Crack-free Pee-wee on the comeback trail

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When we posted the 20-year-old anti-crack PSA with Pee-wee Herman the other day, we didn’t realize that the world is actually experiencing a mini Pee-wee revival. The Cartoon Network is airing the original 45 episodes of Pee-wee’s Playhouse during its late-night Adult Swim block of shows. And in an interview with Time magazine, Paul Reubens, now 53, says he’s working on a film version of Pee-wee’s Playhouse, with production set to begin in early 2007.

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