Today ’s secret Holy Scripture is : AHHHH ! If the thought oftalking politicswith your intoxicated uncle this Thanksgiving is too much for you to pay , might we suggest that you stick right there on the couch and watch 24 hours ofPee - wee ’s Playhouseinstead ?
In the heart of holiday marathons , IFC has herald that it ’s bringing the not - just - for - tyke cult classic Saturday morning video series back to the small screen this Turkey Day — more than 30 years after it made its original debut .
Pee - wee , Chairry , Conky , Miss Yvonne , Jambi , Cowboy Curtis , Reba the Mail Lady , Clocky , The King of Cartoons , and the rest of the gang will all be there when the mesh kicks off a full 24 hours of all - peeing - weeprogramming .
" For over 30 years , the tremendously democratic Pee - wee Herman and innovative television seriesPee - wee ’s Playhouse — create by and star Paul Reubens — has captured a special station in the nub of meg of viewers , young and onetime , " IFC wrote in a wardrobe release . " Since its initial premiere on CBS in 1986 , this multiple Emmy - winning child ’s programme became Saturday break of the day appointment view for kid in the ' 80s and ' ninety and has been a staple in the pop culture zeitgeist ever since . "
In addition to embedding itself in the marrow and minds of its viewers over its five - yr runnel , Pee - wee ’s Playhousegarnered unprecedented critical acclamation , pull in 15 Emmy Awards and the 1987 Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children ’s Programming . In 2010 , Reubens bring the character back for a degree show that began in Los Angeles before transmigrate to Broadway ( where it on a regular basis sold out ) .
In addition to being a launching digs for soon - to - be - stars like Phil Hartman , Laurence Fishburne , S. Epatha Merkerson , and Natasha Lyonne , Reubens engage some serious talent behind - the - scenes , too . Five years before he write and directedBoyz n the Hood — for which he clear two Oscar nominations — John Singleton was a P.A. on thePlayhouseset . Around the same time he formed White Zombie , Rob Zombie held the same title .
The marathon , which will let in a special screen out ofChristmas at Pee - wee ’s Playhouse , will complain off at 6 a.m. on November 22 ( Thanksgiving morning ) and run for 24 hour consecutive . Beginning on November 24 , IFC will be bringingPee - wee ’s Playhouseback to " its rightful home on Saturday mornings " with weekly airings of the serial .
