Pee-wee’s Playhouse – The Paunch Stevenson Show

Episode 259

In this episode we finally welcome long-time listener Space Man David!:

impressions and local psychos,
Death Wish rip-off Harry Brown (2009) starring Michael Caine,
Spaceman David’s listening back story,
tips on visiting jolly old England,
Clockwork Orange (1971) my brothers,
new brutalist architecture,
Star Wars VII thoughts,
Alias starring Jennifer Garner,
the upcoming female Ghostbusters movie,
extremely long films (Michael Bay’s Transformers series, The Hobbit series, Dune),
The Clash, Depeche Mode, The Jam,
hipsters,
collecting vs. clutter,
Paunch bumpers and t-shirts,
Pee-wee’s Playhouse in the UK,
upcoming comic book “Hierarchy” by David and his mates Paul and Nathan Kilburn,
Paunch episode 0,
bad British accents,
popular and hated Brits to Americans,
Spice Girls,
downloading JPEGs in 1997,
trying to understand the speech of Cheryl Cole and Vinnie Jones,
and House of Nine (2004) starring Kelly Brook.

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The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story (2014) to air on Lifetime Network,
Dennis Haskins,
Blu-ray releases coming for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse and 1960’s Batman series, per Caseen Gaines,
Rob-view for To Have and To Hold (2006), starring Justine Bateman,
Review of Only the Lonely (1991), starring John Candy and Ally Sheedy,
our critique of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), starring Steve Carell and Jim Carrey,
another stinker Dealin’ with Idiots (2014), starring Jeff Garlin,
the cringeworthy The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002), starring Gary Cole and Shelley Long,
the woefully outdated Reality Bites (1994), starring Ben Stiller, Ethan Hawke, and Winona Ryder,
celebrity deaths (Tommy Ramone, Johnny Winter),
Tom Wilson’s “Sci-Fi Convention Song” (video),
Chuck Norris action jeans,
Dukes of Hazzard Auto Trader commercial (video) (behind the scenes),
The Counter, a bar/restaurant serving customized burgers,
bootleg DVD’s on the street,
Michael Bay just can’t help himself,
upcoming film Jem and the Holograms (2015),
a They Live reunion at Monster Mania Convention?,
and new car talk.

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Please support Caseen’s new Kickstarter Project before December 26th to help him fund upcoming promotional events!

In this episode:

the success of Caseen’s book Inside Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,
working with publisher ECW Press,
book promotion,
scary Tim Burton movies,
when and why do movies and TV shows fade out of pop culture?,
re-runs and constant TV franchise reboots,
Bronies,
Caseen’s upcoming book A Christmas Story: The Making of a Holiday Classic,
the Christmas Story House near Cleveland, Ohio,
Caseen’s book release coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the film,
his $20,000 Kickstarter to help promote the book,
his Kickstarter rewards including Christmas cards designed by Ian Petrella,
Caseen appearing on the TV Guide Network,
the still tight-knit cast,
the first sequel My Summer Story (1994) starring Charles Grodin,
the second sequel Christmas Story 2 (2012) starring Daniel Stern,
Jean Shepherd’s original A Christmas Story book,
the enduring legacy of A Christmas Story,
and the full length version of the 1970 Night Before Christmas Read-Along Classic.

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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!

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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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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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