I’m absolutely devastated to learn that Paul Reubens, also known as Pee-Wee Herman, has passed away after privately battling cancer.
I first came across his work, not through Pee-Wee but as Oscar Vibenius in a few episodes of Pushing Daisies; you can imagine my shock just two years ago when I got into TNBC and realised that one of the voice actors of my favourite trio of characters was in the first television show I was truly obsessed with and one that remains close to my heart. Despite only being in two or three episodes, he made such an impact and was by far one of the best guest stars on the show.
As I’ve mentioned, he was one of the voice actors who brought the trio of Lock, Shock and Barrel to life in Nightmare Before Christmas - I love those characters so much that I got a tattoo of them in 2021 on my left arm, and it’s one of my favourite tattoos I’ve ever gotten even now. I know that in the scale of things, especially given this man’s career, a voice role doesn’t seem like a huge deal but it does to me.
Once I realised that this man was Pee-Wee Herman, I of course had to check it out. I remember many mornings in summer 2021 being spent watching episodes of Pee-Wee’s Playhouse online, laughing at them despite the fact I’m a full grown adult and just loving the positivity and joy in them. Watching those episodes became a small little routine for me, bringing me something to smile and laugh at even as I dreaded another day of work or whatever the future held. For a small moment every morning that summer, they were a little respite.
This world has truly lost a bright, hilarious, witty and generous spark that can never be replaced.
Playhouse Mini-Set is up for EA!
It's a 5 piece set, and will be free on the 23rd - the tshirt and floor are freebies for everyone, right now.
You can see more pictures, and read about each object, as well as download the two freebies here, on my patreon. This is a direct link to the post, the downloads can be found at the bottom!
The floor has 8 swatches so it can appear to have a random pattern. The floor can be found under the linoleum section in Build Mode.
The shirt is a frankenmeshed thing with 4 silly swatches. I exchanged the little capped sleeves from the regular women's tshirt for some longer, ones. I don't know about you, but I absolutely hate cap sleeves on t shirts, and it severely irks me that that is all the sims team seems to make.
We had a lot of fun making this set and I loved the show.
Oh fuck! Nooooo 😭 This is devastating news 💔 I’m thankful that I got to watch the 35th anniversary of Pee Wee’s Big Adventure in Austin with Paul Reubens in attendance. We got to do the “deep in the heart of Texas” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 part live as a theatre. Afterwards he did a Q&A. Pee Wee has always been a huge part of my life. Goddamn you cancer!!!! 😩
“you don’t wanna get mixed up with a guy like me.. i’m a loner, dottie, a rebel..”
this is probably my favorite thing i’ve ever drawn, bc it truly comes from the heart. pee-wee’s big adventure has been one of my top five films since i'd seen it as a kid, and i love it and laugh more each time i watch it, which is why i jumped at the opportunity to draw this poster for one of my favorite theaters that sold out at their screening a couple days ago! i couldn't be more proud or pleased.
i put a lot of work into the concept and details! pee-wee's costumes are in order of appearance, and of course, as said at the bottom, it's based on kraftwerk's tour de france cover, due to his dream in the opening scene. what could be better than combining an excellent album and film? i can’t put into words how much he impacted my personality, decor taste, and sense of humor so i’ll leave it at a simple “thanks for everything, pee-wee”! without you, i would have never started to feel comfortable being, in total seriousness, a silly little guy.
i have pee-wee stickers for sale in my shop, which i just resurrected, and will be listing this print, as well as a couple others, in the near future!