New York Post

Paul Reubens and Pee-wee made dumb kids TV brilliant

When it was announced Monday that Paul Reubens died at age 70, fans around the world mourned an artist. But they were even more devastated by the passing of their dear old friend Pee-wee Herman. That ...
NPR

'Pee-wee as Himself' is a portrait of a private man and his public alter ego

In 1986, one of the most unusual and iconic kids' TV shows debuted. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE THEME") PAUL REUBENS: (As Pee-wee Herman) Hey. CYNDI LAUPER: (Singing) Come in and pull ...
NPR

Actor Paul Reubens, who created Pee-wee Herman, dies at 70

Reubens' work included the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure and the children's show Pee-wee's Playhouse, which produced new episodes from 1986 to 1990. The actor Paul Reubens, best known for his work ...
Rolling Stone

Pee-wee Herman Was the Greatest Pop-Culture Manchild Ever

When he starts hyperventilating his way through a theme song to the audience of Angeleno hipsters at the Roxy Theatre (“Onyourmark getready getset/Now go-go-go-go-GO!”), you wonder if you’ve stumbled ...
Artnet

‘It Was Like Pastel Bauhaus’: How Paul Reubens’s Collaborators Brought the Spirit of Downtown Art to ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’

When Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman, died at 70 on June 30, he left behind a profound and complicated legacy. Reubens spent decades so deeply entrenched in his character that it was difficult to ...