Episode

Pee-wee's Playhouse: Playhouse For Sale

Name: Pee-wee's Playhouse: Playhouse For Sale
Released: 1990-11-17
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Paul Reubens, Lynne Marie Stewart, Laurence Fishburne, S. Epatha Merkerson, John Paragon

Pee-wee's PlayhouseSeason 51990-11-17

Overview

Miss Yvonne pays a visit to the Playhouse, yet Pee-wee is nowhere to be found. Miss Yvonne finds, instead, the words "For Sale" in front of the Playhouse abode. Shocked and confused, Miss Yvonne and everyone else try to remember all the better times that the Playhouse has gone through. Watch for today's secret "word."

Details

Series: Pee-wee's Playhouse
Season: Season 5
Episode: Episode 10
Air date: 1990-11-17
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

Playhouse For Sale is Episode 10 in Season 5 of Pee-wee's Playhouse. It aired on 1990-11-17. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 9: Something To Do 1990-11-10 | 30 min Pee-wee can't figure out what to "do" today, so Jambi gives him a to-do list which includes blowing a big balloon, dressing up as a pirate, and going for a walk with Miss Yvonne. The list also mentions cleaning up Pee-wee's room.

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Episode 3: Front Page Pee-wee 1990-09-29 | 30 min Pee-wee's revving up the presses to print the Playhouse's first newspaper! The Playhouse crew starts researching their articles with the five "W's" and "H": who, what, when, where, why, and "how." When Pee-wee puts the paper to bed, and then goes to bed himself, sneaky Randy changes everyone's stories to lies! How will the Playhouse pals live it down?

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