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Stage show developed by Paul Reubens in 1980

The Pee wee Herman Show is a stage show developed by Paul Reubens in 1980. It is the first significant appearance of his comedic fictional character, Pee wee Herman, five years before Pee wee's Big Adventure, and six years before Pee wee's Playhouse. The show debuted as a midnight show in February 1981 at the Groundlings theater, and was later moved to the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles that same year, in September 1981, where the HBO cable network taped one of the shows and aired it as a special that year. This TV special was released on DVD by Image Entertainment in 2006. This nightclub show had more adult humor than the later children's television series.

The Pee wee Herman Show was developed when Paul Reubens was one of twenty two finalists to be chosen as a regular on Saturday Night Live, which was the infamous first season of an all new cast, and one of five seasons without the show's creator, Lorne Michaels, as a producer. When Gilbert Gottfried was chosen over Reubens, the latter thought his career was over. According to Reubens, he was about to return home when he came up with the idea of a stage show featuring his character he had premiered in 1977, Pee wee Herman. That year, the character had made his first appearance to a national (but mostly adult) audience when he made a cameo in Cheech & Chong's Next Movie. With $3,000, most of which had been wired to him from his parents, and help from 60 people working for him, including three fellow Groundlings, Phil Hartman, John Paragon and writer/director Bill Steinkellner, Reubens created the show.

At home in his Puppetland playhouse, Pee wee entertains his audience of "boys and girls" in a homage to low budget 1950s’ TV kiddie shows such as Howdy Doody and Pinky Lee. Pee wee spends the day with his friends and fellow citizens of Puppetland, including Pterri the pterodactyl, Mr. Knucklehead, Captain Carl, Miss Yvonne, Jambi the genie in a box, Clockey the USA wall map and clock, Randy the Rascal, Mailman Mike, Hammy and his sister Susan, Hermit Hattie, and the singing next door neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Jelly Do nut. Pee wee really wants to be able to fly after he is given a wish by Jambi the genie, but he decides to give his wish away to Miss Yvonne, who wants Captain Carl to "really like her" and think she's "beautiful from head to toe". During the course of his busy day, Pee wee sings and dances, reads pen pal letters "from around the world" (including prison), conducts a hypnosis puppet act with a female audience member who undresses under his command, and shows a cartoon and a condensed vintage 1959 educational film about proper deportment called Beginning Responsibility: Lunchroom Manners. Later, Pee wee gets upset that he gave away his magic wish when he sees Captain Carl and Miss Yvonne happily on a date. After much pouting and throwing a tantrum, Pee wee finally runs away. The concerned citizens of Puppetland find out about Pee wee's secret wish and after Captain Carl reveals that he had already liked Miss Yvonne, they all realize that Pee wee still has a wish coming. Jambi the genie then grants Pee wee's wish to be able to fly. Pee wee triumphantly soars and roars above Puppetland and proclaims that he is the "luckiest boy in the world".

Originally released in 1981, a vinyl 12" one sided hand silk screened picture disc was released of the performance by Fatima Recordz. The cover features a drawing of Pee wee by Gary Panter, who would later win three Emmy Awards for his set design on Pee wee's Playhouse. Silk screening was done by Richard Duardo but the design of the sleeve and of the album was done by Gary Panter. The paper sleeve states that it was recorded at the Roxy Theater, L. A. June 1981. All music was composed and arranged by Jay Condom except as noted.