Pee-wee Herman and Kermit
Paul Reubens (1952-2023) was an actor and comedian best known for playing "Pee-wee Herman" in a stand-up act, his TV show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, and movies and other projects.
As Pee-wee, Reubens was referenced and appeared in several issues of Muppet Magazine. He was paired with Robin the Frog for "The Second Great Muppet Look-Alike Contest" in the Winter 1984 issue, then received an "Honorary Muppet Award" in Spring 1986. The Winter 1987 issue featured him on the cover with Kermit the Frog and an interview with Kermit where they appear together on the Pee-wee's Playhouse set.
In 1987, Reubens filmed an insert for Sesame Street as Pee-wee (on the set of Pee-wee's Playhouse), reciting his own version of the alphabet (First: Episode 2356). Still on his set, he appeared in the first celebrity version of Put Down the Duckie.
Reubens played Professor Spatz in the 1997 Creature Shop film Buddy and was heard in the 1998 film Dr. Dolittle (voicing a non-Creature Shop raccoon).
In 2005, he appeared with David Arquette in the unaired America's Next Muppet pilot.[1]
His screen credits include appearances in Tim Burton's Batman Returns and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Roald Dahl's Matilda, The Blues Brothers, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He made TV guest appearances on Pushing Daisies, 30 Rock, Murphy Brown, Mork & Mindy, Dolly, hosting Saturday Night Live, and did voice work on Rugrats and The Flintstone Comedy Show. He also hosted the short lived ABC game show You Don't Know Jack in the persona of the fictional host Troy Stevens.
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- Kermit spoofed Pee-wee as "Ker-mee Herman" in the Fall 1987 issue of Muppet Magazine in his own version of the "Tequila" dance scene from Pee-wee's Big Adventure with a bar full of biker pigs.
- The voice of the word OPEN, appearing in Episode 2926 of Sesame Street, is an impression of Pee-Wee Herman.
- A betting form posted on the door of Pepe's stateroom aboard Disney Cruise Line's ship, the Disney Fantasy, lists Peewee Hermit as one of the competitors in Pepe's Crab Races.
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- ↑ The Barretta Brothers Episode 22 - Live Q&A #04 (YouTube)