Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Strange Pee-Wee Herman Trivia
In googling for Pee-Wee Herman info for a recent post, I came across a strange piece of trivia about the comic man/child. While it isn't about Iraq or Mideast conflict, or even Fillibusters, I did find it an interesting example of Hollywood's values at work.
When Pee-Wee contracted to do his children's show "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" for CBS in 1986, the network gave him complete creative control with 3 exceptions. What were they?
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When Pee-Wee contracted to do his children's show "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" for CBS in 1986, the network gave him complete creative control with 3 exceptions. What were they?
Source: Paul Reuben's biography
- he was forbidden to say, 'If you show me yours, I'll show you mine,'
- to stab potatoes with pencils, or
- to walk around with toilet paper stuck to his shoe.
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