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Wrong era for my time. I was very busy doing other things. But I felt the whole adult theater thing was overblown. Must have been a really slow news week. He seems to have handled it well career-wise, and in his personal life as well, too. RIP Pee-wee, RIP.

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His offense seems so quaint nowadays, IMHO.

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Didn't like the Pee Wee schtick at all, not my vibe. But I've always hated witch-hunts and thought it was preposterous that Hollywood piled on to destroy him utterly. Hollywood! Where debauchery reigns at every party.

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I think Paul was a comic genius, and his early days of pee-wee were fantastic. As I recall, it was on Letterman where I saw him first.

As a cyclist, his movie is in my Top Three of all time Bicycle Related movies. Better than "American Flyers" which starred a young Kevin Costner. Both movies came out in the same year, and Paul's movie is a gem. Wonder whatever happened to that Costner guy? Huh, guess we'll never know...

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I've been trying to remember where I first saw him, and it must've been Letterman for me too. I saw his HBO special, which was before that, but I don't think I saw it till years later.

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Name three people shot in the back of the head....

um...Lincoln, Kennedy, ummm....

....The guy sitting in front of PeeWee at the theater.

Sorry.

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Never forget his performance in Back to the Beach. https://youtu.be/UAJEbuTBodI

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Sometimes it’s easy to separate the performer from the performance, like Paul Rubens.

Other times, not, like Jane Fonda.

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At first, Pee Wee Herman kinda scared me - and I wasn't a kid. Not a fan of oddball characters. But when I saw 'Pee Wee's Big Adventure' it struck me that he wasn't an oddball at all. He was just one of us with everyday problems - like the bully, Francis, and the scariness of a mysterious adult, Large Marge, and, of course, his obsession about his stolen bike. His memorable lines and sight gags will forever be touchstones for those that were along for the ride in his 'Adventure'. Thanks, Paul, for giving us humor and pathos.

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All I can say is that his movie made me laugh. A lot.

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I loved Pee Wee Herman. He was silly and while watching his show, I felt silly too. My friends came over, still in pajamas and we all laughed together as we watched.

Life continued on. I was saddened to hear of his passing.

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I loved Pee-Wee, I was saddened by the news, but your tribute was wonderful. Thanks!

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I grew up watching the kid shows that Paul Reubens parodied. His silliness was the "Howdy Doody" with a nuclear generator. My kids thought he was hilarious, but I could only take about three minutes before developing a headache.

Then I saw "Big Adventure." Randy, Large Marge, and The Tour Gude at the Alamo all hit the right spots. In the ending where the movie version of his life is playing on the drive-in screen was the perfect close.

After that I stated watching "Playhouse" and found it hilarious with my kids. We loved Jambi, the King of Cartoons, Cowboy Curtis and the rest.

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