Episode Notes On this week’s show, the secret word is: Pee-wee. Dana, Steve, and Julia discuss the new documentary Pee-wee as Himself.

‘Pee-wee as Himself’ gives Paul Reubens the final word on his identity Paul Reubens in “Pee-wee As Himself,” the documentary directed by Matt Wolf, premiering Friday on HBO.

Paul Reubens, the actor who famously starred as Pee-wee Herman in the 1980s, did not tell the director of his documentary that he was dying from cancer.

Review: ‘Pee-wee as Himself’ Finds the Man Behind the Man-Child This fascinating though incomplete documentary tells Paul Reubens’s story despite the subject’s doubts about the project.

Michael Schulman reviews “Pee-wee as Himself,” a two-part HBO documentary about the entertainer Paul Reubens, whose alter ego Pee-wee Herman overtook his own identity.

The American actor and performance artist Paul Reubens spent decades in the cloak of his alter ego, the strange, effervescent children’s entertainer Pee-wee Herman. Reubens liked the shadows and ...

Commentary: 'Pee-wee as Himself' looks at Paul Reubens' legacy, but it's also a reminder of a unique era in pop culture that shaped a generation.

Matt Wolf's two-part HBO documentary on the life and career of Paul Reubens, a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman, explores his identity and need for control.

When filmmaker Matt Wolf begin conversations with Paul Reubens about a documentary – one that included his alter ego Pee-wee Herman – “it was clear there could be a power struggle.” ...

Ultimate Pee-Wee Herman 7" Scale Action Figure "Today's secret word is "Ultimate"! NECA is proud to present this Ultimate Pee-wee Herman action figure based on the late-'80s hit TV show Pee-wee's ...

In the HBO documentary, “Pee-wee as Himself,” Reubens discusses his early inspirations, his fame, his foibles and, briefly, his brushes with the law.

Paul Reubens appears in “Pee-wee as Himself,” the two-part documentary directed by Matt Wolf. (Dennis Keeley/HBO/TNS) WARNER/TNS ...