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Pee-Wee's Playhouse Vol. 1-8

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We bought the entire Pee Wee collections (all 32 episodes) so that my 3 year old could enjoy Pee Wee w/o commercial interruption. Yeah, right. Guilty pleasure and all, I bought them for me. A Pee Wee fan at 40? A Pee Wee fan forever!

Pee Wee's Playhouse is a healthy antidote for kids immersed in Pokemon and other touchy-feely, Japanese wide-eyed animated swill. If you can't get the Road Runner or Pepe Le Pew, then Pee Wee can put a smile on your face without explosions, bad guys or pandering to political correctness.

Long live Pee Wee Herman.

This is a must own for all Pee Wee fans! I have had these videos for a few years now and I must admit I do watch them from time to time. Not only are these aimed at teaching kids about fire vol.7,learning about Hawaii vol.6, dental hygiene vol.4 or just plain ol' pee wee fun but the adult hidden humor is hysterical. I love these tapes. Where are vol 9-16 tho? I have 9 and never bought 10-16. Help !

I just viewed the Pee-Wee's Playhouse videos again after finding them in the back of the closet. WHAT A HOOT!!! Paul
Reubens may be in trouble with the vice squad again but he's a genius at children's (and big kids') entertainment. I laughed so hard at the giant underpants episode that I think I wore the tape out. He teaches gentle lessons on kindness, sharing and civility without being condescending. . . and he's so funny! All the characters are terrific as is the set. No wonder the show won so many children's TV awards. These videos are classics. By the way, I'm in my late 40's and my husband and I have no children.

I've been a fan of Pee Wee's Playhouse since it first aired and would watch it with my girlfriends after slumber parties. Pee Wee was a genius.

Do you think they'll ever release the collection on DVD?

My six year-old son and I both enjoy Pee-Wee's clever fantasy land. The playhouse in puppetland is a child's fantasy of fun characters: some are human visitors to the playhouse, like the King of Cartoons who flambouantly introduces a classic cartoon. Others are objects come to life with puppetry, like Chairy, Globy, Magic Screen, Conky the Robot, even Floory speaks. There are several regular animated film features, like the ant farm, claymation Penny cartoon, and the refrigerator food surprising us each time Pee Wee opens the 'fridge door. Each show has a theme and a gentle lesson. Pee Wee himself is funny and friendly. He is acted by a grown up who talks and thinks like a child, and encourages everyone to "scream real loud" every time the secret word of the day is spoken. The interactiveness makes you feel a part of the playhouse fun, for 30 minutes or so.

I am a hudge Pee-Wee fan . I think that Paul Rubens does a great job on playing Pee-Wee Herman . It's a great show children show and it educates kids , and make them laugh at the same time . This box set is a great buy for collecters that are also a big Pee-Wee fan ....

I have loved the movie "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" for over ten years. So I decided to give "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" a try, since I loved "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" so much. I watched "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" for the first time a year ago. "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" is a great show. I'm glad that I gave it a try. All of the characters in the playhouse are cute. I really like the Magic Screen and Globey. Don't forgot to scream when you hear the "secret" word!!

These are great episodes! Besides the creativity and detail mentioned by the previous reviews, each episode teaches a lesson in manners, getting along with people, differences among us being 'ok', etc. Kids love them, adults will have fun watching too and playing along. It's alot more fun to watch than most kids shows!

Kids just love this show, but adults watch out...this show is addictive. It is just so full of amazing creative energy in a way unlike any show I have ever seen except for MAYBE the Simpsons. Since they don't show this on TV anymore owning the videotapes is crucial because your children will want to watch them over and over and over and over and when they go to be you will want to watch them too. END

I'm starting to be amazed at what is and is not being produced for DVD. If there was ever a series that should be available in DVD format, it's Pee-wee's Playhouse. I'd also love for the old Pee-wee Herman HBO comedy special(the "real" Pee-wee's Playhouse!) to be available in any format. Genius stuff.