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Topic: pee-wee herman

Paul Reubens (Dennis Keeley/HBO)

The man who broke past Pee-wee to Paul

Gary M. Kramer
Pee-wee as Himself (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

"Pee-wee" hides as much as it reveals

Gary M. Kramer
Pee-Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) kneels in a kiddie pool, wears a swim cap with goggles, and fishes with a plastic rod amongst scattered toys and plastic fish in Los Angeles in 1983. (Bonnie Schiffman/Getty Images)

How Pee-wee Herman fits in clown history

Ashlie D. Stevens
Paul Reubens rides a bike in a scene from the film 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure', 1985. (Warner Brothers/Getty Images)

Pee-wee Herman keeps Gen X forever young

Melanie McFarland
Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) (Bobby Bank/WireImage/Getty Images)

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies

Nardos Haile
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, presenter during First Annual Spike TV's Guys Choice (Chris Polk/FilmMagic)

Gen Xers are nostalgic for these PSAs

Nicole Johnson - Mental Floss
"Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special" (Netflix)

Pee-wee did Christmas right

Melanie McFarland
"Pee-Wee's Big Holiday" (Netflix/Glen Wilson)

Like auto tuning for your face

Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Pee-Wee's Big Holiday" (Netflix/Glen Wilson)

The queering of Pee-wee Herman

Nico Lang
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