story happens in a fantasy land that would be reminiscent of "H.R. Pufnstuf" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In January 2009, Reubens told Gary Panter that the rejected first script of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (which they co-wrote) could have a movie deal

neg: Pee Wee (singer) Wee managed to make it to the finale of the program on December 14, 2008, where he again managed to win and defeat Gloria Trevi and Kalimba, gaining $1,000,000.00 USD. The money was distributed in $333,333.00 USD between the 3 members of the team. On March 26, 2009, Flex and Pee Wee sang together in Premios Lo Nuestro 2009 singing "Dime Si Te Vas Con Él". On May 29, 2009, he released his new single "Cumbayá". "Cumbayá" was released worldwide on June 1, 2009. "Cumbayá" was released on June 30, 2009, on iTunes. On July 5, 2009, Pee Wee performed

neg: Paul Reubens during a party being held at the Playhouse hours later. All the voices of the puppet characters are dubbed in by different actors than the TV series, except for Globey whose voice is still done by George McGrath. In June 2010, various film news sites reported that Paul Reubens was working with Judd Apatow on a new Pee-wee Herman feature film. In February 2015, Netflix acquired the rights to produce a new Pee-wee film entitled "Pee-wee's Big Holiday" with Apatow and Reubens producing the film, John Lee directing, and Reubens and Paul Rust writing the screenplay. The film released on

neg: Pee-wee Herman character has received various honors, particularly during his peak fame in the late 1980s. During the original run of "Pee-wee's Playhouse", the series garnered 22 Emmy Awards nominations. As pictured, in 1985 he received "Harvard Lampoon"'s Elmer Award for lifetime achievement in comedy. In 1988, Pee-wee Herman was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; under the category of motion pictures, it can be found at 6562 Hollywood Blvd. At the 2012 TV Land Awards, he won the Pop Culture award. The character appeared on three covers of "Rolling Stone", including issue 493 (February 1987), 614 (October 1991)

neg: Pee-wee Herman Reubens, and follows Pee-wee and his "Playhouse" friends on a road-trip adventure, meaning that they would leave the house for the first time and go out into "Puppetland". All of the original characters of the show, live-action and puppets, are included in Reubens' script. The story happens in a fantasy land that would be reminiscent of "H.R. Pufnstuf" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In January 2009, Reubens told Gary Panter that the rejected first script of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (which they co-wrote) could have a movie deal very soon, and that it would be "90 minutes of incredible beauty".

neg: Pee-wee Herman on the Alamo complex, spokesman for the Alamo, and author Tony J. Caridi led Reubens on a guided tour of the basement on the Alamo grounds used to store gift shop merchandise. "Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie" is a proposed film allegedly greenlighted by Paramount Pictures. Reubens's third scripted movie, written at the same time as his adult-oriented Pee-wee script, was announced in late summer 2006. He first announced he had finished the script on "Late Show with David Letterman", and later revealed further details to "Time" magazine reporter Dennis Van Tine. Filming was expected to start in early 2007. According

neg: Dinah Shore Burnett Show". In the summer of 1976, Shore hosted "Dinah and her New Best Friends", an eight-week summer replacement series for "The Carol Burnett Show" which featured a cast of young hopefuls such as Diana Canova and Gary Mule Deer, along with such seasoned guests as Jean Stapleton and Linda Lavin. Shore guest-starred on "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special", calling Pee-wee on his picturephone and singing "The 12 Days of Christmas". Throughout the special, Pee-wee walks past the picturephone, only to hear her going past the original 12 days ("...on the 500th day of Christmas ...") Shore finished her television career

neg: Pee-wee Herman funding, a finished script, and a director lined up. Reubens is also developing a new TV show, which he says could potentially be an update on the popular "Pee-wee's Playhouse". He added that a more-detailed announcement is "imminent." Reubens told "Short of something unforeseen like the studio going out of business, I think it's very likely both these projects will happen next year." In 2014, it was announced that the film will be on Netflix. Paul Reubens confirmed in a January 2009 interview with "Swindle" magazine that there are indeed negotiations under way for the Pee-wee Herman stage show to

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse $45 million at the box office. After seeing the success of "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", the CBS network approached Reubens with an ill-received cartoon series proposal. In 1986, CBS agreed to sign Reubens to act, produce and direct his own live-action Saturday morning children's program, "Pee-wee's Playhouse", with a budget of $325,000 per episode, (comparable to that of a half-hour prime-time sitcom) and full creative control (although CBS did request a few minor changes over the years). Reubens assembled a supporting troupe that included ex-Groundlings and cast members from "The Pee-wee Herman Show", including Phil Hartman, John Paragon, Lynne Marie Stewart,

neg: Pee-wee's Big Adventure as the director for the 1989 film "Batman". Pee-wee Herman has a heavily accessorized bicycle that he treasures and that his neighbor, Francis Buxton, covets. A bike shop employee, Dottie, has a crush on Pee-wee, but he does not reciprocate it. Pee-wee's bike is stolen while he is shopping at a mall. The police tell Pee-wee that they cannot help him find his bike. Pee-wee thinks Francis took it, and confronts him. Francis' father convinces Pee-wee that Francis did not steal the bike. Pee-wee then offers a $10,000 reward for his bike. Francis, who did indeed pay to have someone

neg: Pee Wee (singer) leave the house that Quintanilla had offered to Pee Wee and his mother. Pee Wee said that he is going to keep on singing and not leave his fans. Problems with A.B. Quintanilla forced him to leave Kumbia All Starz. After he left the band Kumbia All Starz, Cruz Martínez invited Pee Wee to be a part of his band Los Super Reyes, but Pee Wee declined the invitation to pursue a career as solo artist. He collaborated with Erre XI on the song "Carita Bonita". On June 16, 2008, he became the host of the series "Bust A Ritmo"

neg: Paul Reubens months at his friend Doris Duke's estate. The 1991 arrest was widely covered, and Reubens and his character both became the subject of ridicule. Disney-MGM Studios suspended a video that showed Pee-wee explaining how voice-over tracks were made from its studio tour. Toys "R" Us removed Pee-wee toys from its stores. It was commonly thought that "Pee-wee's Playhouse" got cancelled due to the arrest; in actuality the show was already retired as Reubens, claiming an overworked crew and fear of decline of quantity and quality in material, had decided against a sixth season. However, the popularity of the show had

neg: Paul Reubens which Imelda Marcos presided, in Shangri-La, Doris Duke's mansion in Honolulu, Hawaii. "Pee-wee's Playhouse" aired from September 13, 1986, until November 10, 1990. Reubens had originally agreed to do two more seasons after the third, and when CBS asked Reubens about the possibility of a sixth season he declined, wanting to take a sabbatical. Reubens had been suffering from burnout from playing Pee-wee full-time and had been warning that Pee-wee was temporary and that he had other ideas he would like to work on. The parties agreed to end the show after five seasons, which included 45 episodes and a

neg: Pee-wee's Big Adventure Pee-wee has a cameo appearance as a hotel bellhop, though his voice has been dubbed. At the drive-in, Pee-wee gives refreshments to all the people he met along his journey. Pee-wee also encounters Francis, who tells reporters that he is Pee-wee's best friend who taught him how to ride. Francis claims to be knowledgeable about Pee-wee's bike, but accidentally catapults himself into the air using one of the bicycle's gadgets. As Pee-wee leaves the drive-in, Dottie asks why he is not staying for the rest of the movie. Pee-wee answers, "I don't have to see it, Dottie. I lived it."

neg: Pee-Wee Harris Pee-Wee Harris Walter "Pee-wee" Harris is a fictional Boy Scout who has appeared in several series of boy's books by Percy Keese Fitzhugh as well as in a long-running comic strip in the magazine "Boys' Life". Originally spelled "Pee-wee", his name has occasionally been spelled "Pee-Wee" and is spelled "Pee Wee" in the "Boys' Life" comic strip. Pee-wee Harris first appeared in 1915 as a supporting character in Fitzhugh’s series of novels about the Boy Scouts of "Troop 1, Bridgeboro, NJ". Though Pee-wee is small of stature and young of age, he is the quintessential First Class Boy Scout. He

neg: Pee-Wee Harris 100th anniversary, his character appeared in an interview that talked about "Boys' Life"'s comic section history called "How I Became a Comic Page Hero." An online version of this interview included a video and Pee Wee was voiced by Zachary Gordon. Pee-Wee Harris Walter "Pee-wee" Harris is a fictional Boy Scout who has appeared in several series of boy's books by Percy Keese Fitzhugh as well as in a long-running comic strip in the magazine "Boys' Life". Originally spelled "Pee-wee", his name has occasionally been spelled "Pee-Wee" and is spelled "Pee Wee" in the "Boys' Life" comic strip. Pee-wee Harris

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday disguise kit. Pee-wee attempts to hitch-hike, but after having no luck, seeks refuge at a farmhouse owned by Farmer Brown, who offers to let Pee-wee spend the night. Farmer Brown introduces Pee-wee to his nine daughters, each of whom have a romantic interest in Pee-wee and spend the night flirting with him. The next morning, having heard his daughters talk endlessly about Pee-Wee, Farmer Brown insists that Pee-wee get married to one of his daughters. During the wedding ceremony, Pee-wee uses the disguise kit to flee the church. He then gets a ride in an RV driven by three African-American

neg: Pee-wee Herman with a cover story of "Who Killed Pee-wee Herman?", and finally 619/620 (December 1991) for the 1991 Yearbook. In the film "Flight of the Navigator" (1986), directed by Randal Kleiser, who would later direct "Big Top Pee-wee", Pee-wee's characteristic laugh is uttered several times by the Trimaxian Drone (Max, voiced by Reubens), after he "contracted" emotions and 1980s knowledge from David. This persona, speaking in altered pitch similar to Pee-wee's, persists for the rest of the movie, a stark contrast to Max's original HAL 9000-esque tone. Shortly after Reubens' 1991 arrest, Jim Carrey impersonated Pee-wee Herman on the FOX sketch

neg: Bonaparte's Retreat (Pee Wee King song) Bonaparte's Retreat (Pee Wee King song) "Bonaparte's Retreat" is the name of two related songs. The original was a wordless melody that existed as various fiddle tunes dating back to at least the late 1800s and probably well before that. In 1950, American country music artist Pee Wee King recorded a modified version of the song, with lyrics added, which he also called "Bonaparte's Retreat". This latter song has been covered by many country artists. The title of the original "Bonaparte's Retreat" is an apparent reference to Napoleon Bonaparte's disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812, and some earlier British folk

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday hairdressers who are enroute to a hairdressing contest. Pee-Wee realizes he is still far from New York, but the hair stylists implore him not to give up. Pee-wee then meets Penny King (possibly a reference to the character in the television show Sky King), an aviator with a flying car resembling Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, who offers to fly him to New York. The flying car crashes in the wilderness where Pee-wee meets Grizzly Bear Daniels who promises to show Pee-wee the way out of the woods, but instead, takes him to his cave. Pee-wee runs away from Grizzly's cave

neg: Paul Reubens Christmas Special. "Playhouse" garnered 15 Emmy Awards, all of them in the Creative Arts Emmy Award category. Reubens had not always thought of his character as one for children, but sometime during the mid-1980s, he started forming Pee-wee into the best role model he possibly could, making of his show a morally positive show that cared about issues like racial diversity. Reubens was also careful on what should be associated to Pee-wee. Being a heavy smoker, he went to great lengths never to be photographed with a cigarette in his mouth, even refusing to endorse candy bars and other kinds

neg: Pee-wee's Big Adventure and pays for his meal by washing dishes. He befriends Simone, a waitress who dreams of visiting Paris. As they watch the sunrise at a dinosaur museum, Pee-wee encourages her to follow her dreams, but Simone tells him about her jealous and large boyfriend, Andy, who disapproves. Andy arrives and tries to attack Pee-wee, who escapes onto a moving train and meets Hobo Jack. Pee-wee eventually arrives at the Alamo, but learns at the end of a guided tour that the building does not have a basement. At a bus station, Pee-wee encounters Simone, who tells him that she and

neg: Pee Wee (singer) of "El Show De Los Sueños" and gaining the right to take part in Los Reyes Del Show. In A Telethon in 2008, Pee Wee declared that he was officially Mexican. He collaborated with other singers like RBD members Christopher Uckermann and Dulce María. On El Show De Los Sueños he debuted a new song called "Quédate" with La Nueva Banda Timbiriche. In November 2008, Pee Wee opened the concerts for RBD during the Gira Del Adios World Tour in Brazil except for the two extra shows. December 7, 2008, was the beginning of "Los Reyes Del Show" where Pee

neg: Patti Page "Tennessee Waltz" became her second No. 1 hit, and her biggest-selling single. "Tennessee Waltz" was written in 1946 by Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart, and was recorded in 1947 by Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys. Their original version made the country charts in 1948. The song was also a hit for Cowboy Copas around the same time. Page was introduced to the song by record producer Jerry Wexler, who suggested that she cover a recent R&B version by the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. Page liked the song and she soon recorded and released it as a single.

neg: Tan Feliz artist Pee Wee release in February 4, 2011. The song, featuring Brazilian pop singer Kelly Key, was written by Pee Wee, Francisco Saldaña, Norgie Noriega and Víctor Delgado from her second studio album, Déjate Querer. On February 25, 2010 Kelly announced the negotiations with Pee Wee's agents for a featuring in her album. On April 13, the singer said on Twitter that she would record the song. On September 9, Kelly said he would embark for Mexico to record the song, a new version of Tan Feliz. The song will be released on January, 2011. The music video would be

neg: Paul Reubens thought this script would be the first one to start production, but in 2006 Reubens announced he was to start filming his second script in 2007. The second film, a family-friendly adventure, is called "Pee-wee's Playhouse: The Movie" by Reubens, and follows Pee-wee and his "Playhouse" friends on a road-trip adventure, meaning that they would leave the house for the first time and go out into "Puppetland". All of the original characters of the show, live-action and puppets are included in Reubens' script. The story happens in a fantasy land that would be reminiscent of "H.R. Pufnstuf" and "The Wonderful

neg: Phil Trumbo animated commercials, and Critic’s Choice Award at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. Included along with Trumbo in the production talent pool for Pee-Wee's Playhouse were artist Wayne White, underground cartoonist Gary Panter, visualist Prudence Fenton, Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh, and Rob Zombie as a production assistant. Animation Director Phil Trumbo was interviewed along with Senior Animation Producer Prudence Fenton and Pee-wee creator/star Paul Reubens about the production of the playhouse. In 1984 he co-directed "Futuropolis" with Steve Segal. He has worked as a storyboarder, comic artist, animation director, FX editor and creative director in a wide spectrum

neg: Pee Wee Butts Pee Wee Butts Thomas Lee "Pee Wee" Butts (August 27, 1919 – December 30, 1972) was an American baseball player who played in the Negro leagues. Thomas Lee "Pee Wee" Butts was born August 27, 1919 in Sparta, Georgia, the birthplace of boxer Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson. He spent his childhood there and attended Washington High School. He played football and baseball for Washington High and was considered one of the best quarterbacks in the area. The name "Pee Wee" came from his stature. At 5'7" and 140 pounds after a big meal, Butts was one of the smallest players on

neg: Pee-wee's Playhouse was a show made by artists ... We put art history all over the show. It's really like ... I think Mike Kelley said, and it's right, that it's kind of like the Googie style - it's like those LA types of coffee shops and stuff but kind of psychedelic, over-the-top." Several artistic filmmaking techniques were featured on the program including chroma key, stop-motion animation, and clay animation. The music for the show was provided by a diverse set of musicians, including Mark Mothersbaugh, The Residents, Todd Rundgren, Danny Elfman (who provided the score for both of the Pee-wee movies),

neg: Pee-wee's Big Adventure Andy broke up and she is on her way to Paris. She tells Pee-wee not to give up finding his bike. Pee-wee calls Dottie at the bike shop and apologizes for his behavior. Andy spots Pee-wee and resumes his attack. Pee-wee evades Andy at a rodeo by disguising himself as a rodeo bull rider. Forced to ride for real, Pee-wee does well but receives a concussion. Pee-wee enters a biker bar for one large wine and to make a phone call, but the outlaw motorcycle club threatens to kill him after he accidentally knocks over their motorcycles. Pee-wee makes a

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday and be a guest at Joe's birthday party. Shortly after leaving Fairville, Pee-wee encounters three women being chased and, assuming they are innocent women in peril, offers them an escape in his Fiat 600. It turns out that the three women, Pepper, Freckles, and Bella (who coincidentally goes by the nickname "Pee-Wee"), are outlaws who have just robbed a bank, and that is the reason they were being chased. The women steal his Fiat. Pee-wee then gets a car ride from a travelling salesman named Gordon, who visits a creepy snake farm with Pee-Wee in tow, and gives him a

neg: Joey Miyashima Joey Miyashima Joey Miyashima (born November 18, 1957) is a Japanese American television and film actor. Miyashima played Pee-wee Herman's Japanese pen pal, Oki Doki, in "Accidental Playhouse", an episode of "Pee-Wee's Playhouse". He had a role in an episode ("9 Minutes and 52 Seconds Over Tokyo") of "The Tracey Ullman Show", and another in its spin-off, "The Simpsons", as the voice of Toshiro, the apprentice chef, in the episode called "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". In 2006, he played the role of Principal Dave Matsui in the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical", and reprised it

neg: Joey Miyashima in "" (2008). In 2009 he had a cameo as a police officer in the new DCOM "Dadnapped". Joey Miyashima Joey Miyashima (born November 18, 1957) is a Japanese American television and film actor. Miyashima played Pee-wee Herman's Japanese pen pal, Oki Doki, in "Accidental Playhouse", an episode of "Pee-Wee's Playhouse". He had a role in an episode ("9 Minutes and 52 Seconds Over Tokyo") of "The Tracey Ullman Show", and another in its spin-off, "The Simpsons", as the voice of Toshiro, the apprentice chef, in the episode called "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". In 2006, he played

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday went national when Joe got involved. When Pee-wee asks Joe, "What about the party?", Joe responds, "Pee-wee, we "are" the party", and then shows Pee-Wee a minature version of Fairville he created, reflecting one of Pee-Wee's models he saw earlier. Pee-Wee returns to his job at Dan's Diner, where he shows the Fairville residents some of the items he acquired during his trip. Joe appears in Fairville to give Pee-Wee a ride on his motorcycle. Ever since Reubens started giving interviews again after his 1991 arrest, he has talked about the two scripts he has written for future Pee-wee Herman

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Pee-wee's Big Holiday Pee-wee's Big Holiday is a 2016 American adventure comedy film directed by John Lee and written by Paul Reubens and Paul Rust. The film stars Reubens as Pee-wee Herman. The film was released on March 18, 2016, on Netflix. Pee-wee Herman is a resident of the small town of Fairville and works as a cook at Dan's Diner, where he is well liked by the locals and revered for his cooking. He meets and befriends actor Joe Manganiello, who convinces Pee-wee to leave Fairville for the first

neg: Pee-wee's Big Holiday Pee-wee's Big Holiday Pee-wee's Big Holiday is a 2016 American adventure comedy film directed by John Lee and written by Paul Reubens and Paul Rust. The film stars Reubens as Pee-wee Herman. The film was released on March 18, 2016, on Netflix. Pee-wee Herman is a resident of the small town of Fairville and works as a cook at Dan's Diner, where he is well liked by the locals and revered for his cooking. He meets and befriends actor Joe Manganiello, who convinces Pee-wee to leave Fairville for the first time in his life to travel to New York City

neg: WrestleMania XXVII from past events. "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah was the theme song for the event. "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" by Shinedown served as the secondary theme song, while R&B singer Keri Hilson performed "America the Beautiful" at the start of the show. Celebrities and former wrestlers that appeared in WrestleMania XXVII segments include Snoop Dogg, Pee Wee Herman, Gene Okerlund, Mae Young and Roddy Piper. The professional wrestling matches at WrestleMania XXVII featured professional wrestlers performing as characters in scripted events pre-determined by the hosting promotion, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Storylines between the characters were produced on

neg: Pee-wee Herman peak in 1988. Reubens also published a book as Pee-wee, titled "Travels with Pee-wee" (1989). In early 2007, Nike SB released a style of sneakers called Grey/Heather Dunk High Pro SB that use a grey and white color scheme with red detail inspired by the colors of Pee-wee's trademark suit, and an illustration on the insole suggesting Reubens' theater arrest. Pee-wee Herman Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by American comedian Paul Reubens. He is best known for his two television series and film series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a

neg: Big Top Pee-wee who was a famous aerialist who suffered a fall performing the Spiral of Death. Gina states that Pee-wee should try walking the tightrope in his honor. Mace comes up with a brilliant idea: to stage a three-ring spectacular saluting the American Farm. The problem is that the majority of the town's residents are careless elderly people who have been demanding the circus Pee-wee is helping leave town. The Sheriff and Mr. Ryan lead the elderly townspeople show up as the Sheriff attempts to arrest Pee-wee. The Sheriff promises to drop the charges if the circus leaves town. While the Circus

neg: Mark Mothersbaugh Dog". He also wrote the new theme song for the original "Felix the Cat" show when it was sold to Broadway Video, some music for "Pee-wee's Playhouse" in 1990 and the theme song for the "Super Mario World" TV series for DIC Entertainment in 1991. The character design for Chuckie Finster on "Rugrats" was based on him. Mothersbaugh is also known for producing music in video games including Sony's "Crash Bandicoot" and "Jak and Daxter" series (both music scores were created by Josh Mancell), and creating music for EA Games' "The Sims 2". This work is often performed with Mutato

neg: Danitra Vance the same episode, Vance sang "I Play The Maids" (a spin on "I Write the Songs" made famous by Barry Manilow), a satirical song that expressed frustration over black actresses (and herself) being typecast as maids in films and on television shows. One of Danitra Vance's celebrity impersonations was of Cicely Tyson (in The Pee Wee Herman Thanksgiving Special sketch), who was known for not playing any role that stereotyped African-American women and, during her hosting stint on the fourth season (1978–1979), was shocked and disgusted that Garrett Morris was put in lesser roles on the show. Vance ultimately chose

neg: Elbert Pee Wee Claybrook during World War II. Music played an enormous role in regards to moral in the battle fields and at home. This had an enormous effect on the music scene in St. Louis. It was devastating for Jazz in St. Louis. In 1944 Pee Wee Claybrook was transferred out West to California. The Big band era was waning after World War II. After being in the Navy Pee Wee stayed in California, and played with Earl Hines known as (Earl “Fatha” Hines) in San Francisco. Pee Wee continued his musical relationship with Vernon Alley, who had also been a member of

neg: Pee-Wee Harris his noble intentions. But Pee-wee is the kind of boy who always lands on his feet. He takes a situation that he manages to screw up with his zeal and, with his Scout knowledge and a huge dose of luck, always seems to come out on top. “"Even when he loses, he wins"”. The series also featured other Scouts from the "First Bridgeboro Troop" such as Tom Slade, Roy Blakeley, and Westy Martin, who each also had their own series of books, the first two preceding the Pee-wee series and the last following it. The Pee-wee Harris book series ran

neg: Tan Feliz Tan Feliz "Tan Feliz" (English: So Happy) is a song by American artist Pee Wee. The first version of the song was released on September 6, 2009 as a second promotional single from his debut studio album "Yo Soy". The song was covered by Pee Wee featuring Brazilian pop singer Kelly Key from his second studio album, Déjate Querer, in February 4, 2011. A short music video was made exclusively for telenovela "Camaleones" in "Colegio San Bartolomé" that appears on the story, Sherlyn ("Solange") and Ferdinando Valencia ("Patricio") also appears on the video. "Tan Feliz" is a song by American

neg: Carl Kress guitar duets with Eddie Lang (1932), Dick McDonough (1934, 1937), Tony Mottola (1941), and George Barnes (1961–1965). In 1938 and 1939 he made some solo recordings, the songs "Peg Leg Shuffle", "Helena", "Love Song", "Sutton Mutton", and "Afterthoughts". During the 1940s, he played Dixieland jazz with Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee Russell, and Muggsy Spanier. Kress was married to Helen Carroll, a native of Bloomington, Indiana, who moved to New York City to become a singer. She was a member of the Satisifiers and sang with Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, and Jo Stafford. Carl and Helen Kress lived in Manhasset, New

neg: The Pee-wee Herman Show prison), conducts a hypnosis puppet act with a female audience member who undresses under his command, and shows a cartoon and a condensed vintage 1959 educational film about proper deportment called "Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners". Later, Pee-wee gets upset that he gave away his magic wish when he sees Captain Carl and Miss Yvonne happily on a date. After much pouting and throwing a tantrum, Pee-wee finally runs away. The concerned citizens of Puppetland find out about Pee-wee's secret wish and after Captain Carl reveals that he had already liked Miss Yvonne, they all realize that Pee-wee still has a

neg: Pee Wee Marquette Art Blakey's 1954 record "A Night at Birdland". His announcements are also documented on Blakey's other Birdland albums "At the Jazz Corner of the World" (1959) and "Ugetsu" (1963). He can be heard in the introductory sequence and tail of "Birdland" on the Quincy Jones Album "Back on the Block" as well as the introduction on Us3's hit song, "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)." Pee Wee Marquette William Clayton "Pee Wee" Marquette (October 10, 1914 – September 21, 1992) was the former master of ceremonies at the Birdland jazz club in New York City. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Marquette was the son

neg: Pee-wee Herman 1981. Following the success of "The Pee-wee Herman Show", in the early and mid-1980s Reubens made several guest appearances on "Late Night with David Letterman" as Pee-wee Herman. These performances gave Pee-wee an even bigger following than he had with his HBO special. In 1983, Pee-wee Herman traveled the United States with "The Pee-wee Herman Show", making highly publicized stops at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis and Caroline's in New York City. Reubens also appeared on an episode of the popular television show "Mork & Mindy" in 1981. In 1984 Pee-wee Herman sold out New York City's Carnegie Hall. Reubens

neg: Big Top Pee-wee releases. Big Top Pee-wee Big Top Pee-wee is a 1988 American comedy film and the sequel to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985), and stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, with supporting roles done by Susan Tyrrell, Kris Kristofferson, Penelope Ann Miller and introducing Valeria Golino as Gina Piccolapupula. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman (although he also scored "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", he could not use any themes from that film due to "Big Top Pee-wee" being produced by another studio). Pee-wee Herman has a dream of being a famous singer. He makes his exit by disguising himself as

neg: Big Top Pee-wee Big Top Pee-wee Big Top Pee-wee is a 1988 American comedy film and the sequel to "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" (1985), and stars Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, with supporting roles done by Susan Tyrrell, Kris Kristofferson, Penelope Ann Miller and introducing Valeria Golino as Gina Piccolapupula. The original music score is composed by Danny Elfman (although he also scored "Pee-wee's Big Adventure", he could not use any themes from that film due to "Big Top Pee-wee" being produced by another studio). Pee-wee Herman has a dream of being a famous singer. He makes his exit by disguising himself as Abraham

neg: Valeria Golino 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury. She played Armida Miserere, high security warden in "Like the Wind" (2013) directed by Marco Simon Puccioni a difficult leading role praised by the critics and awarded in festival. Despite her self-deprecating reluctance, she also sang in several films, most notably her English-language films "Hot Shots!" and "Big Top Pee-Wee". She recorded two LPs in 1987, the song "Maybe Once More" for "L'inverno" and 'Piangi Roma' for "Giulia Doesn't Date at Night" (featuring Baustelle), the latter of which won her a Silver Ribbon award for Best Song. She

neg: Tan Feliz filmed on December, 2010 in Miami, but was canceled. Tan Feliz "Tan Feliz" (English: So Happy) is a song by American artist Pee Wee. The first version of the song was released on September 6, 2009 as a second promotional single from his debut studio album "Yo Soy". The song was covered by Pee Wee featuring Brazilian pop singer Kelly Key from his second studio album, Déjate Querer, in February 4, 2011. A short music video was made exclusively for telenovela "Camaleones" in "Colegio San Bartolomé" that appears on the story, Sherlyn ("Solange") and Ferdinando Valencia ("Patricio") also appears on

neg: Paul Reubens he had been developing during the last few years, "Pee-wee Herman". With the help of other Groundlings like John Paragon, Phil Hartman and Lynne Marie Stewart, Pee-wee acquired a small group of followers and Reubens took his show to The Roxy Theatre where ""The Pee-wee Herman Show"" ran for five sellout months, doing midnight shows for adults and weekly matinees for children, moving into the mainstream when HBO aired "The Pee-wee Herman Show" in 1981 as part of their series "On Location". Reubens also appeared as Pee-wee in the 1980 film "Cheech & Chong's Next Movie". Although it was Reubens

neg: Pee-wee Herman participated in backstage antics and had an in-ring confrontation with The Miz and Alex Riley. Pee-wee won a Slammy Award for Guest Star Shining Moment of the Year on December 13, 2010 for his appearance. Pee-wee Herman returned to WWE at WrestleMania XXVII in a segment with The Rock and Gene Okerlund in which he admitted to being John Cena's number one fan. Ever since Reubens started giving interviews again after his 1991 arrest, he has talked about the two scripts he has written for future Pee-wee Herman films. Reubens once called his first script "The Pee-wee Herman Story", describing

neg: Pee-Wee Harris until 1930. Like many of the Scouts in Fitzhugh's novels, Pee-wee was based on a real person, in Pee-wee's case – one Al Gar Bloom, whose father ran a newsstand near Fitzhugh's studio in Hackensack, NJ. Al, himself a Scout, would regularly pester Mr. Fitzhugh to see the manuscripts before they were sent off to his publisher. When the Pee-wee Harris series began; Al was the natural choice as the Scout who would grace the cover of the first volume. Al lived in Hackensack for many years, eventually becoming a reporter for the "Bergen Evening Record". In an interview given

neg: Pee Wee Butts was not as good a player as Butts was, but he was younger. Butts' coaches thought he would make it big;; people compared him to Phil Rizzuto. One Cuban pitcher who faced Butts when he played in Puerto Rico, Dolf Luque, even said that Butts could hit better than Rizzuto. After Pee Wee's final season in Texas, he said he just moped around for a year. He returned home to Atlanta and played in an old timer's game in 1969. He went to visit Roy Campanella after his career ending car accident. Pee Wee Butts Thomas Lee "Pee Wee" Butts

neg: Paul Reubens the last two remaining reruns. Fox Family Channel briefly aired reruns of the "Playhouse" in 1998. In early July 2006, Cartoon Network began running a teaser promo during its Adult Swim lineup. A later press release and many other promos confirmed that the show's 45 original episodes would nightly air from Monday to Thursday starting on that date. "Playhouse" attracted 1.5 million viewers nightly. In 2007, "TV Guide" named "Playhouse" one of the top 10 TV cult classics of all time. Several children's television personas cite Pee-wee Herman as an inspiration, including Blue's Clues's Steve Burns and SpongeBob SquarePants's Stephen

neg: Paul Reubens for Happy Idiot. Ever since Reubens started giving interviews again after his 2002 arrest, he has talked about the two scripts he has written for future Pee-wee Herman films. Reubens once called his first script "The Pee-wee Herman Story", describing it as a black comedy. He has also referred to the script as "dark Pee-wee" or "adult Pee-wee", with the plot involving Pee-wee becoming famous as a singer after making a hit single and moving to Hollywood, where "he does everything wrong and becomes a big jerk". Reubens further explained the film has many ""Valley of the Dolls" moments". Reubens