I think the reason why people love the Pee Wee Herman character so much is because he does what we all wish we could do.  Just enjoy life. Pee Wee lives in the moment,  goes cool places, meets interesting people, makes funny comments, and  has a great time just being alive. He reminds us what life is all about.

Pee Wee was a big kid in an adult body. He was a fellow relatable kid to other kids, and he reconnected adults with their silly inner kid. ❤

Complete genius ! Don Freeman here. I’m a songwriter keyboardist and co-wrote  Big Adventure with Allee Willis for the film Pee Wee’s Big Adventure but due to politics the song didn’t make it into the film but Allee Willis released a vinyl version of the record with Paul and and very cool video with Paul. We all had a good time working on the record with Paul. Peace.

I'm a 44 year old man who's sense of humor was highly impacted by watching pee wee as a kid in the 80s.
Ive since introduced him to my kids and they love it too.
Truly a generation spanning talent.
This was awesome, thank you.

I worked on film and television in crew for over a decade. I worked on Pee-wee Herman‘s last movie in New York City also filmed in California. And it was the only time in my career that I wanted to stay on sad after I was wrapped just to watch Pee-wee in characterand out of character when they cut. To see him perform was one of the thrills of my career. RIP Pee-wee I miss you and I know we always will.

I can't even begin to tell you how badly I miss this man. Paul Rubens was a vastly underrated actor who was never given the respect that he was due.
I was devastated when I heard he'd passed.
It's one of those things that you don't recover from.......

Big tough Metal guy here. I wept on hearing he passed. He brought joy and laughs to uncounted fans. He was everything right about movies and comedy. His infectious laugh could light a room and he could get under your skin seemingly without effort.

Always remembered as a innocent in an ugly world.

I was lucky to be living in NYC when Pee Wee was on Broadway during his comeback.  An old friend called me with an extra ticket out of the blue.  It was the best gift anyone has ever given me to this day.  Little did I know that I would be in the second row, right in front of the stage.  Pee Wee made eye contact with me several times throughout the show and the production was so amazingly funny.  I felt like the same magic that I did as a little boy laying on the living room floor at 10 years old on Saturday morning...

When I was a kid…the primary local radio station which would announce snow-day school cancellations during the winter…would use Pee-Wee’s voice, saying:  “Yaaaay…it’s snowing…let’s go play in the snow!!!”   I used to wake up for school…look outside & see we had a blizzard…then flip on my radio…& PRAY I heard Pee-Wee’s voice telling me I had a break from being bullied…at least for that 1 day.   RIP Paul Reuben.  ❤❤❤

This is so awsome, thank you. I don't think I would have been the same person if I hadn't watched Pee Wee as a young child. I named everything, a jacket 'jackie' a chair 'cherry' (a straight copy) but even though my hateful older siblings made me ashamed of my love for Pee Wee seeing Paul Reubens' renaissance gladdened me and I owned the fact I was one of Pee Wee's 'kids.'  Paul Reubens may not have had biological children but children like me who watched him automatically became his. A conflicted person but an awesome person. I really mourn him.

Pee Wee was an absolute LEGEND. He is a GenX icon, One thing he taught me that I will never ever forget is.... there's no basement in the Alamo!!!

Pee Wee Herman ..a character 100% heart...100% intelligence 100% imagination..100% brilliance

Last year
When Paul died
My inner child cried
RIPeeWee Herman 🐐

Peewees Big Adventure was pure genius!!!!
A jewell of a movie.
Rest in peace, Paul and Phil.
So gifted!!!!!

Rest beautifully in peace you sweet sweet man. His death hurt so much. I’m glad I can still watch all his old works.

I think the secret to pee wee Herman's success was it allowed adults to regress back to their childhood when life was simple fun uncomplicated. That's probably why Herman wanted to stay in character who wouldn't want to act and feel like a  kid and still be an adult. I think that's what we all want and he pulled it off and took us all along on Pee Wee big adventure and I'm grateful for that!

Fun fact: Dottie, Pee Wee’s girlfriend from Big Adventure, was played by Elizabeth Daily, the voice of Tommy from Rugrats and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls.

he had all the kids saying, "I know your are, but what am I"

I grew up and live in San Antonio. I had the opportunity to watch a screening of Pee Wee's Big Adventure across the street from the Alamo, followed by Paul Reubens telling stories about his life. I've loved him and his work since I was a kid, so it was such a great experience to be there

Paul Reubens, uncowed and fearless, coming out on stage at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards and immediately asking, "Heard any good jokes lately?," was shear genius, shear gold, and shear beauty — the very definition of Fierce. He deserved a Nobel Prize for that slice of unmitigated brilliance, alone.