List of Pee-wee's Playhouse episodes
This is the complete episode list for Pee-wee's Playhouse. A total of 45 half-hour episodes including 1 primetime special were recorded for CBS from 1986 until 1990.[1][2] Season 3 only had two episodes, plus the primetime Christmas special, due to production being halted by the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike and also by the production of Big Top Pee-wee.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | September 13, 1986 | December 6, 1986 | |
| 2 | 10 | September 12, 1987 | November 21, 1987 | |
| 3 | 3 | September 17, 1988 | December 21, 1988 | |
| 4 | 10 | September 16, 1989 | November 18, 1989 | |
| 5 | 10 | September 15, 1990 | November 17, 1990 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1986)
| No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Ice Cream Soup" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | September 13, 1986 | 101 |
| 2 | 2 | "Luau for Two" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | September 20, 1986 | 102 |
| 3 | 3 | "Rainy Day" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | September 27, 1986 | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | October 4, 1986 | 104 |
| 5 | 5 | "Just Another Day" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | October 11, 1986 | 105 |
| 6 | 6 | "Beauty Makeover" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | October 18, 1986 | 106 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Restaurant" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | October 25, 1986 | 107 |
| 8 | 8 | "Ants in Your Pants" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | November 1, 1986 | 108 |
| 9 | 9 | "Monster in the Playhouse" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | November 8, 1986 | 109 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Cowboy and the Cowntess" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | November 15, 1986 | 110 |
| 11 | 11 | "Stolen Apples" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | November 22, 1986 | 111 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Gang's All Here" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | November 29, 1986 | 112 |
| 13 | 13 | "Party" | Stephen R. Johnson | George McGrath, John Paragon, Paul Reubens, Max Robert, and Michael Varhol | December 6, 1986 | 113 |
Season 2 (1987)
| No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | "Open House" | Guy Louthan and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | September 19, 1987 | 201 |
| 2 | 15 | "Puppy in the Playhouse" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | September 26, 1987 | 202 |
| 3 | 16 | "Store" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | October 3, 1987 | 203 |
| 4 | 17 | "Pee-wee Catches a Cold" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | October 10, 1987 | 204 |
| 5 | 18 | "Why Wasn't I Invited?" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | October 17, 1987 | 205 |
| 6 | 19 | "Tons of Fun" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | October 24, 1987 | 206 |
| 7 | 20 | "School" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | October 31, 1987 | 207 |
| 8 | 21 | "Spring" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | November 7, 1987 | 208 |
| 9 | 22 | "Playhouse in Outer Space" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | November 14, 1987 | 209 |
| 10 | 23 | "Pajama Party" | Wayne Orr and Paul Reubens | George McGrath, Paul Reubens and Max Robert | November 21, 1987 | 210 |
Season 3 (1988)
| No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | "Reba Eats and Teri Runs" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | September 17, 1988 | 301 |
| 2 | 25 | "To Tell the Tooth" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | September 24, 1988 | 301 |
| 3 | 26 | "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special" | Paul Reubens | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | December 21, 1988 | 301 |
Season 4 (1989)
| No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | "Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | September 16, 1989 | 401 |
| 2 | 28 | "Fire in the Playhouse" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | September 23, 1989 | 402 |
| 3 | 29 | "Love that Story" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | Max Robert | September 23, 1989 | 403 |
| 4 | 30 | "Sick? Did Somebody Say Sick?" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | October 7, 1989 | 404 |
| 5 | 31 | "Miss Yvonne's Visit" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | Doug Cox and John Moody | October 14, 1989 | 405 |
| 6 | 32 | "Rebarella" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | Lynne Marie Stewart and Mimi Pond | October 21, 1989 | 406 |
| 7 | 33 | "Heat Wave" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | Rob Bragin | October 28, 1989 | 407 |
| 8 | 34 | "Chairry-Tee Drive" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 4, 1989 | 408 |
| 9 | 35 | "Let's Play Office" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon and Lynne Marie Stewart | November 11, 1989 | 409 |
| 10 | 36 | "I Remember Curtis" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 18, 1989 | 410 |
Season 5 (1990)
| No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | "Conky's Breakdown" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Moody and Doug Cox | September 15, 1990 | 501 |
| 2 | 38 | "Mystery" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | David Cohen and S.H. Schulman | September 22, 1990 | 502 |
| 3 | 39 | "Front Page Pee-wee" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Moody and Doug Cox | September 29, 1990 | 503 |
| 4 | 40 | "Tango Time" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | David Cohen and S.H. Schulman | October 6, 1990 | 504 |
| 5 | 41 | "Playhouse Day" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | Rob Bragin | October 13, 1990 | 505 |
| 6 | 42 | "Accidental Playhouse" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Moody and Doug Cox | October 20, 1990 | 506 |
| 7 | 43 | "Fun, Fun, Fun" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | Max Robert | October 27, 1990 | 507 |
| 8 | 44 | "Camping Out" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 3, 1990 | 508 |
| 9 | 45 | "Something to Do" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 10, 1990 | 509 |
| 10 | 46 | "Playhouse for Sale" | John Paragon and Paul Reubens | John Paragon | November 17, 1990 | 510 |
References
- ^ Katie McLaughlin, CNN (25 October 2014). "You love Pee-wee's Playhouse? Why don't you marry it? - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Pee-wee's Playhouse". www.ifc.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.