Dumbstruck by the pee wee Herman documentary

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HBO Max

Haven't watched, but have read this documentary will hit you in the feels very hard if you were a child in the 80s.

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I'm ignorant. Who else did he launch?

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Maybe not launch, but the success of the character Pee Wee Herman, alone, gave a big shove to Tim Burton, Danny Elfman and Phil Hartman, just to name three.

“I know you are, but what am I?”

In Big Adventure, Pee Wee is trying to get off the phone with Dottie when he says ‘Let me, let you, let me go’

I’ve used that tongue twisting line many many times.

Pee Wees Playhouse was ridiculously quirky and beautiful.

I was chastised by many of my classmates in 4th grade for loving Pee Wee.

I took the heat because it was futile; dude was cool to me.

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In Big Adventure, Pee Wee is trying to get off the phone with Dottie when he says ‘Let me, let you, let me go’

I’ve used that tongue twisting line many many times.

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He said it in the doc as well. I’m about halfway through part 2 where they just got to the arrest. I’ve enjoyed it a lot.

I don’t remember so much innuendo and sort of gay stuff on PeeWee. Looking back it stands out. But he even said at one point he tried to write things that adults would catch that would go over kids’ heads. So I guess that was true.

He does seem like a fairly annoying person IRL though. I liked how they left in the clips of him annoying the filmmakers because he wouldn’t shut up.

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Only ever saw him when he was on Letterman. Never thought he was particularly funny. Was kinda annoying. Just didn’t get him I guess.

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Him and Tiny Tim were 2 of the oddest characters I've seen in the media over the years. Although Pee Wee did have a much better career than Tiny Tim even dreamed about.

Name 2 people shot in the back of the head in a theatre?


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The guy sitting in front of Pee Wee Herman