Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1 1/2 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes ...

Wolf, at one point, wanted to spotlight the outrageous, brilliant queerness of 1988’s Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special, which featured guest appearances from Cher, KD Lang, Little Richard ...

For any “Pee-wee” fan, there’s plenty to love in “Pee-wee as Himself.” We see the titular Playhouse, and its many creatures, come to life at the hands of scrappy young artists.

Paul Reubens’s performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans “license to be weird.” At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.

Lynne Marie Stewart as Miss Yvonne with Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman in an episode of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” in 1989. Brian D. McLaughlin/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images ...