"CLIMACTIC
NEWS!"
From
The Associated Press
Network
to Rerun
'Pee-Wee's
Playhouse'
(06-06)
16:52 PDT Los Angeles (AP)
After
being shuttered for more than 15 years, the doors to "Pee-wee's Playhouse"
are being reopened. The Emmy Award-winning show will get new life on the
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup, which will air all 45 original episodes
beginning July 10, company officials announced Monday.
"I'd
say this is a dream come true," actor Paul Reubens said in a statement.
Reubens,
53, created the bow-tie wearing Pee-wee Herman in 1978 as a member of
the L.A.-based comedy troupe, the Groundlings. Known for his big laugh
and small suit, Pee-wee gained worldwide fame in 1985 as the star of his
own movie, "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," directed by Tim Burton.
The
film's success led to "Pee-wee's Playhouse," which originally
aired Saturday mornings on CBS beginning in 1986.
In
1991, a year after production wrapped on the final season of "Playhouse,"
Reubens was arrested in Florida for indecent exposure.
Reubens
returned to the big screen with an acclaimed performance in 2001's "Blow."
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