I know you are, but what am I? The return of Pee Wee Herman - Page 3

Ghoulish Delight · 08-11-2009, 06:26 PM

The TV and movies were definitely G/PG, with the very occasional VERY obtuse PG-13 wink at the audience. His stage show, on the other hand, was downright blue.

mousepod · 08-11-2009, 07:24 PM

$68.50 a pop for the front balcony and orchestra! I think I'll pick up a pair in person and avoid the ticketmaster charges.

innerSpaceman · 08-11-2009, 08:44 PM

Don't know about the rest of you kids, but since Pee Wee's Playhouse was a staple of our morning routine after being up all night on LSD, I can assure you the show was completely targeted at the druggies.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-11-2009, 09:05 PM

As GD says, there's a difference between the druggie allure of children's television shows and the sexual content of his old stage shows.

Alex · 08-11-2009, 09:37 PM

Oh, sure. I didn't mean to say that there was anything "adult" about the TV show and movies in the sense of sexual content or even adult themes.

I just don't think they were making them for children. If kids were entertained as well, then that was a good byproduct.

Personally, when I was a kid I didn't care for his show. It wasn't until I was well into my teens that it started to click (and I wasn't even using drugs to enhance it). Never did like the movies much, though (haven't seen them since living in the dorm, though, when screenings were always accompanied by a very thick...intoxicating haze that kept me away so it may be negative associations).

Ghoulish Delight · 08-11-2009, 10:20 PM

Whereas I liked it as a kid but found it kinda juvenile through most of my teen years, only appreciating it for its sentimental value, though that might be attributed to the fact that I watched it so much that I knew every episode by heart.

blueerica · 08-12-2009, 06:38 AM

Mecca-lecca-high-mecca-hiney-ho...

lashbear · 08-12-2009, 06:52 AM

I just had to watch the Breakfast scene from Pee wee's Big Adventure. Love that music.

innerSpaceman · 08-12-2009, 07:52 AM

Danny Elfman's first score. Rarely been as brilliant (though it was derivative). Tim Burton's first movie. Both were launched on quite the ride (often together).

On the other hand ... it wa the end of the Pee Wee train. Next movie sucked. The Orlando Mastabatorium was just the icing on the cake left in the rain.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-12-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

On the other hand ... it wa the end of the Pee Wee train.

The TV show came after the movie, which was a pretty big deal for my generation. Saw the movie once as a kid but saw the show every week...

08-11-2009, 06:26 PM	#1
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The TV and movies were definitely G/PG, with the very occasional VERY obtuse PG-13 wink at the audience. His stage show, on the other hand, was downright blue. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	$68.50 a pop for the front balcony and orchestra! I think I'll pick up a pair in person and avoid the ticketmaster charges. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Don't know about the rest of you kids, but since Pee Wee's Playhouse was a staple of our morning routine after being up all night on LSD, I can assure you the show was completely targeted at the druggies.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	As GD says, there's a difference between the druggie allure of children's television shows and the sexual content of his old stage shows. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Oh, sure. I didn't mean to say that there was anything "adult" about the TV show and movies in the sense of sexual content or even adult themes. I just don't think they were making them for children. If kids were entertained as well, then that was a good byproduct. Personally, when I was a kid I didn't care for his show. It wasn't until I was well into my teens that it started to click (and I wasn't even using drugs to enhance it). Never did like the movies much, though (haven't seen them since living in the dorm, though, when screenings were always accompanied by a very thick...intoxicating haze that kept me away so it may be negative associations).
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Whereas I liked it as a kid but found it kinda juvenile through most of my teen years, only appreciating it for its sentimental value, though that might be attributed to the fact that I watched it so much that I knew every episode by heart. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	I just had to watch the Breakfast scene from Pee wee's Big Adventure. Love that music. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Danny Elfman's first score. Rarely been as brilliant (though it was derivative). Tim Burton's first movie. Both were launched on quite the ride (often together). On the other hand ... it wa the end of the Pee Wee train. Next movie sucked. The Orlando Mastabatorium was just the icing on the cake left in the rain.
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