I don’t need to convince anyone of the awesomeness of Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens), but it never hurts to have a periodic reminder.

Our house had HBO and I saw The Pee Herman Show when it was first being broadcast. It pre-dates the kid’s show by several years. It was a stage show before a live audience filmed at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood.

I was ten years old. I looooved the show. My favorite part by far was Jambi the Genie, but man, this whole show was just weird and joyful and bubbly and GREAT.

This clip starts with a little bit of Jambi, then segues into a medley of songs by Sly and the Family Stone, performed by Pee Wee, Brian Seff and Monica Ganas.

Enjoy! (or don’t!)