Season 1 – Pee-wee as Himself

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Joe B Seemed like a bit of a controlling pr*ck. Who knew? 5 stars. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/13/25 Full Review Mike P Startling documentary about Paul Reubens AKA Pee Wee Herman. It amazing to see the man behind Pee Wee unvarnished; with all his real clothes, real voice, real persona; all on full display here; for the first time; all of which he kept assiduously concealed throughout his life... Watching him finally give us the truth is nothing short of miraculous. His life is amazing; his showbiz rags to riches story is inspiring; his personality is warm and inviting; the whole thing is just a great, positive experience. We see his professional arc from art school, to the Groundlings, to Stand up comedian to movie star; to TV star; to national institution. It's great. I highly recommend this!! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Bob P What a remarkable creative person Paul Reubens was. I remember watching Pee Wee Herman's Playhouse with my young kids and thinking "this is really bizarre". I think I liked it more than they did. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Diana S As someone who obsessively watched Pee-wee's Big Adventure about 7,000 times as a child in the '80s, and someone who is a bit of a "weirdo" and perhaps was influenced by Pee-wee Herman's genius, this documentary was absolutely heart-wrenching and oddly affirming to watch, especially in light of his tragic death. I loved Paul Reubens so much and I think his life was wonderful and sad and I'm just so heartbroken that he's gone. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Nick K This documentary was really interesting, and I learned a lot about the man . It also made me angry that we never got to see much of Paul who his so intelligent, witty, and funny. Really sad Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review David F This is a wonderful documentary which goes over the entirety of Paul Reubens career, shows and tells where the Pee-wee Herman character came from, and discusses it in the context of its massive impact on the culture and the way it fit into Reubens life and career. The documentary doesn’t flinch from discussing Reubens’ run ins with the law but the real interest here is in how Reubens created a character who in some ways he became in a way that eclipsed himself as a person. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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