EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has re-acquired the previously held worldwide home entertainment, broadcast and digital distribution rights for Paul Reubens’ Pee-wee’s Playhouse. In addition, the studio has newly acquired AVOD (advertising supported video on demand) rights, bringing the show to AVOD and the streaming service Shout! TV for the first time as part of the deal. Shout! TV channels include Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Carol Burnett Show, Johnny Carson TV, TokuSHOUTsu, ALF, Farscape, Non-Stop ’90s, and Wild West TV.
Under the pact, Shout! Studios now has extensive distribution rights to all 45 episodes of Pee-wee’s Playhouse as well as Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special. You can watch a promo below.
Since its initial premiere on CBS in 1986, the multiple Emmy-winning Pee-wee’s Playhouse became Saturday morning appointment viewing for kids in the ’80s and ’90s and has been a staple in the pop culture zeitgeist ever since.
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Pee-wee’s Playhouse is an educational, artistic, and entertaining show that teaches kids important life lessons. The series features beloved regulars Cowboy Curtis (Laurence Fishburne), Reba the Mail Lady (S. Epatha Merkerson), Miss Yvonne (Lynne Marie Stewart), Captain Carl (Phil Hartman), The King of Cartoons (William Marshall), Jambi the Genie (John Paragon), Ricardo (Vic Trevino) and Mrs. Rene (Suzanne Kent). And of course, Chairry, Pterri, Conky, Magic Screen, Clocky, Cool Cat, Dirty Dog, Chicky Baby, Penny, the Dinosaur family, and the rest of the gang.
Over the course of its original five-year run on television, Pee-wee’s Playhouse garnered 22 Emmys, a Parent’s Choice Award, a TV Critics Award, and numerous other honors and accolades.
“We were thrilled to work with Paul Reubens to release Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Complete Series Blu-ray box set and are excited to release the show on additional platforms, honoring his memory and sharing his genius with an even wider audience,” said Michael Ribas, Shout! Studios SVP of Marketing and Product Management. “Pee-wee’s Playhouse is an important touchstone of pop culture, and its incomparable offbeat humor continues to find new generations of fans.”