Pee-Wee Herman Fan Club Membership Kit (1983)
It was likely on the strength of his first TV appearances on the Letterman show that I jumped at the chance to see Pee-Wee Herman perform live in
San Francisco in 1983.
After that I was sold on P.W., and soon became a proud card-carrying member of the fan club.
I suppose I was already among the faithful when the movies and and the TV show came along.
Here are some scans of the swag that came with the membership...
I framed the autographed photo, and it's been on display ever since. →
Now it can be revealed!
The 'secret' club membership card masquerades as an ordinary business card you can carry in your wallet.
← CLICK on the card to 'unfold' and reveal the club I.D.
(for reasons of club security I've photoshopped out my personal info)
This issue of the 'Pee-Wee Press' newsletter ↓ included appearances from the cast of 'The Pee-Wee Herman Show' stage production, and was the only one I received. Don't know if there were later issues. This one mentions concepts for 'Big Adventure' and 'Pee-Wee's Playhouse' being shopped around, so perhaps things got too busy soon after...
(Follow the link to my recent post: The Pee Wee Herman Show Original Cast Recording)
(Click on newsletter pages to ENLARGE text in a new window ⬇)



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See also: The 'In The News' section above mentions the 'Likely Stories' anthology TV series.
Click here to watch 'School, Girls & You' at YouTube, featuring Paul Reubens in the role of Wally Bile.






















































5 comments:
This is fantastic. Thanks for posting. I see a young Phil Hartman in there as Kap'N Karl
Pee Wee mentions a movie called "Summertime" in the first News item. The description doesn't look like Big Adventure? Any idea what this was?
Hi Josh - -
Looks like 'Summertime' became 1984's Meatballs Part II.
I have a very vague recollection of Paul Reubens as the wacky camp bus driver - - ? Was he wearing an old flying helmet? (Memory is a funny thing)
Great...now I'm going to have nightmares.
what was pee wee's bike's name?
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