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NEWS: Actor Paul Reubens Passes Away at 70


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Tony K.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:24 pm Reply with quote
Watched Pee-wee religiously as a kid. Thanks for all the memories.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Reubens. Crying or Very sad
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Zoltan Kakler



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:27 pm Reply with quote
Sad! Sad
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:47 pm Reply with quote
He 'sort of' got caught with child porn like the Kenshin guy, but managed to buy his way to an obscenity. (At least if Wikipedia is accurate.) So, YMMV on Reubens.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 4:49 pm Reply with quote
This news hits me HARD! I was a big fan of Pee Wee's Playhouse when it aired on CBS Saturday mornings back in the day and Paul's iconic wackiness was what brought huge smiles to my face!

R.I.P. Pee Wee! Thank you for all the years of laughs!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:15 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
He 'sort of' got caught with child porn like the Kenshin guy, but managed to buy his way to an obscenity. (At least if Wikipedia is accurate.) So, YMMV on Reubens.

To be honest I was expecting all three comments on the article to somehow be related to this. I'm surprised your's is the only one. Also, sourcing Wikipedia? YMMV.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:27 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
He 'sort of' got caught with child porn like the Kenshin guy, but managed to buy his way to an obscenity. (At least if Wikipedia is accurate.) So, YMMV on Reubens.

People like you are an absolute plague, showing up to tut-tut mourners the day the news breaks.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 6:34 pm Reply with quote
Songdragosa wrote:
People like you are an absolute plague, showing up to tut-tut mourners the day the news breaks.


Some people have no empathy and it's sad.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:39 pm Reply with quote
He also did some Japanese commercials during his height
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbvR5Wgb0vQ
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:44 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
He 'sort of' got caught with child porn like the Kenshin guy, but managed to buy his way to an obscenity. (At least if Wikipedia is accurate.) So, YMMV on Reubens.


He bulk bought boxes and boxes of vintage and kitsch pornography. The authorities went through it all with a fine-tooth comb until they came up with a handful of pictures that they said were "child porn." The case was so weak that the DA wasn't even going to go forward with charges, but the city attorney decided to file a case on the very last day they could. It's absolutely not the same kind of situation as Nobuhiro Watsuki.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 7:49 pm Reply with quote
Anyone remember him as PeeWee in the Cheech and Chong movies? Very Happy
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:29 pm Reply with quote
I am bit confused how this is related to anime, but I am sorry to hear him pass.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:30 pm Reply with quote
I was in my early twenties watching Pee Wee's Playhouse in the 80's, SO loved how underground it was. I even remember watching the HBO special when it first aired wondering, 'What the hell am I watching and why are my eyes glued?!" I still believe his first movie was the crowning achievement. A one-of-a-kind performer! I'll miss that voice and that laugh.... RIP you mad genius!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:06 pm Reply with quote
I don't think I ever before knew that he was Lock in Nightmare Before Christmas. Although I was slightly too young to have grown up with the Playhouse, I did enjoy renting Big Adventure from my local Blockbuster and always really liked that movie. I think I actually know him best as the sting cop in Matilda, the weird guy in the Buffy movie, and the Spleen in Mystery Men, for whatever reason.

Thanks for all the laughs, and rest in peace.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:08 pm Reply with quote
I'll still break out quotes from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure on a regular basis. Rest in peace.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:17 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
He 'sort of' got caught with child porn like the Kenshin guy, but managed to buy his way to an obscenity. (At least if Wikipedia is accurate.) So, YMMV on Reubens.


[*******] I was in elementary school when the incident happened. He got arrested for being caught masturbating to a porn film in a porn theater. Nothing to do with cp, lol

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