Pee-Wee Pictures

(September 13, 1986-November 17, 1990, March 18, 2016)

Nicknames: "The Pee-wee's Playhouse Logo", "The Wonder", "Clay Creatures"

Logo: On a blue background with a red splotch in the center and a spotlight, we see various objects spelling out the words

PEE-WEE PICTURES

Each object has it's own animation:

P: A worm moving his head. E: The head of a guy shaving his beard. E: A hammer assembling the letter, which it's made out of wood. -: A bee shaking his body. W: An octopus moving his tentacles. E: A guy placing some blocks, which assemble the letter. E: A snake moving his body. P: A cactus with a muscle. I: A volcano belching. C: A dog mouth opening and closing. T: A scarecrow shaking his hands. U: A dolphin opening and closing his body. R: What looks like an elephant jumping. E: A girl with a big nose driving a car. S: A ball falling down some stairs. Above that is "A" in magenta and below that is "PRODUCTION" and a copyright date in small black childish text.

FX/SFX: The clay animals moving; all stop-motion claymation.

Music/Sounds: 6 pops, 9 ukulele notes, and then 4 cello notes. This cycle repeats 3 times. This was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo.

Availability: Seen on all episodes of Pee Wee's Playhouse. The logo is revived and can be seen on the Netflix film Pee-Wee's Big Holiday.

Editor's Note: None.