'Pee-wee's Playhouse' set to air on 'Adult Swim'

[Incrediblejeff]

"Pee-wee" set to play with Adult Swim
Tuesday June 6 2:43 AM ET


"Pee-wee's Playhouse" is returning to television.

Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's late-night sister network, said Monday that it has acquired rights to all 45 half-hour episodes of the series, along with "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special." It plans to air the show at 11 p.m. Monday-Thursday starting July 10.

Adult Swim said many of the episodes have not aired on TV since the original 1986-91 run of "Pee-wee's Playhouse" on CBS' Saturday morning schedule. Pee-wee Herman alter ego Paul Reubens' career was derailed in 1991 when he was arrested for indecent exposure at a Florida porn movie theater.

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The show features Pee-wee Herman welcoming various characters to his playhouse. Among the cast members are Phil Hartman, Laurence Fishburne, S. Epatha Merkerson and Natasha Lyonne.

"I'd say this was a dream come true, but I never dared to dream the 'Playhouse' would join Adult Swim's amazing lineup of cool shows!" Reubens said. "Well, maybe I did dream of it a couple of times. OK, it's a dream come true!"

"Pee-wee's Playhouse" won 22 Emmys during its original run. A complete DVD set was released in 2004.

The Adult Swim lineup also includes such shows as "Aqua Teen Hunger Force," "The Boondocks," "Robot Chicken" and "Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law" as well as acquired series "Family Guy," "Futurama" and "American Dad."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/va/20060606/114958702900.html

 

[zer00]

That is painfully genius.

"Natasha Lyonne"

oh that's rich

 

[Wolfwood]

Well, it certainly is a better idea then Saved By the Bell.

 

[Jspider13]

Well, it certainly is a better idea then Saved By the Bell.

x5

 

[cabel]

So lets review:

MTV and VH1 rarely show music,

reruns of Saved by the Bell and Pee Wee are showing on Cartoon networks Adult Swim block

and Sci-fi Channel will show ECW wrestling


whats next, a Jenna Jameson marathon on PBS?

 

[Sabretooth]

**** yes!

 

[Tsunulia]

Friggin sweetness It's been forever since I've seen the playhouse. I wantz to watch it now!

Meka leka hi meka hiny hiny ho!




-.- How many friggin wishes do I have to grant you before you give me my body back?!

 

[PWN3R]

Seriously, the end of the world has to be close.

 

[Wolfwood]

So lets review:

MTV and VH1 rarely show music,

reruns of Saved by the Bell and Pee Wee are showing on Cartoon networks Adult Swim block

and Sci-fi Channel will show ECW wrestling


whats next, a Jenna Jameson marathon on PBS?

ECW? Why ? I can understand Saved by the Bell and Pee Wee on Adult Swim just cause they're trying to be wacky and different. Sci-fi must be desperate for viewers.

 

[Wolfwood]

x5

I'm sorry, but Saved by the Bell is teh suck.

 

[SouLeSS]

I'm sorry, but this is just ******ed.

Why the **** don't they just cancel Adult Swim. They've just been showing the same reruns for months now. Other than the New Anime shows, everythign else is a rerun. Just cut it back to a few hours a night.

 

[Jspider13]

I'm sorry, but Saved by the Bell is teh suck.

You must of been a lonely kid growing up.

 

[The Kid]

oh my stars and garters

I loved this show. Presenting. Presenting. Presenting. The kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing of cartoooooooooooooooooooooons!!!!!1 lol

ha ha

 

[Shifty]

http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/peewee25.htm

Top 25 Playhouse Moments

 

[Tsunulia]

http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/peewee25.htm

Top 25 Playhouse Moments

That page really hurts my eyes

 

[Wolfwood]

You must of been a lonely kid growing up.

You know what became of the black girl on Saved by the Bell? She was entertaining high school kids with other faded stars by playing basketball at my school. So there.