Paul Reubens aka peewee Herman has died

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like he was cancelled so unnecessarily. And people completely misremember why he was cancelled. I was talking about him with a friend the other day and she was like..."oh, he was a child molester, right?"

The guy liked porn, which hardly seems sordid these days. He created an iconic character, and I hope he is remembered fondly for that.

Amen. So very, very sad about his death.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like he was cancelled so unnecessarily. And people completely misremember why he was cancelled. I was talking about him with a friend the other day and she was like..."oh, he was a child molester, right?"

The guy liked porn, which hardly seems sordid these days. He created an iconic character, and I hope he is remembered fondly for that.

+1 to all of this.

[Anonymous]

I took guests to a restaurant near my home in SW Florida and one of the guests asked the waiter if the restaurant had always been a restaurant since it was an interesting building. He told us that the building had originally been a movie theater and was in fact the theater where Paul Rubens had been arrested in the 90s. Fun fact! RIP Pee Wee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From cancer

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul-reubens-dead-pee-wee-herman-1235683504/amp/

GenX is reeling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From cancer

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul-reubens-dead-pee-wee-herman-1235683504/amp/

GenX is reeling

My Boomer mom introduced me to PeeWee as a kid when he was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. Then I became huge fan of PeeWee’s Playhouse, as did my own kids when they were little. (Watched on DVDs) He had wide appeal. Really loved him a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From cancer

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/paul-reubens-dead-pee-wee-herman-1235683504/amp/

GenX is reeling

I am really feeling it. Pee-wee was a staple of my childhood.

[Anonymous]

One of the funniest things he did was show up at the MTV awards show in full character a few weeks after he had been arrested in a Florida theater for pleasuring himself in public at a porn theater.

The 1st thing he said to the audience was "heard any good jokes lately?
Then " that's so funny I forget to laugh! "

He received a standing ovation. Priceless, it was so funny.

[Anonymous]

He claimed he should not have been arrested because the theater ticket taker told him to "be sure to hold onto your stub"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took guests to a restaurant near my home in SW Florida and one of the guests asked the waiter if the restaurant had always been a restaurant since it was an interesting building. He told us that the building had originally been a movie theater and was in fact the theater where Paul Rubens had been arrested in the 90s. Fun fact! RIP Pee Wee

The theater was in Sarasota? Which restaurant? We’re in Sarasota once or twice a year.

[Anonymous]

I’m 45 and not once have I watched his show. And never saw Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Never understood the appeal of Pee Wee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m 45 and not once have I watched his show. And never saw Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Never understood the appeal of Pee Wee.

You not once ever watched the show and never saw his most popular movie. Surprise! Those are keys to understanding the appeal.

[jsteele]

Folks, please remember our "48 hour" rule that prohibits speaking ill of the dead until 48 hours after their death.

[Anonymous]

Loved him as a kid and was sad to hear about his passing. Thanks to the pp above who mentioned the misremembering part. I was too guilty of that and it makes me sad. A great lesson for all of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One of the funniest things he did was show up at the MTV awards show in full character a few weeks after he had been arrested in a Florida theater for pleasuring himself in public at a porn theater.

The 1st thing he said to the audience was "heard any good jokes lately?
Then " that's so funny I forget to laugh! "

He received a standing ovation. Priceless, it was so funny.

+1

It sounds like he knew he was loved, thankfully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of the funniest things he did was show up at the MTV awards show in full character a few weeks after he had been arrested in a Florida theater for pleasuring himself in public at a porn theater.

The 1st thing he said to the audience was "heard any good jokes lately?
Then " that's so funny I forget to laugh! "

He received a standing ovation. Priceless, it was so funny.

+1

It sounds like he knew he was loved, thankfully.

+2