Pee-wee’s Exposition (Pun probably intended)
It has been brought to my attention that I seem to be catering to folks who may have a deep understanding of adding unnecessary letters to words and pronouncing the last letter of the alphabet incorrectly, but who have little background information on Paul Reubens.
But first, a conundrum.
Family Guy has been a part of my life since my sophomore year of high school when Gary Winchester and I would phone each other so that we could watch it and then talk during the commercials. It has gained momentum on the Isles, too, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it strikes me as more than a little zany that a show is so popular wherein the references made are understandable largely only by Americans.
Now, for your enjoyment: a segue.
This reference is, of course, a parody of the introduction of Pee-wee’s Playhouse, a children’s program that aired on Saturday mornings before some show featuring Jim Varney, or, to lesser mortals, Ernest. My father, known to lesser mortals as William C. Haselden (or to scattered individuals in the ’70s, “Wild Hair”), and I watched Pee-wee’s Playhouse religiously, often combining this activity with cereal followed by general living room roughhousing, sometimes breaking things and then blaming it on a cat.
But I digress.
The point is that this icon of my childhood Saturdays was arrested in 1991 for not concealing the duckie at an adult movie theater. Also, in 2002 he turned himself in to L.A. police after being charged with misdemeanor possession of kiddie porn. Today, he is making something of a comeback, as Pee-wee’s Playhouse:The Movie is in production.
Oh God, PLEASE let it be rated R.
TRICKS AND TREATS
Pee-wee’s Playhouse Opening Sequence
The Six Degrees of Kevin BaconHow YOU Fit In:
CHALLENGE: Can you link Leon to Paul Reubens? S/He who can do it with the fewest links wins my respect and the possibility of a secret prize.
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Leon Ribby was in the Stephen King masterpiece “Maximum Overdrive” with Pat Hingle who played Commissioner Gordon in “Batman Returns” with Paul Reubens. Beat that.
Comment left on November 22, 2006 @ 5:36 pm
That should read Rippy. I am tired.
Comment left on November 22, 2006 @ 5:37 pm
Well gosh darn I always thought I would be linked to Kevin Bacon one day ever since I saw tremors, a profound connection was obvious now we know.
Also FYI your usage of family guy’s British porn is not entirely contradictory to your point, as a lot of Brits are entirely unaware there are vicious rumours that are spread about our sexual prowess.
KOOL-AID TO THE RESCUE.
Comment left on November 23, 2006 @ 4:05 am
They call me the anti-pee-wee with connotations that lure into the dark areas that we shall not talk about. Pee Wee however, was acted by Paul Reubens … and thus making me the single link to Paul Reubens. Ha! I’ve run rings around your logic there!
The also “call me Dr Worm… good morning, how are you I’m doctor worrrm”
That Pee Wee intro scared the b’jesus out of me. Can I go on your fun pills?
Final bulletpoint of drivel, that picture of you is terrifying, I guess having only seen 2 shots of you kinda lets the mind wander into the face imagination game. I think I need more author pictures!
Comment left on November 24, 2006 @ 9:51 am