Pee-wee's

It inspired Tim Burton's feature "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" in 1985 and another film, "Big Top Pee-wee," three years later.

Paul Reubens: I'm Not Pee-Wee, I'm A Different Person AP 2010

The new 11-actor show brings back many of the favorite characters in a plot centered on Pee-wee's desire to fly.

Paul Reubens: I'm Not Pee-Wee, I'm A Different Person AP 2010

For reasons I can't explain, Pee-wee Herman and, in particular, his show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, have always appealed to me.

Kathy Buckworth: Marry Me, BlackBerry: A Valentine's Day Request Kathy Buckworth 2012

Paul Reubens, who virtually abandoned the cult character he created nearly two decades ago following scandal, is making his Broadway debut with a reworking of the same theatrical show that started Pee-wee's career in the late 1980s.

Paul Reubens: I'm Not Pee-Wee, I'm A Different Person AP 2010

Much of Pee-wee's exile has been self-imposed since Reubens 'July 1991 arrest for indecent exposure in an adult-movie house in Sarasota, Fla.

Paul Reubens: I'm Not Pee-Wee, I'm A Different Person AP 2010

One late night, he encounters a mystery woman who steals his heart — she has him at her first Pee-wee's Big Adventure reference.

Thursday's TV: Sweeps Begin, and MTV Loses Its Pants 2012

But the peak for Pee-wee (at least to me) remains his very first (and bestest) feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: Malick's Latest Triumph Is Also One For Brad Pitt Michael Giltz 2011

The 90-minute comedy show is not unlike an extended version of his Emmy-winning Pee-wee's Playhouse series, which ran for four years on CBS.

Paul Reubens on Pee-Wee's Comeback: I'll Still Be Doing This 30 Years From Now 2011

But the peak for Pee-wee (at least to me) remains his very first (and bestest) feature film Pee-wee's Big Adventure.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: Malick's Latest Triumph Is Also One For Brad Pitt Michael Giltz 2011

His television series, "Pee-wee's Playhouse," ran for five seasons, earned 22 Emmys and attracted not only children but adults to Saturday-morning TV.

Paul Reubens: I'm Not Pee-Wee, I'm A Different Person AP 2010