Today’s word of the day is: WEIRD! AHH!

Pee-Wee’s Playhouse is now on Cartoon Network ! I loved the show as a child…but I don’t think I ever REALIZED how odd it was until now. What IS Pee-Wee? Is he an adult? A child? If he’s the latter, why does he live alone? How does that DelMonte can work as a telephone? Can I get Chairy for my living room? Why is Pee-Wee incessantly giddy? Why does he fly off in that scooter at the end of every episode? As an adult, I realize what a bizarre show it is…and what a weird character Pee-Wee is! It seems like kids shows tend to be really bizarre in general…but I never realized it as a kid when I initially watched them. Take Mary Poppins for instance. What’s her deal? How does she travel by umbrella? Why do their neighbors live on a boat on the top of a house? Why does Uncle Albert float to the ceiling when laughing? These things weren’t weird to me as a kid…they were just part of the movie. But watchi...