me as so poignant here is how Pee-Wee’s imagination runs seamlessly from his unconscious to conscious ... is stolen and he must learn to deal with the harsh realities of life: loss, deception, and ... humiliation. Growing up means, in part, learning to come to terms with the irreparable rift within us; that the ...
Pee-Wee Herman Marries a Fruit...Salad queer Pee-Wee Herman Fruit Salad Curator's Note Twenty-seven years ago, on Saturday, November 21, 1987, Pee-Wee Herman married his fruit salad at the end of the tenth episode of the second season of his eponymou ...
Worldmaking in the Playhouse worldmaking queering Cher Pee-Wee Herman Curator's Note As a critical tool, worldmaking is used both discursively and aesthetically, and both contexts provide insight into the made world of Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Tolkein’s ...