Pee-wee Herman Complete Collection on Letterman, 1982-85 Recut
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- Note: A copyright claimant blocked the earlier version of this collection due to the song "Fever" aired at the 2:02:41 mark. This recut version mutes the audio during that segment.
Paul Reubens was another inspired weirdo who found national attention and an artistic home on Late Night. A cult performer in Los Angeles, he developed the character Pee-wee Herman, a giddy juvenile in a suit and bow tie with the irreverent innocence of a character cut from a 1950s sit-com. Reubens had heard from an agent that Johnny Carson was “uncomfortable with the Pee-wee character,” but he proved popular with David Letterman, appearing frequently in long segments filled with silly jokes, prop humor and quips designed to throw the host off guard. “He made fun of me, but he really did seem to genuinely like me as well,” Reubens said.
-- Jason Zinoman, Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night, p. 88.
Dave: "What makes me laugh . . . is that [Pee-wee] has the external structure of a bratty little precocious kid, but you know it's being controlled by the incubus -- the manifestation of evil itself."
-- Peter Boyer, "Pee-wee Readies Playhouse," NY Times, September 4, 1986, p. C22.
The appearances:
1. September 22, 1982
2. November 18, 1982
3. March 4, 1983
4. May 17, 1983
5. July 5, 1983
6. September 8, 1983
7. October 31, 1983
8. January 3, 1984 (plus cold close with Joe Theisman)*
9. May 24, 1984
10. October 31, 1984
11. July 30, 1985**
• Pee-wee Herman Collect...
*The Coca-Cola ad with Mean Joe Green and the kid comes from stiggerpao's upload here: • Coca-Cola Classic ad: ...
**Clip from "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" edited out due to copyright caution.
I'm 53 years old, a truck driver, I used to think some of this stuff was mildly funny, now I'm sitting here nearly peeing myself and laughing until I can hardly breathe...those days and the simpler comedy were magical. This stuff can cure your ills. Makes me want to walk up to someone and just holler, "Stare contest!"
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Not sure what kind of truck stops you're hanging out in but if you approached me on a long break and said "Stare Contest", I'd probably sneer and then defeat you in unending eye contact. Let me put it like this. You wouldn't win. I never blink. Nobody never blinks, mister!
Just go in an empty pop bottle like u did when u was trucking....
@@alexlarkins4218 hell yeah! I'm peeing in a bottle right now!
My EXACT sentiment! Back in the day, I was like, "Make it stop!" Now I think this is hilarious! The same with LEAVE IT TO BEAVER.
I am 68 and missed so much of this man's talent but I watched this all the way through and realize what a talent he was. His innocence and excitement is so infectious. I plan to watch his movies now and I am actually very saddened by his passing. Very strange because I am hardly familiar with him. I can only imagine how kids must feel who grew up with his show. God bless this special soul.
Never too late to love Pee Wee
I feel the exact same way I just discovered Paul and am obsessed!
Exactly it’s never too late!
Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a real classic. Really showcases his genius. I bet you'll love it.
After watching it see if you can find the DVD or Blu-ray with the commentary track with Paul and Tim Burton, who directed. Good stuff.
I discovered him on these exact shows at 20 yrs old in college. Became obsessed with him instantly. Couldn’t get enough of him. We also noticed that he would appear on Letterman every 6 weeks. Had my calendar circled!!
This is just non-stop laughter… Watching these makes me realize just how much a comedic genius Paul Reubens really was. Thanks for posting!
how in the world do you find any of this funny? for real
@@HumanOptimization Get lost!
@@HumanOptimization You have to have some sort of a sense of humor which I assume you have 0.
@@HumanOptimization I think if you're going to criticize humor, you should be required to say what you find funny so everyone here can laugh at how bad your tastes are.
Thank you so much for putting this great compilation together! Paul Reubens was one of a kind and such a sweet soul. A lot of hearts are broken over his passing, including mine. This really cheered me up today.
RIP Paul Reubens and thank you for all the laughter you brought to so many people. You won’t be forgotten!
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The brilliance is making such a simple seeming character with such an in depth personality, and never breaking character.
I’m 47 years old and Pee-Wee made my childhood a delight. I remember waking my dad up every Saturday morning to watch Pee-Wee’s playhouse unknown to me at the time he was usually hungover. Lol. Hearing of his passing made me so sad and brought back so many memories. I miss my daddy so much, I lost him to cancer in 2020. Thanks for the memories, Pee-Wee. You’ll be remembered always for the joy and laughter you brought to the world. Please say hello to my dad and tell him how much I miss him.
#RIPPeeWeeHerman 🙏🏼
Me too. He was cruelly judged but he was an incredibly talented human
Rest in Peace Paul Rubens, you made a lot of people laugh their heads off.
I never knew that Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens received a giant cigarette lighter as a gift. Since I never paid attention to the "Late Show with David Letterman" in the long run.
@@georgeshelton6281 I actually found one of those myself, recently. It's pretty cool, it's a Joker lighter but it takes like a whole can of fluid to prep it so it's impractical as all Hell.
@harleyjackson3708 When I used to go to the Cabrillo Assembly of God church on Sundays during the mid-1970s, I was trained by a Sunday school teacher who was telling me that reading MAD magazines doesn't bring me happiness. He exaggerated just by writing on the blackboard/chalkboard about the Sunday school student named Rhonda Scott. "Happy Rhonda reads the Holy Bible, Sad Sally reads MAD magazines," is what he recited. It's also hard to believe just how long Al Jaffee lived. He was best known as the artist and author who created these overleaf back cover MAD satire magazine fold-ins. He died this year in April. He was 102 years old. It's all true, you know. Al Jaffee had a conscience to know that anyone who worships E.T. is really not following Jesus.
He’s someone I’ll never ever forget. Always makes me smile. RIP PAUL REUBEN
As I looked at this April 1987 Cracked innuendo satire magazine back cover in the downtown Santa Cruz CA. Longs Drugs, I soon knew that not everyone respects Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens.
Some of the best memories I have. Thank you, Paul and Dave.
Paul was so talented and he was treated terribly. My heart breaks to hear he has passed. Rest in peace PW 💔
same here! He did not look 70! still peewee RIH!!
He was treated badly because he had a sleezy sexual appetite leaning towards very creepy .
@@rocket_88oldsmobile14 idiot
@@rocket_88oldsmobile14jerking off in a adult theatre . In 2023 we realize that actually is nothing lmao
Which is anyone's business why.
RIP Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman, 😢. Thank you for making our childhoods so much fun.
Pee Wee and Paul Reubens will never be gone. They live in our memories every time we watch videos like this!
The reason why the former child actor Mark Everett is such a big deal to me is that I first witnessed Mark Everett getting acquainted with Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens off the "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" set. He was 14 years old. He should've met him at a younger age. Paul Reubens could've met Mark Everett as a baby. The crime shows host: John Walsh showed me the former child actor Mark Everett when he first met Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens. This was right long before Mark Everett became an AMW (America's Most Wanted) fugitive and got shot/killed.
Pee-Wee's humor was always kind-hearted fun. RIP, Mr. Reuben, and enjoy a Tequila with Phil Hartman, Andy Kaufman, Gene Wilder, Sam Kinison, et al from a great comedy generation.
John candy too❤
And Robin Williams.
Yeah
Gilda Radner
AMEN! I remember Phil Hartman, gone too soon.
Rest In Peace Pee Wee. I still have my souvenir giant underpants from a 1983 appearance at the Park West in Chicago.
Awesome ❤❤️❤️
Cool
He created a unique character that, at first glance, you would think would not be very engaging but because of his insistence that he put the character "out there" with no reservations he was undeniable.
I was thinking of asking this question. Will Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens find out how many people will resist celebrating/ refusing to celebrate Halloween? The 20th century will be nothing compared to what it will be like in the present and the future. Satan is going to make occultic behavior more acceptable in the 21st century.
Im 65 now and watched the Playhouse every week as an adult...I still remember the names of all his friends
Can you please tell me where u got those peewee's?
Heart broken over PW's passing. Such an icon! Such an amazing entertainer!!
Why did you have to shorten his name ? Isn’t PeeWee short enough!?
Damn. Alot of celebraties passed on and it didn't affect me much. But I cried like a baby over this lil white boy, brought a lot of laughs to me my brother and sister during some rough times back in the 80s. Why you had to go Peewee. 😢You make everyone smile and laugh.
A great service in preserving, Thank you Don Giller.
Paul is a Genius Performer. Truly ONE OF A KIND among billions of humans on the Planet. I've loved him my entire life.
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~`g0od`~
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no comparison!
@@jessiem276What's with the weird face?
He was the best! In my young adulthood he kept me laughing with Peewees playhouse and Peewees big adventure. I for one will miss him in this😢world.
Some of my favorite memories are watching Peewee's Playhouse, Big Adventure, and Big Top Peewee with my daughter 30 plus years ago. She's 40 now, I'm 72, and we still share a bond from it. Thank you for putting this together, it brought back many smiles.
I'm 64yrs old. I started watching Paul Reubens before he was even known for being PeeWee. And I knew that Paul was a Genius!!! Thank You very Much for 😅 all the Laughter. Now I am Crying 😭😭😭. Where ever you are.... Make sure you make all the Souls Laugh!!!😊💜💋🤟✌️💯💋💋💜💜💋💋💋🔯☮️
Thank goodness there was a weirdo loving Daves shows so much and collecting every single one of them. Thank you very much 😊
Lots of love from this wierdo who was thrilled when I saw this available
I loooove Pee Wee Herman. Who among us hasn’t had a regret or “embarrassed” ourselves … As a child of the 80’s I feel like the last generation that TRULY understand the value of the childhood experience we all shared - no caller id… couldn’t walk further than a couple feet away from the family for any phone privacy (unless your folks were brave enough to get the gratuitously long cord 😆). We watched hours of television and ….you may wanna sit down…. PLAYED OUTSIDE, riding our bikes… exploring..just hanging out- and everyone knew what the hell the phrase, “Tell ‘em LARGE MARGE sent ya” was all about. Wow. No computer of any brain damaging caliber until we were in high school and they were so slow and novel (to the general public) that we had no idea how they would …sooo very soon … change life in ways we wouldn’t or perhaps couldn’t imagine or comprehend. We used to be kind and respectful to one another for the most part…. You can’t get punched in the teeth though a computer monitor - folks will say the wildest and cruelest things without a second thought now. Doesn’t bother me- but kids lives… oh wow. We were the last of the innocent ones I think. There’s no escaping the grasp of all the evil reaching out for these poor kids on every front.
That was a downer. Not very pee wee of me. I am just trying to remind the others of my generation how fortunate we were, are.
Hug someone who needs it yall.
Peace.
“Mecka lecka hiiigh mecka heiney ho”
Pee-wee Herman never realized how big a part he played in our lives.
His innocence, joy and laughter is what we miss about childhood.
You will be greatly missed peewee!
I know you are but what am I? 😍😜😿😊😘💜💙💛🌹
I think you're totally wrong.
He developed the Pee Wee Herman character himself when he was in a comedy troupe with other comedians & stars like Phil Hartman & Elvira.
They all had to develop a character persona & that's what he came up with & ran with.
So EVERYTHING he did was very purposeful & thought about & deliberate.
The character took off & Paul was able to do EVERYTHING that he had planned with the persona.
I think he ABSOLUTELY realized what his character meant & was to people. The whole movie thing destroyed his life though & he never really fully recovered.
@@ClickClack_Bam I know you are but what am I?😁
There are few people that I laugh for - and weep for. Pee-wee is such a gentleman, who I will miss so much.
I have and going to blead some big boy tears for Paul Ruebens.
Simply a good person, who brought SUN into our lives. :)
Happy sad tears
Thanks for documenting this! It’s great seeing how the Pee Wee character developed and evolved. His voice changes throughout the appearances.
Did you notice that Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens was the same as the U.S. Marine named Nicholas M. Skinner? Halloween was also Nicholas M. Skinner's favorite holiday.
The analysis of children to bring into the character is brilliant
I love how as his career started really getting traction, the intro applause went from a happy clap to a roar. he's the best
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I LOVE THAT STORY
@@Soundofsilver2007 Heh-heh 😃
Paul Rueben was a genius.He understood the concept of letting your gaurd down but being decent at the same time.I am 63 and still love this character.Bless you Mr Rueben
I was 2/3 years old when my parents let me see his live show ‘The Peewee Herman Show’ on VHS. I dunno why they let me at the time because man was it raunchy but I am immensely grateful they did because the character of Peewee quickly became a massive part of my childhood. I had a Peewee doll and I loved that thing to death. I watched Big Adventure many many times and loved Playhouse.
I never saw a lot of his live performances or appearances but here I am revisiting this childhood favorite because I deeply am moved by how he helped a little queer weirdo loner kid feel loved and special and silly. I love you very much Paul and I will always be so grateful for your presence in the world. ❤
RIP Pee Wee, it made me happy watching this seeing every new appearance the crowd gave him a louder and louder opening applause ♥️
I also just received news about when Frank Zappa died of prostate cancer in 1993. He was the same thing as the actor Bill Bixby and the former actor Don Ameche.
What a unique and amazing person. He has brought so much joy to my life over the past 30+ years.
I was also thinking about it too. That's Barbie doll land vs. the real world. Also, it doesn't work here; about the Batman credit card is what my wisecrack wasn't for.
You will never be forgotten Paul 'PeeWee'. Unlike any other entertainer, quirky, uplifting, and under rated. Very sad you have left us so soon. Hope you will soar up and onward into a higher realm.
What Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens was trying to tell the audience is that you don't want to find any razor blades sunken in apples during a Halloween night.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure was a big part of my childhood. I also loved Paul Reubens character in the movie Blow was another one of my favorites. Great human being who was really kind.
He played a good part n Blow, it took a little while who that was playing the Hairdresser, Talented....
Paul Reubens was completely comfortable in his own skin. RIP Pee-wee.😢
I have no idea. RIP, Paul.
??? This is two and half hours of him playing a character, and not being himself
R.I.P Pee Wee Herman. You will be missed but you will never be forgotten. 😢
only one. RIP
I will forever love me some Pee Wee Herman. 💔😭
Rest in ☮️, Paul. 🫶🏽✨
Seemed like David was beginning to really understand and enjoy PeeWee’s act at the July 5th 1983 episode.
PeeWee was amazing .
RIP 😢
Agree.
I absolutely love Pee-wee, Herman, a.k.a. Paul. I’ve loved him from day one. Love the movies and I also loved the Playhouse. Rest in peace peewee. I’m gonna miss you. You are very loved by a lot of people. Thank you for all of that really great entertainment. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
This sure is out in left field. Pee Wee dead? Doesn't seem real. I love Paul Reubens as Pee Wee Herman. He was brilliant and a total original. God bless Paul Reubens.
He was great! So talented and hilarious!The fact he was vilified by Hollyweird makes me more sure he was a good person. RIP ❤
How was he vilified by hollywood?
Cops arrested him for a misdemeanor lewdness charge when he was in a movie theater. Hollywood blackballed him as an alleged threat to children and “morality.”
Good❤
Pee-Wee Herman was such an iconic character and there will never be another Pee-Wee Herman.
I just brought Pee Wee Big Adventure movie , R.I.P Paul , No more pain sweetie. And F Cancer!
You cracked me up Pee-Wee Herman.
His movie was a sensation that year. One of the best comedy movies ever.
RIP Pee-Wee, thanks for the laughs!
I’m very sad by the death of Paul Reubens.
It's interesting to see the development Reubens did with Pee Wee. His voice changed a lot in these first couple years to where he was by the Tim Burton film.
Yeah he stopped stuttering and his voice wasn’t as high pitched 😢I miss him so much already
The joy PDub brought to my young 20s is always remembered. I hope he's able to rest in peace with all the love we hold for him.
Hearing Dave actually legit laugh makes you realize how quick and funny Paul was. Never eat an apple you can shave with. LOL RIP Paul!
Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens could've told us about fireworks safety.
The 80s were the golden age for standup where quirky comedians like Pee Wee, Emo Philips and Jim Varney could still find a home to thrive in.
80’s comedy sucked
Or Gallagher...
I loved Emo. He is still hilarious.
I loved jim varney...he was actually very intelligent. Rip
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As a Johnny Horton fan I appreciate Pee Wee’s haunting rendition of the Battle of New Orleans.
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It was haunting!😂😂👍
He created a character out of nothing. A true talent and i hope he is in good hands
No comparison - loved by all ages.
Rest In Peace Paul Reubens. August 27, 1952-July 30, 2023
It's a good thing that Pee Wee and Robin Williams never showed up on Letterman together or there would have been total lunacy.
hahahahaha oh YES ;-)
@@katstevens8266 OK
Wouldn't that have been awesome!?
@@blakebufford6239 yes
I would definitely have peed my pants
Goodbye to a charming and funny fellow with great shoes. Thanks for the laughs.
Imagine having this guy as your roommate back then 😂
I did.
@@dcolb121 what's the real Pee Wee like?
@dcolb121 I'm betting it was like being in a sitcom writer's room, ...brainstorm, tease your friend, share stories from when you were 5, or 10, or 22 and your romantic partner turned out to be a jerk once the "honeymoon" was over. Silly is universal, and also one of the best ways to overcome occasionally painful or awkward events in life. Paul was very sensitive, and a unique mix of confident and anxious by many reports. When he got rolling, performance art and improv sketch comedy were also peaking, and he was in perfect position to apply high emotional and intellectual intelligence to update entertainment, from pre-cinematic clowning [note the puppets, the costuming, the bright colors], through vaudeville, manic Marx Bros. movies, early tv, and straight through to countercultural movements, Pop Art, and 21st century mash-ups in music, stage and screens. A leader and teacher, just by courageously being his odd but ultimately "left of normal" self. He learned from the greats, invented something fresh, collaborated with new greats, and thus influenced millions of growing minds, whether they wanted to be a comedian, an engineer, a lawyer or a videogame coder. His brilliance was in staying universal, vulnerable and human.
People don't understand, hes supposed to be a little hyper active kid... That's his character.
Oh oh ok. Thanx for explaining. I was confused for the past 30 years! 😂
Yeah, I always got into Pee Wee, but after spending the day with my grandson yesterday, watching this last night I thought, “This character is totally based on a 7 yr old boy!”
An un medicated 7 yr old boy.😂😂😂
Early 80s was a very bizarre, weird time, and this reminded me.
Glad I was there to experience it live!
“I think what we’ll do here is pause and strangle Pee-Wee.”-that one got me.
I am 46 years old, and never missed a Pee Wee's play house. He was part of my childhood. He really is an icon and brought me so much joy. Watching this today, makes me nostalgic of simpler times. Thank you Paul Reubens for all of the laughs. You will be missed. Rest in Peace
I'm so glad this collection exists. I'm the oldest of seven and I'm now 45. Watching pee wee together and doing pee wee impressions helped me make all my little siblings laugh for years and years. Amazing memories. I've always randomly watched peewee's big adventure as an adult because I genuinely enjoy it. To this day I know every line.
Watching this compilation makes me realize how much I imitate pee wee all the time. The voices and the classic quotes...he was able to imitate children's silliness so well...he was very special. 😢🙏
In loving memory ❤ Pee Wee
Best line ever on Pee Wee’s show.
“Let’s see what in our bag of tricks boys and girls. Ok Ok!”
I cannot stop laughing ahahhhaha I will always love Peewee!
Not many people could go toe to toe with Dave. RIP
Amazing to watch him grow stronger sequentially! Thanks for this. Loved you, Pee Wee.
You know it's 2021 and we are still watching Pee-Wee. Comedic genius
“You are one peculiar son of a bitch pee-wee” had me on the floor!! 😂😂😂😂
Pee Wee had a heart of gold
"I don't know his name but his face rings a bell." - The absolute best.
We saw these episodes when they first aired.
My sister and I had a tv in our room. We weren’t supposed to watch it so late, especially bc we were in junior high, so we threw our comforter over the tv and had the volume on super low.
And once his movie came out we were in high school and saw it opening night with all the other kids that loved Pee Wee’s creative ADHD style comedy!!!
I love how all his silliness over the years was perfected and then in his movie, too.
Paul Reubens was a genius.
RIP Pee Wee 💜
#Kamonahwannalayou lol
The '83 appearance with the wolf pants - first time I saw Pee Wee. when he broke out the caps and hammer I was sold. "Cornmonica", "Close Up With Pee Wee" and getting up on his toes to dance....I can remember being folded over laughing from this appearance and made me a life-long PW fan.
We named our baby cockatiel after Pee Wee after him. He lived for 11 years and said " pretty bird" and "watcha doin?" Love and miss him.
this is actually kind of Norm Macdonald-esque ... leading us through this entire theatrical charade, brick by brick building the joke into a sort of short story... in the end, just to deliver a child like punch line lol... i've always loved this style of joke... good work peewee, very entertaining !
Rip Paul. He’s like the first Blippi in a sense. Loved him in Blow as Derek Foreal
Omg, I was thinking the same thing! My son loves Blippi!
Blippy he’s not Blippy is Pee-wee😊
Thank you for sharing - I used to sneak the TV on when I was 12 to watch this show. (I'm 50 now).
He's gonna be missed dearly he was a different kind of comedy they called him all kinds of names but he made it happen rip pee
What the one thing the former child actor Mark Everett didn't say to Pee Wee Herman/Paul Reubens is: "I wish I was a boy baby again, I just keep on getting a thrill/feeling that I'm someone who was born too early, it would've been great if I ever met you when I was a boy baby."
lol omg *you saved the best 1 for last! **2:16:06** through **2:18:40** = LOL!! more than any other section!*
What a genius 🤍 missing you Peewee.
I love you Pee-Wee Herman and I miss you very much.
My sister is ten years older than I am, so I think she grew up watching Pee Wee. Pee Wee to her, was what Steve from Blue's Clues was to me.
I knew him as Lock from The Nightmare Before Christmas, before I knew him as Pee Wee. He has me nearly in tears with this comp. This man was a comedic genius.
That "why is it moist inside?" sent my mind in bad directions, but funny too
Thank you pee wee for the slice of magic you gave me with pee wees playhouse , R,I,P
so much legendary greatness in 2 and a half hours!
Thank you for this excellent compilation. I will keep !!
I remember these early shows with Pee Wee, its cracking me up watching it now, hilarious!
I’m 28, my parents raised me on the playhouse. God bless this man.
This is GOLD! rip pee wee ❤️
Thank you @Don Giller. Even hearing the name of the other guests was nostalgic. Frank Zappa, etc.
I love it when Dave breaks during the 'donkey devil dance.'
Would you mind giving the time for that??
@@chickenringNYC 8:13
@@jessiem276 yes I would love to dance with you
I love how awkward Letterman is around Peewee.
Maybe he's just mostly mean.
More like an asshole around Pee Wee.
@@howarddyer3225 Yeah, Pee Wee is the one putting himself out there. There's no skill in being too cool for school the way Letterman was acting.
@@howarddyer3225 Pee Wee didn't think so. He said Letterman liked him.
@@yeahok4465 ?
Laughed till tears were bolting from my eyes. Brilliant and original comic genius! R.I.P. Paul Ruebens
What made this show so successful was that Dave’s guests were funny.
RIP to an absolute genius of comedy. I love watching the progression of Dave's reactions to him. Over the years he gets it.
I was a huge Pee-Wee Herman fan as a kid in the 80’s. The first time I saw him was when he had his first show live audience at the Roxy. My parents had it on tape. The thing about it was it was an all grown up audience but the strange and awesome thing about it was that even children could watch him too and it would be totally ok. He was for all ages and he will always be in our hearts
The world lost a funny funny man when we lost Paul, he was hilarious and I busted my gut laughing at his comedy acts. Rest well Paul, you are loved by billions, God has you in his care now. 😊🥲❤🙏
Genius then, genius now- R.I.P. to everybody's good friend, Pee-Wee.
I am blown away that Pee Wee Herman has 2 1/2 hours worth of clips from the letterman show. That means he was invited allot. 😊
R.I.P. Pee Wee 💜🖤