I know who Pee-Wee is roughly (I'm from Poland in my 20s), but after this comment and after the interview (he is funny), but I wonder if the character is my coup of tea.
@@WhiteAntelope7 You really had to be a kid or young person in the 1980s to fully appreciate Pee Wee. There was nothing before on children's television truly like Pee Wee's Playhouse. It was fun and surreal and educational all at once. Like a lot of children's programming, it taught kids how to be a decent individual, but without being preachy or politically correct, and unlike a lot of children's television shows before it, it never got boring. Even my teachers at school liked Pee Wee because of how the show encouraged children to be creative in constructive ways. It was one of those rare television moments when young kids and their parents could watch a show with high production values and both enjoy it.
What was his raw deal? No one forced him to collect pictures of child pornography. He had over 1600 in his collection. 1600. He must have been quite a collector. Same with Jeffy Jonze. Ah well, it's OK if it doesn't hurt anybody. 😅😅😅😅
I’ve been watching Conan for at least 10 years and I have never seen someone else have such control of an interview on this show, other than Conan. Paul is so smooth and confident, and sly! U can see Conan getting “got” a few times.
Wow, after his death, I never realized how much more brilliant he was. Quick witted, and very intelligent and to think he came up with the perfect act that helped me when I was growing up get through some very bad times.
I was fortunate enough to see him speak after the screening of his movie on that tour. And it was right before lockdowns and it was my last outing before the world changed and learning all of this stuff today it makes it even that much more special of an experience and he will be sorely missed m
Yeah he's the one that Mr. Rogers was always ashamed of, that's why he never spoke of him. He only see him at family gatherings and hate being around him.
I got goosebumps and chills watching that clip and saying his lines. I'm 43 years old now and remember his tv series and movie will always be in my heart❤️
@@moomoomoo33ass air dates 1986-1990 were millenial children. By 1990 the youngest x-er was already 10. Pee wee was for millennials born starting in 1980. Why is this even an argument?
Some of the greatest memories I have is watching Pee Wee's Big Adventure with my daughter over, and over again. Laughing hysterically every time. Thanks for the memories Mr. Rueben!
Pee Wee: There's a lot of things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand... Things you shouldn't understand. Dottie: I don't understand. Pee Wee: You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie... A Rebel.
I was at this filming. It was surreal. Conan is a master at controlling the audience! I sat right behind the main camera and he kept looking right near me. It was an awesome experience.
My teeth and gums are dry right now and my eyes are puddled. This is all you need to know how much you love an entertainer like Paul Ruebens/Pee-Wee Herman. Such an effortless talent that delivers even subtle laughs. So thankful the world hasn't lost this man. He's given so much to so many. It's very interesting to watch the tiny glimpses of Pee-Wee popping out of Paul during these fun interviews with Conan. Long live Pee-Wee Herman and his handler Paul Ruebens! ;)
Phil Hartman is the genius that told Paul in the improv to flesh out the character and he had a great run with it. Pauls success also gave Jim Varney and Daniel Whitney the precedent to run.
Jim Varney was already doing commercials as his 'Ernest' character before Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee' character was on the air. There's a gargantuan misnomer that there must be a singular origin for things, for instance, this is something which has been proven incorrect again and again with social and technological developments in the archaeological field. Sometimes, there's just two(or more) people who are equally singular, whom create similar things, but take them in different directions. It would be very interesting to know if they ever met. It strikes me that they'd be very transparent to each other, re. them both doing something so alike.
Pee Wee Herman was so popular in my household growing up, my parents nicknamed KARE-11 meteorologist Paul Douglas "Pee Wee" because he bore such a striking resemblance
Years after this came out, my 7 year old cousin watched this movie 17 times in one week. Me and my teenage friends would be on the couch deadpan quoting the movie like zombies. "I know you are, but what am I?" became our mantra.
I was a kid when the show and movies were out, and it creeped me out. BUT: Paul Reubens is one talented, funny-ass dude and I just adore watching his interviews. 😂😂
@@raimundopascal8799 A ton of fidelity in his features, when comparing them now to past decades. Fullness and plumpness of face, which indicates that he has a lot of collagen and keratin, cerimides, and hyaluronic acid in his skin. In other words, his skin tissue (which is our largest organ) looks fairly undamaged
@Chairman Meow not child porn, just vintage stuff. My grandparents had a photo book about Africa with naked kids in them. According to the US also child porn... Not everyone is not able to differentiate. The US treats it's citizens as if everyone is a lunatic
I'll never forget that moment when I experienced Large Marge! That moment cemented the "where were you when"... like any other important moment in history!
Watching that clip from Pee-wees Big Adventure for the first time in years just made me realize that this movie most definitely contributed to my "smart mouth" I always got in trouble for as a kid 😂 I had a comeback for everything lol
This dude was one of my favorite people to see when I was a kid. Peewee Herman was stupid silly fun, and was honest entertainment and fun. Granted Abe Lincoln and the guy in front of him got shot, but I would totally pay a ticket to see him.
I'm in my late twenties and I still remember watching Pee-wee when I was little kid. Even adults watched Pee-wee. My father really enjoyed it. And the part of wearing out someone's name if you say it too many times basically became a national trend in my country. As a kid, I found Pee-wee rather strange, well, like any other show from back in the day basically, but I still couldn't stop watching it whenever I came across it on TV. Very nostalgic.
Damn I never knew how savage and kind of mature pee wee’s content was. I always thought it was like a kiddy show but that clip I from the film reminded of something that Adam Sandler would do. Wow.
People are so ridiculously negative. He got caught exposed in an ADULT theater almost 30 years ago . People act like he got caught creeping on children.
When I was younger and my dad said Pee-wee got caught choking his chicken, I was so pissed that he was mean to animals... Also, he was the best in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Nothing made me sadder than when he walked over to that discus thrower statue. You knew then the end was near... and there was no on demand to watch another.
This guy is legit funny, and has excellent comedic timing
yea, Conan is great
Yeah, hes actually....funny. I dont remember too much about pee wee, I was too young. But this was a really entertaining interview
He’s a little mental tbh.
@@heavylit1760 Name a comedian that isnt.
@@marcomelbourne glad I could help buddy, good luck with that learning disability
He knew at this point that he had cancer. He was secretly fighting it and even knowing that, he still wanted to go out and make people happy.
Paul got a raw deal. He created an iconic American character. I hope everyone can appreciate how rare that is.
Reubens and Phil Hartman created the character together.
I know who Pee-Wee is roughly (I'm from Poland in my 20s), but after this comment and after the interview (he is funny), but I wonder if the character is my coup of tea.
@@thisismagacountry1318 Thanks.
@@WhiteAntelope7 You really had to be a kid or young person in the 1980s to fully appreciate Pee Wee. There was nothing before on children's television truly like Pee Wee's Playhouse. It was fun and surreal and educational all at once. Like a lot of children's programming, it taught kids how to be a decent individual, but without being preachy or politically correct, and unlike a lot of children's television shows before it, it never got boring. Even my teachers at school liked Pee Wee because of how the show encouraged children to be creative in constructive ways. It was one of those rare television moments when young kids and their parents could watch a show with high production values and both enjoy it.
What was his raw deal? No one forced him to collect pictures of child pornography. He had over 1600 in his collection. 1600. He must have been quite a collector. Same with Jeffy Jonze. Ah well, it's OK if it doesn't hurt anybody. 😅😅😅😅
I love how Paul understands and plays along with Conan's humor. This is my earnest comment.
No Ernest was the other guy, this guy is from Pee-wee's playhouse
are you being serious or earnest?
Earnest is the guy from the settlement up the road that needs your help let me mark it on your map
I’ve been watching Conan for at least 10 years and I have never seen someone else have such control of an interview on this show, other than Conan. Paul is so smooth and confident, and sly! U can see Conan getting “got” a few times.
10 yrs? What a noob
Wow, after his death, I never realized how much more brilliant he was. Quick witted, and very intelligent and to think he came up with the perfect act that helped me when I was growing up get through some very bad times.
Reubens is kind of like the Mr. Bean of USA. In character he is goofy and wacky but in person he is so dry but still so cleverly funny.
And like all great Americans he has a sexual scandal from his past
Imagine if they done movie together 😂
Rowan is actually a couple years younger than Paul.
@SchizoKira you should really start learning how to read
@@defkon7753 2X! It's so about YOU!
I had a ticket to the 35th anniversary tour, but it was cancelled due to Covid. May this lovely man rest in peace! 😢
I was fortunate enough to see him speak after the screening of his movie on that tour. And it was right before lockdowns and it was my last outing before the world changed and learning all of this stuff today it makes it even that much more special of an experience and he will be sorely missed m
I just laughed so hard at this interview. Such a genius. Man I hate he is gone.
the bit about taking questions from audiences was so funny
agreed!
He would make an excellent Dracula.
Well, he was in Buffy the vampire slayer.
He was a damn good vampire in Buffy.
Buffy my dude
He was
Count PEE WEE
Pee Wee is Mr. Rogers fun brother.
Yeah he's the one that Mr. Rogers was always ashamed of, that's why he never spoke of him. He only see him at family gatherings and hate being around him.
Except for the fact that he was a registered sex offender for 3 years
In the 80s and 90s
@@johnnyappleseed8127 no the only reason why mr Rogers does not like his brother pee wee Herman is because pee wee said I know you are but what am I
You mean the brother that popped one off in the potato salad at the last family reunion.
So glad he’s cashing in on his franchise. Way to go Paul!
I got goosebumps and chills watching that clip and saying his lines.
I'm 43 years old now and remember his tv series and movie will always be in my heart❤️
Pee wee set the millenial standard of whimsy and silly. Ren and Stimpy followed up the rear, and freakazoid closed the door behind himself.
I'm crying tears of missed childhood. I loved freakazoid and peewee's playhouse. My kids watch all the peewee movies and show now.
He was before millennials ! He gave joy to gen X kids
@@moomoomoo33ass air dates 1986-1990 were millenial children. By 1990 the youngest x-er was already 10. Pee wee was for millennials born starting in 1980. Why is this even an argument?
jeff schumacher I was born in 1979 and I’m genX. It was for us too
Barrier Boy exactly! Stupid millennials
Paul Reubens's deadpan delivery is amazing and his comic chemistry with Conan is so fun!
“I don’t make monkeys, I just train ‘em!”
Paul's real humor is so much better and more relevant to me as an adult than Pee Wee ever was, what a quick wit. Dangerously underrated.
Some of the greatest memories I have is watching Pee Wee's Big Adventure with my daughter over, and over again. Laughing hysterically every time. Thanks for the memories Mr. Rueben!
Pee Wee: There's a lot of things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand... Things you shouldn't understand.
Dottie: I don't understand.
Pee Wee: You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I'm a loner, Dottie... A Rebel.
LOL. I still use that last line regularly. I stole it from Pee Wee. Younger people don't get it. Older people LAUGH then do the Pee Wee dance!!!!
Love it
And then the chuckle as he walks off
"I know you are, but what am I?"
"I know you are, but what am I?"
"I know you are, but what am I?"
"I know you are, but what am I?"
Infinity!
You are me and me are you. We are Conan.
Underrated comment XD
I KNOW YOU ARE, BUT WHAT AM I!!
GOOD MORNING MR BREAKFAST!
5:33 with him looking around is hilarious. I've seen this movie 200 times I know it by heart from start to finish. Love peewee
I was at this filming. It was surreal. Conan is a master at controlling the audience!
I sat right behind the main camera and he kept looking right near me. It was an awesome experience.
Cool! I was there a couple of years ago when he was sick and the musical guest didnt show! Lol
robbie blandford how do you even get into these thing?
Just request tickets. They’re free but it’s a time commitment and an all day thing
My teeth and gums are dry right now and my eyes are puddled. This is all you need to know how much you love an entertainer like Paul Ruebens/Pee-Wee Herman. Such an effortless talent that delivers even subtle laughs. So thankful the world hasn't lost this man. He's given so much to so many.
It's very interesting to watch the tiny glimpses of Pee-Wee popping out of Paul during these fun interviews with Conan. Long live Pee-Wee Herman and his handler Paul Ruebens! ;)
Phil Hartman is the genius that told Paul in the improv to flesh out the character and he had a great run with it. Pauls success also gave Jim Varney and Daniel Whitney the precedent to run.
I wonder how many people actually know who Daniel Whitney is? Without googling it of course.
Jim Varney was already doing commercials as his 'Ernest' character before Paul Reubens 'Pee-wee' character was on the air. There's a gargantuan misnomer that there must be a singular origin for things, for instance, this is something which has been proven incorrect again and again with social and technological developments in the archaeological field. Sometimes, there's just two(or more) people who are equally singular, whom create similar things, but take them in different directions.
It would be very interesting to know if they ever met. It strikes me that they'd be very transparent to each other, re. them both doing something so alike.
He also co-wrote Big Adventure
Pee Wee Herman was so popular in my household growing up, my parents nicknamed KARE-11 meteorologist Paul Douglas "Pee Wee" because he bore such a striking resemblance
I just looked up a picture of him and yes wow.
You magnificent bastard I love your channel!
Dude. How did I not know about your channel?!
MN native! Love the reference!
Sneeeeesssssssssssss drunk.
I didn't know he would get weirder with age but it is just lovely to see.
Never seen an interview with him before. Such a nice guy.
😮😲😯
Love him, miss him, wish we had more
Years after this came out, my 7 year old cousin watched this movie 17 times in one week. Me and my teenage friends would be on the couch deadpan quoting the movie like zombies. "I know you are, but what am I?" became our mantra.
Has to be one of the best interviews ever!!!
The dude is a comedic genius.
His performance in blow was fantastic.
Thanks for the memories Paul! 💔
RIP Pee Wee. thank you for all the laughter in my childhood. 🙏
I'll never forget ... “Mecca Lecca High Mecca Hiney Ho.”
Underrated comment🔥
Mecca Lecca high Mecca Jambi ho was the second line right?
Don’t forget the christmas special version! “Mecca lecca high mecca ho ho ho”
Mecca lecca high mecca channey ho
Tori Estrada thanks. I thought it may have been that but thought maybe he’d throw his name in
Thank you Paul. You gave me and so many others some of the best childhood memories. And we'll never forget them.
I was a kid when the show and movies were out, and it creeped me out.
BUT: Paul Reubens is one talented, funny-ass dude and I just adore watching his interviews. 😂😂
a thousand blessings on mr paul :) love him forever
I watched him every Saturday as a kid
Same!!
So did I. I feel like I owe my imagination to him.
I watched it every Saturday as an adult😀.
I used to be scared of Pee Wee when I was a kid (I thought his laugh was scary for some reason) but now I wished I had watched it
Love Paul’s deadpan sarcastic delivery, humour and wit. Great
last interview with Conan O Brien. ♥️❤️👑💎⚜️✨🏆😍🥰😘🤩🌟
I love you so much Paul thank you from the bottom of my heart!
He's 67...damn looks great
burnsport1 get out of here! I thought maybe mid 50s
burnsport1 how?
@@raimundopascal8799 A ton of fidelity in his features, when comparing them now to past decades. Fullness and plumpness of face, which indicates that he has a lot of collagen and keratin, cerimides, and hyaluronic acid in his skin. In other words, his skin tissue (which is our largest organ) looks fairly undamaged
He definitely dyes his hair uses age altering cream. Good for him! Go Paul!
whaaaaaaaaat???!
Such amazing sense of humor, weird, sharp, witty. One of a kind.
Pee wee awesome.
His dad was a famous fighter pilot .
Seriously
His shows so nice .
Not fair what media did to him.
@Chairman Meow not sure if that's true.
He was in x-rated movie theater
@Chairman Meow I think they were old antique films and charges dropped...
You still want to burn him?
@Chairman Meow not child porn, just vintage stuff. My grandparents had a photo book about Africa with naked kids in them. According to the US also child porn... Not everyone is not able to differentiate. The US treats it's citizens as if everyone is a lunatic
R.i.p. Pee Wee
Tell them Large Marge sent you.
Lord Motorsports she did
That part terrified me as a kid!!
The best!!!!
I'll never forget that moment when I experienced Large Marge! That moment cemented the "where were you when"... like any other important moment in history!
2:00 “if your wife is watching right now I want her to watch me have 6 strokes” the whole building goes silent 😂 what kind of strokes did he mean?
wasn t he referring to reubens's blinks?
I think he was talking about having an actual stroke
He owns a dry cleaning service called Drop your Pants and Jacket off.
@@eerievibes6854 lol
He meant Paul's weird attempts at flirtatious facial gestures at his wife.
I love Paul. His work is so awesome.
Watching that clip from Pee-wees Big Adventure for the first time in years just made me realize that this movie most definitely contributed to my "smart mouth" I always got in trouble for as a kid 😂 I had a comeback for everything lol
Good heavens, after all these years I still know every word of that movie.
Good for you Paul I'm so glad to see more of Paul being Paul than anything else... Bravo mr. Rubens...
Legit one of the best comedic performances I've ever seen on Conan
He's such a funny guy. Genuine and crazy funny.
Man Paul Reubens is sharp.
There was a dynamic in itself, when Reubens was on with Conan.
It's amazing how any guest that's on Conan becomes so natural and funny, and also has a good chemistry with Conan.
These two paired up is comedic Genius, feeding off of each other's lines perfectly.
Love ya Reubens. Legend.
This dude was one of my favorite people to see when I was a kid. Peewee Herman was stupid silly fun, and was honest entertainment and fun. Granted Abe Lincoln and the guy in front of him got shot, but I would totally pay a ticket to see him.
I was there for the 35th anniversary show kick-off. I'm so fortunate we got one last evening with Pee-wee.
I had tickets for March 2020 and the rest of the tour was cancelled due to COVID two weeks before my show date. 😭
I had no idea Paul is almost 70. He looks really good for his age.
Man, his timing and delivery is pretty elite lol
that Paul Ruebens episode of the Conan pod was excellent...eye had no clue dude was so funny...Loving the podcast Big Cone!
I'm in my late twenties and I still remember watching Pee-wee when I was little kid. Even adults watched Pee-wee. My father really enjoyed it. And the part of wearing out someone's name if you say it too many times basically became a national trend in my country. As a kid, I found Pee-wee rather strange, well, like any other show from back in the day basically, but I still couldn't stop watching it whenever I came across it on TV. Very nostalgic.
My hero when I was a little boy. Love his show.
I loved Paul in Dunston Checks in. One of his underrated performances!~!
I like how he reprises his role as oswald cobblepot's (penguin) father in gotham.
He was in buffy the vampire slayer. His character was great
Absolutely!
That t n minute death scene, though. Definitely the best scene
@@shooglechic agree, best part. Oooooo......aaaaaaa.....eeeeeee....oooooo
he also has a cameo in "what we do in the shadows" tv show... as the vampire from buffy.
@@rideonemgxr is that available on hulu?
he totally got me and all of you with that 2:30.
I'm gradually discovering I've got Andy Richter laughter fetish.
Pravakar Patra “Gradually discovering”? That sounds suspect.
1:59 was one of them roars- nice cackle
@@JDillander91 One video after another
Check the bill burr interviews he really.rolls in those in the background
They should just cut to Andy when the laughing happens
Here was a man battling cancer. At thr time. Wow. He is an icon
I grew up watching Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Must've seen it 100 times 🤣👍🏻 Tell em Large Marge sent ya! Ahahahahaha!
My favorite scene! I still love that movie.
I still watch Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Big Top Pee-Wee, Pee-Wee's Big Holiday
Wow. Watching the bit keep bouncing from Conan to Paul and back all the while walking the tightrope. What a performance!
Damn I never knew how savage and kind of mature pee wee’s content was. I always thought it was like a kiddy show but that clip I from the film reminded of something that Adam Sandler would do. Wow.
He was great as Derek Foreal in Blow.
Seeing Pee-wee Herman as an older man is making me question my own mortality.
I saw him speak at orlando megacon. He is so intelligent and kind. If you get a chance, go see him. You wont regret it!
This is the first time I've seen Paul Reuben out of pee wee and man o man! 🙆♂️ this guy is hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣
People are so ridiculously negative. He got caught exposed in an ADULT theater almost 30 years ago . People act like he got caught creeping on children.
“Shhh, I’m listening to reason.”
Youll regret this Peeeeee Weeeeee Herman
Hahaha
Do you have something to share with the rest of us Amazing Larry?!
Not only was he Pee Wee, he was in Cheech and Chong, Blow, and so many other great films... such a great actor and comedian
You forgot his cameo/ blowout musical sequence on a float singing "Bird is the Word" in "Back to the Beach"
He was in the Blues Brothers too. He played a waiter when they go get their piano player.
His comedic timing is nothing short of impeccable.
I adore him. My kids watch Pee-wee's Playhouse and love it just as much as I did.
Long live PeeWeeeee!!!
R.I.P. Pee Wee 💜🖤
Great banter here. I had no idea he was so witty and funny.
Possibly one of the best movie soundtracks too.
Damn I want another movie. The last one was really good.
6:55 literally can't get enough of this. So funny lmao
Conan's subtle joke related to Paul's past problems at 2:01 ;-)
_Postscript: Paul is talented and hilarious, and everyone on the planet has had a "tug" or a "rub" at one point in their life. No harm, no foul._
Per Wee is such a happy part of my childhood!! I ❤️ you Paul Ruebens! 😊🚴🏼♂️
When I was younger and my dad said Pee-wee got caught choking his chicken, I was so pissed that he was mean to animals...
Also, he was the best in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Gotta admit he made me laugh in me teens
Favorite of all time. Shattered I'll miss this tour💔
Nothing made me sadder than when he walked over to that discus thrower statue. You knew then the end was near... and there was no on demand to watch another.
Gonna miss reubens more than some of my own family members
Big Adventure is comedic perfection.