WTAE-TV

Famous bike from 'Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure' to remain at Pittsburgh museum and bike shop

THE DAY BEFORE EACH MEETING. THERE’S SOME GOOD NEWS FOR FANS OF THE ICONIC 1985 MOVIE PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE. PEE WEE’S BIKE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT BICYCLE HEAVEN IN PITTSBURGH, IS STAYING PUT.
NBC Bay Area

The Alamo in Texas adds Pee-wee Herman's bicycle to permanent collection of artifacts

A piece of cinematic history is back home in Texas. The Shrine of Texas Liberty, the Alamo, has acquired an original, screen-used stunt bike from the 1985 classic film "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ gives Paul Reubens the final word on his identity

“I was born in 1938 in a little house on the edge of the Mississippi River; my father worked on a steamboat and his name was Steamboat Milton,” says Paul Reubens by way of misdirection in Matt Wolf’s ...
NPR

'Pee-wee as Himself' is a portrait of a private man and his public alter ego

In 1986, one of the most unusual and iconic kids' TV shows debuted. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE THEME") PAUL REUBENS: (As Pee-wee Herman) Hey. CYNDI LAUPER: (Singing) Come in and pull ...
WFAE

Paul Reubens steps out from behind his famous character in 'Pee-Wee as Himself'

This is FRESH AIR. Paul Reubens, the actor best known for his alter ego of Pee-wee Herman, died in 2023 after a private six-year battle with cancer. Near the end of his life, Reubens collaborated on a ...
LancasterOnline

'Pee-wee as Himself' docuseries is illuminating for longtime fan [Unscripted column]

One summer afternoon, bored out of our minds, my friend Eileen and turned my childhood home’s bathroom into a beauty salon. We sizzled our hair with styling tools and teased it high. We layered baby ...