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1985 Part of the chorus is sung by Pee-wee Herman in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (with the claps performed by passersby) to prove he's in Texas; 2003 In Head of State, Chris Rock's character is campaigning for President and leads a crowd in singing the song, actually an homage to the use of the song in Pee-wee's Big Adventure [20]
"Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-inspired surf instrumental song written by Chuck Rio and recorded by American rock and roll band The Champs. "Tequila" became a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced in pop culture to this day.
When Reubens and the producers of Pee-wee's Big Adventure saw Burton's work on Vincent (1982) and Frankenweenie, they decided to hire him. [7] Burton felt that he connected with Reubens's personality and the humor of the Pee-wee Herman Show. [8] After hiring Burton, Reubens, Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol revised the script. [9]
Rubens, known for his beloved character Pee-wee Herman, died on July 30 from acute hypoxic respiratory failure at the age of 70, after keeping his cancer diagnosis private for years.
Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American comedy children's television series starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman that ran from 1986 to 1990 on Saturday mornings on CBS, and airing in reruns until July 1991.
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman ('Pee-wee's Playhouse,' CBS, 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure,' 1985 and more) Impatient, fun-loving, spoiled and yet devoted to friends like Chairy, Jambi, Miss Yvonne ...
Pee-wee Herman is a comedy character created and portrayed by the American comedian Paul Reubens.He starred in films and television series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that quickly led to an HBO special in 1981.
The members came very close to naming the band Summer Breeze before settling on the name Mr. Bungle. The Mr. Bungle name was inspired by a 1950s propaganda film that they had seen as a segment of The Pee-wee Herman Show. The members previously used the name to refer to a classmate that they thought to be "a total goober" before adopting it as ...