Paul Reuben’s most famous creation was a hero for oddballs and outsiders.

for Joe’s birthday party.

The pair end up riding off into the sunset on Manganiello’s motorcyle.

PEE-WEE’S BIG HOLIDAY, from left: Joe Manganiello, Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, 2016. ph: Glen Wilson / © Netflix / courtesy Everett Collection

(l-r) Joe Manganiello and Paul Reubens in ‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’.Glen Wilson/Netflix/courtesy Everett Collection

And you’re welcome.

That’s what Pee-wee Herman ultimately stood for.

It’s hopefully what Paul Reubens will be best remembered for.

Publicity still from ‘Pee Wee’s Playhouse’ (CBS), a children’s television show starring Paul Reubens and Laurence Fishburne, 1986. (

(l-r) Laurence Fishburne and Paul Reubens in ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’.John Kisch Archive/Getty

Grace Jones in the 1988 Christmas special of Pee-wee’s Playhouse

Grace Jones in ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special’.cbs