Entertainment TV Paul Reubens Reunites Pee-wee Herman and Friends for a Radio Show After Fans Call the Station "KCRW is making my dream of being a radio DJ come true!" Paul Reubens' beloved character Pee-wee Herman wrote of the radio show, featuring Chairry, Magic Screen and Miss Yvonne By Glenn Garner Glenn Garner Instagram Twitter Glenn Garner is a Writer/Reporter who works heavily with PEOPLE's Movies and TV verticals. Since graduating from Northern Arizona University with a dual major in journalism and photography, he got his professional start at OUT Magazine, The Advocate and Teen Vogue, and he's since consistently kept his finger on the pulse of the LGBTQ community. His first book The Guncle Guide was released in 2020 and was featured on Katie Couric's list of 100 recommended books of the year. People Editorial Guidelines Published on November 27, 2021 07:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: John Kisch Archive/Getty Pee-wee Herman is back! Paul Reubens, the man behind the beloved 1980s children's TV show character, brought back Pee-wee and friends on Friday for The Pee-wee Herman Radio Hour on the Los Angeles radio station KCRW-FM (89.9). He was joined by beloved Pee-wee's Playhouse characters Chairry, Magic Screen, Miss Yvonne and even the bully Randy, in addition to a surprise appearance from Jack White. The hour consisted of soul songs and cheesy jokes in his memorable Pee-wee voice. Paul Reubens and His Pee-wee Herman Character to Be Subject of Two-Part HBO Documentary Pee-wee's turn as a DJ was the result of a social media campaign and a letter that got lost in the mail. The character's verified Twitter account called out KCRW earlier this month, after he sent them a piece of snail mail "Hi @KCRW, did you get the letter I sent you? I really REALLY want to be a radio Disc Jockey. But I never heard back from you. #DJlife #DreamBig," he wrote in the tweet, sharing the letter. "This seems too good to be true...is this REALLY Pee-wee Herman?" KCRW responded, to which Pee-wee pointed out his blue checkmark. He followed it up with several persistent tweets, minutes apart, also leaving a voicemail with the radio station and encouraging his 2 million followers to do the same. KCRW eventually conceded to his demands after the overwhelming amount of calls. "The name's Pee-wee. Pee-wee Herman. KCRW is making my dream of being a radio DJ come true!" Pee-wee said in a statement published by KCRW. "They're giving me a real-life radio studio where I'll be donning some cans to play some of my favorite tunes. We call 'em 'tracks' in the 'biz.' It'll be one awesome hour of crazy-good FUN!! Haha!!!" KCRW told the Los Angeles Times that The Pee-wee Herman Radio Hour is a one-time show "for now," but the show is now available to stream on the station's website for the next week. RELATED VIDEO: Fans on the Street Give Us Their Best Pee-Wee Herman Impressions Reubens, 69, created Pee-wee Herman when he was a member of the Los Angeles-based improv comedy team the Groundlings in the '70s. The character took off when HBO aired his stage show The Pee-wee Herman Show in 1981, followed by the 1985 movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Pee-wee's Playhouse, which aired for five seasons from 1986 to 1990. After retiring the character in the early '90s, Reubens has portrayed Pee-wee on several occasions over the years, including in the 2016 Netflix film Pee-wee's Big Holiday. "I never said, 'I don't want to be Pee-wee anymore.' I loved what I was doing," Reubens told PEOPLE in 2016. "But I needed a break." Pee-wee and Reubens will next be the subject of a two-part HBO documentary from Josh and Benny Safdie, the brother filmmaking duo behind Good Times and Uncut Gems.