Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse by Caseen Gaines

'With his inspired, lunatic Pee-wee's Playhouse, Paul Reubens showed a generation of television viewers that it's okay to be different. For five years, Saturday morning television infect nearly tenmillion people a week with Pee-wee Fever.įollowing the twenty-fifthanniversary of Pee-wee's Playhouse, the behind-the-scenes story of this groundbreaking, successful, and still revered children's program is told for the first time by those who experienced it, with never-before-seen photos.Ĭome on in and take a look Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse. Symptoms included talking to furniture, checking the refrigerator for signs of life, and a desire to SCREAM REAL LOUD every time a 'secret word' was spoken. Pull up a Chairry and enjoy' (Michael Musto, Village Voice ).īetween 19, a pandemic swept the nation.

He lives in New Jersey.'Gaines thoroughly explores the innerworkings of the most grownup kiddie show in TV history. He is a high school English teacher and the co-founder of Hackensack Theatre Company. From casual fans to devout followers, everyone will be interested in taking a look Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse.Ĭaseen Gainesis a pop culture enthusiast who has won awards for essays on The Flip Wilson Show and the Planet of the Apes film series.

Pee-wee Herman fans have been energized recently by the character’s re-emerging presence. Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse is the first comprehensive look at this amazingly successful (and still revered) children’s program. His public Twitter and Facebook accounts boast over one million fans and followers. He starred in a successful stage revival of his live show in January and February of 2010, and it hit Broadway later that year. Paul Reubens (as Pee-wee Herman) has been making a comeback since August 2010, appearing on Saturday Night Live, The View, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, Conan, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Now, on the 25th anniversary of the show, the complete behind-the-scenes story is being told for the first time by those who experienced it.Ĭomplete with an episode guide, biographical information about the cast and key members of the show’s creative team, never-before-told anecdotes, and previously unpublished photos, Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse takes the first in-depth look behind the program TV Guide recently cited as one of the top ten cult classics of all time. Between 19, nearly ten million people a week watched Pee-wee’s Playhouse, the critically acclaimed and widely successful children’s program broadcast on CBS.

Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse by Caseen Gaines