To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pee-wee’s Playhouse, we present our interview with NJ author Caseen Gaines, writer of the first book about Pee-wee Herman, Inside Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Untold, Unauthorized, and Unpredictable Story of a Pop Phenomenon!

In this episode:

• why Caseen wrote this book,
• thoughts about Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) and Big Top Pee-wee (1988),
• the appeal of the TV show to college students,
• the longevity of Pee-wee’s Playhouse,
• obtaining interviews for the book using the internet,
• tons of unique never-before-seen pictures,
• the Christmas special,
• the life-size Chairry toy and 40 inch Pee-wee doll,
• Lynne Stewart “Miss Yvonne” appearing on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,
• the 2010-2011 Pee-wee Herman live stage show,
• a future Pee-wee movie with Judd Apatow and Paul Rust,
• what if there had been a Pee-wee video game back in the 1980s?,
• the infamous theater incident in Florida,
• and the legacy of Pee-wee Herman.

Pre-order the book from Amazon or Barnes & Noble
Follow Caseen on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/caseengaines
Check out www.insidetheplayhouse.com for info on the book, and for in-person appearances like these:

• Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art with animators and artists, possibly cast members, of the Playhouse show, in New York, October 27,
• Chiller Theatre in Parsippany, NJ, October 28-30,
• and Starbucks in Little Ferry, NJ, November 8.

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In this episode:

• Carroll Shelby,
• Bill Cosby’s Super Snake custom car and Tony Maxey’s death,
• a new X-Files movie,
• the upcoming movie Star Trek (2008),
• various actors we’d prefer as the voice of Megatron in the upcoming movie Transformers (2007),
• the upcoming movie Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Movie (2009),
• Teen Wolf (1985) starring Michael J. Fox and Teen Wolf Too (1987) starring Jason Bateman,
• Steve Jobs buying Pixar from George Lucas in 1986,
• live-action G.I. Joe fan movies (Special Missions and Battle for the Serpent Stone),
• insane celebrities,
• the fall of Britney Spears,
• and a Kevin Federline update.

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In this episode:

• Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com),
• the lack of great movies this summer,
• the WBHS Channel 34 25th anniversary celebration at Belleville High School in NJ (June 25, 2006),
• Governor Jon Corzine shutting down NJ in July,
• Hollywood Is Calling (www.hollywoodiscalling.com),
• a get-rich-quick scheme (impersonated celebrity phone calls),
• aliens using Al Bundy’s socks for fuel,
• Pee-wee’s Playhouse on Cartoon Network,
• and the Big Shoe Dance.

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