Oh, no–somebody stole Pee-wee Herman’s nifty art deco bicycle! It feels impossible to grasp just how off-the-wall Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) must have seemed to those unfamiliar with Paul Reubens’ ...

The bike, seen in the 1985 classic 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' sold for $125,000 at auction in May Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

For those of us who were sitting around the television in 1988, Christmas at Pee Wee’s Playhouse was certainly unlike anything that we had ever seen. That year, holiday specials ran rampant over ...

This story is part of our Best Things in Texas package, which appeared in the December 2025 issue. For the last year or so I was busy with an unusual project: writing the interpretive panels for the ...

Great music rarely exists in a vacuum, as artists almost always draw inspiration from those who came before them. After all, with only so many chords and melodies, it’s not unusual for songs to sound ...

Every filmmaker has that one movie that puts them on the map, and for Tim Burton, it was his very first film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Pee-wee's Big Adventure premiered in 1985, and sees the quirky ...

The Barn Concert Series, hosted by Kay and Steve Ellis at their home on Mac Davis Road, resumes on Thursday with a Blues show featuring Doug MacLeod with special guest Rachel Maxann. Parking and ...

In this Oct. 29, 2010, photo, Paul Reubens, in character as Pee-wee Herman, poses on stage after a performance of "The Pee-wee Herman Show" on Broadway in New York. AP Americans today seem to almost ...

After bringing out droves of doppelgangers for Adam Sandler, Jeremy Allen White and Timothée Chalamet, New York City has proven to be the right destination for celebrity look-alike contests. Next up, ...

“I know you are, but what am I?” takes on a new meaning this weekend at the first-ever Pee-wee Herman look-alike contest in Coney Island. The competition marks the early birthday of the late Paul ...

From creating the Large Marge who scarred us all to being in a dinosaur's mouth with Reubens, the cast and creative team relive the 1985 classic with IndieWire. It’s been 40 years since Pee-wee Herman ...