I watched this show as a little girl, but I didn't see until now how messed up this was. I can see why it got first on Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Mindf**ks.
Do you guys know the reason why this show had a two minute and thirty second intro?
My belief is simple: For the first fifty seconds, you were calling all the other family members in your house over to the television set in the living room, to watch the show. Then for the remaining minute and fourty seconds, you were bombarded with images and sounds to wake you up, get your attention, and get you excited for the upcoming enjoyment to be had in Pee Wee's Playhouse.
I remember one episode where right when they were about to cut to the theme song Pee Wee turns to the camera and says "Hey wait a second, the playhouse is being renovated today, sorry about that folks" and then they go straight to commercial.
It was such a great show. Sooooo creative. I was in my early/mid 20's when this came on Saturday mornings and I would get up to watch it. Btw, I've worked with kids for 31 years now. Loved this show!
It never occured to me that this has one of the longest intros I've seen. Usually the intro lasts no longer than a minute, maybe a minute and a half at the most, but 2 minutes and 30 seconds? It so cool to start of so calm and then everyone is totally hyperactive. xD
It's awesome that those who grew up watching him as kids and didn't understand why we couldn't watch him anymore, now grown up are restoring his reputation now watching him on his live broadway and L.A. shows.
Say what you want about Paul Reubens and the show, I'll take Pee-Wee's Playhouse over the crap they have showing now on nickelodeon/cartoon network/Disney
I would like to ad that although this may not be what he preferred to be known for, this show was GENIUS. My family enjioyed watching it every Saturday. It sure beats the diluted, dumbed-down b.s. they put out for kids to watch nowadays.
@didntwant2usegmail Agree. It was at the time definitely the most innovative thing on television, either kid's show or adult. It still ranks up there as an all-time great.
Kudos also to CBS for basically leaving him alone; they only made him change something in the script one or two times, and one of those times was a Miss Yvonne line after some parent complained (so they re-dubbed it for the re-run).
Okay people, why does he creep you out? This is what is called a television persona. It is not who or what he represents as an out-of-character adult. As an out-of-character adult, he went to an adult theater that shows film of a sexual nature (with ADULTS in them, NOT CHILDREN). This theater allows masturbation. Anonymous people JUST LIKE YOU (only less prude) visit theatres like this one to get aroused and relieve the arousal manually. YOU are guilty for shaming a person because of their fame.
I was born in 1996, and I grew up on this show. Like, I would come home from preschool every day and ask when Pee-Wee was on. Of course, they were on VHS tapes, but I didn't understand that.
I didn't understand much of it. But I loved it. All of it was just so...magical. It's not like the kids' shows today where you watch one episode, and rewatching it is just boring.
Not Pee-Wee. In Pee-Wee, every episode, even if you're already seen it...is an adventure.
That was cute. I remember when I would do the same but instead it would be in the afternoon and it would be Toy Story 2. I still watched Pee Wee's Playhouse though. The intro is just CRAZY!!!
@XxXMsLovelyXxX Yes. For people to talk about acid who have never done it describing Crazy Wild hallucinations of insanity and other places and creatures is total fiction.
Welcome to Mindfuck Central, I hope you brought your bongos, weed, hallucinogenics, crack, and other illegal substances to enhance the pleasure of this location!
@jrockdaman2 it was originally designed to be a parody of a kid's show. Which is half of why it's so nutty and all over the place. When you go back and watch it as an adult, it shows.
You know what people, I actually miss Saturday mornings that had shows like this back in the 80s. And I am not afraid to admit it, I actually like Pee Wee's Play House. That genie was funny at times.
MY BRAIN HURTS!!!!!!!!!!
rosserm11 1 week ago
This is why I'm fucked up!! Hugga bunch is responsible for me too!! Get squishy!!
mamiandpapi83008 2 weeks ago
The song's singer reminds me of "aunt bethany" in chevy chase's "national lampoons christmas vacation"
THYCHANIE 2 weeks ago
It's impossible to even visit that nigga without smoking an eighth MINIMUM. If I stayed the night, I'd have to bring a whole ball just to survive.
madmanszalinski 1 month ago
I'm getting excited...!
MariaElenaHall 1 month ago
Nostalgia Critic brought me here.
I watched this show as a little girl, but I didn't see until now how messed up this was. I can see why it got first on Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Mindf**ks.
menslady125 1 month ago
Mind is officially F**KED
retrogamer400 2 months ago
meanies
sparky1235399 2 months ago
back then pee wees play hous was always on adult swimy? it should of been on cartoonnetwork or nickolodeon or bommerrang
blanks237 2 months ago
he had such a greatr gig, how could he just fuck it up?
cumulo25 2 months ago
see what happens when you do meth?
ZOSOrulz1 2 months ago
@ZOSOrulz1 I would've said it was crack, but he did a PSA against it.
TheRealThreeP 1 month ago
i hope since he is making a combat they will bring the show back
VectorPrime2007 3 months ago
Do you guys know the reason why this show had a two minute and thirty second intro?
My belief is simple: For the first fifty seconds, you were calling all the other family members in your house over to the television set in the living room, to watch the show. Then for the remaining minute and fourty seconds, you were bombarded with images and sounds to wake you up, get your attention, and get you excited for the upcoming enjoyment to be had in Pee Wee's Playhouse.
That's how I see it, anyways.
smartboy201 3 months ago
'__'
UnorthodoxedRibena 3 months ago
wow what a suggestive title
eraq07 3 months ago
It was a great show!!
holmsatlarge 3 months ago
im telling all of yall. this shit is scary as hell when you are baked as shit. WARNING do not watch unless u wanna be mind raped
SweeTipiez 3 months ago
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And he did a drug PSA
TheSupersoldier1234 4 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
And he did a drug PSA
TheSupersoldier1234 4 months ago
And he did a drug PSA
TheSupersoldier1234 4 months ago 3
Pee-Wee's playhouse was one of the best shows of all time
hinaruto14 4 months ago 8
All i can say is.....Drugs....
MasturShake14 4 months ago
happy 25th anniversary PeeWee!
ir10031981 4 months ago
MINDFUCK!!!!!
JorgeCastRock 4 months ago
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I remember one episode where right when they were about to cut to the theme song Pee Wee turns to the camera and says "Hey wait a second, the playhouse is being renovated today, sorry about that folks" and then they go straight to commercial.
Taranchula 5 months ago
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Taranchula 5 months ago
10 People Can't Go Pee Wee...
Crayolapup 5 months ago 6
Pee Wee and Cyndi Lauper...the 80's in a nutshell.
ZHerman1129 5 months ago
@ZHerman1129
she is actually singing the theme song
themoneman1987 4 months ago
/EEK\
plateshutoverlock 5 months ago in playlist OMG! Remember ...
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xMinkks 5 months ago
ILOVE PAUL!!! lol pee wee crazed fan right here.LOVE this show!!
ilovepaul55 5 months ago
HEY JUMBEE!!!
TheAndyman1000 5 months ago
is he gay
firesocks2017 6 months ago
I swear the only thing in this house that DIDNT talk was the toilet.
However, my favorite part was when the salesman would knock and Pee-wee would get all pissed off.
SnakeMan227 6 months ago
Pee Wee is Mr.Bean on speed
Paastand 6 months ago
J.R. "Bob" Dobbs at 2:22!!!!
sunyata76 6 months ago
0:55 begins the trip.
mrkoridai 6 months ago
if i could choose ANYONE to be my best friend, it WOULD have to be Pee Wee Herman
YakkoWarnersGurl 6 months ago
this is crack XD
zukomatico 6 months ago
I want what hes on...
poisonedhearts621 6 months ago
When I was young I had fantasy about having my house like Pee-Wee's playhouse
superbro1938 7 months ago
It was such a great show. Sooooo creative. I was in my early/mid 20's when this came on Saturday mornings and I would get up to watch it. Btw, I've worked with kids for 31 years now. Loved this show!
KatieLL 7 months ago
What the fuck did I just watch?
Curs me and my curiosity over who the heck was Strong Bad was supposed to be with the box over his head and the blue makeup.
BTIsaac 7 months ago
Love Pee Wee Herman!! It was a great show!!
holmsatlarge 7 months ago
it must of been a bitch potraying pee wee so i cant blame mr. reubens
RKOfaN237 7 months ago
Was the theme sung by Betty Boop ?
ALEXJDXBL 7 months ago
my brain and eyes have just been officially fucked
LittleStrayCat 7 months ago
This is crack.
tkmazurek 7 months ago
i just showed this to my little cousin...she started to cry :D i think she was just scared to death :D but i think pee-wee is funny :D
xXLOVESTORYXx 7 months ago
What.. The.. FUCK?!
MegaG58tehfirst 7 months ago
wtf i think someone needs ritalin
SLIPKNOTEATDOGSHIT 7 months ago
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I love pee wees playhouse
KarnRulez 7 months ago
F**k YEAH!
ImFreakishlyCoolio 8 months ago
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This intro clip should be used as a diagnosis tool for mental illness.
Many normal people are scared or creeped out by the show.
But when I was watching i just now I was smiling and mostly felt like laughing.
I've also been diagnosed with ADD,OCD,and I suspect Aspergers as well.
Coincidence?? I think NOT!
Thanks for warping my mind growing up Pee Wee.You're the best ;)
richiefranklin76 8 months ago
...my mind has just been violated.
nutball90 8 months ago
aha!! so nicki minaj is a PEE WEE fan! lolol
Kimmy22KTG 8 months ago
what the fuck
KhaoticKristinn 8 months ago
I bet Nostalgia Critic Brought you here to see it
YK976076 8 months ago 27
@YK976076
Yep.
njnya 4 months ago
Is this the longest tv show intro ever?
SteveJ2008 8 months ago 3
Yeah so Japanese culture is pretty whack.
welteson 8 months ago 3
BATERS GONNA BATE
gaaraa123456 8 months ago
It never occured to me that this has one of the longest intros I've seen. Usually the intro lasts no longer than a minute, maybe a minute and a half at the most, but 2 minutes and 30 seconds? It so cool to start of so calm and then everyone is totally hyperactive. xD
Yabuturtle 8 months ago 2
BEST INTRO EVER!!!
CaptainPeliKen 8 months ago
2:15 It looks like he's rapin that robot....
Goforit1993 9 months ago
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whostheman6 9 months ago
Cindy Lauper sounds quite like Betty Boop in here…
namelessguy93 9 months ago
put this back on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ISTABYOURFACE666 9 months ago
I remember the episode where he shaved with whipped cream. Anyone remember that.
Johnjacob654 9 months ago
It's awesome that those who grew up watching him as kids and didn't understand why we couldn't watch him anymore, now grown up are restoring his reputation now watching him on his live broadway and L.A. shows.
franzchick66 9 months ago
Does anyone remember this?
TheVickyof951 9 months ago
I used to watch this as a kid. Looking at it now, god it's creepy...
bluejayvids 10 months ago
ohhhhhh my GAWD WHAT'S HAPPENING MOMMY!!!
1MissKarlieStarr 10 months ago
OK! Who recorded me on sugar rush?!
Queenofawesome25 10 months ago
@Queenofawesome25 more like "Who recorded me on an LSD trip?"
whostheman6 9 months ago
i wanna see some1 try to rob this place
impostergir007 10 months ago
Okay, I didn't type that. But it's still a sign of everything this video puts up with.
BubbleFilms111 10 months ago
it was great
BubbleFilms111 10 months ago
LOL when I clicked on this Vid, I thought it was going to be a---nevermind....
RoboFTW 10 months ago
wow this crack totally worked....O_o
mtz105 10 months ago
What?
banamina 10 months ago
This was season 1. There were different openings for seasons 2-5.
Gumboz1953 10 months ago
(O_O)
ThatCrazyKidx9 10 months ago
I'm fucking scared now
xCOPELANDxSXE 10 months ago
2:15 looks kinda.... different.... well, i guess compared to the rest of it its normal :D
Silo2130 10 months ago
... 2:15 looks kinda strange....
Silo2130 10 months ago
I can't belive i watched this as a kid. what was my parents thinking
tsa0706 11 months ago
this show isnt what it used to be on adult swim and now looking back at it its fucking gay i hate it
fastbreak35 11 months ago
no never
fastbreak35 11 months ago
he riminds me of fred
princessdivagirl 11 months ago
Nostalgia critic sent you here?
jollygoth 11 months ago 2
Whoever made this must have been high as fuck
MetalTurtal 11 months ago
almost 2 and a half minutes long intro. Really?.....Really? Isn't this overkill a little bit?
dessan18 11 months ago
umm... for some reason this video freaks me out...
totoguisao69 11 months ago
Where's the part where you're supposed to be able to see Paul Ruebens anus??? It's supposed to be at the 1:52 second mark but i could barely see it.
sarxsoma 1 year ago
longest show intro ever
lopiecart 1 year ago
Pee Wee's Playhouse = Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on LSD
gostars3000 1 year ago 47
@gostars3000 more like on crystal meth...lol
depblkman 4 months ago
Best child's show in history :)
039773 1 year ago
"Welcome to PeeWee's dru- I mean playhouse where anything can happen!"
sunnydale22 1 year ago
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sunnydale22 1 year ago
If I was ever gonna be molested as a kid, i'd wanna be deflowered by Pee Wee. Sure it would hurt, but at least he'd make me laugh.
MedicalVideoJunkie 1 year ago
Say what you want about Paul Reubens and the show, I'll take Pee-Wee's Playhouse over the crap they have showing now on nickelodeon/cartoon network/Disney
whitehawk62 1 year ago 62
@whitehawk62 no never
fastbreak35 11 months ago
@fastbreak35 Shut up kid.
IntoTheSunset11 11 months ago
@whitehawk62 Amen, brother!!! Todays kid's shows & cartoons are CRAP!
dslgunner1977 5 months ago
@whitehawk62 well i watched thundercats/ smurfs/ etc... :P SNARF SNARF xD
DrinkToIreland 4 months ago
After this is when Laurence Fishburne took the Red Pill and became Morpheus.
ChameleonLost88 1 year ago
You know, for a pervert, this guy had a great show. I used to watch this religiously as a kid. I like him no matter what he did in a movie theater.
n2vdubz 1 year ago 2
I would like to ad that although this may not be what he preferred to be known for, this show was GENIUS. My family enjioyed watching it every Saturday. It sure beats the diluted, dumbed-down b.s. they put out for kids to watch nowadays.
didntwant2usegmail 1 year ago
@didntwant2usegmail Agree. It was at the time definitely the most innovative thing on television, either kid's show or adult. It still ranks up there as an all-time great.
Kudos also to CBS for basically leaving him alone; they only made him change something in the script one or two times, and one of those times was a Miss Yvonne line after some parent complained (so they re-dubbed it for the re-run).
Gumboz1953 10 months ago
Okay people, why does he creep you out? This is what is called a television persona. It is not who or what he represents as an out-of-character adult. As an out-of-character adult, he went to an adult theater that shows film of a sexual nature (with ADULTS in them, NOT CHILDREN). This theater allows masturbation. Anonymous people JUST LIKE YOU (only less prude) visit theatres like this one to get aroused and relieve the arousal manually. YOU are guilty for shaming a person because of their fame.
didntwant2usegmail 1 year ago
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didntwant2usegmail 1 year ago
1:29 the bird walk
wendor24 1 year ago
just fucked.
soletsdancenaked 1 year ago
this guy creeps me out
Zooroonies 1 year ago
Fast 2 and a half minutes!
Jawsfan6 1 year ago
This is the scariest thing I have ever seen.... 8 people are already victims of mind rape from watching this.
Ghost3141265 1 year ago
now i know what getting high feels like
anakinfan8 1 year ago
now we know what the devil does in his spare time
mrpaddyreynolds1 1 year ago
2:14
What the heck is that thing doing?!
ArmedtotheTeethProd 1 year ago
Crack is wack
Pikazilla 1 year ago
i...is betty boop singing....?
ReNae231 1 year ago
@ReNae231 Cindy Lauper. ;)
TheBlueRose2008 1 year ago
8 WERE VICTIMS
juanismerio 1 year ago
"Okay then..."
(Thinking) "No more wild parties with that guy!"
ArmedtotheTeethProd 1 year ago
Imagine seeing all this in 3D. Double the Mindfuck.
Humanoidfreak 1 year ago
Oh god....What the fuck did I watch as a kid?
Ikilledspongebob23 1 year ago
@Ikilledspongebob23 The insanity that can only come from a psychotic kid show host.
NinjaGhostScorpion 1 year ago
Nothing like it!
doug47130 1 year ago
Even I don't consume that much ceffeine.
NinjaGhostScorpion 1 year ago
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I know you are but what am I?
spxmet 1 year ago
meka-leka-hi-meka hi ne ho!
PiE2UDie 1 year ago
The Nostalgia Critic sent me here lmao!
Queenofawesome25 1 year ago 2
pee wee's playhouse should be remasterd in HD! and released on blu-ray disc!!!
bdtoll1 1 year ago
2:17 Pee-Wee, the picture phone is ringing behind you. Go answer it, man! lol
tpirman1982 1 year ago
congrats to anyone who actually watched all of this without thinking "What the..."
briar55t 1 year ago
@briar55t id never! i loved pee wee growing up :D
until the whole movie theatre thing...then my mom made me stop watching him.....
XBlackRoseAlchemistX 1 year ago
wow this intro was like 2 minutes and almost 30 seconds. this had to be my favorite part of the show.
izlude2 1 year ago
I was born in 1996, and I grew up on this show. Like, I would come home from preschool every day and ask when Pee-Wee was on. Of course, they were on VHS tapes, but I didn't understand that.
I didn't understand much of it. But I loved it. All of it was just so...magical. It's not like the kids' shows today where you watch one episode, and rewatching it is just boring.
Not Pee-Wee. In Pee-Wee, every episode, even if you're already seen it...is an adventure.
lazorice 1 year ago 2
@lazorice
That was cute. I remember when I would do the same but instead it would be in the afternoon and it would be Toy Story 2. I still watched Pee Wee's Playhouse though. The intro is just CRAZY!!!
Mewtwo465 1 year ago
it hurts when I breathe!
Who can guess that reference?
TheStrongBadMan 1 year ago
@TheStrongBadMan Nostalgia Critic
awesomecdiperson 1 year ago
Lord, how I loved this show. I'm going to see his show on Broadway next week!
LatteBoy123 1 year ago
HOLY SHIT MICHEAL JACKSON
tracker415 1 year ago
can we say acid trip O.O
XxXMsLovelyXxX 1 year ago
@XxXMsLovelyXxX
You have never done acid in you're life have you?
YargDisease 1 year ago
@YargDisease nope,have you?
XxXMsLovelyXxX 1 year ago
@XxXMsLovelyXxX Yes. For people to talk about acid who have never done it describing Crazy Wild hallucinations of insanity and other places and creatures is total fiction.
YargDisease 1 year ago
@YargDisease Well I've seen people on it and they see things they do not exist.
XxXMsLovelyXxX 1 year ago
@YargDisease and all this stuff does not exist so it may depend on the person.
XxXMsLovelyXxX 1 year ago
Welcome to Mindfuck Central, I hope you brought your bongos, weed, hallucinogenics, crack, and other illegal substances to enhance the pleasure of this location!
Enjoy your stay!
boogiebot125 1 year ago
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didntwant2usegmail 1 year ago
The kind of person who lights up a room when he enters ~_~
takineko 1 year ago
It Hurts When I Breathe!
Deblano 1 year ago
@Deblano That line is pretty much Cyndi Lauper's career in a nutshell.
whostheman6 9 months ago
I used to watch this when I was 5! I still remember the genie.
Eowynnofrohan 1 year ago
i can proudly say i never watched this show.
fourstar7 1 year ago
@fourstar7 How can somebody be proud to be closed minded?
PhaedrusNYC 1 year ago
Pee Wee! I still love you! Saturday mornings as a kid were awesome, everyone in my family watched this show.
mancatsquito 1 year ago
Okay..
I'm mindfucked..
TheBastard97 1 year ago 21
@TheBastard97 me 2 dude
fastbreak35 11 months ago
omg lol the way he walks is funny
123doggyc 1 year ago
so gay
jrockdaman2 1 year ago
@jrockdaman2 it was originally designed to be a parody of a kid's show. Which is half of why it's so nutty and all over the place. When you go back and watch it as an adult, it shows.
takineko 1 year ago
You know what people, I actually miss Saturday mornings that had shows like this back in the 80s. And I am not afraid to admit it, I actually like Pee Wee's Play House. That genie was funny at times.
Good old memories.
YamatoNCC1701 1 year ago
My new purpose in life is to hunt down the 7 people who hit the dislike button.
dude2992 1 year ago 2
@ 2:23
GOTTA love the pic of Bob Dobbs on the wall!
mhirtes12 1 year ago
Oh yes, this is CYNDI LAUPER. No changes needed to her voice. CYNDI LAUPER HAS A HUGE VOCAL RANGE, FROM THE LOWEST OF LOWS TO THE HIGHEST OF HIGHS !!
Cynlauperfan 1 year ago
That Is The Scarriest Fucking Thing I Have Ever Seen In My Entire Life……………… IM GUNNA WATCH IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! XD
3camman 1 year ago
i never missed an episode... crazy fuck
xlbrad 1 year ago
why is it scary its freakin hilarious.
taylorbender1 1 year ago
You know you've got quality children's TV on your hands when the theme song is sung by Harley Quinn...
evilegg288 1 year ago
i think people were high more often how that sick mind fuck last that long
charlesc300 1 year ago
What. The. Fuck.
Aiath86 1 year ago
Is Betty Boop singing the theme song?
minty445325 1 year ago
@minty445325 I think it was Cyndi Lauper.
lecrownoir 1 year ago
Abandon all hope at 0:56
NintendoJunky 1 year ago
Holy shit watching this is like a acid trip back to my childhood
OffBeatRiot 1 year ago
oh i love this show. still.
NPD1000 1 year ago
I wish they had cool stop-motion animated intros like in this, now.
KasplazmTV 1 year ago