8.3/1034 votesLoading...#1 - Camping Out
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1990
Pee-wee goes on a camping trip with Cowboy Curtis and leaves Mrs. Rene to house-sit the Playhouse. Pee-wee and Cowboy Curtis ride horses, roast wieners, and sleep under the stars. Curtis does his best to "show" Pee-wee a good time, and Pee-wee thinks Curtis is lucky to be a cowboy!
Director: Paul Reubens, John Paragon
Writer: John Paragon
- 8.2/1037 votesLoading...
#2 - Open House
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1987
Today in the "Playhouse," Pee-wee tricks his friends into doing all of his chores by pretending that work is fun. The gang meets some new friends while renovating the "house." Reba arrives in time to deliver Clocky while the Playhouse gang uncovers Floory and meets Mrs. Rene for the first time.
Director: Guy J. Louthan, Paul Reubens
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 8.2/1048 votesLoading...
#3 - Playhouse In Outer Space
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1987
Aaaaugh! The secret word is "zyzzybalubah," and that can only mean one thing! The entire Playhouse, including Reba, is sucked into space, transported to a strange planet, and taken over by an odd, lonely alien! Yvona, an alien from the planet, is trying to escape the unfriendly Zyzzybalubah, but Pee-wee teaches him how to be polite and make friends. Reba teaches Pee-wee how to whistle, and she sings a song.
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 8.2/1037 votesLoading...
#4 - Fire In the Playhouse
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1989
When Pee-wee and Miss Yvonne decide to bake bread to make peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches for snack time, Randy decides to break the rules and change the temperature on Miss Yvonne's baking bread to 700 degrees! Though Pee-wee's been dreaming of Miss Yvonne, she develops a sizzling crush on the four-alarm Fireman Frank when he arrives to share the cold hard facts of fire safety! Listen for the secret word, - you know the "one" - and you'll have a red-hot time.
Director: Paul Reubens, John Paragon
Writer: John Paragon
- 8.1/1057 votesLoading...
#5 - Rainy Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1986
It's a rainy day outside, and Pee-wee does many things for the rest of the day: fly paper airplanes, get a call from Miss Yvonne (who won't make it due to the weather), build an indoor campfire, and tell a ghost story. Later, he gets bored and has Playhouse fever! Randy tries to cheer him up by letting him call strangers - such as a housewife who grows angry when Randy plays a prank phone call on her. Pee-wee then calls the same person whose husband turns out to be a police officer. The husband threatens to take Pee-wee in, but he lets him go after he learns his lesson. Now, Pee-wee's only hope for "help" is Jambi.
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol, George McGrath, John Paragon, Max Robert
8.1/1033 votesLoading...#6 - Dr. Pee-wee and the Del Rubios
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1989
When Reba isn't feeling too "well," Pee-wee tells her to be patient because he's going to be her doctor. With the help of Chandelier, Magic Screen, and Pterri, Pee-wee takes an X-ray and her temperature before removing a splinter from her finger! Then, the Del Rubio Triplets stop by but not for long because their "Boots Are Made For Walkin'!"
Director: N/A
Writer: John Paragon
- 8.0/1037 votesLoading...
#7 - Store
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1987
Pee-wee and Cowboy Curtis take a leap into Magic Screen where they enjoy some mighty fine handcart ridin' until a train chases them back into the waiting arms of Chairry! Then, Cowboy Curtis sings a song with "more" of the secret word in it than you could scream at. Finally, Cowboy Curtis and Miss Yvonne go shopping at Pee-wee's "department store" where they decide to buy Chairry!
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 8.0/1033 votesLoading...
#8 - Reba Eats and Pterri Runs
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1988
Pee-wee wants a letter mailed, so he asks Jambi to make Reba appear at the Playhouse. This makes Reba mad because it's her day off. Pee-wee convinces her to stay for an imaginary breakfast of oatmeal and potatoes. Meanwhile, Pterri disappears when Pee-wee sends him to his nest for being naughty. The Playhouse gang blames themselves for Pterri's punishment until Pterri comes back - from hiding underneath the bed! Watch, "now," and you'll have a "Pterri-fic" time!
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: John Paragon
7.9/10127 votesLoading...#9 - Ice Cream Soup
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1986
In this very first Playhouse episode, Pee Wee's friends, including Cowboy Curtis and Miss Yvonne, are introduced when they come over to swim in the pool. Captain Carl would be there too... if he weren't lost! When he calls in a mayday, it takes Conky and Globey to locate him and guide him to the delicious Sandwich Islands. Speaking of delicious, Pee Wee makes Ice cream Soup for the gang when rain drives them back through the Playhouse ""door"".
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert, John Paragon, Michael Varhol
- 7.9/1041 votesLoading...
#10 - Party
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1986
It's party time at the Playhouse and you're invited! The whole gang is here: Cowboy Curtis, Captain Carl, Reba the Mail Lady and the lovely Miss Yvonne! You'll want to join in the Hokey-Pokey, yell when you hear the secret word (""this"") and play pin the tail on the...Globey.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1038 votesLoading...
#11 - Puppy In the Playhouse
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1987
Cowntess, just back from a world cruise, is showing some of her home movies from the trip. Globey teaches Pee-wee how to say "hello, my name is Pee-wee" in French and Chinese! When a lost puppy appears at the Playhouse door, no one can figure out who the owner is. Pee-wee develops a strong case of puppy love and decides to keep him and name him Aloysius. However, Reba comes "over," and it's obvious just whose dog it is.
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
7.9/1037 votesLoading...#12 - Pee-wee Catches a Cold
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1987
Today the secret word is "out," but Pee-wee is stuck in when he overdoes it and comes down with a cold! It's lovely Nurse Yvonne and ultra-health conscious Ricardo to the rescue with some good advice and chicken soup for their sick and cranky friend. In no time, Pee-wee's back to his old self again to join in the Playhouse fun.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1037 votesLoading...
#13 - Tons of Fun
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1987
Today, Pee-wee gives everybody "That Certain Feeling" by lip-synching to one of his old records. Later, while Pee-wee is out with the Playhouse Gang, Cowboy Curtis comes over and sings to the flowers, and Miss Yvonne does a wild clog dance. Tensions mount when the gang ends up with two "cool" ice cream desserts, and they have to choose which to eat. Of course, they could just eat them both!
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 7.8/1070 votesLoading...
#14 - Luau For Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1986
It's no secret that today's secret word is ""fun,"" 'cause Pee Wee just won a dinner for two at a Hawaiian restaurant! The question is -- who's he gonna take? The whole gang, including Captain Carl and Miss Yvonne, ""lei""s on the guilt for poor Pee Wee. Even Cowntess the cow has bought a new Moo-Moo! What's Pee Wee to do? Throw his own wild luau, that's what -- and invite the entire Playhouse!
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol, George McGrath, John Paragon, Max Robert
- 7.8/1048 votesLoading...
#15 - Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1986
Today's secret word is really "little," but the gangs' eyes get really big when Pee-wee puts on a magic show and disappears! Captain Carl, Cowboy Curtis, Miss Yvonne, and the gang are amazed as Pee-wee makes use of his new talent at their expense, but when their hidden host can't make himself reappear, it'll take Jambi's magic to set things right!
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol, George McGrath, John Paragon, Max Robert
- 7.8/1035 votesLoading...
#16 - Why Wasn't I Invited?
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1987
Nothing bugs Pee-wee's flowers more than having a caterpillar in their flower box until Magic Screen shows how a caterpillar can turn itself into a beautiful butterfly. The caterpillar's not the only uninvited creature around when Cowntess has a birthday party and invites practically "all" of Puppetland except Pee-wee! Is she mad at him or just being moody?
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 7.8/1046 votesLoading...
#17 - Pajama Party
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1987
Guess who's having a pajama-party sleepover? That's right, it's Pee-wee along with his co-hostess, "the most beautiful woman in Puppetland," Miss Yvonne! Jambi's got a head for pajama fashion when he gives Cowboy Curtis a Wild-West pair of P.J.s! Wacky Roger, the Monster, keeps an eye on things as Pee-wee decides that, since he loves his fruit salad so much, he's going to marry it! "Watch" for the secret word!
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 7.8/1025 votesLoading...
#18 - Let's Play Office
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1989
Pee-wee and Miss Yvonne are playing office and taking turns as boss and secretary. But when it's time for Miss Yvonne to be the boss, Pee-wee takes his break. Later on, Cowboy Curtis stops by with a new friend: a cactus who decides "that" it's fun to stick around.
Director: Paul Reubens, John Paragon
Writer: Lynne Marie Stewart, John Paragon
- 7.8/1031 votesLoading...
#19 - Playhouse Day
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1990
Because Cowboy Curtis, Miss Yvonne, and Cowntess all have to work, Pee-wee and the Playhouse crew create a special holiday: "Playhouse Day!" To celebrate, they decorate a tree, the Playhouse, and even the King of Cartoons! When they find out it's an official holiday, Cowboy Curtis, Miss Yvonne, and the Cowntess take the day off. After all, it is the fun "thing" to do!
Director: Paul Reubens, John Paragon
Writer: Rob Bragin
- 7.8/1026 votesLoading...
#20 - Accidental Playhouse
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1990
Mrs. Rene stops by to give Pee-wee a letter from a faraway "place" - Japan! It's from Oki Doki, a young Japanese man who soon appears at the Playhouse door. By introducing Pee-wee to sushi, origami, and Gamara, Oki proves that he has a lot to share about his homeland, and Pee-wee has a lot to learn!
Director: Paul Reubens, John Paragon
Writer: John Moody, Doug Cox
- 7.7/1044 votesLoading...
#21 - Just Another Day
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1986
Cowboy Curtis decides to have a cowboy-style snack (slow-cooked steak) and shows Pee-wee how to square dance. Pee-wee shows Curtis how to pogo, and Dixie gets her name on the "back" of her new jacket.
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol, George McGrath, John Paragon, Max Robert
- 7.7/1040 votesLoading...
#22 - Beauty Makeover
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1986
Miss Yvonne is willing to give a beauty makeover to the next person who steps into the playhouse, and it ends up being Mrs. Steve! Then, the Cowntess has a tea party. You'll have the "time" of your life!
Director: Stephen R. Johnson
Writer: Paul Reubens, Michael Varhol, George McGrath, John Paragon, Max Robert
7.7/1043 votesLoading...#23 - The Cowboy and the Cowntess
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1986
The fabulous Miss Yvonne just asked Cowboy Curtis out for a date -- and now he's as nervous as a prairie critter who's just been...um, asked out for a date by Miss Yvonne! To calm Curtis down, Cowntess the Cow suggests a little ""date"" role-playing -- and suddenly Curtis finds himself with ""the most beautiful woman in Puppetland"" -- Pee Wee? ""Remember"" the secret word and you'll have a "good" time!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1038 votesLoading...
#24 - School
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1987
Learning is "easy" when your teacher makes it fun. No one can make it more fun than Pee-wee, especially when he turns the Playhouse into a schoolhouse! The Playhouse Gang are his students, Magic Screen is his blackboard, and Globey is, well, his globe. Pee-wee makes history exciting when he teaches about Christopher Columbus and the Declaration of Independence. Sit back, laugh, and learn!
Director: Paul Reubens, Wayne Orr
Writer: Paul Reubens, George McGrath, Max Robert
- 7.7/1031 votesLoading...
#25 - Sick? Did Somebody Say Sick?
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1989
Randy's got the whole Playhouse barking at the word "go" - today's secret word. However, Pee-wee has bigger concerns. Jambi is sick, so Pee-wee has to call a genie-ologist! It's Dr. Jinga-Janga to the rescue, but he's got a wacky bedside manner that may just be worse than Jambi's disease - Mecca Lecca Hi Mecca Heinyitis!
Director: Paul Reubens, John Paragon
Writer: Max Robert
The Best Episodes of Pee-wee's Playhouse
Every episode of Pee-wee's Playhouse ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Pee-wee's Playhouse!
Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman.
Genres:KidsComedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Camping Out" is the best rated episode of "Pee-wee's Playhouse". It scored 8.3/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Paul Reubens, John Paragon and written by John Paragon, it aired on 11/3/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Open House".