Tags: Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman

Peace, love, jobs, forget all that stuff. What the world needs now, is Pee-wee, sweet Pee-wee.

In a recent interview with the AP, Paul Reubens, better known as Pee-wee Herman, talked about his plans to reintroduce his iconic character back into society. His first step? His live stage show The Pee-Wee Herman Show. His second step? A feature-length film:

“Well, you know, I really want to make a movie version of The Playhouse, my Saturday morning kid show. [The live show] seemed like a great way to do it: Reintroduce it, get back out there, introduce Pee-wee to the new generation that didn’t know about it,” he said.

His Saturday morning TV show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, was canned in 1991 when Reubens was arrested for indecent exposure.

The Pee-wee Herman Show will run at the Club Nokia theater in Los Angeles from January 12th to February 7th. It will feature 20 puppets, along with many original cast members, including Lynne Stewart as Miss Yvonne, John Moody as Mailman Mike and John Paragon as Jambi the Genie. Sadly, Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) will not return to portray Cowboy Curtis.

“I think I am grateful for my friends,” says Reuben. “I am grateful for my fans. I am grateful that people still support me. I am grateful that people are going to buy tickets to come see my fabulous, fantastic, unbelievably incredible show at Club Nokia… I hope people have tickets and that is pretty much what I am thankful for.”

Pee-wee Herman had a couple of popular films in the ’80s including Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and Big Top Pee-wee. In 2001, Reubens won critical acclaim for playing a drug dealer opposite Johnny Depp in Blow.