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Pee-wee's Playhouse
- Cartoon Network
- Genre: Comedy
Common Sense Media says
Brilliant, double-edged silliness is back.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Pee-wee often behaves disagreeably. He is greedy (when friends come over with presents, he tells them to "fork it over!") and often rude to those who visit his playhouse. Some of the show's humor is a bit subversive, but that part will probably go right over most kids' head.
What's the story?
In PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE, star Paul Reubens pulled off a kind of Bugs Bunny trick -- he entertained the kiddies while giving grownups something to smirk at. The magic of Playhouse was its dual audience: Children noticed only the show's imaginative whimsy, while adults warmed to the sly subversiveness of many of the characters and situations. Mixing live animation, puppetry, animation, and vintage cartoons, the show centers around Pee-wee (Reubens), a smirking man-boy who lives in a playhouse that's equipped with a bewildering variety of toys and gadgets (such as Chairry, the talking chair, voiced by Alison Mork) and visited by a variety of Pee-wee's oddball friends, which include now-well-known actors like Laurence Fishburne playing Cowboy Curtis, or Law & Order's S. Epatha Merkerson as Reba the Mail Lady.
Is it any good?
Most of the Playhouse gags still seem amazingly innovative when compared to the stale Saturday morning shoot-outs available on the networks today -- Pee-wee's cooking segments are particularly choice, as are any interactions with Jambi the Genie (John Paragon). Parents will still giggle over Pee-wee's double entendres while wee ones will lap up all the weirdness -- this is one Playhouse where everyone can frolic.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether Pee-wee's behavior is suitable. Is he a role model for kids? Should he be? How could kids approach a situation differently, and why shouldn't they emulate his rudeness?
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its wholsom but on adult swim
adult swim is a segment on cartoon network at night for adults. pee wee's playhouse is for small children. they also rate it tv pg but there is no reason tothe reason i didn't put green for social behavior is because he is abnoctious, other than that it's fine.
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Weird Place to Air This Show
Why air it on [adult swim] when it can be aired on general CN anyway? Still Good, by the way.
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Yay.
I love this show. It's just so cheesy that it's funny. Good for anyone over the age of 5.
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Kid, 12 years old
May 20, 2010
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P*e-Wee
The Words (8311, 455/455 8013, dumb, that s*cked)
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| TV rating: | TV-PG |
| Network: | Cartoon Network |
| Cast: | John Paragon, Laurence Fishburne, Paul Reubens |
| Genre: | Comedy |
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