Pee-wee's Playhouse

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Pee-wee's Playhouse
Genre	Children's television series; Nonsensical comedy
Created by	Paul Reubens
Directed by	Wayne Orr; John Paragon
Presented by	Pee-wee Herman
Starring	Paul Reubens; Laurence Fishburne; Lynne Marie Stewart; Phil Hartman; S. Epatha Merkerson; John Paragon;
Theme music composer	George McGrath; Mark Mothersbaugh; Paul Reubens;
Composers	Mark Mothersbaugh (eps 1, 3, 5–7, 15–17, 30, 34, 35, 38–40, 45); Todd Rundgren (eps 2, 8, 11, 13); Mitch Froom (ep 4); Danny Elfman (eps 9, 10); Jay Cotton (eps 12, 33); The Residents (eps 14, 22, 23, 25, 38); Cliff Martinez (ep 18); Jeff Baxter (ep 19); Glenn A. Jordan (ep 20); Stanley Clarke (ep 21); Dweezil Zappa and Scott Thunes (eps 24, 26, 27, 44); Van Dyke Parks (Christmas special); Mark Snow (eps 28, 32, 36, 43); Tom Snow (eps 29, 42); Bruce Roberts and Jonathan Sheffer (eps 31, 37); Ron Grant (ep 41);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	45 (plus a Christmas special) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Paul Reubens; Richard Abramson
Production locations	480 Broadway, New York City (1986-87); Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, California (1987–1989); The Culver Studios, Los Angeles, California (1989–1991);
Camera setup	Film (principal photography); Videotape (post-production); Single-camera;
Running time	23–24 minutes
Production companies	Pee-wee Pictures (entire run); Broadcast Arts (1986-1987); Binder Entertainment (1987–1989); BRB Productions (1987; season 2 reruns); Grosso-Jacobson Productions (1989–1991);
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 13, 1986 –; November 17, 1990
Related
	The Pee-wee Herman Show

Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American comedy children's television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991. The show was developed from Reubens's popular stage show and the TV special The Pee-wee Herman Show, produced for HBO, which was similar in style but featured much more adult humor.

In 2004 and 2007, Pee-wee's Playhouse was ranked No. 10 and No. 12 on TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever, respectively. It was also named to Time's list of the 100 Best TV Shows in 2007.

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Genre	Children's television series Nonsensical comedy
Created by	Paul Reubens
Directed by	Wayne Orr John Paragon
Presented by	Pee-wee Herman
Starring	Paul Reubens Laurence Fishburne Lynne Marie Stewart Phil Hartman S. Epatha Merkerson John Paragon
Theme music composer	George McGrath Mark Mothersbaugh Paul Reubens
Composers	Mark Mothersbaugh (eps 1, 3, 5–7, 15–17, 30, 34, 35, 38–40, 45) Todd Rundgren (eps 2, 8, 11, 13) Mitch Froom (ep 4) Danny Elfman (eps 9, 10) Jay Cotton (eps 12, 33) The Residents (eps 14, 22, 23, 25, 38) Cliff Martinez (ep 18) Jeff Baxter (ep 19) Glenn A. Jordan (ep 20) Stanley Clarke (ep 21) Dweezil Zappa and Scott Thunes (eps 24, 26, 27, 44) Van Dyke Parks (Christmas special) Mark Snow (eps 28, 32, 36, 43) Tom Snow (eps 29, 42) Bruce Roberts and Jonathan Sheffer (eps 31, 37) Ron Grant (ep 41)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	45 (plus a Christmas special) (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Paul Reubens Richard Abramson
Production locations	480 Broadway, New York City (1986-87) Hollywood Center Studios, Los Angeles, California (1987–1989) The Culver Studios, Los Angeles, California (1989–1991)
Camera setup	Film (principal photography) Videotape (post-production) Single-camera
Running time	23–24 minutes
Production companies	Pee-wee Pictures (entire run) Broadcast Arts (1986-1987) Binder Entertainment (1987–1989) BRB Productions (1987; season 2 reruns) Grosso-Jacobson Productions (1989–1991)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) – November 17, 1990 (1990-11-17)
Related
The Pee-wee Herman Show