It's time we talk about Pee-Wee Herman.

Pee-Wee Herman (created and played by Paul Reubens) was on top of the WORLD in the early 90s, after creating one of the most successful kids' shows in TV history. And then, there were controversies. What really happened? Why was Pee-Wee's Playhouse important in the first place? Do we owe Paul Reubens an apology? (Sorry about some of the weird editing with the clips of the show. Had to get around the video getting taken down due to copyrighted material.) The first-ever Shameless Nerd Merch run: https://shamelessnerd.myshopify.com/ Join the Shameless Nerd Discord:   / discord   Become a Dweeb or a Nerd and get a bunch of exclusive channel perks (and support the channel directly, which is of course its own reward):    / @shamelessnerd   Email me with any questions, comments, concerns, or links to cat video: reidfromshamelessnerd@gmail.com Buy a Sunbeam phone and support the channel: https://sunbeamwireless.com/by/31731/ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:57 - The genius 10:34 - The controversy 20:35 - Post-video Video