Pee-wee Herman’s Giant Underpants

Look! It’s my giant underpants! Look!

Look! La la la la la la.

Look! A turban!

Rapunzel!

Look! I'm a NUN!"

Ha ha!

La la la la la. La la. La la.

Giant underpants!!!

S. Epatha Merkerson aka Reba the Mail Lady

S. Epatha Merkerson as Lt. Van Buren



Before she was Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on Law & Order, S. Epatha Merkerson played the role of Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.




Reba the Mail Lady



Reba the Mail Lady action figure by Matchbox



Watch an animated video clip called Trouble in the Playhouse. Reba gets it on with Ricardo in the Playhouse…

Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Reruns Back on TV!

After 15 years, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse is back on the air!

"I'd say this was a dream come true, but I never dared to dream the Playhouse would join Adult Swim's amazing lineup of cool shows!" Paul Reubens said. "Well, maybe I did dream of it a couple of times. OK, it's a dream come true!"

Further coverage of this breaking Pee-Wee Herman news is on Jacquie’s blog Artifacts.

Laurence Fishburne aka Cowboy Curtis

Before he was John Brassel in Mission Impossible III. Before he was Dr. Larabee in Akeelah and the Bee. Before he was Morpheus in The Matrix. Before he was Othello. Before he was Jason 'Furious' Styles in Boyz N the Hood.

Laurence Fishburne was…





COWBOY CURTIS on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse!




During his stint on Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Fishburne was credited as “Larry Fishburne.”

Through Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Fishburne met production assistant John Singleton, who would later direct him in his breakthrough part as Cuba Gooding Jr's father in "Boyz N the Hood."

Watch a video clip of Cowboy Curtis where Pee-wee convinces him that vacuuming is fun.





Note: Stay tuned for more Pee-wee Herman-related postings on Infomaniac in future. Fellow Canadian blogger D. Prince and I are both passionate Pee-wee fans and I plan to amuse her from time to time with Pee-wee postings. And if any of you like Pee-wee too, please jump in and leave a comment.