Pee-wee's Playhouse

For the stage show, see The Pee-wee Herman Show.

Pee-wee's Playhouse
GenreChildren's television series
Nonsensical comedy
Created byPaul Reubens
Directed byWayne Orr
Presented byPee-wee Herman
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening themeMark Mothersbaugh
Ending themeMark Mothersbaugh
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes45 (plus a Christmas special) (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersPaul Reubens
Richard Abramson
Production locations
  • 480 Broadway,[1] New York City (1986)
  • Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, California (1987–1988)
  • The Culver Studios, Los Angeles, California (1989–1990)
Camera setup
  • Film (principal photography)
  • Videotape (post-production)
  • Single-camera
Running time23–24 minutes
Production companies
  • Pee-wee Pictures (entire run)
  • Broadcast Arts (1986)
  • Binder Entertainment (1987–1988)
  • BRB Productions (1987; season 2 reruns)
  • Grosso-Jacobson Productions (1989–1990)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) –
November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
Related
The Pee-wee Herman Show
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Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American comedy children's television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens's 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 No. 10 and No. 12 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever, respectively.[2][3][4] It was also named to Time's list of the 100 Best TV Shows in 2007.[5]

  1. ^ Adams, Jason (September 15, 2022). "How 'Pee-wee's Playhouse' became our home away from home 36 years on". Mashable.
  2. ^ "TV Guide's 25 Top Cult Shows". TannerWorld Junction. May 26, 2004. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009.
  3. ^ "TV Guide Names the Top Cult Shows Ever – Today's News: Our Take". TV Guide. June 29, 2007. Archived from the original on January 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Top 25 Cult Shows Ever". The TV Guide Book of Lists. Philadelphia: Running Press. 2007. p. 170. ISBN 978-0762430079. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Time100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).